SKU: HL.48022582
UPC: 884088690007. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Written from the point of view of a young chorister, this Hatfield original tells the story of a young girl who wants to join her friends in the choir. The effect this has on her and her parents is profound. A perfect recruiting piece or first concert of the year. Optional steel drum or melody instrument part in vocal score. Duration: ca. 4:00.
SKU: HL.4492896
UPC: 196288095194. 9.0x12.0x0.011 inches.
Larry Moore's excellent arrangement for string orchestra captures all the grandeur, urgency, and pathos of John Williams' theme from the latest installment of the Star Wars saga! This would be a truly magnificent concert opener for your students!
SKU: HL.4005175
ISBN 9781495097713. UPC: 888680697983. 9x12 inches.
Written especially for the award-winning 2017 film Beauty and the Beast and recorded by Celine Dion, this beautiful ballad captures the mood and style of the original soundtrack while being a standout on its own. Nicely adapted here for the concert stage.
SKU: HL.4004107
UPC: 888680034405. 9x12 inches.
Taking inspiration from the lakes of northern New York state, as well as Niagara Falls, Falling Water is composed in the form of a fantasia, featuring multiple sections of varied textures, restless tonality, and dramatic energy. Breaking free from some of the usual conventions of traditional concert band writing, this work is fresh sounding and a welcome addition to the repertoire for young bands. Duration: 4:45.
SKU: MN.56-0041
UPC: 688670220463. English. Psalms 150.
May of 2012 saw celebrations for the refurbishment of Rosslyn Chapel in Midlothian, Scotland, including the first performance of this piece performed by the National Youth Choir of Scotland. Set for SATB choir, organ, and harp, the text is Psalm 150 from The Scottish Psalter of 1650. Full of exuberant syncopations, the music reflects the jubilance of the Psalm.
SKU: MN.56-0042
UPC: 688670220470. English.
Commissioned by The Voices Foundation in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the ending of World War II, this most somber and dramatic piece uses texts from David Geraint Jones and William Shakespeare to chronicle the recollections and reflections of a soldier, which are not for the faint of heart. Thinking back on a more carefree past, the ââ¬Åspeakerââ¬Â assures his love that the future will again hold quiet and wonder. However, the price to be paid in between the past and the future is in blood and death. The soldier predicts poppies swaying over him as he lies freed of pain, yes, but also of passion. And he concludes, ââ¬ÅYour peace is bought with mine, if but the echo of your laughter reaches me in hell.ââ¬Â.
SKU: MN.50-5207
UPC: 688670552076.
A musical meditation on the relationship between singing and believing. The repeated section is intended to accompany spoken narration, which may include prayers, psalm verses, a creed, or quotations about music, faith, and/or belief. Creativity is encouraged. A truly unique composition.
SKU: MN.50-6132
UPC: 688670561320. English. Psalms 150.
This setting of Psalm 150 was the winner of the 2019 Fyfe Prize sponsored by the Sewanee Church Music Conference. Big and joyful with a rollicking organ accompaniment, the music bounces motives back and forth energetically, between the sections of the choir and between the choir and the organ. A wonderful piece for a festival or celebration. Duration: 3:45.
SKU: MN.56-0006
UPC: 688670220050. English.
A condensed version of the composers seminal work in memory of Anne Frank.
SKU: MN.56-0048
UPC: 688670220517. English.
SKU: MN.56-0075
UPC: 688670220784. Latin.
This mass setting was commissioned by the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and first performed on Ascension Sunday, 1994. Suitable for both church and concert use, the music is both lyrical and dramatic. The ââ¬ÅSanctusââ¬Â begins quietly, with divided sopranos trading off on a major second in a mysterious and meditative way. Parts add and build until the basses enter with a cantus firmus of sorts. The major second continues to figure prominently in the ensuing material. The movement ends with a simple melody repeated in unison (ââ¬ÅHosanna in excelsisââ¬Â) fading away into the distance. Duration 3:55.
SKU: MN.50-6095
UPC: 688670560958. English.
This lush, spacious piece for double choir is set to the text of the Cherubikon, the troparian normally sung at the Great Entrance in the Byzantine liturgy. It symbolically incorporates those present into the presence of the angels gathered around God's throne. Beautiful sonorities and a wide dynamic range paint the text.
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.56-0017
UPC: 688670220180. English, German.
