O beata Trinitas. for SSAA double choir unaccompanied. In this compelling motet for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, Handl artfully embodies symbolism of the Trinity within the motet's structure.

The Waiting Sky by Oliver Tarney for SSAA unaccompanied.Oliver Tarney has re-worked his popular unaccompanied minature The Waiting Sky for upper voices. The evocative text by Lucia Quinault depicts a rural winter scene and is skilfully set to music by Oliver Tarney to create a lucidly reflective piece. There is a sense in both the text and the music of waiting for the 'shining star' and while it would make a beautiful addition to a concert programme at other times of the year the setting is perfect as a reflective carol for Advent anticipating the wonder of the birth of Christ.

TaReKiTa. for SSAA unaccompanied TaReKiTa is a refreshing concert piece that effortlessly fuses the Hindustani (North Indian) and Western classical music styles. The composer's scats are combined with a fast triple metre, vocal slides, andcaptivating melodies built on the Jog raga.

Baroque allemand poésie me fascine depuis longtemps. Lorsque vous organisez le livret de mon opéra de chambre Dafne (d'après Martin Opitz, écrit en 2005), j'ai intégré plusieurs poèmes de Opitz dans son jeu, et c'était aussi la première fois pour moi de composer des passages de choeur prolongées. Après avoir terminé ce travail, j'ai ressenti le besoin d'explorer la combinaison de choeur et les textes baroques dans un plus, la composition chorale indépendante. J'ai choisi des poèmes de Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau, Andreas Gryphius, Martin Opitz, Georg Philipp Harsdörffer, Barthold Brockes Hinrich und Friedrich von Logau. En dehors de Trost aphoristique von Logau, les textes ont été raccourcies et réorganisé en profondeur. Les sujets similaires, en utilisant aussi des manières étroitement liées d'expression, et la tendance à des structures redondantes - souvent, une pensée à plusieurs reprises formulé de différentes façons - en fait des lignes de change, même possibles entre les différents poèmes.La façon dont les textes sont examinés les changements entre cadre cohérent et la langue en utilisant comme matière sonore et l'élément structurel. Un aspect important est la technique de laisser mots ou des syllabes tourner à travers tout le choeur, qui - soutenus par différents niveaux dynamiques et d'un unisono souvent légèrement imprécise - crée un effet panoramique comparables. Le moins son temps difficiles de la langue baroque, riche en consonnes, les métaphores lourdes, mais aussi les ondulée, parfois des expressions bizarres sont le plus souvent mis en musique plutôt discrète. Surtout, une duplication du caractère déclamatoire est évité, tandis que quelques belles images sont ramassés et transformés en sons. Le son choeur en tant que telle reste la plupart du temps 'intacte' au sens traditionnel- du brai est même traitée de manière très restrictive - un seul passage (le début du mouvement IIIe) fait usage de la pleine échelle chromatique. L'abstinence de spectaculaires effets attire l'attention sur compréhensibles structures harmoniques, les nuances dynamiques, un large éventail de combinaisons de voix et de registre et les variations subtiles des textes dans les différentes pièces.Formellement, l'ensemble du cycle de sept pièces sont regroupées en grandes sections de plusieurs mouvements. La devise en forme de début se transforme à la fois du texte et de l'harmonie dans le mouvement Gryphius dans laquelle le choeur est progressivement étendue d'une région à moyen terne à plus de registres contrastés jusqu'à ce que les fondus sonores away 'wie Rauch' [comme] la fumée et se transforme en fines pétille. Un petit interlude - la seule section qui présente le quatuor de cuivres - mène à Echo Opitz ', qui se déplace d'un endroit sombre, pesante, son dissonant des voix d'hommes dans une atmosphère de plus en plus léger, qui est ensuite repris par le plutôt simple , paysage d'automne mélancolique de Harsdörffer. La pièce maîtresse du cycle suivant, basé aussi bien sur le poème d'automne par Brockes, contraste fortement avec la simplicité du mouvement précédent. L'image d'une douche à effet pluie de feuilles qui tombent, méditative qui tournent autour lui-même, est transféré dans une longue et complexe 'spirale' paysage sonore sans cesse en rotation dans un maximum de 16 pièces individuelles, chacun d'entre eux d'explorer une version légèrement différente du texte du poème. Tandis que le choeur se développe pour le plus grand nombre de registres et de plus forte densité de la pièce, l'expression, dans le style de la langue Brockes ', reste plutôt affectée. La dernière section reprend le slogan du début, en explorant les deux enlacés textes Hofmannswaldau de manière plus approfondie, et conduit à la court épilogue qui sert comme un commentaire ironique sur baroque lassitude du monde sous la forme d'une merry-go-round avec les syllabes du poème de rotation spirituellement rapide grâce à la chorale.Le quatuor de cuivres partie soutient, accompagne et complète en partie le choeur d'une façon presque totalement la fusion. Il ya à peine une note qui n'est pas directement associée à l'une des voix de la chorale. Cependant, l'utilisation ou ommitting les cuivres affecte également la Charakter de la performance de la chorale - de cette manière, deux versions égales de la pièce sont combinés en un seul score, et vergehn wie Rauch peut être effectuée a cappella à la fois l'original et d'aujourd'hui les sens du terme.- Benjamin Schweitzer / Choeur Mixte (SSAATTBB), Trompette En Sib, Cor En Fa, Trombone Et Tuba

Halloran's setting of this spiritual has long been established as the definitive arrangement. Dick Bolks has revoiced it for SSAA choir and included an accompaniment. Jack's classic edition rings through thanks to Mr. Bolks' superb handling of the task.

