Fifty Carols for Sopranos and Altos. Par WILLCOCKS DAVID / RUTTER JOHN. 50 chants pour les sopranos et altos (adapté pour les garçons, des filles, ou des choeurs de femmes). Il contient des dispositions essentiellement simple des chants les plus aimés, les autres moins connus, et quatre pièces originales de Britten (2), Rutter et Hadley. La plupart des cantiques de Noël sont présentés en deux versions - pour choeurs seuls, non accompagnés, et pour choeur et le public / congrégation, avec un accompagnement. Accompagnements orchestraux pour la plupart des chants de Noël sont disponibles en location. John Rutter est né à Londres en 1945 et a étudié la musique au Clare College, Cambridge. Ses compositions embrassent la musique chorale, orchestrale et instrumentale, et il a édité ou co-édité plusieurs anthologies chorale dont quatre pour des volumes de Carols chorales avec Sir David Willcocks et l'Oxford Choral Classics série. De 1975 à 1979, il a été directeur de la musique au Clare College, et en 1981 il a formé son propre choeur, les Cambridge Singers. Il partage maintenant son temps entre la composition et la conduite et est recherché comme un chef d'orchestre invité pour le leader mondial des chorales et orchestres. Né en 1919, David Willcocks a commencé sa carrière musicale comme choriste à l'Abbaye de Westminster, plus tard, remportant des bourses à Clifton College et King 's College, Cambridge. Après son service de guerre, il a été élu Fellow du Collège King, et plus tard devint organiste de Salisbury et de cathédrales de Worcester, alors que la conduite des Three Choirs Festival à Worcester. Willcocks retourné à Kings College, à Cambridge en tant que Directeur de la Musique de 1957-1974, avec la première collection de ses arrangements dans le Carols pour les séries chorales d'édition en 1961. Il a été Directeur de la Musique du Royal College of Music de 1974-1984, et a été anobli en liste de la Reine du Jubilé d'argent de spécialisation en 1977. Willcocks a également mené le Bach Choir pendant 38 ans, prend sa retraite en 1998. Sir David conserve un calendrier chargé de concerts et d'enregistrements, y compris les récentes visites aux Etats-Unis, au Canada et en Europe./ Recueil / Chant

Hugo Wolf set a total of 53 songs by Eduard Mörike all in the year 1888. The composer wrote in a letter: 'Once you have heard this song it can only inspire one wish ? to die.' In the artistic-metaphysical milieu of the late 19th century this was regarded as the highest ideal especially for Hugo Wolf who believed in the body as a ?wretched piano case? from which the soul can only break free like harmonies dying away. And yet 'Fußreise' (Journey on Foot) begins as a simple happy elated song of travel revolving around the key of D major over an ostinato piano rhythm. 'Old Adam' believes he senses the 'bliss of paradise' in this but he continues to be caught in the tensionbetween earthly suffering and eternal longing as the rest of Hugo Wolf's setting clearly shows: it remains a pious hope that a whole life 'would be such a morning journey bathed in gentle perspiration'. These art songs were originally composed not for chamber choir but for solo voice and piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted them to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble without losing the any of the qualities of the original in the process. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression as French melodies or German art song demand from a soloist and pianist. The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD 'Kennst du das Land ...' (Carus 83.495).

Par MARSH LIN. Show us a Song! offers a truly immersive approach to singing that embraces music, drama, movement, staging and performing - the Lin Marsh way! Structured around ten original songs on a variety of school topics, this book off ers teachers a treasure chest of ideas and activities to develop musicianship, creativity, literacy, and general knowledge and understanding. Each song comes with informative notes, imaginative ideas for soundscapes and seedling ideas for groups to develop. - Ten songs on popular school themes, specially written for young voices by Lin Marsh - CD with stylish backing tracks and inspiring performances, sung by Lin Marsh - Topics include: Victorian England, food from around the world, festi vals and celebrations, space, the seasons (winter), technology and the jungle - Develops musical learning in line with the requirements of the music curriculum (Key Stage 1-2) - Photocopiable music pages./ Recueil / Piano

