( Medley of For the Beauty of the Earth, Prayer of Thanksgiving, and Come Ye Thankful People Come ). By Conrad Kocher and George Elvey. Arranged by Lawrence Gee. For violin solo with piano. Sacred. Medium. Duration 4:30

By Conrad Kocher. Arranged by J. Christopher Pardini. For Flute. Instrumental Part. Sacred. 2 pages

By Conrad Kocher. Arranged by Dennis Allen. For SATB and Keyboard. Published by Carl Fischer.

Band Music Press. By Conrad Kocher. Arranged by James Swearingen. Band Music Press Concert Band. Score and full set of parts. Book only. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Conrad Kocher. Arranged by Joel Raney. For SATB choir. DIX, Hymntune, Creation, Gratefulness, Praise, Unity, General, Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company

As With Gladness Men Of Old. By Conrad Kocher. Arranged by Schneiders. Brass Band. Swiss import. Level: 3. Score and parts. Published by Editions Marc Reift. (EMR 2849)

12 Favorite Hymns. By Charles C. Converse; Conrad Kocher; Franklin Sheppard; George J. Elvey; John B. Dykes; John Wyeth. Arranged by Albin C Whitworth. Solo piano. For Piano. Classical. Soft Cover. 32 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.

Composed by Conrad Kocher. Arranged by Heather Sorenson. Harold Flammer. Octavo. 16 pages. Published by Harold Flammer Music (HL.35031288).

Grade 2

SKU: CL.CTS-7748-00

Composed by Conrad Kocher. Arranged by Claude T. Smith. Young Concert Band. Score and set of parts. Composed 1984. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-7748-00. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-7748-00).

Claude T. Smith created a notable addition to easy literature in this impressive concert chorale. The dynamic subtilties and long tones make this a great teaching or warm-up piece. Appropriate for sacred or secular occasions.

SAB choir, assembly, piano accompaniment, 2 C instruments, cello, guitar - Beginning

SKU: GI.G-9462

Composed by Conrad Kocher. Arranged by Tony Alonso S.J. Thanksgiving Day. Celebration Series. Tune Name: Dix. Sacred. Octavo. With guitar chord names. 8 pages. GIA Publications #9462. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-9462).

UPC: 785147946205. English. Text Source: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917, alt. Text by Folliott S. Pierpoint.

From the Revival collection (octavo packet G-9405, spiral-bound G-9538), this arrangement uses the traditional tune DIX in a fresh and inviting way. For added texture (as with all of the pieces in Revival), the final stanza of this hymn can be sung in unison, and includes an alternate harmonization of the accompaniment with a soprano descant.

Composed by Conrad Kocher. Arranged by Richard A. Nichols. Brookfield Choral Series. Thanksgiving, Sacred, General Worship. Octavo. 8 pages. Published by Brookfield Press

By Conrad Kocher. Arranged by Hal H. Hopson. Choral Sacred. Published by GIA Publications.

By Conrad Kocher. Arranged by Anna Laura Page. For Choral (Unison/2-Part Treble). Harold Flammer WorshipSongs Jr. 12 pages. Published by Shawnee Press

41 Favorite Hymns for Elementary Pianists. By Arthur Cottman; Arthur Seymour Sullivan; Conrad Kocher; Felice De Giardini; Frederic A. Challinor; Frederich Charl Maker; George J. Elvey; George J. Webb; Henri F. Hemy; Henry Baker; Hugh Wilson; Ignaz Joseph Pleyel; J. Michael Haydn. Arranged by Katherine Beard. Solo piano. For Piano Solo. Solo part. 32 pages. Published by Theodore Presser Company.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Bongos, Castanets, Celesta, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass Clarinet, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3 and more.

SKU: PR.16500100F

Hymns for Wind Ensemble. Composed by Dan Welcher. Sws. Full score. 48 pages. Duration 10 minutes, 41 seconds. Theodore Presser Company #165-00100F. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16500100F).

ISBN 9781491114421. UPC: 680160669783. 9 x 12 inches.

