Favorite Lenten and Easter Hymn Arrangements?
  • ServiamScores
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    I've been perusing various threads on the forum but so far have come up empty with anything resembling an accessible list good for future reference, so I would like to put it to all of you:

    What are some of your favorite arrangements & reharms of particular Lenten and Easter hymns?

    For instance, I really enjoy Dan Miller's Royal Procession on All Glory, Laud, and Honour. It is delightful, and good fun if you have an organ that can do it justice. Recording | Score It does actually work to have people sing three verses of the hymn.

    I'd like to know other such arrangements that are worth doing. I'm also happy for people to share their own if they are so inclined.
    Pax,
    James
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    As an aside, I rather love Rinck's Herzliebster Jesu (Ah, Holy Jesus) as a quiet reflection on organ, although this is not a hymn arrangement as such. I play this after Tuesday evening adoration once every Lent. Score attached; it's a gem that deserves to be wider known. Here's a recording I made a while back.
    Herzliebster Jesu J Herzog Full score LEGAL.pdf
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  • liampmcdonough
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    Hard to beat Willcocks' Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today
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  • liampmcdonough
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    On the subject of lovely and easy Lenten organ music, I love these:

    Telemann - Choral Preludes
    O Lamm Gottes unschuldig
    Herzlich thut mich verlangen

    Buxtehude - Chorale Preludes
    Herzlich thut mich verlangen
    Mensch, willst du leben seliglich

    And of course Bach's
    O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    My arrangement of "At the Lamb's High Feast" for choir, brass, organ. Also available for choir, reeds, organ or for choir, strings, organ. Also, for choir & organ.

    Giffen-At the Lambs High Feast-2022a-brass.pdf
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    Giffen-At the Lambs High Feast-2022-brass.mp3
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  • Liam
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    "At The Lamb's High Feast" is one of my favorite texts for Easter.

    I am also very fond of this (from CC Watershed's online copy of The Pius X Hymnal):

    Christ The Lord Is Risen Today.png
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    Here's the choir/organ score.
    Giffen-At the Lambs High Feast-2021-organ.pdf
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    Giffen-At the Lambs High Feast-2021-organ-160kbps.mp3
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  • ServiamScores
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    Charles, this is a very fine arrangement!
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  • PhilipPowell
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    As an aside, I rather love Rinck's Herzliebster Jesu (Ah, Holy Jesus) as a quiet reflection on organ.

    Paul Fey has a very nice (and easy!) little mediation on this tune as well which I use at various holy hours during the Lenten season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hyHFBD_ZJ8
  • ServiamScores
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    Very Rheinberger Cantilène
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