| Noel, Noel! Choral SATB Alfred Publishing
Choir Sacred (SATB choir) SKU: AP.28758 Composed by Sally K. Albrecht. Pe...(+)
Choir Sacred (SATB choir) SKU: AP.28758 Composed by Sally K. Albrecht. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Christmas; Sacred. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-28758. Published by Alfred Music (AP.28758). UPC: 038081313030. English. Capture the spirit of the Christmas season with this a cappella madrigal-style choral, featuring echo sections and the layering of vocal bells. Effective, yet easily accomplishable for mixed choirs. $1.75 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Three (3) Songs Of George Herbert Vocal Score Satb/piano Accompaniment Choral SATB SATB, Piano Chester
SATB Choir and Piano (Vocal Score) SKU: HL.14042691 Composed by John Tave...(+)
SATB Choir and Piano (Vocal Score) SKU: HL.14042691 Composed by John Tavener. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. 36 pages. Chester Music #CH8004701. Published by Chester Music (HL.14042691). 8.25x11.5x0.145 inches. Vocal Score For John Tavener'S Three Hymns Of George Herbert For Satb Chorus, Percussion And Strings. Commissioned By The Legatum Institute [Www.Li.Com] As Part Of Its British And American Notions Of Liberty Programme, In The Year Of The Diamond Jubilee Of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Ii. First Performance On 21St April 2013 In Washington National Cathedral, By The City Choir Of Washington Conducted By Robert Shafer. The Three Hymns Of George Herbert Were Written After A Long Illness, And Represent For Me A Hymn Of Thanksgiving To God For A Relative Return To Health. They Are Intended To Be Sung In A Large, Resonant Acoustic, With The Main Choir And String Orchestra At One EndOf The Building, And An Echo Choir And String Quartet At The Other. The Percussion (Tubular Bells, Gongs And Tam-Tams) Should Sound From A Gallery Or Other Raised Position. The Hymns Were Inspired By The Transparent Poetry Of George Herbert, And Are Dedicated In Gratitude And Love To The Memory Of Mother Thekla, Former Abbess Of The Orthodox Monastery Of The Assumption, Normanby, Near Whitby, Who Died In 2011. - John Tavener. $7.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Canone ed Ostinato and Corale con Canto Choral SATB Boosey and Hawkes
Choral (SATB Choir) SKU: HL.48021234 From Cantata academica, Carmen ba...(+)
Choral (SATB Choir) SKU: HL.48021234 From Cantata academica, Carmen basiliense. Composed by Benjamin Britten. Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral. Classical. Octavo. 16 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051482474. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48021234). ISBN 9781458423542. UPC: 884088642037. 6.75x10.5 inches. Text: in Latin compiled from the charter of the University, and from older orations in praise of Basle by Bernhard Wyss.
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Difficulty level: 4 (for chorus)
Britten's genius lifts this work above being just a worthy celebration of the 500th anniversary of the foundation of Basle University. It is tongue-in-cheek and mockingly non-academic while referring all the time to academic musical forms and formulae. It is written in two parts (everything is in the statutory Latin including the titles of the parts - Pars I and Pars II). The titles of the movements show Britten's intention to show off a wide variety of techniques. Here are some examples: Chorale/Alla Rovescio (the theme is given and responded to with the same melody upside down)/Recitativo/Tema seriale con fuga/Canone ed ostinato. There is a good deal of humour here.
There are seven movements in Pars I and six in Pars II. The tenor soloist is given three florid recitatives, accompanied only by a piano, which act as bridges between other orchestrally accompanied movements. Of these the most noteworthy are the Arioso con canto popolare for soprano solo with tenors and basses who hum a student song; another terrific Britten scherzo; and a wonderfully raucous final pair of movements (Canon ed ostinato and Corale con canto) where Britten seems to be aping the Vivat Regina! cries in Parry's I was glad or encouraging the kind of noisy 'I'm from the best university' kind of student touchline shout. This has outrageously high notes for the tenors (top B) which further endorse this feeling. There are real echoes of the Spring Symphony (see separate entry) final movement here which are further underlined by the last section of the Cantata which brings in the bells, piano, huge percussion and the inevitable chorale in which the choir sings 'that a free academy may thrive in a free community, for ever the ornament and treasure of illustrious Basle'.
This may not be Britten at his most soul-searching but, as always, there is plenty here to enjoy, especially if the work is not taken too seriously. It is a celebratory, occasional piece and it could be well taken up by other academic establishments celebrating big anniversaries. The chorus parts are not very difficult, though they do present challenges for the choir - not least in having tenors capable of those very high notes at the end. The Tema seriale con fuga is sinewy and needs careful tuning. It also has the subject regularly given upside down after its initial sounding by the basses. All good fun.
Duration: 21 minutes
Paul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011. $2.50 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Stars Tonight Choral SATB SATB, Piano Pavane Publishing
Composed by Judith Herrington. Sheet music. Pavane Secular. Octavo. 12 pages....(+)
Composed by Judith
Herrington. Sheet music.
Pavane Secular. Octavo. 12
pages. Pavane Publishing
#P1625. Published by Pavane
Publishing
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