Popular Hymns For Band & Orchestra

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1 Full core Popular Hymns For and & Orchestra 2 Chorales for Ensemble Development and Performance (Public chool Edition) Compiled and Edited by Rob Hartman Copyright 2011 Rob Hartman Music Purchaser: print and copy as needed for your organization. Do not allow copying for any other organization.

2 note from the editor... Like many band directors, I realized the importance of practicing chorales with my ensembles early in my career, but I thought it would be fun to have a selection of them taken from recognizable hymns that many of us enjoy, like the ones we have sung in church. I compiled a collection of them that I have used for several years, which led to the development and publishing of this book. I have found them to be very useful for the concert band, which is the ensemble I intended to use them with, but have also found them very useful for smaller ensembles, and now have adapted it to include viola so it can be used with the full orchestra. he chorales in this book can be used in almost any arrangement of instruments, whether like or dissimilar, and whether the ensemble is small or large. I have found my students enjoy playing them and will get together to practice them. hey also work very well as short pieces for the homogeneous ensemble. In all cases, my students have reaped the benefits of improved listening skills, learning how to better match style, intonation, and phrasing, as well as adjusting for balance and blend. hey also give the conductor of the ensemble a tool to help students learn how to better follow a conductor, allowing for practice following tempo and dynamic changes, phrasing, style, and for teaching them how to listen for precision in entrances, attacks, and releases. nother benefit I did not foresee initially was that I now had some short pieces to perform with any group, and have used them a number of times when an organization in our community asks me to put together a group to play music at an event. hey have worked well for that purpose with very little extra preparation. Each chorale is set up in (oprano, lto, enor, and ass) format, and can be quickly divided up within the ensemble by assigning parts the first time using them. I have found that by using this format, students gain a better understanding of their function in the ensemble, and relate instrumental ensemble playing to other types of ensembles, especially vocal. typical arrangement of part assignments might look like this: Violin 1 - lto axophone Violin 2 - enor axophone Viola - aritone axophone Cello - rumpet - split between and ass - French Horn split between and Flute rombone Clarinet split between and aritone ass Clarinet uba - Contrabass Clarinet Obviously, this is not the only option, and you can experiment with the assignments easily. ome variations might be: split the Flute into and ; split clarinets into,, and ; ass Clarinet on ; French horn split further (possibly all the way to,,, and ); rombone split up to,, and ; and/or aritone on. Find what works best with your ensemble. Enjoy! bout the editor Rob Hartman is the and Director at nson High chool in nson, exas, a position he has held for 12 years. Previously, he was the Middle chool and Director in Hamlin, exas and Early, exas, and served in the U.. Navy. He earned a achelor of Music degree from Howard Payne University and a Master of Music in heory and Composition from Hardin-immons University. His bands have been consistent sweepstakes winners and have participated in the tate Marching Contest and tate Honor and Competition. He is an active adjudicator, and member of ME, M, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Phi eta Mu. He lives in nson with his wife, Caryn, and three daughters, Caralyn, Cathryn, and Cristyn. Rob is a follower of Jesus Christ and minister of His gospel, serving as a deacon with the First aptist Church in nson. He is also a pilot and serves in the Civil ir Patrol, U.. ir Force uxiliary.

3 able of Contents itle Key 1. Mighty Fortress C 2. ll Hail the Power of Jesus Name.. G 3. mazing Grace! How weet the ound...g. merica the eautiful.. b 5. nd Can It e.. G 6. ngels We Have Heard on High. F 7. ngels, from the Realms of Glory... b 8. reak Forth, O eauteous Heavenly Light.. Eb 9. Christ the Lord Is Risen oday.... C 10. Come, Christians, Join to ing. b 11. Come, hou lmighty King F 12. Crown Him with Many Crowns... Eb 13. Eternal Father, trong to ave. C 1. Faith of Our Fathers. F 15. God Is o Good Eb 16. Guide Me, O hou Great Jehovah... F 17. Hark! he Herald ngels ing F 18. Holy, Holy, Holy. Eb 19. Hosanna, Loud Hosanna.. b 20. How Firm a Foundation... b 21. It Is Well with My oul... C 22. Jesus! What a Friend for inners. F 23. Just a Closer Walk with hee.. b 2. Let Us reak read ogether.. F 25. My Country is of hee. F 26. Now hank We ll Our God... F 27. O Come, ll Ye Faithful.. F 28. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. G 29. O God, Our Help in ges Past. C 30. O acred Head, Now Wounded... C 31. O Worship the King. b 32. Praise God, from Whom ll lessings Flow...G 33. Praise to the Lord, the lmighty.. F 3. Rejoice, the Lord is King. C 35. Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart. F 36. Rise Up, O Men of God... F 37. ilent Night, Holy Night.. b 38. he First Nowell...C 39. We Gather ogether. C 0. What Child Is his... F 1. When I urvey the Wondrous Cross F 2. When Morning Gilds the kies b

4 18 Words: Heber Music: Dykes his publication copyright 2011 Rob Hartman Music Purchaser: print and copy as needed for your organization. Do not allow copying for any other organization. C Instruments b Instruments Eb Instruments F Instruments ass Clef Instruments

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