Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types and abilities, this collection has been edited by David Wordsworth so that all the pieces are fantastic both to sing and hear.The collection features some beautiful settings that have well and truly stood the test of time, such as Thomas Arne's Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind and Henry Leslie's How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps. More recent settings from 20th century and contemporary composers include Ernest Moeran's Sigh No More, Ladies, Gary Carpenter's Lo, Here, The Gentle Lark and John Tavener's Fear No More and Look In Thy Glass.Not only this, the Shakespeare Choral Collection boasts several works that were specially commissioned, including John Joubert's Be Not Afeard, Richard Sisson's Light Thickens and Pawel Lukaszewki's Weary With Toil, I Haste Me To My Bed. Some pieces have never appeared before in print, such as those by Kevin Olsen, Bernard Hughes and John Gardner. These songs truly are a joy to perform, with some relatively simple arrangements that are purely fun to sing, while some more complex settings that will be thoroughly rewarding for choirs and audiences alike.A total of 26 fantastic works comprise The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, which would work as a wonderful concert programme on its own, or could provide a wealth of options for choirs looking to expand their repertoire with a range of unique settings. Also included is a fascinating introduction by editor David Wordsworth, and notes describing each piece.Words written by indisputably the greatest writer in the English language can only be matched with music by composers of talent and renown such as these. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection is an essential anthology of stunning settings of beautiful words which will be performed and enjoyed for many years to come. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

8 Shakespeare settings for upper voices-Hark Hark The Lark is a collection of eight exquisite settings for upper voices specially commissioned to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. The volume pays tribute to Britain's greatest writer presenting a selection of his finest texts set to music by some of today's most accomplished choral composers. Variety of composers including Bob Chilcott Alan Bullard Stephen Hatfield and Andrea Ramsey Two or three vocal parts (SA/SSA) Accompanied and unaccompanied settings Well-known Shakespeare texts including 'When icicles hang by the wall' 'Blow blow thou winter wind' and'And will he not come again?' Moderate difficulty - ideal for adult and youth choirs

George Shearing famous jazz pianist and composer of 'Music to Hear' has done it again this time in a collection featuring texts by William Shakespeare. These seven settings some a cappella some with Piano and string Bass are fresh exciting and very accessible. Optional Double Bass part available. Titles in collection: 'Live with Me and Be My Love' 'When Daffodils Begin to Peer' 'It Was a Lover and His Lass' 'Spring' 'Who Is Silvia?' 'Fie on Sinful Fantasy' 'Hey Ho the Wind and the Rain'. Duration - 00:14:40.

Pavane Fantasia (1974) - On a Pavane by Orlando Gibbons. For Mixed Choir a cappella (SSATBB + soli SSATB). Text: Sonnet VII by William Shakespeare.

and Popular Songs of Shakespeare's Time. Shakespeare's England comes alive once again in this delightful and much needed collection of songs. Here are the words and music for 70 songs from Hamlet, King Lear, Twelfth Night, The Winter's Tale, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and several other plays, plus other popular songs of the time. Each song is chorded for guitar in the musical style of the Elizabethan era. Songs from Shakespeare's plays consist of songs whose texts were written by William Shakespeare: popular songs and ballads quoted or referred to by characters in the plays: songs of contemporary poets and musicians: and popular songs, folk songs, ballads, rounds and street cries known to have been current at the time and included to add to the overall setting in which Shakespeare wrote and performed. This is a practical, useful, and informal book, making no pretense to prove anything except, as editor Tom Kines says, that the songmakers of Shakespeare's time were a skillful lot and the combination of the golden flow of poesy with the silver flood of melody and harmony will perhaps never again be equalled.

A fabulous setting of four poems by William Shakespeare for Medium Voice Flute and Piano by Betty Roe.

Musical Adaptation of the William Shakespeare Play-?Greetings lords and ladies! I William Shakespeare will be your host this evening and I have a special treat for my thespian friends! You are about to be transported to a land of kings and queens fairies and nymphs music and madrigal and most of all trickery and love for love can happen in the strangest ways especially on a Midsummer Night! Intimidated by the idea of producing a Shakespeare musical play' Nonsense with this new version even I'm a piece of cake! You will create an educational and artistic experience your cast and audiences will never forget. I've made it very easy for you!? Experience Shakespeare like never before in this fresh newrendition of the old classic. Designed for grades 6-9 this full-length 60-minute production features five acts with eight original songs in a variety of musical styles from madrigal to rap arranged for 3-Part Mixed withsuggestions for 2-Part Treble voices. The expanded script involves ten major speaking roles several minor speaking parts and numerous opportunities for non-speaking group involvement. The Director's Guide includes excellentstaging and interpretation notes throughout the script piano/vocal song arrangements plus additional production set and costume hints for a successful experience from start to finish. The Libretto/Vocal book features script andvocal parts for your aspiring young actors. Available separately: Director Guide Libretto/Vocal 5-Pak Preview CD (dialog not recorded) Preview Pak (1 Libretto/Vocal 1 Preview CD) Performance/Accompaniment CD (dialog notrecorded) Performance Kit/CD (1 Director 20 Libretto/Vocal P/A CD). Duration: ca. 60 minutes. Suggested for grades 6-9.

