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The Book for All Occasions

01. Rule Britannia :: Patriotic :: Thomas Arne (1710-78)

 
Andante

                      
       
mf
                            
         
dim. mp

             

             
f

02. God save the Queen


Thesaurus Musicus, 1743
  Andante
  
                 
mp
 
f

       

    
      
03. Jerusalem
Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918)
Adagio
 
                     
f mf mf


                    
dim. p mp poco cresc.

               
        
f
  

  
               
ff mf

               

dim. p cresc.

   
          
   
ff
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04. I vow to thee, my country

 
Adagio Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

          
       
mf mp


   
       
cresc. f

 allargando
  
   
        
05. Hen Wlad Fy Nnadau (Land of my Fathers)
James James
Andante

    
         
mf

          
   

  
       
 
 
f

     
     
06. The Star-Spangled Banner John Stafford Smith (1750-1836)
Moderato
        
         
f

           
 
mf

         
  
f
 allargando

            
ff
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07. La Marseillaise

 Allegro
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760 - 1836)
maestoso

                   

  

ff

                
          

         
   
  mp
 marcato
          
      

ff

   
               
 
08. Waltzing Matilda
Christina MacPherson
 
Andante
    
   
       
    
mf
  
             
       
    
             

09. March from Scipio :: Ceremonial ::

 
Andante Handel (1685-1759)

            
    
f / mp
    
         
 
mf

                
   

p

         
     


f
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10. Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

  
Allegro con molto fuoco

                 
           
ff 
        
   
   
 
        
            
mf
          
   
 
    
          
    
 
                        
 
          
                
ff 

                          
           

Poco allargando
     
 Largamente
           
   
dim. p
  
                 
 
  
    
  
          
 
          
             


        
                 


         
                   
  mf
 
          
         
         
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 
   




          
 
 
     
        
f
 poco rit.
  
                   
cresc.

 A tempo Allegro
      
                  
ff   
    
   
           
11. Prince of Denmark's March
Jeremiah Clarke (1659 - 1707)
Allegro moderato

                    

mf

             
  
mp

     
          
mf

                  
  

             
       
mp mf

                
f

               
 
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12. Three Fanfares for an Occasion


#1

Adagio

         
 
   
  
ff f mp ff
Adagio

#2
            
ff     f
 meno mosso

                  
ff
Adagio
#3 rall.
 
                    
     
ff f mp f ff

13. Trumpet Voluntary


John Stanley (1713-86)


Moderato e maestoso
   
            
f
  
  
           
    
    
 
               
   

mf
    
                


mp

          
       cresc. 
 
mp

mf

                  

  
f

                    
    
     
  
    

mf

            
  
cresc. f
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14. Triumphal March from Aïda

 
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Andante

    
                         
mf

 
             
      
 
    
                   
           
          
   
                         
mp
                
                
  

mf
  
                      
 
  
 
            
        
 
f

                     
        

                          
  
 
                         
      mp
 
                            
   
   
                          
mf
     
                     

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:: Celebrations ::
15. For he's a jolly good fellow Traditional song

         
Allegro moderato

          
    
               
    


     
                
  
16. Auld Lang Syne Traditional Scottish melody

    
Andante
             
mf

         
      


                

17. Joy to the World
Lowell Mason (1792-1872)

 
Moderato
         
                 
f
 mf

        
                    
mp     
f
18. Ode to Joy
Moderato Beethoven (1770-1827)

     
               
f

         

     
mp

        
              
f
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19. Londonderry Air :: Traditional ::


Traditional Irish melody
Adagio

                    
mp

        
      
mf

poco rit. A tempo rall.

         
     
f mp
20. Amazing Grace

 
Adagio Traditional American song

      
     
mp cresc.

rall.
   
      
 
f mp dim. p morendo
21. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

 Adagio
Negro Spiritual

  
             
mp mf

  
       
    
p mp


               

f p

 
rall.

                 

dim. pp
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22. Greensleeves Traditional English song


Allegro e legato
   
              

mp

    
              
f

    
       


23. Cwm Rhondda :: Hymns ::


John Hughes (1873-1932)

 
Andante

                  
mf 

        
        
   
cresc.

