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I Surrender All TTBB acapella

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Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone

2:34

Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone TTBB

2:36

The Lord's Prayer TTBB acapella

2:23

I Then Shall Live TTBB acapella

4:50

Christmas Joy TTBB

Creating a Choral Arrangement with a Theme of Christmas Joy
In 2023 I was contemplating what Christmas music to use for the Men’s Ensemble at First Baptist Church in Ringgold, GA. The men mostly sing a Cappella arrangements.
My mind was drawn to the concept of joy, presented musically with motion, energy, and excitement. My spirit wanted a text that could proclaim the gospel message of Christmas and be joyful in style.
At the same time, my heart was drawn to the concept of leaving listeners in a spirit of worship and a mood of quiet and reverence at the end of the song.
The contrasting concepts seemed to present a dichotomy. Choose one concept or the other.
I settled on a theme of joy, an upbe...

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2:25

The Lord's Prayer TTBB Key of G Easier

Просмотров 1916 часов назад

NOTE: This arrangement is almost note-per-note identical to a previous arrangement of the Lord's Prayer I posted on RUclips. However, this arrangement in the key of G is a half-step lower while avoiding extreme low notes for the bass line. This arrangement in G also improves the voice leading in a few places, making it easier to learn and perform. It is basically equivalent in musical effect, i...

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I Surrender All TTBB acapella

Просмотров 1252 года назад

This well-known hymn of invitation was arranged for the Men's Ensemble at Ringgold First Baptist Church in Ringgold, GA. The first time the Men's Ensemble sang this arrangement in public, we were guest musicians for a revival service at Salem Baptist Church. Organized in 1847 and located out in the country just a few miles from Ringgold, this historic church is nestled among beautiful hills. Th...

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Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone

Просмотров 222 года назад

Written and arranged by Allen Goodwin especially for the Men's Ensemble of First Baptist Church in Ringgold, GA. Pdf scores are available without cost upon request from the composer-arranger (allen.w.goodwin@gmail.com).

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Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone TTBB

Просмотров 302 года назад

2:23

The Lord's Prayer TTBB acapella

Просмотров 3292 года назад

This arrangement was inspired by a legendary 8-voice 3-octave setting by Jim Clancy for The Vocal Majority, a barbershop choir in the Dallas, TX area. One of the singers in the Men's Ensemble that I direct had sung that arrangement in a large barbershop choir in a major city, and he wanted us to sing it. While the original arrangement sounded great, I saw immediately that the piece was written ...

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I Then Shall Live TTBB acapella

Просмотров 1552 года назад

The words of this song are affirming, unifying, and aspirational - so appropriate and encouraging for the times in which we are living in 2022. The words were written by David Phelps and Gloria Gaither, famous for their careers in gospel music with Bill Gaither and the Gaither Vocal Band. The music the authors chose to use with their text did not come from gospel music or the musical styles we ...

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Amazing Grace TTBB acapella

Просмотров 1912 года назад

The beginning stanzas of John Newton's familiar hymn are presented as a set of variations composed around a familiar old Scottish folk melody rather than the classic Newton melody. These stanzas have many polyphonic elements brought together at each stanza's end by close chordal harmonies that complement men's voices. The final stanza ("When we've been there ten thousand years...") brings back ...

Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring SATB acapella

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Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring SATB acapella

Просмотров 722 года назад

"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" SATB is a motet based on a melody by Johann Schop (c. 1590-1644). It is familiar to most of us because J. S. Bach harmonized the melody in one of his most famous chorales. Bach wrote a beautiful instrumental accompaniment that flows around and through the successive phrases of the chorale melody. The chorale text was written by Martin Janus (c. 1620-c. 1682). He wa...

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SingAboutHeaven Bass 2

Просмотров 195 лет назад

Gospel song by Larry Whitehead. Arranged for TTBB by Allen Goodwin for Men's Ensemble of First Baptist Church in Ringgold, GA. Learning video for Bass 2

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SingAboutHeaven Bass 1

Просмотров 195 лет назад

Gospel song by Larry Whitehead. Arranged for TTBB by Allen Goodwin for Men's Ensemble of First Baptist Church in Ringgold, GA. Learning video for Bass 1

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SingAboutHeaven Tenor 2

Просмотров 135 лет назад

Gospel song by Larry Whitehead. Arranged for TTBB by Allen Goodwin for Men's Ensemble of First Baptist Church in Ringgold, GA. Learning video for Tenor 2

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SingAboutHeaven Tenor 1

Просмотров 145 лет назад

Gospel song by Larry Whitehead. Arranged for TTBB by Allen Goodwin for Men's Ensemble of First Baptist Church in Ringgold, GA. Learning video for Tenor 1

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Remembering Laura and Elliots Wedding

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I created this three-minute music video to celebrate one of the happiest days of my life, the day my daughter Laura married Elliot Sargent in November of 2014. The wedding was outdoors on the side of Lookout Mountain in northwest Georgia on a spectacular day in full autumn glory. The video shows me escorting Laura down the “aisle” and displays images that ran through my mind in those moments. T...

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The Holly and the Ivy Part Tenor 2

Просмотров 2176 лет назад

Part learning video for Tenor 2 See the full score video elsewhere on my RUclips channel. Traditional English carol "The Holly and the Ivy" arranged for acapella men's voices TTBB by Allen Goodwin. There are five short stanzas, each with the refrain, and a short coda closer. The piece was designed so it can be used with any number or combination of stanza/refrain units. The short coda can also ...