SKU: HL.14030971
ISBN 9788759854402. 7.0x10.25x0.084 inches.
A wonderful selection of motets from the 16th century which are suitable for SATB a capella.
SKU: BR.DV-7971-02
ISBN 9790200471588. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. German.
In his Chormusic auff Madrigal Manier (1652/53), the Zittau organist Hammerschmidt claimed Heinrich Schutz and his Geistliche Chor-Musik (1648) as his models. With his 31 motets, Hammerschmidt made an import ant contribution to the development of Protestant vocal music in Germany. The two works selected here exemplarily represent both the earlier, 16th century style as well as the newer, concertante style of writing.
SKU: CA.210500
ISBN 9790007188801.
MehrKlang - this versatile choral collection developed from practical use for practical use is aimed at all church choirs and instrumental ensembles who want to achieve more variety and different sounds when playing together in worship, for parish festivals, and on other occasions. In keeping with established choral practice, the selected arrangements are presented to enable beautiful-sounding music to be created with the resources available and with flexibility in scoring. Performance tips give suggestions for different scoring possibilities, reflected in the performance material in the choral collection. The choral director's volume (a full score) and eight instrumental books are included in the set, a choral edition is available separately. The editors have chosen 49 compositions for this, including new compositions for choir and instruments, arrangements of attractive choral works for smaller choirs, and lots of new songs in modern settings for choir and individual instruments. Many of the choral settings contain just one male voice part, or the writing is kept to a simple four-part texture. The styles range from 16th century hymn settings to klezmer and Latin. Well-known hymns are included alongside new worship songs and short motets and liturgical pieces. The most important festivals in the church year, the seasons, psalms, songs of praise, thanksgiving, and commemoration are included. for voices and instruments, often ad lib. suitable for small choirs with tips for performance flexible scorings.
SKU: HL.49044155
ISBN 9790001191005. German.
Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984) is one of the most important composers of Catholic church music in the 20th century. Apart from more than 100 organ works and masses, he also wrote numerous motets. The present four-part motet Freu dich, du werte Christenheit for mixed a cappella choir (SATB) was written in 1975. This old Resurrection song from the 16th century is based on a setting by the Franco-Flemish composer Johannes des Cleve (around 1529-1582) which has been skillfully transferred by Schroeder to the modern age with subtle harmonies. The tenor voice sings the cantus firmus and is embedded in archaic-seeming sounds typical of Schroeder by the other voices. This three-verse Resurrection song of about five minutes is perfect for church services at Easter.
SKU: BR.SON-389
ISBN 9790004803028. 10 x 12.5 inches.
The Annaberger Chorbuch II is the second part of the sole surviving musical source from the music collections of the church library of Annaberg in the Erz Mountains. It was long housed there until it was acquired in 1968 by the Sachsische Landesbibliothek Dresden and restored. The two volumes contain many anonymous compositions which considerably expand the previously published repertory of German music from the early 16th century. This elevates the work manuscript to the rank of an important source. It contains a variety of pieces in all sacred genres and generally in four-part writing: masses, single mass movements, Magnificat settings, motets and a collection of hymns and Introit pieces. Thanks to concordances, certain pieces can be attributed to composers such as Antoine Brumel, Loyset Compere, Alexander Agricola and Heinrich Isaac.New additions to the repertoire of ca. 1500.
SKU: ST.EC28
ISBN 9790220218354.
Robert White, Christopher Tye's successor at Ely Cathedral, composed sacred settings that fairly reflect the religious and political upheavals of mid 16th-century England. In his polyphonic psalm motets, especially, he matched in excellence his contemporaries such as Byrd and Mundy, and absorbed many elements from the various psalm-setting styles of the time. Individual titles from this volume are available as Adobe PDF files...
SKU: BR.SON-390
ISBN 9790004803035. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: CA.201699
The choral tradition of British cathedrals and universities is world famous. Over the centuries, an immense trove of musical treasures came into being on the British Isles: euphonious choral settings which, in the meantime, have become increasingly popular on the European continent. The figuralchor koln conducted by Richard Mailander has recorded some of the most beautiful motets and anthems in the original language. The settings by notable composers such as Thomas Tallis, William Byrd and Charles Villiers Stanford provide a comprehensive overview of the long tradition of English sacred choral music from the 16th to the 19th century. Score available separately - see item CA.201600.