Uses: General All Saints Day ConcertScripture: Revelation 21:2; Ezra 1:1-4Beginning with the languid strains of a stunning low voice solo and incorporating the traditional spiritual “CityCalled Heaven ” this compelling anthem is a mixture of styles. The stately opening surrenders to a jazzy theme that is contagious in its “vibe” using the words almost as a rhythm instrument. The solo returns withchoral backup and the anthem ends with soulful exclamations celebrating the hope of heaven. Now available in three voicing options! Available separately: SATB TTBB SSAA Rhythm Pack (Guitar Bass Drums) StudioTrax CD(Accompaniment Split-Trax Performance) Orchestration (Score & parts for Flute 1&2 Clarinet 1&2 Bassoon Horn 1&2 Trumpets 1-3 Trombone 1&2 Bass Trombone/Tuba Drum Set Piano Violin 1&2 Violin Cello Double Bass).Duration: ca. 3:14.

Vocal Score (Lat)-Arrangement for female choir (SMezAA) based on the Urtext of the ?New Mozart Edition?.Straightforward Piano reduction.Mozart?s ?Missa in C major? (K. 220) nicknamed the ?Sparrow Mass? for its frequently recurring characteristic motifs in the violins has retained a firm place in the choral repertoire to the present day. Now it has been arranged for female choir and is appearing as part of the recently started ?Bärenreiter Female Choir? series.Heribert Breuer has judiciously transferred the tenor and bass solos to the high voices and incorporated the original soprano and alto parts largely unchanged into the solo and chorusparts. He has thereby retained the work?s original substance while giving it a wholly new and delightful sound.Heribert Breuer was professor of choral conducting and music theory at Berlin University of the Arts until 2010. He is the founder and director of the Berlin Bach Akademie and has made a name for himself with his many arrangements of works from Bach to Schubert.The vocal score is compatible with the performance material of the original work for mixed chorus BA 5343.

Nr. 5 aus The Same Flame-Commissioned by the Somerset England based charity Churchill Music! The Same Flame was inspired by Pierre de Coubertin’s ideals of Olympism which gave rise to the modern Olympic and Paralympic values: Respect Excellence Friendship Courage Equality Determination and Inspiration. These seven values are celebrated in five movements so four of them had to double up – Friendship with Equality and Courage with Determination. Each movement is scored for slightly different choral forces so the work is varied. Also individual movements may suit different choirs giving the opportunity for individual performance or collaboration between choirs. All fivemovements of The Same Flame are published as individual octavos. A complete vocal score is available on request from the publishers.“Excellence” makes the not always popular point that excellence is not achieved overnight nor by accident. While spelling out the ‘doggedness diligence discipline [and] drudgery’ that go into achieving ‘poetry in motion’ the song also celebrates the attainment of those who achieve excellence and comes to the inescapable conclusion that the ‘unbegrudged drudgery’ is worth it! The (sometime tongue-twisting) language is very colourful and engaging and as the final movement of “The Same Flame” the music is equally exciting and explosive.

The ?Gloria? RV 589 is one of Vivaldi?s most popular compositions today and one of the most regularly performed sacred vocal works from the Baroque era. The work was in all probability composed around 1716 during Vivaldi?s time at the Ospedale della Piet an orphanage for girls in Venice. Although Vivaldi?s ?Gloria? (BA 8953) was written for solo voices and mixed choir it is likely that it was performed at the girls? orphanage with female voices only. Taking this into account Malcolm Bruno?s careful arrangement for choir SSAA is of some relevance. The work when set for female voices or children?s choir remains a true masterpiece.The ?Kyrie? RV 587 (BA8954)for two choirs and two string ensembles as arranged here for female choir displays its own charm. It can be performed together with the Gloria as a type of short mass.Both arrangements are based on the recently published Urtext editions of these works. The piano reductions by editor Malcolm Bruno are easy to play and preserve the character of the works.Effective arrangements for female choirForewords in English and GermanStraightforward idiomatic piano reductionsKyrie and Gloria can be combined for performanceThe orchestral parts for the original SATB version can be used for the performance of these arrangements.

American Traditional-The ?VOCES8 singles? series includes songs for which the group is particularly well known in choral arrangements produced specifically for VOCES8. This beautiful folk song was commissioned as part of our fifth anniversary celebrations in 2012 and was included in our EP ?In the Beginning? and on our US concert tour. It has always been a fun challenge to perform with gorgeous flowing lines and a great opening solo for the bass. Our annual visit to sing for friends in the Shenandoah Valley is never complete without a rendition of this arrangement; performing it at Abbey Road Studios (the film can be found on YouTube) was also an unforgettableexperience.

Professor Sharon Gratto has built a career providing historical context to multicultural and folk music. Pavane Publishing is proud to launch her new series with this classic tune attributed to Huddie Ledbetter. A simple three-part treble choir accompanied by a stand-up bass gives an authentic American home-spun quality to the work. Truly fun to sing this arrangement sounds just the way the song should always be sung.

You'll have 4-part a cappella harmony fun with this barbershop arrangement of the Beach Boys classic song!

Aunu Aunu Balti Kajas-The second selection from a set of Five Latvian Folk Songs this song tells of a young woman picking the whitest of garden roses for a wreath. Its rhythmic 2/4 is playful with off-the-beat accents strewn in and the melody line weaving through the four-part women's arrangement. Featured in the 2001 National ACDA concert this makes a fine festival or competition selection. Moderately difficult. Available: SSAA a cappella.