SKU: CF.CM9738
ISBN 9781491161180. UPC: 680160919765. Key: Eb major. English. Barter by Sara Teasdale.
Life has loveliness to sell, All beautiful and splendid things, Blue waves whitened on a cliff, Soaring fire that sways and sings, And children's faces looking up Holding wonder in a cup. Life has loveliness to sell, Music like a curve of gold, Scent of pine trees in the rain, Eyes that love you, arms that hold, And for your spirit's still delight, Holy thoughts that star the night. Spend all you have for loveliness, Buy it and never count the cost; For one white singing hour of peace Count many a year of strife well lost, And for a breath of ecstacy Give all you have been, or could be. --Barter from Love Songs (1918) by Sara Teasdale Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) was an American poet whose short, personal lyrics are noted for their classical simplicity and quiet intensity. Teasdale was born in St. Louis, Missouri and traveled to Chicago as a young woman, where she grew acquainted with Harriet Monroe and the literary circle around Poetry. Teasdale wrote seven books of poetry in her lifetime and received public admiration for her well-crafted lyrical poetry which centered on a woman's changing perspectives of beauty, love, life, and death. Jacob Narverud (b. 1986) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor. A native Kansan, Jacob is the Founder/Artistic Director of the Tallgrass Chamber Choir, a professional ensemble of musicians from across the Great Plains. Dr. Narverud is a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences as well as an active guest conductor/clinician for choral festivals and all-state choirs across the United States. Many of his compositions are publisher best sellers and are performed worldwide by choirs of all levels. Website: jnarverud.com YouTube & Spotify: jacobnarverud.Life has loveliness to sell, All beautiful and splendid things, Blue waves whitened on a cliff, Soaring fire that sways and sings, And children's faces looking up Holding wonder like a cup. Life has loveliness to sell, Music like a curve of gold, Scent of pine trees in the rain, Eyes that love you, arms that hold, And for your spirit's still delight, Holy thoughts that star the night. Spend all you have for loveliness, Buy it and never count the cost; For one white singing hour of peace Count many a year of strife well lost, And for a breath of ecstacy Give all you have been, or could be. --Barter from Love Songs (1918) by Sara Teasdale Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) was an American poet whose short, personal lyrics are noted for their classical simplicity and quiet intensity. Teasdale was born in St. Louis, Missouri and traveled to Chicago as a young woman, where she grew acquainted with Harriet Monroe and the literary circle around Poetry. Teasdale wrote seven books of poetry in her lifetime and received public admiration for her well-crafted lyrical poetry which centered on a woman's changing perspectives of beauty, love, life, and death. Jacob Narverud (b. 1986) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor. A native Kansan, Jacob is the Founder/Artistic Director of the Tallgrass Chamber Choir, a professional ensemble of musicians from across the Great Plains. Dr. Narverud is a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences as well as an active guest conductor/clinician for choral festivals and all-state choirs across the United States. Many of his compositions are publisher best sellers and are performed worldwide by choirs of all levels. Website: jnarverud.com YouTube & Spotify: jacobnarverud.Life has loveliness to sell,All beautiful and splendid things,Blue waves whitened on a cliff,Soaring fire that sways and sings,And children's faces looking upHolding wonder like a cup. Life has loveliness to sell,Music like a curve of gold,Scent of pine trees in the rain,Eyes that love you, arms that hold,And for your spirit's still delight,Holy thoughts that star the night. Spend all you have for loveliness,Buy it and never count the cost;For one white singing hour of peaceCount many a year of strife well lost,And for a breath of ecstacyGive all you have been, or could be.                  —“Barter†from Love Songs (1918) by Sara Teasdale Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) was an American poet whose short, personal lyrics are noted for their classical simplicity and quiet intensity. Teasdale was born in St. Louis, Missouri and traveled to Chicago as a young woman, where she grew acquainted with Harriet Monroe and the literary circle around Poetry. Teasdale wrote seven books of poetry in her lifetime and received public admiration for her well-crafted lyrical poetry which centered on a woman’s changing perspectives of beauty, love, life, and death.Jacob Narverud (b. 1986) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor. A native Kansan, Jacob is the Founder/Artistic Director of the Tallgrass Chamber Choir, a professional ensemble of musicians from across the Great Plains. Dr. Narverud is a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences as well as an active guest conductor/clinician for choral festivals and all-state choirs across the United States. Many of his compositions are publisher best sellers and are performed worldwide by choirs of all levels.Website: jnarverud.com        YouTube & Spotify: jacobnarverud.
