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: SU.80400011
8 part Mixed Chorus, in the Key of F#, a cappellaDuration: 2:30Commissioned by: House of Hope Presbyterian Church Dedication: To Molly MacMillan Premiered by: House of Hope Presbyterian Church Copyright 1997Publisher: Paulus Publications (SP101.8pt) Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8.
SKU: SU.80400343
SSAATTBB Chorus, Brass Sextet & OrganCommissioned by: The Bach Choir of Pittsburgh, Brady R. Allred Artistic Director and ConductorDedication: the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh, Brady R. Allred, Artistic Director and ConductorPremiered by: The Bach Choir of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Symphony Brass, Brady R. Allred, conductor, Dec. 16th, 2001Copyright 2001Published by: Paulus Publications Text author: Shakespeare, from Hamlet Published by: Paulus Publications (SP403-1) Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8.
SKU: HL.49012136
ISBN 9790001130110. 8.25x11.75x0.053 inches. German - Latin.
SKU: CA.738661
ISBN 9790007229351. Text language: Latin.
The composition of Verba Ecclesiastes begun in 2002 as a result of a comission from my friend Gary Graden. For many years I've found those words from the Old Testament very fascinating - as everyone knows, I'm not alone. Vanity of vanities! All is vanity! Writers, painters and filmmakers have for centuries been dealing with the subject and I found it high time to set the famous words to music. The suite, for soloists, choir and violoncello, consists of six movements, each one enlighting a different view of life and afterlife, and also, as Matthew Arnold puts it of human misery. Yet the suite is full of hope and humanity, specially recognizable in the two central parts, Dulce lumen and Omnia tempus habent. The music was completed in 2009. (Michael Waldenby).
SKU: CA.738660
ISBN 9790007166311. Text language: Latin.
SKU: CA.2301350
ISBN 9790007144661. Key: G major. Text language: Russian/German.
Score available separately - see item CA.2301300.
SKU: HL.49004849
ISBN 9790001051620. German.
SKU: SU.80400840
SSAATTBB Chorus, a cappellaDuration: 5:00 Commissioned by: Rick and Suzanne PepinDedication: in honor of the ministry of The Reverend M. Susan Peterson at Gloria Dei, 1985-2010Premiered by: the Chancel Choir of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Saint Paul, MN; Timothy Strand, Director of MusicCopyright 2010Text author: Isaiah 43:1-4a Published by: Paulus Publications (SP544) Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8.
SKU: JK.01318
Psalm 23.
Worshipful anthem for mixed chorus (SSAATTBB) in E flat major, based on Psalm 23, proclaiming My Lord, My Shepherd! Soprano high note: E.Composer: Robert Millett Arranger: Robert Millett Lyricist: Robert Millett Difficulty: Medium-difficult Performance time: 2:57Reference: Psalm 23.
SKU: JK.00128
Psalm 150, Psalm 23:6.
Fresh hymn arrangement for mixed chorus (SSAATTBB) and piano/organ. Highest soprano note: A. Composer: From the Stralsund Gesangbuch (1665) Arranger: Roger Hoffman Lyricist: Joachim Neander (1650-1680) Difficulty: Medium Performance time: 3:40Reference: Psalm 150, Psalm 23:6.
SKU: CA.7070100
ISBN 9790007252267. German/English. Text: Meyer, Conrad Ferdinand.
Friede auf Erden op. 13 is regarded as Arnold Schoenberg's last tonal composition and is one of the few choral works of the Second Viennese School. On the same day that he completed his op. 13, Schoenberg made the first sketches for his 2nd String Quartet, a key work in atonal music. Although Schoenberg later orchestrated Friede auf Erden, he intended the piece to be performed unaccompanied.To help rehearsing the work, this choral score contains the piano transcription made by Anton Webern for use in rehearsals for the planned first performance. The text for op. 13 is a secular Christmas poem by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. At the time of its composition (1907), Schoenberg thought the vision of a reine Harmonie unter Menschen (pure harmony amongst people) described in the poem was conceivable, but he later distanced himself from this idea. What remained is a composition of great artistic power and depth - a real showpiece for ambitious choirs!
SKU: HL.49018397
ISBN 9790001174220. UPC: 884088648763. 7.5x11.5x0.051 inches. Russian.
In the days of Roslawez, the use of lyrical texts in Russian choral music was an exception. Traditionally, sacred liturgical texts were preferred in choral singing. Roslawez composed only a few choral works anyway, so this excellent cantabile piece is a real treasure. The poem 'Na poljach' (In the Fields) was written by the Russian poet Pyotr Oreshin. Little solo parts answered by the tutti, charming harmonies and a floating rhythm result in an Impressionist tonal image. The piece is quite easy to sing and will bring pleasure to both performers and listeners.Roslawez studied composition and violin in Moscow. He was among the leading figures of the musical scene in the 1920s. Treated more and more with hostility for political reasons and eventually barred from pursuing his career, he spent the last years of his life in poverty.
SKU: CA.7070110
ISBN 9790007252274. German/English. Text: Meyer, Conrad Ferdinand.
“Friede auf Erden†op. 13 is regarded as Arnold Schoenberg’s last tonal composition and is one of the few choral works of the Second Viennese School. On the same day that he completed his op. 13, Schoenberg made the first sketches for his 2nd String Quartet, a key work in atonal music. Although Schoenberg later orchestrated “Friede auf Erdenâ€, he intended the piece to be performed unaccompanied.To help rehearsing the work, this choral score contains the piano transcription made by Anton Webern for use in rehearsals for the planned first performance. The text for op. 13 is a secular Christmas poem by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. At the time of its composition (1907), Schoenberg thought the vision of a “reine Harmonie unter Menschen†(pure harmony amongst people) described in the poem was conceivable, but he later distanced himself from this idea. What remained is a composition of great artistic power and depth – a real showpiece for ambitious choirs!. Score available separately - see item CA.7070100.
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