The Best Hymns of All Time
Arranged for Strings by Colin Kirkpatrick

Book 1

We?re really excited to present our collection of sixty of the best-loved hymns ever composed. The hymns are scored in four parts but could be used with virtually any combination of stringed instruments from string quartet upwards. Book 1 includes full four-part instrumental scores plus parts for 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola and cello/double bass reading from the same part. There?s also an optional but useful simplified keyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The left hand plays only the bass part most of the time, with the right hand part as simple as possible. It could be used as the basis of an accompaniment and means that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. To make the music accessible to less experienced string players, the range of the notes has been kept fairly low so that many of the arrangements can be played in first position. However, to produce a brighter and richer sound, a few of the more experienced violinists could play an octave higher. You can hear this effect in the audio sample.

These arrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. This is essential music for schools and many churches and contains probably all the hymns you?ll ever need. The score and all the parts are contained in a single 60-page PDF file.

Book 1 contains the following twenty popular hymns: Abide with Me (Eventide); All Glory, Laud and Honor (St. Theodulph); All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (Coronation); All Through the Night (Ar Hyd y Nos); City of God, How Broad and Far (Richmond - Haweis); Fairest Lord Jesus (Crusader?s Hymn); Fight the Good Fight (Duke Street); Forth in Thy Name (Angel's Song, Song 34); Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda); He who Would Valiant Be (Monk?s Gate); Holy, Holy, Holy! (Nicea); I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Kingsfold); Jesu, Lover of my Soul (Aberystwyth); Nearer my God to Thee (Bethany); Now Thank We All Our God (Nun Danket); O Worship the King (Hanover); Rejoice, the Lord is King (Darwall?s 148th); Soldiers of Christ, Arise (Diademata); The Lord?s my Shepherd (Crimmond); What a Friend we Have in Jesus (Converse).

The audio samples include Abide with me (Eventide); All Through the Night (Ar Hyd y Nos); Nearer my God to Thee (Bethany), Soldiers of Christ, Arise (Diademata) and What a Friend we Have in Jesus (Converse). The music has been set in string-friendly keys so they are not compatible with the brass or wind publications of the same name.

Simple transcription of the anthem by Pitoni using the words of Cantate Domino The pdf file contains score and parts The sound sample is an electronic preview. Cantate Domino canticum novum Laus eius in ecclesia sanctorum Laetetur Israel in eo qui fecit eum Et filiae Sion exultent in rege suo. Sing to the Lord a new song let his praise be in the church of the saints Let Israel rejoice in him that made him and let the children of Sion be joyful in their king. ?

Instrumental arrangement of Pitoni's choral setting of the first 2 verses of Psalm 149 The words of the original choral version are: Cantate Domino canticum novum; laus eius in ecclesia sanctorum. Laetetur Isra�l in eo qui fecit eum, et filii Sion exsultent in rege suo. (English version from the Church of England 1662 Book of Common Prayer O sing unto the Lord a new song: let the congregation of saints praise him. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of Sion be joyful in their King.) The pdf file contains score and parts. The sound sample is an electronic preview.?

In each case the scores are provided at 80% magnification and the separate parts are at 100% magnification

The sound sample is an electronic preview of No 12 - We wish you a merry Christmas

If you would like individual pieces from the album you can use the S0. references, as shown below, in the sheetmusicplus search box

1 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (W Żlobie Leży) S0.381835

2 The Rocking Carol (Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep) S0.378931

3 Variations on \"As with gladness men of old\" (\"Treuer Heiland, wir sind da\") S0.373943

4 Variations on Angels from the realms of glory (or Angels we have heard on high) S0.375247

5 Variations on Good King Wenceslas (Tempus adest floridum) S0.377915

6 Oculus non vidit (Eye hath not seen) S0.414595

7 Variations on Rejoice and Be Merry (The Gallery Carol) S0.719685

8 Here we come a-wassailing S0.719905

9 Gaudete Variations S0.719923

10 Variations on Noel Nouvelet S0.720289

11 Lord Jesus hath a Garden (aka King Jesus hath a garden) S0.720479

12 We wish you a merry Christmas S0.720557