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Hymns with a Classical Touch
(Lillenas Publications). Cindy Berry has combined hymns and gospel songs with classical favorites in this collection of piano solos. Designed for offertories, preludes, postludes, or personal worship, songs texts are provided for enrichment and devotional use. Titles include: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee * Crown Him with Many Crowns * Great Is Thy Faithfulness * Come, Thou Fount * It Is Well with My Soul * Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah * and more. Intermediate level.
48 pages, Paperback
First published June 22, 1988
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January 23, 2015
I loooved this book! I have been listening to classical music, and wanting to play many of the pieces on the piano. With this book, I have most of the full versions of classics, with beautiful hymns woven inside. Each piece starts out with the classical, and then the hymn is placed over top. In a few songs, the hymn is sometimes hidden a little too much in the classic, but all the songs were still really good. The hymns and classics were picked just right. Not only were the tunes similar, but the chord progressions are similar too. Some of the songs seem made to be mixed together. One thing I noticed was that it could be possible to sing to the songs (I wouldn't recommend it, but it's possible). My favorite is the classic Le Cygne mixed with Moment by Moment. Le Cygne is a wonderful song, and the hymn with it is just amazing!
The following is the list of songs, their classics, and what key they are in:
Jesus, the Very Though of Thee/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring-Key of G
I Surrender All/Sonata No. 8, "Pathetique", Adagio Cantabile-Key of Ab
Crown Him with Many Crowns/Prelude in D Major-Key of D
Come, Thou Fount/Concerto, Op. 23-Key of C
Great is Thy Faithfulness/Liebestraum-Key of Ab
Moment by Moment/Le Cygne (The Swan)-Key of G
It is Well with My Soul/Moonlight Sonata-Key of E and Db
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah/Fuga II, from the W.T.C., Vol. 1-Key of Eb
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee/Prelude in G-Key of G
Amazing Grace/Morning Mood, peer Gynt Suite No. 1-Key of E and F
The Lord's My Shepherd(Irvine)/"Largo" from Xerxes-Key of G
I definitely recommend this book. It's very fun and would be great for any church event, offertory, or even a talent show! The book says moderate difficulty, but I would recommend this for at least a late intermediate to early advanced player.
The following is the list of songs, their classics, and what key they are in:
Jesus, the Very Though of Thee/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring-Key of G
I Surrender All/Sonata No. 8, "Pathetique", Adagio Cantabile-Key of Ab
Crown Him with Many Crowns/Prelude in D Major-Key of D
Come, Thou Fount/Concerto, Op. 23-Key of C
Great is Thy Faithfulness/Liebestraum-Key of Ab
Moment by Moment/Le Cygne (The Swan)-Key of G
It is Well with My Soul/Moonlight Sonata-Key of E and Db
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah/Fuga II, from the W.T.C., Vol. 1-Key of Eb
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee/Prelude in G-Key of G
Amazing Grace/Morning Mood, peer Gynt Suite No. 1-Key of E and F
The Lord's My Shepherd(Irvine)/"Largo" from Xerxes-Key of G
I definitely recommend this book. It's very fun and would be great for any church event, offertory, or even a talent show! The book says moderate difficulty, but I would recommend this for at least a late intermediate to early advanced player.
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