SKU: CF.CM9322

ISBN 9780825892035. UPC: 798408092030. 6.875 x 10.5 inches.

Often used as a Sunday school song, this traditional accompanied SATB arrangement of the well-known spiritual features a flowing piano accompaniment throughout the introduction leading into an energetic presentation of the piece. The men’s voices have an opportunity to shine during their syncopated duet section. Pitches are easily accessible for all voices, making this piece work equally well for either church or school choirs.

SKU: MN.50-1222

UPC: 688670512223. English.

An uplifting and traditional African-American spiritual about meeting in the heavenly home. Rhythmically challenging. Equally effective in concert or worship settings.

SKU: GI.G-8148G

English. Text Source: African American spiritual. Text by Jacques Rizzo.

SKU: GI.G-009451

UPC: 641151094519.

This traditional African-American spiritual speaks of hope and trust in its biblical references to feasting with all believers at a common table. Steve has shaped his arrangement to be expressive and spirited, with interplay among the four-part voices, developing differently in each verse. The fourth verse mimcs the text of flying with the upper voices while the basses hold the melody. Your choir will sound impeccably polished with this fine a cappella writing.

SKU: AP.43599

UPC: 038081491394. English. Jay Althouse; music by Jay Althouse.

Words inspired by and borrowed from traditional American folk songs are set to sprightly new music, resulting in a hand-clappin', knee-slappin', highly rhythmic original. Add the optional string bass and snare drum to bring out the folk dance feel. A good time in all voicings!

About Alfred Choral Designs

The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

SKU: HL.2050461

UPC: 797242386992. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

SKU: FJ.B1762

UPC: 241444398098. English.

This spirited march commemorates the U.S. Navy's first African-American officers, known as the Golden Thirteen. While traditional in form, the work cleverly incorporates fragments of Anchors Aweigh while the trio section is based on the spiritual Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen. A perfect concert or contest march that is equally appropriate for Veterans Day or Black History Month.

About FJH Young Band

Appropriate for middle school and smaller high school groups. Second clarinets usually stay below the break. Parts are written with more independence, and instrumentation increases slightly. There is still adequate doubling in the lower voices. Grades 2 - 2.5

SKU: AP.48874

UPC: 038081561981. English. Ben Cohn.

A Renaissance-era carol brought up to date in a fresh contemporary setting. Veteran Broadway music director and conductor Ben Cohn brings a modern musical theatre sound to this traditional English song. A serenely sparse piano part (during two opening alto solos) gradually grows to a full and glorious accompaniment as more voices join. Listen closely for the juxtaposed stillness/motion and minor/major that symbolize the cold of winter versus the warmth of the season. The entire piece garners edge-of-your-seat wonder, but the greatest chills will come when brief strains from four additional carols trickle in. Simply stunning.

About Alfred Choral Designs

The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

SKU: BT.AMP-045-120

Philip Sparke has taken this traditional melody and produced an attractive arrangement for fanfare band. The piece is ideal for use in Christmas concerts and is guaranteed to get everyone’s toes tapping - players and audience alike.

Philip Sparke heeft deze mooie traditionele melodie omgetoverd tot een prachtig arrangement voor fanfareorkest. Het is ideaal voor kerstconcerten, en zowel spelers als luisteraars zullen gegarandeerd met hun voet mee gaan tikken.

Philip Sparke schuf eine gelungene Umsetzung der traditionellen Gospelmelodie Mary’s Boy Child für Fanfareorchester, die schon von vielen berühmten Künstlern und Gruppen, wie z.B. Jester Hairston, Harry Belafonte oder Boney M. interpretiert wurde. Jetzt kann sich auch Ihr Fanfareorchester in die Riege dieser berühmten Interpreten einreihen!

Philip Sparke a fait de cette mélodie traditionnelle un arrangement attractif pour fanfare. Ce morceau est idéal pour des concerts de Noël et fera en sorte d’encourager les gens taper des pieds les musiciens mais aussi le public.

SKU: OT.23105

ISBN 9789655051155. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.

Daniel Akiva
Sephardic Anthology of Piyutim
for clarinet and guitar
clarinet edited with special fingerings by Guy Yehuda
42 miniatures

Sephardic Anthology of Piyutim for Clarinet and Guitar is a fabric of 42 short pieces based on prayers and piyutim that Daniel collected and researched over many years. He learned the basis of this tradition from his father, the paytan Yitzhak Akiva. Daniel also participated in various projects of the Israel Broadcast Authority in the field of Sephardic (Spanish) Jewish music, served as chazzan (cantor) in his community, and two years ago participated in the Illumination: Early Jewish Italian Spiritual Music project produced by Ayela Seidelman and Bari Moscovitz.
The anthology for clarinet and guitar is part of a large project which includes recordings of the original piyutim on which these compositions are based with various artists and paytanim. The project includes piyutim of the Jerusalem and Haifa Sephardic traditions, medieval Italian tradition, and Moroccan tradition.
Sephardic - Spanish. Jews descended from those expelled from Spain in 1492 and their traditions.
Piyut (pl. piyutim) - liturgical poems
Paytan (pl. paytanim) - a singer or composer of piyutim.

SKU: AP.48293

UPC: 038081551166. English. John Parker.

A syncopated opening riff in the lower voices lays the groundwork for this quintessential a cappella spiritual. When the other voices join, we begin a journey of texture, harmonic development, and form, indicative of the great spiritual tradition. Strong choral writing as the glorious piece unfolds.