Festival Collection for SSA Chorus-Perfect for beginning and developing women's ensembles this collection will be used over and over for festivals concerts and developing choral performance skills. Purchase the Performance Kit and receive a code to access audio tracks and instructional materials online through My Library. Includes: Welcome the New Day Dark Brown Is the River Exsultate Deo In Time of Silver Rain To Love Again.
SKU: OU.9780193388345
ISBN 9780193388345. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied Bright, electric, and charged with energy, this setting of one of the seven Advent 'O' Antiphons features Jackson's characteristic flourishes of melodic ornamentation, tempered by moments of calm from the sustained lower voices and softly spoken phrases in the upper voices.
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New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular and sacred, and includes pieces for upper-voice and mixed choirs. With titles by some of the most accomplished choral composers active in Great Britain and abroad, the series introduces new repertoire and fresh talent to a broad spectrum of choirs. New Horizons features composers with growing reputations for quality composition reflecting a strong individual voice. The series is continually expanding and should be the first place to look for attractive and performable contemporary choral music.
SKU: OU.9780193413450
ISBN 9780193413450. 10 x 7 inches.
for SATB double choir unaccompanied A setting of Shakespeare's much-loved Sonnet 18, Bednall's expressive work highlights this timeless text with sumptuous harmony, including pleasing tonal shifts and topical false relations. Various choral textures are explored, from the imitative lines of 'Sometime too hot', to the warm richness of the closing pages, where the choir divides into eight parts. This work is part of the New Horizons series and a piano reduction is included for rehearsal purposes.
SKU: OU.9780193417311
ISBN 9780193417311. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied This anthem juxtaposes the words of the Antiphon for the Washing of Feet on Maundy Thursday with John Boyle O'Reilly's poem 'A White Rose'. Jackson combines lyrical polyphonic phrases for upper and lower voices with atmospheric passages for full choir, often accompanied by repeated half-whispered text in free time.
SKU: OU.9780193862418
ISBN 9780193862418.
For upper voices (SSA), unaccompanied An exuberant song of rejoicing at the dawn, with a catchy, toe-tapping refrain of 'Cry jubilee'.
SKU: OU.9780193410817
ISBN 9780193410817. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB double choir unaccompanied This celebratory anthem for double choir is set to the words of the Roman lyric poet Horace. Jackson combines declamatory unison passages for full choir with more lyrical polyphonic phrases shared between the voices, which are sometimes accompanied by repeated figures in free time. A powerful and joyous piece.
SKU: HL.50487995
ISBN 9790080032404. 6.75x9.5x0.026 inches. Hungarian.
SKU: OU.9780193400924
ISBN 9780193400924. 12 x 8 inches.
O Sapientia is a tender setting of one of the seven Advent 'O' Antiphons. The rhythmic unison in this chorale-like setting brings an element of purity and calm, typical of Skempton's musical language.
SKU: OU.9780193413474
ISBN 9780193413474. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB with divisions, unaccompanied This setting of texts from Cymbeline and The Merchant of Venice, and Sonnet 98, is characterised by inventive textures and vibrant word-setting. The harmonic language is mostly diatonic but never plain, and there are pungent dissonances in the music of evocative power.
SKU: OU.9780193366015
ISBN 9780193366015. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied To Music is a jubilant anthem set to a poem by Robert Herrick ('To Music - A Song'). Commissioned by the BBC to mark Stephen Cleobury's 60th birthday celebrations in 2009, the work perfectly captures the exultant mood of the text, extolling the virtues of music.
SKU: OU.9780193375598
ISBN 9780193375598. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied As Joseph was a-walking is a beautifully serene and atmospheric setting of traditional words on the prophecy of Christ's birth as told to Joseph by an angel. With rich harmonies, striking chromatic moments, and appealing contours, this is an ideal carol for more able choirs.
SKU: OU.9780193514270
ISBN 9780193514270. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied Like as the Hart sets reflective yet fervent words from Psalm 42. The vocal writing is emotive and expressive, and the fluctuating metres perfectly complement the rhythm adopted by the psalmist when penning this devotion.
SKU: OU.9780193432512
ISBN 9780193432512. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied The text is taken from Shelley's epic poem Prometheus Unbound. Skempton sets passages in which a Chorus of Hours and a Chorus of Spirits celebrate in ecstatic language the unshackling of the human spirit through the enlightenment of science. Written in his customary style of great simplicity, Skempton's hypnotic score beautifully captures the visionary lyricism of the poetry: long lyrical sections in two different keys distinguish the hopes and fears of the Hours and the Spirits, before they are united in song at the end of the piece.
SKU: OU.9780193404854
ISBN 9780193404854. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied This work presents two contrasting yet coherent motets: The joyful 'Confirma hoc Deus', with its jubilant, melismatic motif; and the solemn 'Factus est', which features aleatoric sequences set against metred music to emphasise a reflective manner of worship.
