I have made a Kickstarter: I want to write a 3-4 minute original piano arrangement of “I Sing the Mighty Power of God” for solo piano. It will be perfect for concert halls and church services. If you’d like to see this written, you can back the project for as little as $1 and get an mp3 when I’m finished writing! Other rewards involve getting a copy of the score, or even working with me directly to help me write the piece. I only need to raise $120, so every little bit really helps!
Piano Music I’ve Written
The best way to get a feel for how the piano arrangement is going to turn out is to listen to some of my other hymn arrangements:
Wedding Music for Piano – Oath of Unity (Be Thou my Vision, Take my Life, and O Perfect Love)
Violin and Clarinet Duet – Proclamation (Amazing Grace)
What Child is This? (Greensleeves) for Solo Saxophone
O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Saxophone Duet
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name – Solo Saxophone
What Wondrous Love Is This? – Solo Saxophone
Some basic ideas are to begin with sparse motivic development, build to a good strong introduction of the melody, mix traditional sounds with contemporary classical styles throughout, and exploit some of the natural strength in the melody through richly orchestrated and colorful passages. I haven’t decided on a form yet. Rondo might work pretty well…
I’m always open to requests and suggestions!
Every piece has its own challenges. Sometimes I sit down and have a piece of music a few hours later. Other times it’s a tedious and frustrating uphill battle. But I always finish in the end and I almost always finish on time.
No matter the size or scope of a piece, it takes a large amount of resources to get something like this done. Professional opinions from accomplished pianists, time in my studio, and putting up videos and webpages are among a few things required to get a new piece out there.
