Great Hymns

Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon - Grade 3-4

By James Curnow

Very nice arrangements, will sound great in your church. It would have been helpful if the product description was clear that you were buying the solo part and a CD, but that the accompaniment was NOT included. It was slightly painful to have to go back and spend another $10...

for the keyboard part. They are all good arrangements though, and worth the total cost of the solo part + accompaniment.

These are beautifully written for brass players, however - as the composer notes after you have the book in hand - they were written for his friend who is a trumpeter. Therefore, several of them are just not as suitable for lower brass players. Several have notes to play up an octave...

, not practical (or possible?). Also, they simply are not well scored for woodwinds - the ring of brass is needed for the full effect.

Arrangements of familiar hymns would have been fine, but I was shocked to see there were no accompaniments at all! I could have improvised something, but that's too much work for something which should have been handy and useful. I returned the music.

The guy who did this arrangment, James Curnow, is very good. He writes good stuff. I highly recommend this book along with the piano accompaniment. My church well recieved these songs. It will bless you and your congregation.

For those of you looking for some very nice arrangements of classic hymns look no further. So much of what is available today is too simple for the intermediate to advance musician. These arrangments have great variety in them including key changes, optional notes, and are very musical. The melody...

is never lost due to too much embellishment but yet never stale and unimaginative. CD accomp. includes flute, trumpet, sax and euphonium demos. Thanks Jim for your contribution to my library.