SKU: HL.14023340
ISBN 9788759871911. 8.25x11.75x0.115 inches. English.
To Nocturner (2001) - for Chamber Choir (12 or 24 Voices). Texts by Ole Sarvig and Ib Michael. English version available: KP01444E Programme note: These two choral pieces for 12 voices consists of radical recompositions on of earlier themes: in Summer's Sleep we hear new combinations of two 'Sarvig melodies' from the 1970s (one of which is now in the Danish Hymnbook under the title aret, The Year): Michael's Night is based on an earlier, simple choral song (Star Mirror,1987), now for 12 voices and composed such that an original idea of simultaneously displaced, opposite motions cf. the poem) comes out as desired. Of the Nocturnes Norgard writes: Summer's Sleep wascomposed to stanzas of Ole Sarvig's poem The Year (from the collection Forstadsdigte ('Suburban Poems')) and forms the picture of the summer of life, which is asleep - while the heaven seed waits for the summer wind (invisible to every mind). The many layers of text are expressed musically in a multilayered choral texture with 'looks' up and down through the various tempo and time-worlds: summer sleep, summer dream. The second nocturne, Michael's Night, takes its name from the author Ib Michael, whose poem Star Mirror (from the collection Himmelbegravelse ('Sky Funeral') (1986) I pushed/coaxed him to expand from one to nine stanzas. The four selected stanzas set in the nocturne focus on the pan-erotic elements of the moonlit, starlit night. With the titles I have chosen I have stressed the mythic layer of the text, the summer night not as a dream but as sensual reality. The two nocturnes are dedicated to Ivan Hansen on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday on 25th February 2003, out of gratitude for over a quarter of a century of inspiring collaboration.
SKU: BT.AL-1541A
English.
Edmund Rubbra's Tenebrae Op. 72 3rd Nocturne for SATB.
SKU: BT.AL-1539A
Edmund Rubbra's Tenebrae Op. 72 1st Nocturne for SATB.
SKU: HL.14023172
ISBN 9788759890479.
Nocturne Op.71/1 for Mixed Choir SSAATTBB was composed by Poul Rovsing Olsen in 1971.
SKU: HL.49045961
For many choirs, 'Classic meets Jazz' is a welcome theme, especially if a choir wants to learn and rehearse a stylistically wide-ranging repertoire. These arrangements which are based on works by Schubert (serenade 'Leise flehen meine Lieder'), Brahms (Intermezzo Op. 118/6) and Chopin (Nocturne Op. 9/2) use several jazz styles such as swing, bossa nova and jazz waltz. Content text: Serenade (F. Schubert: Leise flehen meine Lieder) I'm free (J. Brahms: Intermezzo op. 118/6) Amelie's Lullaby (F. Chopin, Nocturne op. 9/2).
SKU: ST.Y222
ISBN 9790220221491.
A short choral nocturne for SATB and organ, Pan ddaw ust y nos is a setting of a poem by Nesta Wyn Jones. Welsh speakers will respond to the subtle imagery and verbal nuance of the poet's wordplay, as well as to the intense lyric moment of charged reminiscence captured both in her evocation of bygone summer evenings and in Rhian Samuel's simple, evocative music. Pan ddaw ust y nos was written for the London Welsh Chorale, conductor Kenneth Bowen, was premiered at St David's Cathedral, West Wales, on 24 September 2005. An English translation by the composer is also included.
SKU: BT.PMC3297
In addition to his vast output of German poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) composed nearly 400 poems in French. His poems on roses struck me as especially charming, filled with gorgeous lyricism, deftly crafted and elegant in their imagery. These exquisite poems are primarily light, joyous and playful, and the musical settings are designed to enhance these characteristics and capture the delicate beauty and sensuousness of the poetry. Distinct melodic and harmonic materials recur throughout the cycle, especially between Rilke''s poignant 'Contre qui, rose' (set as a wistful nocturne) and his moving 'La rose complète.' The final piece, 'Dirait-on,' is composed as a tuneful chanson populaire, or folksong, that weaves together two melodic ideas first heard in fragmentary form in preceding movements. 'Les Chansons des Roses' was premiered and recorded in 1993 by Portland, Oregon ''s celebrated chamber choir, Choral Cross-Ties, conducted by Bruce Browne. The complete cycle has been widely performed since then and also recorded by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Chamber Singers, Nordic Chamber Choir and tonight's performers, the Donald Brinegar Singers. (Morten Lauridsen).
SKU: HL.14023165
ISBN 9788759875544. 11.75x8.25x0.42 inches. Danish.
SKU: GH.CG-5863
ISBN 9790070012232. 185 x 262 mm inches. Text: Evert Taube.
SKU: HL.35019680
UPC: 747510065227. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Celsie and Robert Staggers/Ruth Elaine Schram.
Ruth Elaine Schram has a special gift for writing memorable melodies. This piece is no exception as she tenderly cradles a picturesque text with exquisite tuneful beauty. The contrasting middle section is a challenge for all to hurry and behold the Savior: “Run, run, run to Bethlehem! See this thing which has come to pass...†Then the quietness of the manger returns with a quote from the familiar carol: “O come, let us adore Him.†The optional flute part adds a lovely shimmer to this beautiful nocturne. “Shepherd's Carol†is a must for your Christmas programming.
