"ETERNAL
THINGS"The technique of pitting two melodies against each other has been very
popular in church music over the past few years. This little "short and
sweet" 2-part song could be sung by two groups of children, an SA choir, or
perhaps by children with parents or teachers. It is very simple and unassuming,
easy to learn and perform. PRICE: Free. Performance time: 2 minutes.
FREE
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(1.2 MEG) (Voices are
represented by piano)
"LOVE
AT HOME"
(arrangement)
Cost: $5.00 Another of the three hymn arrangements which were originally published
together, this LDS favorite is now available by itself. The subject matter in
the piece is the peace and joy we find with our families when there is a spirit
of love in our homes. Performance time:
4-5 minutes. Cost: $5.00
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represented by piano)
"MEMORY
LULLABY"
Cost: $3.00
In the summer of 1979, I was asked to compose a special song for an LDS
women's conference in Anchorage, Alaska. I asked Tamara Hann to write the words,
and thus began our collaboration which has continued for more than a quarter
century so far. The subject of the song was rather unusual: We were to write a
song to be sung by a mother to her grown_up daughter! With the gorgeous voice of
our friend Sue Tubbs to perform the piece for the conference, it could hardly
fail. The same sentiments expressed by the mother in the words of this lullaby
apply to many, many mothers and daughters around the world. I used the piece
with a soloist and added an SSA chorus on the last refrain of the song. I know
that others have heard this song performed at funerals leaving out the last
verse, especially services for female children or teenagers. It's a beautiful
song, but one warning: Whether you're a mother or a daughter, or maybe both,
keep your Kleenex handy! Performance time:
5-6 minutes. Cost $3.00
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(4.2 MEG) (Voices are
represented by piano)
"RAINBOWS
AND RIBBONS"
FREE
In the 1980s we lived in the beautiful coastal community of Sitka, Alaska,
where there was a wonderful cedar log chapel and a small branch of the LDS
Church. One of the children in our branch, a beautiful young girl named Sadie
Clontz, passed away while we were there. My husband Thayne and son Kyle felt
especially close to Sadie since they had been the Clontz family's home teachers.
Another lady in the branch, Tammy Crosby, wrote some lovely words about Sadie
and asked me to set them to music, and the results are this song. It is written
for solo soprano voice and piano. And I might mention here that we have been
looking for the Clontzes (Bob and Linda) for years, ever since we moved from
Sitka and lost touch with them. So, Clontzes, if you're out there and by some
quirk of fate happen to see this website, please remember that your daughter was
and is loved by many people; and each time someone sings this song, it will be a
tribute to her memory.
PRICE: Free. Performance time: 2-3 minutes.
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(.6 MEG) (Voices are
represented by piano)