This collection of French Songs & Choruses includes a wealth of original choral music by French composers as well as many wonderful arrangements of some of the greatest French songs ever composed. Suitable for Mixed-Voice Choirs of all sizes and abilities this is the perfect collection for finding new performance pieces but would work equally well as a complete concert programme. The selections in this songbook are second-to-none with some of the most beautiful and affecting French choral music compiled into one volume. Many original works are included here with these choral compositions by giants of French classicalmusic often being regarded as some of their finest work. Pieces like Madrigal by Gabriel Fauré a new edition of Maurice Ravel's incredible Trois Chansons Camille Saint-Saëns's Calme Des Nuits and Trinquons?as well as Reynaldo Hahn's three Rondels originally written for SATB choir.? French Songs And Choruses also features a great many arrangements of works that have been enjoyed by choirs and singers for many years. The harmonies of songs like Chanson D'Amour?by Gabriel Fauré convey just how stunning a song this is to hear as well as to sing while others like Debussy's Beau Soir?offer a similarly beautiful take on a different theme. With all of these songs the joy will be in careful selection fantastic practice and the thrill of performance for you and your audience. Such a grand selection of Songs And Choruses For Mixed-Voice Choirs?is sure to enhance or invigorate your choir's repertoire giving you an enjoyable introduction to the finest choral music that France has to offer. The delightful arrangements of the carefully-selected French Songs And Choruses?included in this collection will make a perfectly French-flavoured addition to your general

Noël! 3 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed-voice choirs, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. The contents range from the Baroque to the present: familiar settings of traditional and lesser-known carols through the ages to Howells, Berkeley and Warlock, and works by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Mealor, John Tavener, Francis Pott and Richard Allain. Mixed-voice choirs of all levels will enjoy these new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating original works for the Christmas season. / Choeur SATB Et Orgue (Ou Piano)

This version of Richard Allain's Welcome All Wonders  composed in 2010 is scored for SSAATBarB. The original version for AATTBarBB (available with code NOV200827) was first performed during a live broadcast from King's College Chapel Cambridge. 

Gabriel Fauré composa cette oeuvre d'une étonnante maturité musicale en 1864, à l'âge de 19 ans. Elle lui valut son premier prix de composition à l'école Niedermeyer, couronnement de 10 années d'études.On trouve une grande sincérité dans cette partition de jeunesse, et qui ne fut précédée que de quelques romances et autres petites pièces pour piano. Les écrits de Fauré nous prouvent que ce sont bien les textes choisis, latins ou français, qui inspiraient en premier lieu sa musique religieuse. Ici, Fauré a parfaitement su capter l'atmosphère du poème de Jean Racine dans une ferveur toute contenue.Gabriel FAURE a réalisé plusieurs versions de son Cantique. La version à 4 voix mixtes, en ré bémol majeur a été transposée en ré majeur, ce qui lui confère une plus grande clarté. Le compositeur a adapté sa pièce pour voix d'enfants et orgue, lorsqu'il était maître de chapelle à l'église de la Madeleine à Paris. Ces fonctions de maître de chapelle étaient lourdes, les cérémonies nombreuses, avec une partie musicale importante. La direction de la Maîtrise d'enfants, les répétitions demandaient une grande dépense d'énergie et beaucoup de patience ! En 1919 FAURE écrit à sa femme : ' Je n'ai jamais été bon pour le travail le matin, sauf pour les besognes de mercenaire, maîtrise, orgue etc? '.Cette pièce universellement connue et appréciée peut être chantée aisément par tous les choeurs. / Choeur (SATB) Et Piano / 12 pages / Partition

Ceux qui recherchent un répertoire simple mais bon, capable de donner de la joie aux petits groupes comme aux masses chorales y trouveront des musiques sûres qui 'résistent' au temps. / Choeur Mixte / 80 pages / Partition

Novello New Choral Series-Craig McLeish writes of The Negro Speaks of Rivers; Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was the first black American to earn his living from writing. He was an innovator of jazz poetry becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote plays short stories novels and his poetry was widely read. He was also a journalist columnist and lecturer. The Negro Speaks of Rivers was perhaps his earliest published work written when only 17 and while travelling by train to Mexico to visit his father. As the train crossed the Mississippi he suddenly began thinking about how rivers had impacted on Negro history particularly in the fight against slavery.The four rivers mentioned in the poem lent themselves to using musical influences from those particular regions. However I have tried to keep these links fairly tenuous to avoid overt pastiche. A few years ago I was fortunate enough to work with Congolese musicians. These sessions led to the intricate rhythms in The Congo. The Mississippi mentions New Orleans so a jazz fugue seemed the most appropriate compositional device to weave into the texture. The spirit of The Nile was gauged from many hours listening avidly to Egyptian music.Craig McLeish began his musical life as a chorister at St Paul’s Cathedral. As a bass guitarist conductor musical arranger and composer he has worked with a wide variety of groups in several genres and scored a hit with the cult pop band ‘Fat & Frantic’. He is musical director of Young Voices UK and conducts several youth and community choirs in and around Milton Keynes. Listen to an excerpt from Craig McLeish's The Negro Speaks Of Rivers:  

Latvian composer U is Prauli Å¡' striking setting of the Mass has attracted considerable attention following a recording by The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge under Stephen Layton. (Baltic Exchange Hyperion CDA67747) Scored for SATB unaccompanied and soloists and well within the reach of most choirs it is by turn devotional bold intimate intense and ultimately thrilling from a choral tradition outside the more familiar Western forms. Ugis Praulins - Missa Rigensis by musicroom

