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Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (STUTTGART)
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The Advent text “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” is sung to several tunes. STUTTGART, first published in Christian F. Witt’s 1715 Psalmodia Sacra, makes a great opening hymn for an Advent service.Piano accompaniment for congregational singing, with a C instrument descant thrown in for free!
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DIX (For the Beauty of the Earth) – instrumental introduction
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/dix_psalm_67.mp3
A simple orchestral introduction to the hymn tune DIX, adaptable to any four-part ensemble. DIX is most often used with the texts “For the Beauty of the Earth” and “As with Gladness Men of Old.” (This is a different arrangement from the Just Add People product for the same tune. Find that piano arrangement here.)
Four-part instrumental arrangement, with parts for instruments in C, Bb, Eb, and F.
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Go, Tell It on the Mountain
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/scheer-go_tell_it.mp3
Simple, flexible, fun. What more could you ask for? This favorite carol is arranged for any combination of piano, strings, and brass.
Download includes score for piano, strings, and brass. Purchase price allows you to print as many copies as needed for your ensemble.
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – strings
[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/wendell-hark_the_herald-1.mp3"][/audio]This string arrangement was written for Wendell Kimbrough and Church of the Incarnation, Dallas. Wendell’s take on this carol has an understated rhythmic groove that breathes new life into a classic.
Arrangement for strings to accompany congregational singing. Download includes score and parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and cello. Purchase price allows you to print as many copies as you need for your ensemble.
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Holy, Holy, You Are Holy/Uri Uwer’Uwer’Uwera
[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/26-Holy-Holy-You-Are-Holy-Rwanda.mp3"][/audio]This song sets the story of Isaiah 6 to a Rwandan melody. It gives us a picture of the angels in heaven singing, “Holy, holy, you are holy,” and the third verse reminds us of our hope to join believers from every nation with the angels in giving glory to God.
This hymn is a free download. If you sing this song in your church, please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
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Keur Moussa Magnificat (Mon âme exalte le Seigneur)
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/keur_moussa_magnificat-COS.mp3
In 2019, Church of the Servant commissioned me to arrange a lovely Magnificat by Keur Moussa. The Keur Moussa community, which is something like the Taizé of Senegal, has developed its own style of singing that combines the beautiful austerity of Catholic chant with the insistent rhythms of West Africa. Trying to remain in the spirit of the original piece, this arrangement is complex, but not flashy; exciting, but still mesmerizing.
Arrangement for SATB choir, flute, strings, guitar, mbira, shakers, dumbek, and drum set. Purchase price includes full score, all instrumental parts, and permission to make multiple copies for choir.
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Lo, How a Rose (ES IST EIN ROS)
Price range: $25.00 through $35.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/02-Lo-How-A-Rose.mp3"][/audio]One of the most lovely songs of the Advent/Christmas season is turned into a tender jazz ballad. An oft omitted verse is included (“O Flow’r whose fragrance tender…”) and a short soprano solo provides extra vocal texture. This flexible choral anthem includes chord symbols for jazz combo, but it can also be sung a cappella, as in the recording above by the Heinz Chapel Choir of the University of Pittsburgh. The orchestral accompaniment is also flexible, allowing full orchestra or just the strings to support the sound of the choir and piano.
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Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/wendell-lo_how_a_rose.mp3"][/audio]My previous arrangement of “Lo, How a Rose” was written in a jazz ballad style. This arrangement, written for Wendell Kimbrough and Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, brings a gentle 6/8 lilt to the carol.
Arrangement for strings to accompany congregational singing. Download includes score and parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, and cello. Purchase price allows you to print as many copies as needed for your ensemble.
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Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming – strings
[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lo_how_a_rose-strings.mp3"][/audio]A simple instrumental arrangement of this tender carol for strings and piano in a jazz ballad style.
Note: This arrangement does not match the choral arrangement of the same carol.
Download includes score and parts for piano, violins 1 and 2, viola, cello, and bass. Purchase price allows you to download as many parts as you need for your ensemble.
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Mary’s Song – children’s choir (opt. strings)
$25.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Marys-Song-MST1.mp3"][/audio]This arrangement of Wendell Kimbrough’s “Mary’s Song” for children’s choir was commissioned by the St. Jerome Catholic Church Catechetical Choir, directed by Carlos Colón. This Magnificat captures the wonder, fear, and obedience of Mary’s response to Gabriel’s message, making it a perfect fit for Advent, Christmas, and Lessons and Carols services.
The anthem is written for two-part children’s choir with an optional descant. It can be accompanied by piano alone, or with added string quintet/orchestra and optional oboe.
For resources to sing “Mary’s Song” with your congregation, visit this page.