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Go Tell It On The Mtn with God Rest Ye (2 for 1 PIANO Arr) – Jazz
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Go Tell It On The Mtn with God
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Jerry Nelson
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.874823 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Dr. Jerry Nelson. Christmas,Instructional,Jazz,Standards,Worl...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.874823 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Dr. Jerry Nelson. Christmas,Instructional,Jazz,Standards,World. Score. 7 pages. Jerry Nelson #3619885. Published by Jerry Nelson (A0.874823). An imaginative blend of Jazz and Madrigal styles! Receive both arrangements (Levels 3+ and 5) for the price of one! (The AUDIO DEMO is performed at the higher level). May be performed as a Standalone or using the energized jazz Accompaniment Track, #SO.406607. Time: 2:03. For a SLOWER, rehearsal track, at very reduced price, order #SO.419723.Do You, a Friend or Student play one of these: FL, OB, CL, ASX, TSX, HN, TPT, TBN, VLN, VLA, CEL? Point them to a Gold Mine of arrangements and tracks. SEARCH: Jerry Nelson (plus the name of Instrument). Visit www.JerryNelsonMusic.com for a FREE 15-song Mega-Medley of Arrangements & Tracks
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Siúil a Rún
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Piano solo
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Celtic/Irish
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Kathleen Ryan
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Siúil a Rún
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Indigo Mesa Music LLC
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1208639 Composed by Traditional Irish. Arranged by Kathleen Ryan. Celtic,Classical,Contemporary,Folk,Iris...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1208639 Composed by Traditional Irish. Arranged by Kathleen Ryan. Celtic,Classical,Contemporary,Folk,Irish,New Age. Score. 5 pages. Indigo Mesa Music LLC #806742. Published by Indigo Mesa Music LLC (A0.1208639). A lyrical and powerful arrangement of the traditional Irish song, as arranged and performed by Kathleen Ryan on her CD Passages.Kathleen‘s notes: “Devastation marches in, and marches away again. But the sweetness that follows … !“This Irish song is best known in the US as Buttermilk Hill (Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier), popular during the Civil War. As in Siúil A Ghra (Shule Agra, on my first CD A Handfull of Quietness), a woman is singing of her love, for whom she has sacrificed even her way to support herself, so that he would be armed for the war he has gone to join. Will he return? How will she manage in the meantime? ‘Go safely, my love,†she sings at the end of every verse.‘â€Very late intermediate.
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Beyond The Sea
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Bobby Darin
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Tobi A Crawford
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Beyond The Sea
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Tobi Crawford
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Piano - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1398436 By Bobby Darin. By Albert Lasry, Charles Trenet, and Jack Lawrence. Arranged by Tobi A Crawford. Conte...
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Piano - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1398436 By Bobby Darin. By Albert Lasry, Charles Trenet, and Jack Lawrence. Arranged by Tobi A Crawford. Contemporary,Jazz. Score (Chords/Lyrics). 7 pages. Tobi Crawford #981711. Published by Tobi Crawford (A0.1398436). This arrangement came to me over a number of weeks in a very organic way that began with the ostinato piano figure that prevails throughout the piece. I began playing it unattached to any tune and I just liked the way the line descended in the left hand and how I had to find voicings in the right hand that made harmonic sense – like a puzzle. As I was playing around with this puzzle, thoughts of my father were swirling around in my head – I was at the end of a 4 year period of separation from my parents owing to the fact that I’m a Canadian expat living in the US and the borders were closed for a long time because of Covid, and then I had work visa issues and my parents were getting older before my eyes. They were also losing friends to cancer and other ailments and my dad, in particular, had experienced the loss of many close family members and friends during our separation and it was taking a toll. One day I sat down and played the now familiar-to-me ostinato but randomly I started to sing “Beyond the Sea†over it and it fit perfectly. I thought it a happy coincidence. As the days went on I committed to putting my ostinato with Beyond the Sea and the lyrics started to seep into my brain. I have, of course, heard these lyrics many times before, (who hasn’t seen Finding Nemo?) but the lyrics didn’t mean what I thought they meant… They’re NOT about the ocean, they are about my dad!!! Well, kind of… I realized, through careful reflection and by slowing the words down, that the lyrics are talking about a person in heaven who is patiently waiting for their partner to join them. Somewhere beyond the seaShe’s there watching for me…It’s far beyond the starsIt’s near beyond the moon And the lyrics end with them meeting, “We’ll meet beyond the shore, we’ll kiss just like before,†and the song ends with: “and never again I’ll go sailing.†It’s like the big bang went off in my head about why all these thoughts of my dad, and his friends, and this arrangement, and what it all meant suddenly just MADE SENSE and I was able to start formulating a plan. Performance Suggestions: The improvisation solo in the middle should be free of any traditional “scat syllables†and should be more of a lament. Listen to singers like Aubrey Johnson and Sara Gazarek improvise on ballads for inspiration.
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Just a Closer Walk With Thee
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Raluca Bojor
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1466320 By Raluca Bojor. By Traditional. Arranged by Raluca Bojor. Christian,Sacred,Traditional. Score. 4...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1466320 By Raluca Bojor. By Traditional. Arranged by Raluca Bojor. Christian,Sacred,Traditional. Score. 4 pages. Raluca Bojor #1044932. Published by Raluca Bojor (A0.1466320). A happy-sounding piano arrangement of the traditional African American hymn “Just a Closer Walk With Thee” written in the gospel style. This piano arrangement has three sections, each with its distinct register and characteristic. The first section is played in the middle register with strong chords on the off-beats. The second section is played in a higher register and features right hand fill-ins between melodic phrases. As we approach the third section, you’ll head a sequencing chord progression modulating from the home key of B flat major to the new key of A flat major – yes, I modulated DOWN a step! Usually I go up :) Finally, this last section presents a ticker texture, with both hands playing octaves and jumping across the keyboard. This piano arrangement is suitable for church prelude, offertory or postlude all year long. LISTEN to the full recording below.Product details:• sheet music PDF• four (4) pages long• key of B flat major with a modulation to A flat major• difficulty: advanced• performance time 2’32”DOWNLOAD the sheet music today!
