A Service of Lessons and Carols Celebrating the Life of Christ-Written in a traditional style and inspired by the celebrated lessons and carols format Testimony of Life presents the life death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Comprised of choral anthems Scripture and congregational songs the work also divides easily into three sections enabling directors to present the work progressively through Lent and Easter. Choirs of any size will enjoy the thoughtful part writing and the easily learned melodies. From joyful celebrations of Christ's early ministry to the deep sadness of His suffering and crucifixion from the shadowed whispers of Gethsemane to the brilliant alleluias of Easter Testimony of Life is a thoughtful mix of artistry andministry. A full line of support products is available to enhance your performance. Duration: approx. 40 minutes. Songs include: Prologue - I Will Sing the Wondrous Story - The Story Begins - A Day of Rejoicing and Praise - Hosanna Loud Hosanna - Banquet of Mercy - Into the Garden - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - A Day Bright with Joy - I Know that My Redeemer Lives.

This is a breathtaking and emotional new work composed by Stephen Schwartz for the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus conducted by Timothy Seelig. Inspired by the heartfelt words of the It Gets Better Project Testimony speaks to anyone who has ever felt out of place. A powerful work of affirmation and inclusion! Also available for SATB (set in different key). Duration: ca. 7:30.

Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók?s Second String Quartet was composed ? with several long interruptions ? between 1915 and 1918, after he had spent several years almost solely devoted to collecting folk music. The melody and rhythms of the riotous middle movement ?Allegro, molto capriccioso? provide impressive testimony of how his research trips had taken him as far as North Africa. The first edition of this quartet, published in Vienna in 1920, contains a conspicuous number of errors that were only partially corrected in a later revision undertaken by Bartók. As late as the 1940s he noted changes in his personal copy of the score that have never previously appeared in print. These late changes by Bartók are taken into account in this definitive edition of the string quartets supervised by Bartók scholar László Somfai, with problematic passages in the sources carefully documented. It is the first-ever Urtext edition of this work. Sensible page turns and cue notes in the parts mean that this edition is ideal for exploring Bartók?s sound world in performance. / Date parution : 2023-05-06/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Learn 15 of the Very Best Hits Of Dolly Parton the country singer-songwriter who took Nashville then the world by storm with her sassy witty and creatively crafted tunes whose simple lyrics and catchymelodies made them some of the most loved songs of all time. Every song in this collection of Dolly Parton sheet music is arranged for Piano Vocal and Guitar with full lyrics and chordboxes. Dolly Parton’s progression from talented backwoods kid to world-famous country singer-songwriting star was the stuff of Nashville legend and testimony to her highly skilfulself-management. Underneath her big-hair and busty image was a sweet and instantly-recognisable voice apparently incapable of hitting a false note and a songwriter of exceptional talent. This talent managed to write fun upbeatand universally-loved songs like Nine To Five and Islands In The Stream as well as melancholic and poetic ballads like Coat Of Many Colours. It is testament toher abilities as a songwriter that two hugely popular hits Jolene and I Will Always Love You are cover versions of songs originally written by her; these versions being good but never quite living up tothe way Parton performed them. Since moving to Nashville in the 1960s (relocating the day after finishing high school) Dolly Parton has had an incredibly illustrious career becoming the mostfamous and most loved country music star in the world. Her latest release Blue Smoke features new songs and new covers some of which are included in this Dolly Parton sheet music collection such asBlue Smoke Banks Of The Ohio and You Can't Make Old Friends. Bolstered by a momentously fun performance at Glastonbury 2014 drawing the biggest crowd the festival has ever

Kantate Zum 4. Advent. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach’s cantata BWV 132 was written for the 4th Sunday in Advent, and the autograph score is dated 1715. It was composed while Bach was at Weimar, to a libretto by the Weimar Court Preacher Salomon Franck. Its subject matter is the testimony of John the Baptist addressed to the Christian community and to individual believers. Since the original concluding chorale, the fifth verse of the hymn “Herr Christ der einig Gotts Sohn' [Elisabeth Cruziger], has been lost, here the cantata ends with the last movement [transposed from B flat to A major], to the same words, of the cantata BWV 164./ Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, HautboiSBasson, 2 Viol

Headstrong and eccentric Satie consciously distanced himself from the Romantic traditions of the nineteenth century. His three miniatures for piano 'Gymnopédies' are the first testimony to his idea of a 'NewSimplicity': repetitive steady rhythms that are reminiscent of ancient cult dances have their very own meditative charm. Satie’s principle of stringing together musical units rather than forcing them to develop later provedgroundbreaking for many musical movements of the twentieth century. Satie would certainly have appreciated the balanced print image of Henle's Urtext edition as he took pleasure in the visual design of his musical scores.

Kantate Zum 1. Advent. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. The Advent cantata Machet die Tore weit has long been one of the most frequently performed of Telemann’s sacred works. Among the copies of this cantata which have been handed down is a copy by J. S. Bach which bears testimony to the high respect he paid to his then more celebrated colleague from Hamburg: It is a copy of the score in the hand of the Thomaskantor which was made for a performance in Leipzig on Avent Sunday in 1734 [therefore during the same period as the first performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio]. Of the four solo singers the soprano and bass, each of whom has an aria, are indispensable. The brief alto solos in the opening chorus can be sung by a member of thechoir, and the tenor recitative can be sung by the soprano soloist./ Répertoire / Solistes S (A) TB, Choeur SATB, 2 Hautbois, 2 Viol

Uses: All Saints General Memorial Scripture: Psalm 30:1-5 Psalm 126:5 Isaiah 54:8 II Corinthians 4:17 There is a deep longing in this very personal testimony of faith. From the first notes of the impressionistic piano this fragile ballad covers the listener with assurance and hope. The emotive musical elements and approachable part-writing allow the singer to fully engage in the expressive potential of the performance. With violin and cello options this is an exquisite choice for any service of reflection.

