SKU: AP.49754
UPC: 038081568416. English.
This expressive song of gratitude celebrates plentiful good things. Starts and ends sweetly, builds to a sweeping descant-topped refrain.The PerformancePlus series is an innovative addition to the ever-expanding MakeMusic Cloud interactive library. These engaging selections are presented with educational resources designed to enrich the rehearsal process and create outstanding performances. Including:
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.48887
UPC: 038081562117. English. West Indies Folk Song.
A great fit for choirs of any age or ability! Harry Belafonte sang this joyful West Indies song on his 1956 album Calypso. Dr. Robinson's arrangement has just the right amount of repetition versus development, and will come together quickly with intuitive voice leading and some stylistic syncopation. One a cappella refrain just after the key change features the conga to keep the groove going, and a final descant adds a rhythmic counterline above. Build up the Jamaican vibe with our light SoundTrax accompaniment or the notated percussion part (available free online). The theme: build your house on solid ground.
SKU: AP.48290
UPC: 038081551135. English.
A garden serves as a symbolic metaphor about nurturing a meaningful life in this tender choral by Jay Althouse. Lyrical lines, warm harmonies, and sensitive phrasing garner a beautiful bouquet of musical moments and significant emotion. Grow your garden. Give it tender care, and you will reap what you will sow.
SKU: AP.50208
UPC: 038081573786. English. Andy Beck.
It's your lucky day! Here's a perky partner song that pairs new words and music with the traditional I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover. Perfect for choirs just learning to sing in parts, both short songs are first heard on their own before everything fits together. Check out the free ChoreoTrax video for staging ideas.
SKU: AP.49709
UPC: 038081567969. English.
This jubilant song of exaltation is designed to make mixed and changing meters intuitive, familiar, easy. Organized in 3 + 2 + 2, the dance-like main theme is quickly mastered. A small number of familiar Latin words and some English text combine into an exuberant concert/contest selection. Listen for the glorious soprano descant, optional trumpet fanfare, and rhythmic timpani part that add majesty, while anchoring the meter.
SKU: AP.49842
UPC: 038081571560. English.
Compelling Ukrainian Bell Carol with festive wintertime words. Textured choral parts bring a flurry of jing, jingle's, and fa la la's. Familiar and fun!The PerformancePlus series is an innovative addition to the ever-expanding MakeMusic Cloud interactive library. These engaging selections are presented with educational resources designed to enrich the rehearsal process and create outstanding performances. Including:
SKU: AP.48909
UPC: 038081562339. English.
Celebrate that essential rainy day accessory with this humorous ode to the umbrella! You might want to take cover from the steady downpour of clever rhymes designed to tickle the funny bone of performers and listeners alike. Working with younger singers? We've got you covered with plenty of unison, echo, contrary motion, and counterline phrases to ensure success. Plus, we've just got to mention the hummed umm's that increase in length as the song unfurls. Fun! Consider a gentle sway with colorful umbrellas in hand to add a visual element to the lilting waltz tempo. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.45699
UPC: 038081514383. English. Katherine Lee Bates.
A patriotic fantasy for choir and band, this soaring rendition of America, the Beautiful is a crowning jewel for choral or combined concerts. Sturdy and proud, it features many unison and two-part vocal passages with band-friendly keys to ensure good balance between the voices and instruments. Don't have a band? Perform with the stunning SoundTrax CD or the well-crafted piano reduction.
SKU: AP.49871
UPC: 038081572499. English. Mary Donnelly; George L. O. Strid.
Seasoned directors know they can count on this writing team for quality developmental literature, like this piece---a perfect pairing for holiday concerts: Il Est Né and Angels We Have Heard On High. Sing in English throughout, or include some French text using the included pronunciation guide. Optional lyrics allow you to sing some French or entirely in English.
SKU: AP.48850
UPC: 038081561745. English. Andy Beck.
The traditional Ubi Caritas text is uniquely set as an uptempo jazz waltz. Just one sentence in Latin plus a few English lyrics make it clear that this song is all about charity and love. As you've come to expect from this composer, the canon is a true skill-builder---with a modal melody that moves from unison to two and eventually three independent layers (using descant singers for 2-part choirs). Don't miss the jazzy flute obbligato available free online.
SKU: AP.45362
UPC: 038081511023. English. English Carol.
A Christmas classic is given a cool treatment in this new arrangement by Andy Beck. Featuring a lilting jazz waltz accompaniment and sweet choral harmonies, this is a great way to perk up your holiday program! Optional parts for saxophone and vibes are available online.
SKU: AP.43227
UPC: 038081487694. English. Traditional French Carols; words adapted by Charlotte Lee.
Bring an international flair to your holiday program with this joyous medley of four French carols. An IPA pronunciation guide is included for the few foreign words, and a festive concert band accompaniment allows the whole music department to participate.
SKU: AP.45471
UPC: 038081512112. English. Mark Weston.
What better way for your developing choir to spread holiday cheer than a partner song arrangement of a favorite Christmas carol? Terrific writing for those who are just learning to sing in harmony, so it's a snap to teach!
SKU: AP.41542
UPC: 038081466224. English.
A little bit vaudeville, a little bit country, this zany novelty number is a hoot! You know Dasher and Dancer, and Prancer and Vixen? Well, this isn't about those guys, it's actually about their wacky cousins. You'll be laughing well into January!
SKU: AP.47577
UPC: 038081542706. English. Words from a Traditional Nursery Rhyme.
A simple yet elegant adaptation of Pachelbel's Canon in D, this arrangement introduces a new melody that beautifully complements the beloved original. Incorporates twinkling text from the nursery rhyme Star light, star bright as well as some new words about making wishes. A delicate balance of unison- and partner-singing makes this an ideal selection for younger groups.
SKU: AP.38040
UPC: 038081425122. English.
This, the stirring final movement from John Leavitt's world-famous Missa Festiva, is presented in newly engraved octavos, available for all choirs. A superb new chamber orchestration enhances the musical texture and color of this captivating modal work.
SKU: AP.35475
UPC: 038081396712. English.
A favorite of choral directors everywhere, this extraordinary work will take your choir on a musical adventure. On this, its 20th anniversary, additional voicings and a cinematic orchestration provide new opportunities for contemporary performance. If this is not in your library, add it now!
SKU: AP.46532
UPC: 038081531076. English. Words from traditional Irish Blessings; music by Mark Burrows.
With words taken from a variety of traditional Irish blessings set to a warm, lyrical melody, this treble choir selection is sure to uplift and delight. Both voices get a chance to sing melody and harmony. Consider this a signature song to include on every performance this year. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.45696
UPC: 038081514352. English.
This tongue-in-cheek selection for developing choirs is guaranteed to turn some frowns upside down! Logical melodies, harmonies, and counterlines allow students to quickly get to the quirky, ironic point.
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