Combining the classical Mass form with American musical styles Missa Americana joins together both old and new. This innovative combination allows the work to be performed in both church and concert settings. IncorporatingEnglish and traditional Latin texts Missa Americana is set for mixed choir and soprano and tenor soli with orchestral or organ accompaniment. Movements: Introit and Kyrie Gloria Credo Offertory (text from Psalm 138) Sanctus and Benedictus Agnus Dei (based on American hymn tune). Publications available: SATB Score Organ Score and Orchestra (score and parts for 2 Flutes Piccolo 2 Oboes English Horn 2 Bb Clarinets Bb Bass Clarinet 2Bassoons 4 F Horns 3 Bb Trumpets 2 Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Percussion (3 players) Harp Celesta (Piano) Violin Viola Cello and Bass). Total Performance Time: Approx. 26 minutes

Stabat Mater Hob.XX bisOratorio (funeral music) versions from 1767 and 1803The new scholarly critical edition of Joseph Haydn's Stabat Mater (1767) is published in Henle's complete edition of Haydn's works. This edition is the first to come as close as possible to the lost original and has been compiled using all currently available sources. The score has been fully amended in its original orchestration for two oboes or English horn strings and organ.At a later performance of this work probably in 1803 Haydn attempted to accommodate the intervening changes in musical taste. According to the composer's request and under his supervision SigismundNeukomm enlarged the wind orchestration by adding a flute two clarinets two bassoons two French horns trumpets and timpani.Urtext from the Haydn Complete EditionHaydn’s Stabat Mater in both its original scoring as well as Neukomm's scoring.Full score performance material (BA4642) vocal score (BA4642-90) available for sale

John Leavitt has taken a familiar melody and paired it with an earnest and pleading lyric to create this moving anthem. The English Horn part adds to both the listening and singing experience. Available separately: SATB SAB ChoirTrax CD. Octavo includes part for English Horn. Score and parts (eng hn vn 1-2 va vc db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download. Duration: ca. 5:20.

from Canticle of the Cross-Uses: Lent Holy Week Good FridayScripture: Genesis 1:31; Matthew 4:23 13:54-56; John 19:30A significant text and a compelling melody combine to create a moving testament of grace. Set in threetableaus from the life of Christ the text employs sacred metaphor connecting the listener to Jesus as Carpenter Healer and Redeemer. Based upon a folk song the music moves from gentle beauty to sections that are powerful anddramatic. The final lines of “it is finished it is good ” bring an emotive completion to the great story of grace. Available separately: SATB StudioTrax CD Orchestration (Score and parts for alto recorder oboe/english horn clarinet 1&2 bassoon horn 1&2 trumpets 1-3 trombone 1&2 tuba timpani percussion 1&2 harp piano violin 1&2 viola cello double bass). Duration: ca. 4:28.

Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme (Wake ye maids! hark strikes the hour) (BWV 140)Cantata for the 27th sunday after Trinity The Cantata BWV 140 was written in 1731 and first performed in Leipzig on November 25 of that year - the performance was directed by Bach himself. In addition to three vocal soloists and chorus the work is scored for two Oboes English Horn Bassoon Horn Violino Piccolo Strings and Continuo. The Cantata Wachet auf 'Sleepers Awake' is based on a hymn by Philipp Nicolai also written in 1731 for the 27th Sunday after Trinity.   Urtext of the NewBach Edition Study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP1140) performance material (BA10140) and vocal score (BA10140-90) available for sale

From the composer of Festival of Carols and The Winter Rose comes a cantata that celebrates the legacy of early American carols and hymnody. Composed in the spirit of folk music the cantata combines traditionalsounds with more rustic elements creating a blend that is fresh and pleasing. Popular American carols like Away In a Manger and O Little Town of Bethlehem dance with traditional spirituals such as Children GoWhere I Send Thee and Go Tell It on the Mountain. Sacred Harp tunes are re-tooled for Advent and stand alongside new versions of Shaker hymns and Appalachian melodies. Thoughtful narration weaves the movements togetherin a meaningful tapestry of song and Scripture. Two orchestral options are available allowing maximum flexibility in performance. A full line of support products is also available. Available separately: SATB CD-ROM FullOrchestration (Score & Parts for Flute 1 & 2 alto recorder Oboe/English Horn Clarinet 1 & 2 Bassoon Horn 1 & 2 Trumpet 1-3 Trombone 1 & 2 Bass Trombone/Tuba Timpani Percussion Acoustic Guitar Banjo Harp Piano Synth Solo fiddle Violin 1 & 2 Viola Cello Double Bass) Printed Full Orchestration Appalachian Consort Orchestration (Score & parts for Flute Violin Cello Mandolin Guitar Percussion and Piano) StudioTrax CD (accompanimentonly) SplitTrax CD Listening CD 10-Pack Listening CDs Preview Pack (Book/CD combo) RehearsalTrax CDs (part predominant reproducible) Digital Resource Kit (PowerPoint Choir Devotionals Poster Program Flyers Children'sProgram PDFs). Duration: approx. 40 min.

