SKU: HL.1141211
ISBN 9781705184516. UPC: 196288115946. 6.75x9.0x0.141 inches.
The name SAM-Klang takes the three voice parts from the arrangements -- Soprano, Alto and Men -- and combines it with the Scandinavian and German words for “sound†to create the portmanteau word “sound together†or “harmony.†The series offers basic and advanced choral repertoire. In addition to new repertoire and new arrangements, you will also find essential parts of the classical German, Scandinavian, French and English SATB repertoire, carefully and considerately reworked for SAM. The arrangements retain the characteristic features of the original movements and have almost the same richness of timbre, resulting in works which sound nearly unchanged to an audience. Piano reductions of all choral movements facilitate rehearsal preparation. The arrangements offer development opportunities for all voice sections, bringing new life and new quality to SAM choir work. SAM-Klang enables youth choirs to gain access to classical choral literature and ensures that mixed choirs who face challenges in finding singers for all male voice parts continue to have access to well-loved repertoire.
SKU: CY.CC2393
Anton Bruckner's sacred Libera me, Domine has been transcribed for Brass choir by Barnaby Kerekes. Originally for Chorus and three Trombones, this work is very successful for Brass choir. The work, which was composed in 1854 is of moderate difficulty and is about seven minutes in length.
SKU: MN.50-3028
UPC: 688670530289. Latin.
From Petite Messe Solennelle, one of few functional choral works by master Italian figure currently available to choirs. Singable by any 4-part group of mixed voices. Latin and English text.
SKU: BT.EMBZ14849
The volumes in this new series contain duos, trios and quartets, their degree of difficulty ranging from easy through intermediate to advanced. Every piece is a transcription or an arrangement, since in editing the volumes our primary concern was to provide a collection of valuable and interesting compositions, as freely variable as possible as regards instrumentation, for music school students and also for adults who make music for their own pleasure. The range and pitch of the parts enable the works to be performed on any required or possible combination of the given instruments. In the Easy quartets volume, in addition to independent movements a number of works can be foundthat can be performed together to form suites. Thus from short movements that can also be used separately cycles may be formed which can enliven a little domestic concert, an instrument demonstration or the programme of a performance for a festive occasion. Besides sequences of Renaissance dances, arrangements of Bach chorales, choral works and classical dances, the varied content also includes Romantic movements suitable for enjoyable domestic music-making. Die Bände der neuen Serie beinhalten leichte, mittelschwere oder fortgeschrittene Duos, Trios und Quartette. Bei der Zusammenstellung lag das Hauptaugenmerk auf der höchstmöglichen Freiheit in der Kombinierbarkeit der Instrumente sowie darauf, dass die Kompositionen für Musikschüler und Hobbymusiker musikalisch interessant und wertvoll sind. Aus diesem Grund handelt es sich bei allen Stücken um Transkriptionen. Lage und Tonumfang der Stimmen sind so gesetzt, dass sich die Werke allen denkbaren Umständen und Ansprüchen anpassen und entsprechend in jeder Kombination der angegebenen Musikinstrumente vorgetragen werden können.
SKU: CY.CC3040
ISBN 9790530110157. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
Ecce Sacerdos Magnus (Behold the Great Priest) comes from the early European tradition of plainchant. Bruckner's setting of the responsory, originally scored for eight-part mixed choir, organ and three trombones, brings certain medieval qualities to an otherwise Romantic-era composition. This transcription for 10-part brass choir is appropriate for intermediate level and above and attempts to retain the majesty, power, and beauty of the original piece. It should be approached as a choral piece: connected and fluid. The harmonic language is essentially triadic; great care should be taken in the tuning of each chord throughout the piece. Instrumentation is for: 3 Trumpets in B-flat, 2 Horns, 3 Trombones, Euphonium and Tuba. Listen to the live performance by a young group of musicians conducted by Dr. Paul Stevens, Professor of Horn at KU.
SKU: HL.49045241
ISBN 9790001161763. 7.5x10.75x0.168 inches. German. Author: Hermann Hesse.
