In the Garden (PDF file for download)
Advanced Level (Early Advanced)
Suitable for offertories, specials, concerts, recitals. Not for congregational accompaniment.
Verse 1: Soft high register octave melody in Ab major, with gentle semiquaver/16th note broken chord accompaniment. Some counter-melody-like accompaniment.
Verse 2: Modulation up a semitone to A major, continued legato accompaniment, with dynamics reflecting the words.
Verse 3: Modulation back to orginal key, similar to first verse with a few larger chords. Some inner voicing of melody.