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.
F Ab C
Sometimes called "Up Over My Head", this simple, powerful gospel tune was made famous by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. During the civil rights era it became a protest song by substituting the words "freedom" and "justice" for "music". This traditional gospel arrangement featuring piano and church organ is perfect for a soloist, a choir, or both! Choirs behind a soloist can echo the first three lines of each verse immediately after the soloist for instant easy harmony, and sing the last line with the soloist in unison. Verse four goes up a whole step for dramatic effect, and slows down at the end for a big finish.
F D Ab
This heartfelt spiritual about standing with God is presented here in a simple folk style with two acoustic guitars, upright bass, and drums. Adopted by the civil rights movement as "We Shall Not Be Moved", the melody now conjures images of standing against injustice.
D C F
An accompaniment of the classic gospel hymn, featuring piano, electric keyboard and strings. One verse and two choruses, with lots of room for soloists to show their stuff. This is an original arrangement, but close enough to many popular arrangements to be easy to follow.
C F A
An upbeat contemporary praise and worship arrangement of the classic hymn, perfect for soloists, congregations, or choirs. Four verses. The fourth verse begins with a drum breakdown and slows dramatically at the end. Features piano, guitar, bass, drums, organ, synthesizer, and percussion.
F Bb D
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.
G Eb Bb
A mellow and simple, yet moving arrangement of the classic hymn, This Is My Father's world. Perfect for soloists and congregational singing. Original text by Maltbie D Babcock and tune by Franklin L Shephard, published in 1901. Three verses, with a key change - up one whole step - for the third verse.
C D F
A contemporary arrangement of the classic hymn Rock of Ages, with a slightly jazzy and pop infused sound. Features piano and acoustic guitar with bass and drums and light synths. Originally by Augustus Toplady, the setting was first written by Thomas Hastings in 1830. This arrangement features 4 verses.
Bb D G
A beautiful, soulful, modern pop ballad version of the traditional Methodist hymn Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us. Features piano, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard, bass and drums, gradually building to a moving final chorus. Reharmonized for a more gospel feel. This version plays through 3 verses.
Eb C F
A mellow arrangement of the hymn O God of Mercy, God of Light. Features piano and strings, and light percussion, with a special cathedral pipe organ 3rd verse. This track features a rubato opening, where the piano plays the entire hymn one time through, which can be used as a bonus 4th verse.
Ab C F
Movement 47 of Handel's Messiah is a bass recitative that serves as a noble and grand introduction to the bass aria "The Trumpet Shall Sound".
D
Klezmer backing track arrangement perfect for singing along to the Four Questions of the Passover Seder, also known as Halila Hazeh. Verses traditionally sung by the youngest in the family with everone singing the choruses.
Dbm Em Gm Bm
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.
D
An instrumental version of the famous Bach aria Sheep May Safely Graze, recorded here with two flutes, cello, harpsichord, and violins on the melody. A beautiful and well-known work, it is often used to set a peaceful mood at the beginning of special events. For a backing track version that leaves out the violin part to make room for a soprano soloist, see track 1302.
Bb C G
Jazz Trio recording of the traditional epiphany hymn, Arise Your Light Has Come. Piano, bass, and drums, rewritten in 3/4 time for a jazz waltz feel.
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