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2,252
Piano & keyboards
Piano solo
2,312
Piano, Voice
670
Easy Piano
616
C Instruments
557
Piano, Vocal and Guitar
549
Organ
124
Piano Trio: piano, violin, cello
39
1 Piano, 4 hands
36
Piano Accompaniment
22
Big Note Piano
19
Organ, Piano (duet)
16
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
14
2 Pianos, 4 hands
10
Harpsichord
4
Accordion
3
Piano Quintet: piano, 2 violins, viola, cello
3
Organ, Trumpet (duet)
2
Keyboard
2
Piano Quartet: piano, 2 violins, cello
2
Piano (band part)
2
2 Pianos, 8 hands
2
+ 16 instrumentations
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Guitars
Guitar
172
Melody line, (Lyrics) and Chords
137
Guitar notes and tablatures
87
Ukulele
37
Bass guitar
22
Lyrics and Chords
7
2 Guitars (duet)
6
Dulcimer
6
Mandolin
4
Banjo
3
Guitar (band part)
3
2 Ukuleles
2
Piano, Guitar (duet)
2
3 Guitars (trio)
1
Guitar, Orchestra
1
Guitar Ensemble
1
+ 11 instrumentations
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Voice
Choral SATB
975
Choral 3-part
320
Choral 2-part
128
Choral TTBB
97
Alto voice, Piano
87
Soprano voice, Piano
77
Choral Unison
76
Choral SSAA
70
Tenor voice, Piano
56
Tenor voice
27
Baritone voice, Piano
26
Soprano voice
23
Vocal duet
16
Choral
15
Vocal duet, Piano
12
Voice solo
12
High voice
9
Choral SSATB
6
Mezzo-Soprano voice, Piano
6
Low voice, Piano
5
Choral SSATTB
3
Choral SSAATTBB
3
Medium voice, Piano
3
Choral SATTBB A Cappella
1
Soli, Mixted choir and accompaniment
1
Choral Instrumental Pak
1
+ 21 instrumentations
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Woodwind
2 Saxophones (duet)
343
Flute and Piano
293
Clarinet and Piano
258
Oboe, Piano (duet)
253
2 Flutes (duet)
211
Flute
199
Clarinet
190
Alto Saxophone and Piano
182
Woodwind Quintet: flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, horn
178
Alto Saxophone
172
Saxophone Quartet: 4 saxophones
158
2 Clarinets (duet)
139
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
138
Soprano Saxophone and Piano
127
Tenor Saxophone and Piano
125
Tenor Saxophone
120
Saxophone (band part)
115
Saxophone Quintet: 5 Saxophones
100
Baritone Saxophone, Piano
90
Saxophone, Clarinet (duet)
90
Oboe
87
Oboe (band part)
85
Clarinet, Violin (duet)
71
Oboe, Bassoon (duet)
70
2 Oboes (duet)
67
Flute Quartet: 4 flutes
60
Clarinet Quartet: 4 clarinets
58
Flute, Clarinet (duet)
55
Baritone Saxophone
48
Soprano Saxophone
47
Clarinet, Trumpet (duet)
43
Clarinet and Viola
43
English horn, Piano
43
Oboe, Clarinet (duet)
42
Flute, Violin
42
Flute, Violin, Piano
40
Clarinet (band part)
38
Oboe, Cello
36
Flute, Viola (duet)
35
Clarinet, Cello (duet)
34
Descant (Soprano) Recorder
32
Flute, Violoncello
32
Oboe, Flute
32
Flute, Saxophone (duet)
30
3 Saxophones (trio)
30
Clarinet Ensemble
30
2 Recorders (duet)
29
3 Clarinets (trio)
28
English Horn
26
Clarinet, Bassoon (duet)
26
Bass Clarinet, Piano
25
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
24
Flute, Trumpet (duet)
21
Recorder
20
Treble (Alto) Recorder
18
Flute Trio: 3 flutes
18
Tenor Recorder
16
Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon.