SKU: GI.G-9476
UPC: 785147947608. Latin. Text Source: Sixth of the O Antiphons, Latin, ca. 5th c.
SKU: PE.EP68578
ISBN 9790300759630. English.
Of Time and Passing (2016) is a cycle of three choral songs written specifically for the London-based ensemble, VOCES8, taking into consideration their versatilityand ability to beautifully intone a range of vocal colors with precision and grace.
The first song, I. Life, sets my translation of the poem A Vida by Brazilian poet Olavo Bilac (1865-1918), a poet I discovered while studying Brazilian Portuguese at the University of Michigan. I was drawn both to the simplicity of the text and to the possibilities of teasing out dual contrasting moods. In the beginning and end, this song explores a texture that is very much alive: wave-like contours, throbbing sounds, and plenty of flowing movement. Rising eighth-note motives in particular emphasize the fleetingness of life. But in the middle of the song, the listener is given a slowed-down atmosphere to savor life's beauty.
II. To Everything a Season capitalizes on VOCES8's ability to effectively interpret popular genres a cappella. This ancient text is taken from Ecclesiastes (dated around 300 B.C.) but I set it to a modern, rhythmically-regular and percussive pop-style idiom. Since popular music in whatever era is designedto appeal to a specific ?present time?, it is by its very nature ephemeral, and therefore seemed an apt metaphor to evoke the transitory nature of seasons.
III. Into Your Hands, confines the writing into no more than four parts, often with octave unisons.This creates a more direct and word-focused setting in which the Psalmist?s urgent words are placed at the forefront. Largely homophonic, this song is at times chorale-like, at times madrigal-like,finally relinquishing it?s tension into peaceful rest, proclaiming ?You have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God??
- Daniel Knaggs
SKU: C4.9790902257183
ISBN 9790902257183. 8.27 x 11.7 inches.
Commissioned by Christopher and Nicola Lock for the St James's Church, King Street Organ Replacement & Restoration Appeal in November 2019, this is a beautifully radiant introit, with text taken from a liturgical book of processions, dating from about 1526.Shelly explains: The format for the plainchant is such that there is a response, a verse, and repetitions of the response. I haven't replicated the format in my work, instead setting it as one 'run-through' of the text in a full choral setting. I've also set it in a way that the ending doesn't sound final. This is deliberate because as an Introit, it is an introduction to the liturgy, and I want the piece to 'lead in' to the rest of the liturgy..
SKU: OU.9780193404847
ISBN 9780193404847. 12 x 8 inches.
For SSAATTBB unaccompanied A challenging yet delicate anthem, with subtle key-signature changes, vocal divisions in up to eight parts, and alternating homophonic and polyphonic passages, the piece combines excerpts from the synonymous medieval hymn and Wordsworth's poem The Virgin, making it especially suitable for celebrations of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular and sacred, and includes pieces for upper-voice and mixed choirs. With titles by some of the most accomplished choral composers active in Great Britain and abroad, the series introduces new repertoire and fresh talent to a broad spectrum of choirs. New Horizons features composers with growing reputations for quality composition reflecting a strong individual voice. The series is continually expanding and should be the first place to look for attractive and performable contemporary choral music.
SKU: GI.G-11069
English. Text Source: Nikolaj F. S. Grundtvig, 1783&ndash,1872, tr. I. Dorrum, 1929, st. 3 Steve Pilkington. Text by Nikolai Grundtvig.
SKU: SU.80400460
SSAATTBB Chorus & Organ Duration: 3:00Commissioned by: Marjorie Bowers and Linda and Patrick SmithDedication: For the Motet Choir, In celebration of the life of Delmar E. BowersPremiered by: The House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul, MN, Thomas Lancaster, ChoirmasterCopyright 2006PText author: Psalm 92 - King James Version Published by: Paulus Publications (SP484) Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8.
SKU: JK.01924
UPC: 093285019249. Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 9:6; Job 19:25, 26; and 1 Corinthians 15:20-22.
