Singers, Arise!

SKU: AP.47188

UPC: 038081540047. English.

PianoTrax 11 CD contains accompaniment tracks for the following choral publications: Adoramus Te * Benedictus * Beyond * Calico Cat * Canticum Novum * Christmas Comes But Once a Year * Esta Noche * Ezekiel Saw the Wheel * Gifts * Gloria Patri et Filio * Great, Gettin' Up Day * I Will Sing You the Stars * If I Can Sing * In the Pretty Springtime * Jack and Jill * Loch Lomond * The Moon Has a Face * Nightingale * Sanctus * Shenandoah * Singers, Arise! * Topsy-Turvy World * Veni Jesu * The Water Is Wide * Winter Frost * Winter's Defeat.

About Alfred Choral Designs

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.

SKU: AP.47721

UPC: 038081544144. English.

A triumphant unison fanfare sounds a clarion call in praise of music at the start of this concert/contest opener, followed by a contemplative, chant-like middle section on a brief Latin text. An accelerating return to the jubilant main theme leads to a majestic and satisfying conclusion. Be sure to add the optional trumpet part for full effect.

SKU: BR.OB-32093-15

ISBN 9790004351833. 10 x 12.5 inches.

The cantata Es steh Gott auf is intended for Easter. The editor was able to identify a poem by Christian Weise (1642–1708), which has received little attention to date, as the source text. Kuhnau was in close contact with Weise in Zittau, so the cantata could have been written in direct chronological connection with the printing of the original text in 1682. However, the earliest date of performance noted on the title page of the cantata is only 1703 in Grimma, thus already in his time as Thomaskantor (from 1701). On the other hand, no further church music contributions are documented from this early period of his tenure, and such a large gap to the origin of the text seems unlikely.

The cantata is well suited for use in church services because of its short length and not-too-large instrumentation. Through the transmission in the form of a set of parts, the participation of ripieno singers, which can be taken over by a choir, is also proven.

SKU: BR.OB-32093-26

ISBN 9790004351857. 10 x 12.5 inches.

The cantata Es steh Gott auf is intended for Easter. The editor was able to identify a poem by Christian Weise (1642–1708), which has received little attention to date, as the source text. Kuhnau was in close contact with Weise in Zittau, so the cantata could have been written in direct chronological connection with the printing of the original text in 1682. However, the earliest date of performance noted on the title page of the cantata is only 1703 in Grimma, thus already in his time as Thomaskantor (from 1701). On the other hand, no further church music contributions are documented from this early period of his tenure, and such a large gap to the origin of the text seems unlikely.

The cantata is well suited for use in church services because of its short length and not-too-large instrumentation. Through the transmission in the form of a set of parts, the participation of ripieno singers, which can be taken over by a choir, is also proven.

SKU: XC.HRMG2471

This luminous a cappella work has soaring melodic lines, rich harmonies, and beautiful text painting. The text (Arise shine . . . And the Glory of the Lord is risen upon you) best known its setting in Handel’s Messiah.. With a stunning recording by Tenebrae Choir, conducted by Nigel Short, this work is a favorite with singers and listeners alike.