SACRED INSTRUMENTAL
All of the arrangements for brass ensembles of various sizes on this page were written for performance by church brass groups that I have played in. The Hymn Tunes for Horn series was likewise written for myself and friends to play in services. The string and woodwind ensembles were transcribed from original brass ensembles of the same name.
They are all useful as preludes, offertories, special music, or postludes for church services as well as concert and recital repertoire.
Most of these arrangements are titled with the name of the hymn tune rather than that of a familiar hymn that uses it. Hymn tunes usually have sometimes odd names that are not well-known except by church musicians, which are fine for recitals, but if performed in a church service, the name of a season-appropriate hymn that uses the tune should be substituted, as most people would recognize that more than the hymn tune name. I have included the most familiar hymn titles sung to each tune.
Alternate voicings, where available, are accessed from the same link on J.W. Pepper. Separate buttons access the alternate voicings on Sheet Music Plus.
All of the compositions and arrangements on this page include a link to a YouTube video where you can preview the entire score while listening to a recording.
BRASS ENSEMBLE
Brass Quintet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This seasonal arrangement begins with He is Born, moves to Sing We Now of Christmas, and then reprises the first carol. All three sections are played without pause or tempo changes. Originally written for a church brass group that I played with in Portland.
"Everyone gets a chance to play the melody in this expertly arranged quintet. Through canon and polyphonic techniques, the composer has made a unique and fun arrangement for grade 4 brass quintet." (publisher's promo)
GESU BAMBINO
Mixed Brass Duo
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:40
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Unaccompanied Duo for Mixed Brass PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This arrangement, for Bb Trumpet and Trombone or Euphonium, of a popular carol by Italian composer Pietro Yon, which actually quotes the refrain to Adeste Fidelis, was originally written as a duo for 2 horns, for the pastor of a church I once attended and me to play on Christmas Eve. The only horn player-pastor I ever met!
Separate parts are included to do away with an awkward page turn.
Also available for violin/cello duo, flute duo, clarinet duo, and horn/trombone duo
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Recording by brass section players from the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Released on Christmas album Dashing - Vol. 3 by Navona Records
Brass Trio PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This is a contrapuntal but fairly easy setting of a French Canadian carol, scored for Bb trumpet, F horn, and trombone. Since this tune somewhat resembles God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, there are a couple of nods to that Olde English carol slipped in for fun.
Also available for Brass Quartet, String Trio, and Woodwind Trio
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SICILIANO FOR CHRISTMAS EVE
Grade: 4
Duration: 3:50
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/O Holy Night | Brass Trio PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
A gentle tune with a siciliano rhythm pervades the contrapuntal texture of this trio—scored for trumpet, horn, and trombone—combining the familiar carols It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and O Holy Night. Written for a church brass trio that I am a member of to play on Christmas Eve, I later also adapted it for woodwind and string trios.
Also available for String Trio and Woodwind Trio
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Recording by brass section players from the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Released on Christmas album Dashing - Vol. 3 by Navona Records
LO, HOW A ROSE E'RE BLOOMING
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:30
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Brass Trio PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
A contrapuntal setting for brass trio—scored for trumpet, horn, and trombone—of the popular Christmas carol based on a 17th-century German madrigal by Michael Praetorius, this arrangement was written for a church brass trio that I am a member of to play on Christmas Eve. I later also adapted it for woodwind and string trios.
Also available for String Trio and Woodwind Trio
A duet voicing for F horn and euphonium is also available.
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Recording by brass section players from the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Released on Christmas album Dashing - Vol. 3 by Navona Records
IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:45
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Brass Quartet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This is a contrapuntal but fairly easy setting of a French Canadian carol, scored for Bb trumpet, F horn, trombone, and tuba. Since this tune somewhat resembles God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, there are a couple of nods to that Olde English carol slipped in for fun.
Also available for Brass Trio, String Trio and Woodwind Trio
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ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:35
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Brass Sextet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This popular carol is set to the hymn tune Irby, penned in 1849 by English organist Henry J. Gauntlett (1805-1876). Since the beginning of the tune slightly resembles another even more popular carol, I have included a couple of nods to it in this setting for brass sextet (standard quintet plus a second trombone).
