Sibelius Workprints
These are recordings made from Sibelius for the purpose of rehearsal and reference to other singers and players
A - B - C
Abide With Me - Piano and ahs - In G and A for alto solo
All Creatures of Our God and King - Piano - one verse in Ab - mod. to C for pipes.
All the Trees of the Field - PIANO - elec. bass - perc. light ahs - pre-re - Feb. 2024
All the Trees of the Field - NO PIANO - elec. bass - perc. light ahs - pre-re - Feb. 2024
Amazing Grace - Alto Solo (June 2023)- Piano and Ahs - in A, Bb and C
Amazing Grace - Alto Solo (June 2023)- ALL in C - piano
Amazing Grace - clarinet solo with piano: (arr. - MR) Piano score from Sibelius. (Jan. 27, 2019). Arr. for Jose Vilar at Central Presbyterian. The final ending has rather a musical joke in play. Suddenly, the last phrase of the first verse to "And Can It Be" is added to the mix. Why?
one common word with the famous Wilberforce hymn. Jan was responsible for this...thing.
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - In F - First verse, sans alto krumm lead - 2nd verse, sans great bass krumm. All other krummhorns playing - WITH ORGAN INTRO - Diane, organ.
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - In F - First verse, sans alto krumm lead - 2nd verse, sans great bass krumm (alto krumm is added on melody). Diane Maltby, organ.
And Can It Be - recorders - harpsichord - organ - 4-3-19 for Good Friday
And Can It Be - harpsichord - organ only -
As It Fell Upon a Night - Digital Recorders (descant, treble, oboe and bassoon). Cello and Perc. Full digital perf.
As It Fell Upon a Night - Sans Descant Recorder - Music Minus One
As It Fell Upon a Night - Sans Bass Recorder - Music Minus One
At the King's Table - Digital performance: ahs, piano and elec. bass.
Beautiful City - Digital performance: ahs and piano
<---Beautiful City -This has piano, elec. bass and perc.
<---Sans piano - bass and perc. Pre-Re
Canticle of the Turning - from Sib. - Piano and ah's - Dec. 5, 2023
City of God - Ayers - Eaton: the Sibelius workprint version of the choral piece that can be found in "The Singer," David Ayers - Michael Roy.
Come On, Rejoice - Recorders - digital rec.
Come On, Rejoice - Digital performance by Sib.: piano, strings, bass, perc. light ahs.
Come On, Rejoice - PRE-RE- for perf.: PIANO, strings, bass, perc. FLUTES - SOME GUITAR - faint ahs - this is full mix from the 16-track
Come On, Rejoice - PRE-RE- for perf. (TAKE TWO): PIANO, strings UP, bass, perc. UP- faint ahs.
Come On, Rejoice - PRE-RE- for perf.: SANS PIANO, strings, bass, perc. faint ahs.
Come, People of the Risen King - Digital performance by Sibelius: piano, bass, drums, strings, ah's (simulates solo voice). Praise song arranged with Gaelic influences.
Come, People of the Risen King - WITH PIANO - for performance - alto vocal solo, guitar, penny whistle.
Come, People of the Risen King - SANS PIANO - for performance - alto vocal solo, piano, guitar, penny whistle.
Come, People of the Risen King - This is the full performance recording, with Jan singing the alto solo, with full orchestration: digital piano, strings, elec. bass, perc. and live guitar and penny whistle. This cont. Christian song was written by Keith and Kristyn Getty; arrangement and orchestration, MR. He also plays the guitar and penny whistle.
D - E - F
Easter Morn - New ver. redid piano - work print from Sibelius - piano - bass - guitar - ahs - click track 1-16-18
Easter Morn - New ver. work print from Sibelius - piano - bass - sans guit. - ahs - click track 1-16-18
Father, Lift Me Up - Digital Perf. Piano - Ahs - bass - strings - perc. from Sib. Oct. 2020
Father, Lift Me Up - Listen to the digital performance and simultaneously view score.
Father, Lift Me Up - Perf. pre-re - WITH PIANO - bass - strings - perc. from Sib. Oct. 2020
Father, Lift Me Up - Perf. pre-re - SANS PIANO - bass - strings - perc. from Sib. Oct. 2020
Father, Lift Me Up - Full Performance - Jan sings, Michael on guitar and flute.
G- H - I
God Leads Us Along - Arranged July, 2020 in Sib. Piano only, in G.
God's Heros - MR wrote this song some 20 years ago, based on ideas from the famous faith chapter in Hebrews 11. It is here missing its very fun and essential guitar part, but has piano, elec. bass, and light precussion, digitalized in Sibelius. Jan and Michael have sung this one as a duet many times in church concerts. Congregations usually enjoy hearing about Daniel and the "lions lyin' here and lions lyin' there."
Goodbye World, Goodbye - Hear the piano score to this southern gospel arr. by MR. The guitar which is the primary instrument is missing, and is performed live. Here is piano, elec. bass and light percussion, digitalized in Sibelius.
Read about Southern Gospel. and hear other SG songs performed by MR
His Strength Is Perfect - Steven Curtis Chapman - arr. MR - for Julianne Norman, CPC - July, 2019: piano, elec. bass, and digital voice.
His Strength Is Perfect - Listen and simultaneously see the score.
Holy, Holy, Holy - Solo for Jan done in Sib. MR wrote new melodies for this historic hymn tune. Organ, strings, percussion and bass are on this track with low ah's. Missing is the principal accompanying instrument: the guitar, which Sibelius cannot duplicate, and is only attainable in live performance.
Holy, Holy, Holy - Prerecorded background for performance: SANS guitar and vocal solo.
Holy, Holy, Holy - Prerecorded background for performance: WITH GUITAR - sans vocal
Holy, Holy, Holy - FULL PERF. - Jan sings this early 1800's Anglican hymn, considered to be one of the most ubiquitous hymns in the English language, appearing in a wide spread of denominational hymnals. Michael plays his 1969 Martin D-35 acoustic guitar, featuring the complex finger-picking styles heard in folk music. The guitar is in G-tuning. MR wrote the three differing melodies in this arrangement, the first being a stylized working of the traditional hymn tune, and the second and third verse tunes being original melodies, thus rather making the hymn a tone poem.
Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord - Digital Perf. - Piano, elec. bass, perc. and ahs. In Am for Jan's alto solo. Guitar (which is missing here) is the principle accompaniment.
Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord - PRE-RE - Piano, elec. bass, perc. and very low ahs.
Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord - PRE-RE - SANS PIANO - Piano, elec. bass, perc. and very low ahs.
I Am Jesus' Little Lamb - Digital performance - June 2020 (during the pandemic): This melody was written by Mark Shepperd; the poem is from the 18th c. by Henrietta Luis von Hayn. Arr. MR, for alto solo, piano, elec. bass, flute, and strings. Jan will sing this when the world heals. The guitar (the piano was expressly written to fit the guitar accompaniment) is not on this digital performance track (beyond Sibelius' skills), and of course, the vocal solo is represented by digital ahs.
I Am Jesus' Little Lamb - June 2020 - Pre-re background for live performance. PIANO
I Am Jesus' Little Lamb - June 2020 - Pre-re background for live performance - SANS PIANO
I Come With Joy - demo from Sib. and Sound Forge - 8-1-18 - This early American tune is called "Land of Rest," and was first published in 1844 in Sacred Harp. There are several sets of words, but Jan sang communion lyrics for this presentation for 8-3-18, with piano and mountain dulcimer.
The tune is not quite pentatonic, having two brief passing appearances of the 4th degree of the scale, but it has the shape and feel of a pentatonic hymn tune. The piano is purposely rather plain and repetative, being influenced by the dulcimer, which drones on C and G throughout.
I Love You, Lord - Prerecorded track of he praise song with piano and elec. bass.
I Sing a Song of the Saints of God - FULL RECORDING - This early 20th c. Anglican hymn is a favorite of Jan's; they used to sing it with the children at St. Thomas Episcopal Church School while she was a 1st grade teacher for 25 years. It is heard in the American Episcopalian churches, esp. on All Saints Day. She sings it here, to an arr. by Michael Roy. It was, by the way, recorded on All Saints Day, Nov. 1, 2020.
I Sing a Song of the Saints of God - FOR REHEARSAL - SANS solo and recorder - but no orchestral parts!
I Sing a Song of the Saints of God - FOR RECORDER SOLO - SANS recorder obbligato parts. Solo and orchestra only.
I Will Arise - PRE-RE - This mix: piano, full strings, electric bass, and incidental recorder sections. The early American hymn tune is pure pentatonic. This arrangement is elaborately contrapuntal between the vocal lead, the recorder and the piano. Note: the key is Bm - D, but the guitar plays capoed up two frets in Am - C
I Will Arise - FULL PERFORMANCE with Jan's solo, MR on guitar and tenor recorder.
J - K - L
Jesus Loves Me - Arr. David Ayers. Sung by the Immanuel Singers in their final concert of all time, Feb 20, 2008, at the Homestead Nazarene Church. Singing are leads, Beverley Murdock and Claudia Springer; alto, Jan; tenors, Chris Moore and John Flynt; bass-bari/guitarist, MR; Diane Maltby is at the piano.
Joy to the World - Piano score in G for alto solo and in C for Bagpipes. Dec. 24, 2021
Lord of the Dance - Piano score, bass, and ahs, (sans guitar) from Sib. 7-29-18. Arr. MR; words by Sydney Carter, 1963. Based on the Shaker tune, "All Good Gifts."
M - N - O
Mama: An Italian song Janelly sang for Mother's Day, 2018. Here is the Sibelius workprint: Piano and ahs - no click track - piano/guitar arr. MR.
More Time Alone - Arr. MR - Digital perf. from Sibelius: piano, elec. bass, strings and vocal ahs.
More Time Alone - Arr. MR - PRE-RE with piano, elec. bass, strings.
More Time Alone - Arr. MR - PRE-RE - SANS piano; elec. bass, strings, light ahs (no perc. track!)
No More Night - workprint from Sibelius - piano, ahs -
No More Night - workprint from Sibelius - piano, ahs -
Ode to Joy - Arr. for recorders by MR - June, 2023 - Harpsichord and recorders from Sibelius.
Ode to Joy - for recorders - Find "Music Minus One" for all four parts
Ode to Joy - Arr. for recorders - Harpsichord only. q = 128
Ode to Joy - Arr. for recorders - Harpsichord only. q = 116
Ode to Joy - Performance Track - 1st Take -Sans lead - q=120
Ode to Joy - Performance Track - 2nd Take - Sans lead - then sans 2nd part on 3rd v. q=120
Ode to Joy - Performance Track - 3rd Take- Sans lead - then sans 2nd part on 3rd v. q=120 FINAL TAKE
Once In Royal David's City - demo from Sib. and Sound Forge - 11-16-18 - Woodwind trio for flute, clarinet and alto sax, and piano: this is an existing arr. for two flutes that was expanded to three winds. It features three sections and a coda ending. The initial section is a languid sounding
of the hymntune with solos for all three inst's. The second part is more animated and whimsical. The third is a perfect canon, with a 4-beat separation of the parts; the canon modulates up a full tone, and the separation is sandwiched to only 2 beats, sounding more cachophonous than canonical. It concludes with sonorous harmonies both in the winds and piano. Hear below, a live performance of this arr. with flute and bass flute (and piano).
Once In Royal David's City: This poem was written by Cecil Frances Alexander in 1848. She also wrote "All Things Bright and Beautiful." MR has arranged this hymntune, written by Henry
John Gauntlet in 1849, for two flutes and piano; the arrangement was written to also work as a flute solo. MR played the principal flute part in live performance and later in the studio overdubbed the bass flute to achieve the duet. Diane M. is at the piano.
On Eagle's Wings - Piano - elec. bass - strings - no ahs
One Bread, One Body - Foley/Larson - Communion song - 3-3-19 - CPC
O Sacred Head Now Wounded - rearranged (MR) for recorder consort- Bach and two original harmonizations by MR. Harpsichord and organ only - no recorders.
O Sacred Head Now Wounded - Bach harm. plus two orig. harms. by MR. (with PIANO).
O Sacred Head Now Wounded - rearranged for recorder consort- Bach and two original harmonizations by MR. For descant, tenor I, Tenor II and Bass recorder; harpsichord and light organ. Good Friday, 2019
O Sacred Head Now Wounded - rearranged for recorder consort- Bach and two original harmonizations by MR. Sans descant - with three recorders, harpsichord and organ.
P - Q - R
Past Three O'Clock - Digital Performance: piano, bass, perc., strings, ahs on vocals; missing the principle accompanying inst. (acoustic guitar), which is played live. This old English carol tune is called "London Waits," which refers to the "waits" who were nightwatchmen and town criers who waited (roamed the streets) on London from dusk to dawn, watching for burglars, any mayhem, and esp. fires. The wait calls out, "Past three o'clock," and if all was well, the time was the message.
Past Three O'Clock - PRE-RE for perf. - Piano, bass, perc. strings, no ahs
Pastoral Symphony - from Messiah - G. F. Handel - strings and woodwinds
Poor Wayfaring Stranger: (arr. - MR) Piano score from Sibelius, with elec. bass, strings. (Dec. 2018). I have sung this basic arrangement for many decades. It is esp. arranged for guitar as principle accompaniment, despite there being a compelling piano score here.
Precious Lord, Take My Hand - For August, 2019, CPC summer music. Scored for alto solo and piano, with banjo, quatro, and harmonica. Tune is scored both in its original 3/4 and in 4/4. 4:36
Redeemed (Day to Be) - PERF. Piano - orchestration - ahs
Redeemed (Day to Be) - PRE-RE- Piano - orchestration - very light ahs
Rock of My Salvation - PRE-RE - from Sib. Piano, elec. bass, perc, light ahs. 1-25-2021
S - T - U - V
Simple Gifts - Arr. MR for Jan's alto solo and recorder and guitar - PERF. - from Sib. Piano, elec. bass, light ahs: too loud for a pre-re - 8 - 2015
Simple Gifts - Arr. MR for Jan's alto solo and recorder and guitar - PRE-RE. - from Sib. Piano, elec. bass, faint ahs: okay - 8 - 2015
Thanksgiving Introit - Piano, strings, ahs
W - X - Y - Z
What Should I Tell Them?: (music comp. & arr. - MR) Piano score from Sibelius. (Dec. 2018)
Hear only:
What Wondrous Love Is This? - workprint from Sibelius - piano, flute, clarinet - 1-31-18
You Can Tell The World - Piano only - No corrections - May 19, 2022
You Can Tell The World - Piano - elec. bass - perc. - Corrections - May 20, 2022