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
Constanza was a faithful and devoted dachshund who spent most of her life in the composer's studio. At the time of her passing, Constanza's Carol was simply a "song without words," a work 'in
An improvisatory work for oboe accompanied by piano, strings, or concert band. The oboe part is identical in all three versions. Technical issues, besides some range demands, are only moderately difficult.
The Holst setting of Christina Rossetti's poem In the Bleak Midwinter is the basis for this moody work for clarinet and piano, largely inspired by the poem's first verse that speaks of the cold
This romantic work lends itself to creative interpretation on the part of both soloist and accompanist. It has a singing, pastoral quality that feels almost like a spiritual. The piano often becomes the
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