3 Rounds

One way to prepare for the rigorous demands of choral singing is to begin the rehearsal with a warm-up round. 100 Warm-up Rounds for Choirs aims to concentrate on some of the elements of good singing providing material thatwill settle the voices through controlled breathing open throats clear vowel sounds and expressive phrasing. The rounds are based on easily memorable texts with ranges that rarely exceed a tenth and in many cases staywithing the octave making them suitable for choirs of similar voices (all-treble or all-men voices) or mixed voices SATB. All the rounds can be transposed to other keys. Some of the material in this book has previouslybeen published as Warm-up Rounds for Choirs and 50 More Warm-up Rounds for Choirs.

for 3 Flutes and Optional Piano-Everybody likes rounds! In addition to having fun students learn many important things while playing rounds such as sight-reading together holding a part independently and making music by imitation. These books contains eight modern rounds for in various styles that can also be accompanied by a staged performance - for effective and motivating lessons and sparkling performances! The optional piano part is included in the book and on the enclosed CD.

Spring Rounds is a companion work to American Rounds which Butler wrote for the Schubert Ensemble in 1998. It consists of the same type of folky material organised throughout in canonic dialogue between the instruments. Spring Rounds was commissioned for Chamber Music 2000. The Chamber Music 2000 works were designed to be technically easy but still retain the composers own individuality and musical style.

for 3 Clarinets and Optional Piano-Everybody likes rounds! In addition to having fun students learn many important things while playing rounds such as sight-reading together holding a part independently and making music by imitation. These books contains eight modern rounds for in various styles that can also be accompanied by a staged performance - for effective and motivating lessons and sparkling performances! The optional piano part is included in the book and on the enclosed CD.

Par GRIFFIN MICHAEL. Bumblebee! Rounds and Warm-ups for Choirs is more than just a wonderful collection of 130 choir exercises including 50 rounds. Michael Griffin, who has taught and consulted throughout the world, shares timeless wisdom to help you get your choir into shape. 'Will prove useful for almost everyone” -Rhinegold Music Teacher Magazine. 'This is a great resource to add to one's library of rehearsal tricks.' - Anacrusis, ACCC, Canada 'Bumblebee contains excellent new ideas and extensions on some of those well-known warm-ups that we all love to use. Backed by clear explanations of the purpose of each, it is a must have, particularly for less experienced choral directors.” - S Turner, PLC, Sydney. 'Vocal physiology, singing pedagogy, and effective vocal examples to practise are excellently combined in Bumble Bee, making it a kind of 'one stop shop' for singing teachers and choir conductors. The vocal work is fun with music examples ranging in difficulty, catering for a variety of vocal contexts. The rounds are invaluable in themselves, offering participants many opportunities to make beautiful music. I even use some of these vocal exercises with my tertiary drama students, as they encourage vocal health and illustrate how the vocal mechanism works. I would highly recommend this resource to anyone who cares about voices and loves to sing well!” - S. Chapman, QLD 'This is really good stuff for all kinds of vocal groups, choirs, conductors. Bravo!!' - Harrie Spronken, Netherlands. 'This is the thinking person's guide to training a choir! Love it.' - Margaret May, Australia. 'It's great to have some fresh warm-ups to add to the repertory. Being short and repetitive by their nature, we need lots of different ones and most of these are new to my choir. The tips for actions and techniques etc. are really useful, and the advice at the back of the book has made me review some of my strategies.' - Philip Duffy, UK./ Méthode / Choeur

The editor has ranged through many continents and centuries in his search for good examples of many kinds of rounds and canons catches and quodlibets. Within this book will be found African American Australian and European songs from the 16th century to the 20th as well as works by Beethoven Arnold Mozart Billings Cherubini and Haydn among others.This fascinating book is a superb resource for the camp leader amateur Choral conductor or classroom music teacher. Wilson offers an excellent introduction to the topic of rounds and canons as well as performance notes for many of the works.

