SKU: GI.G-10731
UPC: 785147073109.
Bobobo or Borborbor (boh-boh’-boh) is a recreational piece performed at celebrations and festivals by the Ewe people of southeast Ghana. This area is called the Volta Region. Bobobo is performed in all sorts of social settings, including birth celebrations, communal events, school gatherings, or weddings. This arrangement for children's choir features two well-known Ghanaian (Ewe) songs: Duma Nya Me and Joy Like a River. With its catchy melody and interesting interplay between the parts, this arrangement is sure to be an instant hit with audiences and performers alike. It can also be performed with body movements and percussion ensemble (instructions for both included).
SKU: AP.51096
UPC: 038081581330. English. Traditional Welcome Song.
This lively welcome song traditionally accompanies the West African fanga dance. Built on the familiar tune (plus some new material and a few English words), this general music class favorite is fully developed as a choral arrangement. Scattered handclaps, syncopated rhythms, and bright harmonies make this well-crafted setting a joy to perform! A modulating breakdown section in the middle offers the opportunity to incorporate the dance. Downloadable percussion parts are available online.
About Alfred Choral Designs
The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: AP.50170
UPC: 038081573403. English. Traditional Haitian Folk Song.
Lively percussion and rhythmic choral phrases reflect the urgency of a parent seeking healing herbs for a sick child. Sung entirely in Creole, this song is well-known across Haiti and beyond. The arrangement punctuates a faithful interpretation of the folk song with new material and can be performed with or without piano. Claves, congas, and shaker parts are free to download at alfred.com/choralparts.
SKU: AP.48428
UPC: 038081552514. English. Traditional Spiritual.
The familiar African-American spiritual in a fresh rhythmic setting! Opening with just a shaker and unison voices, a tapestry of percussion ostinatos and traditional choral harmony gradually unfolds before returning back to the clean lines of the beginning. Well-planned key changes ensure successful a cappella modulations for less-experienced groups. Three notated percussion parts are included in the publication.
SKU: AP.50232
UPC: 038081574028. English. Greek Folk Song.
Gerakina (yeh-rah-kee-nah) is one of the most popular folk songs in Greece and the inspiration for an annual festival of the same name. Developing singers will enjoy the dance-like lilt and the fun drun-a-drun lyric, representing the sound of the title character's jingling bracelets. Greg Gilpin's percussion suggestions both anchor and enhance the bright 7/8 meter, and an included pronunciation guide aids with the Greek text.
SKU: AP.48471
UPC: 038081552941. English. Congolese Folk Song.
A trio of percussion instruments lays down an ostinato groove in this otherwise a cappella arrangement of the authentic folk song from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Expert arranger Victor Johnson sets up an assortment of accessible melodic and harmonic patterns that weave throughout, creating a wealth of fun-to-sing choral textures. Not to be missed!
SKU: AP.51222
UPC: 038081582610. English.
The first 45 seconds provide a collage overview of what's to come, as arranger Mark Hayes sets the stage for this magnificent four-minute Christmas fanfare. Enjoy the glorious strains of Ding Dong! Merrily on High, the cheerful fa-la-la's of Deck the Hall, and a rollicking rendition of Jingle Bells. Then just before the big finish, singers recap all three for an impressive finale! Assemble brass and percussion to perform with the superb SoundPax.
SKU: AP.48887
UPC: 038081562117. English. West Indies Folk Song.
A great fit for choirs of any age or ability! Harry Belafonte sang this joyful West Indies song on his 1956 album Calypso. Dr. Robinson's arrangement has just the right amount of repetition versus development, and will come together quickly with intuitive voice leading and some stylistic syncopation. One a cappella refrain just after the key change features the conga to keep the groove going, and a final descant adds a rhythmic counterline above. Build up the Jamaican vibe with our light SoundTrax accompaniment or the notated percussion part (available free online). The theme: build your house on solid ground.
SKU: AP.50225
UPC: 038081573953. English.
