Both a dedicated carol singer and an authority on the history of English music Nicholas Temperley here offers a unique book of 37 carols dating from the fifteenth century to the present.For over fifty years he has sung edited and composed carols each Christmas and in Christmas is Coming the fruit of his enthusiasm is combined with his wealth of knowledge to produce an outstanding and original new collection. As John Rutter observes in his Foreword the book does not pointlessly duplicate what can be found in many other carol books but has a personality and purpose of its own.Twenty-two fresh and practical arrangements include carols from Austria France Germany Mexico Poland and the USA alongside music both rare and familiar from the rich heritage of the English carol tradition. As well as eight of his personal favourites from J. S. Bach to Charles Ives the author includes seven new compositions of his own settings of medieval and traditional texts that reveal his skill as a choral composer whose command of style ranges from the humorous to the profound.In addition to sample programmes and translations there are invaluable notes on the performance and history of individual items plus an historical summary of the genre as a whole: everything in fact to make Christmas is Coming an indispensable companion for singers who wish to enrich the seasonal repertoire for concerts churches and traditional Yuletide carolling.

This exclusive collection brings together 12 of Nico Muhly?s sacred works for mixed-voice choir. These vivacious fresh and dramatic pieces will make an impact whether in the church or in the concert hall and range from the intimate Lord keep us modest when we claim to the effervescent Bright Star Carol alongside service music such as Muhly?s Third Service. All are accessible to learn and offer choirs a new slant on contemporary choral music at its very best.  'Choral music has always been at the emotional core of my musical output. Even when I?m writing large-scale orchestral works (or indeed chamber music) I alwaysfind myself returning to techniques and textures I?ve greedily stolen from centuries of music from Tye to Howells early and recent. I try to design my own choral music primarily for use in worship where the measure of the success of the piece is if it helps guide the listeners? ears upwards and elsewhere as sacred architecture and the various rituals of the church themselves are meant to do. The specificity of music heard only in certain seasons is for me an important and thrilling element of the choral tradition: a Beethoven Symphony is welcome at any point in the year but an anthem for Candlemas works only then at a certain time of day and on a certain day of the year. With this functional spirit at the heart of the compositional process I hope that the music collected here makes equal sense in a concert setting. These works range from ordinaries of the mass to hymns to motets and represent a decade and a half of output.' - Nico Muhly

29 Faithful Arrangements for Piano Solo and Piano, Vocal and Guitar. Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. Hans Zimmer's film scores are bold and unmistakable. Over the course of his prolific career, he has provided music for some of the world's most beloved films, including Disney's The Lion King and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. This collection features faithful arrangements of some of the best known titles by this brilliant composer. Titles: 160 BPM (Angels and Demons) * Ah, Putrefaction (Sherlock Holmes) * All of Them! (King Arthur) * The Burning Bush (The Prince of Egypt) * Can You Hear Your Heart? (Winter's Tale) * Cheldorado (The Road to Eldorado) * Chevaliers de Sangreal (The Da Vinci Code) * Corynorhinus (Batman Begins) * The Dark Knight Overture (The DarkKnight) * Days of Thunder (Main Title) (Days of Thunder) * Discombobulate (Sherlock Holmes) * Doomsday Is Family Time (The Simpsons Movie) * Dream Is Collapsing (Inception) * Drink Up Me Hearties (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) * Driving Miss Daisy (Driving Miss Daisy) * Homeland (Main Title) (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron) * Honor Him (Gladiator) * In the Beginning (The Bible) * It's So Overt It's Covert (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) * Krypton's Last (Man of Steel) * Life Goes On (A League of Their Own) * Maestro (The Holiday) * The Nativity (The Bible) * Now We Are Free (Gladiator) * Roll Tide (Crimson Tide) * Tennessee (Pearl Harbor) * This Is Clark Kent (Man of Steel) * This Land (The Lion King) * What Are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving the World (Man of Steel). Hans Zimmer's film scores are bold and unmistakable. Over the course of his prolific career, he has provided music for some of the world's most beloved films, including Disney's The Lion King and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. This collection features faithful arrangements of some of the best known titles by this brilliant composer. Titles include 160 BPM (Angels and Demons), Ah, Putrefaction (Sherlock Holmes), All of Them! (King Arthur), The Burning Bush (The Prince of Egypt), Can You Hear Your Heart? (Winter's Tale), Cheldorado (The Road to Eldorado), Chevaliers de Sangreal (The Da Vinci Code), Corynorhinus (BatmanBegins), The Dark Knight Overture (The Dark Knight), Days of Thunder (Main Title) (Days of Thunder), Discombobulate (Sherlock Holmes), Doomsday Is Family Time (The Simpsons Movie), Dream Is Collapsing (Inception), Drink Up Me Hearties (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End), Driving Miss Daisy (Driving Miss Daisy), Homeland (Main Title) (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron), Honor Him (Gladiator), In the Beginning (The Bible), It's So Overt It's Covert (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows), Krypton's Last (Man of Steel), Life Goes On (A League of Their Own), Maestro (The Holiday), The Nativity (The Bible), Now We Are Free (Gladiator), Roll Tide (Crimson Tide), Tennessee (Pearl Harbor), This Is Clark Kent (Man of Steel), This Land (The Lion King), What Are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving the World (Man of Steel). / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Répertoire / Choeur

