SKU: BT.PMC3603
Four poems sharing a common motif of 'Night' provide the texts for my choral cycle Nocturnes, the American Choral Directors Association's commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. For Rilke's atmospheric Sa nuit d'ete,several melodic themes are supported by dense, colorful harmonies in both the choral and piano parts, leading to a climactic section where all are combined and stated simultaneously. Neruda's Soneto de la Noche, from his CienSonetos de Amor, speaks of an eternal love that transcends death while reaffirming life. My a cappella setting of this gorgeous poem is predominantly quiet, serene and folk-like, utilizing direct harmonies accompanying long,lyrical vocal lines. Agee's wondrous Sure on this Shining Night is set much like a song from the American musical theater, a genre for which I have held a life-long esteem. Rilke's poignant Voici le soir recalls the opening bellsounds and jazz-tinged chords of the first movement and serves as an epilogue, quietly concluding this cycle of night songs as darkness descends. --Morten Lauridsen.
SKU: HL.122489
ISBN 9781480355927. UPC: 884088953010. 9.0x12.0x0.138 inches. Compiled and Arranged by John Hill.
Journey Through the Classics is a classical guitar repertoire folio designed to lead students seamlessly from the earliest classics to the intermediate masterworks. The 32 graded pieces are presented in a progressive order and feature a variety of traditional folk songs and classical favorites essential to any guitar student's educational foundation. The pieces are written in standard notation and tab, and include right and left hand fingerings. The authentic repertoire is ideal for auditions and recitals and is a perfect companion to any classical guitar method.
SKU: HL.1104274
ISBN 9781705176887. UPC: 196288101963. 6.75x10.5x0.014 inches.
“In Paradisum†is a setting of an antiphon from the Requiem Mass for the dead. The melody resembles Gregorian chant in style, and may be performed by SATB chorus (either a cappella or with organ accompaniment) or solo voice (soprano line with organ accompaniment).
SKU: HL.1104275
ISBN 9781705176894. UPC: 196288101970. 7.0x10.5x0.027 inches.
“Echo (Come to Me)†is a setting of the poem “Echo†by Christina Rossetti. The composer writes that the text, which reflects on the topic of death, helped her process her own grief several years after her father's passing. She hopes this musical setting will have a healing effect for all who have lost their loved ones.
SKU: BT.PMC4516
Evening Waterfall comes from a cycle of eleven a cappella choral pieces derived from Early Moon, a collection of poetry by Carl Sandburg. The images in these simple, direct lyrics have a depth and resonance that all but cry outfor musical expression. Evening Waterfall is one of the easiest, certainly the most diatonic, of the Early Moon pieces. Imagine yourself, or perhaps, your childhood self, sitting in a tree or lying on the grass in the gloaming ofa summer's evening. The sounds of birds, the feel of wind on your skin, the sight of early stars: all seem to conspire to give you a name...to call you by your real name. But such knowledge--a kind of certainty about one's selfand place--is ephemeral. It cannot be willed to appear, or to stay. We are left alone, wondering what was the name you called me? and why did you go so soon?
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