Keyboard Meditations

Texts from Veni veni Emmanuel and Martin Luther-Texts from Veni veni Emmanuel and Martin Luther translated by William Reynolds. Borrowing from two familiar Advent texts Michael Larkin has penned a lovely anthem of hope and anticipation. Advent Meditation isintrospective and prayerful in tone yet rejoices in awe at the coming of Christ and the magnitude of his humble birth. Flowing melodic lines and an accessible keyboard accompaniment make this piece suitable for choirs of anysize.

Nouvelle Edition-For each song you will hear the full version featuring the instrument with an Orchestral accompaniment as well as a playback version for you to play along to. For each piece there are four versions:A simplified version for Alto Saxophone (for beginners)A simplified version for Tenor Saxophone (for beginners)A medium difficulty version for Alto SaxophoneA medium difficulty version for Tenor Saxophone The pieces in Tubes Du Jazz Saxophone are great for playing as part of a group. The included harmonic grids will help Bass and Keyboard players to get their bearings and all of the featured pieces can be sung. Lyrics areincluded at the back of this book.

Orchesterfassung-With its traditional forms and proven compositional models its original ideas which are sometimes marked by a folk- or folksong-like melodic character and with its harmonic richness Dvorák?s D major Mass serves in its liturgical context to express the worship of God. The Mass is characterized by lyrical meditation rather than by dramatic immediacy.

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne acts as a spiritual magnet for hundreds of thousands seeking refreshment and renewal drawn to the ancient Christian site by the sense of God's presence. Prayer meditation and worship are at thecentre of the island community's life. Keith Duke encouraged by David Adam the priest-poet of Lindisfarne whose words he sets together with those of Ray Simpson and others has developed a musical language that has itsroots in Celtic music yet speaks too in the twenty-first century. Sacred Weave contains fourteen beautiful pieces sung by the group 'Celtic Voices' with instrumental accompaniment including Flutes Whistles Guitar Harp and Keyboard.

Our Popular contemporary composer Mike Anderson has produced a fine new setting of the words to Eucharistic Prayer II. The music is through-composed with the Celebrant leading the prayer and the People joining in with short melodic and easily-remembered responses. The music beautifully captures the reflective and meditative mood of this prayer at the heart of the Mass and is easy to sing. The Celebrant's part is printed separately for easeof use. A keyboard/organ accompaniment is provided with guitar chords and the free CD contains both a demonstration performance for learning purposes and also a backing track for those occasions when no accompanimentis available.

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne acts as a spiritual magnet for hundreds of thousands seeking refreshment and renewal drawn to the ancient Christian site by the sense of God's presence. Prayer meditation and worship are atthe centre of the island community's life. Keith Duke encouraged by David Adam the priest-poet of Lindisfarne whose words he sets together with those of Ray Simpson and others has developed a musical language that hasits roots in Celtic music yet speaks too in the twenty-first century. Arranged for soloist SATB choir two instrumenatl parts (in C or B flat) keyboard harp and guitar.

Arranged for SSSAAATTTBBB the lyrics are from an anonymous writer of the fourteenth century and have been adapted by the composer.The composer says: 'Woefully arrayed is a supreme choral setting by William Cornysh Junior who died in 1523 of a text usually regarded as of anonymous composition though there have been some attributions to John Skelton. It is a thoughtful powerful meditation on Christ on the Cross and though Cornysh’s setting has remarkable intensity and contrapuntal artistry I felt a strong wish to add my own response to this fine text. The different versions of it have different verses that used by Cornysh has three verses (plus therefrain) while there are others with four or even five (one attributed to Skelton has five). I have chosen to restrict myself to the three used by Cornysh using my own adaptation of the modernised words which yet incorporates some archaisms a deliberate choice for reasons of rhythm and verbal sound. This setting was commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival 2009 for Stile Antico to whom it is dedicated.''Difficult to perform but not difficult to listen to this 2009 Three Choirs Festival commission was first performed by Stile Antico who have since toured it. It is a heartfelt response to the fourteenth-century text passionate and anguished Christ is on the cross ‘woefully arrayed’. Although written for a secular choir it is a piece that could be sung by many cathedral and collegiate choirs: there is considerable doubling between the sixteen lines and a keyboard reduction to help the initial sorting out. Above all it is dramatic and would communicate directly to audiences if given a chance to hear it.'       - James L Montgomer RSCM review

Later Elementary Level-Soothing and meditative this gentle piece is based on open fifths. Students will enjoy using the pedal for long stretches and will explore and learn to create fluid water sounds. Uses a wide range of the keyboard. Key: F Major/D Minor.