This new collection of folk songs - 'Laula kultani' (Finnish for 'Sing, my sweetheart') - offers choirs attractive literature to expand their repertoires and to perform concerts for many different occasions. The creative choral director has many possibilities for performing this music: thus instruments can be added, or - if there are difficulties due to pronouncing a foreign language - a small ensemble can sing the song, while the remainder of the choir hums the music in the background. The selected songs about themes of love and love's sorrow, dance, festival and celebration, are traditional folksongs which are well-known and popular in the countries of their origin. In puttingtogether this collection special emphasis has been placed on the musical quality of the settings. In addition to traditional settings, many songs in new arrangments by contemporary composers have been included. The settings range in difficulty from easy to moderately difficult. / Musique traditionnelle / Répertoire / Choeur

L'histoire est tirée d'un petit livre de contes de Jean-François Deniau (de l'Académie Française, parlementaire, et très fin écrivain), collection 'Press Pocket' (Plon). / Choeur Et Piano

Par REIBEL GUY. La Collection Musaïque regroupe des pièces faciles pour choeur à voix mixtes ou à voix égales (adultes, adolescents ou enfants) à une, deux ou plusieurs voix. Leur notation est dessinée, dans le prolongement de celles proposées dans le livre Jeux musicaux et le DVD Jeu vocal. Pour les pièces 1 à 5, aucune référence au solfège traditionnel n'est nécessaire. Les mouvements de l'écriture dessinent généralement les mouvements mélodiques. Pour les pièces 6 à 11, quelques références au solfège traditionnel sont utilisées. Toutes ces pièces sont très faciles à chanter et rapides à monter. Elles s'apprennent par audition : le meneur apprend phrase par phrase, les chanteurs répètent et mémorisent facilement (pièces courtes). - Guy REIBEL - Formation : Chorale - Instrumentation : Choeur - Niveau de Difficulté : 2/6 - Facile - Durée : -- - Style Musical : Classique, Contemporain - Catégorie : Composition Originale - Compositeur : Guy REIBEL - / Niveau : Facile / Classique, Contemporain / Répertoire / Choeur

Festive fare for a Christmas of close harmony-The Boosey & Hawkes Concerts For Choirs series is an innovative approach to concert planning for choirs. Each volume contains a wealth of material to help the choral director assemble a concert programme - all from one volume. The anthology draws on the vast Boosey & Hawkes archive and also includes many specially-composed or newly-arranged pieces. The information included at the end of each book will give the choral director invaluable material for brief concert announcements or program notes. Christmas In Blue is a collection of familiar and not-so-familiar festive songs brought together by Nigel Short former member of the King's Singersand conductor of Tenebrae. His own new arrangements join those by Christopher Norton (Microjazz) Karl Jenkins Will Todd Geoff Richards Carol Canning (a former member of the Swingle Singers) and Ward Swingle himself.

