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LUTH
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Violon, Violoncelle (duo)
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2 Altos (duo)
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Quatuor à cordes: 4 violons
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Harpe
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Violon, Alto (duo)
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4 Violoncelles
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Trio à cordes: 3 altos
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Quatuor à cordes : 4 altos
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Trio à Cordes: 3 violoncelles
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ACCORDEON
ALTO
AUTOHARPE
BANJO
BASSE
BASSON
BATTERIE
BOUZOUKI
CHORALE - CHAN…
CITHARE
CLAIRON
CLARINETTE
CLAVECIN
CLOCHES
COR
COR ANGLAIS
CORNEMUSE
CORNET
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Cradle Lullaby
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Noël
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Jonathan Reid
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Cradle Lullaby
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Chorister's Guild - Digital
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SATB chorus - SKU: C7.CGA1628 Composed by Jonathan Reid. Christmas. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. 16 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGA1628. Published by ...
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SATB chorus - SKU: C7.CGA1628 Composed by Jonathan Reid. Christmas. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. 16 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGA1628. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGA1628). An endearing piece for Christmas from the pen of Jonathan Reid. Rising and falling vocal phrases are supported by a sensitive piano accompaniment, and an impressive ending showcases the full range of a mixed choir. The tender text draws comparisons to the infant Jesus, and represents a mother's prayer that her own child may grow to love and serve the Lord.
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Road to Refuge
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Chorale SATB
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Errollyn Wallen
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Road to Refuge
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Oxford University Press Digital
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SKU: OX.9780193567245 Composed by Errollyn Wallen. Score. 8 pages. Oxford University Press Digital #9780193567245. Published by Oxford University Press ...
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SKU: OX.9780193567245 Composed by Errollyn Wallen. Score. 8 pages. Oxford University Press Digital #9780193567245. Published by Oxford University Press Digital (OX.9780193567245). ISBN 9780193567245.For SATB and piano. Road to Refuge contrasts pure harmonies with dissonant passages as Wallen draws comparisons between the nativity story and modern refugees. The rippling piano accompaniment and sudden changes in the vocal writing highlights the lived experiences in this poignant piece. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.
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Sanbutsuge: A Buddhist Motet for Chorus SATB and Piano, with Solo Soprano
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Richard St
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Sanbutsuge: A Buddhist Motet f
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Richard St. Clair
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - SKU: A0.939717 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,Contemporary. Octavo. 23 pages. Richard St. Clair #3002339. P...
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - SKU: A0.939717 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,Contemporary. Octavo. 23 pages. Richard St. Clair #3002339. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939717). This 9-minute motet in which the Buddha-to-be Dharmakara praises His master, Lokeshvaraja Buddha and vows to become the Savior of all Beings (namely, Amida Buddha). The music beings with an extended recitative/aria by solo soprano, and proceeds to the full choral ensemble to its conclusion. The MP3 Audio Clip is a computer-generated soundfile of the entire work. The music is completely tonal and traditional, suitable for good amateur choirs and professional choruses alike.Words from the Larger Sutra on Amida Buddha expounded by Shakyamuni Buddha some 2500 years ago in India.[Setting: Many ages ago, Dharmakara Bhikshu (in his stage before becoming Amida Buddha) declares to his Master, Buddha Lokeshvararaja, his intention to create a Pure Land wherein all suffering beings can be saved.]Text (slightly abridged):Then appeared a Buddha named Lokeshvararaja, the Tathagata, Arhat, Perfectly Enlightened One, Possessed of Wisdom and Practice, Perfected One, Knower of the World, Unsurpassed One, Tamer of Men, Master of Gods and Men, Buddha and World-Honored One.At that time there was a king, who, having heard the Buddha's exposition of the Dharma, rejoiced in his heart and awakened aspiration for the highest, perfect Enlightenment. He renounced his kingdom and the throne, and became a monk named Dharmakara. Having superior intelligence, courage and wisdom, he distinguished himself in the world. He went to see the Tathagata Lokeshvararaja, knelt down at his feet, walked round him three times keeping him always on his right, prostrated himself on the ground, and putting his palms together in worship, praised the Buddha with these verses:The shining face of the Buddha is glorious;Boundless is his magnificence.Radiant splendor such as hisIs beyond all comparison.The sun, the moon and the mani-jewel,Though shining with dazzling brightness,Are completely dimmed and obscuredAs if they were a pile of ink-sticksThe countenance of the TathagataIs beyond compare in the whole world.The great voice of the Enlightened OneResounds throughout the ten regions.His morality, learning, endeavor,Absorption in meditation, wisdomAnd magnificent virtues have no equal;They are wonderful and unsurpassed.I resolve to become a Buddha,Equal in attainment to you, O holy king of the Dharma,To save living beings from birth-and-death,And to lead them all to emancipation.I vow that, when I have become a Buddha,I shall carry out this promise everywhere;And to all fear-ridden beingsShall I give great peace.Even though there are Buddhas,A thousand million kotis in number,And multiudes of great sagesCountless as the sands of the Ganges,I shall make offeringsTo all those Buddhas.I shall seek the supreme WayResolutely and tirelessly.Even though the Buddha-lands are as innumerableAs the sands of the Ganges,And other regions and worldsAre also without number,My light shall shine everywhere,Pervading all those lands.Such being the result of my efforts,My glorious power shall be immeasurable.When I have become a Buddha,My land shall be most exquisite,And its people wonderful and unexcelled;The seat of Enlightenment shall be supreme.My land, being like Nirvana itself,Shall be beyond comparison.I take pity on living beingsAnd resolve to save them all.Those who come from the ten quartersShall find joy and serenity of heart;When they reach my land,They shall dwell in peace and happiness.I beg you, the Buddha, to become my witnessAnd to vouch for the truth of my aspiration.Having now made my vows to you,I will strive to fulfilll them.The World-Honored Ones in the ten quartersHave unimpeded wisdom;I call upon those Honored OnesTo bear witness to my intention.Even though I mu.
