Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types and abilities, this collection has been edited by David Wordsworth so that all the pieces are fantastic both to sing and hear.The collection features some beautiful settings that have well and truly stood the test of time, such as Thomas Arne's Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind and Henry Leslie's How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps. More recent settings from 20th century and contemporary composers include Ernest Moeran's Sigh No More, Ladies, Gary Carpenter's Lo, Here, The Gentle Lark and John Tavener's Fear No More and Look In Thy Glass.Not only this, the Shakespeare Choral Collection boasts several works that were specially commissioned, including John Joubert's Be Not Afeard, Richard Sisson's Light Thickens and Pawel Lukaszewki's Weary With Toil, I Haste Me To My Bed. Some pieces have never appeared before in print, such as those by Kevin Olsen, Bernard Hughes and John Gardner. These songs truly are a joy to perform, with some relatively simple arrangements that are purely fun to sing, while some more complex settings that will be thoroughly rewarding for choirs and audiences alike.A total of 26 fantastic works comprise The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, which would work as a wonderful concert programme on its own, or could provide a wealth of options for choirs looking to expand their repertoire with a range of unique settings. Also included is a fascinating introduction by editor David Wordsworth, and notes describing each piece.Words written by indisputably the greatest writer in the English language can only be matched with music by composers of talent and renown such as these. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection is an essential anthology of stunning settings of beautiful words which will be performed and enjoyed for many years to come. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

From Four Elgar Songs beautiful arrangement of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Also available: HMC1174 Where Corals Lie HMC1176 In Moonlight HMC1177 The Snow

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!

This song weaves interesting and challenging harmonies describing young lovers in the moonlight. Available: SATB divisi a cappella.

Songs of Solitude and Night (Recorder Part). Solo recorder part. ?Songs of Solitude and Night? is in two movements. The first movement has text from Völuspá from the Old Edda, and is called ?Prelude?. The text is about creation of the earth, the stars, the sun, the moon and the first people on earth, Ask and Embla. The second movement is a poem by the faroese author William Heinesen translated into english by the faroese author Gunnar Hoydal and is called ?Hogboy?. The poem begins like this: ?Hogboy, the spectre with the cheery name, lives in the mound Maeís Hove in the Orkney island of Pomona. Here you can hear him singing bewildered songs in the dark. Playful Pomona girls are dancing in the moonlight around the old grave"

From Four Elgar Songs sweet and slow. Great for Jr. high or beginning high school or adult choir .Also available:In Moonlight: (HMC1175)Pleading: (HMC1176)The Snow: (HMC1177)

Good for Jr. high or high school choirs from Four Elgar Songs. Also available: HMC1174 Where Corals Lie HMC1175 In Moonlight HMC1177 The Snow

Good for Jr. high or high school choirs from Four Elgar Songs. Also available: HMC1174 Where Corals Lie HMC1175 In Moonlight HMC1177 The Snow

Einstein On The Beach the opera from which Knee Play 1 was extracted was a seminal work that broke all the rules being non-linear non-narrative episodic dreamlike and five hours long.Knee Play 1 is one of the number songs composed for scene changes simply set to Organ and using numbers and solfege syllables as text. American composer Philip Glass is widely known as one of themost celebrated influential and prolific of the modern composers. He is frequently referred to as a minimalist though he prefers to call himself a composer of ‘music with repetitive structures.' Glass' operas among them the renowned Einstein On The Beach are performed across the globe and he has created work for small and large ensembles film and experimental theatre and founded his own performing group ThePhilip Glass Ensemble.This four minute piece is the first Knee Play from Einstein On The Beach and is scored for SATB chorus and Organ.