Par PORTER COLE. Written by Cole Porter, I’ve Got You Under My Skin became a signature song for Frank Sinatra and was one of his most requested songs at concerts. In 1966, the song became a top ten hit for the Four Seasons and has also been covered by countless others since. A key piece to include in any programme celebrating the Great American Songbook. This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity of musical styles. From Broadway, pop and folk to spirituals, gospel and original works, the series is arranged for 3-part choir (soprano, alto and a combined male-voice part) providing flexibility for any choir. Complete with straight-forward piano accompaniments supporting the vocal lines, the Faber Choral Singles series guarantees the perfect repertoire for every occasion – so get exploring and get singing! / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes et Piano

A Musical Adaptation of the Adventures of Pinocchio-Watch the enchanting story of the old woodcarver Geppetto and his marionette son Pinocchio come to life in this musical adaptation of clever characters and lessons to be learned. Curiosity and temptation keep getting Pinocchiointo trouble when he meets up with the Puppet Master Sly Foxx Klever Katt String Bean the Donkey Children and the Terrible Shark. Discover how a talking cricket and a magical friend help Pinocchio learn the importance ofobedience respect and truth. This 50-minute musical features an expanded script and nine original songs - ideal for upper elementary and middle school performers who can handle a full-length musical production. The TeacherEdition includes piano/vocal arrangements full script and helpful costume and staging suggestions. Available: Teacher Edition Singer Edition Preview CD Performance/Accompaniment CD Performance Kit/CD (Teacher 10 Singerbooks P/A CD). Performance Time: approx. 50 minutes. For Grades 4-8.

A Musical Adaptation of the Adventures of Pinocchio-Watch the enchanting story of the old woodcarver Geppetto and his marionette son Pinocchio come to life in this musical adaptation of clever characters and lessons to be learned. Curiosity and temptation keep getting Pinocchiointo trouble when he meets up with the Puppet Master Sly Foxx Klever Katt String Bean the Donkey Children and the Terrible Shark. Discover how a talking cricket and a magical friend help Pinocchio learn the importance ofobedience respect and truth. This 50-minute musical features an expanded script and nine original songs - ideal for upper elementary and middle school performers who can handle a full-length musical production. The TeacherEdition includes piano/vocal arrangements full script and helpful costume and staging suggestions. Available: Teacher Edition Singer Edition Preview CD Performance/Accompaniment CD Performance Kit/CD (Teacher 10 Singerbooks P/A CD). Performance Time: approx. 50 minutes. For Grades 4-8.

A Christmas Musical for Key Stages 1-2-This new musical is an original and sensitive telling of the traditional story of Baboushka the gift-bringer a Russian legend. Her story is one of a never-ending search for the baby who was to be King of heaven and earth. Sheis said to leave gifts by sleeping children at Christmastime in the hope that one of them is the Christ Child. It’s a story about giving.The Gift Bringer features varied but straightforward songs thatenable all the children to join in. There are plenty of small speaking parts that are easy to learn. The free CD includes both backing tracks and vocal versions of the songs and photocopiable song texts.

Dragons! is a dramatic and comical musical for Key Stages 2 and 3 by poet Nick Toczek and acclaimed composer Malcolm Singer.Fergus is different from all the other kids - he is turning into a Dragon! He and hisimaginary friends are taken through their paces at the School For Dragons where they are taught to speak Dragonese and how to become hard as nails! Soon he discovers that he's not the only person he knows who is a dragon andthat in fact these firey fiends are everywhere!Dragons contains nine original varied and challenging songs and includes optional solos and instrumentals. The play has a super rhyming story and the songs are alsosuitable as a song-cycle for young choirs.Teacher's Book: Catalogue number GA11627

