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2 Hymns o eleration Tale o ontents 1 Mighty Fortress 3 2 Fairest Lord esus 3 hrist is Risen (Easter Hymn) 13 Three hristmas arols 1 O ome O ome Emmanuel 1 2 ngels We Have Heard On High 23 3 Good hristian Friends Reoice! 30

3 2 Program Notes Proound Praise consists o to parts: Hymns o eleration ( minutes) and Three hristmas arols (7 minutes) Hymns o eleration is a set o three amiliar Protestant hymns arranged or tua and organ The intent is to provide additional repertoire or these to poerul instruments orces hich can alance and match their magniicent strengths The organ riting is mostly in hymn-style (chordal) Meanhile the tua oers commentary occasionally doules the ass line and presents nely composed interludes The three hymn tunes avorites o the composer ere selected to oer a variety o styles: 1 Mighty Fortress (poer) 2 Fairest Lord esus (lyricism) and 3 hrist is Risen (Easter Hymn) (rhythmic energy) Three hristmas arols are reinterpretations o three amiliar carols or tua and organ Each o the ne arrangements eatures one or more special musical characteristics or vies o the carol hich shapes the music O ome O ome Emmanuel opens ith a sparkling countermotive perhaps as the spirit o anticipation the Holy Spirit surrounding the melody (plainchant) During the rerains (here the lyrics Reoice O ome Emmanuel ould appear) the accompaniment oins ith the tua in chordal-style airmation In contrast the verses are lorid ngels We Have Heard on High has a similar counter-motive to O ome O ome Emmanuel ut it is no right and energetic as i ully announcing the coming o the hrist-child During the rerain the organ plays chords on the o-eats as oyul punctuation This dialogue o o-and-on eats continues throughout the movement The inal rerain overlaps the statements o the theme Good hristian Friends Reoice! is placed in a ouncing 6/ meter The expected alternation eteen tonic and dominant harmonies is presented in the organ pedal thus alloing the tua the reedom to play the melody - a pleasant sitch o traditional roles The agile tuist is asked to scamper around the range o the instrument in various playul scalar passages all in the spirit o reoicing! Gyneth Walker Total duration: 15 minutes

4 Tua Organ 6 10 oldly at a moderate tempo q = 112 oldly at a moderate tempo q = 112 # # atalog No 25 Dedicated to ay Hunserger Tuist Sarasota Florida Proound Praise or Tua and Organ Hymns o eleration 1 Mighty Fortress poco rit poco rit a tempo a tempo # 3 Gyneth Walker Note setting and ormat y Gyneth Walker Music Productions opyright 2016 y E Schirmer Music ompany Inc division o ES Pulishing ecspulishingcom ll rights reserved

5 rit rit D Faster loing q = 120 # # # F lightly tongued D Faster loing q = 120 F accomp # n #

6 2 Fairest Lord esus Moderate tempo q = 10 p light sparkling accomp F cantaile (p)

7 9 22 p lightly (p) 35 F (accel) (accel) F F accel poco a poco D D Faster loing q = 120 p Faster loing q = 120 accel poco a poco

8 3 hrist is Risen (Easter Hymn) Triumphantly q = 120 > Triumphantly q = 120 Solo Trumpet oldly > molto rit molto rit > oldly a tempo (q = 120) > > a tempo (q = 120) Full sounds Diapason p > loco ( ) p accomp

9 1 1 # # # 23 # # 26 # # 30 # # # n Trumpet F n p # sparkling rhythmic F rhythmic > >

10 1 Three hristmas arols 1 O ome O ome Emmanuel Organ 12 Moderate tempo q = 10 sparkling F gentle tremolo cantaile F legato p F (p) quiet ackground F (p)

11 16 p echo 20 F p

12 2 ngels We Have Heard On High VERSE 1 With energy q = 132 right sounds

13 2 REFRIN oyul punctuation

14 t a oyul tempo q = 112 ith a ouncing un-loving character 6 6 ouncing VERSE 1 3 Good hristian Friends Reoice! 3 3 3

15 # - rit rit n U U u a tempo a tempo Solo VERSE 2 31