The five-part motets Nos. 1-12-The Five-Part Motets Nos. 1-12 (SWV 369-380)Reflects the latest in musicological research based on the New Schutz Edition.Includes a detailed foreword (Eng/Ger) on performance practice by a Schutz expertInstrumental parts (Strings Winds) available in transpositions.In 1648 Heinrich Schutz published a collection of 29 motets with five to seven parts titled ?Geistliche Chor-Music? (Sacred Choir Music). Here the term ?Chor? (Choir) refers not only to a (large) Vocal ensemble but more generally to a group of musicians vocal or instrumental. As explained by Schutz in the foreword he published withthe collection all parts of the motets can be performed vocally and/or instrumentally.This practice common in Schutz?s time has been incorporated into Bärenreiter?s new publication. The edition includes the twelve five-part motets at original pitch with Basso Continuo. In addition instrumental parts for String and Wind instruments can be purchased. These parts which include the text serve to support and complement the choral sound ?colla parte?. To enable varying tone-colour possibilities instrumental parts are available in different transpositions.Of great significance is the detailed foreword on performance practice by Manfred Cordes.Manfred Cordes is a specialist for the music of the 16th and early 17th centuries. He works as professor for music theory counterpoint and ensemble and is also rector of the ?Hochschule für Künste Bremen?. He performs internationally as the director of the ensemble ?Weser-Renaissance Bremen?.

Gathered from of our most successful seasonal cantatas this compilation of beloved carols is designed to work as choral anthems or for choir and congregational corporate singing. Erase the boundaries between loft and pew bybringing the church body together in the embrace of time-tested Christmas and Advent selections. Fully orchestrated by Brant Adams these arrangements will lift your sanctuary singing to new heights. Congregants sing along whilethe choir adds power depth and harmonic color. The final verses of these Christmas standards are among some of the most inspiring passages you will ever experience. These arrangements will be used year after year for?Hanging of the Green? gatherings ?Lessons and Carol? services or for festival hymn singing during the holidays. Available separately: SATB Listening CD Preview Pack (Book/CD Combo) Orchestration CD-ROM(Score and Parts for Flute 1

The Open Singing Choir Songbook-Open Singing is all about creating moments of magic and pure pleasure through singing with others. At Open Singing sessions everyone is invited to sing: the event is neither choral rehearsalor choral concert. It is – pure and simple – all about turning up and making music. Open Singing transcends age style and culture. Along with a methodical approach and good communication skills a clever choice of repertoire is one of the most important preconditions for a successful session. This album presents a varied selection of time-honoured classics and new pieces suitable for all kinds of Open Singing. Additionally Sing Along – SingTogether! offers valuable tips and performance suggestions for successful planning and realization of Open Singing sessions.

(from Easter Parade) Discovery Level 2-One of the most memorable scenes from Irving Berlin's Easter Parade is Fred Astaire and Judy Garland singing and clowning in hobo attire to this charming song.Young choirs will love recreating the performance and the music is irresistible.

The signature tune for the award-winning Swedish a cappella group Vocado HÃ¥ll Mig Kvar/Hold Me Fast is characterized by mixed messages: the lover wants to leave but can't quite bring himself to walk out the door. The flavour of the music reflects the dilemma with emotions ranging from muted acceptance in the verses to highly charged indecision in the passionate chorus. With classic a cappella rhythms and textures along with melodies that will stay with you for days this dual-language publication in the Voice Junction series is perfect for vocal groups and choirs singing in Swedish or English.HÃ¥ll mig kvar has been recordedby Vocado on the CD Northern Lights.

A Practical Rhythm Reading Course-Here is a follow-up to Audrey Snyder's popular rhythm reading method. Designed for choirs bands orchestras and general music classes 'The Rhythm Reader II' promotes quick comprehension with solid rhythm reading resulting inonly a few minutes of use each rehearsal. Volume II continues the sequential curriculum by offering instruction and practice in ties dotted rhythms cut time and other meters sixteenth note combinations compound meters triplets and more. The concepts are introduced logically and sequentially throughout more than 100 exercises. Optional recorded accompaniments on the CD promote high motivation and success for all students. These recordingsfeature a wide variety of styles and timbres from classical to reggae string quartet to rock making learning to sight-read FUN!