This arrangement is delightful! Famous rounds have new lyrics that are crafted perfectly for the holidays. With this piece you'll be able to teach the rounds kids need to know as well as present them in a new way for a greatholiday performance! Available: 2-Part; PianoTrax CD.

A collection of easy level Rounds and Canons by Louis Bergonzi to help develop musical independence with sound technique. Full Score for String Quartet.

Chanteur, compositeur, théoricien de la musique, Thomas Ravenscroft (vers 1590-1635) est passé à la postérité comme collecteur et premier éditeur de chansons populaires et de canons anglais (rounds ou catches).
Conçus pour être chantés à l'unisson dans des tessitures variées, les canons étaient également appréciés sur des instruments tels que flûte à bec ou violes.
Les canons s'appuient sur des textes variés : comptines, cris de rue, chansons de tavernes, jeux de solmisation, ballades traditionnelles, mais aussi textes sacrés en latin et en anglais.
Nous avons laissé les textes, placés sous la portée, avec leur traduction.
Certaines pièces ont été transposées pour des raisons instrumentales en relation avec la progression pédagogique.


De la Renaissance anglaise, on connaît généralement les noms de compositeurs tels que William Byrd et John Dowland, dont les oeuvres sont encore souvent perçues comme difficiles d'accès par le musicien d'aujourd'hui, apprenti, amateur ou non-spécialiste. La collection de canons éditée par Thomas Ravenscroft au début du XVIIème siècle, des simples chansons enfantines aux pièces plus sophistiquées, constitue une formidable introduction, attrayante et variée, à cet univers.
Les musiciens et les professeurs à la recherche de répertoire pour jouer en ensembles de divers niveaux trouveront ici leur bonheur. De trois à onze parties, ces canons offrent de multiples possibilités d'exécution. Ils développent l'écoute collective, la mémoire et la concentration dans un processus ludique.
Fruit de la collaboration entre la musicologue Véronique Lafargue, spécialiste de musique ancienne, et mon collègue contrebassiste Daniel Massard, interprète et enseignant de longue date, cette édition allie rigueur des transcriptions, sérieux de la présentation et cohérence pédagogique, tant dans le choix des pièces que dans l'organisation progressive du volume.
Conçu originellement pour les contrebassistes, ce recueil de canons comblera tout autant avec noblesse les instruments graves en général.

Thierry Barbé
Contrebasse solo de l'Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris,
Professeur au CNSMDP,
Concertiste et compositeur,
Président de l'Association des Contrebassistes de France


Daniel Massard m'a fait l'amitié de me demander d'écrire quelques mots en exergue de ce recueil bienvenu.
Le texte de présentation de Véronique Lafargue est parfaitement exhaustif tant en ce qui concerne Thomas Ravenscroft, que l'utilisation des textes choisis, proposée aux musiciens.
Les contrepoints écrits ou rassemblés par ce compositeur et collecteur nous offrent une passionnante promenade entre Renaissance et Baroquie plus de 50 ans avant la naissance du cantor !
Il me serait difficile de ne pas applaudir cette initiative qui offre aux musiciens un matériau riche et authentique, après avoir moi-même proposé en 1973 que le solfège devienne formation musicale, précisément pour justifier ce qui aujourd'hui, apparaît tellement clair :... de préférence aux manuels didactiques, souvent bien pauvres, choisissons sans hésitation le répertoire musical pour s'initier à la musique de façon aussi évidente que l'on choisit sa littérature pour l'apprentissage d'une langue.
Merci à Véronique Lafargue et à Daniel Massard pour cette belle publication et pour les choix opérés...
Bonne découverte aux jeunes musiciens !

Marc Bleuse
Compositeur / Partition /

for Three or Four Equal Voices First Edition-Composer while studying at the Curtis Institute of Music Barber's Twelve Rounds are now available for the first time in print. With detailed historical commentary and manuscript facsimile.

A beautifully illustrated book of over 100 rounds in 2 3 and 4 parts. Delightful for use in school or for 'rainy days' at home. Melody line in standard notation and lyrics.