SATB choir, 2 trombones [2 violas], organ

SKU: CA.2770549

Composed by Leopold Hofmann. Edited by Guido Erdmann. Music from Vienna. Organ. Sacred vocal music, Mourning, death. Single Part, Organ. Composed nach 1790. 4 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.705/49. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2770549).

ISBN 9790007202668. Language: Latin.

Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live is one of the central biblical texts dealing with the transitoriness of human existence. Leopold Hofmann, Kapellmeister at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna from 1772 to 1793, where W. A. Mozart was his church music assistant, also set this strongly expressive text. Hofmann's setting, in C minor, offers an austere harmony, characterized by suspensions in a homophonic, through-composed four-part vocal setting (soloists or SATB choir), reinforced only by two trombones and organ continuo. Four concise instrumental transitional passages between the individual verses relieve the pathos laden Viennese church style of this composition. With its tragic air, in some passages it closely resembles Mozart's Requiem K. 626. For this first edition, the two trombone parts are available both in the original clef and in alto clef. The figured bass has been realized so that the piece can also be performed without trombones, with only organ accompaniment. For a performance this piece could easily be combined with the Salve Regina by Pietro Cassati (Carus 27.703) from the Vienna series. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2770500.

SATB choir, 2 trombones [2 violas], organ

SKU: CA.2770500

Composed by Leopold Hofmann. Edited by Guido Erdmann. This edition: paperback. Music from Vienna. Sacred vocal music, Mourning, death. Full score. Composed nach 1790. 12 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.705/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2770500).

ISBN 9790007166588. Language: Latin.

Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live is one of the central biblical texts dealing with the transitoriness of human existence. Leopold Hofmann, Kapellmeister at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna from 1772 to 1793, where W. A. Mozart was his church music assistant, also set this strongly expressive text. Hofmann's setting, in C minor, offers an austere harmony, characterized by suspensions in a homophonic, through-composed four-part vocal setting (soloists or SATB choir), reinforced only by two trombones and organ continuo. Four concise instrumental transitional passages between the individual verses relieve the pathos laden Viennese church style of this composition. With its tragic air, in some passages it closely resembles Mozart's Requiem K. 626. For this first edition, the two trombone parts are available both in the original clef and in alto clef. The figured bass has been realized so that the piece can also be performed without trombones, with only organ accompaniment. For a performance this piece could easily be combined with the Salve Regina by Pietro Cassati (Carus 27.703) from the Vienna series.

SATB choir, SATB, SATB, organ

SKU: CA.739300

Composed by Kay Johannsen. Sacred vocal music. Full score. Composed 2015. 12 pages. Carus Verlag #CV 07.393/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.739300).

ISBN 9790007172268. Text language: Latin.

Veni was composed by Kay Johannsen in November 2015. Similar to his 2010 work Et vidimus gloriam eius for four choral groups (SSA, TTB, SATB, SATB) and organ based on the beginning of St John's Gospel, Veni requires a spatial separation of three four-part choirs. The starting point of the composition is the 12th century hymn Veni redemptor gentium by St Ambrose of Milan, which Martin Luther used as the basis of his 1524 hymn Nun komm, der Heiland. The four sections of the cantus firmus are sung in turn by all the basses, altos, sopranos, and tenors, each part at a louder dynamic than the other parts. For the accompanying voices Johannsen uses different principles of canonic technique and motivic variation, with most of the material derived from the cantus firmus. The organ part of this 12-part chorale arrangement provides a harmonic orientation, but is completely independent and introduces both moments of rhythmic accentuation and elements of veiling. The choral writing is also deepened and elevated by the organ sounds derived from the text. Despite all the motivic links between the parts, the music has a direct sensual effect as a sound collage. The work ends with three increasingly distant, homophonic invocations of Veni: the plea Komm occurs at the beginning as at the end.

Unison voices (with optional second part) & piano/organ

SKU: OU.9780193433540

Composed by Bob Chilcott. Vocal score. 8 pages. Duration 2.5'. Oxford University Press #9780193433540. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193433540).

ISBN 9780193433540. 10 x 7 inches.

For unison voices (with opt. second part) and piano or organ Arranged here for unison voices and piano, this heartfelt setting is built upon a haunting melody of folk-like simplicity, underpinned throughout by a lyrical and independent accompaniment. Also available in versions for SATB, solo high voice, and solo low voice.

Organ

SKU: HL.49044198

Chorale prelude and chorale setting. Composed by Hermann Schroeder. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Softcover. 8 pages. Schott Music #ED21624. Published by Schott Music (HL.49044198).

ISBN 9790001192897. 9.0x11.75x0.07 inches. German.

The fact that Hermann Schroeder ranks among the most important composers of Catholic church music in the 20th century shows especially in the simple church music form of the choral setting, e. g. in his setting of the sacred song Unuberwindlich starker Held, Sankt Michael. With his own typical archaic tonal language, Schroeder creates an a cappella choral setting (SATB) in which the dignity and the admiration of the heroic deeds of the Archangel Michael find their musical expression in a very compact form. The underlying melody (GL 924) dates from 1623. The author of the text of the Song of Michael is the German hymn writer Friedrich Spee. A very charming choral setting that can be easily mastered by any church choir; its five verses have to be sung alternately by the choir and the congregation. Apart from the a cappella choral setting, the practical congregational edition also contains a chorale prelude and the organ chorale which can, of course, be used as accompaniment for the congregation, but also for the choral setting.

SATB choir, organ

SKU: LO.10-4248L

Composed by Jonathan Willcocks. Choral. Sacred Anthem, Christmas, Epiphany. Octavo. Lorenz Publishing Company #10/4248L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.10-4248L).

ISBN 9781429129305.

Noted British composer Jonathan Willcocks offers this vibrant setting of a traditional English carol. Perfect for Christmas or Epiphany services, your singers are sure to enjoy the lovely interplay between men's and women's voices. This lively selection also incorporates an original choral motive as a unifying musical thread and is especially effective when performed with the optional organ accompaniment.