SKU: EC.RBM-111
This composition was commissioned by the Fairfield University Glee Club of Fairfield, CT, and was created to help usher in, musically, the end of the old millennium and the start of the new one. The piece was premiered in the Spring of 2001, and the first performance was led by the then conductor of the ensemble, Carol Anne Maxwell.
The structure of the work is that of a brief choral symphony, with a strong melodic basis in the vocal parts and varied instrumental figuration in the accompaniment forces. Each of the 4 movements is quite unique in style and form, and could each be performed separately if the programming occasion warranted so doing.
The text is drawn from a number of sources, one for each of the 4 movements:1.Lao-Tsu2.Isaiah 58 (Holy Bible; paraphrased)3.St. Ignatius of Loyola4.Anonymous (from the Sanskrit)
The work is scored for brass quintet (2 tpt, hn, trbn & tuba), two percussion and organ, and the accompaniment package is available for purchase [RBM-207].
SKU: MN.50-1144
UPC: 688670511448. English.
Another in Neil Harmon's successful string of carol texts set to new melodies, this dance-like setting is full of infectious fun. Once the rhythm of the alternating 6/8 and 4/4 measures gets into your head, the piece might be easier than it looks on paper. Can be done with piano or string quintet and harp.
SKU: MN.50-5602
UPC: 688670556029. English.
A festive and creative setting of this wonderful traditional English Carol.
SKU: CA.402600
ISBN 9790007294045. German.
At times Romantic, at other times with a jazzy touch, the Choral collection Bruckner. Secular choral music is full of exciting discoveries and new arrangements at various levels of difficulty. Anton Bruckner’s secular choral music is often overshadowed by his great symphonies and sacred choral works – unfairly, as choral experts Simon Halsey and Jan Schumacher prove with their small but fine selection of choral music inspired by secular texts. Bruckner left only a few movements for mixed choir; instead, his music for male voices constitutes a far larger body of work. For this collection, renowned arrangers from Germany, England, Denmark, and Italy have specially reworked the most beautiful of these choral movements for SATB, enabling this great repertoire to be performed by mixed choirs. Two original SATB compositions are also included. Furthermore, the choral collection features arrangements of songs originally written for solo voice and piano with texts by such poets as Heinrich Heine and Emanuel Geibel. Another highlight is an arrangement of the Adagio from Bruckner’s String Quintet WAB 112, which Heribert Breuer has created for choir to a text by Georg Trakl.- 16 SATB settings, several with keyboard accompaniment- Selected by Simon Halsey and Jan Schumacher- Modern SATB arrangements of male-voice works and solo songs, as well as original compositions - Affordable complete volume (editionCHOR) as well as separate editions available in print and digitally.- Introductory price valid until 31.10.2023, then 27.00 EUR (editionCHORLEITUNG) and 15.00 EUR (editionCHOR, minimum order: 20 copies)
SKU: CA.402605
ISBN 9790007302054. German.
SKU: PL.0706FS
Scripture Reference: Isaiah 60:1 * festival setting of a great, reassuring praise text: Fear not! * scored for brass quintet, organ and four-part choir * rhythmically a bit complex in 7/8 meter * extensive vocal range (up to high C in soprano) with declamatory choral writing * simple and effective modality and key relationships with a rhapsodic central episode * a fine piece for festival Sundays (especially Lent) as well as a general praise anthem.
SKU: PL.0706
SKU: PL.0706BP
SKU: KJ.9096X
UPC: 8402702711.
An exuberant setting of Psalm 121 and How Firm a Foundation! Optional brass quintet, bells, and timpani provide a superb concert experience; the octavo version with piano accompaniment only provides an accessible masterpiece for any concert, worship, or festival setting. SATB, Piano (Opt. Brass Quintet, Perc., Timpani).
SKU: MN.60-4011
UPC: 688670640117. English.
The hymn tune SHADES MOUNTAIN (K. Lee Scott, 1987) is paired with a 1976 Erik Routley text in this concertato for choir, congregation, brass quintet, organ, and optional timpani and percussion. Six stanzas of the fifteen-measure melody are provided here. Two stanzas are notated in SATB layout. Stanza 2 encourages the congregation to sing in four parts as in a hymnal layout (reproducible congregational pages are provided). Stanza 4 is for the choir alone, a cappella, in four parts. One stanza (1) asks the women of the congregation to sing with the women of the choir, and this concept is repeated with the men (stanza 3). Stanza 5 is unison, stanza 6 is unison with descant. An introduction and interlude before the final stanza round out the piece. A majestic piece, full of wonderful variety and color.
SKU: HP.C6291P
UPC: 763628262914.
Popular hymn by Marty Haugen This Christmas hymn is exquisitely arranged for SATB choir with an optional woodwind quintet that further enhances the charm and elegance of this melodious setting. The poetic text retells the story in a fresh way, Holy Child within a manger, long ago yet ever near, come as friend to every stranger, come as hope for every fear..
SKU: HP.C6291
UPC: 763628162917.
SKU: HP.C6291C
UPC: 763628962913.
SKU: MN.80-325
UPC: 688670803253. English.
The text is from The Book of Common Prayer, the music is original. A melismatic chant-like opening builds steadily to a dramatic declamation of the text Therefore let us keep the feast. Then the chant line continues softly in the accompaniment as the final alleluias are sung. The organ accompaniment is quite sufficient but can be augmented with Brass Quintet. From Mass of the Resurrection (ECS 8325).
SKU: MN.50-0610
UPC: 688670506109. English.
A festive setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis with optional brass quintet and timpani.
SKU: MN.60-6600
UPC: 688670666001. English.
An easy but striking congregational hymn setting of the tune RUSTINGTON to a text by Shirley Erena Murray. Stanzas one and three are in unison (three with descanting ahs). Stanza two invites the choir and even the congregation to sing in four parts! This can be as streamlined as you need it to be, but can also expand by use of the optional Brass Quintet, Handbells, Timpani, and Crash Cymbals.
SKU: PL.0212FS
This is an unusual yet remarkably moving new anthem for Easter. Joel Martinson has taken a contemporary poem by John Thornburg that expresses all the anguish as well as hope of the three women at the tomb. The muted brass quintet creates a mournful sound as the women express their loss and pain. As the women realize that the unthinkable has happened the music builds into an inexorable crescendo of praise and hope and the piece ends on an exuberant Alleluia. The vocal parts while wide in scope are most satisfying to sing and the instrumental parts are written imaginatively so as to express the poetic text. This will most welcome as a major addition to the literature for Easter morning.
SKU: PL.0212
SKU: PL.0212BP
SKU: AU.9781506456690
ISBN 9781506456690. 7x10.25 inches.
Very noble, broad, and engergetic setting with words from Psalm 103. Optional brass quintet parts help the music soar on celebratory occasions such as dedications, ordinations, and other festive services.
SKU: KJ.8812
SATB Organ Optional Brass Quintet This well-known text is set to new music which employs the vitality of changing meters. Brass quintet is optional (order parts separately).
SKU: HL.14043679
ISBN 9788759836491.
Af Sommernattagernes Spind by Per Drud Nielsen is a suite for Mixed Choir and Wind Quintet based on 6 songs by Carl Nielsen. Lyrics by Ludvig Holstein.