SKU: SU.32040070
SATB, Piano, optional Flute Duration: 4' Composed: 2013 Published by: Amy Mills Music, LLC This joyful piece is based on Psalm 148, a great celebratory psalm that encourages everybody and everything in heaven and on earth to praise the Lord. Its catchy rhythms and delightful melody will be a hit with your choir. Praise Him angels, praise Him angels, Heavenly armies Praise Him! Praise Him sun and praise Him sky, His great Name shall last forever. Everybody, everything praise the Lord, Praise Him, Halleluhu, Praise Him, Halleluhu, Everybody, everything praise the Lord, Hallelujah! Praise the Lord. See composer website for audio sample.
SKU: PR.312419020
ISBN 9781491131862. UPC: 680160680474. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. English.
Commission ed by the San Francisco Choral Society and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, Terra Nostra is a 70-minute oratorio on the relationship between our planet and humankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. Part I: Creation of the World explores various creation myths from different cultures, culminating in a joyous celebration of the beauty of our planet. Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines human achievements, particularly since the dawn of our Industrial Age, and how these achievements have impacted the planet. Part III: Searching for Balance questions how to create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. In addition to the complete oratorio, stand-alone movements for mixed chorus, and for solo voice with piano, are also available separately.Terra Nostra focuses on the relationship between our planet and mankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. The oratorio is divided into three parts:Part I: Creation of the World celebrates the birth and beauty of our planet. The oratorio begins with creation myths from India, North America, and Egypt that are integrated into the opening lines of Genesis from the Old Testament. The music surges forth from these creation stories into “God’s World†by Edna St. Vincent Millay, which describes the world in exuberant and vivid detail. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “On thine own child†praises Mother Earth for her role bringing forth all life, while Walt Whitman sings a love song to the planet in “Smile O voluptuous cool-breathed earth!†Part I ends with “A Blade of Grass†in which Whitman muses how our planet has been spinning in the heavens for a very long time.Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines the achievements of mankind, particularly since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “Locksley Hall†sets an auspicious tone that mankind is on the verge of great discoveries. This is followed in short order by Charles Mackay’s “Railways 1846,†William Ernest Henley’s “A Song of Speed,†and John Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s “High Flight,†each of which celebrates a new milestone in technological achievement. In “Binsey Poplars,†Gerard Manley Hopkins takes note of the effect that these advances are having on the planet, with trees being brought down and landscapes forever changed. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “A Dirge†concludes Part II with a warning that the planet is beginning to sound a grave alarm.Part III: Searching for Balance questions how we can create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. Three texts continue the earth’s plea that ended the previous section: Lord Byron’s “Darkness†speaks of a natural disaster (a volcano) that has blotted out the sun from humanity and the panic that ensues; contemporary poet Esther Iverem’s “Earth Screaming†gives voice to the modern issues of our changing climate; and William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us†warns us that we are almost out of time to change our course. Contemporary/agrarian poet Wendell Berry’s “The Want of Peace†speaks to us at the climax of the oratorio, reminding us that we can find harmony with the planet if we choose to live more simply, and to recall that we ourselves came from the earth. Two Walt Whitman texts (“A Child said, What is the grass?†and “There was a child went forth every dayâ€) echo Berry’s thoughts, reminding us that we are of the earth, as is everything that we see on our planet. The oratorio concludes with a reprise of Whitman’s “A Blade of Grass†from Part I, this time interspersed with an additional Whitman text that sublimely states, “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love…â€My hope in writing this oratorio is to invite audience members to consider how we interact with our planet, and what we can each personally do to keep the planet going for future generations. We are the only stewards Earth has; what can we each do to leave her in better shape than we found her?
SKU: MN.50-7067
UPC: 688670570674.
The wonderful Simple Gifts melody joined with an original text, which tells the story of salvation. Each stanza ends with the wonderful refrain:Come sing your praises to the Lord. Join your vocal and handbell (3-5 octave) choirs together for a colorful song of praise. Includes a reproducible page for congregation.
SKU: HL.1311454
UPC: 196288177302. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.
Mark Butler's new anthem for SATB choir, piano, percussion, and bass is absolutely electrifying. Captivate your audiences with this exciting gospel original. Mark Butler includes all the right ingredients to make this a winner with your singers. Your audiences will leave singing, “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord!†- guaranteed. It is an ideal piece for festival programming.
