By Charles C. Converse. Arranged by Craig Jessop, John Longhurst. For SSAATTBB Choir. Medium. Duration 4:15

(Words and Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs Spiral-Bound). Edited by Annie Patterson and Peter Blood. For Vocal. Vocal. Softcover. 304 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Mixed choir

SKU: FG.55011-455-5

Composed by Matthew Whittall. Score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-455-5. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-455-5).

ISBN 9790550114555.

This cycle of carols, to the poetry of Christina Rossetti, was assembled piecemeal over a number of years, gradually acquiring a larger dramatic and harmonic arch shape as new settings were added. I was particularly attracted to Rossetti's conflation of the dark, fallow winter landscape with that of the soul waiting for salvation. The cycle traces the long nights of watchfulness before Christmas, with the great event constantly deferred, only glimpsed periodically in different visions before the music turns inward again to contemplation. The opening carol embodies this spirit, with passages of diffuse, roving harmony interspersed with meditative, lyrical pedals, calling out the night watch and dreaming of a far-off summer of the spirit. Earth Grown Old is a kind of double carol, setting two complete poems, their lines at first presented separately as a still, expectant chorale and a jubilant dance, then progressively interwoven toward a fervent climax before once again receding into quiet. In the bleak mid-winter, which sets a highly compressed version of Rossetti's original poem, presents an enfeebled landscape frozen in time, in dire need of deliverance. A gentle melody weaves its way through static drones, broken by an angels' chorus announcing the joy to come. Love Came Down at Christmas ends the waiting, with its gently falling, overlapping lines building to a final revelation, the mystery of Christmas at last made real.

Guitar

SKU: GI.G-006692

This edition: Guitar edition. Sacred. Guitar part. With guitar chord names. GIA Publications #006692. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-006692).

UPC: 641151066929. English.

NEW! Two hundred contemporary songs for worship, by some of the best and brightest artists and composers in Catholic/Christian music! Voices As One Volume 2 will complement Voices As One Volume 1 or any hymnal or missal you have in your pews. Calling on the expertise of Ed Bolduc and Aaron Thompson, and ably assisted by the WLP editorial staff, Voices As One Volume 2 program contains 20 of the top 25 Contemporary Christian Songs as reported by CCLI — the largest Christian licensing company. Two additional top 25 CCLI songs can be found in Voices as One Volume 1 (006591). With this affordable hymnal resource, you can confidently teach and share contemporary songs for worship (including the new Mass of Celebration by Ed Bolduc) secure in the knowledge that they are theologically sound and musically exciting. The 8.5 x 11 Guitar Edition and the 7 x 10 Vocal Harmony Edition both contain all vocal harmony and guitar chords. The spiral bound Guitar Edition (006692) is designed to lay flat on a music stand while the Vocal Harmony Edition (006693) is sized and perfect-bound for ease of use by vocal ensembles or even entire small assemblies.

By Vince Gassi. Concert Band. Concert Band; Part(s); Score. Alfred Concert Band. Grade 4. 274 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Jazz Band - Grade 2

SKU: XC.HJE2303

Composed by Peter Sciaino. Jazz Horizon Series Grade 2. Latin-rock. Set of parts. Excelcia Music Publishing #HJE2303. Published by Excelcia Music Publishing (XC.HJE2303).

Recalling the modal tunes of Herbie Hancock like Maiden Voyage, Modal Citizen starts with a trio of Alto Sax, Trumpet and Guitar presenting the first statement of the melody. As the rest of the band is layered in the harmony expands in the B section. There is a written solo for Alto Sax and Trumpet over the easy modal changes.