Brass Band - B/C Grade - Horsley

--------------------------- "There is a green hill far away" is a Hymn, originally written in 1848 as a children's song, but now usually sung at Easter time. The words are by Cecil Frances Alexander, and the most-used tune, this one by William Horsley. In bands, we love to play chorales and hymns, to help us develop our full tone, expression, phrasing and a sense of ensemble (playing together) At contests, generally there is a ‘sacred item’ element that bands are tasked with presenting. This particular arrangement seeks to showcase the varying timbres or tone qualities that can be achieved by altering the small groupings of instruments -essentially who is playing with whom and when. The lyrics associated with the three verses in this setting, are: There is a green hill far away, Without a city wall, Where the dear Lord was crucified Who died to save us all. We may not know, we cannot tell, What pains he had to bear, But we believe it was for us He hung and suffered there. There was no other good enough To pay the price of sin; He only could unlock the gate Of heaven, and let us in. Instrumentation Standard Brass Band plus 4 Percussion (Timpani, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Ride Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Glockenspiel)