By Brett Eldredge. By Brett Eldredge and Ross Copperman. Arranged by Ed Lojeski. Secular Christmas Choral. Octavo. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.221943).

For SATB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Flute and Congregation. By Kevin Winkel. Arranged by Brett Michaels. Text: Kevin Winkel. Choir (SATB, keyboard). For SATB Chorus, Keyboard, Flute, Congregation. Choral. Piano/Vocal Score. 11 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.

(For SATB Voices with Keyboard, Congregation and Descant). By Kevin Winkel. Arranged by Brett Michaels. SATB chorus. For SATB, Keyboard, Voice Descant. Choral. Piano reduction/vocal score. Standard notation. 8 pages. Published by Carl Fischer

SATB choir

SKU: ST.EM35B

Composed by John Mundy. Edited by Edmund H Fellowes. Library Volumes. Edited Edmund Fellowes. Revised Thurston Dart and Philip Brett. Paperback. Madrigals. Choral Score. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #EM35B. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.EM35B).

ISBN 9790220211652.

Organist of St George's, Windsor, and successor to the famous Marbecke, Mundy was amongst the earliest of the English madrigalists. There are 12 madrigals in this collection, ranging from Of all the birds, a tribute to William Byrd, to In deep distress and the tragic setting of words written by Chideock Tichborne on the eve of his execution in the Tower of London, My prime of youth. The volume also contains 25 psalms in three, four, and five parts.

CONTENTS
As I went walking (SAT)
Blessed art thou (SAT)
Have mercy on me, O Lord (SSATB)
Hear my prayer, O Lord (STB)
Heigh Ho! 'chill go to plough (SSAB)
I lift my heart to thee (SSAT)
In deep distress (SATB)
In midst of woods (SSATB)
Lightly she whipped o'er the dales (SSATB)
Lord arise and help thy servant (SSATB)
Lord to thee I make my moan (SATB)
My prime of youth (SATB)
O all ye nations (S (or A) AT)
O come let us lift up our voice (SAT)
O Lord of whom I do depend (SSAT)
O Lord turn not away thy face (SAT)
Of all the birds (SAT)
Penelope that longed (SSATB)
Praise the Lord, O my soul (SAT)
Save me, O God (SAT)
Sing ye unto the Lord (SSAT)
The black-bird made (SSATB)
The longer that I live (SSAT)
The Shepherd Stephon (S solo, A. viol, T. viol, B. viol)
Thus art thou bless'd (SAT)
Turn about and see me (SA (or T) T)
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes (SSATB)
Were I a king (SATBB)
Who loves a life (SSATB)
Witness ye heav'ns (S solo, A. viol, T. viol, B. viol)
Ye people all in one accord (SAB).

SATB choir

SKU: ST.EM31B

Composed by Michael East. Edited by Edmund H Fellowes. Library Volumes. Edited Edmund Fellowes. Revised Thurston Dart and Philip Brett. Paperback. Madrigals. Choral Score. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #EM31B. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.EM31B).

ISBN 9790220205958.

CONTENTS
But let all those SSAAT (verse) SSAATB (chorus)
Come shepherd swains (SS (verse) SSATB (chorus))
Dear love, be not unkind (SSAT)
Fair Daphne, gentle shepherdess (SS (verse) SSATB (chorus))
Farewell, sweet woods (SSAT)
Fly away, Care (SSAT (or A) T (or B) B)
God is gone up (SSTTB (verse &chorus))
Haste thee, 0 God (SSAATB (verse & chorus))
I did woo her (SSAA)
I heard three virgins (SSATB)
No haste but good (SSAA (or T) B (or T) B)
O clap your hands (SSTTB (verse and chorus))
O Lord of whom I do depend (SS (verse) SSATB (chorus))
Quick, quick, away, despatch! (SSAA (or T) B (or T) B)
Thyrsis, sleepest thou? (SSAA (or T) B)
To hear men sing (SSATB)
Weep not, dear love (SSATBB)
What heart such doubled force? (SSATB)
When David heard (SSATTB)
When I lament (SSAT)
Whenas I glance (SSAT (or A))
Why are our Summer sports? (SSAT (or A))
You meaner beauties (S (verse), SSATB (chorus))
Your shining eyes (SSAB)
Your shining eyes (SSATBB).

