For many centuries, the church has been one of the main sources and means of spreading new music around the world. Sacred and secular music have always influenced each other a great deal, and many forms of music, such as gospels and spirituals, originally made their way into houses of prayer from the secular world, and in the 20th century, so has pop music.
The first rock & pop superstars like Elvis Presley and The Beatles caused an uproar among devout Christians with their swinging hips, banging heads, screaming fans, and all the other ‘obscenities’ that came with them. John Lennon of the Beatles even dreamed of a better world without religion in Imagine, and he offended the Vatican with his statement that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”. After several failed attempts to condemn pop music, the church had no choice but to come to terms with it, and to begin to integrate this new form of music.
It was partly through the work of Elvis Presley, a very devout man, that the two musical forces began to reconcile, when he published his spiritual songs and gospel albums (a compilation of which can be found in the issue Songs of Inspiration). In recent years, pop music has inspired the youth movements within the church, and many pop stars have also expressed their faith with songs inspired by religion.
The secular song Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen is one of the most popular songs in modern pop music, and in the church today, and due to its many religious allusions, it is often played at weddings, funerals and many other religious ceremonies and celebrations.
Klaus Heizmann established “Christian Pop Music” in Germany. This new religious music, which is so close to pop music, is categorised as Modern Sacred Song, and all around the English speaking world, pop singers like Sir Cliff Richard and Josh Groban sang songs of a similar style, and inspired people both in arenas, and in the church alike.
D
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Piano/Vocal
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Am
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
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A
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Piano/Vocal
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C
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Piano/Vocal
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C
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Piano/Voice/Guitar
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
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für Männerchor
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
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Pop und Rock
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1556079
F
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1554888
Eb
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1554996
Dm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
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Eb
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1553319
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553422
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554460
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1553510
Cm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553237
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Hal Leonard Flex Band Series
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 808540
Gospel and Worship Songs
for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1549867
for Piano Solo
18 beautiful arrangements
Willis
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music score (anthology)
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Das etwas andere Weihnachtsbuch für Klavier
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
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Sonderband 2
Die größten Hits spielerisch leicht gesetzt
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1012734
Bosse Hits a cappella (BHAC)
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for: Mixed choir (SMezATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1011358
for: 4 saxophones (SAABar/ AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1009195
Pop Ballad
RUNDELs Pops for Brass (Sextett) 2
for: Brass ensemble (6 voices); accordion [guitar], percussion ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 817784
Ballade
for: Tenor horn (solo), brass ensemble (7 parts), percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 817765
A guide to developing grooves, improvisation, and technical mastery within modern music styles and settings
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online media
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Hal Leonard Music for Fanfare Band
for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score
Item no.: 775109
Hal Leonard Music for Fanfare Band
for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 775110
for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score, Parts
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Arrangement for Flute Quartet
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
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From Walt Disney Pictures' TARZAN
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 772295
Pop-Messe
for: Soloist, mixed choir (SAM), piano [combo]
Score
Item no.: 766993
Das Chormusical
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, big band
Piano reduction
Item no.: 766416
Ein Traum verändert die Welt
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, big band
Audio-CD
Item no.: 766415
Ein Traum verändert die Welt
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, big band
DVD (video)
Item no.: 766414
Ein Traum verändert die Welt
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, big band
Blu-ray Disc, DVD
Item no.: 766413
Ein Traum verändert die Welt
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, big band
Choir score
Item no.: 766417
Discovery Concert Band
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 746133
Hal Leonard Music for Fanfare Band
for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score
Item no.: 745772
Hal Leonard Music for Fanfare Band
for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745771
Discovery Concert Band
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 744992
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 744977
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 744978
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 744979
Pop und Rock
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 745000
from Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SABar); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 744865
from Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 744866
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