Composed by Lloyd Larson. Shawnee Sacred. Advent, Anthem, Ash Wednesday, General Worship, Lent, Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Shawnee Press

Choral (SAB Choir)

SKU: HL.226306

Arranged by Roger Emerson. Pop Choral Series. Octavo. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.226306).

UPC: 888680674373. 6.75x10.5 inches.

Please let me make something beautiful, a thing that reminds us there's good in the world. This arrangement is timely and well-crafted so that choirs can share their art to spread this profound message.

Choral (SSA Choir)

SKU: HL.192555

From Newsies. Composed by Alan Menken. Arranged by Mac Huff. Broadway Choral. Broadway, Disney. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.192555).

UPC: 888680637101. 6.75x10.5 inches.

Now available in an SSA voicing. This lovely duet is one of the new songs in the Broadway musical Newsies, transformed here into a beautiful choral piece that speaks movingly about finding the courage to seek your dreams. Wonderful for graduation and many other concert programs!

For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord chart. Gospel and worship. Series: Hal Leonard Fake Books. 295 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

For voice. Format: vocal songbook (spiral bound). With vocal score and chord names. Gospel and Country. 9x12 inches. Published by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing.
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Choral SATB Choir and Piano

SKU: CF.CM9740

Composed by Mark Burrows. 16 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 22 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9740. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9740).

ISBN 9781491161203. UPC: 680160919789. Key: Bb major. English. Siegfried Sasson.

Everyone suddenly burst out singing; And I was filled with such delight As prisoned birds must find in freedom... These opening lines to Everyone Sang by the British war poet Siegfried Sassoon feel as relevant today as they did when the poem was first published in 1919. It was after the end of World War I and these words capture so much of the collective exhilaration, relief, and pure joy about the Great War finally coming to an end. And yet Sassoon himself felt none of that when he wrote this poem. In his own words, he was feeling dull-minded and depressed. Perhaps his time in the trenches was still too recent. One of the reasons the creative arts are so powerful is that a poet like Sassoon (or a painter like Van Gogh or a composer like Mahler) can take their own feelings of deep sadness or pain and transform them into something beautiful, even uplifting. Everyone Sang is a celebration of the promise that things can get better, that there are things worth looking forward to.   The poem itself has so much rhythm and musicality. The appearance of suddenly in the first line of each verse gives those verses a rush of energy. Attention to the crescendo in measure 7, and again in measure 37, from mf to f will help the listener experience that rush. There are expressive opportunities with so many of the poet's bold choices of action words - burst, winging, and shaken. Then there's alliteration - a poetic device that can be overdone, but Sassoon strikes a wonderful balance. Suddenly/singing (measures 6-7 and 10-11) Find/freedom (measure 21-22) Winging/wildly (measure 23) Setting/sun (measures 47-49) Was/wordless (measures 65-75) Give these alliterations just a hint of emphasis (without overdoing) to bring out the natural rhythm of the text.   And just as O is set apart in the poem by punctuation, I wanted the musical setting - in measure 57 - to honor that feeling of wonder - ...O, but Everyone Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing will Never be done. Friends, there is so much good ahead, so much to be excited about. May the singing never be done.
Everyone suddenly burst out singingAnd I was filled with such delightAs prisoned birds must find in freedom…These opening lines to Everyone Sang by the British war poet Siegfried Sassoon feel as relevant today as they did when the poem was first published in 1919. It was after the end of World War I and these words capture so much of the collective exhilaration, relief, and pure joy about the “Great War” finally coming to an end. And yet Sassoon himself felt none of that when he wrote this poem. In his own words, he “was feeling dull-minded and depressed.” Perhaps his time in the trenches was still too recent.One of the reasons the creative arts are so powerful is that a poet like Sassoon (or a painter like Van Gogh or a composer like Mahler) can take their own feelings of deep sadness or pain and transform them into something beautiful, even uplifting. Everyone Sang is a celebration of the promise that things can get better, that there are things worth looking forward to. The poem itself has so much rhythm and musicality.The appearance of “suddenly” in the first line of each verse gives those verses a rush of energy. Attention to the crescendo in measure 7, and again in measure 37, from mf to f will help the listener experience that rush.There are expressive opportunities with so many of the poet’s bold choices of action words – burst, winging, and shaken.Then there’s alliteration - a poetic device that can be overdone, but Sassoon strikes a wonderful balance.Suddenly/singing (measures 6-7 and 10-11)Find/freedom (measure 21-22)Winging/wildly (measure 23)Setting/sun (measures 47-49)Was/wordless (measures 65-75)Give these alliterations just a hint of emphasis (without overdoing) to bring out the natural rhythm of the text. And just as “O” is set apart in the poem by punctuation, I wanted the musical setting – in measure 57 - to honor that feeling of wonder –…O, but EveryoneWas a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing willNever be done. Friends, there is so much good ahead, so much to be excited about.May the singing never be done.

For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Gospel. 216 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Easy Piano Mixed Folio (Easy arrangements for piano and voice). Size 9x12 inches. 208 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Performed by Bill Gaither, Gloria Gaither. For voice and keyboard. Format: easy piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and big note notation. Gospel. Series: Hal Leonard E-Z Play Today. 160 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Piano Solo. By Fred Bock. Fred Bock Publications. Size 9x12 inches. 152 pages. Published by Fred Bock Music Company.