16
Flute (band part)
16
Flute ensemble
15
Oboe and viola (duet)
12
Flute Quintet : 5 flutes
11
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet (trio)
11
Bass Clarinet
10
Flute, Oboe, Bassoon
10
Oboe, Violin (duet)
9
Saxophone ensemble
8
Flute, Bassoon, and Piano
7
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon (trio)
7
Recorder Quartet
6
Flute, Clarinet, Piano (trio)
6
Flute, Viola and Piano
5
Flute, Cello, Piano (trio)
5
Flute, Oboe (duet)
5
Flute and Guitar
5
Descent (Soprano) Recorder, Piano
4
Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano (trio)
4
Oboe, Violin, Piano
4
Flute, Oboe, Piano (trio)
4
Clarinet, Double bass (duet)
4
Flute, Trombone (duet)
4
Clarinet, Cello, Piano (trio)
4
Flute, Violin and Violoncello
4
Flute, Organ (duet)
3
Clarinet, Harp (duet)
3
3 Recorders (trio)
3
Piccolo, Piano
3
Clarinet, Tuba
3
Oboe, Trombone (duet)
3
Flute, Basso continuo
3
Flute, harp and violin
3
Clarinette, Viola and Piano (trio)
3
Saxophone and Organ
2
2 English horns and Pianoforte
2
Flute, Tuba (duet)
2
Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
2
Flute, Harp and Cello
2
Piccolo
2
5 Recorders
2
Oboe, Cello and Piano
2
Oboe, Clarinet and Piano (Trio)
2
Clarinet, Trombone (duet)
2
Saxophone and Guitar
2
Recorder Ensemble
2
Oboe, Guitar (duet)
1
2 Flutes, Piano
1
Recorder, Piano
1
Flute and Strings Trio
1
English horn, Harp (duet)
1
Clarinet, Organ
1
Oboe, Violin, Viola and Violoncello (Quartet)
1
Saxophone and Harp
1
Saxophone and Piano
1
Oboe, Harp
1
2 Saxophones, Piano
1
4 Oboes
1
Bagpipe
1
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Brass Quintet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba
234
Trombone and Piano
203
Trumpet
183
Trumpet, Piano
170
French Horn and Piano
160
Trombone
143
French horn
136
Tuba and Piano
112
Tuba
104
2 Trombones (duet)
72
Brass Trio
71
2 Trumpets (duet)
66
Trumpet, Saxophone (duet)
65
Brass Quartet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone
62
Trumpet, Trombone (duet)
48
2 French horns (duet)
45
Trombone (band part)
43
English horn, Piano
43
Trumpet (band part)
39
Brass Quartet: 4 trombones
30
Euphonium, Piano (duet)
30
English Horn
26
Brass Quartet
26
Brass quartet : 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba
23
2 Tubas (duet)
19
Tuba (band part)
19
French horn (band part)
19
Brass Quartet: 4 horns
18
Euphonium
15
Horn, Cello (duet)
14
4 Tubas
12
Trumpet, Cello (duet)
10
Trumpet, Horn (duert)
8
3 Trombones (trio)
5
Trumpet ensemble
5
Bass Trombone and Piano
4
Trombone ensemble
4
2 Euphoniums (duet)
4
Trumpet, Bassoon (duet)
4
Bass Trombone
4
French horn and Basson (duet)
4
Horn Ensemble
3
Tuba and Organ
3
Trumpet, Tuba (duet)
3
Trombone, Tuba (duet)
3
Trombone, Violin (duet)
3
2 Euphoniums and 2 Tubas
3
2 English horns and Pianoforte
2
Trombone and Orchestra
2
Euphonium, Tuba (duet)
2
Trumpet, Trombone, Piano
2
Trombone, Organ
2
Trombone, Horn (duet)
1
Clarinet, Horn (duet)
1
Brass Quartet: 4 trumpets
1
3 Trumpets (trio)
1
Brass Quintet: 2 trumpets, horn, 2 trombones
1
Trumpet and Guitar
1
English horn, Harp (duet)
1
Horn, Tuba (duet)
1
Trumpet, Harp
1
Horn and Organ
1
3 French horns (trio)
1
+ 58 instrumentations
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Strings
Violin and Piano
366
String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
345
Violin
292
Cello, Piano
272
Viola, Piano
265
Cello
224
Viola
159
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116
2 Violins (duet)
107
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105
Double Bass
99
2 Cellos (duet)
81
2 Violas (duet)
70
Violin, Viola (duet)
66
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, cello, bass
66
String Trio: violin, viola, cello