Kantate Zum 1. Advent. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. The Advent cantata Machet die Tore weit has long been one of the most frequently performed of Telemann’s sacred works. Among the copies of this cantata which have been handed down is a copy by J. S. Bach which bears testimony to the high respect he paid to his then more celebrated colleague from Hamburg: It is a copy of the score in the hand of the Thomaskantor which was made for a performance in Leipzig on Avent Sunday in 1734 [therefore during the same period as the first performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio]. Of the four solo singers the soprano and bass, each of whom has an aria, are indispensable. The brief alto solos in the opening chorus can be sung by a member of thechoir, and the tenor recitative can be sung by the soprano soloist./ Répertoire / Solistes S (A) TB, Choeur SATB, 2 Hautbois, 2 Viol

Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók?s Second String Quartet was composed ? with several long interruptions ? between 1915 and 1918, after he had spent several years almost solely devoted to collecting folk music. The melody and rhythms of the riotous middle movement ?Allegro, molto capriccioso? provide impressive testimony of how his research trips had taken him as far as North Africa. The first edition of this quartet, published in Vienna in 1920, contains a conspicuous number of errors that were only partially corrected in a later revision undertaken by Bartók. As late as the 1940s he noted changes in his personal copy of the score that have never previously appeared in print. These late changes by Bartók are taken into account in this definitive edition of the string quartets supervised by Bartók scholar László Somfai, with problematic passages in the sources carefully documented. It is the first-ever Urtext edition of this work. Sensible page turns and cue notes in the parts mean that this edition is ideal for exploring Bartók?s sound world in performance. / Date parution : 2023-05-06/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Flute solos from the 18th century
In this edition, the Dutch flutist Rien de Reede undertakes a journey into the 18th century. The collection contains 34 works for solo flute, which have been selected with great care and edited according to music history aspects. Thus, the edition not only shines with a colourful compilation of solo works that stand out from one another in regard to their character. It is also as a historical testimony to the structural state of the flute at the time and the associated technical possibilities as well as the approach to composing for this instrument at that time.
In addition to a number of multi-movement works, Rien de Reede publishes a number of wonderful individual pieces. In terms of composition, they are often characterized by the use of arpeggiated motifs and themes, large intervallic leaps or the ideas of suggested polyphony. Harmonic playfulness, required virtuosity, and the seemingly omnipresent balance of registers provide a constantly renewing tension in the individual movements. Not all works can be attributed to a composer, often one can only speculate. Of course the names of great artists of this epoch such as Quantz, Blavet, Taillart, Mahaut and others which had a decisive influence on the flute, are not missing. / Partitions classique / Bois / Flûte traversière / UNIVERSAL EDITION

A Cantata for Holy Week or Easter Digital Resource Kit-This work is intended to celebrate God's faithfulness and his everlasting promises to his people. Incorporating new anthems as well as familiar hymns the cantata is appropriate for either Holy Week Easter or post-Easterpresentations. From the promises made to Abraham and David to their fulfillment in Christ Jesus Covenant of Grace is a testimony to God's redeeming work. Brilliant orchestrations from Brant Adams enhance the presentationand a full line of support materials is also available.This digital resource kit presented on a CD-ROM contains a PowerPoint presentation poster and program templates as PDF files rehearsal tips choir devotionals andthe full performance of the work with composer's commentary in real time. As a director this kit will enable you to get the most from your choir and provides options to make each rehearsal a worship experience. See samples fromthe Digital Resource Kit and hear one of the audio selections by clicking on the links below.

Sumer is icumen in. Par ORFF CARL. The first known canon of European art music, now in the British Museum in London, is preserved in a thirteenth-century manusript from the English abbey in Reading: This is the so-called 'summer canon', whose verses greet the advent of summer. An accompanying note elucidates the artistic layer-like construction of the sound structure: a two-voice foundation of bell-like, swinging pendulum tones supports an upper structure of four voices which enter at equal time intervals. The note terms the canon 'rota' - round -, which makes reference to the turning, circling movement of the constantly pulsating sound. The circular figure originates in a vital, ages-old moving force in music-making, and it demands a dance-like execution. But the canon is also, through the interaction of the strictly ordered voice entries, convivially bound musical form. Carl Orff was able to choose no better fitting musical form for the 'Greetings to Youth' at the Olympic Games 1972 in Munich than the medieval rota. In the connexion of the singing voices with the Orff instruments, today in world-wide use, a testimony of European tradition sounds in a living present. / Date parution : 1976-11-20/ Répertoire / Chœur Mixte [Stbar] et Ensemble Instrumental

We are pleased to present Lloyd Larson's best-selling arrangement of a contemporary hymn classic “Lift High the Cross.” One can just imagine a triumphant procession marching forth as a living testimony of faith. AsChristians we are called to Christ's army with the mission of recruiting others – Lift High the Cross the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore His sacred Name. Written for choir organ and optionalbrass and percussion score and parts are available separately.

with O God Our Help in Ages Past-Uses: General Christmas church heritageScripture: Psalm 90:1; Psalm 98:4; Luke 2:14Lilting with classical joy this buoyant anthem of praise is a soaring testimony to God's glorious provision on ourlives. To God alone is the honor and glory for blessings of creation restoration and salvation. The piano part is a finger-flying celebration and the vocal parts soar in response. Available: SATB flute. Duration: ca. 2:34.