SATB choir - Late intermediate

SKU: GI.WW1476

Meadows of Love. Composed by Corrado Margutti. Walton Choral. Music Education. Octavo. 12 pages. Walton Music #WW1476. Published by Walton Music (GI.WW1476).

UPC: 884088644499. French. Text by Corrado Margutti.

This impressionistic work is a lovely celebration of youthful romance long ago in springtime Italy. Heartfelt harmonies and expressive melodies create the background for a tenor solo. Excellent for high schools and beyond. In French with the English translation included in the music.

SATB chorus - intermediate

SKU: XC.HRMG1841

Composed by Michael John Trotta. Michael John Trotta. Music Education. Octavo. 12 pages. Hampton Roads Music Group LLC #HRMG1841. Published by Hampton Roads Music Group LLC (XC.HRMG1841).

UPC: 785147103257. English.

An underlying pulse and sense of the movement are created in this a cappella work. Lyric melodies are interspersed with chordal cadences and moments of release to set the text Time slows beyond all reason, yielding to something more... Falling through myself I find my way to you. .

SATB Choir (Mixed choir (SATB)) - Level 3

SKU: BA.BA08521

Composed by Marten Jansson. Stapled. Choral score. 14 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA08521_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA08521).

ISBN 9790006563203. 27 x 19 cm inches. Key: E-flat minor. Text Language: Latin.

The “Missa brevis in E flat minor” for mixed choir a cappella has been composed in the tradition of the short Mass (without Credo) and can be easily managed by most choirs. Thanks to its conciseness, it is suitable for use in church services, while its delightful harmonic layout and consciously simple melodies (with clear allusions to folk music) also make it perfect for concert performance.

“My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which life has to offer. This has led people to describe my music as ‘so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings’ but also as ‘the happiest classical music that we have ever heard‘.
My compositions are almost all sacred. They express not only my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries and centuries.“

Mårten Jansson (b. 1965), elected member of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare (the Society of Swedish Composers), graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm (KHM) with an MFA degree in Music Education, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Voice. For more than ten years he was the music director and conductor of “Carmen”, one of the most prominent womens’ vocal ensembles in Sweden. He currently teaches choral conducting and music theory as well as giving vocal tuition at the Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala.

Please find a recording of the “Missa brevis” performed by the Ensemble Sonoro, Neil Ferris (Conductor) by clicking on Multimedia.

SATB choir, piano accompaniment

SKU: GI.G-EH1006

Composed by Elaine Hagenberg. Music Education. Octavo. 12 pages. GIA Publications #EH1006. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-EH1006).

UPC: 748769410066. Text by Harriet Monroe.

Elaine Hagenberg captures the hushed majesty of an evening in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with crystal clear melodies and fervent harmonies illuminating the poem of Harriet Monroe. The ascent and descent of the opening lines trace the mountains’ silhouette against the sky, followed by the treble and bass voices that draw us by turn to view each detail of the scene and listen for the wisdom of the mountains. Accomplished high school choirs and beyond will find beauty and meaning as they explore this piece.

SATB choir, divisi - Intermediate

SKU: GI.WJMS1196

Composed by Josu Elberdin. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Classical. 12 pages. Walton Music #WJMS1196. Published by Walton Music (GI.WJMS1196).

UPC: 785147039860. Latin. Text Source: Traditional Latin.

A tribute to Mother Mary and her work caring for and educating her son, the Savior of the World. Long, dense melodies with colorful and positive harmonies. The compulsory work for the 2022 Tolosa Choral Contest.

Choir Secular (SATB choir)

SKU: AP.48852

Composed by Text adapted from the poem by Elinor Wylie. MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Secular; Winter. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-48852. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48852).

UPC: 038081561769. English. Andy Beck.

Andy Beck brings his gift for vivid text painting, evocative piano motives, and tuneful melodies to a favorite wintertime poem. Though not a word-for-word setting, the themes of the Elinor Wylie's words are evident from the snow-covered introduction, winding melody, and expressive andante, to the silken harmonic palette and lacy choral layers. Choose this piece with the confidence that it has been carefully constructed to encourage musicality and artistry from any ensemble. Program the eloquent concert and contest work from fall to spring, anytime there might be snow on the ground. We shall walk in velvet shoes . . . under a veil of lace. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

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.