Angels We HaveHeard on High (minimalist)

Christmas carolarrangement for piano solo with narration by Stephen R Dalrymple

sequenced by thecomposer

� 2018, ℗ 2020 Stephen R Dalrymple

In 2017 I began researching andwriting a university level music textbook explaining contemporary classicalmusic composition techniques. In 2018 I finished the 300+ page manuscript and usedit to teach two university music course in Haiti that year.

It had been many years since I hadtaken the course myself, and needed to add to my knowledge of late 20thCentury and early 21st Century classical music composition techniques.During my research I grew interested in a classical music minimalist styleinfluenced by Terry Riley and Philip Glass. I have tried to use some of theirideas in this composition. There are 10 sections that can be repeated,reordered, and combined so that the performer actually makes a contribution tothe creation of the work.

Playing the piano at church behind areading of Luke 2, was my first experiment in this new form of music. When Ireturned home, I began to experiment in writing down the experience andrefining the work according to these minimalist ideas. The composition could beperformed with or without the narration, with a single narrator in a singlelanguage, or with the narration in multiple languages and/or with multiplevoices.

Suitable for preludes,offertories, concerts, personal meditation. Includes 2 versions 1) piano score,letter size 2) piano score, small pageformat for performing from 10.1 inch tablet. UpdatedDecember 2020.

(Note: Tell your computer whichpages you want to print. There are programs online that will allow you to splitpdf files so that you can choose the correct part of the pdf for your tablet.)

Digital Pack includes:

1. Enchanted Spaces - Full Score
2. Enchanted Spaces - Piccolo
3. Enchanted Spaces - Flute 1
4. Enchanted Spaces - Flute 2
5. Enchanted Spaces - Oboe
6. Enchanted Spaces - Bassoon
7. Enchanted Spaces - Bb Clarinet 1
8. Enchanted Spaces - Bb Clarinet 2
9. Enchanted Spaces - Bb Clarinet 3
10. Enchanted Spaces - Bb Bass Clarinet
11. Enchanted Spaces - Eb Contra Alto Clarinet
12. Enchanted Spaces - Eb Alto Saxophone 1
13. Enchanted Spaces - Eb Alto Saxophone 2
14. Enchanted Spaces - Bb Tenor Saxophone
15. Enchanted Spaces - Eb Baritone Saxophone
16. Enchanted Spaces - Bb Trumpet 1
17. Enchanted Spaces - Bb Trumpet 2
18. Enchanted Spaces - Bb Trumpet 3
19. Enchanted Spaces - F Horn 1
20. Enchanted Spaces - F Horn 2
21. Enchanted Spaces - Trombone 1
22. Enchanted Spaces - Trombone 2
23. Enchanted Spaces - Trombone 3
24. Enchanted Spaces - Baritone B.C.
25. Enchanted Spaces - Baritone T.C.
26. Enchanted Spaces - Tuba
27. Enchanted Spaces - String Bass
28. Enchanted Spaces - Percussion 1
29. Enchanted Spaces - Percussion 2
30. Enchanted Spaces - Percussion 3
31. Enchanted Spaces - Percussion 4
32. Enchanted Spaces - Mallet Percussion 1
33. Enchanted Spaces - Mallet Percussion 2
34. Enchanted Spaces - Timpani

"Best Part" was released as a collaborative single in 2017 by Canadian singer Daniel Caesar and American singer H.E.R. The song's beautiful, ethereal vibe and soaring, intertwining melodies made it an instant hit, garnering the Soul Train Music Award for Best Collaboration and a Grammy award for Best RandB Performance. And with its dreamy, love-struck lyrics, it's also a great song to have in your wedding gig books! Originally commissioned for a wedding ceremony, this string quartet arrangement of "Best Part" maintains the lush harmonic layers, intriguing countermelodies, and laid-back soulful groove of the original -- you're sure to capture your audience's heart. Rated advanced-intermediate for some tricky rhythms in the violin parts (mainly V1); the viola and cello parts are more of an intermediate level. This chart will be playable for students and sightreadable for professionals.