SKU: MN.50-9062
UPC: 688670590627.
Vibrant a cappella setting useful at beginning of service as Introit, Choral Fanfare, or general short anthem of Invitation.
SKU: HL.49044697
ISBN 9790001201919. UPC: 841886023949. 7.5x10.75x0.113 inches. English.
Matthew Brown has set texts from the Dream Songs of the Native American Wintu tribe to music. The typically American style of composition is characterized by spherical sounds.
SKU: HL.48023799
Author: Thomas Campion.
Thomas Campion's Never weather-beaten sail is a sprightly text that powerfully evokes the sailor's plea for God's calming presence upon the sea's unrelenting rushing waves. At the opening of this work for unaccompanied mixed voices, the jaunty alto/tenor movement in thirds symbolises the curling waves of the undulating sea, the mellifluous soprano melody represents the boat's sails, and the bass section's never-changing 'A' provides the anchor. All four voices then come together in homophony, urging God to come quickly...and take my soul to rest. Rather than a simple repetition of thematic material in the manner of a standard hymn, the texture alters through the rest of the work until the very end where all voices gradually fade away into the distance, leaving what seems like a lone voice in the wilderness to cry to Thee. Contrasting to other well-known setting of this text, this new work provides a fresh interpretation, suitable for intermediate choirs.
SKU: MN.50-0305
UPC: 688670503054. Latin.
This piece was conceived as a TTBB piece which was very popular at All-State choral events. The composer has written this SATB version, which is a lovely and moving setting of a beautiful Latin text that, when translated, is Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee..
SKU: HL.49018916
ISBN 9790001174718. 7.5x11.0x0.048 inches. English.
The Belgian composer and conductor Kurt Bikkembergs (*1963) has added to the repertoire for women's choir again: With 'The Maiden and the Sea' based on a text by Rene Geldof, he presents a revised and translated English version of his work 'Het meisje en de zee' written in 1994. It is a choral setting in which Bikkembergs has onomatopoeic and spoken elements alternate with mysterious chordal sounds and combines them in a skilful manner - a fascinating composition for performers and audience alike.
SKU: MN.50-5907
UPC: 688670559075. English.
Four stanzas are set in 34 measures (stanzas 1 and 4 for all, stanza 2 for women SSAA, stanza 3 for men TTB). This is a perfect offertory response or short Thanksgiving anthem. Duration: 3:00.
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: MN.50-0502
UPC: 688670505027. English.
A brilliant choral fanfare on a well-known George Herbert text. Stirring and energetic.
SKU: MN.50-1710
UPC: 688670517105. Scripture: Isaiah 9.
Using the beautiful Isaiah 9:6 text, which speaks of the Child as Prince of Peace, this challenging yet beautiful anthem was written for the choir of Salisbury Cathedral in the U.K. Philip Lawson is a member of the KingÕs Singers.
SKU: MN.50-3092
UPC: 688670530920. English.
A setting for SSAA voices of the early-American tune INVITATION from William Walker's Southern Harmony. This energetic and pleasing setting features a double text option: one that is appropriate for Advent using the text Comfort, Comfort Now My People and the other, more widely known version for general use.
SKU: MN.50-6001
UPC: 688670560019. English.
A lush and expressive arrangement of this favorite 14th-century carol.
SKU: MN.80-330
UPC: 688670803307. English.
Scored for unaccompanied SATB choir with tenor soloist, the text is appointed in the Book of Common Prayer to take place during the footwashing. The piece is useful at any Holy Thursday/Maundy Thursday service. Brief sections of chordal chanting on text give this a liturgical and formal feel. The choral writing surrounding the chant is sonorous and beautiful. Duration: 2:30.
SKU: MN.50-3099
UPC: 688670530999. English.
This beloved spiritual tune and text are set here in a completely choral idiom. From solo voice to lush choral textures to quiet background chords on a neutral syllable, the writing is masterful and the result emotional and compelling. Duration: 3:00.
SKU: MN.50-5911
UPC: 688670559112. English.
Set in G-flat major with lush, close harmonies, this divisi, a cappella setting brings a new perspective to this timeless hymn. Duration: 3:00.