An impressionist setting of five poems by Hermann Hesse which is characterized by influences from pop and jazz music, but from the Romantic era as well. Haaf set the texts in five movements, each of which being complete in itself, yet together forming an integral work.
SKU: HL.49045159
ISBN 9790001160490. UPC: 841886028029. Latin. Author: Thomas Aquinas.
Winner of the International Composition Competition Musica Sacra Nova 2012. The homophonic modern beginning is followed by a polyphonic section with Romantic elements. With its English style and Nordic influences a valuable addition to the chamber choir repertoire.
SKU: HL.121811
UPC: 884088943431. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Truly a choral “art song,” this setting for women's voices features soaring vocal lines over a lushly romantic piano accompaniment. Ideal for advanced women's choruses from high school and up, festivals and honor choirs.
SKU: GI.WW1674
UPC: 785147012269. English. Text by Rumi.
This romantic work written for the composer's bride is built around fragments of Sufi Rumi poetry for a truly emotional setting. It requires a men's choir with mature sound, advanced high school, college, and beyond.
SKU: BT.EMBZ13980
Hungarian.
The selection made for advanced singers from the large-sized and more difficult pieces of the French romantic and 20th-century masters (Berlioz, Bizet, Chausson, Debussy, Fauré, Franck, Gounod, Massenet, Saint-Saëns and Satie) is a stopgap.
SKU: HL.35019636
UPC: 747510055822. Lord Byron/Chad C. Grant.
A neo-romantic setting of the beautiful words of Lord Byron. She Walks in Beauty, with its mixed meter, non-traditional harmonies, tight chords, and broad dynamic range, would be an excellent concert or competition piece for advanced high school or college level choirs.
SKU: HL.49044151
ISBN 9790001154123. UPC: 888680042264. 8.25x11.75x0.043 inches. German.
Lately, the 'choir pope' Clytus Gottwald has increasingly arranged late Romantic repertoire pieces for a cappella choir. He said: 'The idea to make music from around the turn of the 19th to the 20th century accessible to choirs in transcriptions emerged from the understanding that choral a cappella music had been underdeveloped at that time.' In order to realise this idea, Gottwald focussed on pieces from Wagner, Mahler via Ravel, Debussy to Messiaen and Holliger. This arrangement is based on an original piano song by Paul Hindemith on a poem by Else Lasker-Schuler, and its soft and expressive sound makes it particularly suitable for a choral setting.
SKU: HL.232826
UPC: 888680679224. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Winner of the Edwin Fissinger Composition Competition, this illustrative work has also been selected for the Jo Ann Miller Choral Series. The text by Bliss Carman paints beautiful pictures of the seasons and expresses the joy of love in all. Nicholas Kelly provides a colorful accompaniment and flowing choral lines that surpass the seasons and lift up love. It is a romantic song with a large landscape and a fullfilling message. Good for advanced high school, community and college choirs. Medium difficulty.
SKU: HL.14019848
8.25x11.75x0.065 inches. Lyrics by William Shakespeare.
Like many composers who found themselves in exile during the war years, Castelnuovo-Tedesco composed in a very neoclassical and neoromantic style, reviving more traditional or antiquated ideas of melody, tonality and texture. His collection of Shakespeare Songs feature settings of verse from across the full range of the Bard's plays, and have proved to be great critical successes still widely performed today. Suitable to be adapted by most voices. the songs are interwoven with complex and thrilling Piano accompaniments that bring colour and energy to the often liberally edited texts. Book eight contains three songs adapted from A Winter's Tale and Cymberline.
SKU: HL.14019849
8.0x11.75x0.06 inches. Lyrics by William Shakespeare.
Like many composers who found themselves in exile during the war years, Castelnuovo-Tedesco composed in a very neoclassical and neoromantic style, reviving more traditional or antiquated ideas of melody, tonality and texture. His collection of Shakespeare Songs feature settings of verse from across the full range of the Bard's plays, and have proved to be great critical successes still widely performed today. Suitable to be adapted by most voices. the songs are interwoven with complex and thrilling Piano accompaniments that bring colour and energy to the often liberally edited texts. Book nine contains three songs adapted from As You Like It, A Winter's Tale and Much Ado About Nothing.
