SKU: CA.924100
ISBN 9790007244361. Language: French. Text: Gounod, Charles.
In Charles Gounod's L'absent, composed in 1873, the absent one asks at night time whether the beloved remembers him in the light of the moon and at the sound of the evening prayer bells. These art songs were originally composed not for chamber choir, but for solo voice and piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted them to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble, without losing the any of the qualities of the original in the process. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process, the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression, as French melodies or German art song demand from a soloist and pianist. The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD Kennst du das Land ... (Carus 83.495).
SKU: CA.927600
ISBN 9790007296117. French. Text: Gautier, Theophile.
A prevailing melancholy mood is characteristic of Theophile Gautier's (1811-1872) poetry; a melancholy mood which inspired composers such as Hector Berlioz and Gabriel Faure to compose settings. Tristesse (Sadness) is taken from the 1838 collection La Comedie de la Mort (The Comedy of Death). With over 50 poems this is regarded as Gautier's major Romantic work. Although the narrator in the poem is conscious of the joy and zest for life of spring coming into bloom around him, he cannot share this: Helas! j'ai dans le coeur une tristesse affreuse. (Alas, in my heart I bear a terrible grief.). Faure's setting portrays this effect less as a dramatic sigh than a melancholic unworldliness with peaceful piano accompaniment in the minor key. This art song was originally composed not for chamber choir, but for solo voice and piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted it to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble, without losing any of the qualities of the original in the process. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process, the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression, as French melodies or German art song demand from a soloist and pianist.The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD ... Wo die Zitronen bluhn (Carus 83.514).
SKU: JK.00935
Doctrine and Covenants 18:10-16, 1 John 2:10.
Beautifully sacred setting from Missa Mormonis, sung as an earnest request for the Lord to be patient with an imperfect child--in words reminiscent of O Divine Redeemer. Arranged for mixed chorus (SSATB) and piano by Lynn S. Lund. Also available for SAB choir (#00562).Composer: Lynn S. Lund Lyricist: Psalms 25 Difficulty: Medium / medium acc. Performance time: 5:30Reference: Doctrine and Covenants 18:10-16, 1 John 2:10.
SKU: JK.01219
Revelation 1:17-18, Doctrine and Covenants 6:36-37.
Anthem for mixed chorus (SSATB) and piano, appropriate for Sacrament or Easter service.Come let us sing of endless love, of Him who left His throne above and came to earth, Oh, wondrous plan! To suffer, bleed and die for man.Composer: David Len Allen Lyricist: George A. Manwaring, treatment by David Len Allen Difficulty: Medium Performance time: 2:20Reference: Revelation 1:17-18, Doctrine and Covenants 6:36-37.
SKU: CA.924400
ISBN 9790007244392. Key: B flat major. Language: German. Text: Cornelius, Peter.
Sei mein! was written and composed by Peter Cornelius in 1865 for his future wife Bertha Jung. The composer set the poem in short rhyming lines using the scheme aaabcccb, recounting with loving humor what his beloved means to him. These art songs were originally composed not for chamber choir, but for solo voice and piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted them to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble, without losing the any of the qualities of the original in the process. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process, the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression, as French melodies or German art song demand from a soloist and pianist. The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD Kennst du das Land ... (Carus 83.495).
SKU: CA.926400
ISBN 9790007261870. French. Text: Victor Hugo.
In his poem Soiree en mer, Victor Hugo describes how the sea can be perceived very differently by two lovers at the same time in the same place. While the man perceives the deepening shadows on the dancing waves, the woman marvels at the stars shining ever brighter in the firmament. In nature, as in the words of the poem, the painful ambiguity that represents life at its core can be experienced. Like no other poet, Hugo captures this almost unbearable simultaneity of living and dying, of love and suffering. Saint-Saens translates this into music - probably the most ephemeral and contemporary of all art forms. His balanced musical form leaves plenty of room for the poetry and his subtle variations in timbre, which also inspired Denis Rouger to his choral arrangement, create a seething motion under the surface of the sea.This art song was originally composed not for chamber choir, but for solo voice and piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted it to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble, without losing any of the qualities of the original in the process. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process, the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression, as French melodies or German art song demand from a soloist and pianist. The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD ...wo die Ztronen bluhn (Carus 83.514).
SKU: CA.924300
ISBN 9790007244385. Key: C minor. Language: French. Text: Prudhomme, Sully.
SKU: CA.924900
ISBN 9790007245870. Key: D minor. Language: French. Text: Bussine, Romain.
SKU: JK.00929
Patriotic anthem for mixed chorus (SSATB) and piano, with text adapted from The New Colossus, a poem by Emma Lazarus graven on a tablet within the pedestal on which the Statue of Liberty stands.Composer: David Len Allen Lyricist: Text adapted from The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus Difficulty: Medium Performance time: 3:00.
SKU: CA.924800
ISBN 9790007246594. Key: D major. Language: French. Text: Hugo, Victor.
SKU: JK.01660
Psalm 82:6, Mosiah 4:15, Doctrine and Covenants 14:7.
Original arrangement for mixed chorus (SSATB), about our Father in Heaven and our fathers on earth: From soothing hands under quiet skies, to the reflection of wond'ring eyes. He gently hums heaven's lullaby. Beautiful harmony between the voices.Composer: Julie Webb Lyricist: Julie Webb Difficulty: Medium Performance time: 2:30Reference: Psalm 82:6, Mosiah 4:15, Doctrine and Covenants 14:7.
SKU: GI.WW1946
UPC: 785147042167. Sesotho and IsiZulu. Text Source: Traditional SeSotho and IsiZulu.
This traditional South African song is typically sung by a choir or a group of winners in a competition. It is a bragging song that says when we sing like this we have no mercy and no grace! Add percussion and ululations for an authentic South African sound.
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