  
             
   

24. Be Thou my Vision

  
Traditional Irish melody
Adagio

        
          
p cresc.


                        
mf p

25. Abide with me


Andante W.H. Monk (1823-1889)
 
             
mp


        
   
     
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26. Thine be the Glory
Handel (1685-1759)
Andante

     
           
f

         
     
mf

        
       
f

  
 

         

27. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind


Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918)
Andante

  
            
mp cresc.

       
     
dim.

28. Jingle Bells :: Christmas :: Traditional American song

Presto
       
                       
mf
     
p
                
                    
        

         
                                 

sf f
         
                         
     


sf
              2. 1.

                           



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29. We wish you a Merry Christmas

 Presto
Traditional West Country carol

                 

 
mf

 
          

        

30. O come, all ye Faithful


J.F. Wade (1711-1786)

 
Andante
    
        
f

                


mf
   
       
     
f

31. Hark the herald angels sing Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

 
Andante

          
          
mf
  
        
   
  
f
 
      
         
  
           
    
ff

32. Away in a Manger


W.J. Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
 
Andante

                
 

          
   
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33. Silent Night
Andante Franz Grüber (1787-1863)
 
        

pp


  
     
p p

 
      
  
f pp
dim.

:: Classical Favourites ::
34. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

  Andante

          
         
mp


        
          


        

         
dim. p

 
               
    
mp mf


             
      

f

 
          

 
 
f

mp mp pp
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35. Largo (From the New World Symphony)
Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904)

  
Largo
          
 
p mf

        
   
mp p


     
meno mosso
      

f p

36. Nimrod (from the Enigma Variations)

 
Adagio Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

       
       
ppp cresc. dim.

      

           
pp mp

       
             
dim. p pp

     
      
       
p cresc. poco a poco mf f

     
         
rf

  
            
 
ffz cresc. ff dim

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37. Nessun Dorma (from Turandot)


Adagio Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

  
              
p

poco rit. A tempo

    
        
mp


              
mf p

  
            

f ff

38. Adagio
Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1750)


Adagio

        
                  
p    

      

                
mp

  
                 

  
    
              
     
mf    
p
rall.
 
       

            
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:: Weddings ::
39. Bridal Chorus (from Lohengrin)

Richard Wagner (1813-83)
Andante
 
             
mf
  
 
                


       
         
mp

mf


               
 

                
mf
  
 
                 
f 

40. Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night's Dream)


Allegro
 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)


         
  
f

        
    
f

            
  

 
          
mf

            
  
f
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           
    
mp

                
    

                 


          
     

 
                 
 
poco rit.

                                  


A tempo rall.

           
     
ff

:: Fun and Games ::


41. The Can-Can Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

 
Allegro

                  
  
mp

  
        
     f   
       
p

         
f
          
p f


                 
   
   
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42. The Entertainer
Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

  Andante
                  
     
f mp

   
                            
           
f mp f

   
            
    
   
        
  
mp f

   
1. 2.
         

    
                          
 

                     
           
  

                  

               
     
mp cresc. poco a poco 
ff
43. William Tell Overture

  
Allegro Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

          
              
mp      


                     
              
f

           
       
          
mf

   
                         
        
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     
             
           

            
            
             
mp

        
  
   
      
      
  
f

           
             
        

44. Entry of the Gladiators

  
Julius Fucik (1872-1916)

 
Allegro
              
 
      
ff

           
       
                 
mp
    
                            
      
mf
  1.
   
2.
                               
     
   
                           
     
mp
      
     
   
             
    
mf
   
      
   
 
   
        
f
  
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45. Liberty Bell
John Philip Sousa (1854-1933)


Allegro

                       
    
ff mp

                    
          
mp

 
                           
  
mp


2.
    1.

       
      
   
     
    
ff
ff
            

        
  
            
mf

         
  
1.

              
      
ff

  
                  
2.

   
    
p mf

    
                               
     
p mf

     
1.

                               
mp

 
2.

                  
     
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Bass in Eb

             
     


     

  
ff

              

   
       
 
 

     
        
 
       

  
          
                    

                         
    
 f
 

     
                         
 

                           
   

                     
     
 
ff

      
                               
     

   
                         

  
1. 2.

                    

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