Hymns for Orchestral Ensembles
Amazing Grace
Tune: Amazing Grace/New Britain
Arranged by Dale Elmshaeuser The Prelude, in chorale prelude style, can be played as an independent piece. There is an alternate, short Introduction that can be played in place of the Prelude. The Hymnal Version follows, as found in The Baptist Hymnal, The United Methodist Hymnal, and The Presbyterian Hymnal. Three more Congregational Versions follow, one of which accompanies the tune "New Britain" with the tune "St. Columba." The arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), and by as many as a full wind ensemble (concert band) or orchestra. Orchestration suggestions are given for a large group. The arrangement can accompany a congregation, or be played as an instrumental suite of variations on the hymn. The difficulty level is 2/3. Full Set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score, transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments, background notes, and suggestions for performance with or without the congregation and choir.
Arrangements for Orchestral Ensembles
Two Hymn Accompaniments, Set III
Blessed Assurance (Tune: Assurance); and
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (Tune: Praise, My Soul)
Arranged by Dale Elmshaeuser The two shorter arrangements within this arrangement from the Arrangements for Orchestral Ensembles series were written for a wind ensemble to accompany congregational singing, but they can be played by strings, and they are varied enough to serve as separate instrumental pieces. "Blessed Assurance" has an original Introduction, followed by the harmonization from the hymnal supplement With One Voice, and an optional descant. "Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven" begins with an instrumental Introduction, and continues with the harmonization from Lutheran Book of Worship. The arrangement proceeds with a Congregational Version in four-part harmony, with an optional fifth part. The LBW harmonization returns, with an added descant. The latter can be played by the instrumentalists, and/or sung by choir trebles from the provided sheet that includes the text of the final hymn stanza for both "Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven," and "Alleluia, Song of Gladness." While this set is playable by many high school ensembles, it is musically interesting enough for adult and advanced groups as well. The arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), and by as many as a full wind ensemble (concert band), string orchestra, or full orchestra (without percussion). The arrangement can accompany a congregation, or can be played as an instrumental piece. The difficulty level is 3. Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score, transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments, and suggestions for performance.
Hymns for Orchestral Ensembles
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Arranged by Kenneth T. Kosche The Prelude of this arrangement in the Hymns for Orchestral Ensembles series begins with the treble instruments playing a pastoral descending line in parallel thirds to introduce the carol tune, which then passes from the soprano to the tenor to the alto lines. Four Congregational Versions follow: one with the tune in the soprano, one with the tune passing from soprano to tenor to alto, one with the tune in the tenor, and one with the tune shared by soprano and tenor amid active eighth-note accompaniments. This arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) from the same or different instrumental families, or by as many as a wind ensemble (concert band), chamber orchestra, or full orchestra (minus percussion). Orchestration suggestions are given for a large group. The arrangement can accompany group singing, or it can be played as an instrumental suite of variations on the carol. The difficulty level is 3. Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score; transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments; background notes; and suggestions for performance. As with all Live Oak House publications, purchasers have permission to reproduce any material in this set for (only) their own use.
Arrangements for Orchestral Ensembles
Two Hymn Accompaniments
Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing (Tune: Truro)
Take My Life, That I May Be (Tune: Patmos)
Arranged by Dale Elmshaeuser The two shorter arrangements within this arrangement from the Arrangements for Orchestral Ensembles series were designed to accompany congregational singing, but they are varied enough to serve as separate instrumental pieces. "Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing" begins with a strong and lively Introduction, followed by the Hymnal Version from Lutheran Book of Worship, and an original descant. A separate sheet with the descant and the texts of the last stanzas of both this hymn and "Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates" is included for choir trebles. "Take My Life, That I May Be" is introduced by a Baroque-style fughetta. The Hymnal Version from Lutheran Book of Worship is next, with an original, instrumental descant added. The arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), and by as many as a full wind ensemble (concert band), string orchestra, or full orchestra. The arrangement can accompany a congregation, or be played as an instrumental piece. The difficulty level is 3. Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score, transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments, and suggestions for performance.
Arrangements for Orchestral Ensembles
I Love Your Kingdom, Lord/The Advent of Our God/Oh, Bless the Lord, My Soul
Tune: St. Thomas
Arranged by John Jay Hilfiger This first-in-the-series arrangement from the Arrangements for Orchestral Ensembles series is a continuous work, consisting of an introduction and four settings of the hymn - three of which can be separated out to accompany congregational singing, two of those in F Major, and the other in G Major. The arrangement is easy enough for high school and some middle school ensembles, yet interesting enough for adults and advanced players. The arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), and by as many as a full wind ensemble (concert band), string orchestra, or full orchestra. The difficulty level is 3-. Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score; transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments; background notes; and suggestions for performance with or without the congregation.
Hymns for Orchestral Ensembles
In Thee Is Gladness
Tune: In dir ist Freude
Arranged by Kenneth T. Kosche The Prelude is long enough to stand alone, and short enough to provide an extended introduction to the hymn sung by a congregation. Descending eighth-note segments of the F Major scale form a motif that ties the Prelude together with an energetic rhythm, while the soprano and tenor lines trade off on the chorale tune. A new, hymnal type of setting is next, followed by three more active harmonizations. One of these is slower, featuring steady eighth-note rhythms in a legato style around the chorale melody that is exchanged by the upper three voices. The tenor line carries the melody all through the final setting until the final "Alleluia," which moves to the alto voice. Rhythmic interest is provided by the dotted rhythms borrowed from the melody by the alto and bass lines. The arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), and by as many as a full wind ensemble (concert band) or orchestra. Orchestration suggestions are given for a large group. The arrangement can accompany a congregation, or be played as an instrumental suite of variations on the hymn. The difficulty level is 3. Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score, transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments, background notes, and suggestions for performance with or without the congregation and choir.
