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Firm Foundation: Five Preludes on Shape-Note Tunes
Jeffrey Blersch has set familiar shape-note hymn tunes in delightful settings for organ.
Jeffrey Blersch has set familiar shape-note hymn tunes in delightful settings for organ. A shape-note is a style of notation in which the notes are written with different shapes to teach music literacy, and the five tunes in this collection were first published in shape-note hymnals. The tunes are FOUNDATION, HOLY MANNA, JEFFERSON, NEW BRITAIN, and THE SAINTS’ DELIGHT. Styles range from mysterious and haunting to rousing jig and lilting mixed meter.
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Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
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In Adam We Have All Been One
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| ISBN-13 | 9780758670809 |
| Occasions | Advent, Baptismal Life, Beginning of Service, Confession and Absolution, Easter, End Times, Hope and Comfort, Justification, Morning, Praise and Adoration, Redeemer, Society, Stewardship, Thanksgiving and Harvest, Trust, Vocation, Word of God |
| LSB Hymn Numbers | 338, 476, 540, 569, 584, 728, 744, 782 |
| Instrumentation | Organ |
| Tune Names | FOUNDATION, HOLY MANNA, JEFFERSON, NEW BRITAIN, THE SAINTS' DELIGHT |
| Music List | 2021 |
| Music Difficulty | Medium |
| Collection Content | Amazing Grace; Christ, the Word of God Incarnate; Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus; Faith and Truth and Life Bestowing; Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings; How Firm a Foundation; In Adam We Have All Been One; Who Are You Who Walk in Sorrow |
| Authors | Jeffrey Blersch |
| Music Setting Composers | Jeffrey Blersch |
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