Amazing Grace for Bassoon & Piano

By: Arranged by Keith Terrett
For: Solo Bassoon + piano
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Composer
Arranged by Keith Terrett
Arranger
Difficulty
Moderate (Grades 4-6)
Duration
4 minutes
Genre
Jazz music
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"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779, with words written by the English poet and Anglican clergyman John Newton (1725–1807).

Newton wrote the words from personal experience. He grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his life's path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by his recalcitrant insubordination. He was pressed (conscripted) into service in the Royal Navy, and after leaving the service, he became involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1748, a violent storm battered his vessel off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, so severely that he called out to God for mercy, a moment that marked his spiritual conversion. He continued his slave trading career until 1754 or 1755, when he ended his seafaring altogether and began studying Christian theology.

Ordained in the Church of England in 1764, Newton became curate of Olney, Buckinghamshire, where he began to write hymns with poet William Cowper. "Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773. It is unknown if there was any music accompanying the verses; it may have simply been chanted by the congregation. It debuted in print in 1779 in Newton and Cowper's Olney Hymns but settled into relative obscurity in England. In the United States, however, "Amazing Grace" was used extensively during the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century. It has been associated with more than 20 melodies, but in 1835 it was joined to a tune named "New Britain" to which it is most frequently sung today.

With the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God, "Amazing Grace" is one of the most recognisable songs in the English-speaking world. Author Gilbert Chase writes that it is "without a doubt the most famous of all the folk hymns", and Jonathan Aitken, a Newton biographer, estimates that it is performed about 10 million times annually. It has had particular influence in folk music, and has become an emblematic African American spiritual. Its universal message has been a significant factor in its crossover into secular music. "Amazing Grace" saw a resurgence in popularity in the U.S. during the 1960s and has been recorded thousands of times during and since the 20th century, occasionally appearing on popular music charts. Contents

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Air on the G String from the Suite No. 3 in D for Solo Bassoon & String Orchestra, Air on the G string for Bassoon Duo, Rondo Alla Turca for Bassoon & Piano, Rondo Alla Turca for Oboe & Piano, Tico-Tico no fubá for Flute, Bassoon & Piano, Tin Roof Blues (Rusty Nail Blues) for Wind Quintet ''Jazz for 5 Wind Series'', Moonlight Serenade (Glen Miller) for Wind Quintet (Jazz for 5 Wind Series), Sāre Jahāṉ se Acchā - سارے جہاں سے اچھا (Indian Patriotic song) for Flute, Bassoon & Piano (Pro version), Chorale Partita with Seven Variations for Wind Quintet (Alle Menshen), Air from the Suite No. 3 in D for Bassoon & Keyboard, Bollywood Tango for Oboe, Bassoon & Keyboard, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba for Oboe Consort, Eternal Father Strong, to Save (Naval hymn) for Oboe Consort, Overture from Suite in D (Water Music) for two Bassoons & Keyboards, Mattinata for Bassoon & Piano, Nessun Dorma for Bassoon & Piano, March from Scipio for Oboe Quintet with optional Keyboards & Percussion, The Gypsy Bassoonist in New Orleans for Bassoon & Piano, Taps (Last Post) for Concert Band, Night Flight to Barcelona (Vuelo nocturno a Cartagena) for Concert /Wind Band (Keith Terrett Classic March Collection), Arioso (Sinfonia to Cantata Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe) for Bassoon & Keyboard, Badinerie from Suite No.2 for Bassoon & Piano, The Saint’s Visit Havana with a Touch of W.A.M. for Bassoon & Piano, Escape to the Phaeacians for Concert/Wind Band, Franzosisches Lied: Est-ce Mars? for Wind Quintet, Piri piri for Concert/ Wind Band, Ancient Dances for Concert/Wind/Symphonic Band - Keith Terrett Classic Band Series, What Shall We Do With The Drunken Bassoonist?, Royal Hussar (The) Ceremonial Slow March for Concert/Wind Band (Keith Terrett Classic March Collection), Stanley Trumpet Voluntary for Wind Quintet, Lost Patrol March (The) for Concert/Wind/Symphonic Band (Keith Terrett Classic March Collection), Czardas for Bassoon & Piano, Two Arias for Oboe Consort, Lustpiel Overture for Wind Quintet, Two Arias for String Orchestra, Lily the Pink for Junior School Brass Quartet with Keyboard & Drums, Two Arias for Oboes, Horns & Bassoon, Solveigs sang for Bassoon & Keyboard, African Anthem for Oboe Quintet, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba for two Bassoons & String Orchestra, Victory in Europe Day March for Concert/Wind Band (Keith Terrett Classic March Collection), Kanon in D minor, but not that one!, Three Welsh Chorales for Wind Quartet, Lustpiel Overture for Saxophone Quintet, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot for Wind Quintet, American Military Marching Songs for Concert/Wind Band (Keith Terrett Classic March Collection), Papua New Guinea National Anthem (O Arise all You Sons) for Brass Quintet (MFAO World National Anthem Series), Fugue on B-a-c-h for Wind Quintet, Air from the Suite No. 3 in D for Woodwind Quartet, Scenes from Childhood (Kinderszenen) Opus 15, for Wind Quintet, Two Arias for Wind Quintet, Jasmine Flower (The) for Bassoon & Piano, March from ’Judas Maccabaeus’ for Wind Quartet (School Junior Wind Series) with optional KB & Percussion, Berceuse (Opus 16) for Bb Bass Clarinet & Harp (Piano), Arrival of the Queen of Sheba for Wind Quintet and 8 Swinging Xmas Carols for Bassoon & Piano

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