Lully Lullay was written at the request of Philip Reed music director of the Bury St Edmunds Bach Choir which gave the first performance on 17 December 2011 at Holy Trinity Church Long Melford Suffolk. Inspired by the familiar medieval text of the Coventry Carol it is sung a cappella and invokes the sense of a lullaby through its metre and lilting melody. The fragility and bittersweet tonality of the opening verse is reflected in the continuous interaction between the tonic and dominant keys and resolving dissonances. This develops into broader passages of increased range and dynamics during the second and third verses where the melody ispassed between the upper and lower voices clearly invoking the poignancy of the text. The last verse returns to the original theme with subtle harmonic changes and a reflective final cadence.An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs including sacred and secular works from simple four-part settings to more expansive yet accessible repertoire in an exciting variety of styles.Harriet Wybor was born in Leeds in 1986 and read music as an undergraduate at Durham University followed by an M.A. in composition with Martyn Harry and António Pinho Vargas.Harriet’s main compositional interests are sacred and secular contemporary choral and chamber music and the relationship between music and time. Her work reflects a wide range of influences from renaissance choral music and medieval texts to 20th-century literature and art. Harriet has had works performed by the Northern Sinfonia (conducted by H K Gruber) Psappha the Allegri String Quartet St John’s College Choir Durham the Bury St Edmunds Bach Choir and the Fishburn Band broadcast on BBC Radio 2’s Listen to the Band.After graduating from Durham University Harriet continued her studies at the University of Edinburgh where she read for

The Easiest Tune Book Of Christmas Carols is a splendid collection of twenty of the most popular and favourite Christmas carols in simple two-part harmony with fingering Guitar chords and lyrics.Eleanor Franklin Pike has compiled a fabulous collection of basic tunes with the easiest of arrangements suitable for young beginners. The left hand remains entirely in the five-finger position while the righthand plays the exact reproduction of the melodies transposed into the simplest keys. The Easiest Tune Book is perfect for young (or older) beginners of around grades 1 or 2 enabling them to easily play andlearn some of the most timeless carols of all time. Some of the best most enjoyable carols are included in this book such as God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen O Come All Ye Faithful and SilentNight all expertly arranged by Franklin Pike. As well as including lyrics and Guitar chords what's really handy is some helpful fingering suggestions which allow anyone to progress really quickly not just withthese songs but with Piano playing in general. The Easiest Tune Book Of Christmas Carols is an old book but the content remains as fresh useful and beautiful as ever. It'stestament to the brilliant arrangements of universally-loved tunes that this book still inspires and instils the Christmas spirit in beginning pianists so many years after its original publication.

Book 1-J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German Baroque composer who is revered for the originality and skill of his contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. Although he spent most of his life working as an organist and choirmaster he was familiar with many different keyboard instruments. He utilised this knowledge when composing The Well-Tempered Clavier (1722) a collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues in which he explored the harmonies accessiblefrom every key. Prelude And Fugue In D Minor BMV 851 is No. 6 from Book One of the Clavier. It is written in a typical Baroque form. This popular edition from the highly-regarded musicologistOrlando Morgan is designed with the performer in mind and is still seen as the best edition available for students today.

The work was originally commissioned for Edina High School Girl's Choir and is now offered in a vibrant intense and truly jubilant setting for SATB voices a cappella incorporating all of the complex rhythms of its original piano part into the pure vocal structure. It is a challenging competition work suitable for the conductor who can rely on the versatility of a well trained a cappella choir. In Latin. Difficult.

Book 1 Bwv 850-J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German Baroque composer who is revered for the originality and skill of his contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. Although he spent most of his life working as an organist and choirmaster he was familiar with many different Keyboard instruments. He utilised this knowledge when composing The Well-Tempered Clavier (1722) a collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues in which he explored the harmonies accessiblefrom every key. Prelude And Fugue In D Major BWV 850 is No. 5 from Book One of the Clavier. It is written in a typical Baroque form including an extended coda. This popular edition from thehighly-regarded musicologist Orlando Morgan is designed with the performer in mind and is still seen as the best edition available for students today.