By Gabriel Jackson. For SATB choir, a cappella. This edition: X478. Mixed Voices. Christmas Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 4 pages. Duration 2'

Piano

SKU: HL.14001318

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 2007. 8 pages. Chester Music #CH02169. Published by Chester Music (HL.14001318).

Extracted from the Final Chorus of Bach's Cantata No.22. The Chorale is a folk-tune of the 15th Century. The words are by Elizabeth Creutziger (1524). Ach wie fluchtig, ach wie nichtig ist des menschen leben.

By 15th century French Melody (O Filii et Filiae). Arranged by Penny Rodriguez. SATB. Brookfield Easter Choral. 12 pages. Published by Brookfield Press

Composed by Malcolm Archer. Vocal score. 8 pages. Duration 3.5 minutes. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193517998).

SATB choir, a cappella (SATB) - easy

SKU: OU.9780193528147

Composed by Ben Parry. Christmas Songs & Carols - Mixed Voices. Advent, Christmas. Vocal score. 8 pages. Duration 1.5'. Oxford University Press #9780193528147. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193528147).

ISBN 9780193528147. 10 x 7 inches.

For SATB unaccompanied Parry presents a fresh take on this popular 15th-century macaronic carol through appealing imitation, strong rhythmic interest, and imaginative harmonic language, leading to a satisfying Tierce de Picardie.

By Fanny Cecile Mendelssohn (1805-1847). Edited by Willi Gundlach. For soprano, bass, choir (SATB) and piano. Mixed Choir with Accompaniment. First edition. Choral. Intermediate. Full score. Duration 8'. Published by Furore Verlag

Arranged by Jerry Brubaker. 15th Century Traditional. For String Orchestra. String Orchestra. Belwin Concert String Orchestra. Level: 3 (Blue) (grade 3 Blue). Conductor Score. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Choral (VoiceTrax CD)

SKU: HL.319975

Discovery Level 1. Arranged by George L.O. Strid and Mary Donnelly. Discovery Choral. Concert, Korean. CD. Duration 147 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.319975).

UPC: 888680973841. 5.0x5.0x0.198 inches.

Combining the thematic elements of two popular Korean folk songs, Doraji has roots that date back to the 15th Century. With the included flute part, Donnelly and Strid have arranged Korean language melodies alongside English translations to beautiful and pensive effect!

By Tune: Veni Emmanuel - 15th Century Plainsong / Arr. Allen. Arranged by David Len Allen. For SSATB Choir. Christmas. Level: Medium / Medium-Difficult (accompaniment). Duration 2:45. Published by Jackman Music Corporation.

Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Piccolo and more.

SKU: PR.11641139L

Composed by Lowell Liebermann. Large Score. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #116-41139L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11641139L).

UPC: 680160682126.

Barcarolles for a Sinking City was inspired by the city of Venice, a place that has long held the fascination of artists, writers and composers, and which I have been lucky enough to visit on several occasions. Sadly it seems that future generations may not be so lucky: in addition to the city's slow sinking and recently discovered tilting, studies predict that if global warming and the resultant rise of ocean levels is unabated, the entire city (as well as many other coastal cities around the globe) will be under water by 2100.   I. Funeral Gondola The late, cryptic piano works of Franz Liszt made a profound impression on me as a young composer, among them two works he entitled La Lugubre Gondola (usually translated as The Funeral Gondola ) which were said to be a premonition of Wagner's death in Venice, his coffin transported through the canals in a black gondola. These late pieces of Liszt acquired even greater significance to me after I spent two summers in Bayreuth under the patronage of Friedelind Wagner, the granddaughter of Wagner and great-granddaughter of Liszt. This movement is a meditation on Wagner, Liszt, Venice and its own evanescence. II. Barcarolle/Quodlibet The Quodlibet (Latin for what pleases) is a musical form dating back to the 15th century where many disparate melodies are juxtaposed. Popular in the Renaissance, sacred and secular melodies were combined, often to comical effect due to the resultant incongruity of the words. The form was considered the ultimate test of a composer's mastery of counterpoint. The most famous Quodlibet is without doubt the final Variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a form the Quodlibet is less common in more recent music, although examples can be found in the works of Kurt Weill and David Del Tredici.   My own Barcarolle/Quodlibet was inspired by the (perhaps apocryphal) story of the funeral where musicians were asked to play a Bach Choral, but due to miscommunication played instead the Bacarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. Here, the Bach Choral Allen Menschen mussen sterben (All Men Must Die) is heard in the strings pizzicato, with a tempo indication In slow motion. The alto line of the Bach suggests a phrase from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Alle Menchen werden Bruder) heard in the muted trombone. Before long, the famous tune from Offenbach's opera is heard, followed by quotations from iconic Barcarolles by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Faure, as well as two Venetian popular songs and more Beethoven.   III. Barcarola/Ostinato/Carillon An ostinato is a repeated musical figure, and carillon is Italian for music box. This movement references the obsolete genre of salon pieces that imitated music boxes: such works by composers like Liadov and Gretchaninov used to be a mainstay of pianists' encore repertoire. This movement is however much darker in conception than those pleasant trifles. Utilizing the full battery of percussion, the carefully notated temporal slowing of the ostinato becomes overwhelmed by a poignant chorale melody before this box is snapped shut.   IV. Barcarolle Oubliee (Forgotten Barcarolle) Marked limpido (still) the final movement begins with the sound of rain produced by a percussion instrument called (appropriately) a rain stick. Halting phrases in the harp coalesce into the accompaniment for a plangent melody heard in the clarinet. The central Adagio of this movement leads to a shattering climax, before the opening phrases return and dissipate into nothingness.

Soprano Voice and Piano

SKU: HL.14008339

Composed by Harold E. Darke. Music Sales America. Classical. Choral Score. 4 pages. Music Sales #NOV310537. Published by Music Sales (HL.14008339).

This work, When Christ Was Born of Mary Free, sets the words of a traditional carol dating from the 15th century sensitively in D minor for the verse, moving to a more joyous F for the Chorus. Darke's papers list this piece as having been scored for Soprano solo, Chorus SATB and Piano. Harold E Darke was an English composer and Organist of international renown. Darke composed extensively for choir and Organ. In 1916, he established the Monday lunchtime Organ recitals at St Michael's Cornhill which continue to this day, the longest-running such series in the world. His setting of Christina Rosetti's poem In the Bleak Midwinter created a melody and lilting Organ accompanimentthat has never fallen from favour. It is regarded as one of the greatest of Christmas carols.