Contents include: I Saw Three Ships; The First Noel; Carol of the Bells; Improvisation on Jingle Bells; O Little Town of Bethlehem; We Three Kings.
SKU: BR.EB-8852
Tio the Little Keyboard Man knows many Christmas carols from various countries. Kerstin Strecke has put some of them to music in Tio feiert Weihnachten. Some of the pieces are in two versions, and again the book is loving. Music pedagogy. Score. 32 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 8852. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-8852).
ISBN 9790004184424. 9 x 12 inches. German.
For children who begin taking piano lessons in the spring or summer, Tio the Little Keyboard Man is the perfect book for sun and outdoor fun. But what happens when the first piano lessons take place as the days get shorter? Suppose little Tio wants to celebrate Christmas? We are sure we'd love to, particularly since he knows many Christmas carols from various countries. Kerstin Strecke has put some of them to music in Tio feiert Weihnachten. Some of the pieces are in two versions, and the book is like the previous one lovingly illustrated. In a way, the new book grows alongside the earlier one: the very easy variant for the first Christmas at the piano, and the easy one the following year. Children will have fun with Tio at every time of the year.
SKU: GI.G-018040
What has made this Mass rise to the top in popularity in parishes across the English-speaking world? Its adaptability. From parishes with keyboard and/or guitar and cantor to cathedrals with a large SATB choir and multiple instruments (organ, brass quartet, timpani, handbells), Mass of Wisdom has proven itself as a “Mass for the masses.†Its step-wise melodic patterns make it easy to learn without sounding musically trite in any way. Music directors agree that the through-composed Gloria is one of the most finely crafted of all the new musical settings of the prayer. That fine crafting extends to all components of this Mass, especially the acclamations sung during the Eucharistic Prayer. The multi-layered Hosannas in the Sanctus will delight the members of the choir as well as the singing assembly. This is a Mass setting that simply soars. It is a perfect setting for Ordinary Time, but music directors tell us that the Christmas and Easter seasons are made more glorious and joyful when this setting is sung, especially when the additional instrumentation is added. Dioceses and parishes that employed Mass of Wisdom as the first setting during the implementation of the new translation have found themselves returning to it time and time again. It truly has become part of the “Catholic musical DNA†across the United States and beyond.
SKU: JK.00579
Luke 2.
Only available as a PDF download. Easy Christmas Medleys for string solo or ensemble. Piano accompaniment needed.Books available and sold separately, in this volume:Piano accompaniment #00706, Violins #00708, Viola #00740, Cello #00743 and Double Bass #00579Including:Glory to the Newborn King MEDLEY:Joy to the WorldHark! The Herald Angels SingOh, Come, All Ye FaithfulChrist's Birth Foretold MEDLEY:O Come,O Come EmmanuelLo, How a Rose 'Ere BloomingFor unto Us a Child Is BornThe First Christmas MEDLEY:O Little Town of BethlehemOnce in Royal David's CityIt Came upon a Midnight ClearThe First NoelThe Little Lord Jesus MEDLEY:Away in a Manger (Murray)Away in a Manger (Kirkpatrick)What Child Is This?A Silent, Holy Night MEDLEY:Infant HolyStill, Still, StillSilent NightO Holy NightHe Is Born MEDLEY:He Is BornDing, Dong! Merrily on HighAngels We Have Heard on HighChristmas Around the World MEDLEY:Sing We Now of ChristmasThe Holly and the IvyFum, Fum, FumZither CarolChristmas Is Here AgainBe Merry! MEDLEY:Here We Come a CarolingDeck the HallsWe Wish You a Merry Christmas(previously listed as #09198)Composer: various Arranger: Brent Jorgensen Difficulty: EasyReference: Luke 2.
SKU: HP.8834
UPC: 763628188344.
