A Musical Celebration of America's Early Heritage-A Musical Celebration of America's Early Heritage. Become a part of America's history with this fact-filled and entertaining tribute that chronicles the early years of the United States. Elementary and middle school students willhave fun while reinforcing what they study in social studies class. From the earliest explorers through the post Civil War Reconstruction The American Dream combines music history and drama to learn important dates factsand ideas not to mention crucial documents that have shaped America through its colorful development. This historic and entertaining 30-minute musical features 7 original songs connective script John Jacobson's choreography(both in the Teacher's Edition and on a separate video) and helpful production guide. The Singer's Edition includes vocals and script. Performance Time: Approx. 35 minutes. For grades 4-8. Available: Teacher Edition SingerEdition Performance/Accompaniment CD Preview CD Choreography Video.

A Setting of America the Beautiful-This setting of 'America The Beautiful' was first performed on March 11 1967 in the Air Force Academy Chapel near Colorado Springs only a few miles from where in 1983 Katherine Lee Bates wrote the first lines of her now famous poem certainly the most beautiful and moving of all hymns to America. The occasion was a concert given by the choral and brass groups of the University of Colorado for the Music Educators National Conference Southwest Division.The setting is concieved as a unified dramatic whole using melodic motives from the Samuel A. Ward tune in the introduction and connecting sections. Each of the four stanzas is treated differently their powerful emotion and meaning culminating in the final affirmation and prayer of the last stanza which is sung in unison with descant and full accompaniment.The work may be performed with an Organ (or Piano accompaniment or with a group of instruments consisting of 3 Trumpets in Bb 4 Horns in F 3 Trombones Euphonium and Tuba.Instrumental parts available from the publisher.

The Road Not Taken is one of America's favorite poems from Robert Frost one of America's favorite writers. Respected composer David Dickau has given a new tune to this classic text. The musical writing matches the text superbly and with the melodic and harmonic flavor which are hallmarks of Dickau's compositional style. High school and college choirs will love this piece - an American classic.

The Road Not Taken is one of America's favorite poems from Robert Frost one of America's favorite writers. Respected composer David Dickau has given a new tune to this classic text. The musical writing matches the text superbly and with the melodic and harmonic flavor which are hallmarks of Dickau's compositional style. High school and college choirs will love this piece - an American classic.

Judith Clurman Choral Series-For hundreds of years America has been a country built on tradition the most powerful of which may be the hope that their children might have a better life. Father and daughter songwriting team Laurie and Larry Hochman havecreated a tribute to the American dream that connects the past present and future framed with the treasured America the Beautiful. Ideal for schools and community concerts for all levels!

Songs and Singing Games from Guatemala and Nicaragua. Par . ¡Canta Conmigo! is a practical guide for music educators looking to teach music from Central America. Suitable for use in families, schools, or community centers, this resource contains a playful collection of 90 songs, singing games, chants, and games author Rachel Gibson learned from teachers, children, and families while living in several communities in both countries. While the majority of the songs are in Spanish, the book also includes a few in a Mayan language, Kaqchikel. A comprehensive companion website offers field video, audio recordings, and select song histories to help readers witness the music in authentic contexts. Ethnographic descriptions of locations where songs were learned and personal biographies written by the singers in Kaqchikel or Spanish and translated to English allow the reader to develop a connection to the land and the musicians. Culturally responsive and sustaining teaching pedagogies are discussed alongside strategies to responsibly include the music into school curriculums. A brief history of Central America and an overview of music genres in the region are included to frame this song collection within historic, cultural, and musical contexts. ¡Ven a cantar y jugar! Come sing and play! / Date parution : 2022-01-14/ Recueil / Chant

A contemporary setting that includes: America America the Beautiful The Star Spangled Banner. Available: SATB SAB 2-Part Instrumental Pak ShowTrax Cassette. Performance Time: Approx. 4:05.

