SKU: BT.PMC3489
SKU: BT.PMC3490
SKU: BT.PMC3488
SKU: BT.PMC3603
Four poems sharing a common motif of 'Night' provide the texts for my choral cycle Nocturnes, the American Choral Directors Association's commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. For Rilke's atmospheric Sa nuit d'ete,several melodic themes are supported by dense, colorful harmonies in both the choral and piano parts, leading to a climactic section where all are combined and stated simultaneously. Neruda's Soneto de la Noche, from his CienSonetos de Amor, speaks of an eternal love that transcends death while reaffirming life. My a cappella setting of this gorgeous poem is predominantly quiet, serene and folk-like, utilizing direct harmonies accompanying long,lyrical vocal lines. Agee's wondrous Sure on this Shining Night is set much like a song from the American musical theater, a genre for which I have held a life-long esteem. Rilke's poignant Voici le soir recalls the opening bellsounds and jazz-tinged chords of the first movement and serves as an epilogue, quietly concluding this cycle of night songs as darkness descends. --Morten Lauridsen.
SKU: HL.1104274
ISBN 9781705176887. UPC: 196288101963. 6.75x10.5x0.014 inches.
“In Paradisum†is a setting of an antiphon from the Requiem Mass for the dead. The melody resembles Gregorian chant in style, and may be performed by SATB chorus (either a cappella or with organ accompaniment) or solo voice (soprano line with organ accompaniment).
SKU: HL.229010
UPC: 680160432202. 8.5x11 inches.
For SATB, harp and 2 horns. Choral part.
SKU: HL.1104275
ISBN 9781705176894. UPC: 196288101970. 7.0x10.5x0.027 inches.
“Echo (Come to Me)†is a setting of the poem “Echo†by Christina Rossetti. The composer writes that the text, which reflects on the topic of death, helped her process her own grief several years after her father's passing. She hopes this musical setting will have a healing effect for all who have lost their loved ones.
SKU: HL.228545
UPC: 680160428519. 6.75x10.5 inches.
SKU: BT.PMC4453
Michael Bussewitz-Quarm (b. 1971, US - living on New York's Long Island), composer of more than 30 vocal and choral works written over the past 20 years, is a passionate advocate of music's role in effecting social awareness andchange. I'll Fly Away (SATB) is a spirited, rhythmic setting of the composer's own poem about being set free from the pain that comes with love. Selected for the International Society of Contemporary Music's World Music Days 2017in Vancouver, BC.
SKU: BT.PMC4516
Evening Waterfall comes from a cycle of eleven a cappella choral pieces derived from Early Moon, a collection of poetry by Carl Sandburg. The images in these simple, direct lyrics have a depth and resonance that all but cry outfor musical expression. Evening Waterfall is one of the easiest, certainly the most diatonic, of the Early Moon pieces. Imagine yourself, or perhaps, your childhood self, sitting in a tree or lying on the grass in the gloaming ofa summer's evening. The sounds of birds, the feel of wind on your skin, the sight of early stars: all seem to conspire to give you a name...to call you by your real name. But such knowledge--a kind of certainty about one's selfand place--is ephemeral. It cannot be willed to appear, or to stay. We are left alone, wondering what was the name you called me? and why did you go so soon?
SKU: HL.227621
UPC: 680160422227. 6.75x10.5x0.107 inches.
SKU: BT.PMC3297
In addition to his vast output of German poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) composed nearly 400 poems in French. His poems on roses struck me as especially charming, filled with gorgeous lyricism, deftly crafted and elegant in their imagery. These exquisite poems are primarily light, joyous and playful, and the musical settings are designed to enhance these characteristics and capture the delicate beauty and sensuousness of the poetry. Distinct melodic and harmonic materials recur throughout the cycle, especially between Rilke''s poignant 'Contre qui, rose' (set as a wistful nocturne) and his moving 'La rose complète.' The final piece, 'Dirait-on,' is composed as a tuneful chanson populaire, or folksong, that weaves together two melodic ideas first heard in fragmentary form in preceding movements. 'Les Chansons des Roses' was premiered and recorded in 1993 by Portland, Oregon ''s celebrated chamber choir, Choral Cross-Ties, conducted by Bruce Browne. The complete cycle has been widely performed since then and also recorded by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Chamber Singers, Nordic Chamber Choir and tonight's performers, the Donald Brinegar Singers. (Morten Lauridsen).
SKU: HL.228456
UPC: 680160427840. 6.75x10.5 inches.
SKU: HL.227358
UPC: 680160420551. 7.0x10.5x0.069 inches.
SKU: HL.227285
UPC: 680160420162. 6.75x10.5 inches.
SKU: HL.227599
UPC: 680160422050. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.
SKU: HL.227962
UPC: 680160424252. 6.75x10.5 inches.
SKU: HL.227310
UPC: 680160420278. 8.5x11 inches.
SKU: HL.227712
UPC: 680160422739. 8.5x11 inches.
SATB, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, organ.
SKU: HL.227750
UPC: 680160422975. 8.5x11 inches.
SKU: HL.227824
UPC: 888680019808. 8.5x11 inches.
SKU: HL.228576
UPC: 680160428700. 8.5x11.0x0.002 inches.
SKU: HL.227751
UPC: 680160422982. 8.5x11 inches.
SKU: HL.227441
UPC: 680160421114. 6.75x10.5 inches.
SKU: HL.227782
UPC: 680160423187. 8.5x11 inches.