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DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:35
Price: $14.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Brass Choir PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
Written in 1962 in response to the Cuban missile crisis, Do You Hear What I Hear has become one of our best-loved contemporary Christmas carols. This arrangement for brass choir is scored for 3 Bb trumpets, 2 F horns, 2 trombones, and tuba. It is equally suitable for church or concert performance.
Because of the copyright agreement that allows me to offer this arrangement, it is only available in the download edition from Sheet Music Plus.
CHORALE PRELUDE ON HYFRYDOL
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:40
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus | Brass Quintet or Sextet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE: QUINTET SEXTET
Adapted from my organ composition of the same name, this piece is available in both brass quintet and brass sextet (quintet plus a second trombone) voicings. Hyfrydol is the name of the hymn tune used by the familiar carol Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, and this composition is useful for church and caroling brass ensembles during the Advent-Christmas season.
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON PERSONENT HODIE
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:45
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
On This Day Earth Shall Ring | Brass Quintet or Septet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE: QUINTET SEPTET
This composition for brass quintet or septet (quintet plus 2nd horn and trombone) is based on a medieval Christmas hymn which dates from the late 14th Century and probably had its origins in Germany. Personent Hodie was first published in the Finnish song book Piae Cantiones in 1582. The Latin text has had many English translations over the centuries, but the one most commonly heard today is On This Day Earth Shall Ring by Jane M. Joseph (1894–1929). Also available scored for organ.
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON LANCASHIRE
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:40
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
The Day of Resurrection - Lead On, O King Eternal | Brass Quintet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
Written by Henry T. Smart in 1835, the hymn tune Lancashire is named for the part of England where it was first heard. This brass quintet is most useful for Easter services using the hymn title The Day of Resurrection. It can also be played during just about any church season using the other title most commonly associated with it Lead On, O King Eternal.
Also available scored for organ
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON KINGSFOLD
Grade: 3+
Duration: 2:35
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say - To Mock Your Reign, O Dearest Lord | Brass Quintet
Possibly dating from the Middle Ages, this English folk tune was first published with secular lyrics in English County Songs, an anthology compiled in 1893. It was first introduced as a hymn tune in The English Hymnal of 1906 set to the words of Horatius Bonar’s I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say. It is also commonly sung to Louis Benson’s Christmas carol "O Sing a Song of Bethlehem" and Fred Pratt Green's Passion hymn To Mock Your Reign, O Dearest Lord. The tune is named for the English town of Kingsfold.
Also available scored for organ.
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON PICARDY
Grade: 4
Duration: 3:00
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence | Brass Quintet or Sextet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE: QUINTET SEXTET
Adapted from my organ composition of the same name, this piece is available in both standard brass quintet and brass sextet (quintet plus a second trombone) voicings. Picardy, a 17th-century French carol, is named for the French province where it is believed to have originated. The most popular modern hymn set to this tune by far is Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence. It is equally useful for the Season of Advent and Eucharist services, as that hymn is often sung for both occasions.
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON ELLACOMBE
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:50
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Hosanna, Loud Hosanna | Brass Quintet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE:
Adapted from my organ composition of the same name, this piece is based on a well-known hymn-tune that is named
for a village in Devonshire, England, although the tune itself seems to be of German origin. The most popular modern hymn by far set to Ellacombe is the Palm Sunday hymn Hosanna, Loud Hosanna. Other hymns sung to this tune include I Sing the Mighty Power of God, The Day of Resurrection, and Hail to the Lord's Anointed.
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON ST. THEODULPH
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:45
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
All Glory, Laud, and Honor | Brass Septet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE:
The horn call near the beginning and recurring throughout this chorale prelude announces the triumphant arrival of the Master in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. The source tune is named for St. Theodulph of Orléans (750 - 821) who wrote the original Latin words for the text that is now most commonly sung to it, the Palm Sunday hymn All Glory, Laud, and Honor. This chorale prelude for brass septet is scored for 2 Bb trumpets, F horn, 2 trombones, euphonium, and tuba. An alternate Baritone TC part is included for euphonium. Also available scored for organ.
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON REGENT SQUARE
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:40
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Angels from the Realms of Glory - Easter People Raise Your Voices | Brass Quintet or Sextet
PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE: QUINTET SEXTET
Adapted from my organ composition of the same name, this piece is available in both brass quintet and brass sextet (quintet plus a second trombone) voicings. It is equally useful for the Christmas and Easter seasons, as both the Christmas carol Angels from the Realms of Glory and Easter hymn Easter People, Raise Your Voices use this popular hymn tune.
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON LEONI
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:45
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Yigdal -The God of Abraham Praise | Brass Quintet or Sextet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE: QUINTET SEXTET
Adapted from my organ composition of the same name, this piece is available in both standard brass quintet and
brass sextet (standard brass quintet plus a second trombone) voicings. The hymn tune Leoni is based on the ancient Hebrew chant Yigdal. Among several modern hymns that are set to this tune, the best-known by far is The God of Abraham Praise.
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON TRURO
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:30
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates - Christ Is Alive | Brass Quintet or Septet
PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE: QUINTET SEPTET
This rousing setting of the hymn tune Truro is available in both standard brass quintet and brass septet (standard brass quintet plus a third trumpet and second trombone) voicings. It is equally useful for the Advent and Easter seasons, as both the Advent carol Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates and Easter hymn Christ Is Alive use this popular hymn .tune. Also available scored for organ
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON WONDROUS LOVE
Grade: 4
Duration: 3:00
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
What Wondrous Love is This | Brass Quintet or Sextet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE: QUINTET SEXTET
Adapted from my organ composition of the same name, this piece is available in both standard brass quintet and brass sextet (standard brass quintet plus a second trombone) voicings. WONDROUS LOVE is a Southern folk hymn that was first published in the hymn book The Southern Harmony in 1835. It has since appeared in about 60 hymnals, virtually all of which use the same 1811 anonymous text "What wondrous love is this." The origins of this haunting Dorian mode
melody are somewhat obsure, but it probably originated in early 17th century England, having been sung to a variety of texts until becoming popular in 1701 as The Ballad of Captain Kidd.
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CHORALE PRELUDE ON KREMSER
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:25
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
We Gather Together | Brass Quintet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE:
Originally a 16th-century Dutch folk song, this melody was adapted as a hymn tune in 1877 by Viennese composer and musicologist Eduard Kremser (1838-1914), whose surname provides the tune's title. The tune is by far best known for the Thanksgiving hymn "We Gather Together." Other somewhat less popular hymns that use this tune are "We Praise Thee, O God Our Redeemer" and another Thanksgiving hymn "In Our Day of Thanksgiving."
Adapted from my composition of the same name for organ.
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DOVE OF PEACE
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:00
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
I Come with Joy | Brass Quintet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This is a setting for brass quintet of an American folk melody that was originally known by the title Land of Rest. It first appeared as a hymn tune in William Walker's compilation Southern Harmony in 1835. It has been used to set many hymn texts over the years, including How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds, Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive, and O Tell Me Where the Dove has Flown. But today it is most commonly associated with Brian Wren's 1968 Eucharist text I Come with Joy.
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THINE BE THE GLORY
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:55
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Theme from Judas Maccabeus | Brass Septet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This septet--scored for 3 Bb trumpets, F horn, 2 trombones, and tuba--is a setting of the hymn tune Judas Maccabeus, which is a derivation of the well-known theme from George Frideric Handel's oratorio of that name. The only hymn text that is commonly heard to this tune is the Easter hymn Thine Be the Glory, so it is most appropriate for Easter Sunday services, but can also be used in secular concerts under the title See, the Conquering Hero Comes. Also available scored for grade 3 concert band under that title.
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O WALY WALY
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:40
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
The Gift of Love | Brass Octet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This octet for 4 Bb trumpets, F horn, 2 trombones, and tuba is based on a traditional English tune, the origins of which are uncertain, but is today best-known as the source tune for the popular hymn The Gift of Love, with words based on I Cor. 13.
Several other lesser-known hymns also use this tune, including An Upper Room Did Our Lord Prepare and When Love is Found. It is sometimes heard as an alternative tune for When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.
Few will recognize the somewhat odd title of this tune, and since song titles are not subject to copyright, it should be identified as "The Gift of Love," when it is played in church services or on concerts.
