Are you looking for a fast way to introduce music history? This unique history lesson arranged by Audrey Snyder combines famous melodies by Strauss Beethoven Mozart and other major composers with an entertaining text that tells the story of western music! With all the fun of a Gilbert and Sullivan comedy this tongue-in-cheek choral song is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for any choral concert. An arrangement for 2-part voices is also available (Catalogue number HL08744675)

Dana Mengel reaches deep with this highly expressive choral for Holy Week. With an accompaniment that gently suggests Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata the power of this message will be undeniable. This important moment in the passionof Jesus is displayed in an impressive and sensitive way. Ardent!

with SATB. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Choeur (SATB) et Orchestre à vent

c-Moll-Cherubini's Requiem in C minor for SATB and Orchestra.Cherubini’s Requiem in C minor for mixed choir (without vocal soloists) and orchestra which is presented here in a critical new edition is among the most significant contributions to this genre in the 19th century. It was composed in Paris in 1816 and within a short time it became well known. Musicians such as Beethoven Schumann and Brahms held it in high esteem because of the work’s superior compositional construction orchestration mastery of form and the balance in proportion between text and music.

This piece for double choir (which has a companion Ave maris stella devised for separate performance) is grounded in traditional harmonic progression. An astonishing build-up of devotional intensity is achieved withnear-exclusive reference to the notes of the G major diatonic scale. At the pinnacle of the piece an electrifying F natural is introduced which in combination with an A minor triad replicates the climactic chord from thedevelopment section of the opening movement of Beethoven’s 3rd ('Eroica') Symphony. The ‘Eroica chord’ has iconic status in Polish music playing a major role in the final movement of Górecki’s famedSymphony No.3 (the 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs').

Missa Pro Defunctis-Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the Requiem in C minor of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings.Dispensing entirely with solo voices it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both Choir and Orchestra.This Urtext edition takes into account not only the autograph score with spartitino (additional instruments written in by hand) but also the first edition and a copyist’s manuscript. Rounding off this exemplary Urtext publication is an informativeIntroduction and a Critical Commentary (Eng).

Missa Pro Defunctis-Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the Requiem in C minor of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings.Dispensing entirely with solo voices it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both Choir and Orchestra.This Urtext edition takes into account not only the autograph score with spartitino (additional instruments written in by hand) but also the first edition and a copyist’s manuscript. Rounding off this exemplary Urtext publication is an informativeIntroduction and a Critical Commentary (Eng).

Missa Pro Defunctis-Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the Requiem in C minor of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings.Dispensing entirely with solo voices it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both Choir and Orchestra.This Urtext edition takes into account not only the autograph score with spartitino (additional instruments written in by hand) but also the first edition and a copyist’s manuscript. Rounding off this exemplary Urtext publication is an informativeIntroduction and a Critical Commentary (Eng).

The music of Beethoven has been carefully and skillfully adapted by veteran composer/arranger Tom Fettke, resulting in a beautiful portrait of sacrifice in this anthem perfect for Good Friday/Lent. / Choeur (SATB)

Distracted With Care And Anguish (Insanae Et Vanae Curae) is a motet for four voices. The accompaniment for Great Organ has been arranged by Joseph Barnby.Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was an Austrian composer who became the figurehead of the classical movement. He formed a close and mutually respectful relationship with Mozart and later taught Beethoven but it was his compositions that left an indelible mark on the musical landscape of Western Europe.

When 18th century British composer Thomas Arne included his song Rule Britannia! in a masque based on the life of Alfred the Great that was presented at Cliveden the country home of Frederick Prince of Wales he could nothave imagined that more than two hundred seventy years later his ditty would be known throughout the British Isles and beyond. Rule Britannia! is widely used in the Royal Navy and British Army and is featured each year at theLast Night of the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall as a national sing-along.At the time of writing the Dutch actually ‘ruled the waves ’ so this song was more an exhortation than a status report. The lyrics were also astatement of civil liberty. Since Cromwell’s time Britain had had a standing army which could be turned against the native population. A standing navy however existed solely to protect the nation from invaders protectinga free populace.Rule Britannia! has been quoted extensively by other composers among them Beethoven Wagner Strauss and Arthur Sullivan. Thomas Arne also penned a version of God Save The King which came to be the Britishnational anthem.This version is arranged by contemporary composer and friend Eaton Fanning who made changes to the famous semiquaver flourishes.

Beethoven's sonata Pathetique is paired with the favorite praise chorus As the Deer resulting in a fresh and moving anthem of faith and comfort. Benjamin Harlan's careful craftsmanship shines in this warm offering.

Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the “Requiem in C minor” of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings. Dispensing entirely with solo voices, it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both choir and orchestra. This Urtext edition takes into account not only the autograph score with “spartitino” (additional instruments written in by hand) but also the first edition and a copyist’s manuscript. Rounding off this exemplary Urtext publication is an informative Introduction and a Critical Commentary (Eng). • Cherubini’s well-known Requiem in a definitive Urtext edition • Bilingual Foreword (Eng/Ger) • Idiomatic, uncluttered piano reduction Edition no.: BA 8961-90 ISMN: 9790006559244 Editor: Schellevis, Hans Language(s) of work: Latin Language(s) of text: English, German Product format: Piano reduction, Urtext edition Binding: Stapled Pages / Format: X, 70 S. - 27,0 x 19,0 cm