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The Weight of Glory
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Chorale SATB
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Kara Patefield
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The Weight of Glory
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Kara Patefield
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - SKU: A0.517863 Composed by Kara Patefield. Sacred. Octavo. 6 pages. Kara Patefield #128586. Published by Kara Patefield ...
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - SKU: A0.517863 Composed by Kara Patefield. Sacred. Octavo. 6 pages. Kara Patefield #128586. Published by Kara Patefield (A0.517863). Life hurts. Suffering and pain overwhelm us. Where do we go in our darkest times? For the child of God, we have the promise that all things work together for good, as our Lord sanctifies us and makes us more like His Son Jesus Christ (Romans 8:28-29). Beginning as a prayer, this song directs us straight to a loving Lord who understands our pain, has experienced pain Himself and comforts us through it all. Face to face with Him in Heaven one day, it will be worth it all, as He receives all the glory. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, (2 Cor. 4:18).
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On That Cross
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Chorale SATB
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Christian contemporain
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Stuart Brown
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On That Cross
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Choral Choir,Choral (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - SKU: A0.835422 Composed by Stuart Brown. Contemporary,Sacred. 8 pages. Stuart Brown Music #9697. Published...
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Choral Choir,Choral (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - SKU: A0.835422 Composed by Stuart Brown. Contemporary,Sacred. 8 pages. Stuart Brown Music #9697. Published by Stuart Brown Music (A0.835422). Possibly unique: an Easter (or more properly Good Friday) hymn for six-part choir, in which the choir is actually the accompaniment for a piano solo of almost hyponotic dissonance in comparison. The result of superimposing these elements is strangely beautiful. The composer offers the following commentary: I guess most people seeing a piece with a choir and a piano would think of it – not unreasonably – as a choir accompanied by a piano. This piece is subtly different: the way in which I can best explain what was in my mind when I composed it would be to describe it as a piano solo accompanied by choir. While the choir sings music that feels like a slow pavane the pianist plays a series of arpeggios and cluster chords around another relatively simple but unlinked melody. The combined effect is almost hypnotic and if the singers think of the pianist as their accompanist they will almost certainly lose the plot of what they are singing! On first hearing it may appear that the piano and the choir have little in common but the concept is simple enough. Both choir and pianist are meditating on the same theme, but coming at it from totally different directions. There is no formula to the way in which we approach the cross of Christ. We come as we are, seeking forgiveness and reconciliation, meeting at the foot of the cross. The juxtaposition of choir and piano represents that meeting and the cluster chords that the pianist plays reinforce a sense of brokenness that is essential to a proper understanding of the music. I have dedicated this to Canon Andrew White and the Christians of Iraq, knowing that their situation seems impossible in the face of the evil that walks that land, but trusting in the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ to do right even if from our earthly perspective we are unable to discern what right is.
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For Wisdom is Better than Jewels
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Chorale SATB
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Connie Pwll Walck Tyler
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For Wisdom is Better than Jewe
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Connie Tyler
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Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - SKU: A0.1008087 Composed by Connie Pwll Walck Tyler. Christian,Contemporary,Jewish,Sacred. Octavo. 48 pages. Conn...
