SATB choir, piano reduction - Intermediate

SKU: GI.G-7764

Composed by Gerald Custer. Christmastide, Christmas Vigil, Christmas Night, Christmas Dawn, Christmas Day. Evoking Sound. Music Education. Octavo. 8 pages. GIA Publications #7764. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-7764).

UPC: 785147776406. English. Text Source: “Kit Smart’s Carol” by Christopher Smart, 1722–1771, “Wedderburn’s Carol” by Martin Luther, tr. John or Robert Wedderburn, 16th c. Text by Christopher Smart.

If you have a college choir, or an above-average high school or church choir, and if you've grown a bit weary of the same or similar Christmas repertoire year after year, look at these settings of two classic carols: a 16th-century translation of part of Luther's Vom Himmel hoch and an 18th-century work by an under-appreciated poet.  .

Choral (SATB Choir)

SKU: HL.233144

Sheet music. Pavane Choral. Festival, Concert. Octavo. Composed 1973. Op. 35. 8 pages. Duration 8'. Pavane Publishing #P1573. Published by Pavane Publishing (HL.233144).

UPC: 888680680428. 6.75x10.5 inches.

This piece is a polite adaptation by famed Scottish poet, Robert Burns, of a traditional bawdy song of the same name. This more charming version presents a poignant and emotive consideration of human relationships and aging. Arranged sensitively for a cappella mixed voices by Michael Weber of North Dakota State University, one feels the lament and the Scottish countryside. Medium in difficulty, for high school, community and college choirs.

By Michael Praetorius. Arranged by John Washburn. (SATB A Cappella). Walton Choral. Size 7x10.5 inches. 4 pages. Published by WALTON MUSIC.

By Victor C Johnson. For SATB choir and piano (with optional cello). Christmas. Octavo

SATB choir

SKU: ST.EM8

Composed by John Farmer. Edited by Edmund H Fellowes. Library Volumes. Edited Edmund Fellowes. Revised Davitt Moroney. Note: Print on demand. Spiral-bound A4. Madrigals. Choral Score. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #EM8. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.EM8).

ISBN 9790220206320.

Well-known in his day as one of the most important contributors to East's Whole Book of Psalms (1592), Farmer was in the service of the Earl of Oxford who, more than any other nobleman, established the professional Elizabethan theatre. In the year that Burbidge opened the Globe Theatre, these 18 madrigals (the most famous is probably Fair Phyllis) gave the composer an attractive place in the history of English music.

CONTENTS
A little pretty bonny lass (SATB)
Cease now thy mourning (SAT(or A) B (or T))
Compare me to the child (SAT(or A) B)
Fair nymphs, I heard one telling (SSAT(or A) TB)
Fair Phyliss, I saw (SATB)
I thought, my love (SATB)
Now each creature joys the other (SATB)
O stay sweet love (SATB)
Soon as the hungry lion (SATB)
Sweet friend, thy absence (SAT(or A) B)
Sweet Lord, your flame still burning (SATB)
Take time while time doth last (SATB)
The flattering words (SATB)
Who would have thought that face? (SAAT)
You blessed bowers (SSATTTBB)
You'll never leave still tossing (SATB)
You pretty flowers that smile (SAT(or A) B.

Choral (SATB a cappella)

SKU: HL.380306

Arranged by Milburn Price. Shawnee Sacred. A Cappella, Easter, Lent, Spiritual. Octavo. 8 pages. Duration 155 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.380306).

UPC: 196288018889. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches. I John 2:3-6, Isaiah 40:10, Psalm 31:3.

This pristine setting of a well-loved spiritual is simply beautiful! With thoughtful restraint, the anthem unfolds with rich and fulfilling choral sounds. Many expressive moments adorn the arrangement, providing a wonderful opportunity for discussions about dynamics, phrasing and blend. Truly, artistry meets ministry in this approachable yet effective offering.