SKU: GI.G-8608
UPC: 785147860808. English. Text source: Spiritual.
SKU: MN.50-1153
UPC: 688670511530. English.
Written in a sparkly, joyous 6/8, this is brand new music set to the beloved traditional text. The composer has specified piano for the accompaniment, but one can hear it being done on organ just as well. Alternatively there are parts for flute, oboe, cello, and harp. This composer's previous settings of well-known Christmas texts with brand new tunes have been very popular. Duration 3:30.
SKU: XC.HRMG1835.8
UPC: 785147102953.
A simple a cappella setting of Fiona Macleod's traditional text that invokes the peace and stillness of nature. The choral parts move gently with extended cluster chord cadences and some simple divisi. This is the eighth and final movement from the larger work, and can serve as a beautiful benediction or closing number.
SKU: GI.WW1696
UPC: 785147011767. Latin. Text Source: Traditional Latin.
Patrick Hawes' gentle and thoughtful music perfectly fits this simple, yet profound, text: Give light to my eyes lest I sleep unto death. Cameron LaBarr Choral Series.
SKU: GI.WW1590
UPC: 888680603106. English. Text Source: Traditional American Song.
A game in song. The arranger has captured the back and forth bounce of the song-game as the question What will you wear, Jenny Jenkins? flits from part to part. Jenny's ultimate answer will likely solicit a few chuckles. From the Amanda Quist Choral Series. Recording by the Tennessee Chamber Chorus, Cameron F. LaBarr, conductor.
SKU: GI.WW1952
UPC: 785147042969. Latin. Text Source: Traditional Latin.
From the pen of Swiss composer Ivo Antognini, this delightful and sophisticated work reflects the joyful mystery of the Christmas story. The violin and cello, each with a distinctive voice, add beauty to this advanced, yet very singable, work.
SKU: HL.49018012
ISBN 9790001157704. UPC: 884088512194. 7.5x10.75x0.01 inches. English.
During his second American tour (1938) Paul Hindemith wrote numerous songs for musical amateurs, including traditional children's songs for American schoolbooks, amongst others. With a text by Cecil Roberts, this short, easy-to-sing choral setting is a valuable addition to the repertoire.
SKU: XC.HRMG1837
UPC: 785147103158. Latin. Text source: Traditional. Scripture: Psalm 150.
A dynamic a cappella original with a festival feel! The opening chordal style introduces a jubilant motive in the upper voices that gives a solid foundation for the energetic bass part. A contrasting middle section gives the opportunity to practice lyrical tone and phrasing. The work finishes with a soaring optional descant or solo. In Latin throughout, with the English translation included. Exciting! Â .
SKU: MN.50-1146
UPC: 688670511462. English, Polish.
A beautiful new Christmas piece based on a traditional Polish carol. Humming gives way to the sopranos singing the English text while the other parts intone Lulazje Jezu beneath. The music is repeated for a second verse, and the work ends as it began, with humming. Lush and sublime.
SKU: GI.WW1789
UPC: 785147023364. English. Text by Phillips Brooks.
This is an evocative setting of the traditional O Little Town of Bethlehem carol text with earthy percussion and modal tonality. Truly beautiful and highly interesting with simple and effective vocal writing. This will be a unique addition to your Christmas program in concert or church. Can be performed with keyboard or with keyboard and harp. Harp Part.
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: GI.WW2020
UPC: 785147053866. English. Text source: Traditional English carol.
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.
SKU: MN.50-7053
UPC: 688670570537. Scripture: Psalms 100.
A combination of two traditional texts: Psalm 100, All creatures that on earth do dwell, and Flower Carol from Piae Cantiones, 1582 as translated in the Oxford Book of Carols. The composer opens the setting with the OLD HUNDREDTH tune set in a triple meter, then quickly moves to an original melody as the Flower Carol text begins. This anthem can be used as a way to combine youth or children choirs with adult choirs. A creative setting.
SKU: HL.49018058
ISBN 9790001168724. UPC: 842819110231. German.
