SKU: BR.CHB-5381-00
ISBN 9790004413821. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. English.
As director of the Bavarian Radio Choir, Howard Arman has been actively engaged with international Christmas carols through various Christmas-related CD productions in the past years. This has resulted in a number of original arrangements for four- to eight-part mixed choir a cappella, shedding new light on well-known classics such as O du frohliche [O, you joyful], Stille Nacht [Silent Night] and Lasst uns froh und munter sein [Let us be happy and cheerful]. The first volume includes five Christmas carols from the German-speaking regions. They range from simple but harmonically intriguing settings such as Lieb Nachtigall, wach auf [Dear nightingale, wake up] to eight-part sound paintings with bell-like chimes as in O du frohliche and classical double choir settings such as Resonet in laudibus. The second volume includes five Christmas spirituals with English texts, forming a contrast to the solemn and festive character of the first. The choir can prove its swing and jazz qualities here; the stirring arrangements are a gain for classical Christmas concerts, too. Following the tradition of the spiritual, some settings also require soloists, which can, however, also be recruited from the choir if adequate singers are available. The first piece combines the spirituals It's a Birthday and Wasn't That a Mighty Day to form a medley, Ain't That a Rockin' gives a moment of tranquility before the likewise rousing spirituals Mary Had a Baby and Little David conclude the volume. In both volumes, Howard Arman provides a short preface in German and English, explaining the background of each piece and giving advice on performance.
SKU: BR.CHB-5381
SKU: WD.080689609176
UPC: 080689609176.
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New from Marty Parks and Word Music & Church Resources comes a fresh, yet familiar musical for your Christmas choir (with a little bit of “everything old made new again!”), as Marty crafts a NEW work filled entirely with warm and nostalgic arrangements of everyone’s favorite carols of the season!
With songs girded in the time-honored traditions and remembrances of Christmases past that somehow continue to make our Christmases in the present so meaningful to our lives and our families, HOW GREAT OUR JOY! is highlighted by Marty Parks’ musical signature featuring Large Print, No Repeats, and Time-Saving Vocals, perfect for any choir!
What once might have been perceived as being the perfect fit for Senior Adult Choirs is now perfectly appealing and appropriate for every choir! With a set of songs complemented by inspiring scriptures and narration, HOW GREAT OUR JOY! will bring to mind a Christmas concert setting festive and familiar, heartwarmingly honest, sacred and intimate, joyful and worshipful.
SKU: BR.CHB-5380
ISBN 9790004413814. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. German / Latin.
SKU: BR.CHB-5380-00
SKU: HL.392323
ISBN 9781705157121. UPC: 196288030195. 6.75x9.25x0.136 inches.
This first collection of five carols samples the vast spectrum of festive musical fare that still lies at the heart of the English Christmas tradition. The name SAM-Klang takes the three voice parts from the arrangements -- Soprano, Alto and Men -- and combines it with the Scandinavian and German words for “sound†to create the portmanteau word “sound together†or “harmony.†The series offers basic and advanced choral repertoire. In addition to new repertoire and new arrangements, you will also find essential parts of the classical German, Scandinavian, French and English SATB repertoire, carefully and considerately reworked for SAM. The arrangements retain the characteristic features of the original movements and have almost the same richness of timbre, resulting in works which sound nearly unchanged to an audience. Piano reductions of all choral movements facilitate rehearsal preparation. The arrangements offer development opportunities for all voice sections, bringing new life and new quality to SAM choir work. SAM-Klang enables youth choirs to gain access to classical choral literature and ensures that mixed choirs who face challenges in finding singers for all male voice parts continue to have access to well-loved repertoire.
SKU: LO.99-3342L
UPC: 000308140743.
The Easter Story retells Jesus' suffering, death, resurrection, and exaltation to the right hand of the Father in a simple yet profound story that engages the heart, mind, and imagination. The musical score draws upon folk sources, including The Sacred Harp and The Columbian Harmony, spirituals, carols, and songs from English, Irish, and Hebrew traditions. The choral score is carefully crafted for choirs of all sizes and is enhanced by three solos. Two speakers share Ken Bible's compelling narrative which is beautifully underscored by piano accompaniment or Michael Lawrence's brilliant orchestration.
SKU: HL.347322
UPC: 840126926934. 9.25x12.0x0.587 inches. Timothy Michael Powell/Tim Sharp.
Using songs and carols from the Appalachian shape-note tradition as well as some Moravian songs, this collection stands as a full Christmas cantata in a truly American style. The orchestration adds more beautiful colors including bluegrass instruments. The extensive program notes include programming options for various services of worship as well as concert performance. It uniquely offers a rewarding experience from high school through adult in both sacred and secular venues.
SKU: AP.44992S
ISBN 9781470654450. UPC: 038081518978. English.
In some European Christmas traditions, Saint Nick (Santa Claus) does not work alone. He travels with the Krampus, a Christmas Devil who doles out punishment to bad boys and girls on Christmas Eve. This work serves as a darkly delightful Christmas piece, intended to educate, entertain, and creep out your audience. The poem Beware the Krampus (written by the composer) helps frame the piece as familiar carols The Ukranian Bell Carol, Up on the Housetop, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and other holiday favorites are distorted. (4:50) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: OU.9780193523845
ISBN 9780193523845. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied McGrath's setting of this well-known fourteenth-century macaronic text is expressive and rich. The melodies have a chant-like quality and the metrical changes create a compelling ebb and flow. This carol is evocative of an ancient choral tradition, while at the same time offering a fresh choral sound.