Commissione d for a consortium of high school and college bands in the north Dallas region, FOR THEMYSTIC HARMONY is a 10-minute inspirational work in homage to Norwood and Elizabeth Dixon,patrons of the Fort Worth Symphony and the Van Cliburn Competition. Welcher draws melodic flavorfrom five American hymns, spirituals, and folk tunes of the 19th century. The last of these sources toappear is the hymn tune For the Beauty of the Earth, whose third stanza is the quatrain: “For the joy of earand eye, For the heart and mind’s delight, For the mystic harmony, Linking sense to sound and sight,”giving rise to the work’s title.
This work, commissioned for a consortium of high school bands in the north Dallas area, is my fifteenth maturework for wind ensemble (not counting transcriptions). When I asked Todd Dixon, the band director whospearheaded this project, what kind of a work he most wanted, he first said “something that’s basically slow,” butwanted to leave the details to me. During a long subsequent conversation, he mentioned that his grandparents,Norwood and Elizabeth Dixon, were prime supporters of the Fort Worth Symphony, going so far as to purchase anumber of high quality instruments for that orchestra. This intrigued me, so I asked more about his grandparentsand was provided an 80-page biographical sketch. Reading that article, including a long section about theirdevotion to supporting a young man through the rigors of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition fora number of years, moved me very much. Norwood and Elizabeth Dixon weren’t just supporters of the arts; theywere passionate lovers of music and musicians. I determined to make this work a testament to that love, and tothe religious faith that sustained them both. The idea of using extant hymns was also suggested by Todd Dixon,and this 10-minute work is the result.I have employed existing melodies in several works, delving into certain kinds of religious music more than a fewtimes. In seeking new sounds, new ways of harmonizing old tunes, and the contrapuntal overlaying of one tunewith another, I was able to make works like ZION (using 19th-century Revivalist hymns) and LABORING SONGS(using Shaker melodies) reflect the spirit of the composers who created these melodies, without sounding likepastiches or medleys. I determined to do the same with this new work, with the added problem of employingmelodies that were more familiar. I chose five tunes from the 19th century: hymns, spirituals, and folk-tunes.Some of these are known by differing titles, but they all appear in hymnals of various Christian denominations(with various titles and texts). My idea was to employ the tunes without altering their notes, instead using aconstantly modulating sense of harmony — sometimes leading to polytonal harmonizations of what are normallysimple four-chord hymns.The work begins and ends with a repeated chime on the note C: a reminder of steeples, white clapboard churchesin the country, and small church organs. Beginning with a Mixolydian folk tune of Caribbean origin presentedtwice with layered entrances, the work starts with a feeling of mystery and gentle sorrow. It proceeds, after along transition, into a second hymn that is sometimes connected to the sea (hence the sensation of water andwaves throughout it). This tune, by John B. Dykes (1823-1876), is a bit more chromatic and “shifty” than mosthymn-tunes, so I chose to play with the constant sensation of modulation even more than the original does. Atthe climax, the familiar spiritual “Were you there?” takes over, with a double-time polytonal feeling propelling itforward at “Sometimes it causes me to tremble.”Trumpets in counterpoint raise the temperature, and the tempo as well, leading the music into a third tune (ofunknown provenance, though it appears with different texts in various hymnals) that is presented in a sprightlymanner. Bassoons introduce the melody, but it is quickly taken up by other instruments over three “verses,”cons tantly growing in orchestration and volume. A mysterious second tune, unrelated to this one, interrupts it inall three verses, sending the melody into unknown regions.The final melody is “For the Beauty of the Earth.” This tune by Conrad Kocher (1786-1872) is commonly sung atThanksgiving — the perfect choice to end this work celebrating two people known for their generosity.Keeping the sense of constant modulation that has been present throughout, I chose to present this hymn in threegrowing verses, but with a twist: every four bars, the “key” of the hymn seems to shift — until the “Lord of all, toThee we praise” melody bursts out in a surprising compound meter. This, as it turns out, was the “mystery tune”heard earlier in the piece. After an Ivesian, almost polytonal climax, the Coda begins over a long B( pedal. At first,it seems to be a restatement of the first two phrases of “For the Beauty” with long spaces between them, but it soonchanges to a series of “Amen” cadences, widely separated by range and color. These, too, do not conform to anykey, but instead overlay each other in ways that are unpredictable but strangely comforting.The third verse of “For the Beauty of the Earth” contains this quatrain:“For the joy of ear and eye, –For the heart and mind’s delightFor the mystic harmonyLinking sense to sound and sight”and it was from this poetry that I drew the title for the present work. It is my hope that audiences and performerswill find within it a sense of grace: more than a little familiar, but also quite new and unexpected.

Grade 2

SKU: CL.CTS-8063-01

Composed by Claude T. Smith. Arranged by Earp. Young Concert Band. Extra score. Composed 2023. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-8063-01. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-8063-01).

Claude T. Smith’s setting of For The Beauty Of The Earth as this chorale prelude develops the original hymn by Conrad Kocher. It celebrates our beautiful Earth, the skies above us, and the joy of loving one another. This flexible arrangement allows ensembles to perform the work with as few as nine musicians providing accessibility and flexibility for numerous instrumentation needs, while still allowing a full ensemble sound. *The posted recording is based on the full band scoring but aligns with the suggested preferences for either woodwinds/strings or brass suggested in the score.

Grade 2

SKU: CL.CTS-7748-75

Composed by Conrad Kocher. Arranged by Claude T. Smith. Young Concert Band. Oversized, spiral-bound score. Composed 1984. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-7748-75. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-7748-75).

By Conrad Kocher, Clara W. Mcmaster, Edwin O. Excell, Franz Joseph Haydn. Arranged by Bonnie H. Egbert. Text: Folliet S. Pierpont, Clara W. McMaster, Johnson Oatman, Jr., Robert Louis Stevenson. For SATB Choir. Duration 3:00. Published by Jackman Music Corporation.
Level: Medium.

Piano (Piano)

SKU: HL.14003415

Arranged by Carol Barratt. Music Sales America. Tuition. Book [Softcover]. 64 pages. Chester Music #CH71775. Published by Chester Music (HL.14003415).

ISBN 9781846097355. UPC: 884088433659. 9.0x12.0x0.204 inches. English.

More than forty favourite Christmas songs and carols for the beginning pianist, arranged by Carol Barratt. Many of the songs include both the English and American versions of the traditional carols. Carols include lyrics and chord symbols and are ideal for use alongside The Classic Piano Course books 1 and 2.