“Greetings lords and ladies! I William Shakespeare will be your host this evening and I have a special treat for my thespian friends! You are about to be transported to a land of kings and queens fairies and nymphs music and madrigal and most of all trickery and love for love can happen in the strangest ways especially on a Midsummer Night! Intimidated by the idea of producing a Shakespeare musical play? Nonsense with this new version even I'm a piece of cake! You will create an educational and artistic experience your cast and audiences will never forget. I've made it very easy for you!” Experience Shakespeare like never before in this fresh newrendition of the old classic. Designed for grades 6-9 this full-length 60-minute production features five acts with eight original songs in a variety of musical styles from madrigal to rap arranged for 3-Part Mixed withsuggestions for 2-Part Treble voices. The expanded script involves ten major speaking roles several minor speaking parts and numerous opportunities for non-speaking group involvement. The Director's Guide includes excellentstaging and interpretation notes throughout the script piano/vocal song arrangements plus additional production set and costume hints for a successful experience from start to finish. The Libretto/Vocal book features script andvocal parts for your aspiring young actors. Available separately: Director Guide Libretto/Vocal 5-Pak Preview CD (dialog not recorded) Preview Pak (1 Libretto/Vocal 1 Preview CD) Performance/Accompaniment CD (dialog notrecorded) Performance Kit/CD (1 Director 20 Libretto/Vocal P/A CD). Duration: ca. 60 minutes. Suggested for grades 6-9.

Shakespeare On Music. Par VEHAR PERSIS ANNE. Une célébration de William Shakespeare et un affichage glorieux de l'entrelacement des mélodies et l'harmonie pleine voix ! Trois mouvements, remplit ensemble ou séparément, définir les mots de Bard propre sur la musique./ Feuillet / 3 Parties Voix Aigües, Choeur Mixte (SATB), 2 Trom

Erich Katz's Quodlibet for SATB choir a cappella.This work incorperates words by William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes.Shakespeare: 'This music mads me let it sound no more!'Cervantes: 'Where there is music there can be no mischief.'

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Les paramètres de Ralph Vaughan Williams de 71 Sonnet de Shakespeare et de Ben Johnson ' D'Echo élégie pour Narcisse ' sont publiée ici pour la première fois et de présenter un regard fascinant sur le début du développement de l'un des plus grands compositeurs de XXe siècle de la Grande-Bretagne. Ecrits lorsque Vaughan Williams était un étudiant à la Royal College of Music, étudiant auprès de Charles Standford, deux chansons sont une excellente et contrastée paire - le premier deuil véritable adressage - la seconde qu'une parodie madrigalian délicieuse - et tous deux faire des ajouts importants et passionnants pour le répertoire choral. La série de la chorale Programme Faber musique fournit une multitude de concert précieux répertoire incluant les oeuvres de Brahms, Holst, pont, Standford, Warlock, Faure, Saint-Saens, Schubert et Schumann, ainsi que répertoire Noël, choeurs de l'Evangile, arrangements de chansons folkloriques et les hits de la montre./ Recueil / SATB

Three Choral Songs from William Shakespeare's As You Like It in a setting for SATB choir by Joseph Horovitz.

Henry Leslie's How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps for SATB choir unaccompanied. This work is a setting of text from The Merchant Of Venice Act 5 Scene 1 by William Shakespeare.Duration: approx. 2 1/2 minutes. A Piano accompaniment is included for rehearsal purposes only.

Full Score-Jean Sibelius' The Tempest Op.109 (1925-26) -Incidental Music to William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. For soloists (S M T 2Bar) Chorus and Orchestra. Parts are for hire: hire@ewh.dk

Three Stages - Quodlibet for 12 Voices was composed by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen in 2003.Commissioned by and written for Ars Nova Copenhagen. Text by William Shakespeare Thomas Nashe anonymous (English) Clèment Janequin Steen Steensen Blicher street cries. Additional cries from 'Danish Street Cries' (1860-1985) edited and collected by Vagn Holmboe.