SKU: LO.30-2693L

UPC: 000308128192.

Was I Faithful? Did I help the blind and weak, did my love include the meek? This beautiful arrangement, with a scriptural text from Matthew, challenges Christians to evaluate their lives and service to God. Dramatic and powerful, Mary McDonald's setting features lush choral writing supported by a stunning keyboard accompaniment or optional orchestra. Instrumentation: 2 Fl, Ob, 2 Cl, Bsn (sub B Cl), 3 Tpt, 2 Hn (sub 2 A Sax), 2 Tbn (sub 2 T Sax/Btn TC), Tbn 3/Tuba, Timp, Perc, Harp, Pno, 2 Vln, Vla, Cello, Bass, Digital String Reduction.

SKU: GI.G-9823

UPC: 785147982364.

From prelude to interlude to moments of quiet meditation, these ten arrangements of classic and modern hymn tunes emulate the style of many master composers. They are great for use during the liturgical year, during worship services, or as concert repertoire. Contents: BLEST ARE THEY � CASTLEWOOD Choral Variations on Come to Us, Creative Spirit � COENA DOMINI Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord � DUNDEE � DUNEDIN The Church of Christ, in Every Age � DUNSTAN Come to Me, O Weary Traveler � ROMANS 8 Shall Tribulation or Distress � SHARPTHORNE What Does the Lord Require � SOJOURNER I Want Jesus to Walk with Me � YADKINVILLE Air and Variations on Be Thou My Vision.

SKU: HL.126578

UPC: 884088988296. 6.75x10.5x0.011 inches.

2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the writing of Francis Scott Key's piece that became our National Anthem. Tim Sharp, Executive Director of ACDA saw an opportunity for choirs all across America to stand together in harmony and celebration. His arrangement is based on the improvisation performed by Rachmaninoff, an American citizen, and can be sung a cappella or accompanied (see NMK1001/HL00125145) from National Music Publishers.

SKU: HL.125140

UPC: 884088988401. 6.75x10.5 inches.

2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the writing of Francis Scott Key's piece that became our National Anthem. Tim Sharp, Executive Director of ACDA saw an opportunity for choirs all across America to stand together in harmony and celebration. His arrangement is based on the improvisation performed by Rachmaninoff, an American citizen, and can be sung a cappella or accompanied (see NMK1001/HL00125145) from National Music Publishers.

SKU: LO.99-3426L

UPC: 000308143508.

Accessible to choirs of various sizes and skill levels, this practical collection of a cappella choral works offers music for any occasion. Featuring titles from some of the top names in choral music, this resource helps choirs from five to fifty-five discover the joy of a cappella singing. So dust off that pitch pipe, gather all around, and get singing!

SKU: CA.964200

ISBN 9790007143510. Text language: Latin.

Matsushita's composition draws on elements of the Gregorian antiphon. It begins in unison Gregorian chant, as was typical of Renaissance motets, and the beginning of new lines of text are also derived from Gregorian material. Matsushita juxtaposes a syllabic, rhythmic declamation with this melody, constantly alternating bars with even and odd numbers of beats, the octave C' - C'' constantly repeated by the outer parts and leading towards the climax at the text nomen Jesu. After ascending D major arpeggios, the central word Jesu radiates into F sharp major, the following repetition in the compass of an octave on C is more tranquil, ending peacefully with an F major chord, ppp.

SKU: CA.2402930

SKU: CA.2402920

SKU: S2.10-5059SF

ISBN 9780787750404.

Bryan Sharpe provides a unique, a cappella setting of the popular worship song. Equally effective with one singer on a part or with full choir and utilizing an emerging trend of vocal techniques, this inventive arrangement maintains and builds upon the power and emotion of the original version. Recording provided by 2Knight 2Knight from Kings High School in Kings Mills, OH.

SKU: HL.35007398

UPC: 747510065548. 8.5x11.0x0.019 inches.

David J. Howard makes his debut with Harold Flammer with a faithful rendering of this well-known fugue from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I. The linear writing and scale passages in this piece will sharpen the skills of your choir. Appropriate for worship or concert.

SKU: CA.965400

ISBN 9790007164898. Language: Latin.

Reflecting the psalm text, the composer Matsushita constantly finds new ways of expressing the praise of God. In the swinging rhythm of the 6/8 meter, with its dotted rhythms full of brio and binary pulse in counterpoint, with flashing dissonances through the almost oriental use of chromatic intervals, with sharply juxtaposed bitonal chords, and with the consonant-rich text, rapidly sung, the composer achieves an impressive, virtuoso showpiece which accomplished choirs can use to show off the full range of their abilities. Along the way Matsushita never writes unnecessarily complicated music, but music which is always based on his own practical experience as a choral director. In a rondo-like form he finds a parallel for the repetitions of unceasing praise. Matsushita sets the text syllabically throughout, but uses its tonal colors to give character to the individual sections. For example, the fanfare-like opening motif alternates with a crescendo section, which draws its energy from the contrast between declamatory vocal parts over a pedal point in diminished and augmented leaps of a third, fourth and fifth. Voice range: S: c' - b'' / A: asdeg - e'' / T: cdeg - gis' / B: F- e'.

SKU: CA.3113613

ISBN 9790007208134. Text language: German/English.

The cantata Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz BWV 136 was composed in Bach's first year as Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig and was first performed on the 8th Sunday after Trinity, the 18th July 1723. The librettist is unknown. The title of the cantata is taken from verse 23 of Psalm 139: Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz; prufe mich und erfahre, wie ich's meine. (Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts) The opening chorus forms an extended fugue, framed by string writing bursting with energy. The obbligato horn accentuates and enriches the movement with a special tonal color. The alto aria in F sharp minor (movement 3) comprises a trio movement with an oboe d'amore as solo instrument in a contrasting range - a presto middle section which dramatically charges the words Denn seines Eifers Grimm vernichtet (For the fury of its zeal will destroy). In the duet (movement 5) the text is sung by tenor and bass line by line, sometimes imitating contrapuntally, and sometimes both singing together dramatically in homophonic writing. A simple chorale setting to the melody Auf meinen lieben Gott concludes the cantata. Particularly charming here is the violin which joins the four vocal parts as an independent part. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3113600.