Argento has crafted a five-movement suite from his 1964 opera The Masque of Angels. Designed as a mini choral drama it includes a Processional for the angels; the well-known Gloria; the colorful Arrival of the Archangels; a majestic Sanctus; and a joyful Recessional. Best for larger ensembles this suite is a showcase for magnificent choral sound. Orchestra parts are available on rental.Instrumentation: 2 oboes (2nd doubling english horn) bassoon 2 trumpets in Bb trombone 2 Violas Cello harp percussion (cymbals triangle suspendes cymbal bells/chimes Glockenspiel tambourine sleigh bells)

from The Light in The Piazza-In addition to being Richard Rodgers' grandson Adam Guettel is a gifted composer in his own right! This title song from his Tony Award-winning musical creates a magical aura of love and destiny.Available separately: SATB SABand SSA. Instrumental ePak includes score and parts for Flute Oboe English Horn Harp Percussion Timpani Violin 1 2 Viola Cello and Contrabass. ShowTrax CD also available. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00

Instrumental Accompaniment Set-Instrumentation includes: Full Score Oboe English Horn 2 Bassoon Violin Viola 2 Cello and Contrabass

Advent is the season for expectation and mystery and this piece offers both. The voices are accompanied by an English Horn whose sound is uniquely wonderful. Appropriate for second coming themes as well the melody is hymn-like and both ancient and new. The choir parts are interesting and thought-provoking.

Missa in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae-Haydn's so-called Great Organ Solo Mass in E flat major is among those works by Joseph Haydn which early in its history enjoyed widespread dissemination. The E flat major Mass with an unusual scoring including two English horns in the orchestra was composed around 1770 during the first years of Haydn?s tenure as Music Director for the Court of Esterházy. Despite the readily playable effective part for organ employed prominently as a solo instrument in the piece the Missa in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae which was composed for a Feast to the Blessed Virgin Mary is seldom performed today. The new critical edition hopes to stimulate new interest in this work.

For Soprano and Barintone soloists SATB and junior chorus and Orchestra.English text selected by Nicholas Fisher from the New Revised Standard Version of the Old and New Testaments. John Joubert 's An English Requiem was commissioned by the Grimmitt Trust for the 2010 Gloucester Three Choirs Festival and was given its first performance at Gloucester Cathedral on 9th August 2010 with the Festival Choirs of Gloucester Hereford and Worcester Carolyn Sampson (Soprano Neal Davies (Baritone) and Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Adrian Partington. Instrumentation: 3 Flutes (III/Piccolo)3 Oboes (III/Cor Anglais)3 Clarinets (III/Bass Clarinet)3 Bassoons (III/Contrabassoon)4 Horns in F3 Trumpets3 TrombonesTubaTimpaniPercussion (2 Players);Bass Drum Tenor Drum Side Drum Cymbals Tam-tam Crotales Triangle Tubular BellsHarpOrganStrings

The first 10 songs from the celebrated cycle: Der Schildwache Nachtlied Verlorne Muh' Trost im Ungluck Wer hat dies Liedel erdacht? Das irdische Leben Lied des Verfolgten im Turm Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen Lob des hohen Verstandes Rheinlegendchen and Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt. German and English texts. Note. Contents. Instrumentation.Original selection of songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Orchesterbegleitung von Gustav Mahler Universal-Edition Vienna 1905.

Par ORFF CARL. Orff-Schulwerk has been translated and adapted for use in many countries and there are editions in numerous languages, with a comprehensive range of supplementary material. Those teachers using the various English editions will find here a rich and exciting source of traditional folk songs, dance melodies and original material from other countries, which will enlarge and enrich the activites and experiences of their pupils./ Recueil / Voix, Flûte à Bec et Percussion

For Narrator Children's Choir And Instrumental Accompaniment (Ensemble Version)-Following on the success of her two operatic works for children and teens ? Douce et Barbe Bleue Les Fables Enchantées Little Thummie and Cendrillon (based on Perrault) as well as the adaptation of Maupassant?s short story The Dumpling (2014) ? Isabelle Aboulker once again hits the bull?s eye with Myla And The Boat-Tree a commission from the Villecroze Music Academy. In 2015 this musical tale for Narrator Children?s Choir and Instrumental Accompaniment was awarded the ?Music for Young Performers Prize? by the French Music Publishers Association. Both in the French version and MarciMeth?s excellent English translation it provides the material for an enthralling educational adventure in which children between the ages of five and eight are invited into their first experience of opera and choir singing. With her trademark finesse and sensitivity the composer tells the story of a little girl dealing with the death of a person she?d cherished above all: her grandfather. Written for choir in unison this tale wafts shimmering melodies over an instrumental accompaniment suffused in turn with gentle melancholy and light humour. An art that speaks from an open heart. The work was written in three versions: for Narrator Children?s Choir and Piano (AL30732) for Narrator Children?s Choir and Trio (Clarinet in Bb Cello and Piano: AL30733) for Narrator Children?s Choir and Instrumental Ensemble (Flute Oboe Clarinet in Bb Bassoon Horn Trumpet in C Trombone Percussion 2 Violins Alto Cello Bass: AL30734) Choral score: AL30743 Listen to Isabelle Aboulker talking about ?Myla and the Boat-Tree?: