SKU: HL.8552392
UPC: 884088632595. 6.75x10.5 inches.
You'll create a wintry mood with this lilting, minor key piece that is perfect for younger and developing choirs. Whirling and twirling, it shimmers and sparkles in a dazzling landscape of icy white. Layered vocal lines and careful part-writing make rehearsal easy and fun! Available separately: 3-Part Mixed, 2-Part, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:20.
SKU: HL.35031994
ISBN 9781540019448. UPC: 888680725945. 6.75x10.5 inches. Becki Mayo/Lynn Shaw Bailey.
Pierpont's “Jingle Bells” takes a jazzy turn with the addition of original music and lyrics creating a waltz that rings and swings in the holiday season! The piano is a jazz-waltz rhythm setting the mood for festive, three-part or two-part treble vocals. Add the optional sleigh bells for the perfect holiday concert selection.
SKU: XC.2401012
10.5 x 6.75 inches.
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is reimagined as a jazz waltz and creatively set with lyrics that capture the awe and wonder of witnessing the Sugar Plum Fairy perform her iconic dance in the Nutcracker ballet. Discover the perfect version for your vocal group. Challenge your vocal ensemble with the rich harmonies of the SATB version, or look to the SAB, SSA, and Two-Part arrangements for less complexity. Perform with piano, or add bass and drums for a jazz trio accompaniment. A wonderful choice for a December concert!Please note the jazz ensemble version of this song is in a different key and cannot be combined with the choral version. Perform with the accompaniment MP3 or add the bass and drum parts to the written piano accompaniment to form a live jazz trio. Rehearse with the part-dominant MP3 practice tracks, available in a multi-user bundle to share with your whole choir.
SKU: XC.2401013
SKU: CF.CM9706
ISBN 9781491160022. UPC: 680160918621. Key: D minor. English. Sara Teasdale, adapted by Meredith Tompkins.
Sara Teasdale was a celebrated American poet who lived at the turn of the twentieth century, known for her classical style and pure, openhearted writing. At the young age of twenty-three, she became a published author and went on to release a total of eight award-winning collections of poetry in her lifetime. Love-Free is a reflective poem that appears in Part I of Rivers to the Sea, published in 1915. In the text, the narrator experiences a range of emotions centering around lost love and the desire to either separate from or rekindle it. Reminiscent of an antique music box, the text is paired with a waltz-like accompaniment in a lilting 3/4 pattern. Melodic exploration of the natural minor scale is achieved through mostly step-wise motion and some carefully placed, text-painted leaps ranging from a minor third to a sixth. With some unison, SA, and SSA sections, this piece can show off the wide array of colors and textures available to treble choirs.Sara Teasdale was a celebrated American poet who lived at the turn of the twentieth century, known for her classical style and pure, openhearted writing. At the young age of twenty-three, she became a published author and went on to release a total of eight award-winning collections of poetry in her lifetime. Love-Free is a reflective poem that appears in Part I of Rivers to the Sea, published in 1915. In the text, the narrator experiences a range of emotions centering around lost love and the desire to either separate from or rekindle it. Reminiscent of an antique music box, the text is paired with a waltz-like accompaniment in a lilting 3/4 pattern. Melodic exploration of the natural minor scale is achieved through mostly step-wise motion and some carefully placed, text-painted leaps ranging from a minor third to a sixth. With some unison, SA, and SSA sections, this piece can show off the wide array of colors and textures available to treble choirs.
SKU: AP.48849
UPC: 038081561738. English. Andy Beck.
The traditional Ubi Caritas text is uniquely set as an uptempo jazz waltz. Just one sentence in Latin plus a few English lyrics make it clear that this song is all about charity and love. As you've come to expect from this composer, the canon is a true skill-builder---with a modal melody that moves from unison to two and eventually three independent layers (using descant singers for 2-part choirs). Don't miss the jazzy flute obbligato available free 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: HL.48024471
ISBN 9781784543839.
Composed for the Childrens Chorus of Opera North, this is an upper voice setting of Thomas Hardys poem of the same name ('Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock'). The swaying jazz waltz style and chromatic, but very singable melody combine to create an effective and unique carol to add some variety to a choirs Christmas programme. The vocal parts are very approachable, with unison verses and two or three-part wordless refrains (sung to 'oo').
SKU: HL.115894
UPC: 884088879723. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Flute and rhythm section bring charm to this jazz waltz setting of Henry Mancini's famous theme from the 1964 movie, most famously recorded by Andy Williams. Available separately: SATB, SAB, SSA, ShowTrax CD. Rhythm Section and Flute parts available as a digital download (fl, gtr, b, dm). Duration: ca. 2:55.
SKU: AP.48491
UPC: 038081553146. English.
Unforgettable Sam the Snowman (voiced by Burl Ives) sings this tune in the iconic Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The reflective words and lyrical melody make this a cherished evergreen holiday favorite. This arrangement offers some sweet choral sonorities sung in a light jazz waltz.