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STRING ENSEMBLE
GESU BAMBINO
Violin and Cello Duo
Level: M
Duration: 2:40
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Unaccompanied Duo for Violin and Cello PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This arrangement for violin and cello of a popular carol by Italian composer Pietro Yon, which actually quotes the refrain to Adeste Fidelis, was originally written as a duo for 2 horns, for the pastor of a church I once attended and me to play on Christmas Eve. The only horn player-pastor I ever met!
Separate parts are included to do away with an awkward page turn.
Also available for flute duo, clarinet duo, mixed brass duo, and horn/trombone
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IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME
Level: M
Duration: 2:45
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
String Trio PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This is a contrapuntal but fairly easy setting of a French Canadian carol, scored for Violin, Viola, and Cello. Since this tune somewhat resembles God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, there are a couple of nods to that Olde English carol slipped in for fun.
Includes alternate 2nd violin part to substitute for viola.
Also available for Brass Trio, Brass Quartet, and Woodwind Trio
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SICILIANO FOR CHRISTMAS EVE
Level: MA
Duration: 3:30
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/O Holy Night | String Trio PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
A gentle tune with a siciliano rhythm pervades the contrapuntal texture of this trio combining the familiar carols It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and O Holy Night. Originally written for a church brass trio that I am a member of to play on Christmas Eve, I later also adapted it for woodwind and string trios. Scored for violin, viola, and cello.
Includes alternate 2nd violin part to substitute for viola.
Also available for Brass Trio and Woodwind Trio
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LO, HOW A ROSE E'RE BLOOMING
Level: MA
Duration: 2:30
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
String Trio PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
A contrapuntal setting for string trio—scored for violin, viola, and cello—of the popular Christmas carol based on a 17th-century German madrigal by Michael Praetorius, this arrangement was originally written for a church brass trio that I am a member of to play on Christmas Eve. I later also adapted it for woodwind and string trios.
Alternate 2nd violin part included to substitute for viola.
Also available for Brass Trio and Woodwind Trio
A duet voicing for F horn and euphonium is also available.
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WOODWIND ENSEMBLE
GESU BAMBINO
Flute Duo
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:30
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Unaccompanied Duo for Two Flutes PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This arrangement for 2 flutes of a popular carol by Italian composer Pietro Yon, which actually quotes the refrain to Adeste Fidelis, was originally written as a duo for 2 horns, for the pastor of a church I once attended and me to play on Christmas Eve. The only horn player-pastor I ever met!
Separate parts are included to do away with an awkward page turn.
Also available for violin/cello duo, clarinet duo, mixed brass duo, and horn/trombone duo
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GESU BAMBINO
Clarinet Duo
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:30
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Unaccompanied Duo for Two Clarinets PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This arrangement for 2 clarinets (Bb or A) of a popular carol by Italian composer Pietro Yon, which actually quotes the refrain to Adeste Fidelis, was originally written as a duo for 2 horns, for the pastor of a church I once attended and me to play on Christmas Eve. The only horn player-pastor I ever met!
Separate parts are included to do away with an awkward page turn.
Also available for violin/cello duo, flute duo, mixed brass duo, and horn/trombone duo
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IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:45
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Woodwind Trio PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This is a contrapuntal but fairly easy setting of a French Canadian carol, scored for Oboe, Bb Clarinet, and Bassoon. Since this tune somewhat resembles God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, there are a couple of nods to that Olde English carol slipped in for fun.
The oboe part may be played by flute and there is an alternate Bb tenor sax part included to substitute for bassoon.
Also available for Brass Trio, Brass Quartet, and String Trio
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SICILIANO FOR CHRISTMAS EVE
Grade: 4
Duration: 3:30
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/O Holy Night | Woodwind Trio PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
A gentle tune with a siciliano rhythm pervades the contrapuntal texture of this trio combining the familiar carols It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and O Holy Night. Originally written for a church brass trio that I am a member of to play on Christmas Eve, I later also adapted it for woodwind and string trios. Scored for oboe, Bb clarinet, and bassoon.
Includes alternate flute part for oboe and alternate Bb tenor sax part for bassoon ).
Also available for Brass Trio and String Trio
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LO, HOW A ROSE E'RE BLOOMING
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:30
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Woodwind Trio PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
A contrapuntal setting for woodwind trio—scored for oboe, Bb clarinet, and bassoon—of the popular Christmas carol based on a 17th-century German madrigal by Michael Praetorius, this arrangement was originally written for a church brass trio that I am a member of to play on Christmas Eve. I later also adapted it for woodwind and string trios.
Includes alternate flute part for oboe and alternate Bb tenor saxophone part for bassoon.
Also available for Brass Trio and String Trio
A duet voicing for F horn and euphonium is also available.
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HYMN TUNES FOR HORN
BEACH SPRING
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:25
Price: $4.95
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Restless Weaver | F Horn Solo and Piano PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
Besides Restless Weaver, other hymns that use this tune include Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy, As a Fire Is Meant for Burning, and Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters.
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ST. DENIO
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:10
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Immortal, Invisible | F Horn Solo and Piano PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
Although many lesser-known hymns use this powerful tune, only Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise is commonly heard.
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BLESSED ASSURANCE
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:35
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
F Horn Solo and Piano PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
Dating from 1873, the American hymn tune Assurance has, over the intervening years, become one of the most popular in the literature. Besides Blessed Assurance, very few, if any, other hymns are set to this well-known and much-loved tune.
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FOREST GREEN
Grade: 3+
Duration: 2:25
Price: $4.95
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I Sing the Almighty Power of God | F Horn Solo and Piano PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
A traditional English melody adapted as a hymn tune by Ralph Vaughan Williams as an alternate tune for the Christmas carol O Little Town of Bethlehem, this tune today is seldom sung to that text. Among several hymns that employ this tune, I Sing the Almighty Power of God is the most commonly heard.
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NETTLETON
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:10
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing | F Horn Solo and Piano PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
By far, the hymn most often sung to this tune is Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. Also quite common is Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy. Some other lesser-known hymns which use it are Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness, Crown His Head with Endless Blessing, and the communion hymn As We Gather at Your Table.
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BRADBURY
Grade: 3+
Duration: 2:40
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us | Unaccompanied Duo for F Horn and Flugelhorn
Named for its American composer, William B. Bradbury (1816-1868), this tune is known almost exclusively for one hymn, Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us.
Separate parts are provided to avoid awkward page turns. The flugelhorn part may also be played by Bb cornet-trumpet, clarinet, or soprano saxophone.
Also available scored for F horn and trombone (below)
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BRADBURY
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:40
Price: $4.95
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Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us | Unaccompanied Duo for F Horn and Trombone
Named for its American composer, William B. Bradbury (1816-1868), this tune is known almost exclusively for one hymn, Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us.
Separate parts are provided to avoid awkward page turns. The trombone part may also be played by euphonium, bassoon, cello, or (with supplementary Bb treble part) tenor sax or baritone TC.
Also available scored for F horn and Bb Flugelhorn (above)
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IN THE GARDEN
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:55
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Unaccompanied Duo for F Horn and Euphonium PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
The hymn tune Garden is well-known and much loved entirely for this gospel song, which is sometimes called I Come to the Garden Alone; few if any other hymns can be found that are sung to it. This song is especially appropriate during the Easter Season..
Separate parts are provided to avoid awkward page turns. The euphonium part may also be played by trombone, bassoon, or cello, and (with included supplementary Bb treble part) baritone TC or tenor sax.
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CWM RHONDDA
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:10
Price: $4.95
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God of Grace and God of Glory | Unaccompanied Duo for F Horn and Trombone
This popular hymn tune, of Welsh origin, is named for a valley in Wales. The best-known hymns that use this
tune are God of Grace and God of Glory and Guide Me, Oh Thou Great Jehovah.
Separate parts are provided to avoid awkward page turns. The trombone part may also be played by
euphonium, bassoon, or cello, and (with included supplementary Bb treble part) baritone TC or tenor sax.
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I AM THINE
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:00
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
I Am Thine, O Lord ( Draw Me Nearer) | Unaccompanied Duo for F Horn and Euphonium
Composed in 1875, I Am Thine is one of the best-known of about 2,200 hymn tunes penned by Willliam Howard Doane (1832-1915). Besides a few obscure texts, the only popular hymn commonly sung to this tune is the original text it was written with, Fanny Crosby's I Am Thine, O Lord, sometimes called by the first line of its refrain, Draw Me Nearer.