Oratorio in three acts-Composed in 1748 Handel???s oratorio on the wise and righteous King Solomon is one of the most lavish works he created in this genre.He attached special importance to the choir: rarely does Handel???s music have such extended choral numbers ranging from homophonic settings to choruses of jubilation in eight contrapuntal parts.- Clear straightforward piano reduction in the vocal score- Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition- Full score (BA10709-01) and vocal score (BA10709-90) available for sale- Performance material available for hire

Choral score for Johannes Brahms' 35 Secular Choruses. Written for SATB choir and Piano reduction. includes the works Opp.42 62 93a 104 and 12 German Folksongs.

Parry's Songs of Farewell were composed over the final decade of his life. The elegiac tone of the Songs may also reflect a sense of loss caused by the First World War - in which some of Parry's most promising students at the Royal College of Music lost their lives - and a decline in national confidence expressed in a different manner in Parry's famous Jerusalem of 1916. The motets are among Parry's most eloquent and concise works and deservedly form part of the rich canon of British choral music. This edition by Associate Professor Robert Quinney Director of the Choir ofNew College Oxford is the first to offer a critical assessment of the autograph manuscripts held in the Bodleian Library Oxford. It offers a significant earlier version of a section of the fourth motet rescored passages from the fifth helpful notes on performance and supporting online materials. A comprehensive and practical edition it also provides a clear and elegant presentation of the text.

Choir Rocks! You Can’t Always Get What You Want is an upbeat arrangement of The Rolling Stones’ classic song from their 1969 album Let It Bleed. The original song which featured the London Bach Choir has become an abiding hymn for our time. An ideal choice for school and community choir this arrangement is taken from the popular Choir Rocks! series which offers flexible arrangements of contemporary pop hits. All pieces are written for soprano and alto with an optional third part of limited range for baritone or low alto with straightforward piano accompaniments perfect for the amateur pianist. Also includeschord symbols.

Par BREWER MIKE. Après le succès remarquable de ' Relancer votre choeur ' - cet ouvrage vous propose des stratégies encore plus pratiques pour parfaire vos compétences en direction chorale, distillées à partir des années d'expérience. Le livre se révèle pour être une lecture essentielle pour tous les administrateurs chorals et chanteurs prenant chorales au-delà les bases solides atteindre une véritable proffessional. Mike Brewer jouit d'une réputation inégalée pour son travail avec des musiciens de tous les âges. Il a motivé des milliers de chanteurs et chefs de choeur vers une plus grande acheivement grâce à des ateliers vivants à travers le monde et est le directeur de la national Youth Choir of Great Britain./ Recueil / Choeur

Building Healthy Middle School Singers-As any school choir director knows change is the name of the game! A changing voice is just one of countless physiological and emotional changes that middle school students experience.Knowing the general limits of male and female changing voices as well as the specific capabilities of your students are two keys to building healthy-and happy!-middle school singers. This book is an accessible must-read resource for any middle-school choir director looking to foster stronger more capable musicians and offers 25 warm-up exercises along with customized grade-specific tips for using them along with free access to accompanying audio recordings.

Volume 1-Works for Male Choir / Works for Equal Voices Volume 1Niels W. Gade. Werks Volume IV/10Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817?1890) WorksEdited by the Foundation for the Publication of the Works of Niels W. Gade CopenhagenNiels W. Gade is one of the leading Danish composers of the nineteenth century. However only about half of his prolific ?uvre has appeared in print. Given this fact and the growing current interest in Gade there is an urgent need for a scholarly-critical Urtext edition of his music to meet the demands of both scholars and performers.This edition will contain all of Gade's completed compositions and separate movements as wellas the arrangements he made of his own works and those of other composers. In general the main text presents the ?definitive? version based on Gade's personal copy of the printed work. However all the remaining sources have also been consulted for purposes of comparison. Every editorial decision is mentioned and justified in the critical report (English).

A collection of songs for 3 voices piano and guitar with notes on performance and ideas for the choir leader.