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The CuthbertPraise! Hymn series is a collection of instrumental
hymn arrangements designed to integrate seamlessly with the
Episcopal Hymnal. Each hymn in the collection contains parts for a
number of different combinations of instruments depending on
musical taste and availability of players at your church, and each
arrangement remains faithful to the original Episcopal Hymnal
setting. Included in each set are parts for:
• 2 Flutes
• 2 Bb Trumpets (or Clarinet)
• 2 C Trumpets (or Oboe or Violin)
• 2 Horns in F
• 2 Trombones (or Euphonium, Bassoon or Cello)
• Tuba (or Bass Violin)
• Full Brass Ensemble for trio, quartet, quintet or sextet
with voicings optimized for brass instruments
• Guitar (with fretboard illustrations, capo transpositions
where applicable and chords that really work!)
• Bass Guitar
• Timpani (with 2-3 pitches for each hymn - a keyboard
with a General MIDI timpani patch works very nicely
if you don't have drums
Each hymn in the series contains an original descant (some have
two!) and all the arrangements will work with all or any
combination of instruments. The Voice/Guitar part may be used to
accompany the singing both with and without piano and organ. The
duet arrangements will also work with one, two or three
instruments. The Brass Ensemble score includes substitution parts
that are clearly labeled (for example, Horn and First Trombone
may substitute or sound together, and voicings are optimized for
instruments rather than the standard SATB settings in the hymnal
which work well for voices but often sound hollow or
uncharacteristic when played on brass or wind instruments.
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