SATB Choir - Grade 3

SKU: BT.HU-4349-250

Composed by Hans Leenders. Harmonia Concert Series. Choral Score. Composed 2013. 16 pages. Harmonia #HU 4349-250. Published by Harmonia (BT.HU-4349-250).

9x12 inches. German.

The poetry on which this composition is based is the Ballad of External Life (the Ballade des äußeren Lebens) from the pen of Viennese author Hugo von Hofmansthal (1874-1929). He is known for, amongst other things, his libretti for the works of Richard Strauss (Der Rosenkavalier, Ariadne auf Naxos, Elektra) and as founder of the Salzburg Festival. Von Hofmansthal was one of the last of the German Symbolists. Central to this literary movement was the unification of the internal and external worlds. The search for meaning was a cornerstone of this fin-de-siècle movement.In the Ballade des äußeren Lebens (Ballad of External Life), the meaninglessness ofexistence is expressed in restricting, oppressive metaphors—an ambience that is reflected in the music. Ultimately, man is capable of establishing order from seeming chaos. The poet expresses this powerfully in a non-rhyming line of poetry: ‘And yet, he who says “evening” says much, A word, from which profundity and sorrow flow’.This composition follows the overall structure of the ballad, which is written in terza rima—interlocking three-line rhymes.The choral work can be performed by a chamber choir, but also by a much larger ensemble. The parts are mainly in four voices (SATB), although there are also six parts (SAATBB). One chord is arranged for eight voices.The composer conducted this work at its première, to open the 2013 International Choir Biennial in Aachen. The choir was comprised of four chamber choirs: Aachen Youth Choir, Carmina Mundi, Aachen Chamber Choir and Aachen Madrigal Choir.

Het dichtwerk waarop deze compositie is gebaseerd, de Ballade des äußeren Lebens (Ballade van het uiterlijke leven), is geschreven door de in Wenen geboren schrijver Hugo von Hoffmansthal (1874-1929), die onder meer bekend is als librettist van Richard Strauss (Der Rosenkavalier, Ariadne auf Naxos, Elektra) en medeoprichter was van de Salzburger Festspiele. Von Hoffmansthal behoorde tot de laatste vertegenwoordigers van het Duitse symbolisme. Deze stroming stelde zich ten doel de innerlijke en uiterlijke wereld met elkaar te verenigen. Zingeving vormde een van de hoofdthematieken binnen deze fin de siècle-cultuur.In de Ballade des äußeren Lebens wordt dezinloosheid van het bestaan verwoord in beklemmende metaforen - een atmosfeer die in de muziek wordt weerspiegeld. Uiteindelijk blijkt de mens toch in staat te zijn orde te scheppen in de schijnbare willekeur. De dichter benadrukt dit in zijn enige versregel zonder rijm: Und dennoch sagt der viel, der “Abend” sagt. De compositie volgt in hoofdlijnen de structuur van de ballade, die in terzinen is opgebouwd.Het werk kan worden uitgevoerd door kamerkoor, maar ook door een veel grotere bezetting. De zetting is voornamelijk vierstemmig (SATB), maar er zijn tevens zesstemmige delen (SAATBB). Een enkel akkoord is zelfs achtstemmig.Het werk ging onder leiding van de componist tijdens de Internationale Chorbiennale Aachen 2013 als openingswerk in première. Het koor was samengesteld uit vier kamerkoren: Der Junge Chor Aachen, Carmina Mundi, Aachener Kammerchor en Der Madrigalchor Aachen.

