Edition de Frank Dobbins 352 pages 220x142mm The 84 chansons in this collection are mainly for SATB, and were selected first and foremost for their musical value. Care has been taken to represent the great masters as well as lesser-known composers who made significant contributions to the genre. SATB unaccompanied Arcadelt: D'un Extreme Regret Arcadelt: Je Ne Suis Pas Si Tot Beaulaigue: Comme Serait a Moi Benedictus/Appenzeller: Je Ne Me Puis Tenir D'Aimer Bertrand: Hola, Caron Bertrand: Je Suis un Demi'Dieu Boni: Ha, Bel Accueil Boni: J'espere et Crains Bonnet: Francion Vint L'Autre Jour Buus: Douce Memoire Caietain: Une Puce Canis: Mariez Moi Mon Pere Castro: Ah! Je Meurs Castro: Je Suis Quasi Certon: J'espere et Crains Certon: Je Suis Desheritee Certon: La, La, La, Je Ne L'ose Dire Certon: Que N'est Elle Aupres de Moi Clemens: Jaquin Jaquet Clereau: Comme Un Qui Prend Cornet: Avecque Vous Coste: Celle Fillette Costeley: Arrete Un Peu Mon Coeur Costeley: Mignonne, Allons Voir si la Rose Crecquillon/Manchicourt: Un Gai Berger Crecquillon/Manchicourt: Un Doux Regard De Bussy: Qu'heureuse est ma Fortune Du Caurroy: Las! Amour Entraigues: Complainte de la Tourterelle Fevin: petite Camusette Gardane: Douce Memoire Gervaise: Si L'on Doit Prendre Gombert: Changeons Propos Vous Etes Trop Jeune Goudimel: Qui Renforcera Ma Voix Jacotin: A Paris a Trois Fillettes Janequin: Au Joli Jeu du Pousse Avant Janequin: La Plus Belle de la Ville Janequin: Le Chant de Oiseaux Janequin: Or Vien Ca, Vien M'amie Janequin: Pourquoi Tournez Vous Vos Yeux Josquin: En L'ombre d'un Buissonet Josquin: Faute d'Argent Josquin: Mille Regrets Josquin: Petite Camusette Josquin: La Moeulle Josquin: Si Je Maintiens Ma Vie Lassus: Bonjour Mon Coeur Lassus: La Nuit Froide et Sombre Lassus: Quand Mon Mari Lassus: Une Puce Le Blanc: Dames en qui Reluit Toute Beaute Le Jeune: Ce n'est que Fiel Le Jeune: J'aime la Pierre Precieuse Le Jeune: Revoici Venir du Printemps Le Jeune: Susanne un Jour Lupi Second: Une Dame Pour Mieux Venir Lupus/Cadeac: Je Suis Desheritee Maille: A Qui Me Dois Je Retirer? Mauduit: Voice le Vert et Beau Mai Meigret: Un doux Regard Millot: O Ma Belle Maitresse Mittantier: Moins je la veux Monte: Bonjour mon coeur Mornable: Je Ne Me Confesserai Point Mouton: En Venant de Lyon Ninot le Petit: Et la la la Passereau: Il est bel et bon Pevernage: D'Etre Amoureux Phinot: Pleurez Mes Yeux Planson: Puis Que Le Ciel Veut Ainsi Regnard: Las, Je Me Plains Richafort: Trut Avant Il Faut Boire Roussel: Mon Coeur a Vous, Belle, se Recommande Sandrin: Douce Memoire Sandrin: Puisque Vivre en Servitude Sermisy: Jouissance Vous Donnerai Sermisy: Martin Menait Son Pourceau Sermisy: Tant Que Vivrai Susato: Douce Memoire Tessier: Non, Vous N'etes pas Yeux Villiers: Si Vous Voulez Waelrant: D'Amourss Me Va Willaert: Qui la Dira Willaert: Sur le Joli Jonc

The Gloria in Excelsis was written by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford for the coronation of HM King George V on 22 June 1911. It was an occasion of some note in the annals of British music, for Elgar's Coronation March and Parry's grand festival Te Deum were also heard for the first time that day. In addition, there was music by Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons and Sir John Stainer, as well as by the Master of the King's Music and organist of St George's Chapel, Windsor, Sir Walter Parratt. It was published the following year as part of Stanford's Opus 128, the Festal Communion Service for voices and orchestra, which was also made available withthe accompaniment arranged by the composer for organ. However, such was the popularity of the Gloria, a magnificent and wholly representative example of Stanford's genius for church music, that it soon became popular as a separate piece, either with organ or orchestral accompaniment, and it was included in the orders of service for the coronations of HM King George VI on 12 May 1937 and HM Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953./ Recueil / Choeur Mixte (SATB) et Orgue

Oratorio in three parts. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. In quite characteristic fashion for the times, Handel's opera ; Alessandro looks at various episodes in the life and rule of Alexander the Great (356 323 BC). This legendary warrior and military commander conquered large parts of the world before meeting an untimely end at the age of 32. A central conflict in Handel's opera is Alessandro being in love with two women, Lisaura and Rossane, who compete for his favour. In addition, his claim to be of divine parentage is underlined, occasioning him to demand the subservience of his followers, which meets with vigorous disapproval. Handel composed ; Alessandro for the Royal Academyof Music to a libretto by Paolo Antonio Rolli in the 1725/26 season. The work was premiered at the King's Theatre in London on 5 May 1726. ; Alessandro was the first of five operas for the Royal Academy, operas which saw Handel compose for three of the most famous singers of his time: Francesco Bernardi (called Senesino) Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni. Ortensio Mauro's libretto ; La superbia d'Alessandro, which was performed for the first time in Hanover in 1690 in a musical setting by Agostino Steffani and staged again in the city the following year under the title ; Il zelo di Leonato but with numerous alterations, served as the source text for Handel's ; Alessandro. One of the main aspects Rolli had to consider when preparing the libretto for the London performances was to keep the roles of the famous singers of the Royal Academy well balanced, yet at the same time to engineer a musical contest between the prima donnas Cuzzoni and Bordoni (Lisaura and Rossane) as well. From a business point of view, it made good sense, for such rivalry would surely increase public interest in the opera. It is no longer possible to ascertain which changes Handel made during the following performance series of the 1727/28 season. For the performance series of 1732/33, Handel made substantial revisions to the opera: six numbers were deleted in their entirety, the finale in part as well, and the recitatives were made much shorter, with the parts of Cleone and Leonato omitted / Oratorio / Répertoire / Choeur Mixte

The Novello Book Of Hymns is a collection of 50 favourite hymns, inspiringly and engagingly written for SATB Choirs. Edited by David Hill, all the arrangements in this book are designed to be singable by congregations without music, and can be used in any church or school service.As well as providing uplifting versions of hymns, these arrangements also work well as easy anthems, enabling church and school choirs to learn an often striking and dramatic piece of music quickly and easily.The hymns have been arranged by a range of well-loved composers including Richard Lloyd, John Bertalot, David Hill, Stephen Jackson, Philip Moore, Christopher Robinson and many others.Editor of the collection David Hill is a Choral Advisor to Novello. He is Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers, Musical Director of the Bach Choir, Chief Conductor of the Southern Sinfonia, Associate Guest Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society, and Professor of Choral Conducting at Yale University. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)