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O! Say But I'm Glad/We're Marching to Zion
O! Say But I'm Glad/We're Marching to Zion
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Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.697739 Composed by James P. Sullivan and Robert Lowry. Arranged by Sandy McIntire. Easter,Holiday,Instruc...
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Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.697739 Composed by James P. Sullivan and Robert Lowry. Arranged by Sandy McIntire. Easter,Holiday,Instructional,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score. 7 pages. Sandy McIntire #6626653. Published by Sandy McIntire (A0.697739). This arrangement combines two popular hymns, O! Say But I'm Glad (Sullivan) and We're Marching to Zion (Lowry) providing a rousing anthem of gladness, joy and thanksgiving. McIntire has arranged them as an Intermediate Piano Solo.Other piano medleys by McIntire include Have Thine Own Way, Lord/Where He Leads Me and Since Jesus Came Into My Heat/I've Got Joy, Joy, Joy, both available at sheetmusicplus.
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SHOW ME YOUR FACE O GOD 2
SHOW ME YOUR FACE O GOD 2
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Piano - Digital Download SKU: A0.1066689 Composed by THEMIS KOUTRAS. Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Full Performance. Duration 226. THEMIS KOU...
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Piano - Digital Download SKU: A0.1066689 Composed by THEMIS KOUTRAS. Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Full Performance. Duration 226. THEMIS KOUTRAS #5012661. Published by THEMIS KOUTRAS (A0.1066689). This song explains in song how i prayed to see GOD and his face which true i did see him so the holy bible says anyone who sees GOD will die but it also says only the pure in heart shall see GOD well i can still see him in the always and can live to tell about him there are none like him i know
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Yuki-Onna (piano solo)
Yuki-Onna (piano solo)
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1127867 Composed by Philip Le Bas. Chamber,Classical,Folk,Multicultural,World. Score. 9 pages. Philip Le ...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1127867 Composed by Philip Le Bas. Chamber,Classical,Folk,Multicultural,World. Score. 9 pages. Philip Le Bas #728476. Published by Philip Le Bas (A0.1127867). Incidental music composed for piano in four parts by Philip Le Bas to accompany the Japanese folk tale (ghost story) Yuki-Onna (Snow Woman). This work developed out of a cross-cultural project initiated at Morley College, London, in early 2019, aiming to create a melodrama for piano solo and spoken voice to be performed in northern Japan later in the year by young students of the piano. It is based on the ghost-story above, which is widely known in Japan. The tale was transcribed and published by Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) in 1904 as part of his book “Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Thingsâ€, a collection that has been highly influential in expressing popular Japanese culture over the past century. Synopsis of the tale of Yuki-Onna: Two wood-cutters, Mosaku and his apprentice Minokichi, encounter a terrible snow-storm and take shelter in an empty hut by a river. The storm gets worse and worse, but they both finally fall asleep. When Minokichi wakes, he sees a woman all in white bending over Mosaku breathing bright white smoke onto his face. She then approaches Minokichi. She is very beautiful, but her eyes make him afraid. After a while she says, “I intended to do the same to you as I did to the old man, but I feel pity for you because you are a pretty young man. If you ever tell anybody what you have seen, however, I will kill you too.†And she vanishes into the snow storm. It is then that Minokichi discovers Mosaku dead on the floor of the hut. Years later Minokichi meets a beautiful girl, who calls herself O-Yuki. He falls in love with her and they live together in his house, along with his mother, who fortunately takes a liking to her new “honourable daughter-in-law.†Over the years O-Yuki gives birth to ten children and the villagers all agree that she is a wonderful person. But she is somehow different from them, as she continues to look young and fresh, despite the passing years. Minokichi often thinks of telling O-Yuki about the events of years ago, and eventually, as he is gazing at her beauty one night, he can resist it no more. He begins to tell her about the snow storm and the terrifying snow-woman. To his horror O-Yuki becomes more and more angry, and she finally says: “It was me, it was me,… and I said I would kill you if you ever told anyone! But for these children asleep here, I would do so this very moment! You had better take very good care of them; for if ever they have reason to complain of you, I will treat you as you deserve!†As she screams at him her voice becomes thin, like the crying of the wind, and she melts into a bright white mist spiraling into the roof-beams. At that moment it starts to snow, but O-Yuki is never seen again.