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Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - SKU: A0.1008087 Composed by Connie Pwll Walck Tyler. Christian,Contemporary,Jewish,Sacred. Octavo. 48 pages. Connie Tyler #4765403. Published by Connie Tyler (A0.1008087). What is Wisdom?In Proverbs 8:5-11 she says,Learn prudence, acquire intelligence, …take my instruction instead of silver,and knowledge rather than choice gold,for Wisdom is better than jewels. This suite of three songs is appropriate for use in a Christian or Jewish religious service or a secular concert. It includes a short audience participation possibility at the end of the last song. All are written for flute, piano, ethnic drum, SATB plus a high soprano part that can be a soloist. The drum part is written out, but could be improvised. The first song, Hear My Call, is short (1:49) and could be used as a call to worship in a religious service. The second song, God Created Me, (4:36) is an anthem of praise using the wonderful words of the creation of Wisdom in Proverbs 8:22-36 with a descant of the creation story in the book of Ben Sira 24:3, found in the Apocrypha. The tenors and basses sing the comparison of Wisdom with the trees of Israel, also found in Ben Sira, all in praise of Wisdom. The third song, Choose Life, (1:16) includes a chant that can be sung by the congregation or audience along with the choir. This could be used as the final hymn in a religious service. All three songs can be used separately or together. At the end of the score you will find a copy of the congregational chant which can be copied and placed in an Order of Service or Program. Purchase includes the right to make eight photocopies. For additional copies please purchase another score from sheetmusicplus.com. The recording is electronically produced and therefore has choral oohs without words. All three songs are on the recording, and at the end there is a flute rendering of the chant.. This is not intended to stand alone, but to be sung, as directed, with the last part of the choir song, Choose Life.
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The Altar (Downloadable)
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Chorale SATB
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Hal H
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The Altar
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MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music
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SATB chorus divisi (a cappella) or SSATTB choir (a cappella) - Medium - SKU: MQ.50-3069-E Composed by Hal H. Hopson. Building Dedication, Confirmation. ...
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SATB chorus divisi (a cappella) or SSATTB choir (a cappella) - Medium - SKU: MQ.50-3069-E Composed by Hal H. Hopson. Building Dedication, Confirmation. 12 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-3069-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-3069-E). This text by Welsh metaphysical poet George Herbert was a shape poem, meaning that in its original printed form in The Temple (1633) it appeared in the actual shape of an altar. The text is a beautiful comparison of the altar to the human heart, set with great care by Hal Hopson to music that is sonorous and satisfying.
$2.65
SAGASTIPEAN
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Chorale SATB
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Javier Busto
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Javier Busto
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SAGASTIPEAN
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Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - SKU: A0.1281244 By Javier Busto. By Javier Busto. Arranged by Javier Busto. 21st Century,A Cappella,Chamber,Class...
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Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - SKU: A0.1281244 By Javier Busto. By Javier Busto. Arranged by Javier Busto. 21st Century,A Cappella,Chamber,Classical,Contemporary. Octavo. 4 pages. Bustovega #872588. Published by bustovega (A0.1281244). SAGASTIPEAN: This work has attained great popularity even though it’s written in Basque language. The music is divided in three sections with different atmospheres:A- Introduction: (bars 1/10). A man is sleeping calmly looking at the sky and his dream turns into a dance (bars 11/38).B- Second verse: (bars 39/46). He makes a comparison between the five medlar stones and the five sorrows of his heart. But gradually he stars to feel happy and sings a lively song (bars 47/63).C- The last section is a lovely melody which transports him to a deep dream (nonsense lyrics: Jir, jir… mi…zanka mar…).* The lyrics from Inazio Mujika are in Basque language.  Spanish and English translation of the text is included for those who hardly recognize Basque language. Furthermore, a small introductory guide can be found in the score for a correct Basque pronunciation.*This song has been recorded on a CD in 2005 under the conduction of composer Javier Busto himself. The CD goes over 25 years of composing and contains exclusively music for mixed choirs. Name of the CD: HONDARRIBIA… AMETSETAN.
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Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Choral and Piano
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Chorale SATB
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FACILE
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Classique
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Ander
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Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven
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Woods Only, Arrangements
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Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 2 - SKU: A0.1150939 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,March,Romantic Period,We...
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Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 2 - SKU: A0.1150939 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,March,Romantic Period,Wedding. 23 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #751125. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1150939). This arrangement adapted for choir SATB and piano was designed to make its listeners weep with emotion, because the adaptation preserves the original essence of the work, keeping its integrity faithful to what Beethoven wanted to transmit, with only a slight change in tone and addition of harmonic resources in the structure of the arrangement. Even though it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion, being intended for beginner students who want to immerse themselves in the universe of romantic music, and nothing better than starting with the transitional composer of this period, which also does not prevent professional teachers from using it for recitals, academic presentations or didactic material in their classes as an ensemble practice. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, is one of his most popular compositions and was an audience favorite even in his day. Written when Beethoven was 31, the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was composed after he finished some commissioned works, but there is no evidence that he was hired to write this work. It did not receive its nickname until 1832, five years after Beethoven's death. It was the critic Ludwig Rellstab who compared the music to a moonlighting on Lake Lucerne. This comparison was adopted as a nickname for the work. Called Quasi una fantasia by the author - like its companion Op. 27, No. 1 - the piece was completed in 1801 and dedicated the following year to one of the composer's pupils. Beethoven chose to open the sonata with a slow, hypnotic arpeggio movement, the best known of the entire work. The dotted rhythm of its minimal melody evokes the tradition of 'Trauermusik' (funeral music).
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