Graham Buckland-33 exciting and varied arrangements 80 pages.All songs compatible with the SATB edition (BA 7574)12 spirituals also compatible with the flexible instrumentation edition (BA 6699)This edition offers exciting arrangements that have never before appeared in print written in an authentic idiom for three-part women's or girls' choir with piano accompaniment. The spirituals can also be performed without piano with the lead melody always in the upper voice.All the arrangements can be combined with the already published edition 64 Spirituals a cappella (BA 7574) which is for SATB. To give you an example: a children's choir working with our newedition can appear with a mixed chorus that has already mastered the SATB settings.In addition twelve of the arrangements can be enhanced by instrumental accompaniments. These are to be found in the Spirituals edition (BA 6699) of our ComboCom series which offers flexible instrumental settings.Contents:Deep river O happy day Joshua King of kings Motherless child Nobody knows O sinner man Swing low sweet chariot Wade in the water Were you there When the saints and twenty-two other popular as well as less well-known spirituals.The author:Graham Buckland is the music director of Regensburg University Germany. Before then he held various leading positions at theatres and colleges in Germany and the Czech Republic. He has founded and headed a number of ensembles demonstrating a very broad musical range that also finds expression in his compositions and publications for Chorus Piano and Orchestra.

This version of the work composed for Children's Voices Piano and Percussion was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York City. Conductor's Score and Percussion Parts are available from the Publishers. Text:Peter Porter

Between the months of May 1933 and August 1934 Benjamin Britten composed a series of twelve songs with piano for children published as Friday Afternoons Op.7 and were written for his brother's preparatory school at Prestatyn where the singing classes took place on Fridays.This edition also includes the song Lone Dog which was withdrawn from the cycle in 1936 due to copyright problems.

A fun musical play in rhyme with seven songs for Primary schools based on the Grimm Brothers' story. Meet the flamboyant donkey who revels in showing-off the kindly old dog who discovers he can sing the slinky cat thenight-singer and the always-in-a-flap Rooster. Whilst perfect singing voices are not required enthusiasm and humour are! The play has nine main characters a unison speaking chorus a body of singers and a troupe of dancingforest animals. Script available in student book. You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.