Gian Carlo Menotti is frequently considered to be the greatest composer of American opera in the twentieth century. The Missa O Pulchritudo uses the Roman Catholic text for the Mass except for the Credo which is replaced by a Motet based on the words of St. Augustine. There is some occasional part-splitting in the chorus. This is the Schirmer Edition of the vocal score and includes a Piano reduction of the orchestral accompaniment. (These orchestral parts are available on rental from G. Schirmer).

John Prindle Scott's Come Ye Blessed arranged by Carl Deis for SATB choir with Organ accompaniment.John Prindle Scott was an American singer Vocal tutor and composer. Born in New York in 1877 he studied at Oberlin College Ohio between 1896-1900. He moved back to New York city before 1908 and later became a voice teacher in Saginaw Michigan.According to an article in the Syracuse American 'He had established a considerable reputation in concert work when he was forced by increasing deafness to turn to composition for musical expression.'Prindle Scott composed about 60 published songsbetween 1910 and 1930 including several prominent sacred works which have remained in the repertoire. Come Ye Blessed takes its text from the Gospel of Matthew. It was first published by G. Schirmer in 1917. Alan J. Ord author of Singer's Repertoire described the piece as being a good choice for bass voices calling it 'ardent with a flowing line'.

An oratorio for Soprano Alto Tenor and Baritone soli SATB chorus Orchestra and Organ. This the Schirmer Edition of the Vocal Score includes a Piano Accompaniment.

Collection-These songs first became known in the U.S. when Pete Seeger and a group of New York City teenagers called the Song Swappers recorded some of them for Folkways Records in 1955.In 1960 G. Schirmer published a collection ofthe songs which made it possible for choral directors and song directors to introduce their singers to this music. Long out of print the collection has now been reissued with several new songs included. The music can be adaptedand used with young children as well as high school and adult singers. A Piano accompaniment is included for rehearsal purposes as well as introductory notes and English lyrics by Pete Seeger.Songs include Abiyoyo Babevuya Bayandoyika Bayeza (Oonomot'hot'holo) Father Father Goodbye Here's To The Couple; Hey Motswala (Wedding Song) Hey T'hola T'hola Hey Tswana and Icamagu

SATB-One of Berlioz's greatest works the Grand Messe des Morts is written for Tenor Solo SSTTBB Chorus and Orchestra. The scale of this work should not be underestimated: it runs at an hour and a quarter and the orginal scoring included no fewer than 16 timpani and four extra brass choirs! However not all of its music is massive (the extra forces explode onto the scene in the Tuba mirum portion of the Dies irae sequence in No. 2 and then disappear). Indeed much of it is quite intimate -- for example the slender No. 3 Quid sum miser which immediately follows the outburst in No. 2 or the opening of No. 9 Sanctus which features the solo tenor. Andthe Requiem ends in absolute tenderness the Lamb of God (No. 10 Agnus Dei) having taken away the sins of the world and accepted the dead into a new world of which we mortals can hear only vague echoes -- timpani strokes left over from the explosive Last Judgment held earlier in the mass now distant and gentle. This the Schirmer Edition of the vocal score contains a piano accompaniment arranged by Leopold Damrosch.

Newly engraved and with a sparkling new orchestration this Schirmer classic is a delightful choice for holiday and winter programmes. Easily learned impressive-sounding and ideal for choirs of all levels. Available for SATB SAB SSA TTBB SA Orchestral Pak and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 1:00.

A Cantata for Advent Christmas and Epiphany based on the Nativity story. The work was originally written for four Solo Voices SATB Choir Organ Harp and Timpani; this the Schirmer Edition of the Vocal Score just includes the Vocal and Organ parts.

A full anthem for Whitsunday for SATB Choir a cappella. Schirmer Edition. Piano accompaniment included for rehearsal only.

The G. Schirmer Choral Church Music series presents J.S. Bach's Crucifixus from the Mass In B Minor. Scored for SATB Chorus and Organ or Piano accompaniment.

This is the Schirmer Edition Vocal Score of George Frideric Handel's Dixit Dominus a work for Soli Mixed Chorus and Piano or Organ accompaniment. This edition has been edited with a Keyboard reduction by William Herrmann.

Handel originally wrote Israel in Egypt in the late 1730s but this the well-known version was not written until twenty years later when he discarded the old one as out-of-date. The 'new' version is a two-act oratorio where the chorus is far more prominent and serves much greater variety of expressive purposes than one finds almost anywhere else in Handel's output. Notably there is extensive use of the double-chorus. It did not take long for this 1756 version of Israel in Egypt to assume a place alongside the Messiah as one of England's favorite choral treasures. Part I tells of the Israelites' deliverance from their Egyptian captivity at the hands of Moses; thetwelve choruses that describe the miracles leading to the Israelites' freedom are among the most stunning and colorful ever written -- images of hailstones pestilence and even the glorious parting of the Red Sea are achieved without once resorting to the kind of pictorialism that a lesser composer would relish. Part II Moses' Song recounts the Israelites' victory. This is the Schirmer Edition of the Vocal Score and hence contains a piano reduction of the original orchestral accompaniment.The full score is also available order code DP16788.

From German Requiem-Newly engraved this is the classic G. Schirmer edition now with English and German texts. Available separately the VoiceTrax CD features a full performance with vocals full orchestra accompaniment and individualpart-predominant tracks to assist in rehearsal and individual practice. Duration: ca. 5:45.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Setting the Wendell Berry 'To My Mother' but incorporating it for his parents Joshua Shank portrays the sense of wandering and confusion in the early sections of his music but ultimately finds the revelation of true unconditional love. Commissioned by Matthew Culloton and The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists and chosen by Dale Warland for his G. Schirmer series this is a work worthy of the finest choirs.

A sacred Cantata based on the 42nd Psalm for Soprano Solo Mixed Chorus and Piano. This is the Schirmer edition and contains the English translation only.