Clap your hands like a rolling river. Stomp your feet like the mighty sea. Here's a rockin' barn burner that pulls out all of the stops! Gospel-style harmonies, a body percussion breakdown, more than one upward modulation and a layered vocal stack are sure to bring your audience to their feet. Don't miss the free ChoreoTrax video for easy-to-teach staging.
SKU: AP.47647
UPC: 038081543406. English.
I don't wanna work. I wanna bang on the drum all day! Here's Todd Rundgren's 1983 well-known chorus in a super-fun arrangement for developing choirs. Sally's creative touch adds a speech chorus, where performers mimic the sounds of various drums in a rhythmic stack. For an inventive twist, double the spoken parts on percussion instruments, buckets, or even coffee cans!
SKU: AP.49647
UPC: 038081567341. English. Traditional Andalusian Villancico.
A basic synopsis of the Spanish: let's celebrate the holiday by playing tambourines and rattles. This lively a cappella arrangement of the traditional Andalusian villancico offers downloadable percussion parts, as inspired by the text. Ruth Morris Gray's real-world teaching experience and seasoned writing skills are evident throughout, ensuring a smooth rehearsal process during the busiest time of year. A fun way to bring variety to holiday programs!
SKU: AP.48808
UPC: 038081561325. English. Traditional Haitian Folk Song.
Some history: this song comes from Haiti, but actually refers to the first King of Angola, Ngolo Kiluanje, who was revered as a great king. The Creole word for king (wa) plus the king's name (Ngolo) became Wangolo. It's an authentic folk song recalling the peace and prosperity the Angolan people enjoyed before colonization. This rhythmic rendition, which may be performed without piano if desired, includes optional body percussion, suggested parts for djembe and other instruments, optional solos in the call and response section, plus a final descant that tops off the triadic parallel harmonies. Check out the free online ChoreoTrax video for some creative riser choreography.
SKU: AP.49712
UPC: 038081567990. English.
Here's an optimistic Lin-Manuel Miranda original jam-packed with his energetic signature style. Syncopated rhythms and rap-like riffs come to life with a singable melody, bright choral harmonies, and a lively counterline descant. Don't miss the flexible body percussion interludes that bring the beat-keeping theme to life. Featured in the animated movie musical Vivo, this is an uplifting pep talk about the power of perseverance, perfect for our time. What should we do when things don't go as planned? Play on and keep the beat!
SKU: AP.48323
UPC: 038081551463. English.
Here's a dramatic detour into choral theater! Using a fictional language from an imaginary oracle, this exceptional piece effectively combines narration, rhythmic chanting, singing, and percussion to create an atmosphere of awe and mystery. A selection that your audience will be talking about for weeks afterward, and your singers will never forget. Newly available: a range-sensitive SAB voicing, and an epic accompaniment track (orchestrated by Ruben Reyes), available as a free download.
SKU: AP.48324
UPC: 038081551470. English.
SKU: GI.G-008405
English.
Father Jim Marchionda creatively presents the word of God as proclaimed throughout the Church's liturgical seasons. This is a gratifying composition for two-part children's choir, cantor, and assembly. The infectious Calypso-like rhythms and memorable, singable melodies will inspire young ensembles to sing out with joyful expression. The refrain is crafted as a canon and produces instant harmony with ease of teaching and performance. By contrast, the verses are set in the relative minor, designed with younger soloists in mind. For that extra touch, add small percussion instruments and rhythm guitar.
SKU: HL.14017423
8.5x11.75x0.53 inches.
Designed specially for schools without an SATB choir, this collection contains 21 settings for unison and two-part voices. These arrangements, all compatible with The Novello Book Of Carols, are scored for tuned and untuned percussion, two melody parts, (each in C and B flat), guitar chords, bass line and simplified piano. These carols provide the ideal opportunity of junior and middle school choirs to join adult choirs in performance, whilst fulfilling the need for ensemble music throughout the year. Edited by William Llewellyn.
SKU: HL.14017421
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