Noël 2 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed voice choirs, which follows on from the highly acclaimed Noël! Volume 1 (Catalogue No. NOV310800). The contents range from the Renaissance to the present: from Byrd and Sweelinck, via Bach, familiar settings of traditional and lesser known carols through the ages to Howells and Leighton, and work by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Eric Whitacre, John Tavener Tarik O'Regan and Richard Allain. Mixed voice choirs of all levels will find here new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating works for the Christmas season, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. Selected and edited by David Hill, Choral Advisor to Novello, Chief Conductor of the BBC singers, Musical Director of The Bach Choir, Chief Conductor of The Southern Sinfonia and Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate by the University of Southampton in 2002 in recognition of his Services to Music. 'Noël was a welcome addition to the Christmas list for decent standard choirs - Noël 2 adds even more to the repertoire in a handy volume... The main enticements are some fantastic new arrangements of old favourites, a number of works previously only available in single sheets (Whitacre's Lux Arumque among others) and some fantastic new surprises. Adrian Peacock's Venite, Gaudete is a wonderfully original and vibrant setting, Richard Rodney Bennet's I Wonder as I Wander is both reflective and effective, and there are plenty more. Some of the pieces here will challenge your choir, but there's a vast amount to get the Christmas inspiration flowing. ' - Jonathan Wikeley, Music Teacher November 2009 '?an outstanding resource for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany ' Andrew Stewart, Choir and amp - Organ November/December 2010 Noel! 2 Interview With David Hill by Musicroom / Choeur SATB Et Orgue (Ou Piano)

This definitive collection showcases twelve of the finest and most loved partsongs by Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795-1856); published in two volumes compiled and introduced by Ralph Allwood one of the UK’s pre-eminent choral directors.These works including the well known Lay a Garland In Dulci Jubilo Great God of Love and No! No! Nigella! are collected and published together for the first time. Suitable for choirs of all abilities the partsongs within this two volume collection are scored for four to eight parts and appropriate for sacred or secular usage. Beautifully engraved the original notation has been updated for contemporary use and clear rehearsalaccompaniments are provided.Both volumes will be an essential addition to any choir's music library to be used over and over again.The Novello Choral Programme is the creation of a panel of advisors pre-eminent in the British music scene: Ralph Allwood Susan Digby David Hill Brian Kay and Barry Rose each with extensive experience in choral conducting concert work and music education. The aim is to publish essential editions from the best of the wealth of existing choral music ancient and modern while widening the repertoire with exciting new composers and new trends in music making.Ralph Allwood is one of the UK's most distinguished choral directors. He is Precentor and Director of Music at Eton College and a Choral Advisor to Novello.

Craig McLeish writes of The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was the first black American to earn his living from writing. He was an innovator of jazz poetry, becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote plays, short stories, novels, and his poetry was widely read. He was also a journalist, columnist and lecturer. The Negro Speaks of Rivers was perhaps his earliest published work, written when only 17 and while travelling by train to Mexico to visit his father. As the train crossed the Mississippi he suddenly began thinking about how rivers had impacted on Negro history, particularly in the fight against slavery. The four rivers mentioned in the poem lent themselves to using musical influences from those particular regions. However, I have tried to keep these links fairly tenuous to avoid overt pastiche. A few years ago I was fortunate enough to work with Congolese musicians. These sessions led to the intricate rhythms in The Congo . The Mississippi mentions New Orleans, so a jazz fugue seemed the most appropriate compositional device to weave into the texture. The spirit of The Nile was gauged from many hours listening avidly to Egyptian music. Craig McLeish began his musical life as a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral. As a bass guitarist, conductor, musical arranger and composer, he has worked with a wide variety of groups in several genres, and scored a hit with the cult pop band 'Fat and Frantic'. He is musical director of Young Voices UK, and conducts several youth and community choirs in and around Milton Keynes. / Choeur SATB

Be Merciful Be Gracious is a chorus from Edward Elgar’s ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ scored for SATB Voices and Organ or Piano accompaniment in this Novello edition.The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38 is a work for Voices and orchestra in two parts composed by Edward Elgar in 1900 to text from the poem by John Henry Newman. It relates the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and settling into Purgatory. Elgar disapproved of the use of the term 'oratorio' for the work though his wishes are not always followed.The piece is widely regardedas Elgar's finest choral work and some consider it his masterpiece.Sir Edward Elgar was an English composer many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations the Pomp and Circumstance Marches concertos for Violin and Cello and two symphonies. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.

How Deep Is Your Love was the first in a string of six consecutive #1 hits for the Bee Gees in the late '70s and was featured in the soundtrack of the film Saturday Night Fever. It employs their iconic use of breathy vocals and high falsetto to achieve its disco vibe. The tune was more recently covered by UK band Take That for their greatest hits album. Arranged here for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment.

Book 3 of the Sing Out! series contains dazzling new Choral versions of five chart-topping pop songs. The arrangements are by Vocal coach and Choral director Mark De-Lisser and are recorded by ACM Gospel Choir.These crowd-pleasing songs have been selected for their positive lyrics and overall heart-warming feel making them a joy to sing and listen to.Arranged for SAT Choir with the occasional solo part this pack includes a unique download card which features performance backing tracks full demonstrations and individual rehearsal tracks of each Vocal line recorded by members of ACM Gospel Choir. Thescores feature Piano parts and chord symbols for band accompaniment. Helpful hints for performing each piece are also included in this book giving you everything you need to learn these well-loved songs.If this sounds as fabulous as we think it does check out Mark De-Lisser convincingly explain how fantastic the Sing Out! series could be for you and your choir: