By Stephen Chatman. For SATB Choir divisi (Mixed Voices). Requiem, Memorial, Saints Days. Choral. 12 pages

Composed by Ivo Antognini (1963-). For Choral (SATB Divisi). Choral. 12 pages. Published by G. Schirmer

A Cappella (SATB) SKU: HU.F057152415X Composed by Morten Lauridsen. Choral. Choral Signature Series. O nata lux. Softcover Book. 8 pages. Faber Music #F057152415X. Published by Faber Music

(SATB Vocal Score). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). SATB Score. Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 56 pages. Peermusic #61911-122. Published by Peermusic

(SATB with Organ, Score). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). SATB Score. Peermusic Classical. 56 pages. Peermusic #61914-122. Published by Peermusic

(SATB and orchestra score). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). Score. Peermusic Classical. 60 pages. Peermusic #61925-186. Published by Peermusic

By Brian Schmidt. (SATB DV A Cappella). Walton Choral. Size 6.75x10.5 inches. 8 pages. Published by Walton Music.

Composed by Kevin A. Memley. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Pavane Choral. A Cappella, Concert. Octavo. Composed 1944. 1543. 8 pages. Duration 21'. Pavane Publishing #P1543. Published by Pavane Publishing

Composed by Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006). Edited by Monika Lichtenfeld. This edition: 2 volumes; hardcover with dustjacket. Books / Librettos. Publications from the Paul Sacher Foundation Band 10. Die erste umfassende Schriftenausgabe des bedeutenden ungarischen Komponisten. Text Language: German. 876 pages. Published by Paul Sacher Stiftung

Soprano, tenor, Knabensoprano, flugelhorn, mixed choir and chamber orchestra (Study Score)

SKU: HL.49018099

Boy Soprano, Soprano, Tenor, Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra Study Score. Composed by Harald Weiss. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Sheet music. Study Score. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2008/2009. 188 pages. Duration 100'. Schott Music #ED20619. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018099).

ISBN 9790001158428. UPC: 884088567347. 8.25x11.75x0.457 inches. Latin - German.

