SSAA Version - Piano Part-The work is based on the Latin Christmas hymn Puer natus in Bethlehem from the 13th century and along the way the German fishing melody Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem from the 16th century onwards. The latter can be sung in English German or Danish at will. The work can be sung a cappella or with piano accompaniment. Score: WH33171. Version for mixed voices also available.

It would be more appropriate to label this piece as a composition for piano and divisi treble voices because the accompaniment is equally significant to the singers. A stimulating and thought-provoking musical setting the textfrom Lord Byron applauds nature and that which is larger than ourselves.

Rosephanye Powell is known for her ability to bring earthy rhythmic ostinato patterns to a classical level and she has done it again with this one. Commissioned and composed for the National Women's Honor Choir for the ACDANational Convention 2003 this choral is destined for a long life. Relentless energy underscores the Psalm text of praise that makes this a fitting choral for both church and school.

Among the many works for which Brahms is celebrated his Choral oeuvre is significant. This first Choral work Ave Maria originally written for SSAA and Organ is not mere juvenilia. The flowing 6/8 piece is structured like ashort sonata movement with the two pairs of Voices trading contrapuntal entrances until the parts join their Voices in the pleading ‘Ora pro nobis’ all with Brahmsian harmonies in the accompaniment.Brahms later arranged the workfor SSAA and Orchestra followed by this setting for Chorus and Piano.

Five choral songs. Par SCHONHERR CHRISTOPH. Since his earliest childhood, Christoph Schönherr has been fascinated by all things nautical. His cycle Von Schiffen, Meer und Wind (Of Ships, Sea and Wind) brings together verses by different poets that explore the sea in its various guises. The work's selected poems describe the vast ocean that can fill us with a deep sense of tranquility, but can also bring mortal danger with its storms and destructive waves. Boats, and especially sailing ships, are often associated with freedom, a sense of weightlessness, and security. But if we are caught in a storm at sea, we suddenly find ourselves at the mercy of nature. We are made painfully aware of our own insignificance in the greater scheme of things.According to the composer and passionate sailor: ?In the five choral songs I attempt to characterize the atmosphere of the texts and the emotions they contain. My experiences at sea, for example in storms or when simply contemplating the motionless water, guided me in my search for a suitable means of musical expression.? / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Répertoire / SSAA

We'll Meet Again is a bittersweet ballad originally sung by Dame Vera Lynn in 1939. Its optimism and hopefulness for love in the face of separation made it a famous song of the Second World War but it's universality still resonates with lovers today. Arranged for SSAA. A series of outstanding songs taken from the best-selling Close Harmony Ladies' Barbershop Songbook selected for their appropriateness for female singers arranged for close-harmony quartets or women's choirs. This beautiful tune is a masterful love song and it will sound simply stunning sung by a Ladies' Barbershop in this fantastic arrangement.The themes of love and loss are underlined by optimism meaning a choral performance of this would not leave a dry eye in the audience.Nicholas Hare’s beautifully crafted arrangements for SSAA are suitable for anything from four to four hundred singers. He has added helpful performance notes for each of the songs and the arrangements are notated on two stave for easy Piano rehearsal.

Arranged for SSAA with Piano Accompaniment these two atmospheric pieces are based on lyrics from native Okanagan poet Ben Abel. The pieces were written on commission from the Bedford Park Junior Choir of Toronto.

Recorded by many artists including Tony Bennett Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darrin this selection was featured in the Broadway production of All American. Beautiful harmonies and a lyrical melody combine to make this special. Performance Time: Approx. 2:35. Available for SATB and SSAA a cappella.

A Choral Suite for Two Part (Soprano and Alto) Children's Chorus setting the text of George Mackay Brown. This enchanting 12-minute cycle is typical of the subtle and delicate way Maxwell-Davies approaches writing forchildren: straightforward tender affectionate yet with just a hint of the complexity found in challenging 'adult' works like the cycle Westerlings. George Mackay Brown's poetry with its haiku-like short stanzas and pointillisteallusive imagery leaves you constantly intrigued : who is the boy 'lost on the hill till sundown' and why is time 'a bird with white wings?' Is this perhaps the poet himself playing a bit of holiday truant?

This beautiful song by Malvina Reynolds is delicate and poignant and perfect for an advanced women's choir. It is scored for SSAA choir with piano and flute. However the optional full score for Harp flute and bassoon make this a centerpiece for your concert. Contemporary style is written into the vocal parts making the story feel natural and complete.

Aunu Aunu Balti Kajas-The second selection from a set of Five Latvian Folk Songs this song tells of a young woman picking the whitest of garden roses for a wreath. Its rhythmic 2/4 is playful with off-the-beat accents strewn in and the melody line weaving through the four-part women's arrangement. Featured in the 2001 National ACDA concert this makes a fine festival or competition selection. Moderately difficult. Available: SSAA a cappella.

The multi-national singing sensation Il Divo has wowed audiences across the world. Loosely based on their interpretation this arrangement weaves heart-breakingly beautiful vocal textures in a hypnotic fashion. Stunning!

The original version of Bryce Dessner's To The Sea was premiered on 2nd November 2011 during the 'Monstrance' installation in collaboration with Matthew Ritchie at L & M Arts Los Angeles. Theversion for strings was commissioned by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and first performed on 19th May 2012. This is the Vocal Score arranged for SSAA Chorus. Composer Bryce Dessner is perhapsbest known as the guitarist from the band The National but he is also an acclaimed composer in his own right.

A breathtakingly beautiful piece of music.Tom Fettke has paired Bach's immortal Air on the G String with two of the most famous Advent texts Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus and O Come O Come Emmanuel. The result is exceptionally natural and the optional oboe and strings accompaniment is a stunning addition. A timeless classic for Advent and Christmas Eve.

Cuban Folk Song-Son de Camaguey is a Cuban folk song from which the composer takes the refrain and then frames it with kaleidoscopic patters of ostinati inspired by the song and by Afro-Cuban music in general.