the original works of

John Keith Davis


 

Nine Movements in Ode to Christ
(for orchestra and male chorus, an ongoing project)
if you are associated with an orchestra that is interested and available for

a premier performance of any of these orchestral movements please contact: 

  originalworks@pantinghart.org  or phone (856) 935-6376    

                        (all works are currently available on a love-offering basis)                           

Part One: "Ancient Shadows"
I. Melchisedec - "King of Salem"
click HERE for lyrics

II. Isaac -  "Laughter"
lyrics

III. Joshua - "The Lord Will Save"
lyrics


Part Two: "Early Fruit"
IV. "The Conversion of Nicodemus"
lyrics

V. "The Conversion of Saint Peter"
(composition to continue into 2009)


 
gospel songs:

sound files of some songs and guitar, recorder arrangements are available in the Scrapbook and at the CD Page(all works are currently available on a love-offering basis, contact us for details)

"Panting Hart Songs"  -  Scripture Songs for baritone and guitar  -  a collection of seven songs>
 

"Songs of Calvary and Love"  -  Spiritual Songs for baritone and guitar  -  a collection of eight songs>
 

"Songs of the Victory"  -  Spiritual Songs for baritone and guitar  -  a collection of eight songs>
 

"Your King"  -  an original Christmas Song from a collection of original vocal and instrumental arrangements by the same title

"More Love"  -  Spiritual Songs for baritone and guitar  - still in progress
 

Various original arrangements for baritone and guitar, solo guitar, tenor recorder and clavier, and tenor recorder solo (mainly on traditional hymns)


 
literature:

(all works are currently available on a love-offering basis, contact us for details)

The Abrogation of Musica Ficta in the Missa Papae Marcelli of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Written in 1979-1980 as a Master's Thesis in Music History at Western Illinois University.  This work proved  to be "too controversial" for my advisors and I subsequently left the university without  a degree.  They actually refused to even read it.  This was written just prior to my conversion to Christianity later in 1980.

Spiritual Thoughts (1989-1993)  -  My personal journal for these years is overall upbeat, but it's not all about the  victories.

Bible Journey (1999-present)  -  An on-going collection of Bible Studies currently being published on-line, as they are written. Click here for Table of Contents.


 
instructional:

(all works are currently available on a love-offering basis, contact us for details)

Musical Mechanics  -  I went back and compiled and organized much of what I'd learned in over 30 years about this wonderful soul language called music.  Covers topics from tuning a guitar to best ranges for orchestral instruments.

Scale Patterns for Classical Guitarists  -  a simple, but unique, one-page guide that continues to genuinely benefit my playing and could help yours too.