Since an invitation to the Emerald Isle, Harald Genzmer (1909-2007) has been fascinated with the local tradition and culture. Therefore, after the songs 'Irische Harfe', he wrote another cycle for mixed choir at a ripe old age: 'Lieder einer Insel'. In three parts with ten choral settings altogether, the composer tells stories from the mythology of the Emerald Isle in the Irish poems, in the texts of old and modern lyricists, describes emotions, desires, laments: from 'Weissagung Cathbads' to 'Lobgesang der Gerechten', from the bright 'Monch und seinem Lieblingskater' to the sad lament 'Das Lied in einem Madchenherzen', from the tender 'Anrufung des Friedens' to the contemplate 'Abendgebet'. The freely tonal settings range from simple, chordal-homophonic via declamatory to expressive. Of intermediate difficulty, these choral miniatures are suitable not only for professional ensembles but also for ambitious amateur choirs.
SKU: AU.9781506495286
ISBN 9781506495286. 7 x 10.25 inches.
Written in the beloved choral hymn tradition, Olaf C. Christiansenâ??s uplifting and energetic arrangement of this well-loved Advent hymn nearly sings itself. Arranged for a St. Olaf Christmas Festival in the late 1960s, this new edition allows choirs to continue to enjoy the beauty of this rich tradition.
SKU: MN.50-6093
UPC: 688670560934. English.
The tradition hymn tune SOLID ROCK is given a gospel piano accompaniment as only composer Tom Trenney can write. Highlights of the piece include a contrasting original stanza in the relative minor and fun section at the end where the basses begin and the other parts layer on one by one, creating a stunning effect that sounds complex but is actually quite simple. Your choir will find this fun and different. Duration: 3:30.
SKU: XC.HRMG2473
Tradition and innovation combine in his new a cappella setting on the iconic text made famous by Mozart and Byrd. Beginning with a plainchant, the work gently unfolds to reveal beautiful harmonies and expressive vocal lines. With a stunning recording by Tenebrae Choir, conducted by Nigel Short, this will take your breath away.
SKU: MN.56-0108
UPC: 688670221255. English, Latin. Psalms 142; Jeremiah 3:48, 52, 56.
Invictus: A Passion addresses one of the world’s most powerful stories through the lens of the modern world. The texts, written or inspired by women, describe not only human suffering and persecution but also the human capacity for love and humility in the face of tyranny. Composer Howard Goodall is uniquely suited to bring these texts to life with music of emotional clarity and sweeping force. This excerpt is scored for soprano solo, SATB choir and piano. This fourth movement of the larger work is inspired by the extraordinary story of Irena Sendler née Krzyżanowska, a Polish nurse and head of Å»egota, the Polish Council to Aid Jews in the Second World War, whose personal interventions saved the lives of approximately 2,500 Jewish children in the Warsaw Ghetto, smuggling them to safety, acts of humanitarian bravery that eventually caused her arrest and torture by the Gestapo. She is honoured as Righteous Amongst the Nations at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. The Latin texts of this movement are taken from the Book of Lamentations (“My eye hath run down with streams of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people. My enemies have chased me and caught me like a bird, without cause…â€) and from Psalm 142, the Old Testament being the meeting-point of Sendler’s Catholicism and the Jewish tradition of those whose lives she saved. Duration 6:19.
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: GI.G-8802
UPC: 785147880202. Latin. Text Source: From the Latin Mass.
Agnus Dei is a standard Latin text from the Mass, and is part of the Ordinary (the five or six sections of the Mass that remain the same from day to day). With the repetition of the first line of text, the heartfelt prayer of petition and yearning is in three parts. This setting follows the tradition of using similar music for the first two statements, with some contrast in the music for the concluding dona nobis pacem..
SKU: MN.50-6129
UPC: 688670561290. English.
This text in the Sacred Harp tradition was first published in 1891, and is filled with enthusiasm for singing and the joy of faith. The musical setting is new, but hearkens back to early American shape-note singing. The harmonies are straightforward, and the rhythmic piano accompaniment serves to maintain the energy of the message. Duration:3:15.
SKU: GI.G-7946
UPC: 785147794608. English. Text by Charles D. Coleman. Scripture: Psalm 46:1–2.
This one almost gives you double your money, because the highly developed “Alleluia†that begins and ends this piece totally stands on its own and has countless uses in worship. But in the middle, there's a motet-like section on the text “God is our refuge and strength . . . we shall not fear.†It, too, could stand on its own. But put it all together and it is a strong a cappella choral anthem that would be at home in any tradition.
SKU: GI.G-9904
UPC: 785147990406. English. Text Source: William W. How, 1823&ndash,1897, alt. Text by William Walsham How.