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Armed Forces Medley
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1430734 By Amy J. Snyder. By Offenach, Van Boskerck, Gruber, and Zimmerman. Arranged by Amy J. Snyder. Ho...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1430734 By Amy J. Snyder. By Offenach, Van Boskerck, Gruber, and Zimmerman. Arranged by Amy J. Snyder. Holiday,Patriotic. Score. 6 pages. Amy J. Snyder #1011230. Published by Amy J. Snyder (A0.1430734). This arrangement of the Armed Forces Medley is written for piano solo, but includes the lyrics and is in a singable key. It iincludes: The Marines Hymn (by Jacques Offenbach), Semper Paratus (Coast Guard, by Capt. Francis Saltus Van Boskerck), The Caissons Go Rolling Along (Army, by Edmund Gruber), and Anchors Aweigh (Navy, by Charles Zimmermann). The first three are in the key of C Major, and the last in key of G Major for easy singing. The grand finale borrows the last line from our National Anthem. (My sincere apologies to the Air Force. I am not able to include Wild Blue Yonder due to copyright laws.) This arrangement is for advanced intermediate piano level. If you enjoy this arrangement, check out Amy's other Patriotic arrangements such as: America the Beautiful, O Say Can You See, God Bless America, God Bless the USA, Yankee Doodle Dandy, You're a Grand Old Flag, The Battle Hymn, The Star Spangled Banner, The Stars and Stripes Forever, If My People, This Land Is Your Land, This Is My COuntry, If My People, and American Trilogy.Visit Amy At https://www.facebook.com/amyjsnyder7
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Twenty-Six Preludes
Twenty-Six Preludes
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Piano Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.1025147 Composed by Kirk O'Riordan. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 71 pages. Kirk O'Riordan #4357421. Published ...
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Piano Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.1025147 Composed by Kirk O'Riordan. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 71 pages. Kirk O'Riordan #4357421. Published by Kirk O'Riordan (A0.1025147). Twenty-six Preludeswas composed for Holly Roadfeldt between September 2013 and April 2014. Unlike the famous preludes by composers like Bach, Chopin, and Debussy, mine are not organized by key. Instead, they are organized by threads: compositional ideas that are developed over the course of the entire set. Composing the set in this manner allowed me to develop several ideas concurrently with the idea that they would in some way merge together by the end of the set, giving the several disparate ideas a real reason to exist together in the same set. In addition, because I was not using key as a resource, I was not constrained by the number 24. The end result is a cycle of preludes that is in some ways more closely related to a Schubertian song cycle than to the Preludes of Chopin, Bach, or Debussy. That is not to say that there is not a close conceptual connection with the Preludes of those masters (there are subtle references to each of those composers in the score), but my intention was to treat the Preludes in a cyclical fashion rather than, as is the case with Bach and Chopin, an exploration of the nuances of the 24 keys. The preludes were not composed in the order that they are presented. Some of them came in quick bunches: two or three in a day; others took longer. In addition to developing the compositional threads, I was interested in creating a wide range of moods that also held together as a set. Overall, the moods become more intense as the set unfolds.The premiere performance was given by Holly Roadfeldt on November 18, 2014 at the University at Albany. Approximate Duration: 46 minutesHolly Roadfeldt's recording of Twenty-Six Preludes can be found on her CD The Preludes Project (Ravello Records).
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Hymns from the Heart (Book 1) - Piano arrangements of beloved hymns
Hymns from the Heart (Book 1) - Piano arrangements of beloved hymns
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.821260 Composed by Various. Arranged by Judith L. Maggs. Christian,Religious,Sacred. Score. 36 pages. Mag...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.821260 Composed by Various. Arranged by Judith L. Maggs. Christian,Religious,Sacred. Score. 36 pages. Maggs #5867049. Published by Maggs (A0.821260). Hymns from the Heart (Book 1) is a compilation of 10 delightful short arrangements of much loved hymns for piano. They vary from about 2 1/2 to 3 minutes long, but they could be played together to make a longer set. Included in the collection are: I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing, Open My Eyes that I May See, O Jesus, I Have Promised, For the Beauty of the Earth, Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us, Take My Life and Let It Be, Trust and Obey, My Hope Is Built, This Is My Father’s World, and Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart. They are at an early advanced to advanced level.Each of these arrangements are also available separately on this site, where you can listen to a full recording of each one.
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SOS REACHING THE FUTURE
SOS REACHING THE FUTURE
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SOS REACHING THE FUTURE
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SheetMusicPlus
Piano - Digital Download SKU: A0.1066576 Composed by THEMIS KOUTRAS. Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Full Performance. Duration 256. THEMIS KOU...
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Piano - Digital Download SKU: A0.1066576 Composed by THEMIS KOUTRAS. Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Full Performance. Duration 256. THEMIS KOUTRAS #4766863. Published by THEMIS KOUTRAS (A0.1066576). The meaning of this song is that if we right something down like a message or film tape so on you can then hide it good well sometime in the future the item will still be there as long as it is not destroyed thus it will travel in the future the best way is on paper writings or stone tablets because in the future they may have or may not have the same technology as we do today for videos or tapes so on to see it or hear the message if someone in the future finds it off course it would have to be preserved from things like weather that can destroy it well the old saints preached the gospel everywhere but also wrote it down and hid it well well by miracle by praying GOD preserved it and now we got the holy bible this is proven that there was no way in the world that this holy bible could have survived preserved all these years unless GOD preserved it which he did this is the story of how the holy bible survived the time they found it they found it in different books lots of them in different places of the world this proves there must be a GOD out there who preserved it the HOLY BIBLE thus the song says s o s reaching the future thus it means as i said above
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Greensleeves 2012
Greensleeves 2012
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Greensleeves 2012
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Composed by Public Domain, as performed and recorded by Isadar. Arranged by Isadar. Contemporary Classical, Neo- Classical, Christmas, Recital, New Age...
