Mixed choir

SKU: BO.B.0486

Composed by J. Cumellas Ribo. Vocal Music. Choir. Published by Editorial de Musica Boileau (BO.B.0486).

Sacred. Instrumental parts. 8 pages. Published by Editions a Coeur Joie (CJ.A121900385).

Composed by American Folk Song. Arranged by Robert P. Manookin. Published by Jackman Music Corporation (JK.00669).

SSATB vocal soli, SSATB choir, 2 violins, 2 violas, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3040212

Composed by Heinrich Bach. Edited by Hans Bergmann. German title: Ich danke dir, Gott. Sacred concertos, Sacred vocal music, Psalms, German, Praise and thanks. Single Part, Violin 2. 4 pages. Duration 6 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 30.402/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3040212).

ISBN 9790007039813. Language: German/English.

Score available separately - see item CA.3040200.

Mixed choir

SKU: FG.55011-857-7

Composed by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė. Classical, contemporary. Book. Fennica Gehrman #55011-857-7. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-857-7).

Žibuoklė Martinaitytė tells about the background of Aletheia (2022) for mixed choir (SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB): Aletheia is variously translated from Greek as unconcealedness, revealing or unclosedness. It is uncovering of the Truth - the one we are afraid to face, the truth that can only be expressed directly through the pre-verbal communication. How do you find words for the horrors of the war, for all unimaginable global atrocities? How do you even allow yourself to feel it out? Solely through art, through music that offer a safe space and a formalized framework for processing these accumulated complex emotions and sharing them with others in a moment. This piece has no verbal text and it is based on various combinations of vowels and consonants, thus connecting us on a deeper level through the immediate emotional experience.

The war in Ukraine in spring of 2022 had an impact on all of us and shattered my deeply rooted Lithuanian identity. When the freedom is threatened and innocent people are dying, it is hard to make sense out of the reality. Yet there is poetry even in the worst nightmares. I was imagining that the only instrument people have even in situations of destruction, in the midst of the war, is their VOICE. It brought back memories of my youth when Singing revolution was taking place in the Baltic countries. Human voice was the only weapon that people used to express their determination for freedom and independence. Voice is our first and the very last instrument we have in our lifetime. Thinking in these terms brings almost a sacred dimension to the voice as an expression of the life itself - from the very first baby's scream until the last breath and whisper.

Duration c. 15'

The works of New York -based Lithuanian composer Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (b. 1973) have been lauded as breathtaking and profoundly moving. Her stimulating music bristles with energy and tension and revolves often around the subject of beauty, which she calls both a guiding principle and an aesthetic measure for sonic quality.

SSATB choir, 2 violins, 2 viola, violin, basso continuo, [2 clarinos]

SKU: CA.3604115

Cantata. Composed by Dietrich Buxtehude. Edited by Thomas Schlage. German title: Herzlich lieb. Sacred vocal music. Single Part, Violone. BuxWV 41. 4 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 36.041/15. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3604115).

ISBN 9790007214050. Language: German. Text: Schalling, Martin. Text: Martin Schalling.

The present edition of Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr invites us to rediscover one of the most significant cantatas before Johann Sebastian Bach. Ever since the rediscovery of Buxtehude's cantatas in the second half of the 19th century, the setting of the third verse with its special string tremolo sound effect aroused particular interest. There was mention of mystical tremors and of meditation. Contemporaries judged the cantata to be a pinnacle of North German chorale setting. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3604100.