From the second installment of the best-selling Revival series (Revival II: octavo collection, G-9900, spiral edition, G-9900S), Tony Alonso’s arrangement of the ever-popular SINE NOMINE offers a fresh treatment for contemporary ensembles with guitar- and piano-based bands. What a great way to invite your community into the tradition of hymn singing! Listen to the recording and see the score in the video below:.
SKU: GI.G-9911
UPC: 785147991106. English. Text Source: Based on Psalm 23, Issac Watts, 1674–1748, alt. Text by Isaac Watts. Scripture: Psalm 23.
From the second installment of the best-selling Revival series (Revival II: octavo collection, G-9900, spiral edition, G-9900S), Tony Alonso’s arrangement of the ever-popular RESIGNATION offers a fresh treatment for contemporary ensembles with guitar- and piano-based bands. What a great way to invite your community into the tradition of hymn singing! (The first volume of Revival is also available: octavo collection, G-9405, spiral edition, G-9538.).
SKU: HL.49006584
ISBN 9790001071338.
Eine ganze Gemeinde die Geburt Christi feiern zu lassen und dabei die unterschiedlichen Fahigkeiten musikalischer und gestalterischer Art von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen zusammenzufassen und zur Geltung zu bringen, wurde dieses Stuck geschrieben und in den Jahren von 1946 bis 1954 jeweils am Heiligen Abend in der Kirche zu Ottowind bei Coburg aufgefuhrt. Die von Kindern getragene Spielhandlung, die eigentlich nur darin besteht, ein lebendes Krippenspiel aufzubauen, greift die Tradition der Christgeburtsspiele auf; die Besucher werden einbezogen durch den gemeinsamen Gesang von Weihnachtschoralen; die liturgische Bindung ist durch Schriftlesungen und Vertonungen von Bibeltexten gewahrt. [] Die vorliegende Ausgabe ist zugleich auch als ein weihnachtliches Sing- und Spielbuch gedacht, das im hauslichen Kreise ebenso wie in Schule oder Verein gute Dienste leisten wird.' (Franz Mockl) Fur Kinder ab 6 Jahren geeignet; der gemischte Chor und die Solo-Partien konnen mit Jugendlichen besetzt werden.
SKU: GI.G-9404
UPC: 785147940401. English. Text by Larry Gosselin.
This brief a cappella choral miniature is a reflection on the Transfiguration of the Lord, a Scripture passage observed by many Christian traditions just prior to or during the season of Lent (as well as on the Feast of the Transfiguration, August 6). Set in a largely homophonic texture, the piece sparkles with occasional unexpected and delightful chords highlighting the wonder of the Transfiguration.
SKU: HL.14034820
ISBN 9781846099199. 8.25x11.75x0.19 inches. English.
Ian Venables' setting of four poems of A.E. Housman originally scored for tenor solo, string quartet and piano, here arranged for tenor and piano. Lyrical pieces of intermediate difficulty, sometimes elegiac, sometimes angry. Written in 2004 but very much in the English song tradition of Finzi, Gurney and Warlock these are therefore ideal recital companions to those composers.
SKU: HL.49044667
ISBN 9790001203241. German.
These three a cappella movements each originate from different largescale compositions, some for fairly substantial forces. In these works, when the focus is turned on the essence of a statement, I have (probably out of pure instinct) permitted all adjuncts - such as subtle orchestral accompaniment, opulent percussion, soloists, electronics etc. - to fall silent and tried to express myself through pure choral singing. There is a saying originating from the Judeo-Christian tradition of thought: 'The last shirt has no pockets.' Perhaps this can also be applied within the field of music when one is attempting to penetrate to the essentials. Harald Weiss.
SKU: HL.49019303
ISBN 9790001177566. 9.25x12.0x0.042 inches. German.
Seit den beruhmten Weihnachtsliedern op. 8 von Peter Cornelius (Schott ED 610) und den beiden Weihnachtsliedern von Edward Grieg (Schott ED 09960) hat die Weihnachtsthematik auch Eingang in das Kunstlied gefunden. Der Kolner Komponist und Kirchenmusiker Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984) setzt diese Tradition fort und vertonte zwei Texte aus der Advents- und Weihnachtszeit: Rosen und Schlehen im Advent von Johannes Kirschweng sowie das Gedicht Weihnachten von Eduard Morike. Zwei ausdrucksvolle Vertonungen fur Liederabende oder geistliche Konzerte in der Weihnachtszeit.
