Solo guitar can be a beautiful instrument in worship. However, the guitar as a solo instrument is rarely used. These compositions and arrangements were written to provide pieces for just that purpose. All are very lyrical in nature and allow for a maximum of expression. The guitarist should feel comfortable in freely interpreting these pieces, taking full advantage of tone, dynamics and various tempos. None of the solos should be performed in a hurried manner although most of the works contain sections where tempo acceleration and ritard are appropriate. These solos will work well as preludes, graduals and offertories. In addition the back of the book contains solos on some of my favorite communion pieces. I hope you enjoy playing these and that they convey beauty and inspiration to the player and worship participant.
Contents
William Bay: A Brighter Day Will Come
William Bay: Am I Born To Die (Idumea)
William Bay: Be Thou My Vision (Slane)
William Bay: But The Greatest of These Is
William Bay: Canticle #1
William Bay: Canticle #2
William Bay: Christ Be In My Heart (Bi a ´losa im Chroise)
William Bay: Come Humble Sinner (Hanover)
William Bay: Come Ye Sinners Poor and Wretched (Beach Spring)
William Bay: Come Holy Spirit (Abbeville)
William Bay: Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy (Restoration)
William Bay: Early Will I Seek Thee
William Bay: Evening Prayer
William Bay: Fairest Lord Jesus (St Elizabeth)
William Bay: Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken (Jefferson)
William Bay: How Long O God?
William Bay: I Call On Thee O Lord
William Bay: I Cry Out To Thee
William Bay: Irish Prayer
William Bay: It Is Well With My Soul (Ville Du Havre)
William Bay: Jesus Call Us (Pleading Savior)
William Bay: Lamento por Madre
William Bay: Land of Rest (Early American Sacred Melody)
William Bay: Morning Prayer
William Bay: Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone? (Maitland)
William Bay: New Beginnings
William Bay: O God We Praise Thee (Morning Song)
William Bay: Peace Prayer
William Bay: Sanctuary
William Bay: The King of Love My Shepherd Is (St Columba)
William Bay: The Wedding Feast of Cana ( Ag an bPósadh Bhi i gCána)
William Bay: Then There Is Hope
William Bay: This Day Is Past and Gone (Evening Shade)
William Bay: Thou Man of Grief Remember Me (Kedron)
William Bay: We Come To Thee O Lord
William Bay: When Jesus Left His Father’s Throne (Kingsfold )
William Bay: Wondrous Love
William Bay: Communion Hymns
William Bay: Adoro Devote
William Bay: All Praise to Thee My God This Night( Tallis Canon)
William Bay: Bread of the World (Eucharistic Hymn)
William Bay: Glory Be To Jesus (Caswall)
William Bay: Here O My Lord (Penitentia)
William Bay: Holy Holy Holy (Nicaea)
William Bay: Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
William Bay: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Picardy)
William Bay: My Jesus I Love Thee (Gordon)
William Bay: O Esca Viatorum
William Bay: Rendez Á Dieu
William Bay: The Lord’s Supper
William Bay: God Unseen Yet Ever Near (St Flavian)