60
Violin (band part)
51
Harp
43
Viola (band part)
31
Viola, Cello (duet)
30
Violin, Bassoon (duet)
29
String Trio: 2 violins, cello
23
2 Double basses (duet)
18
Viola and Bassoon
17
Doublebass (band part)
16
Piano Trio: Violin, Viola, Piano
12
Violin, Guitar (duet)
11
Cello (band part)
11
2 Harps (duet)
11
4 Cellos
8
Cello, String Bass (duet)
7
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
7
Harp, Voice
6
Violin, Clarinet, Piano (trio)
6
String quartet: 4 violins
5
String Quintet: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
5
Cello, Guitar (duet)
5
Harp, Cello (duet)
4
String Trio: 3 violins
4
Harp, Violin, Violoncello
4
Flute, Doublebass (duet)
4
Violin, Organ
4
Harp, Flute (duet)
3
String Trio: 3 cellos
3
Violin, Tuba (duet)
3
String Trio: 3 violas
3
Harp, Violin (duet)
3
Viola, Guitar (duet)
2
Cello, Organ
2
Violin, Cello, Clarinet
2
String Quartet : 4 violas
2
Viola, Organ
2
Harp, Trombone (duet)
1
Violoncello, Basso continuo
1
String Trio: 2 violins, viola
1
Viola and Harp
1
2 Violins, Piano
1
Autoharp
1
2 Cellos, Piano
1
+ 54 instrumentations
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Orchestra & Percussion
Concert band
1,000
String Orchestra
246
Orchestra
116
Handbells
82
Brass ensemble
53
Chamber Orchestra
42
Jazz Ensemble
40
Percussion (band part)
33
Marimba
29
Marching band
29
Xylophone
18
Jazz combo
17
Xylophone, Piano
15
Percussion Ensemble
10
Drums
10
Vibraphone
10
Percussion
9
Timpani (band part)
8
String Quintet : 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello, Doublebass, Keyboard
6
Drum (band part)
3
2 Xylophones
1
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Le Jardin
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.830986 Composed by John Maclane Schirard. Concert,Holiday,Wedding,World. 3 pages. John Maclane...
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.830986 Composed by John Maclane Schirard. Concert,Holiday,Wedding,World. 3 pages. John Maclane Schirard #3540533. Published by John Maclane Schirard (A0.830986). A setting of the Jacques Prévert poem, this piece is perfect for an expressive soprano or tenor. A simple, elegant melody with stunning accompaniment will make this song a hit in any setting.
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Sing lullaby!
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Mack Wilberg
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Sing lullaby!
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Oxford University Press Digital
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High voice and piano - Digital Download SKU: OX.9780193549418 Arranged by Mack Wilberg. Vocal score. 7 pages. Oxford University Press Digital #9780193549...
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High voice and piano - Digital Download SKU: OX.9780193549418 Arranged by Mack Wilberg. Vocal score. 7 pages. Oxford University Press Digital #9780193549418. Published by Oxford University Press Digital (OX.9780193549418). ISBN 9780193549418.Scored for high voice and piano, Wilberg's arrangement of this traditional Basque carol is gentle yet charming, with expressive suspsensions in the supportive piano accompaniment. Also available in a version for low voice and piano.
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Call Upon His Name - Soprano & Tenor duet
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High voice
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Joseph Virgilio
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Call Upon His Name - Soprano &
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.960933 Composed by Joseph Virgilio. Contemporary,Sacred,Spiritual. 14 pages. Mr Joe's Music Co...