This beautiful new arrangement by award-winning composer/arranger, Kurt Bestor (Prayer of the Children), accomplishes the almost impossible task of taking the essence of Handel's Messiah and distilling it into a five-minute presentation that is accessible to almost any choir. Bestor's masterful medley is sure to become a choral favorite amongst artists and audiences alike.For SSAATTBB and piano.Songs included in this medley: And the Glory of the Lord, I Know that My Redeemer Lives, and For Unto Us.As performed by The Gibbons Family.Composer: George Frideric Handel Arranger: Kurt Bestor Difficulty: hard/medium-hard Performance time: 5:30References: Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 9:6; Job 19:25, 26; and 1 Corinthians 15:20-22.
SKU: GI.G-9620
UPC: 785147962007. Latin. Text Source: Fourth Responsory at Matins, Christmas Day.
SKU: C4.9790902261142
ISBN 9790902261142. 8.27 x 11.7 inches.
This double choir Evensong setting was the result of a commission by by Prof. Doug Jones AO and Prof. Janet Walker for the Choir of St James', King Street, Sydney. The upper four voices and lower four voices are often treated as distinct choirs alternate with glorious polyphonic interplay between all eight parts, with the text sung in both Latin and English. The work was premiered on 27 June, 2021 by the Choir of St James' Church, King Street.
SKU: ST.Y275
ISBN 9790220222924.
1st perf: EXAUDI, James Weeks (cond), Aldeburgh Festival, Orford Church, 20 June 2010 Written for the outstanding vocal group Exaudi, E Vesuvio Monte is a graphic musical scena that describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD in the famous eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger. Eight solo voices project fragments of a Latin text in a dramatic montage evoking Roman fortitude in the face of terrifying disaster. With its strongly projected moods of violence and stillness, Morgan Hayes's music is an ideal medium for this subject, and E Vesuvio Monte was enthusiastically received at its world premiere at the 2010 Aldeburgh Festival.
SKU: GI.G-9289
UPC: 785147928904. English. Text Source: Words extracted from The Red House, Memories of Childhood and Other Poems, 1919. Text by John Frederick Freeman.
The soprano solo is optional.
SKU: GI.G-7547
UPC: 785147754701. Latin. Text Source: Latin, 13th-16th c. Scripture: Luke 1:29, 42.
Text Source: Traditional prayer.
SKU: GI.G-10140
UPC: 785147014010. Latin. Text Source: Hymn at Lauds for the Feast of the Transfiguration.
SKU: PE.EP73703
ISBN 9790577023649.
Coronation Sanctus by Roxanna Panufnik was commissioned by His Majesty King Charles III for The Coronation at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023. It is a 2-minute piece for double choir and organ described by Roxanna Panufnik as festive and glittering. The music quickly builds and finishes ecstatically, with organ fanfares and flamboyantly colorful harmonies.
SKU: GI.G-9702
UPC: 785147970200. Greek, Latin. Text Source: Words from Mass for the Dead
SKU: C4.9790902260466
ISBN 9790902260466. 8.27 x 11.7 inches.
Australian poet James McAuley's visceral text is joined here in perfect marriage with Brooke Shelley's imaginative and shapely setting. The work was commissioned by St James’ Church, King Street, Sydney for the concert Gul Gul Dja Mardji: Long is the Journey, 9 December, 2017.
SKU: GI.G-8187
UPC: 785147818700. English. Text by Sara Teasdale.
A setting of a Sara Teasdale poem that is an ode to beauty. A performance piece for SATB (with some divisi), piano, and cello, duration ca. 6:00. Though it requires substantial vocal forces, it is a “big†work that is not overly difficult, staying within the established tonality and remaining mostly homophonic.
SKU: GI.G-8827
UPC: 785147882701. French. Text Source: Based on Psalm 33:1–3; Translation: Gary Seighman. Text by Clément Marot. Scripture: Psalm 33:1–3.
The Basso Continuo is optional.
SKU: C4.9790902260411
ISBN 9790902260411. 8.27 x 11.7 inches.
Shelley's setting of the Matins Responsory for Lent 1 was written for a group of singer-friends. It is based on Pierre de Manchicourt’s setting of the same text, and though taking its stylistic lead from Manchicourt, Shelley very cleverly infuses her own harmonic and rhythmic language into a new and brilliant creation.