On letting go(Concerning the selection of the texts) In the selection of the texts, I have allowed myself to be motivated and inspired by the concept of 'letting go'. This appears to me to be one of the essential aspects of dying, but also of life itself. We humans cling far too strongly to successful achievements, whether they have to do with material or ideal values, or relationships of all kinds. We cannot and do not want to let go, almost as if our life depended on it. As we will have to practise the art of letting go at the latest during our hour of death, perhaps we could already make a start on this while we are still alive. Tagore describes this farewell with very simple but strikingly vivid imagery: 'I will return the key of my door'. I have set this text for tenor solo. Here I imagine, and have correspondingly noted in a certain passage of the score, that the protagonist finds himself as though 'in an ocean' of voices in which he is however not drowning, but immersing himself in complete relaxation. The phenomenon of letting go is described even more simply and tersely in Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom'. This cannot be expressed more plainly.I have begun the requiem with a solo boy's voice singing the beginning of this psalm on a single note, the note A. This in effect says it all. The work comes full circle at the culmination with a repeat of the psalm which subsequently leads into a resplendent 'lux aeterna'. The intermediate texts of the Requiem which highlight the phenomenon of letting go in the widest spectrum of colours originate on the one hand from the Latin liturgy of the Messa da Requiem (In Paradisum, Libera me, Requiem aeternam, Mors stupebit) and on the other hand from poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, Hermann Hesse, Rabindranath Tagore and Rainer Maria Rilke.All texts have a distinctive positive element in common and view death as being an organic process within the great system of the universe, for example when Hermann Hesse writes: 'Entreiss dich, Seele, nun der Zeit, entreiss dich deinen Sorgen und mache dich zum Flug bereit in den ersehnten Morgen' ['Tear yourself way , o soul, from time, tear yourself away from your sorrows and prepare yourself to fly away into the long-awaited morning'] and later: 'Und die Seele unbewacht will in freien Flugen schweben, um im Zauberkreis der Nacht tief und tausendfach zu leben' ['And the unfettered soul strives to soar in free flight to live in the magic sphere of the night, deep and thousandfold']. Or Joseph von Eichendorff whose text evokes a distant song in his lines: 'Und meine Seele spannte weit ihre Flugel aus. Flog durch die stillen Lande, als floge sie nach Haus' ['And my soul spread its wings wide. Flew through the still country as if homeward bound.']Here a strong romantically tinged occidental resonance can be detected which is however also accompanied by a universal spirit going far beyond all cultures and religions. In the beginning was the sound Long before any sort of word or meaningful phrase was uttered by vocal chords, sounds, vibrations and tones already existed. This brings us back to the music. Both during my years of study and at subsequent periods, I had been an active participant in the world of contemporary music, both as percussionist and also as conductor and composer. My early scores had a somewhat adventurous appearance, filled with an abundance of small black dots: no rhythm could be too complicated, no register too extreme and no harmony too dissonant. I devoted myself intensely to the handling of different parameters which in serial music coexist in total equality: I also studied aleatory principles and so-called minimal music.I subsequently emigrated and took up residence in Spain from where I embarked on numerous travels over the years to India, Africa and South America. I spent repeated periods during this time as a resident in non-European countries. This meant that the currents of contemporary music swept past me vaguely and at a great distance. What I instead absorbed during this period were other completely new cultures in which I attempted to immerse myself as intensively as possible.I learned foreign languages and came into contact with musicians of all classes and styles who had a different cultural heritage than my own: I was intoxicated with the diversity of artistic potential.Nevertheless, the further I distanced myself from my own Western musical heritage, the more this returned insistently in my consciousness.The scene can be imagined of sitting somewhere in the middle of the Brazilian jungle surrounded by the wailing of Indians and out of the blue being provided with the opportunity to hear Beethoven's late string quartets: this can be a heart-wrenching experience, akin to an identity crisis. This type of experience can also be described as cathartic. Whatever the circumstances, my 'renewed' occupation with the 'old' country would not permit me to return to the point at which I as an audacious young student had maltreated the musical parameters of so-called contemporary music. A completely different approach would be necessary: an extremely careful approach, inching my way gradually back into the Western world: an approach which would welcome tradition back into the fold, attempt to unfurl the petals and gently infuse this tradition with a breath of contemporary life.Although I am aware that I will not unleash a revolution or scandal with this approach, I am nevertheless confident as, with the musical vocabulary of this Requiem, I am travelling in an orbit in which no ballast or complex structures will be transported or intimated: on the contrary, I have attempted to form the message of the texts in music with the naivety of a 'homecomer'. Harald WeissColonia de San PedroMarch 2009.

(Recorded live). By Westmont Chamber Singers; Santa Barbara City College Quire of Voyces; Adelfos Ensemble; Westmont College Concert Choir. Release date: 2014. Mark Records. Listening CD. Duration 67:13:00. Published by Mark Custom Music

Recorded live. By Counterpoint from the Golden Gate Men's Chorus; Mt. Eden High School Chamber Singers & Women's Choir. Release date: 2014. Mark Records. Listening CD. Duration 57:20:00. Published by Mark Custom Music (MK.51159-MCD).

Choir Secular (SATB choir)

SKU: AP.50238

Composed by Ruth Morris Gray. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Lawson-Gould. Sacred; Secular; Traditional. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-50238. Published by Alfred Music (AP.50238).

UPC: 038081574080. Lat.

The traditional Latin eternal light text is beautifully brought to life in this artful a cappella work by contemporary choral composer Ruth Morris Gray. With plenty of room for rubato and dynamic expression, this piece employs a variety of choral textures with an approach that is simple yet elegant. Efficient part-writing achieves occasional dissonance with minimal divisi, and a delicate descant illuminates the final moments of this superb setting.

