SKU: KJ.9167
UPC: 084027047057.
This SSAATTBB a cappella setting of All Praise to Thee brings innovative textures and harmonic sonorities to the much-loved tune Tallis Canon. An opening statement of the tune is followed by SATB parts employing traditional canonic treatment, which then expands to 8 parts with sustained chords providing a new textural backdrop for the re-appearance of the hymn tune in augmented form.
SKU: CA.990500
ISBN 9790007087005. Language: Latin.
Kurt Suttner, editor of the carus novus series, has written as follows in the foreword to the printed edition of Schanderl's setting of Psalm 90: The seven verses of Psalm 90 contrast the eternity of God with the transitoriness of man.This contrast is symbolized in the composition by the majestic, slow-moving basic pulse of the music, and by rhythmically taut, concise, polyphonic melodic figures. This contrast exactly matches the words which speak either of the permanence of God (Domine - Lord) or the transitory nature of man (convertimini filii hominum - return ye children of man - mane sicut herba - like the grass).
SKU: JK.00804
Numbers 6:23-26.
Arranged for mixed chorus (SSAATTBB) and piano, with text from A Gaelic Blessing and Numbers 6:23-26, sung as a prayer to the Lord to bless us in all we do.Composer: Richard W. Smith Difficulty: Medium-difficult / medium-difficult acc. Performance time: 2:30Reference: Numbers 6:23-26.
SKU: JK.00320
Matthew 6:6-14.
Original anthem of the Lord's Prayer for a cappella mixed chorus (SSAATTBB), with scriptural text from Matthew 6:6-14. Highest note: A.Composer: Thomas L. Durham Lyricist: Text adapted from Matthew 6:6-14 Difficulty: DifficultReference: Matthew 6:6-14.
SKU: JK.01079
Bold, majestic hymn arrangement for full chorus (SSAATTBB), soprano soloist, and piano accompaniment--adding new dimension to the traditional hymn with modern, rich harmonies and interludes. Soprano high note: high B flat.Composer: Traditional Arranger: Rob Millett Lyrics: Traditional Difficulty: Medium-difficult Performance Time: 3:20Romans 5:2, 15, 17, 20-21, Acts 15:11.
SKU: GI.G-6188
English.
A thrilling blockbuster of praise for SSAA and TTBB choirs. Except for a very brief contrapuntal “Alleluia†section, the piece moves forward with big block chords, changing dynamics, and tempos to its brilliant, highsweeping, final cadence. A great anthem of praise for developed voices or combined choirs. Wow!
SKU: PE.EP68578
ISBN 9790300759630. English.
Of Time and Passing (2016) is a cycle of three choral songs written specifically for the London-based ensemble, VOCES8, taking into consideration their versatilityand ability to beautifully intone a range of vocal colors with precision and grace.
The first song, I. Life, sets my translation of the poem A Vida by Brazilian poet Olavo Bilac (1865-1918), a poet I discovered while studying Brazilian Portuguese at the University of Michigan. I was drawn both to the simplicity of the text and to the possibilities of teasing out dual contrasting moods. In the beginning and end, this song explores a texture that is very much alive: wave-like contours, throbbing sounds, and plenty of flowing movement. Rising eighth-note motives in particular emphasize the fleetingness of life. But in the middle of the song, the listener is given a slowed-down atmosphere to savor life's beauty.
II. To Everything a Season capitalizes on VOCES8's ability to effectively interpret popular genres a cappella. This ancient text is taken from Ecclesiastes (dated around 300 B.C.) but I set it to a modern, rhythmically-regular and percussive pop-style idiom. Since popular music in whatever era is designedto appeal to a specific ?present time?, it is by its very nature ephemeral, and therefore seemed an apt metaphor to evoke the transitory nature of seasons.
III. Into Your Hands, confines the writing into no more than four parts, often with octave unisons.This creates a more direct and word-focused setting in which the Psalmist?s urgent words are placed at the forefront. Largely homophonic, this song is at times chorale-like, at times madrigal-like,finally relinquishing it?s tension into peaceful rest, proclaiming ?You have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God??
- Daniel Knaggs
SKU: HL.50499601
ISBN 9781480383630. UPC: 884088992323. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria, this 9-minute setting of Psalm 104 is described by the composer as “overflowing with the glories of creation, earth, and the heavens.” Glorious Majesty is a work of contrasts, with sections performed by both large and small groups of singers, as well as shifting moods and harmonies, “to highlight the distinction between passages in the text that praise God and those that praise God's creation.&rdquo.
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