Sixteen Chorales

The late forties and early fifties saw influential country guitarist Merle Travis come to fame with one of his most popular tunes Sixteen Tons. This arrangement for unaccompanied mens voices is for one tenor and two bass vocals.

# 1 Hits Made in the U.S.A.-Celebrate the vast and varied music of America with this 30-minute choral tribute. From the uplifting Only in America opening singers and audiences will enjoy over 25 #1 hits from the big band era through the present day. With choreography and performance suggestions by John Jacobson it's easy to involve the entire school to make your show a tribute to our America's musical heritage. With six flexible sections you can perform it as a whole or as individual medleys. Songs include: Only in America Solid Gold Sentimental Journey Tuxedo Junction Cheek to Cheek Pennies from Heaven Gettin' in the Mood Tennessee Waltz Always on My Mind I Hope You Dance The Music Goes'Round and Around Sixteen Tons Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini Dominique Who Let the Dogs Out Purple People Eater We Will Rock You At the Hop Jail house Rock Good Vibrations I'm a Believer Respect Night Fever Smooth Ain't No Mountain High Enough I Will Remember You Let it Be Turn the Beat Around. Available SATB Director SATB Singer SAB Director SAB Singer 2-Part Director 2-Part Singer ShowTrax CD and Preview CD. Performance Time: approx. 30:00.

In this arrangement by Bish the music builds in intensity as the choral parts convince the soloist to believe and hope in god. Together they reach the climax of praise as they break into a rollicking heavenly accented rhythm. Then the sopranos sing a descant of praise as the organ breaks into a cadenza of running sixteenths and accented rhythms. The psalm ends in a serene repetition of 'hope thou in God' by both soloist and choir finally reaching the piece's ending C-major chord.

For unaccompanied SATB chorus.Commissioned by the Genesis Foundation for The Sixteen and Harry Christophers.First performed June 2011 by The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers.A Piano part is included on the score for rehearsal purposes only.

Scales and Tuning Exercises for Superior Bands is a great resource for those bands seeking to improve their development in scale studies intonation and balance through chorales and harmonized studies. This book can be used as a daily warm-up for intermediate or advanced ensembles.Included is an in-depth explanation of how major and minor key signatures and scales are constructed as well as exercises for the students to complete. In addition to major and minor scales the whole tone blues and pentatonic scales are included.Balance is also addressed in detail. The student will not only study band balance but sectional balance as well. When playing the choralesand harmonized studies in this book the student should understand the importance of tone quality intonation blend and balance. Tips for playing chorales and harmonized studies are also included.This book continues the sequence of books in the Superior Bands series. Earlier books include Superior Bands in Sixteen Weeks and Chorales and Rhythm Etudes for Superior Bands.

Transcribed by Mayhew Lake. This mixed chorus octavo can be accompanied by concert band orchestra military band woodwind ensemble saxophone ensemble brass ensemble string ensemble and/or mixed ensemble.

Par MARTIN MATTHEW. This powerful work takes a well-known hymn tune from the Mainz Gesangbuch of 1661 (Stabat Mater) as its musical starting point, interweaving it through different textures and variations alongside the plainsong solemn tone Salve Regina. The work, which was written specially for The Sixteen, is through-composed but divided into three sections: Silence, Love; Grief, Patience; Passion, Destiny. Each section is made up of two verses of the Latin text and one new verse in English – a commentary and emotional response to the chosen Latin verses. The movements may be performed separately or together, allowing great flexibility in function within both Catholic and Anglican liturgies. / Choral Music / Répertoire / Choeur Mixte SATB

This enticing choral arrangement of the well-known first Polovtsian Dance from Borodin's Prince Igor juxtaposes the music of a Russian with text from Act 4 of The Tempest - 'Our revels now are ended'. Chilcott masterfully combines the SSAATTBB forces with wordless upper-voice solos and an optional guitar line in a calm yet powerful evocation of the text.A featured song on the album Into The Light with Kaori Muraji(guitar) and The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers.

Arranged for SSSAAATTTBBB the lyrics are from an anonymous writer of the fourteenth century and have been adapted by the composer.The composer says: 'Woefully arrayed is a supreme choral setting by William Cornysh Junior who died in 1523 of a text usually regarded as of anonymous composition though there have been some attributions to John Skelton. It is a thoughtful powerful meditation on Christ on the Cross and though Cornysh’s setting has remarkable intensity and contrapuntal artistry I felt a strong wish to add my own response to this fine text. The different versions of it have different verses that used by Cornysh has three verses (plus therefrain) while there are others with four or even five (one attributed to Skelton has five). I have chosen to restrict myself to the three used by Cornysh using my own adaptation of the modernised words which yet incorporates some archaisms a deliberate choice for reasons of rhythm and verbal sound. This setting was commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival 2009 for Stile Antico to whom it is dedicated.''Difficult to perform but not difficult to listen to this 2009 Three Choirs Festival commission was first performed by Stile Antico who have since toured it. It is a heartfelt response to the fourteenth-century text passionate and anguished Christ is on the cross ‘woefully arrayed’. Although written for a secular choir it is a piece that could be sung by many cathedral and collegiate choirs: there is considerable doubling between the sixteen lines and a keyboard reduction to help the initial sorting out. Above all it is dramatic and would communicate directly to audiences if given a chance to hear it.'       - James L Montgomer RSCM review

Par WILLIAMS RODERICK. A gently flowing 3-minute arrangement by Roderick Williams for SATB (with divisi) with piano accompaniment that captures the beauty of this famous traditional Hebridean love song. The song text uses both old dialect and English, each verse ending with the words, 'Sad am I without thee'. Commissioned by The Sixteen choir and recorded on their 2021 album ‘Goodnight Beloved'. Roderick Williams is a composer/arranger and also a world-renowned baritone. The arrangement is described by Williams as ‘having a little nod to Ravel and Grieg’ / Choral Music / Recueil / Voix Mixtes SATB et Piano

This setting of Charles Hamilton Sorley’s war poem was composed for Genesis Sixteen to perform at the 2015 Cumnock Tryst James MacMillan’s own music festival in Ayrshire Scotland marking the centenary of Sorley’s death at the Battle of Loos aged 20. Sorley was born in Scotland and educated in England with further study in Germany where he was at the outbreak of World War I. A homophonic expressive setting of a secular and non-partisan remembrance text of particular interest to choirs performing war-themed programmes.

By Gilbert And Sullivan the delightful saga of The Mikado arranged for unison and two-part chorus with all the favourite leading characters. Sixteen vocal numbers overture and condensed dialogue as arranged by M.J. Arnold.

5-Pack of Performer?s Parts-A pack of five Performer's parts for the famous show by Gilbert and Sullivan adapted and arranged by M.J Arnold. The delightful saga of The Mikado arranged for unison and two-part chorus with all the favourite leading characters. This book contains all sixteen vocal numbers overture and a condensed dialogue with performance notes and stage directions.

Commissioned by the Genesis Foundation for The Sixteen and Harry Christophers. For SATB chorus unaccompanied.

For SATB chorus and Piano or Organ.Commissioned by the Genesis Foundation for The Sixteen and Harry Christophers.