SATB choir

SKU: ST.CN8P

Composed by Edmund Jolliffe. ChoralNow. This PRINTED version is available to purchase as a regular sheet music title for delivery by post. Octavo. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #CN8P. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.CN8P).

ISBN 9790220224652.

Edmu nd Jolliffe's setting of the communion antiphon for the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass may be sung to equally powerful effect either liturgically, or as the focus of a collective expression of remembrance, or as a moving addition to any choral concert programme. From the opening revelation of eternal light the music moves steadily through hushed litanies and invocations to a resounding climax. A contemporary tonality of richly annotated chords illuminates these traditional words with a modern sound and sense. This is a piece that singers will enjoy for its discipline of sustained lines and beautifully balanced sonorities no less than for its eloquent statement of an eternal hope.

By Tom Porter. For SATB choir, piano. Concert. Octavo. Text language: latin. 12 pages. Duration 3 minutes 30 seconds. Published by Heritage Music Press

SKU: LO.99-2931H

Composed by Tom Porter. Choral. Concert. Performance/accompaniment CD. Heritage Music Press #99/2931H. Published by Heritage Music Press (LO.99-2931H).

UPC: 000308131093.

From the simplicity of the opening chant to its soaring climax, this setting of a traditional Latin text will be a stunning addition to any concert program. Tom Porter weaves provocative melodic lines with interesting harmonies to create a riveting landscape of sound. Standard vocal ranges and a supportive yet evocative accompaniment make this piece accessible to high school choirs, while lush choral writing ensures that it will also appeal to university, community, and church ensembles.

New Completion. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756- 1791). Edited by Michael Ostrzyga. This edition: Urtext. Paperback Binding. Baerenreiter Urtext. Classical Period. Score. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA11310. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Composed by Howard Goodall (1958-). Multi-Movement/Large Choral Work. Lent, Triduum/Three Days, Tenebrae, 21st Century, Heaven, Lament/Grief/Sorrow. Vocal/choral score. MorningStar Music Publishers #56-0002. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

Score. By Hans Werner Henze. Schott. Size 8.25x11.75 inches. 374 pages. Published by Schott.

Choir Secular

SKU: AP.49695

Composed by Andy Beck. This edition: SoundTrax CD. Choral Octavo; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Graduation; Peace/Brotherhood; Secular. CD. Alfred Music #00-49695. Published by Alfred Music (AP.49695).

UPC: 038081567822. English.

Imagine the opening solo in darkness. Light increases as the choir begins, growing to full brilliance when three luminous lines intertwine. A lux aeterna refrain is sung in resonant harmony, with touches of shimmering dissonance on cadences. One final tone cluster at the end ignites shivers. This inspiring text provides a personal credo to live with light. Download the optional violin obbligato for free.

About Alfred Choral Designs

Th e 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.

Choir Secular (SAB choir/3-Part choir Mixed)

SKU: AP.49693

Composed by Andy Beck. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Graduation; Peace/Brotherhood; Secular. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-49693. Published by Alfred Music (AP.49693).

UPC: 038081567808. English.

Imagine the opening solo in darkness. Light increases as the choir begins, growing to full brilliance when three luminous lines intertwine. A lux aeterna refrain is sung in resonant harmony, with touches of shimmering dissonance on cadences. One final tone cluster at the end ignites shivers. This inspiring text provides a personal credo to live with light. Download the optional violin obbligato for free.

About Alfred Choral Designs

Th e 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.

Choir Secular (2-Part choir)

SKU: AP.49694

Composed by Andy Beck. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Graduation; Peace/Brotherhood; Secular. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-49694. Published by Alfred Music (AP.49694).

UPC: 038081567815. English.

Imagine the opening solo in darkness. Light increases as the choir begins, growing to full brilliance when three luminous lines intertwine. A lux aeterna refrain is sung in resonant harmony, with touches of shimmering dissonance on cadences. One final tone cluster at the end ignites shivers. This inspiring text provides a personal credo to live with light. Download the optional violin obbligato for free.

About Alfred Choral Designs

Th e 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.