SKU: MN.50-8401
UPC: 688670584015. Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda.
Jaroslav Vajda text. Relatively short baptismal anthem easily learned. Lyrical melody forms lullaby found in each stanza of hymn-like setting.
SKU: MN.50-1139
UPC: 688670511394. English.
An a cappella version of this familiar carol. The arrangement features the tenor section in the beginning and includes a unique canonic treatment in the middle stanza.
SKU: MN.50-6610
UPC: 688670566103.
Chicago composer Robert A. Harris composed this short piece to honor the legacy and retirement of Dr. Frederick Swann, who served for many years as Director of Music at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. Set in a straightforward fashion, this setting amplifies a beautiful and well-known text.
SKU: BP.BP2289
6.875 x 10.5 inches.
This short but soaring Amen can be sung a cappella or accompanied with the included simple piano part. Try it as a benediction, a choral reflection, or as a short farewell to close a sacred concert.Church.
SKU: MN.50-7107
UPC: 688670571077. English. Isaiah 52:7-8.
A reissue of a choral work by one of the most prominent of African American composers. The text is based on Isaiah 52.
SKU: MN.50-0071
UPC: 688670500718. English.
An original, unaccompanied setting of this ancient text, this was written to be quickly learned but is quite satisfying in all respects. The melody in Dorian mode is timeless, the texture builds from unison to four part, the final verse is almost all in unison. Manageable but memorable.
SKU: MN.50-0457
UPC: 688670504570. English.
The familiar William Blake poem is set here in solid four-part writing with brief divisi in the soprano and alto parts.
SKU: MN.50-4002
UPC: 688670540028.
Lilting a cappella carol. Straightforward. Refreshing contrast to usual Easter bombast.
SKU: MN.50-1052
UPC: 688670510526.
Traditional old English text with folksong-like music. Shifts from minor/modal stanzas to major refrain. Appropriate response to reading from Genesis in traditional Service of Lessons and Carols.
SKU: GI.G-009047
UPC: 641151090474. Text Source: The New England Psalm Singer , 1770.
Kyle Johnson has taken the traditional canon “When Jesus Wept†and creatively deconstructed it. We never hear more than two parts in canon with each other at the same time. Then he introduces a new counter-melody in the other parts and fills out the harmonies in other ways. While the words can be lost in the traditional four-part canon, the overall effect of Johnson’s approach is to create a moving meditation on the text. Easily accessible and highly recommended for small SATB choirs, but any size group will appreciate the artistry of this piece.
SKU: MN.50-6012
UPC: 688670560125. Scripture: Romans 10:13-15; Matthew 28:19-20.
The text of this anthem is a combination of Romans 10:13-15 and Matthew 28:19-20. An a cappella setting with tight harmonies. Useful for mission emphasis or general use.
SKU: EC.1.3706
UPC: 600313137068. English.
An a cappella treatment of this wonderful French carol. The piece begins with a four-part strophic setting; then as the piece develops, the parts begin to divide and play off each other, some serving as accompaniment to the melody. A delightful, bright and energetic treatment.
SKU: HL.49043990
ISBN 9790001194525. Latin.
Andreas Pieper's overall artistic aim to 'build a bridge of confidence to the world behind things' with his music can be heard clearly in his setting of Tollite iugum meum. The Latin-language motet for mixed a cappella choir (SATB) for the Feast of the Sacred Heart (Friday after Corpus Christi) is based on verses from the Gospel according to Matthew (Mt. 11,29). Permeated by changes of time and key, yet easy to master by amateur choirs, the piece is ideal for use in the church's liturgy. The devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus centres on the sin and thus also on the sinfulness of man, which is musically realized here through a steady and moderate tempo, with the sinful man standing before God without any instrumental means, completely naked so to speak.
SKU: HL.49019265
ISBN 9790001189101. 7.75x11.0x0.41 inches. German.
The well-known Swedish composer and choir director Robert Sund, born in 1942, wrote a tonally striking and expressive composition onthe well-known text by Rainer Maria Rilke which allows interesting comparisons with musical settings of other composers. German.
