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Piae Cantiones, published in 1582, is a collection of late medieval sacred and secular songs begging to be given performance, either as written, or perhaps in new settings. Three sacred tunes in

In 1609, Michael Praetorius harmonized the version of Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming with which most of us are familiar. His contemporary, Melchior Vulpius, created a four-voice canon on the same

Three familiar carols: O Little Town of Bethlehem (two versions, notated back-to-back); Personent Hodie (On This Day, Earth Shall Ring); and Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel

Works for English horn and organ are rare, yet the combination is well suited to share this early-American pentatonic tune by Lowell Mason. Occasional unique harmonies are mixed into this calming and

Taken from Piae Cantiones (1582), Divinum Mysterium is the name of the medieval chant melody which accompanies the hymn Of the Father's Love Begotten. Piae Cantiones is a

Forest Green was a folksong collected by the eminent composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, in 1903. It was quickly incorporated into the English Hymnal as accompaniment for O Little Town of

This is an abridged transcription of the Gloria from John Taverner's 1530 mass, "Western Wynde (Wind)," for flexible brass quartet. Parts are provided for two trumpets (the second is a duplicate of the F

In Dulco Jubilo translates into English as "In Sweet Rejoicing." This arrangement takes instruction not only from its title, but the folklore story of its creation as well. The tune is attributed

Arranged for large brass ensemble (three B-flat trumpets, two F Horns, three trombones, and tuba), this work has been converted from primarily duple to a mixture of triple and quadruple meters to eliminate

The melody of Beach Spring is pentatonic, as were many tunes of the shaped-note tradition. It was composed by Benjamin Franklin White who, starting in 1844, produced several editions of The

Add something special to any Lenten/Easter Service with this Clarinet Solo arrangement of Ride On, King Jesus.  The solo part and piano accompaniment have been improved from an 1872 version of this

Add something special to any Lenten/Easter Service with this English Horn Solo arrangement of Ride On, King Jesus.  The solo part and piano accompaniment have been improved from an 1872 version of this

Though some call it a hymn, Simple Gifts was really intended to be a song, and the tune was used for dancing or 'laboring,' a term Shakers used for the dance. This arrangement sets the melody three

Solemn Thought is a nineteenth-century American tune using only the tones of the pentatonic scale. This practice is frequently observed in tunes of the shaped-note tradition. The solo instrument

Swing Low Sweet Chariot is perhaps one of the best-known spirituals and lends itself to a variety of interpretations. This clever arrangement for brass sextet is based on a shuffle rhythm,

This Nativity piece composed by Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) has been transcribed for brass ensemble with flexible instrumentation - two trumpets, F horn or optional third trumpet, two trombones, and tuba

This work is built on one of the composer's most known canons and is a flowing, musical representation of this classic. Soloists, muted brass sections, and effective counterpoint attempt to capture the text