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Composed by Public Domain, as performed and recorded by Isadar. Arranged by Isadar. Contemporary Classical, Neo- Classical, Christmas, Recital, New Age. Sheet Music Single. 8 pages. Published by Mainya Music Publishing
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"Greensleeves 2012"
- taken from the Isadar solo piano collection, "O Christmas" (also available on SMP)
Sounds like: Vince Guaraldi's "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Liz Story's "The Gift," George Winston's "December," legacy Windham Hill solo piano artists, "A Winter's Solstice" compilations.
Note: “Greensleeves 2012” is a revisited and evolved arrangement which like my earlier version, was inspired by – and also pays ‘homage’ to – Liz Story’s brilliant take on this timeless piece.
Transcribed by: David Shenton ( https://www.shentonmusic.com/ ) verbatim to the sound recording
Album review by: Michael Diamond (http://michaeldiamondmusic.com):
Fresh on the heels of his highly acclaimed chart-topping CD, Reconstructed, Isadar gifts us with a sparkling new album of holiday-themed instrumental music for solo piano, entitled “O Christmas.” Given the proximity to his recent release, one might assume that this one was quickly produced, but in reality O Christmas has been 7 years in the making. Various circumstances including other recording projects, a segue into the field of video production, and a cross country move from NYC to the west coast and later back again, created delays with the completion of the album. But as they say, “good things come to those who wait.”
One of the most interesting things about this album is the fact that the selections are traditional Christmas songs, yet some were chosen because they are less well known, or “off the beaten path” as Isadar characterizes them. This follows the pattern set by his 1999 Christmas album “In Search For The Meaning Of Christmas,” yet this new CD mines even deeper in its quest for interesting and unusual choices.
The album begins with a track called “Good Christian Men.” Steeped in history, the song dates back to 14th century Germany and its Latin title was originally “In Dulci Jubilo” before it was translated into English in the 1800’s. Isadar’s interpretation creates a lively and festive air that makes a perfect portal to the recording. The high-spirited mood continues on the next song, “Teddy Bears Picnic,” which although not technically a Christmas song, has been interwoven by Isadar with “March Of The Toys” to tie it in with the holidays – a clever arrangement of these intriguing melodies. One of the more well-known carols on the album is “O Christmas Tree” and is sure to have listeners humming along with it’s familiar refrain.
A track entitled “Still” is an innovative rendition of the classic “Still, Still, Still” which Isadar has put his own spin on, or as he jokingly puts it “jazzed up shamelessly.” No such liberties were taken on the classic “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” however. This song provides a showcase for Isadar’s accomplished grand piano work, featuring lush left hand arpeggios creating a strong foundation for his more delicate right hand melodies to dance upon – a powerful and moving combination. Another of the less well known, yet equally inspiring tunes is a Puerto Rican carol entitled “Song Of The Wise Men.” It has been said that: “Christmas is, above all, a children’s holiday, and many hymns are addressed to children, reminding them that the real reason for the sugarplums and Christmas trees is the celebration of the birth of the Christ Child.” This theme is well reflected in Isadar’s choice of “O Come Little Children,” based on a carol from the 1800’s.
Among my favorite tracks on the album are the wistful strains of “Greensleeves 2012,” which Isadar interprets with elegance and grandeur and also pays ‘homage’ to Liz Story’s brilliant take on this enduring composition. This is followed by a rendition of “Masters In This Hall,” which can best be described as, well… “masterful.” The song dates back to the sixteenth century, and is another of the less well-known tunes that Isadar has chosen to feature. The album draws to a close with Isadar invoking artistic license on what is perhaps one of the most unique and liberal versions of a classic carol heard here yet. Based on “We Wish You A Merry Christmas,” Isadar characterizes it as “an uninhibited melancholy arrangement.” While I don’t know if “melancholy” is the word I would use to describe it, it does have a pensive quality and is presented more as a nocturne than usual lively carol it is known as. I really liked the interpretation and respect Isadar’s creativity and distinctive rendering of the song.
“O Christmas” is an exceptional holiday collection, not only for Isadar’s elegant grand piano artistry, but as well for the interesting and sometimes unexpected repertoire contained within. Like ornaments on a tree, the songs adorn the album, enhancing its beauty with their diversity, individuality, and timelessness. Given the well-deserved accolades and popularity of Isadar’s distinctive piano style, I’m sure that fans will want to include “O Christmas” in their collection and make it a part of their holiday tradition.
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