Die Dichtung, auf welcher diese Komposition basiert, ist die Ballade des äußeren Lebens aus der Feder des gebürtigen Wiener Schriftstellers Hugo von Hoffmansthal (1874-1929), der unter anderem als Librettist von Richard Strauss (Der Rosenkavalier, Ariadne auf Naxos, Elektra) und Mitbegründer der Salzburger Festspiele bekannt ist. Von Hoffmansthal gehörte zu den letzten Vertretern des Deutschen Symbolismus. Diese literarische Richtung machte sich zur Aufgabe, die innere und die äußere Welt miteinander zu vereinen. Sinngebung bildete eine der Hauptthematiken innerhalb dieser Fin-de-Siècle-Strömung.In der Ballade des äußeren Lebens wird die Sinnlosigkeitdes Daseins in beklemmenden Metaphern formuliert - eine Atmosphäre, die sich in der Musik widerspiegelt. Letztendlich scheint der Mensch doch imstande zu sein, Ordnung in der scheinbaren Willkür zu schaffen. Der Dichter betont dies nachdrücklich in der einzigen Verszeile ohne Reim: Und dennoch sagt der viel, der Abend“ sagt. Die Komposition folgt in ihren Hauptzügen der Struktur der Ballade, die in Terzinen geschrieben ist.Das Chorwerk kann von einem Kammerchor, aber auch von einem viel größeren Ensemble aufgeführt werden. Der Satz ist hauptsächlich vierstimmig (SATB), aber es gibt auch sechsstimmige Teile (SAATBB). Ein einzelner Akkord ist gar achtstimmig.Das Werk ging unter der Leitung des Komponisten während der Internationalen Chorbiennale Aachen 2013 als Eröffnungswerk in Premiere. Der Chor setzte sich aus vier Kammerchören zusammen: Der Junge Chor Aachen, Carmina Mundi, der Aachener Kammerchor und der Madrigalchor Aachen.

SATB Choir, Piano - Level 2

SKU: CA.926000

Composed by Charles Francois Gounod. Arranged by Denis Rouger. Separate edition to the CD. Lieder, Secular choral music. Full Score. Composed 1870. CG 449. Duration 3 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 09.260/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.926000).

ISBN 9790007249229. Key: F major. Language: French. Text: Barbier, Jules.

The three verses of Aimons-nous, separated by piano interludes, are cheerful and amorous, an invitation to everlasting mutual love. The text portrays this almost as a law of nature: rivers and streams combine, the sun embraces the earth, and the birds snuggle close to each other in their nest. Light, rippling syncopations in the piano accompany Gounod's typical catchy melodic writing in the vocal parts. The writer Jules Barbier was Gounod's favored opera librettist (Faust, Romeo et Juliette), but many other 19th century opera composers also set his texts, including Camille Saint-Saens, Giacomo Meyerbeer, and Jacques Offenbach. This art song was originally composed not for chamber choir, but for solo voice and piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted it to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble, without losing the any of the qualities of the original in the process. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process, the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression, as French melodies or German art song demand from a soloist and pianist. The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD Kennst du das Land ... (Carus 83.495).

SATB Solos, SATB Choir, Piano Reduction. Composed by Paul Mealor. Choral. Octavo. 64 pages. Duration 2700 seconds. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV297537. Published by Novello & Co Ltd.

Double SATB choir (Mixed choirs (SATB) (2)) - Level 4

SKU: BA.BA08525

Composed by Marten Jansson. Stapled. Choral score. 31 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA08525_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA08525).

ISBN 9790006566037. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: English. Text: Silvestri, Charles Anthony.

â??Tonight I Dance Aloneâ? for double choir a cappella consists of three poignant episodes from the life of an old man. We encounter him before his wedding, before celebrating his wedding anniversary and now as an elderly widower who says to his grandson:

â??Soon we will dance in the God-light,
My love and I.
Soon will the moon be ours again,
And the endless shining stars
In the halls of heaven.
Soon, my love, very soon;
But tonight, one last time,
Tonight I dance alone.�

The libretto and the descriptive music are deeply moving and constitute an ideal partnership. This is MÃ¥rten Jansson's first collaboration with the well-known librettist Charles Anthony Silvestri. The piece provides a well-worth challenge for ambitious choirs.