SKU: LP.765762100220
UPC: 765762100220.
Accom paniment CD includes stereo and split-channel mixes as well as demo recording.
SKU: LP.765762150706
UPC: 765762150706.
Compl ete parts for accompaniment by live orchestra. Includes full, transposed conductor's score and parts for instruments which you may photocopy (for your church's use only).
SKU: BP.2137
SKU: LP.765762180109
UPC: 765762180109.
Take the genius of songwriters Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman add a master arranger and orchestrator like Dave Williamson and the result is an absolute masterpiece! Our God is everything you have come to enjoy and expect from such creative talent including an infectous melody accessible vocal harmonies and glorious instrumentals. Perfect for praise teams and choirs alike and a powerful reminder of a basic truth: ...If our God is for us then who can ever stop us?.
SKU: LP.765762133020
UPC: 765762133020.
SKU: WD.080689643170
UPC: 080689643170.
Intro ducing THE BIG RED CHOIR BOOK VOLUME 2! Word Music & Church Resources announces the release of the most audaciously awesome new choir book you’ve ever seen! Volume 2 of “Big Red†is the biggest ever Big Red Choir Book, jam-packed with a musically diverse, and stylistically broad selection of choral arrangements to meet the needs of church choirs everywhere! Compiling 32 best-selling songs in 29 phenomenal arrangements, The Big Red Choir Book, Volume 2 just might be the most comprehensive, all-encompassing, budget-saving and convenient church choir resource of all time…the biggest ever! With a little bit of everything, this Biggest Ever Big Red Choir Book has it all…Praise & Worship, CCM Hits, Southern Gospel, Patriotic, Christmas, Easter, and more! This essential resource features arrangements by Cliff Duren, Daniel Semsen, Bradley Knight, Jay Rouse, Marty Hamby, Marty Parks, David Wise, Camp Kirkland, Tim Paul, and Luke Gambill. Full of hit songs made popular by Worship Leaders, Artists, and Songwriters such as Elevation Worship, David Crowder, Hillsong, Chris Tomlin, Matt Maher, Big Daddy Weave, Matt Redman, Zach Williams, Tauren Wells, Mandisa, Kristian Stanfill, Kari Jobe, The Gaithers, and Michael W. Smith, to name a few, The Big Red Choir Book, Volume 2, is an absolute must-have for every choir’s repertoire. Add this indispensable, inspirational, and resourceful new choral collection to your music library today!
SKU: HL.48021234
ISBN 9781458423542. UPC: 884088642037. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Text: in Latin compiled from the charter of the University, and from older orations in praise of Basle by Bernhard Wyss.Publisher: Boosey & HawkesDifficulty level: 4 (for chorus)Britten's genius lifts this work above being just a worthy celebration of the 500th anniversary of the foundation of Basle University. It is tongue-in-cheek and mockingly non-academic while referring all the time to academic musical forms and formulae. It is written in two parts (everything is in the statutory Latin including the titles of the parts - Pars I and Pars II). The titles of the movements show Britten's intention to show off a wide variety of techniques. Here are some examples: Chorale/Alla Rovescio (the theme is given and responded to with the same melody upside down)/Recitativo/Tema seriale con fuga/Canone ed ostinato. There is a good deal of humour here.There are seven movements in Pars I and six in Pars II. The tenor soloist is given three florid recitatives, accompanied only by a piano, which act as bridges between other orchestrally accompanied movements. Of these the most noteworthy are the Arioso con canto popolare for soprano solo with tenors and basses who hum a student song; another terrific Britten scherzo; and a wonderfully raucous final pair of movements (Canon ed ostinato and Corale con canto) where Britten seems to be aping the Vivat Regina! cries in Parry's I was glad or encouraging the kind of noisy 'I'm from the best university' kind of student touchline shout. This has outrageously high notes for the tenors (top B) which further endorse this feeling. There are real echoes of the Spring Symphony (see separate entry) final movement here which are further underlined by the last section of the Cantata which brings in the bells, piano, huge percussion and the inevitable chorale in which the choir sings 'that a free academy may thrive in a free community, for ever the ornament and treasure of illustrious Basle'.This may not be Britten at his most soul-searching but, as always, there is plenty here to enjoy, especially if the work is not taken too seriously. It is a celebratory, occasional piece and it could be well taken up by other academic establishments celebrating big anniversaries. The chorus parts are not very difficult, though they do present challenges for the choir - not least in having tenors capable of those very high notes at the end. The Tema seriale con fuga is sinewy and needs careful tuning. It also has the subject regularly given upside down after its initial sounding by the basses. All good fun.Duration: 21 minutesPaul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011.
