Railways 1846 Chorale TTBB TTBB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral TTBB choir, piano SKU: PR.312419270 From Terra Nostra. Comp...(+)
Choral TTBB choir, piano
SKU: PR.312419270
From Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Performance Score. 8
pages. Duration 2
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41927.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312419270).
ISBN
9781491137918. UPC:
680160692606. English.
Charles
Mackay.
Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s World” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay,
which describes the world
in exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “On thine
own child” praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O voluptuous
cool-breathed earth!”
Part I ends with “A
Blade of Grass” in
which Whitman muses how
our planet has been
spinning in the heavens
for a very long time.Part
II: The Rise of Humanity
examines the achievements
of mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley Hall” sets
an auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s “Railways
1846,” William Ernest
Henley’s “A Song of
Speed,” and John
Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s
“High Flight,” each
of which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In “Binsey
Poplars,” Gerard Manley
Hopkins takes note of the
effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A Dirge”
concludes Part II with a
warning that the planet
is beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s plight,
re-establish a deeper
connection to it, and
find a balance for living
within our planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the earth’s
plea that ended the
previous section: Lord
Byron’s “Darkness”
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s “Earth
Screaming” gives voice
to the modern issues of
our changing climate; and
William Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too Much
With Us” warns us that
we are almost out of time
to change our course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell Berry’s
“The Want of Peace”
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts (“A
Child said, What is the
grass?” and “There
was a child went forth
every day”) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s “A Blade
of Grass” from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states, “I
bequeath myself to the
dirt to grow from the
grass I love…”My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her?
Hodie Fanfare Chorale TTBB TTBB, Piano Alfred Publishing
Choir (Men's Choir) SKU: AP.49718 Composed by Sally K. Albrecht. Performa...(+)
Choir (Men's Choir)
SKU: AP.49718
Composed by Sally K.
Albrecht. Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Alfred Choral
Designs. Christmas;
Sacred. Choral Octavo. 12
pages. Alfred Music
#00-49718. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.49718).
UPC: 038081568058.
English.
Changing
meters of 10/8 and 6/8
are sure to grab your
attention in this
contemporary Christmas
choral. Rhythmic
four-part voices sing
mostly in Latin (with
occasional joy to the
world interjections) and
with various choral
textures. Staggered
Glorias kick it off with
exuberance and joyfully
return before the final
flourish. It's an
inspired surprise when
the addition of a descant
cleverly combines themes
we've heard before.
Invite a snare drum
player to join (part
included) to reinforce
the triumphant tone.
(For Church, Home or Community Singing) Arranged by Gladys Pitcher. For TTBB cho...(+)
(For Church, Home or
Community Singing)
Arranged by Gladys
Pitcher. For TTBB choir.
Format: vocal songbook.
With vocal score and
lyrics. Christmas. 32
pages. 6.7x10.5 inches.
Published by G. Schirmer,
Inc.
TTBB chorus with (piano) or (wind ensemble) or (brass quintet, organ & optional ...(+)
TTBB chorus with (piano)
or (wind ensemble) or
(brass quintet, organ &
optional percussion) or
(full orchestra) or
(Reduced orchestra)
(Please note
accompaniments are not
compatible with each
other.)
SKU:
EC.RBM-103A
Composed
by Randol Alan Bass.
Multi-Movement/Large
Choral Work. Christmas,
Sacred, 21st Century.
Choral score. Duration
12:00. Randol Bass Music
#RBM-103A. Published by
Randol Bass Music
(EC.RBM-103A).
UPC:
688670440052.
This
carol medley was
commissioned by the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
in 1992 and has been
performed nationwide on
Holiday and Christmas
programs- both in the
concert hall and for
church-based
presentations.
The
following four carols
appear, without
interruption, in this
manner: Shiloh
(William Billings) Joy
To the World Silent
Night (German /
English) Angels We
Have Heard On High.