Setting both English and German texts, Sure of the Sky, Sure of the Sun ââ¬â Des Himmels sicher, der Sonne sicher is a haunting and moving reflection on the futility of war.àThe 5-minute piece for SATB choir and brass was premiered at one of the UKââ¬â¢s three main World War I centenary commemoration events on August 4, 2014. It was launched by the London Symphony Chorus, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chor and Coldstream Guards, at a twilight event attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, and a number of world leaders, all gathered together in the tiny woodland cemetery of St Symphorien near Mons, Belgium ââ¬â the resting place for the first and last British, and the last Commonwealth, soldiers to die on the Western Front.The texts are ââ¬ÅMay, 1915ââ¬Â by Charlotte Mew (1869-1928) and ââ¬ÅTo a Missing Friendââ¬Â by Goldfeld, a German Jewish soldier killed in action, the poem was discovered by Jewish military historian, Peter C Appelbaum. Duration: 5:00Instrumental Parts include: B-flat Cornet, B-flat Flugelhorn, E-flat Tenor Horn/French Horn in F, Euphonium, Tubaà.
SKU: MN.56-0074
UPC: 688670220777. Latin.
This mass setting was commissioned by the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and first performed on Ascension Sunday, 1994. Suitable for both church and concert use, the music is both lyrical and dramatic. The mood of the text is faithfully represented in the setting, yet with a lot of originality. The setting is sometimes declamatory, sometimes mysterious, with a ââ¬ÅCrucifixusââ¬Â which is hushed and reverent. Material from the ââ¬ÅKyrieââ¬Â returns at ââ¬ÅEt resurrexit.ââ¬Â Sections of this movement are in eight parts. Duration 7:16.
SKU: MN.10-064
UPC: 688670100642.
A theme and set of three variations: Trio, Aria and Fugue.
SKU: MN.56-0056
UPC: 688670220593. Latin.
Arranged for SATB choir, two keyboards, strings, and optional harp, with soprano, tenor (optional) and baritone soloists, this fresh and unorthodox interpretation reflects on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English. Like movement 2, also called ââ¬ÅRevelation,ââ¬Â this movement is a rapid, homophonic declamation of the Latin text set for SATB and accompaniment. The music is a dynamic crescendo from pianissimo to fortissimo, painting the text. Duration 1:18.
SKU: MN.56-0076
UPC: 688670220791. Latin.
This mass setting was commissioned by the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and first performed on Ascension Sunday, 1994. Suitable for both church and concert use, the music is both lyrical and dramatic. The ââ¬ÅBenedictusââ¬Â is for SATB divisi and begins with a short 6/8 declamation, then moves into a section where the rhythmic idea is set in a sort of off-the-beat fashion, with all parts divisi playing against each other. A unison section with the off-the-beat motif follows. A majestic ââ¬ÅHosannaââ¬Â follows. The ââ¬ÅAgnus Deiââ¬Â is set in a rubato triple meter in a homophonic style with close chords (also divisi.) At the ââ¬Åmiserere,ââ¬Â the choir 1/choir 2 call and response motif from the ââ¬ÅGloriaââ¬Â returns. That same motif continues into the ââ¬Ådona nobis pacem,ââ¬Â as the movement (and the entire Mass) ends with a long decrescendo into a quiet call, ââ¬ÅPacem.ââ¬Â Duration 7:33.
SKU: MN.56-0047
UPC: 688670220500. English.
SKU: MN.56-0039
UPC: 688670220449. Latin.
St. Ignatius of Loyolaââ¬â¢s powerful prayer of surrender, set here in Latin, begins, ââ¬ÅReceive, O Lord, all my liberty. Take my memory, understanding, and entire will.ââ¬Â Set for SATB and piano, the music is powerful and assured. The piano punctuates with chords, now calm, now dramatic, and is occasionally silent altogether. First performed in the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, in November of 2009 by the musicians of St. Aloysiusââ¬â¢ College, Glasgow.
SKU: MN.56-0063
UPC: 688670220661. English. Matthew 25:35-40.
SKU: BP.BP2316
6.88 x 10.5 inches.
Molly Ijames' arrangement of this newly written Christmas hymn frames the nativity story in a haunting narrative about the darkness of waiting and the coming of Christ's light. Each stanza explores different aspects and metaphors of the darkness/light themes, vividly brought to life by the musical text-painting of the setting. For SATB chorus and piano, with optional string orchestra and percussion.
SKU: BP.HB638
Written for 5 to 7 octave handbell choir and 5 to 6 octaves of handchimes. Level 3 . Lush harmonies underscore this beautiful, prayerful melody by Matthew Compton. The triplet accompaniment figure gives way to a more delicately scored melody which progressively becomes more and more agitated before the return of the opening figure once more. A lovely addition to your concert or worship service.
