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The Cascades
1 fl, 1 ob, 1 cl, 1 bsn, 1 hn, strings
A fun arrangement for small orchestra of the Scott Joplin ragtime
favorite.
| Duration: 3 minutes |
| Style: ragtime |
| Difficulty: fairly easy |
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| Full score: $10.00 |
| Rental parts and score:
$50.00 |
The Lord is My Shepherd
soprano solo, oboe, harp, strings
A poignant setting of Psalm 23, in an orchestrated version of the original piano accompaniment. Orchestral interludes include lovely oboe solos.
| Duration: 6 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately difficult |
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| Full score: $20.00 |
| Rental parts and score: $50.00 |
Nor Shall Your Glory Be Forgot
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn, 4 hn,
2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, 2 perc, strings
Composed to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the end
of the American Civil War, this evocative piece includes
a number of period folksongs, authentic drum cadences, and
a set of variations on "Dixie."
| Duration: 10 minutes |
| Style: tonal and
accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately
easy |
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| Full score: $20.00 |
| Rental parts and score:
$75.00 |
 An Old English Christmas
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussion, strings
Medley includes Here We Come a-Wassailing, The Holly and the Ivy, I Saw Three Ships, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, and the Sussex Carol.
| Duration: 6 minutes |
| Style: traditional holiday |
| Difficulty: moderately
easy |
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| Rental parts and score: $125.00 |
President Monroe's Trumpet March
2 cl, 1 bsn, 2 hn, 1 tpt, 1 perc, strings
An arrangement of a march by I. Briljan written for President James
Monroe.
| Duration: 2 minutes |
| Style: tonal and
accessible |
| Difficulty: easy |
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| Full score: $10.00 |
| Rental parts and score:
$25.00 |
President Monroe's March
1 picc, 2 ob, 2 cl, 1 bsn, 2 hn,
2 tpt, 1 perc, strings
An arrangement of a march by Charles Hupfeld written for
President James Monroe.
| Duration: 2 minutes |
| Style: tonal and
accessible |
| Difficulty: easy |
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| Full score: $10.00 |
| Rental parts and score:
$25.00 |
Shenandoah: A Symphonic Portrait
2 fl, 2 ob (ob 2 = Eng hn), 2 cl, 2 bsn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, synth, timp, 2 perc, strings
A four-movement portrait of the Shenandoah area of Virginia and the mountain people who once lived there. Includes emulations of folksong and roots music, plus a set of variations on "Oh Shenandoah." A real crowd-pleaser.
| Duration: 25 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Rental parts and score: $250.00 |
Three Spirituals for Orchestra
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussion, strings
Orchestral arrangements of Deep River, Ride on, King Jesus, and There is a Balm in Gilead.
"Excellent — so varied, and with wonderful orchestration."
—Gwyneth Walker, composer
| Duration: 9 minutes |
| Style: tonal and
accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately
easy |
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| Full score: $20.00 |
| Rental parts and score: $60.00 |
Answer Me, O Lord
SATB chorus a cappella
A haunting and contemplative setting of Psalm 69. Homophonic passages alternate with contrapuntal sections.
| Duration: 3 minutes |
| Style: modal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately difficult |
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| Choral score: $1.75 |
The Bow of God's Wrath
SATB chorus a cappella
A strikingly original setting of text from Jonathan Edwards' famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
| Duration: 2 minutes |
| Style: angular and dissonant |
| Difficulty: moderately difficult |
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| Choral score: $1.50 |
Dawn and Shine
SSAATTBB chorus and speaker
A stunning setting of text by the great Enlightenment minister Jonathan Edwards.
| Duration: 4 minutes |
| Style: modal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Choral score: $2.50 |
The Dove of New Snow
2-part children's or women's chorus with piano and flute
A beautiful setting of the winter-themed poem by Vachel Lindsay. The flute obligato imitates the call of the mourning dove.
| Duration: 4 minutes |
| Style: modal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Choral score: $2.00 |
Dwelling Place
2-part chorus and keyboard
Appropriate for church anniversaries, this easy anthem incorporates the familiar hymn The Church's One Foundation
| Duration: 3 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: easy |
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| Choral score: $1.75 |
God, We Thank You
SATB chorus and organ
A setting of Ruth Duck's beautiful text, using the familiar Holy Manna tune. Suitable for Thanksgiving or general worship.
