SKU: GI.WW1774
UPC: 785147021865. English. Text source: Traditional spiritual. Traditional Spiritual.
Wade in the Water, arranged by Aeolians alumnus Stephen M. Murphy, uses vocal jazz techniques and expanded harmonies to lift the text off of the paper, resulting in an unquestionably cool and fun setting. Performed and recorded by the Aeolians, this arrangement will be a show-stopper for advanced choirs. Jason Max Ferdinand Choral Series.
SKU: AP.46941
UPC: 038081535906. English. Traditional Spiritual.
A grandiose choral introduction travels through several keys to open this polished setting of the traditional spiritual, which soon breaks into a joyously brisk treatment featuring call-and-response between sections, terraced dynamic contrasts, and thick divisi textures. Fantastic a cappella writing for advanced choirs.
About Alfred Choral Designs
The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: GI.WW1935
UPC: 785147038467. Latin. Text Source: Traditional Latin.
This beautiful motet by William Byrd epitomizes Byrd's mature style characterized by warm harmonic language, variation of musical texture, and effortless counterpoint. Transcribed from the 1589 Cantiones Sacrae, minimal but effective editorial work makes this a tremendous edition for more advanced SATB choirs.
SKU: GI.WW1771
UPC: 785147021568. English. Text source: Traditional spiritual. Traditional Spiritual.
This spiritual is full of joy, though it comes from a tumultous time. This arrangement uses rhythmic passages and complex harmonies at times to convey what it means to escape this life of toil. For more advanced choirs, this would make an excellent concert closer! Jason Max Ferdinand Choral Series.
SKU: HL.49017921
ISBN 9790220131509. UPC: 884088567590. 8.25x11.75x0.062 inches. English.
Composed for the Alwinton and Holystone Church Choir near the composer's home in Northumberland, John Casken sets Christina Rossetti's In the bleak mid-winter - a poem popularised by Gustav Holts' setting of the same name for SATB choir and organ. A traditional carol based on the nativity it paints a vivid picture of the chill of winter and is ideal for choirs wishing to move away from the well-known whilst retaining an element of tradition. Constantly flowing organ lines create a sense of unease but this is uplifting music with subtle crescendos and powerful homophonic writing for the voices.
SKU: CF.CM9573
ISBN 9781491153673. UPC: 680160911172. 6.75 x 10.5 inches. Key: Ab major. Latin. Traditional Latin.
O Magnum Mysterium?exemplifies quintessential Busto choral writing through varied textures and tempi with poignant harmonies all of which depict the sacred text O great mystery. For advanced mixed choirs and appropriate for any concert and festival setting.
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.363995
UPC: 840126956948. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.
Combining the traditional Latin text “Agnus Dei†with one of the most beautiful Negro spirituals, here is a concert setting fit for any advanced choir. Each of the three verses evoke various stages of peace and rest.
SKU: HL.49016999
ISBN 9790220130588. 8.25x11.75x0.055 inches. English.
Appointed Master of the Queen's Music in 2004, Max, as he is fondly known, has now written four Christmas Carols for Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. At just under four minutes in length this traditional-style carol uses the words of long standing friend George Mackay Brown's poem 'Hamnavoe Women and the Warbeth Bell'. It’s not the first time Max has chosen to use texts by the poet who, like Max, lived on the Orkney Islands.
SKU: HL.346282
UPC: 840126923452. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.
Imaginative and wonderful are the words that best describe this selection. The poet asks, who will read his words many years hence and what will the impact be? The music carries the words like a well-written story, and the listener is brought into the narrative. It is a masterful piece for an advanced high school or college choir.
SKU: LO.65-1027S
UPC: 000308027242.
Celebrate the birth of Christ with a service of enchanting carols - old and new - from merry England. This winsome collection features eight choral arrangements of traditional carols selected by one of our leading British composers; a fine balance of original music is also included. Readings from Scripture and contemporary sources provide continuity when presented by one or several narrators. Some of the music is quite challenging, while other portions will be quickly learned.
SKU: HL.49017917
ISBN 9790220131325. UPC: 884088601836. 8.25x11.75x0.05 inches. English.
As Master of the Queens Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has written a new carol for Her Majesty the Queen each Christmas since his appointment began in 2004. Kings and Shepherds is the fourth and like An Heavenly Song, Wonder Tidings and The Yule-tide Bell, will be published as part of the Schott Royal Collection.Written for the 2008 Christmas service and performed in the Ballroom of Buckingham Palace, Kings and Shepherds is a short traditional setting of Christmas Poem by George Mackey Brown, a poet who lived near to Maxwell Davies on the Orkney Islands. A wonderful addition to the carol repertoire and ideal for amateur choirs looking to programme new pieces.