Featured in a new musical of the same name starring Matthew Broderick and Kelli OHara this charming song by George and Ira Gershwin is filled to the brim with whimsy and carefree charm!
SKU: BA.BA09594
ISBN 9790260107526. 31 x 24.3 cm inches. Text language: Czech, English, German. Preface: Stockigt, Janice B. / Luks, Václav.
The â??Missa Divi Xaveriiâ? ZWV 12, an expansive and unusually richly scored work, marks a highlight in the uvre of Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745). It was composed in 1729 while he was working at the Dresden court.The principal source of this first edition is the damaged autograph score which had long been kept under lock and key. Passages missing because of its damaged condition have been supplemented using secondary sources or reconstructed by Václav Luks, clearly marked as such in the musical text.The first performance to use the present new edition took place in the summer of 2014, when it was performed at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. A CD recording by Collegium 1704, conducted by Václav Luks, has been released by the label Accent (ACC 24301).
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SKU: HL.35032548
ISBN 9781540041319. UPC: 888680899660. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Quoting Franz Gruber's “Silent Night,” this original work of lyric and music is a beautiful ballad that will fit nicely in any holiday or Christmas program. “On this silent peaceful night, you can feel the love inside. Hope is shining like a light, all is calm and bright...” A simple and contemporary lullaby for young and developing choirs.
SKU: BA.BA05447
ISBN 9790006471461. 33.1 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: French. Translation: Gerard de Nerval. Hector Berlioz.
Llio was composed during Berlioz's stay in Italy in 1831. In April of that year he set out from Rome, where he held a scholarship as winner of the Prix de Rome, and travelled as far as Nice on hearing that his fiancee Camille Moke had rejected him in favour of another suitor. He had intended to return to Paris to exact revenge, but then he abandoned his plan and instead spent three weeks in Nice, returning in stages to Rome. On this return journey he conceived the idea of a semi-theatrical work that combined music and monologues to express the idea of returning to life after a profound traumatic experience. The composition was finished in Rome in Iune 1831. In the spring of 1832, while staying with his parents in Dauphin, Berlioz copied the orchestral and vocal parts, and the work was first performed in conjunction with the Symphonie fantastique at the Paris Conservatoire on 9 December 1832. It was heard again three weeks later and again on 3 May 1835. While designated as the second part of the Episode in the Life of an Artist, Lelio can never- theless be performed on its own, without the Symphonie fantastique to precede it.
SKU: GI.WW1641
UPC: 785147009269. Hebrew. Text by Doron Abrahami.
Kenneth Lampl's Jerusalem is a gorgeous meditation on peace for mixed choir. One can hear the desperation in the music's plea for this ideal. Although the work is scored with divisi and in the Hebrew language, nice vocal writing makes the work singable for many levels.
SKU: AP.46553
UPC: 038081531281. Swahili. Traditional Lesotho Lullaby.
A combination of the traditional Lesotho lullaby with some original words and music, this arrangement pairs a simple African text with English lyrics on the same topic. All parts sing in unison first, laying the groundwork for both two and three part canons which soon develop. Legato verses and a hushed bridge provide nice contrast to the form. Choreography is on Alfred's Movin' DVD.
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The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