SKU: LP.9780834178755
ISBN 9780834178755.
Take the genius of songwriters Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman, add a master arranger and orchestrator like Dave Williamson, and the result is an absolute masterpiece! Our God is everything you have come to enjoy and expect from such creative talent, inclu.
SKU: HP.C5537C
UPC: 763628955373. Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 7:21, James 1:5, 1 Chronicles 22:13, 1 Chronicles 28:20, 2 Chronicles 32:7, Acts 4:13, Acts 4:29, Deuteronomy 31:6-7, Deuteronomy 31:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, Esther 4:14, Hebrews 3:6, James 1:5, Joshua.
Classic hymn Joel Raney pairs the text of this profound hymn with his own original melody and additional words to capture the power and glory of God's grace. The essential elements of this stately anthem call for SATB choir and piano accompaniment, but the addition of organ, handbells, 3 trumpets and percussion makes this an ideal selection for any festive service of praise. The appearance of the hymn tune, CWM RHONDDA, pulls everything together along with the deeply felt refrain: Grant us hearts and hands for service, Lord. On your people pour your holy power! The Instrumental Parts contain a Conductor's Score and parts for Organ, 3-5 octave Handbells, 3 Trumpets in B-flat, and Percussion (Timpani, Suspended Cymbal & Windchimes).
SKU: PR.312419280
ISBN 9781491137925. UPC: 680160692613.
Terra Nostra focuses on the relationship between our planet and mankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. The oratorio is divided into three parts:Part I: Creation of the World celebrates the birth and beauty of our planet. The oratorio begins with creation myths from India, North America, and Egypt that are integrated into the opening lines of Genesis from the Old Testament. The music surges forth from these creation stories into “God’s World” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, which describes the world in exuberant and vivid detail. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “On thine own child” praises Mother Earth for her role bringing forth all life, while Walt Whitman sings a love song to the planet in “Smile O voluptuous cool-breathed earth!” Part I ends with “A Blade of Grass” in which Whitman muses how our planet has been spinning in the heavens for a very long time.Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines the achievements of mankind, particularly since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “Locksley Hall” sets an auspicious tone that mankind is on the verge of great discoveries. This is followed in short order by Charles Mackay’s “Railways 1846,” William Ernest Henley’s “A Song of Speed,” and John Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s “High Flight,” each of which celebrates a new milestone in technological achievement. In “Binsey Poplars,” Gerard Manley Hopkins takes note of the effect that these advances are having on the planet, with trees being brought down and landscapes forever changed. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “A Dirge” concludes Part II with a warning that the planet is beginning to sound a grave alarm.Part III: Searching for Balance questions how we can create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. Three texts continue the earth’s plea that ended the previous section: Lord Byron’s “Darkness” speaks of a natural disaster (a volcano) that has blotted out the sun from humanity and the panic that ensues; contemporary poet Esther Iverem’s “Earth Screaming” gives voice to the modern issues of our changing climate; and William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us” warns us that we are almost out of time to change our course. Contemporary/agrarian poet Wendell Berry’s “The Want of Peace” speaks to us at the climax of the oratorio, reminding us that we can find harmony with the planet if we choose to live more simply, and to recall that we ourselves came from the earth. Two Walt Whitman texts (“A Child said, What is the grass?” and “There was a child went forth every day”) echo Berry’s thoughts, reminding us that we are of the earth, as is everything that we see on our planet. The oratorio concludes with a reprise of Whitman’s “A Blade of Grass” from Part I, this time interspersed with an additional Whitman text that sublimely states, “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love…”My hope in writing this oratorio is to invite audience members to consider how we interact with our planet, and what we can each personally do to keep the planet going for future generations. We are the only stewards Earth has; what can we each do to leave her in better shape than we found her?