It was world-premiered by the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus under the baton of Philip Barnes on 1 October 2017 in Saint Louis, MO (USA)

The performance can be viewed on YouTube

Orchestra Soli SATB, SATB Choir, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 4 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Oficleide, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Org - Level 4

SKU: CA.4013094

An Oratorio Based on the old Testament Text. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Carus Choir Coach. 4 Ex., Practice-CD, basso. Sacred vocal music, Oratorios. Compact Disc. Composed 1845-1846. MWV A 25, Op. 70. Duration 130 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.130/94. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4013094).

Language: German.

Elijah is regarded as a milestone in Mendelssohn's compositional output and as a high point in the oratorio literature of the 19th century. Mendelssohn composed his second great oratorio just a year before his premature death. This excitingly dramatic work also expresses a fervent belief in God, a belief which in the 19th century was no longer self-evident. Mendelssohn transposed the visible world of the Old Testament into numerous musical expressive possibilities in which Old Testament texts, including psalm texts and commentaries from the words of the Prophets, were shaped into biblical dramas. For a subject like Elijah ... the drama must reign supreme ... the characters must be introduced speaking and acting like living people ... a quite vivid world of the sort we find in every chapter of the Old Testament. Mendelssohn to his librettist. Score available separately - see item CA.4013000.

Orchestra Soli SATB, SATB Choir, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 4 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Oficleide, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Org - Level 4

SKU: CA.4013002

An Oratorio Based on the old Testament Text. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by R. Larry Todd. Awards / Prizes: Deutscher Musikeditionspreis Best Edition. Awards / Prizes: Deutscher Musikeditionspreis Best Edition; Carus sheet music series: Vocal scores XL. XL in large print. Innovative practice aids, Oratorios. Vocal score. Composed 1845-1846. MWV A 25, Op. 70. 208 pages. Duration 130 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.130/02. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4013002).

ISBN 9790007187835. Language: German/English.

Elijah is regarded as a milestone in Mendelssohn's compositional output and as a high point in the oratorio literature of the 19th century. Mendelssohn composed his second great oratorio just a year before his premature death. This excitingly dramatic work also expresses a fervent belief in God, a belief which in the 19th century was no longer self-evident. Mendelssohn transposed the visible world of the Old Testament into numerous musical expressive possibilities in which Old Testament texts, including psalm texts and commentaries from the words of the Prophets, were shaped into biblical dramas. For a subject like Elijah ... the drama must reign supreme ... the characters must be introduced speaking and acting like living people ... a quite vivid world of the sort we find in every chapter of the Old Testament. Mendelssohn to his librettist. Score available separately - see item CA.4013000.

Orchestra Soli SATB, SATB Choir, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 4 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Oficleide, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Org - Level 4

SKU: CA.4013091

An Oratorio Based on the old Testament Text. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Carus Choir Coach. 4 Ex., Practice-CD, soprano. Sacred vocal music, Oratorios. Compact Disc. Composed 1845-1846. MWV A 25, Op. 70. Duration 130 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.130/91. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4013091).

Language: German.

Elijah is regarded as a milestone in Mendelssohn's compositional output and as a high point in the oratorio literature of the 19th century. Mendelssohn composed his second great oratorio just a year before his premature death. This excitingly dramatic work also expresses a fervent belief in God, a belief which in the 19th century was no longer self-evident. Mendelssohn transposed the visible world of the Old Testament into numerous musical expressive possibilities in which Old Testament texts, including psalm texts and commentaries from the words of the Prophets, were shaped into biblical dramas. For a subject like Elijah ... the drama must reign supreme ... the characters must be introduced speaking and acting like living people ... a quite vivid world of the sort we find in every chapter of the Old Testament. Mendelssohn to his librettist. Score available separately - see item CA.4013000.