Songs and Singing Games from Guatemala and Nicaragua. Par . ¡Canta Conmigo! is a practical guide for music educators looking to teach music from Central America. Suitable for use in families, schools, or community centers, this resource contains a playful collection of 90 songs, singing games, chants, and games author Rachel Gibson learned from teachers, children, and families while living in several communities in both countries. While the majority of the songs are in Spanish, the book also includes a few in a Mayan language, Kaqchikel. A comprehensive companion website offers field video, audio recordings, and select song histories to help readers witness the music in authentic contexts. Ethnographic descriptions of locations where songs were learned and personal biographies written by the singers in Kaqchikel or Spanish and translated to English allow the reader to develop a connection to the land and the musicians. Culturally responsive and sustaining teaching pedagogies are discussed alongside strategies to responsibly include the music into school curriculums. A brief history of Central America and an overview of music genres in the region are included to frame this song collection within historic, cultural, and musical contexts. ¡Ven a cantar y jugar! Come sing and play! / Date parution : 2022-01-14/ Recueil / Chant

This is a moving cantata for Chorus Piano Ensemble and Tape.Passionate heartbreaking and of our time the music includes recordings of songs and voices made in the field by the composer. Blackford's music itself calls on poetry and writings from thireen different languages- set in English- of the politically alienated and dissenting the prisoner of conscience from Africa Asia Europe and the Americas vivid emotional pictures emerge of loneliness loss exile and grief.

Three Songs on Poems by African-American Women-This beautiful art-song collection is names after Phillis Wheatley Americas first female African-American poet whose poems were an inspiration to George Washington and the other Founding Fathers. The seeds of her work in the 18th Century have nowstarted to grow and bloom today in a new way. Renowned African-American composer Rosephanye Powell has married her music to the poetry of other historical African-American women Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Angelina Weld Grimké Georgia DouglasJohnson for solo voice and piano. This collection makes a first and commanding statement both artistically and historically. For solo voices from high school and older.

Eugene Rogers Choral Series-Considered by choral scholars to be the first notated vocal polyphony in the Americas this hymn tune from Peru but written in a European classical style is a wonderful addition to the mens choir repertoire. An IPA pronunciation guide is includedwith the octavo as well as percussion parts for three hand percussion players. This arrangement also works well when performed a cappella.

The official song of America's favorite pastime gets an update in this energetic rendition that also tells the history of the song. Fun for singers and audience it's a perfect selection for spring summer or fall or even inwinter when you are dreaming of a warm day at the ballpark! Discovery Level 2

Eleanor Daley sets this Wesley text in an antiphonal style between the SATB choir and organ (or brass quartet parts available separately). The sound is majestic and declamatory just as one would expect from an Easter fanfare with a hint of modal harmony resulting in a strong and accessible Eastertide anthem.Eleanor Daley - composer choral clinician and freelance accompanist - is the director of music at Fairlawn Heights United Church in Toronto Ontario. A proficient pianist and organist she recieved her Bachelor of Music Degree in Organ Performances from Queen's University in Kingston Ontario and holds diplomas in Piano and Organ from the Royal Conservatory ofMusic Toronto and Trinity College England. A prolific composer with a remarkable gift for melody Eleanor has well over eighty published choral compositions and is commissioned extensively throughout North America Great Britain Europe South Africa and the Far East. As a freelance accompanist and choral clinician she works with the Toronto Children's Chorus the Elmer Iseler Singers The Amadeus Choir and the Bach Children's Chorus.

For SATB chorus Clarinet in Bb Percussion Harp and String Orchestra.Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University the Dale Warland Singers Commission Award presented by Chorus America and funded by the American Composers Forum and Utah Chamber Artists.First performed 30 April 2012 at the Libby Gardner Concert Hall University of Utah Salt Lake City by Utah Chamber Artists conducted by Barlow Bradford.InstrumentationSATB chorus with divisionssolo soprano(optional soprano alto tenor & bass soli) Clarinet in Bb offstagePercussion (1player):    Tubular Bells Glockenspiel large Bass Drum large Suspended CymbalHarpString orchestra    (minimum 6.6.4.4.2 players)