Christmas Musical Following up on the success of last year's gospel Christmas cantata, Joy!, Joel Raney once again brings his masterful ability to compose new and creative rhythms that showcase his grasp of the gospel style to Hope! The Christmas story unfolds through six compelling choral settings for SATB voices. Scripture readings guide us to the manger and reflect on the promise of hope we find in Christ's birth. Accompaniment can be provided by just piano, or Ed Hogan's lively orchestration, or a smaller set of rhythm parts. Performance time is 25-minutes, making this ideal for fitting into a Christmas worship service or as a separate musical program. Rhythm parts: Conductor's Score, Percussion, Piano, Synth, Guitar/Bass, Capo Guitar (3 songs), Drums and String Reduction for Keyboard. Orchestrations: Conductor's Score, Flute, Oboe (or Soprano Sax* or Clarinet*), Clarinet, 2 Trumpets (or Alto Sax*), Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, 2 Trombones (or Tenor Sax* or Baritone T. C. *), Percussion, Piano, Synth, Guitar/Bass (Capo Guitar on 3 songs*), Drums, Violins 1 & 2, Viola, Cello/Bassoon (or Bass Clarinet*)and String Reduction for Keyboard. *Parts are included on the CD-ROM. The publisher grants permission to the purchaser to print parts from the CD-ROM for use in your church's performance.
SKU: LO.99-2320L
UPC: 000308117639.
With a blending of new melodies and familiar Christmas carols, this work recalls the dark days of anguish for ancient Israel, only to give way to the dawning of a new day of light and love when Christ was born. Through the scripturally based narration and music, singers and listeners are once again invited to the humble birthplace of the Savior. Conceived as a Christmas worship experience, this collaborative work is created by two seasoned veterans of church choral literature: Lloyd Larson and Douglas E. Wagner. The eight choral settings will be quickly mastered by choirs large or small during the busy Advent/Christmas season, and each selection may be utilized individually during the Advent season. The cantata will work successfully accompanied by piano alone or by utilizing the inspired orchestrations of Brant Adams (with live instruments or the fully orchestrated accompaniment CD). The optional inclusion of congregation on familiar carols makes this a truly participatory experience.
SKU: PR.114409470
UPC: 680160014200. 8.5 x 11 inches.
The idea of Song in Winter came from the imagination of the pine and the bamboo. They are so persistent and dauntless. Standing in the frigid winter, they are evergreens. In Chinese paintings, they are featured characters; in Chinese literature, they are praised as symbols against evil influences and unhealty trends. Chen Yi admires their beautiful appearances and their strong spirit and expresses their feelings through their music, which combines Chinese and Western musical materials and medium. The silence between the gestures is like the space in brush painting and calligraphy.Song in Winter is a trio written for harpsichord, dizi (bamboo flute) and zheng (Chinese zither). My idea for this piece came from the pine and the bamboo. Such persistent and dauntless trees! Standing in the frigid winter, they are evergreens. In Chinese paintings, they are the featured characters, while in Chinese literature, they are praised as symbols against evil influences and unhealthy trends. I admire their beautiful appearances and their strong spirit. I express my feelings through my music, which combines Chinese and Western musical materials and media. Using the harpsichord, an old Western instrument, and the zheng and dizi, two old Chinese instruments, I mix keyboard, plucking and blowing instruments into a whole. The silence between the gestures is like the space in Chinese brush painting and calligraphy. Although I have been living in a western society for seven years, I have found my thinking closely linked with Chinese arts. I merged them into my musical language in the trio. Song in Winter was commissioned and inspired by Prof. Joyce Lindorff, the winner of the Pro Musicis Foundation's international competition, for her March 23, 1994 concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, sponsored by the Foundation. It is dedicated to Ms. Lindorff and Ms. Susan Cheng, the founder and executive director of Music From China, who has been enthusiastically supporting Chinese new music in New York for many years. The work has been recorded on the album “Sparkle: Chamber Music of Chen Yi†on CRI, released in New York in 1999. The trio has also been adapted for quartet: flute, zheng (Chinese zither), piano and percussion, for ALEA III, for the premiere concert in Feb. 4, 1994, in Boston.—Chen Yi(born in China, 1953).