Separate parts are provided to avoid awkward page turns. The euphonium part may also be played by
trombone, bassoon, or cello, and (with included supplementary Bb treble part) baritone TC or tenor sax.
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HOLY MANNA
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:15
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Brethren, We Have Met to Worship | Unaccompanied Duo for 2 F Horns PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
While there are many obscure hymns that are set to this tune, the text most often associated with it is Brethren, We
Have Met to Worship. Others commonly heard are God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens, and All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly.
Written in an antiphonal horn-call style, this lively duo needs the players to be as far apart as they are comfortable.
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LO, HOW A ROSE E'RE BLOOMING
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:30
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Unaccompanied Duo for F Horn and Euphonium PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This is a contrapuntal setting for horn and euphonium of the popular Christmas carol based on a 17th-century German madrigal by Michael Praetorius. This duo is distilled from my arrangement for brass trio that was originally written for a trio that I am a member of to play on Christmas Eve.
Separate parts are provided to avoid awkward page turns. The euphonium part may also be played by
trombone, bassoon, or cello, and (with included supplementary Bb treble part) baritone TC or tenor sax.
Also available in trio voicing for Brass Trio, Woodwind Trio, and String Trio
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AWAY IN A MANGER
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:12
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Unaccompanied Duo for F Horn and Euphonium PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This is a contrapuntal setting for horn and euphonium of a beloved children’s carol that was for many years misattributed to Martin Luther. Now thought to have been composed in 1887 by American composer and hymn-writer James R. Murray (1841-1905), it is the most popular of two commonly heard tunes setting this text, the other being the hymn tune Cradle Song by Murray’s American contemporary William J. Kirkpatrick.
The euphonium part may also be played by trombone, bassoon, or cello, and (with included supplementary Bb treble part) baritone TC.
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BENSAÇON
Grade: 3
Duration: 1:35
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
CHORALE PRELUDE ON ST. THEODULPH
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:45
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
All Glory, Laud, and Honor | Brass Septet PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE:
The horn call near the beginning and recurring throughout this chorale prelude announces the triumphant arrival of the Master in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. The source tune is named for St. Theodulph of Orléans (750 - 821) who wrote the original Latin words for the text that is now most commonly sung to it, the Palm Sunday hymn All Glory, Laud, and Honor. This chorale prelude for brass septet is scored for 2 Bb trumpets, F horn, 2 trombones, euphonium, and tuba. An alternate Baritone TC part is included for euphonium. Also available scored for organ.
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AWAY IN A MANGER
Grade: 3
Duration: 2:12
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Unaccompanied Duo for F Horn and Trombone PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This holiday duo for F horn and trombone is based on the hymn tune "Besançon," a traditional French carol named for a town in Northeastern France, near where it probably originated. It was first sung as a Christmas carol to the anonymous text “Shepherds, shake off your drowsy sleep,” but is best known today for setting the 1928 Advent text “People, Look East” by English writer Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965).
The trombone part can also be played by euphonium, bassoon, cello, or--with the included alternate Bb treble part--tenor sax or baritone TC.
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GESU BAMBINO
F Horn & Trombone
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:40
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
Unaccompanied Duo for F Horn and Trombone PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This arrangement for F horn and trombone of a popular carol by Italian composer Pietro Yon, which actually quotes the refrain to Adeste Fidelis, was originally written as a duo for 2 horns (below), for the pastor of a church I once attended and me to play on Christmas Eve. The only horn player-pastor I ever met!
Separate parts are included to do away with an awkward page turn.
The trombone part can also be played by euphonium, bassoon, cello, or--with the included alternate Bb treble part--tenor sax or baritone TC.
Also available for violin/cello duo, flute duo, clarinet duo, and mixed brass duo
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GESU BAMBINO
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:30
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
F Horn Duo
Unaccompanied Duo for Two F Horns PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
While not strictly a part of this series, having been written and published long before I embarked on it, this duo certainly belongs with it. An arrangement of a popular carol by Italian composer Pietro Yon, which actually quotes the refrain to Adeste Fidelis, it was originally written for the pastor of a church I once attended and me to play on Christmas Eve. The only horn player-pastor I ever met!
Separate parts are included to avoid an awkward page turn.
Also available for horn/trombone duo (above), violin/cello duo, flute duo, clarinet duo, and mixed brass duo
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