SKU: CA.2102945
ISBN 9790007262013. Latin.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Christmas mass, the Messe de Minuit, stands fully in the French tradition of celebrating the happy message of Christ's birth with exuberant cheerfulness. Composed around 1694, this midnight mass incorporates ten old French Christmas carols, giving it both a dance-like swing and special tonal colors. For this edition Andreas Grasle has transcribed the orchestral writing for organ. His distribution of the parts between manuals and pedals allows the distinctive tonal and dynamic gradations of the work to be transferred to the organ in an ideal way. So this version with reduced scoring offers a delightful alternative to the original version. The vocal parts (for soloists and choir) are identical with the edition of the original version, so that the vocal score and chorus score of that version can be used.Also available in the original scoring (Carus 21.029/00).Score available separately - see item CA.2102900.
SKU: HL.347321
ISBN 9781705153505. UPC: 840126926927. 6.75x10.5x0.268 inches. Timothy Michael Powell/Tim Sharp.
This work grew out of the co-creator's love for the tunes and texts coming out of the Appalachian Mountains and the shape-note and early Moravian singing tradition. In the words of Tim Sharp, ââ¬ÅWe took the image of bands of angels singing and playing at the Nativity as reported in the second chapter of Luke's gospel, transported that image to Appalachia, and Angel Band is the result.ââ¬Â Containing 8 carols (mostly familiar), a processional and recessional, Angel Band is a fusion of ideas ranging from medieval tunes to contemporary bluegrass.
SKU: WD.080689871429
UPC: 080689871429.
Deck the hall! Trim the tree! Light the lights! It's Christmastime! And that means it's time to sing! We love to sing at Christmas more than any other time of year. Carols, hymns, funny songs, sad songs, songs about the Christmas story and about the Savior, songs about being home for the holidays, songs about reindeer that can fly and mistletoe and pumpkin pie, and everything in-between! We sing because it's a season of joy. We sing because it is a tradition. We sing because laughter fills the air, chestnuts are roasting on the street corner, bell-ringers are collecting for charities, sidewalk Santas are Ho-Ho-Ho-ing, and children everywhere (and some adults, too) are thrilled with the sights and sounds of that most wonderful time of the year! 'Tis the season to sing!
SKU: OU.9780193530348
ISBN 9780193530348. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB (with S. solo) unaccompanied This thought-provoking carol takes up the topical theme of the plight of refugees, drawing parallels with the stories and reception of Christ's birth. The text, by the composer, alludes to familiar lines from the Coventry Carol, rooting the piece in tradition while encouraging us to consider our present.
SKU: SU.00220639
TRIPLE VOLUME! All on 1 USB Flash Drive 1. Bach: Complete works for Organ - This CD Sheet Music™ collection brings together all of Bach's major works for organ. Includes: Orgel-Büchlein(with alternate versions), Clavier-Übung, Chorale Preludes, German Organ Mass, The Art of the Fugue, The Musical Offering, and more. 2. Baroque Organ Works - This CD Sheet Music™ collection brings together several hundred works by 17th and 18th masters of the Baroque organ tradition. Composers include: Buxtehude (Preludes, Toccatas, Fuges, Chorale Preludes); Froberger (Canzonas, Capriccios, Fantasias, Ricercares, Toccatas); Handel (Concertos); Pachelbel (Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasies, Fugues, Ricercares, Chorale Preludes, Fugues on the Magnificat, Canon in D); Sweelinck (Chorale Preludes & Variations, Fantasias, Variations on Secular Songs & Dances, Toccatas); and more 3. French Romantic Organ Music - This CD Sheet Music™ collection brings together over 150 works comprising the great 19th century French organ repertoire. Dupré (Prelude & Fugue, Op 7, Les Vêpres de la Vierge); Franck (Grand Pièce Symphonique, Pièce Heroïque, Prélude, Fugue et Variation, L'Organiste: 59 Pieces for Harmonium); Gigout (Gregorian Album, Ten Pieces for Organ, Grand Choeur Dialogué); Guillmant (Sonatas Nos. 1-5, Christmas Carols, Op. 60, Organiste Liturgiste, Op. 65); Honegger (Fugue, Chorale); Ropartz (Rhapsodie sur Deux Noëls Populaires); Saint-Saëns (Trois Rhapsodies sur des Cantiques Bretons, Marche Religieuse, Sept Improvisations, Op. 150); Satie (Messe des Pauvres); Tournemire (Sortie, Pièce Symphonique, Variae Precis, Op. 21, Triple Choral, Op. 41); Vierne (Symphonie Nos. 1-4, Messe Basse, 24 Pieces in Free Style); Widor (Symphony Nos. 1-8, Symphonie Gothique, Symphonie Romane) Also includes biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians 3800+ pages.
SKU: HL.347323
UPC: 840126926941. 8.5x11.0x0.039 inches. Timothy Michael Powell/Tim Sharp.
This work grew out of the co-creator's love for the tunes and texts coming out of the Appalachian Mountains and the shape-note and early Moravian singing tradition. In the words of Tim Sharp, We took the image of bands of angels singing and playing at the Nativity as reported in the second chapter of Luke's gospel, transported that image to Appalachia, and Angel Band is the result. Containing 8 carols (mostly familiar), a processional and recessional, Angel Band is a fusion of ideas ranging from medieval tunes to contemporary bluegrass.
SKU: GI.G-7791
UPC: 785147779100. English. Text by Cecil Frances Alexander.
Thanks to the venerable Lessons and Carols tradition, many choirs begin their Christmas programs or preludes with a setting of the hymn “Once in Royal David’s City.†This Hal Hopson setting also includes optional parts for string quartet and handbells.
