Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach wrote his first great vocal composition the Magnificat in 1749 at the age of 35. It bears all the earmarks of “audition music” i.e. a piece that organists and choir directors had to submit when applying for a new position. This feature is especially evident in its stylistic variety which makes the work a rewarding and colorful challenge for all church choirs. Special attractions are the work's contrapuntal passages which are very similiar in sound and structure to those of J. S. Bach’s B minor Mass. The present arrangement for soloists chorus and organ is intended as a self contained version accessible to a widerange of choirs even those with limited financial means. - Self contained version for soloists (SATB) chorus (SATB) and organ - Ideal for use in church and concert hall - Clear and well presented organ part - Duration: ca. 40 minutes The Bärenreiter CHOIR&ORGAN Series presents great choral works in arrangements for soloists choir and organ; no orchestra is needed. The original orchestral parts have been transcribed into straight-forward organ reductions whereby the contemporary tradition of such arrangements has been taken into consideration. In some cases the original organ version by the composer has been used. The Organ parts are presented on three staves. The choir and solo parts always remain true to the original. One edition can be used by soloists singers and Organist alike.

This new collection of folk songs - 'Laula kultani' (Finnish for 'Sing, my sweetheart') - offers choirs attractive literature to expand their repertoires and to perform concerts for many different occasions. The creative choral director has many possibilities for performing this music: thus instruments can be added, or - if there are difficulties due to pronouncing a foreign language - a small ensemble can sing the song, while the remainder of the choir hums the music in the background. The selected songs about themes of love and love's sorrow, dance, festival and celebration, are traditional folksongs which are well-known and popular in the countries of their origin. In puttingtogether this collection special emphasis has been placed on the musical quality of the settings. In addition to traditional settings, many songs in new arrangments by contemporary composers have been included. The settings range in difficulty from easy to moderately difficult. / Musique traditionnelle / Répertoire / Choeur

March of the Men of Harlech is the unofficial national anthem of Wales there is an official one -- and is well known there. The rest of the world may know the piece from films like Zulu The Corn is Green and The Englishman WhoWent Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain as well as from regimental songs.The rousing tune with its double-dotted rhythms and inspiring Choral cadence is a favourite with Welsh men’s Choruses. The words which have appeared inseveral forms concern the longest siege on British soil at the Castle of Harlech in 1468 though some insist they refer to an earlier siege during which the future King Henry V of England defeated Owen Glendower.This arrangementfor Men’s Chorus TTBB is sure to awaken patriotic fervour in Welsh audiences and appreciation in all others. Welsh lyrics are included in the bass line.

?I asked my friend the poet Einar Askestad if he could write a poem for me about love between father and son brothers and God. I felt that these forms of love are seldom sung about. The poem moved me greatly and I have tried to put music to these words which is simple yet full of beauty. In the four movements of this suite-like piece various aspects of these relationships are conveyed?. - Mårten JanssonBiography:My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings life consists of. This has led people todescribe my music as both ?so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings? and ?the happiest classical music we ever heard?. I have also always preferred beautiful music to atonal music and that is surely the reason why the most part of my music is more on the sad side but what a dream it would be to be able to create beautiful music that?s bubbling over with joy! My compositions consist of almost only sacral music. This is to express my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries after centuries.In 1994 I was lucky enough to start conducting the female choir Carmen and I conducted them until we decided to disunite 2010. This is of course the biggest reason why most of my compositions are for female choirs the knowledge that what I write during the night will be tested the next evening is a driving force that not so many are lucky enough to have.I work as a voice music theory and conducting teacher and conductor in Uppsala were I was born -65 and still live. My education is in short: two years of musicology at Uppsala University and a MFA in Music Education and Dalcroize Rhythmics at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm.- Choral works a cappella.- Sample pages for download: www.baerenreiter.com.

Edited by Frank Harrison. An epic transcription of this most important document of late 15th-century choral music; Volume I contains polyphonic antiphons by Browne Cornysh Davy Horwood Kellyk Lambe Sturton and Wylkynson. First published in 1956 revised 1967 and reprinted with corrections 1983.

La poésie sur laquelle se fonde cette composition est la Ballade de la vie extérieure ( la Ballade des Äusseren Lebens ) sous la plume de l'auteur viennois Hugo von Hofmansthal ( 1874-1929 ) . Il est connu pour , entre autres choses , son livrets pour les oeuvres de Richard Strauss ( Der Rosenkavalier , Ariadne auf Naxos , Elektra ) et en tant que fondateur du Festival de Salzbourg . Von Hofmansthal était l'un des derniers des symbolistes allemands . Au centre de ce mouvement littéraire a été l'unification des mondes internes et externes . La recherche du sens est une pierre angulaire de ce mouvement fin-de- siècle .Dans la Ballade des Äusseren Lebens ( Ballad of Life externe ) , le non-sens de l'existence est exprimée en limitant , métaphores d'une oppression ambiance qui se reflète dans la musique . En fin de compte , l'homme est capable d'établir l'ordre de paraître le chaos . Le poète exprime puissamment dans une ligne non - rimes de poésie :'Et pourtant , celui qui dit ' soir ', dit beaucoup ,Un mot , dont la profondeur et le débit de la douleur '.Cette composition suit la structure globale de la ballade , qui est écrit en rimes trois lignes rima - verrouillage terza .L' oeuvre chorale peut être effectuée par un choeur de chambre , mais aussi par un ensemble beaucoup plus vaste. Les pièces sont principalement à quatre voix (SATB) , mais il ya aussi six parties ( SAATBB ) . Un accord est prévu pour huit voix .Le compositeur a mené ce travail à sa première , à ouvrir en 2013 Choral International Biennale de Aachen . Le choeur était composé de quatre choeurs de chambre : Aachen Youth Choir , Carmina Mundi , Aachen Chamber Choir et Aachen Madrigal Choir / Choeur Mixte