| Duration: 3 minutes |
| Style: church anthem |
| Difficulty: easy |
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| Choral score: $1.75 |
I Sing the Mighty Power of God
SATB chorus and piano
A majestic anthem setting of the tune Ellacombe.
| Duration: 3 minutes |
| Style: church anthem |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Choral score: $1.75 |
The Lord's Prayer
SSATTB chorus and piano
A moving choral setting of the traditional text.
| Duration: 2 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Choral score: $1.75 |
Psalm 67
SSAATTBB chorus, piano, string quartet
Come Ye Faithful People Come forms the thematic basis for this celebratory Thanksgiving work.
| Duration: 7 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately difficult |
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| Full score: $10.00 |
| Choral score with piano reduction: $3.50 |
| Set of string parts: $15.00 |
Psalm 117: Laudate Dominum
SATB chorus a cappella
A challenging motet with Latin text. Declamatory outer sections contrast with a highly rhythmic middle section.
| Duration: 2 1/2 minutes |
| Style: contemporary tonal |
| Difficulty: moderately difficult |
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| Choral score: $2.00 |
Rock o' My Soul
SATB chorus a cappella
A fun and rhythmic arrangement of the traditional Spiritual.
| Duration: 2 minutes |
| Style: gospel |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Choral score: $1.50 |
 Service Music
A wonderfully varied collection of choral introits, closings, and prayer responses. These pieces are offered as free downloads. Click the title of the piece below to open a PDF you can download and save on your computer.
NOTE: Compositions marked "Free" may be downloaded, printed, photocopied and distributed free of charge. For performances of these works, please credit the composer, David Kidwell, in the concert program or church bulletin.
Summer Sun
SSA children's chorus and piano
A bright and cheerful setting of the well-known Robert Louis Stevenson poem.
| Duration: 2 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: easy |
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| Choral score: $1.50 |
This Day
SATB chorus a cappella
A modal setting of a medieval Christmas text.
| Duration: 2 minutes |
| Style: modal |
| Difficulty: moderate |
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| Choral score: $1.75 |
The Winter Is Past
SSA chorus and piano
A beautiful setting of the springtime text from the Song of Solomon. Appropriate for either women's or children's voices.
| Duration: 4 minutes |
| Style: modal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Choral score: $2.00 |
Evensong
soprano (or tenor) and organ
Includes Psalm 130 ("Out of the depths"), Magnificat, Nunc dimittis, and Gloria Patri. Suitable for either concert performance or worship.
| Duration: 20 minutes |
| Style: contemporary tonal |
| Difficulty: moderately difficult |
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| Full score: $10.00 |
The Gallant's Way of Wooing
solo voice (any) and piano
A setting of one of W. S. Gilbert's "Bab Ballads." A must for Gilbert
and Sullivan fans!
This piece is offered as a free download. Click the title of the piece below to open a PDF you can download and save on your computer.
NOTE: Compositions marked "Free" may be downloaded, printed, photocopied and distributed free of charge. For performances of these works, please credit the composer, David Kidwell, in the concert program or church bulletin.
How Can I Keep From Singing
soprano (or tenor) solo and piano
A beautifully moving arrangement of the traditional hymn.
| Duration: 4 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderate |
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| Full score: $5.00 |
The Lord Is My Shepherd
soprano (or tenor) solo and piano
A poignant setting of Psalm 23 with beautiful piano interludes.
| Duration: 6 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately difficult |
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| Full score: $7.50 |
Peace
solo voice (any) and piano
A flowing arrangement of the traditional song "Peace, I Ask of Thee, O River."
This arrangement is offered as a free download. Click the title of the piece below to open a PDF you can download and save on your computer.
NOTE: Compositions marked "Free" may be downloaded, printed, photocopied and distributed free of charge. For performances of these works, please credit the composer, David Kidwell, in the concert program or church bulletin.
| Duration: 3 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Peace (Free PDF 123 KB) |
Storm
tenor and piano
A powerful and evocative setting of the Heinrich Heine poem, in an English translation by Louis Untermeyer.
| Duration: 8 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: fairly difficult |
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| Full score: $7.50 |
Three Shakespeare Sonnets
soprano (or tenor) solo and piano
Settings of sonnets 144 (modal, contemplative E minor), 128 (perpetual motion, shifting irregular meters), and 27 (dreamy outer sections, middle section in popular style)
| Duration: 10 minutes |
| Style: tonal/modal and accessible |
| Difficulty: fairly difficult |
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| Full score: $10.00 |
Dorian Rondo
piano solo
Inspired by Debussy and Ravel, alternating between Dorian and Lydian modes.
