A soaring orchestral anthem that takes a classic Easter hymn and gives it a contemporary spin. Effective as both a solo worship piece and for choirs, this song captures the essence of Easter morning joy, with themes of nature, love, hope, and peace.
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A gentle, ambient contemporary arrangement of this beloved carol. The sorrowful lyrics show a mother grieving over her child during King Herod's massacre. A quiet, unusual carol for the Christmas season.
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One the most famous pieces of Baroque music, the beautiful Air from Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite #3 in D Major is commonly performed as a prelude at weddings, graduations, and other special occasions. A later arrangement that made the melody playable on one string of the violin gave it the nickname "Air on the G String." Often arranged for soloists, this recording is from Bach's original score for string orchestra.
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A front-porch style bluegrass version of this traditional gospel tune, featuring banjo, guitar, upright bass, fiddle, and drums. Fiddle introduction, then five choruses and four verses.
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A traditional solo piano accompaniment to the classic gospel hymn. Great for either a soloist or choir, and the verses have built-in call and response sections too. The pianist plays stride left hand during the choruses, often in a ragtime style.
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An bouncy acoustic version, featuring acoustic guitars, piano, fiddle, bass, and percussion. Fun for children and adults too! Six verses.
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A Spanish-inflected version of this popular Jewish hymn, featuring acoustic guitars, bass, piano, and drums. The lyrics translate as, "How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity." Mysterious and minor in tone, the two guitars evoke the sound of Ladino hymns and Sephardic Judaism.
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An incredibly popular piece of baroque music, often played at weddings and graduations. This is the original arrangement by the German composer Johann Pachelbel, for three violins, cello, and harpsichord.
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This famous wedding march is originally from Felix Mendelssohn's suite of music to Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Often played on pipe organ, this is a recording of the original orchestral scoring. A grand, triumphant piece, it is often used as a recessional at weddings. <br><br> Intended as a brief recessional after a wedding, this version ends after the main theme has been completely stated, at just under two minutes long. The last six minutes of the original piece, not included here, involve several new themes which alternate with the main melody.
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This traditional spiritual speaks of leaving this world and moving on. Arranged here for full orchestra plus rhythm section. Moderate tempo, three verses. Could work well for a soloist, a choir, or a congregation.
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Mozart's "Wedding March", the Finale of Act III from his opera "Marriage of Figaro". A beautiful march for full orchestra, this is often used as a processional at weddings.
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The wedding march from Wagner's opera Lohengrin, later made famous as the melody of "Here Comes the Bride", with organ covering the choir parts. A traditional processional, the original orchestral scoring is both grand and delicate.
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A processional for all seasons! This famous march is commonly used while the party enters in weddings, or as an alternate march in graduations, and is a common trumpet feature. Performed here by piccolo trumpet, pipe organ, and double bass. We provide two versions with your download, one with trumpet, and one without. The version without a trumpet features a short interlude between sections so that the soloist can rest.
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This beautiful classical work is commonly performed as a recessional at weddings and at other joyous occasions. The opening of Act 3 from Handel's opera Solomon, it is recorded here from Handel's original scoring for string orchestra, two oboes, and harpsichord.
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A traditional arrangement of the classic Lenten hymn for string orchestra, woodwinds and piano. Three verses. There are several tunes commonly used for this hymn- this arrangement uses the Vox Dilecti melody by John Dykes.
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