SKU: HL.1120206

ISBN 9781705181508. UPC: 196288108191. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

Tennyson's famous text is gloriously set for SATB and SAB voices with lively spirit suitable for any time of year. An optional glockenspiel part is provided to add sparkle, especially if using for the holidays. Both voicings build to a powerful ending with optional cued notes providing even more harmonic strength.

SKU: HL.49031423

ISBN 9790001139458. English.

The Nosobame * Hedgehog and Hedgepiggy * Goat and Sneaksnake * The Water * Km 29 * The Moonsheep * The Grand Laaloolaa.

SKU: BT.PMC3603

Four poems sharing a common motif of 'Night' provide the texts for my choral cycle Nocturnes, the American Choral Directors Association's commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. For Rilke's atmospheric Sa nuit d'ete,several melodic themes are supported by dense, colorful harmonies in both the choral and piano parts, leading to a climactic section where all are combined and stated simultaneously. Neruda's Soneto de la Noche, from his CienSonetos de Amor, speaks of an eternal love that transcends death while reaffirming life. My a cappella setting of this gorgeous poem is predominantly quiet, serene and folk-like, utilizing direct harmonies accompanying long,lyrical vocal lines. Agee's wondrous Sure on this Shining Night is set much like a song from the American musical theater, a genre for which I have held a life-long esteem. Rilke's poignant Voici le soir recalls the opening bellsounds and jazz-tinged chords of the first movement and serves as an epilogue, quietly concluding this cycle of night songs as darkness descends. --Morten Lauridsen.