Amazing Grace (Anonymous)

First Publication 1835 in The Southern Harmony
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Arranger William Walker (1809–1875), harmonization
Publisher. Info. The Southern Harmony (p.8)
Philadelphia: E.W. Miller, 1854.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Both color and monochrome scans included.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Mixed Chorus, Bagpipes and Wind Band (Ørskov)
See: Amazing Grace by Rasmus Ørskov
For Bells and Orchestra (Fine)
See: Amazing Grace by Marshall Fine
For Voice, Keyboard and Strings (Knapicius)

 Complete Score
#691959 - 0.45MB, 26 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 2546×⇩ - Joseph Knapicius

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Joseph Knapicius (2021/4/15)

Arranger Joseph Knapicius (b. 1957)
Publisher. Info. Joseph Knapicius
Copyright
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Misc. Notes a mashup with Pachelbel's Canon
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For 4 Voices, 4 Instruments or keyboard (Righetti)

 Complete Score
#774367 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1790×⇩ - Righetti

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Righetti (2022/4/6)

Arranger Benjamin Righetti
Publisher. Info. Benjamin Righetti
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For 4 Recorders (Kemp)

 Complete Score
#723736 - 0.18MB, 3 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1065×⇩ - Dadvid

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Dadvid (2021/8/11)

Arranger David Edward Kemp (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. David Edward Kemp, 2016.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Misc. Notes Transcribed for Recorders - 1 Soprano 1 Alto 1 Tenor 1 Bass
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For 2 Flugelhorns, Bass Trombone and Tuba (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau, 2020.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Horn, Trumpet, Euphonium and Tuba (Messerschmidt)

⇒ 4 more: Horn (F) • Trumpet (B♭) • Euphonium • Tuba

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#686884 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 63×⇩ - Messerman

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Messerman (2021/3/31)

Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
Publisher. Info. Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt, 2014.
Copyright
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Haegele)

⇒ 5 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Viola (Treble Clef) • Cello

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#831084 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 249×⇩ - HerbertHa

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HerbertHa (2022/12/30)

 Cello
#831086 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 269×⇩ - HerbertHa

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HerbertHa (2022/12/30)

Arranger Herbert Haegele
Publisher. Info. Herbert Haegele, 2022.
Copyright
Public Domain (dedicated)
Misc. Notes created with Finale
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For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
Publisher. Info. Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt, 2017.
Copyright
Public Domain (dedicated)
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For Trumpet and Piano (Sampson)
Arranger David M. Sampson
Publisher. Info. David M. Sampson
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For 2 Violins (Crawford)
See: Amazing Grace by Michael Crawford
For Guitar (Mourey)
See: Amazing Grace by Colette Mourey
For Viola (Fine)

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#613411 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1650×⇩ - Elainefine

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Elainefine (2020/3/15)

Arranger Elaine Fine (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Elaine Fine, 2020.
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For Cello (Fine)

 Complete Score
#900043 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 380×⇩ - Elainefine

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Elainefine (2024/2/16)

Arranger Elaine Fine (b. 1959)
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For Cello (Zelinsky)

 Complete Score
#745011 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 962×⇩ - Dsz

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Dsz (2021/11/15)

Arranger David S. Zelinsky
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For Organ (Yue)

 Complete Score
#851350 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 799×⇩ - Yueyao1982

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Yueyao1982 (2023/4/22)

Arranger Yao Yue
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General Information

Work Title Amazing Grace
Alternative. Title New Britain ; Harmony Grove
Composer Anonymous
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IA 31
Key C major
Text Incipit Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
First Publication. 1835 in The Southern Harmony
Librettist John Newton (1725–1807)
Language English
Piece Style Traditional (folk)
Instrumentation 3-part chorus (SSB or TTB)
External Links Wikipedia article
The Southern Harmony, 1854 ed. (p.8)
Extra Information N.B. This page refers only to the familiar New Britain melody, not to other settings of Newton's text.
Walker's melody is an amalgamation of two other hymn melodies ("Gallaher" and "St. Mary"), first published in the Columbian Harmony by Charles H. Spilman and Benjamin Shaw (Cincinnati, 1829)
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