From the stars in the heavens to the bottom of the deep blue sea, God's great big world is an amazing and marvelous creation! Something's Fishy! celebrates this creation, as well as God's greatest creation of all, you and me. Each of the five songs in this creative collection can be performed separately anytime during the year, or use the rhyming narration to link the songs together, creating a 20-minute, easy-to-prepare-and-present mini musical. / Choeur

Community Choir Collection: Folk comprises 50 folk songs for all seasons from all parts of the British Isles specially arranged for mixed voices by Paul Sartin founding member of award-winning folk ensembles such as Belshazzar's Feast Faustus and Bellowhead. Additional information includes song history context and performance tips. The songs are arranged in a variety of formats and are suitable for choirs of all abilities. Featuring An Acre Of Land (Scarborough Fair) Danny Boy She Moved Through The Fair Ye Banks and Braes Siuil A Ruin and Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through The Night).

The captivating music and message found in this Broadway hit continue to enchant singers and audiences across the country.Introduce your beginning singers to the music of Wicked with this value-packed collection of songs and professionally-produced recordings perfect for classroom or stage - in school or out.These favourites from Wicked have been arranged especially for young singers with optional harmonies for added! Suggested for grades 4-8.

Cette nouvelle anthologie des oeuvres chorales de Pärt remplace la précédente publiée en 1999. Il est encore plus représentatif de l'oeuvre de Pärt, non seulement en raison des récents ajouts, mais à cause de la décision très bienvenue pour inclure deux sélections de son majeur, un travail cappella, Kanon Pokajanen. La sélection révisée est également soigneusement orientée vers la musique représentée sur trois CD, qui ont tous été enregistrés en consultation avec le compositeur. / Chant/Vocal/Choeur

Here is an exciting easy-to-use sight-singing method for middle school/jr. high choirs that starts from square one assuming no previous training. It is presented in a logical sequenced order with harmonically combinable exercises to develop rhythmic and melodic independence. The collection offers a variety of a cappella and accompanied songs for 3-Part Mixed voices in two sequenced volumes. Volumes I and II are available in Teacher's Edition and Singer's Edition 5-Pak and contain complete vocal and piano parts. The Teacher's Edition additionally includes complete instruction for use of the method! Available: Teacher's Edition and Singer's Edition 5-Pak. For Gr. 6-9.

Par GRIFFIN MICHAEL. Bumblebee! Rounds and Warm-ups for Choirs is more than just a wonderful collection of 130 choir exercises including 50 rounds. Michael Griffin, who has taught and consulted throughout the world, shares timeless wisdom to help you get your choir into shape. 'Will prove useful for almost everyone” -Rhinegold Music Teacher Magazine. 'This is a great resource to add to one's library of rehearsal tricks.' - Anacrusis, ACCC, Canada 'Bumblebee contains excellent new ideas and extensions on some of those well-known warm-ups that we all love to use. Backed by clear explanations of the purpose of each, it is a must have, particularly for less experienced choral directors.” - S Turner, PLC, Sydney. 'Vocal physiology, singing pedagogy, and effective vocal examples to practise are excellently combined in Bumble Bee, making it a kind of 'one stop shop' for singing teachers and choir conductors. The vocal work is fun with music examples ranging in difficulty, catering for a variety of vocal contexts. The rounds are invaluable in themselves, offering participants many opportunities to make beautiful music. I even use some of these vocal exercises with my tertiary drama students, as they encourage vocal health and illustrate how the vocal mechanism works. I would highly recommend this resource to anyone who cares about voices and loves to sing well!” - S. Chapman, QLD 'This is really good stuff for all kinds of vocal groups, choirs, conductors. Bravo!!' - Harrie Spronken, Netherlands. 'This is the thinking person's guide to training a choir! Love it.' - Margaret May, Australia. 'It's great to have some fresh warm-ups to add to the repertory. Being short and repetitive by their nature, we need lots of different ones and most of these are new to my choir. The tips for actions and techniques etc. are really useful, and the advice at the back of the book has made me review some of my strategies.' - Philip Duffy, UK./ Méthode / Choeur