One of Haydn's greatest choral masterpieces his oratorio The Creation was composed in 1795. The work is based jointly upon the Book of Genesis the Book of Psalms and on John Milton's Paradise Lost.

Both a dedicated carol singer and an authority on the history of English music Nicholas Temperley here offers a unique book of 37 carols dating from the fifteenth century to the present.For over fifty years he has sung edited and composed carols each Christmas and in Christmas is Coming the fruit of his enthusiasm is combined with his wealth of knowledge to produce an outstanding and original new collection. As John Rutter observes in his Foreword the book does not pointlessly duplicate what can be found in many other carol books but has a personality and purpose of its own.Twenty-two fresh and practical arrangements include carols from Austria France Germany Mexico Poland and the USA alongside music both rare and familiar from the rich heritage of the English carol tradition. As well as eight of his personal favourites from J. S. Bach to Charles Ives the author includes seven new compositions of his own settings of medieval and traditional texts that reveal his skill as a choral composer whose command of style ranges from the humorous to the profound.In addition to sample programmes and translations there are invaluable notes on the performance and history of individual items plus an historical summary of the genre as a whole: everything in fact to make Christmas is Coming an indispensable companion for singers who wish to enrich the seasonal repertoire for concerts churches and traditional Yuletide carolling.

Goldfinger: Three Classic James Bond Themes bring three of the great James Bond movie themes arranged by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange for soprano alto and combined men's voices with a straightforward piano accompaniment. Ideal for beginner choirs and for choirs in which the male singers are few or at the stage when their voices are changing. Included are Goldfinger  From Russia With Love and Nobody Does It Better. The arrangements form part of the Choral Basics series which has been carefully designed to provide rewarding varied repertoire forbeginner choirs. Perfect for singers of all ages the series offers attractive idiomatic arrangements for SA and SAMen choirs with carefully considered vocal ranges and straightforward piano accompaniments that support the singers. 

This exuberant rendition of a favorite French carol will live in your library for years to come. Dynamic choral parts, a thrilling piano accompaniment, and a colorful chamber orchestration equally showcase the talents of your choir, your accompanist, and the arranger. A magnificent pièce de résistance for the concert hall or sanctuary! Instrumental parts available as digital download. / Choeur

This comprehensive method based on the solfege system gives you a step-by-step plan for teaching the fundamentals of sightsinging. Highly practical for the choral rehearsal Vol. II provides 244 graded exercises in unison 2-part 3-part and 4-part covering chromatics syncopations minor modes and much more. Also included is a comprehensive glossary of musical terms. Recommended for Grades 6-12. Available: Teacher's Edition Vol. I & II Student Edition Vol. I & II and Sightsinging Part Exercises. For Grades 6-12.

New Gospel Songs and Traditional Spirituals-An inspiring collection of gospel songs in typical call and response style. Six gospel classics in new arrangements and and six new compositions with hit potential. With piano accompaniment plus chord symbols. For gospel choirs church choirs and school and youth choirs. All twelve pieces also available individually as single choral parts. The book includes a CD with recordings and backing tracks are available to download free of charge.

Frauenchor. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Haydn presumably wrote his 'Missa brevis” in 1775 for the Brothers Hospitallers of Eisenstadt Abbey. The work takes its nickname, the 'Little Organ Mass', from the organ solo in the 'Benedictus”. This arrangement for female choir (SMezAA) is based on the complete edition of the 'Works of Joseph Haydn”. The original soprano and alto parts have, for the most part, been taken over, as has the soprano solo in the 'Benedictus”. The tenor and bass parts are distributed among the mezzo-sopranos and altos, with a few well thought-out alterations to preserve the harmonic structure. Heribert Breuer has retained the original substance with great skill while giving the work a wholly new and attractive sound. Heribert Breuer was professor of choral conducting and music theory at Berlin University of the Arts until 2010. He is the founder and conductor of the Berlin Bach Academy. - Arrangement for SMezAA based on the Henle Complete Edition of the Works of 'Joseph Haydn” - Idiomatic piano reduction (BA 5694-90)/ Répertoire / Piano

Price Tag was Jessie J?s first global hit debuting at number one in the UK before reaching the top of the charts in ten countries around the world. This choral arrangement is ideal for school and community choirs and 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 includes chord symbols.

These two spirituals -- Steal Away and Were You There? -- have become staples in the gospel repertoire and have been skillfully and sensitively combined into a quodlibet for male Voices with Piano accompaniment. Twentieth centuryEnglish Organist Hazel Hudson has published many of these combinations of separate tunes into one work as well as works for student musicians and arrangements of religious music.The work is of intermediate difficulty and is anappealing piece for Choral programmes.