This piece is offered as a free download. Click the title below to open a PDF you can download and save on your computer.
NOTE: Compositions marked "Free" may be downloaded, printed, photocopied and distributed free of charge. For performances of these works, please credit the composer, David Kidwell, in the concert program or church bulletin.
| Duration: 4 1/2 minutes |
| Style: modal and Impressionistic |
| Difficulty: moderate |
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| Dorian Rondo (Free PDF 153 KB) |
if Love be ours
piano solo
A short, tuneful piece in popular style.
This piece is offered as a free download. Click the title below to open a PDF you can download and save on your computer.
NOTE: Compositions marked "Free" may be downloaded, printed, photocopied and distributed free of charge. For performances of these works, please credit the composer, David Kidwell, in the concert program or church bulletin.
| Duration: 2 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderate |
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| if Love be ours (Free PDF 104 KB) |
Prelude in D
piano solo
Slow and meditative jazz voicings, inspired by Gershwin's preludes.
This piece is offered as a free download. Click the title below to open a PDF you can download and save on your computer.
NOTE: Compositions marked "Free" may be downloaded, printed, photocopied and distributed free of charge. For performances of these works, please credit the composer, David Kidwell, in the concert program or church bulletin.
| Duration: 2 1/2 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Prelude in D (Free PDF 82 KB) |
Sonata for One Piano, Four Hands
piano solo
A non-traditional sonata form cast in three large sections. Liberal use of canon and free counterpoint.
| Duration: 10 minutes |
| Style: contemporary classical |
| Difficulty: fairly difficult |
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| Full score: $20.00 |
Hymn Reharmonizations
organ solo
Creative reharmonizations of familiar hymns.
These reharmonizations are offered as free downloads. Click the title of the hymn below to open a PDF you can download and save on your computer.
NOTE: Compositions marked "Free" may be downloaded, printed, photocopied and distributed free of charge. For performances of these works, please credit the composer, David Kidwell, in the concert program or church bulletin.
Three Meditations on American Hymn Tunes
organ solo
Includes Holy Manna ("Brethren, We Have Met to Worship"), Beach Spring ("Come, All Christians, Be Committed"), and Foundation ("How Firm a Foundation"). Suitable individually for worship preludes, or collectively for concert use.
| Duration: 8 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Full score: $10.00 |
Three Spirituals
organ solo
Settings of the spirituals Ride On, King Jesus; Steal Away; and I Woke Up This Morning. Individual movements may be used as worship preludes or postludes.
| Duration: 7 1/2 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderate |
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| Full score: $10.00 |
Two Meditations
organ solo
Two haunting, contemplative works written in 12-tone style. Appropriate for either worship or concert use.
| Duration: 3 minutes |
| Style: serial |
| Difficulty: moderate |
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| Full score: $5.00 |
Voluntary on "Dix"
organ solo
A festive arrangement of For the Beauty of the Earth.
| Duration: 2 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderate |
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| Full score: $5.00 |
Wedding March
organ solo
A festive wedding processional or recessional, also useful as a worship postlude.
| Duration: 2 1/2 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately difficult |
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| Full score: $5.00 |
Night Thoughts
flute, violin, viola, cello. (Also available for flute, violin, clarinet, cello.)
A mood piece with ethereal outer sections surrounding a central theme and variations.
| Duration: 8 minutes |
| Style: contemporary classical |
| Difficulty: fairly difficult |
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| Full score: $10.00 |
| Rental parts and score: $50.00 |
La Vida de un Hombre
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, cello
A post-minimalist quintet with echoes of Michael Torke.
| Duration: 10 minutes |
| Style: post-minimalist |
| Difficulty: fairly difficult |
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| Full score and parts: $70.00 |
Two Civil War Songs
bagpipes, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 2 percussion
An effective and enjoyable arrangement of the Civil War songs Battle Cry of Freedom and Bonnie Blue Flag.
| Duration: 4 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Full score: $10.00 |
| Rental parts and score: $40.00 |
What Wondrous Love Is This
horn and piano
The horn soars in this beautiful arrangement of the traditional American hymn.
| Duration: 3 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately easy |
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| Full score with horn part: $10.00 |
The World Is Too Much With Us
tenor, horn and piano
A melancholy treatment of the familiar poem by William Wordsworth.
| Duration: 5 minutes |
| Style: tonal and accessible |
| Difficulty: moderately difficult |
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| Full score with horn part: $15.00 |
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