SKU: AP.48982
UPC: 038081563060. English. Words by William Butler Yeats.
Lilting music resembles a folk song from the British Isles in this happy setting of Yeats' text, inspired by memories of childhood summers spent in the Irish countryside. The 12-line poem expresses a city-dweller's longing for the simple, tranquil life of Innisfree. Includes proven part-singing strategies---the tune first appears in unison, then becomes a canon; a peaceful bridge passes the melody through lower voice parts, while others sing sweet counterlines; and a modulation leads to full triadic harmony.
SKU: AP.49649
UPC: 038081567365. English. Ruth Morris Gray.
How fun! A unique setting of words adapted from a familiar English folk song. Handclaps, leg taps, and brushing palms decorate each voice part from the first statement of their independent line to the final layered recap. A departure from the traditional tune and tempo, Ruth's jaunty melody and andante interpretation creates a feeling of motion in triple meter.
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: SU.80300272
Invoking the key, tempo, and rhythms of the Thanksgiving hymn, We gather together, this setting builds a cumulative texture over an original melody in the alto line. Commissioned by Sigma Alpha Iota in honor of their hundredth anniversary, it makes a fine festival opener. SSA, piano Published by: Treble Clef Music Minimum order quantity: 8 copies.
SKU: AP.45659
UPC: 038081513980. English. Victor C. Johnson.
A delicate piano introduction leads the listener to an elegant setting of Christina Rossetti's inquisitive poem. Well-conceived voice leading makes the fully realized choral harmony beautifully singable, and each voice part gets a turn with the celestial melody. Text painting, lyrical lines, warm suspensions, emotional range---it's all here, ready to amaze audiences and adjudicators.
SKU: AP.51197
UPC: 038081582344. English.
Andy Grammer's signature song encourages perseverance and a positive mindset in the face of life's ups and downs. The rhythmic accompaniment provides a hip backdrop for energetic vocal lines that pass the melody around to various voice parts. A great conversation starter for social-emotional learning topics. Only rainbows after rain, the sun will always come again.
About Alfred Pop Choral Series
The Alfred Pop Series features outstanding arrangements of songs from the popular music genre. These publications provide exciting, contemporary, and educationally-sound arrangements for singers of all ages, from elementary through high school, to college and adult choirs.
SKU: CF.CM9773
ISBN 9781491164440. UPC: 680160923342. Key: C# minor. English. Christina Rossetti.
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,                            Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;                                Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,                               In the bleak midwinter, long ago.What can I give Him, poor as I am?                                            If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;                                     If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;                                    Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.The text from this beloved poem of Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) was originally published in an 1872 issue of Scribner’s Monthly, under the title A Christmas Carol. In the first of its five stanzas, the speaker describes in great detail a bitingly cold winter scene, void of both warmth and light. By the final stanza, the speaker's thoughts turn inward, asking what gift they may offer the infant Jesus, meek though they believe themselves to be.The poem was later set by English composer Gustav Holst (1874–1934) as a contribution to the English Hymnal in 1906 and remains the most popular setting today.London-born Rossetti came to be regarded not only as one of the greatest female poets of her time, but as an outspoken advocate on several societal issues, including slavery and cruelty towards animals.In this setting, word painting is of the utmost importance. Careful attention to word stress throughout the course of the piece will make the performance all the more captivating. Descriptive lines such as “frosty wind made moan†should be conveyed with swelling crescendos, like frigid gusts of frozen air.While this piece features an original tune, the beloved Holst melody is also featured briefly, beginning in m. 28. Take care to bring this out.There are plenty of other allusions to wintry scenes scattered throughout the choral parts as well as the accompaniment. I encourage you to put your sleuthing “hats†on and find them all. It will make the learning experience much more memorable and fun.
SKU: HP.C6256
UPC: 763628162566.
Original Lenten anthem This original from Jay Althouse features a beautiful melody paired with a strong Lenten text. Solid melodic writing combines with fluid inner choral lines to create a memorable choral anthem.
SKU: GI.G-005276
English.
This lovely SAB choral work is based on the In Paradisum.. The sweet melody and harmony lines are logical and user-friendly. Peter Kolar, has arranged an engaging keyboard part that delicately functions as the foundation for the chorus.
SKU: AP.47537
UPC: 038081542300. English. Scottish Folk Song.
This sweet setting of the famous Scottish folk song generously passes the melody from voice to voice, while gently stretching the traditional rhythms of the piece. Piano players will enjoy the flowing arpeggios of the supportive accompaniment, and singers will savor the long legato lines.
SKU: AP.46975
UPC: 038081536248. English. Traditional English Carol.
What happens when you cross a beloved Christmas carol with the hip and asymmetric rhythms of Take Five? This does! A satisfying mix of the familiar and the fresh, the arrangement applies jazz articulation, harmony, and style in a way that's both exciting and accessible. All voice parts get a turn with the melody as well as a fun doo bop accompaniment! Optional parts for flute and vibraphone are free online.
SKU: HL.1340695
UPC: 196288189572. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.
Now available for SSA, Philip Lawson's arrangement of the 1970 pop hit by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young is fresh and unique! Rhythmically free and expansive, the melody (harmonized in triads) is juxtaposed with long accompanying vocal lines to highlight the powerful message of the text.
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