SSAATTBB a cappella. By Benjamin Britten. (SSAATTBB A Cappella). Boosey and Hawkes Sacred Choral. Size 6.75x10.5 inches. 8 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) - Level 4

SKU: BA.BA07414

Composed by Marten Jansson. Stapled. Choral score. 12 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA07414_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA07414).

ISBN 9790006559183. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: Latin.

Based on the well-known bible text “Sing unto the Lord a new song” (Psalm 96:1-3), this upbeat composition with strong dynamics and flowing block chords alternating with fast-paced polyphony brings across this joyful message and enthuses singers.

Originally conceived for male choir, women’s voices have now been added so that this version for mixed choir presents a further dimension of colour. This version also makes it possible to divide the choir into two groups, one for women and another for men, and to have them sing either together or as separate units.

The version for mixed choir was premiered in Uppsala Cathedral (Sweden) on 26 October 2013, with the Uppsala Cathedral Singers conducted by Ulric Andersson.

“My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which life has to offer. This has led people to describe my music as ‘so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings‘ but also as ‘the happiest classical music that we have ever heard’.
My compositions are almost all sacred. They express not only my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries and centuries.”

Mårten Jansson (b. 1965), elected member of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare (the Society of Swedish Composers), graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm (KHM) with an MFA degree in Music Education, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Voice. For more than ten years he was the music director and conductor of “Carmen”, one of the most prominent womens’ vocal ensembles in Sweden. He currently teaches choral conducting and music theory as well as giving vocal tuition at the Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala.

Please find a recording of Cantate Domino performed by the Riga Recording Studio Singers (Latvia) by clicking on Multimedia.

SSAATTBB Choir - Level 4

SKU: CA.739600

Composed by Kay Johannsen. Contemporary Choir Music. Organ music based on hymns, Sacred vocal music, Praise and thanks. Full Score. Composed 2013. Duration 5 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 07.396/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.739600).

ISBN M-007-25264-9. Language: English.

The motet Bless the Lord, O My Soul (2013) on verses from Psalm 103 exploits the possibilities of vocal combinations and the resulting sound effects to a high degree: In the opening invocation O my soul, the soprano 1 ascends to float above the fanned out low chord of the other voices; and beginning from For as the heavens are high above the earth, an eight-part fugato masses together into an extensive architecture of sound. The harmony of the work is tonal, but many enriched chords create a tension rich in nuances in the setting. The work has been released on the CD Rejoice. Vocal Music by Kay Johannsen (Carus 83.496/00).

SSAATTBB choir, 2 horns, 3 trombones, 6 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, 3 violas, violin, organ, theorbe

SKU: CA.4067909

A 26 in concerto. Composed by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber. Edited by Werner Jaksch. 1x 40.679/21 cornett 1, 1x 40.679/22 cornett 2, 1x 40.679/31 trumpet 1, 1x 40.679/32 trumpet 2, 1x 40.679/33 trumpet 3, 1x 40.679/34 trumpet 4, 1x 40.679/35 trumpet 5, 1x 40.679/36 trumpet 6, 1x 40.679/37 trombone 1, 1x 40.679/38 trombone 2, 1x 40.679/39 . Sacred Music from Salzburg. Missa Alleluja A 26 In Concerto. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Set of Orchestra Parts. 68 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.679/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4067909).

ISBN 9790007076559. Language: Latin.

This first edition of a mass by Biber offers a new glimpse of the colourful and contrastful world of the Baroque. Since the publication of his Missa Salisburgensis in 1903, no mass with this kind of many-voice scoring has appeared in print. This edition not only enriches the multi-choir repertoire, but also is an important contribution to study of an Austrian composer, who has long been known chiefly for his violin compositions. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4067900.