Budget Books. By Various. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for piano and voice with guitar chords). Softcover. 320 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for piano and voice with guitar chords). Size 9x12 inches. 272 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

by William Bay. For all guitars. Sacred, strum/sing. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book. Songbook. Size 8.75x11.75. 112 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

by William Bay. For trumpet. Sacred, duets. Level: Intermediate. Book. Descants. Size 8.75x11.75. 64 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

Over 150 Songs in the Key of C. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Size 9x12 inches. 160 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Choir

SKU: GI.G-5235

Psalms and Canticles. Composed by Marty Haugen. Sacred. Collection. GIA Publications #5235. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-5235).

This new collection by Marty Haugen features psalms, biblical canticles, and a new setting of the Te Deum for use in the jubilee year! Part of Marty's Soli Deo Gloria series, Come, Let Us Sing for Joy offers a wealth of liturgical resources for the Church in this millennium year and beyond! Recommended for popular use in the United States throughout the Jubilee, Te Deum: You Are God was commissioned by the National Catholic Conference of Bishops Subcommittee on the Third Millennium. Written in a call-and-response form, this setting makes the most of assembly participation, and it also offers a Spanish translation by Jaime Cortez. Several other psalms and canticles featured in this collection are included as part of a morning prayer setting commissioned by Luther College in Iowa in honor of music professor Weston Noble. Includes one each of the following octavos: Come, Let us Sing for Joy (Ps 95) - To You, O God (Ps 25) - Blessed Be the God of Israel - I Will Sing Forever (Ps 89) - The Lord Is My Light (Ps 27) - Every Nation on Earth (Ps 72) - How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place (Ps 84) - Forget Not What God Has Done (Ps 103) - Te Deum: You Are God/Tú Eres Dios - Pilgrim’s Song - Let Us See Your Face (Ps 80) - My Soul Proclaims - Be Merciful, O Lord (Ps 51) - You Are the Heart’s True Resting Place (Ps 90) - Pilgrim’s Song (Ps 121) .

(33 Selections of Praise Songs with Hymns). Arranged by Victor Labenske. For Piano. Book; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Sacred Performer Collections. Contemporary Christian; Hymn; Sacred. Early Advanced; Late Intermediate. 124 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Choral Cello, Contrabass voice, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3, SATB chorus

SKU: CF.CM9734

Composed by Basque Carol. Arranged by Christopher Thomas. 12 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 37 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9734. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9734).

ISBN 9781491161142. UPC: 680160919734. Key: A minor. English. Basque Carol.

A Basque Carol (also known as Gabriel's Message) holds a special place in Western music. The carol originates from Basque country around the 13th century, based on the Latin hymn, Angelus ad Virginem (likely of Franciscan origin). The tune quickly spread throughout Europe, finding popularity in Britain where it was even referenced in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: Playing so sweetly that the chamber rang; / and Angelus ad virginem he sang. . .. Interestingly, the melody we know and love today is derived from the original Basque version. In my view, this tune is a perfect example of melody-crafting. It is at once hauntingly beautiful, yet warm and joyous. Its contours are complex, dramatic, yet singable. I believe this melodic accessibility is the key to the song's lasting popularity. I would also attribute A Basque Carol's continued popularity to its elegant translation into English (by Sabine Baring-Gould, who rediscovered the original Basque tune). Translations often risk sounding unimaginative, coarse, and blunt. This translation is strikingly different. It was graced with an especially poetic translation including lines such as his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame. I am very excited to offer a new perspective on this classic carol, joining the tradition of composers preserving and reimagining a priceless medieval melody. My first goal was to create a flowing, richly-textured, even cinematic string accompaniment for the choir. This approach was very much inspired by the dense, string-writing style of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. My second goal was to make the arrangement flexible enough to be performed with only choir, only strings, or (best of all) both ensembles combined. To further complement this approach, I've added an obligato line for a solo recorder (solo flute or violin work just as well). If you listen carefully, you will hear a quote from my other favorite holiday carol, Jesu Bambino. I hope you enjoy performing A Basque Carol. I especially hope that you sense the ancient magic cast into this tune, hearing the ineffable qualities that have compelled us to sustain it for nearly a millennium. Whether you're a choir, a string orchestra, or a combined ensemble, this arrangement of A Basque Carol will surely be a haunting and lovely addition to your next holiday program!.
A Basque Carol (also known as Gabriel’s Message) holds a special place in Western music. The carol originates from Basque country around the 13th century, based on the Latin hymn, Angelus ad Virginem (likely of Franciscan origin). The tune quickly spread throughout Europe, finding popularity in Britain where it was even referenced in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales:  “Playing so sweetly that the chamber rang; / and Angelus ad virginem he sang. . .”.Interestingly, the melody we know and love today is derived from the original Basque version. In my view, this tune is a perfect example of melody-crafting. It is at once hauntingly beautiful, yet warm and joyous. Its contours are complex, dramatic, yet singable. I believe this melodic accessibility is the key to the song’s lasting popularity. I would also attribute A Basque Carol’s continued popularity to its elegant translation into English (by Sabine Baring-Gould, who rediscovered the original Basque tune). Translations often risk sounding unimaginative, coarse, and blunt. This translation is strikingly different. It was graced with an especially poetic translation including lines such as “his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame.”I am very excited to offer a new perspective on this classic carol, joining the tradition of composers preserving and reimagining a priceless medieval melody. My first goal was to create a flowing, richly-textured, even cinematic string accompaniment for the choir. This approach was very much inspired by the dense, string-writing style of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. My second goal was to make the arrangement flexible enough to be performed with only choir, only strings, or (best of all) both ensembles combined. To further complement this approach, I’ve added an obligato line for a solo recorder (solo flute or violin work just as well). If you listen carefully, you will hear a quote from my other favorite holiday carol, Jesu Bambino.I hope you enjoy performing A Basque Carol. I especially hope that you sense the ancient magic cast into this tune, hearing the ineffable qualities that have compelled us to sustain it for nearly a millennium. Whether you’re a choir, a string orchestra, or a combined ensemble, this arrangement of A Basque Carol will surely be a haunting and lovely addition to your next holiday program!

Cello, string orchestra

SKU: FG.55011-792-1

Composed by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė. Classical, contemporary, pedagogical. Score & solo part. Fennica Gehrman #55011-792-1. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-792-1).

ISBN 9790550117921.

Žibuoklė Martinaitytė's Sielunmaisema (2019) for cello and string orchestra contemplates the cycle of the year in its movements, which are named Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. Sielunmaisema translated from Finnish means a “soul-landscape, a particular place that a person carries deep in the heart and returns to often in memory. It can be described as a landscape that “hits you in the center of your chest, the one you that immediately feels like home. The composer tells: Soul-landscape is related to questions of identity and place which resonate with two parallel cultural identities that I carry within - my native Lithuanian and later acquired American. My physical home keeps changing and the only thing that remains is music. In this case, the piece itself becomes an ideal soul-landscape reflecting a native environment as seen through the prism of four seasons.

BBC Music Magazine (7/2022) praises the CD with Sielunmaisema: Her scores similarly appeal to something beyond the immeadately cerebral, creating a vast shimmering landscapes that lead the mind somewhere dream-like and seem to speak directly to the body’s senses in arresting and unexpected ways.

This product includes the solo cello part and the study score (A4 sized).

Duration: 32-34'
Orchestration (minimum):
6 Violins I
6 Violins II
4 Violas
4 Violoncellos
1 Double bass

The performance material is available for hire from the publisher.