SKU: GI.G-5422
Text Source: Isaiah 55:(10-13). Text by Carmen Scialla. Scripture: Isaiah 55:10–13.
A festive anthem on Psalm 55, in four brief sections. Sections one and four are robust and partially a cappella, with the organ punctuating the ends of the phrases with great effect. Section two is an mp choralelike passage, and three is a brief tranquil piano. Not at all difficult, providing good reward for time spent.
SKU: JK.00620
Luke 2.
Christmas anthem subtitled A Christmas Carmen, arranged for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano--suited for an opening number for a Christmas service. Highest soprano note: A. Arranger: John Longhurst Lyricist: John Greenleaf Whittier Difficulty: Medium Performance time: 2:45Reference: Luke 2.
SKU: 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.“MÃ¥rten 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 “Carmenâ€, 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.
SKU: 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 & HawkesDifficulty 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 minutesPaul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011.
SKU: BT.HU-1470-703
French.
SKU: BT.HU-1470-701
SKU: BT.HU-1470-250
SKU: CF.CM6809
Key: Eb major. Elizabeth Evans Toland.
SKU: BT.HU-3349-250
Dutch.
SKU: HL.8761709
UPC: 638428014370. 7.0x10.5x0.017 inches.
SKU: CF.CM7032
ISBN 9781491154489. UPC: 680160912995.
SKU: HL.14065443
SKU: HL.14065442
SKU: GH.GE-11453
ISBN 979-0-070-11453-0. A4 inches. Text: Carmen Becker (German).
Epiphany music for reciter, mixed chorus and instrumentalists. The lyrics are taken from a book by the Swedish bishop Olofsson from 1635, older Swedish traditional Christmas texts, a Danish folk tune and Piae Cantiones. The suite ca also be performed with only organ or piano according to the Swedish vocal score (Trettondagsmusik SK 582). Parts refer to the Swedish version (SK 584).
SKU: GH.CG-5696
ISBN 9790070011914. 185 x 262 mm inches. Text: Knut Waldmar (Swedish).
Text ur Horatii Carmen II.10.
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