Pavane. Composed by Ron Kean. Pavane Secular. Concert. Octavo. 68 pages. Pavane Publishing #P8001. Published by Pavane Publishing

SATB choir divisi (a cappella) - Advanced

SKU: MN.CH-1256

Composed by Dale Jergenson. 9/11 Service, 21st Century. Octavo. Laurendale Associates #CH-1256. Published by Laurendale Associates (MN.CH-1256).

The Song of the Red Dove was composed in the immediate aftermath of September 11; it is dated September 25, 2001. Often divisi, the choral writing is particularly intricate in the middle section with interweaving sixteenth note runs simulating the flames [that] stain the white moon red in what at times is an eight-part texture. The dynamics are varied throughout, but the only fortissimo comes at the vocal high point of the middle section (...through endless night...), and the opening and closing A sections describing the strange red dove are marked no louder than forte (in the opening measures) and piano (at the close). The text comes to us from the poet, Kim Rich. It was expressly written to commemorate the awful tragedy that was 9/11. Kim, working in a nearby building was an eyewitness to the monstrous event. She barely escaped with her life.

SSATB Choir, Piano - Grade 3

SKU: CA.927900

Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Denis Rouger. Carus digital: Extra digital products. Full Score. Composed 1884. Op. 39,1. Duration 3 minutes. Carus Verlag #927900. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.927900).

ISBN 9790007299316. Key: G major. French. Text: Silvestre, Armand.

Over three verses, Aurore describes the approaching dawn through an intensifying piano accompaniment: shining out like fading stars, the short quarter notes in the first verse in G major give way in the second verse to a rippling sixteenth note accompaniment in the minor key. Shimmering harmonies allow the first rays of sun to shine in glistening drops of dew, and the dreams escape “like a light swarm”. The third verse returns to the key of G major, full of promise: the new day awakens with its promise of love and beauty.

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 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.