Arrangements for Orchestral Ensembles
Two Hymn Accompaniments, Set II
Jesus on the Mountain Peak (Tune: St. Albinus)
Jesus, Still Lead On (Tune: Seelenbrautigen)
Arranged by Dale Elmshaeuser The two shorter arrangements within this arrangement from the Arrangements for Orchestral Ensembles series were written as wind ensemble accompaniments to congregational hymns, but they are varied enough to serve as separate instrumental pieces. "Jesus on the Mountain Peak" has a bold, majestic Introduction, the Hymnal Version from With One Voice, and an optional Transition with fanfare motifs, leading into a broader, more florid setting for congregation, and ending with the fanfares of the Transition. Optional percussion parts are included for chimes, snare and bass drums, and suspended and crash cymbals. "Jesus, Still Lead On" has an Introduction that begins small in the treble range, gradually expands, and ands with full, four-part harmony. The Hymnal Version from Lutheran Book of Worship is topped by a descant for instrumentalists and choir trebles (text and music sheet included). The arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), and by as many as a full wind ensemble (concert band), string orchestra, or full orchestra. The arrangement can accompany a congregation, or be played as an instrumental piece. The difficulty level is 3. Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score, transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments, and suggestions for performance.
Hymns for Orchestral Ensembles
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee
Tune: Hymn to Joy
Arranged by Dale Elmshaeuser Beginning and interspersed among phrases of the hymn in the Prelude are eighth-note, melodic figures related to the hymn tune. Setting A is the harmonization from Lutheran Book of Worship. Setting B has the melody in the alto line, with a descant above. In setting C, the melody is in the tenor line, with a counter melody in the soprano line that places its 4/4 "measures" one beat later than the measures of the melody. Underneath there is an active bass line, mainly in eighth notes. The entire arrangement is in G Major. The arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), and by as many as a full wind ensemble (concert band) or orchestra. Orchestration suggestions are given for a large group. The arrangement can accompany a congregation, or be played as an instrumental suite of variations on the hymn. The difficulty level is 3. Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score, transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments, background notes, and suggestions for performance with or without the congregation and choir.
Hymns for Orchestral Ensembles
Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor/Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious
Tune: Bryn Calfaria
Arranged by Kenneth T. Kosche The Prelude of this arrangement from the Hymns for Orchestral Ensembles series has the hymn tune alternating among bass, alto, and soprano lines, embellished with festive, active parts in the other voices. A new, hymnal type of harmonization is followed by three increasingly rhythmic settings. The arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), and by as many as a full wind ensemble (concert band), string orchestra, or full orchestra. Orchestration suggestions are given for a large group. The arrangement can accompany a congregation, or be played as an instrumental suite of variations on the hymn. The difficulty level is 3. Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score; transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments; background notes; and suggestions for performance with or without the congregation and choir.
Hymns for Orchestral Ensembles
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Tune: Lobe den Herren
Arranged by Kenneth T. Kosche In this arrangement from the Hymns for Orchestral Ensembles series, copies of the first notes of the chorale tune are juxtaposed with altered fragments of other portions of the tune to create a joyful Prelude. A hymnal type of harmonization precedes three more new settings, one having the chorale in the tenor line with a descant in the soprano line. The final setting is based on a slightly different version of the chorale that is compatible with the version used previously. The arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), and by as many as a full wind ensemble (concert band), string orchestra, or full orchestra. Orchestration suggestions are given for a large group. The arrangement can accompany a congregation, or be played as an instrumental suite of variations on the hymn. The difficulty level is 3. Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score, transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments, background notes, and suggestions for performance with or without the congregation and choir.
Arrangements for Orchestral Ensembles
Six Traditional Carols
Arranged by Dale Elmshaeuser Like the consistently best-selling sets of Six Traditional Carols for brasses, for woodwinds, and for strings, this very flexible arrangement contains carols not found in any of the other suites. The Carols are "The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came" (Tune: Gabriel’s Message); "The Hills Are Bare at Bethlehem" (Tune: Prospect); "Unto Us a Boy Is Born" (Tune: Puer Nobis Nascitur); "On Christmas Night All Christians Sing" (Tune: Sussex Carol); "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night" (Tune: Winchester Old); and "On This Day Earth Shall Ring" (Tune: Personet Hodie). Each carol begins with a Traditional Setting, followed by an Alternate Setting that has more harmonic or rhythmic interest. The instrumentalists can play alone or with the organist, who can read from the Conductor/Keyboard Score. Musical devices include canons, descants, and tune in parallel fourths. This arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) from the same or different instrumental families, or by as many as a wind ensemble (concert band), chamber orchestra, or full orchestra (minus percussion). Orchestration suggestions are given for a large group. The ranges are suitable for group singing. The Traditional Settings can accompany group singing, or instrumental suites con be made of the Traditional Settings, the Alternate Settings, or any combination of settings. The difficulty level is 3. Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score; transposed parts for individual woodwind, brass, and string instruments; background notes; and suggestions for performance with or without the congregation and choir. As with all Live Oak House publications, purchasers have permission to reproduce any material in this set for (only) their own use.
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