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.960933 Composed by Joseph Virgilio. Contemporary,Sacred,Spiritual. 14 pages. Mr Joe's Music Company #6134895. Published by Mr Joe's Music Company (A0.960933). An expression of faith and hope in the Lord written for two very good friends in return for sharing kindness and generosity with their musicianship.
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The Lamb (William Blake) — high voice (soprano / tenor), keyboard accompaniment
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High voice
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Todd Marchand
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The Lamb
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1141419 Composed by Todd Marchand. Christian,Christmas,Religious,Sacred. 5 pages. Con Spirito ...
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1141419 Composed by Todd Marchand. Christian,Christmas,Religious,Sacred. 5 pages. Con Spirito Music #741745. Published by Con Spirito Music (A0.1141419). William Blake (1757-1827), a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age, published the lyric poem The Lamb in his collection, Songs of Innocence, in 1789.The Lamb is presented as from the viewpoint of, and in the voice of, a child. In the first stanza, the child asks the lamb if it knows its Creator; in the second, it tells the creature, by means of metaphor, that its Creator is the Lord Jesus Christ, who like the lamb took on the flesh of a created being, “little,†“meek,†and “mild.†The child declares that he/she shares with the creature the name of the One who is, in Christian belief, both the sacrificial Lamb and the Shepherd of his flock. Finally, the child pronounces a benediction: “Little lamb, God bless thee!â€This new setting of The Lamb for voice and keyboard accompaniment is intended to evoke the simplicity of the text, and therefore should be performed simply yet expressively, with subtle rubato (flexibility in tempo) to give emphasis to the text.Little lamb, who made thee? / Dost thou know who made thee,Gave thee life, and bid thee feed / By the stream and o'er the mead;Gave thee clothing of delight, / Softest clothing, woolly, bright;Gave thee such a tender voice, / Making all the vales rejoice?Little lamb, who made thee? / Dost thou know who made thee?Little lamb, I'll tell thee; / Little lamb, I'll tell thee:He is called by thy name, / For He calls Himself a Lamb.He is meek, and He is mild, / He became a little child.I a child, and thou a lamb, / We are called by His name.Little lamb, God bless thee! / Little lamb, God bless thee!Soprano range C4-G5; Tenor range C3-G4©Copyright 2022 Todd Marchand / Con Spirito Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Visit www.conspiritomusic.com
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Nothing Less (High Voice)
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High voice
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Elizabeth Ragsdale
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Nothing Less
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Elizabeth Ragsdale
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.947866 Composed by Elizabeth Ragsdale. Blues,Christian,Sacred. 6 pages. Elizabeth Ragsdale #59...
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.947866 Composed by Elizabeth Ragsdale. Blues,Christian,Sacred. 6 pages. Elizabeth Ragsdale #5990019. Published by Elizabeth Ragsdale (A0.947866). This bluesy solo features strong rhythms, simple harmonies, and a memorable tune. It celebrates one’s unique place in God’s creation and the inclusion of all as God’s complete expression.
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Just As I Am, Soprano and Piano
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High voice
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Sacred music
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Christian contemporary
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Julia Tsien
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Just As I Am, Soprano and Pian
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Julia Tsien
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944849 Arranged by Julia Tsien. Christian,Concert,Sacred. 6 pages. Julia Tsien #6531201. Publi...
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944849 Arranged by Julia Tsien. Christian,Concert,Sacred. 6 pages. Julia Tsien #6531201. Published by Julia Tsien (A0.944849). In the creative way, four verses are arranged according to the meaning of text. The third verse is modulated to the minor key to express the conflict, doubt and fearful feelings. The final verse is peaceful because one is being pardoned, cleansed relieved.
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The Unquiet Grave from American Death Ballads (Downloadable)
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High voice
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David Conte
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The Unquiet Grave from America
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E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital
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High voice and piano - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8454-2E Composed by David Conte. Secular, 21st century. Instrument part. 6 pages. ...
