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Ronald Staheli’s “Oh, May My Soul Commune with Thee”

Details at a Glance Voicing: SATB a cappella Music: Lorin F. Wheelwright, arr. Ronald J. Staheli Lyrics: Lorin F. Wheelwright Language: English Key(s): B Difficulty: easy Duration: 3:15 min. Pages: 4 Price: $0.99/copy (10+ copies); $1.35/copy (<10 copies) Download Site: Holy Sheet Music Listen: Holy Sheet Music Review Ronald Staheli was the conductor of BYU’s premiere choir, the […]

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Robert Manookin’s “Christmas Bells Are Ringing”

Continuing our Christmas theme, this week we’ll look at “Christmas Bells Are Ringing” by Robert Manookin Details at a Glance Voicing: SATB and piano Lyrics: Robert Manookin Language: English Key(s): E Difficulty: Choir—easy. Piano—easy. Duration: 2:00 min. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPHv2H5cj8QPages: 7 Price: $1.33/copy (April 2018 from Sheet Music Plus) Download Site: Sheet Music Plus Listen: Review Robert […]

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How to Make an Easter Hymn from Pachelbel’s Canon

(Cross-posted from josephsowa.com) “I don’t know how you could possibly write music!” It’s a refrain I hear often, even from talented musicians. And I can understand why they say that. Writing music might seem like organizing thousands of isolated pitches and rhythms. For example, my latest arrangement included 2320 notes, 1273 rhythms, and 281 rests. That’s daunting. But there is […]

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