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Etude 0.5 + 1.0 for Piano Solo from 25 Etudes using Symmetry, Mirroring and Intervals
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Piano solo
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Michael Bomier
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Michael Butkus-Bomier
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.862538 Composed by Michael Bomier. Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Score. 8 pages. Michael Butkus-B...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.862538 Composed by Michael Bomier. Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Score. 8 pages. Michael Butkus-Bomier #2034191. Published by Michael Butkus-Bomier (A0.862538). Here is the first in the sequence of dual-interval selections. The half-step and the whole-step, close cousins, but, Do They Get Along? Sure! The traditional musical element that uses both these intervals is the octotonic or diminished scale. So, this material figures prominently in the first section, accompanied by alternating major and minor sevenths. The piece uses mirrored and symmetrical passages in 7ths next, followed by the opposite smaller intervals. Rolled mirrored clusters, symmetrical open chords, every possibility is explored here, each aspect showing its own identity. The intervallic unity gives the piece, and ALL the pieces in this series, a continuity that binds the disparate pianistic applications together into unified and identifiable musics. Running time is approx. 3 mins 30 secs. at suggested tempo. Any piece in this series can go slower, if the player needs the time, or faster, if the player feels like gunning it! MBB.
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Peaceful Measures - Interchangeable, Repeatable Phrases for Background Piano Music
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Piano solo
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Sacred music
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Renee Hyche McKee
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Peaceful Measures - Interchang
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Renee H. McKee
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.885159 By Renee Hyche McKee. By Renee Hyche McKee. New Age,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Traditional,Wedding. S...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.885159 By Renee Hyche McKee. By Renee Hyche McKee. New Age,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Traditional,Wedding. Score. 28 pages. Renee H. McKee #491468. Published by Renee H. McKee (A0.885159). Classically-trained pianists are often asked to “play some quiet background music†which is non-invasive, that will support the event without bringing attention to the music itself, and can be brought to a graceful close quickly. “What to play?†is not the only challenge, but also, “What do I do if I run out of music before the event is done?†or, How can I bring a piece to a close if I'm told to stop playing before the piece is over?†“HELP! I can't improvise! I offer you a set of beautiful phrases that are uniquely purposed to fill these needs - and more. Peaceful Measures is a set of twelve four-measure, repeatable, interchangeable phrases with very little melodic distraction. Start with any phrase that suits your need, such as background music for a pastoral prayer. Repeat one phrase indefinitely or flow directly to any other. Skip around. Each phrase leads to all others, and all lead to your choice of two clearly labeled Endings. Because this download includes the seven most commonly used major keys, Peaceful Measures can also be used as vamping material until the song you are accompanying is ready to sing. Or use a phrase to extend a song in order to continue its mood. Print only the pages of the key you need now, or the whole set for quick referrals later. Explore their flexibility for other purposes, such as the passing of Communion for example: find your favorite phrases to repeat, then flow into the Ending that will serve the best timing. Need quiet music filler for an unknown length of time? Choose a phrase and repeat, then go to an Ending of your choice. Everything is written out for easy navigation and on-the-spot reading. The recording I have included is a series of phrases, some repeated, in F Major and uses Ending I. Pianists will discover even more settings for these versatile phrases! Not only are they great for worship services of any faith, they serve as background music for speeches, funeral prelude music, dedications of any kind, wedding filler music, civil ceremonies, personal prayer, and calming meditation music for groups large or small. For some, the most enjoyable thing is to just play them randomly and enjoy the calm they bring for yourself. It is my heart’s desire that these lovelies will serve you, the pianist, the one who is so often called upon to serve others. Blessings, - Renee PS I've included a bonus page that has an extended version of one of the phrases. Enjoy!
$7.99
Let Us Break Bread Together
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Piano solo
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Anonymous
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Paul Thurmond
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Let Us Break Bread Together
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Paul Thurmond
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.828261 Composed by Anonymous. Arranged by Paul Thurmond. Christian,Gospel,Sacred,Spiritual. Score. 4 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.828261 Composed by Anonymous. Arranged by Paul Thurmond. Christian,Gospel,Sacred,Spiritual. Score. 4 pages. Paul Thurmond #4969095. Published by Paul Thurmond (A0.828261). Tune: LET US BREAK BREADUse: Prelude, Offertory, CommunionThis song is an African-American spiritual. Some of the text may date back as far as the 18th century. Although it has been used in communion since at least the Civil War, that may not have been its original intent.I have heard lectures given by researchers who claim that many African-American spirituals contain coded messages, intended for slaves, about secret meetings, clandestine worship services, and escape plans. Some songs are even said to contain maps.The texts are innocuous on the surface, so as to not alert the slave owners. Some of the double meanings seem obvious in retrospect:When Israel was in Egypt land,Let My people go.Oppressed so hard they could not stand,Let My people go.And:Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus!Steal away, steal away home. I ain’t got long to stay here.In Let Us Break Bread Together, this curious line may have a double meaning:When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sunCommunion needn’t take place at daybreak, nor while facing east. The lyrics could be a pointer to a specific time and place for a prohibited meeting.Whatever its original meaning, this and many other African-American spirituals are now an important part of many worship traditions.
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