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High voice and piano - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8454-2E Composed by David Conte. Secular, 21st century. Instrument part. 6 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8454-2E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8454-2E). English.American Death Ballads was composed especially for tenor Brian Thorsett. We have been frequent collaborators since 2011, when he premiered the complete set of my Three Settings of W. B. Yeats for string quartet and tenor. At his urging, I transcribed and published my Three Poems of Christina Rossetti (originally for medium voice) for high voice, which he premiered at the San Francisco Conservatory in 2014. American Death Ballads was premiered by him at the San Francisco Conservatory, November 1, 2015, with pianist John Churchwell, and at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Conference in Chicago, July 10, 2016, with pianist Warren Jones.The choice of texts for my American Death Ballads was inspired partly by Copland’s Old American Songs, which I deeply admire, but more by my dear friend and colleague the late Conrad Susa’s Two Murder Ballads. The ingenuity of Susa’s accompaniments for his ballads in imagining anew the original source material owes a great deal to Copland’s accompaniment for his songs. Though the content of my songs is completely original and not based on preexisting melodies, I have tried to expand on this further, as the texts are much longer, and go through many different moods and characters. The four texts I chose include stories about murder, death, and dying. Though two of the texts were written in England, they traveled to the colonies almost immediately. The subjects of the texts had spent time in America, and their stories were well known to Americans.Wicked Polly is a cautionary tale. Polly has lived a dissolute and immoral life, saying, 'I'll turn to God when I grow old.' Suddenly taken ill, she realizes that it is too late to repent. She dies in agony and is presumably sent to hell; young people are advised to heed. My musical setting is stately and preacherly in character for the narrator; for Polly it becomes pleading and remorseful. The Unquiet Grave was brought to the attention of Alan Lomax, the great American field collector of folk music, by English folk singer Shirley Collins. The text is taken from an English folk song dating from 1400. In The Unquiet Grave, a young man mourns his dead lover too fervently and prevents her from obtaining peace. The dead woman complains that his weeping is keeping her from peaceful rest. He begs a kiss; she tells him it would kill him. When he persists, wanting to join her in death, she explains that once they were both dead their hearts would simply decay, and that he should enjoy life while he has it. My setting is in a flowing Andante with a rocking accompaniment. Three voices are delineated here: the narrator, the mournful lover, and the dead lover speaking from the grave. The Dying Californian first appeared in the New England Diadem in 1854. Its lyrics are based on a letter from a New Englander’s sailor to his brother who is dying at sea while on the way to California to seek his fortune in the California gold fields. He implores his brother to impart his message to his father, mother, wife, and children. My setting opens with the singer alone in a moderate dirge tempo, then, joined by the piano, moves through many tonalities and moods before ending with supreme confidence as the speaker 'gained a port called Heaven/Where the gold will never rust.'Captain Kidd was a Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy and murder in 1701. The American connection to this ballad is that Kidd escaped to America and for a time lived in New York and Boston, though he was a wanted criminal by the British authorities and was extradited to Britain, where he was hung at 'Executioner’s Dock.' The lyric was printed in Britain in 1701, traveling to the colonies almost immediately. Though the didactic tone of the text is similar to Wicked Polly, it expresses no regret until the final lines: 'Take warning now by me, and shun bad company, / Lest you come to hell with me, for I must die.' My setting is fast and spirited, expressing the confidence of a man who lived life as he wanted. -David Conte.
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The Lord bless you and keep you (solo/high)
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High voice
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Sacred music
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John Rutter
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The Lord bless you and keep yo
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Oxford University Press Digital
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Composed by John Rutter (1945-). Sheet music. 4 pages. Oxford University Press Digital #9780193550636. Published by Oxford University Press Digital...
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Composed by John Rutter (1945-). Sheet music. 4 pages. Oxford University Press Digital #9780193550636. Published by Oxford University Press Digital
ISBN 9780193550636.
A much-loved setting of the Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6: 24), this simple but highly expressive work is at once tender and profound. It was composed for a memorial service for Edward T. Chapman, the Director of Music at Highgate School, where John Rutter was a pupil. It is arranged here for solo high voice and piano (which may be adapted for performance on the organ), originally published in Oxford Solo Songs: Sacred. Also available in versions for solo low. voice and piano, SATB and organ/strings, SAB and piano, and SA and piano/organ/strings.
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