Format : Vocal Score
with This Little Light of Mine-Opening with a reflective solo voice supported by choral “oo's” this exciting concert feature explodes with a rendition of the familiar spiritual This Little Light of Mine that really cooks! Starting with thebasses and leading to a soaring solo line the vocal stack builds to a powerful climax over the sharply punctuated blues chords in the piano. Duration: ca. 3:30.
SKU: OU.9780193525733
ISBN 9780193525733. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB double choir unaccompanied Lightly come or lightly go is a playful setting of James Joyce's poem of the same name for SATB double choir. The two choirs portray the conflicting emotions expressed in the poem demonstrated by the closing line: Love and laughter song-confessed When the heart is heaviest.
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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: SU.27120150
This is the vocal ensemble version of The Changing Light. While the original from 2009 was for larger forces, it was decided that a smaller ensemble would be more appropriate for the poems. Vocal Quartet (SATB) & Piano Duration: 16' Composed: 2013 Published by: Lapis Island Press.
SKU: OU.9780193395732
ISBN 9780193395732. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied (with divisions) Here Jackson sets early Christian texts by St Augustine of Hippo, Baldwin of Forde, and St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi alongside words by Estonian poet Doris Kareva. Each movement offers a change of mood, from the reflective 'Conversi ad Dominum' to the more urgent and pleading 'Aufer a me, Domine'.
SKU: OU.9780193393066
ISBN 9780193393066. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied In this unaccompanied setting of Thomas A. Clark's poem, Jackson beautifully conjures up the atmosphere of the onset of nightfall. Featuring a wide range of rhythms, textures, and dynamics, this is a striking and complex piece, with highly imaginative word setting.
SKU: OU.9780193869714
ISBN 9780193869714.
For SATB and piano or organ The text is by Timothy Dudley-Smith and is based on a text of St Augustine. The gentle undulating rhythm created by the 6/4 time signature and the subtle harmonic shifts add interest and illuminate the meaning. A central section can be sung by soloists or by small sections of the choir.
SKU: ST.W229
ISBN 9790220223891.
Peter Davis's arangement of Harold Darke's forgotten masterpiece As the Leaves Fall brings this moving elegy for the fallen of 1914-18 within the scope of choral societies and church and cathedral choirs in search of fresh and effective repertoire to mark the centenary of the Great War or the annual commemorations of Remembrance Sunday. Singers and audiences will be delighted to discover the work of little-known soldier-poet Lieutenant Joseph Courtney RAMC, whose verse drew from the composer a 14-minute setting in which Elgarian melancholy and passionate denunciation are transformed into a message of hope. This score is the complete choral performing material for soprano solo and SATB choir, either in performances with organ or, as vocal score, if given with the original accompaniment for small orchestra which is available for rental.
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.
