For Tenor, Alto, Three Female Voices et Piano. Par JANACEK LEOS. Janacek's intimate chamber-music drama about the passionate love of a simple farm boy for a beautiful gypsy girl is one of his great vocal masterpieces. This cycle of 22 songs for tenor (an alto and three female voices/female choir SSA are added in three numbers) was composed on a setting of poems that were published anonymously. It was not until 80 years later that their author was identified as the regional poet and writer Ozef Kalda. The cycle also contains theatrical elements, such as the alto entrance and exit cues and lighting effects. Composed in 1917-19, the Diary was premiered in Brno in 1921 from a manuscript prepared by Gustav Homola. The same manuscript served as abasis for the first edition which was issued by the Brno publisher Oldrich Pazdirek in 1921 as well as for this current first Urtext edition. Janácek ’s intimate chamber-music drama about the passionate love of a simple farm boy for a beautiful gypsy girl is one of his great vocal masterpieces. This cycle of 22 songs for tenor (an alto and three female voices are added in three numbers) was composed on a setting of poems that were published anonymously. It was not until 80 years later that their author was identified as the regional poet and writer Ozef Kalda. The cycle also contains theatrical elements, such as the alto entrance and exit cues and lighting effects. Composed in 1917-19, the “Diary” was premièred in Brno in 1921 from a manuscript prepared by Gustav Homola. The same manuscriptserved as a basis for the first edition which was issued by the Brno publisher Oldrich Pazdírek in 1921 as well as for this current first Urtext edition. First Urtext edition with a detailed Foreword (Cz/Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) by the editor Singing translations in German (by Max Brod) and English (by Bernard Keefe) Numbers IX to XI which include the alto and three female voices also available online / Niveau : 4 / Répertoire / Ténor, Alto, 3 Voix de Femme et Piano

For more ambitious choirs who would like to emulate the sound of Anonymous 4, this piece uses chant-like singing and beautiful polyphonic Vocal writing that emphasizes the purity of the voice through the evocative Latin text by Hildegard von Bingen. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par PURCELL HENRY. A shortened version of Purcell's Fairy Queen for concert performance devised by Peter Pears, with the words taken from an anonymous adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream./ Répertoire / Chorale

There is no rose of such virtue is an anonymous mediaeval text, already well known through beautiful settings by Britten (in his Ceremony of Carols), John Joubert and others. The poem is 'macaronic' (it presents a verse in English, followed by a varying Latin refrain). This new version follows the illustrious examples above by remaining strophic and presenting broadly the same music in a succession of slightly different guises. The first verse is a straightforward four-part setting, the second gives the melody to the tenors and surrounds them with hushed, wordless writing for the other parts, and the third explores a freely canonic relationship between the tenor and soprano lines before carrying the previous verse-endings to a higher, more exalted pitch and mood. The fourth verse then expands its texture in a free climactic passage evoking the songs of praise sung by the angels. This subsides towards the final verse, where the texture of the music attenuates again to four parts, and canonic writing (based on the first four notes of the original melody) permeates all of them. This slightly extended statement leads to a hushed final cadence. Francis Pott (b. 1957) began musical life as a chorister at New College, Oxford. He held open music scholarships at Winchester College and at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he studied composition with Robin Holloway and Hugh Wood while pursuing piano studies privately in London with the distinguished British artist, Hamish Milne. Throughout the 1990s Francis was John Bennett Lecturer in Music at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and a lay clerk in the Choir of Winchester Cathedral. In 2001 he became Head of London College of Music, University of West London, later leading research across the University's Faculty of Arts and acceding in 2007 to its first Chair in Composition. Francis Pott has become recognised particularly for his sacred choral and organ music. This has been performed in concert and on radio in over three dozen countries worldwide, published by four major UK houses and released extensively on CD. Winner of four national composition awards, in 1997 he received first prize in the piano solo section of the S. S. Prokofiev Composing Competition, Moscow. In 2006 and 2011 he was a nominated finalist in the BASCA/BBC Annual Composer Awards. In summer 2012 he was winner of the international composing competition of the Cheltenham Festival, which sought new piano variations on the arioso song Bist du bei mir, well known in the arrangement by J. S. Bach. Francis lives with his wife and two children on the outskirts of Winchester. An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

from Four Spanish Lullabies. Par NUNEZ FRANCISCO. An original lullaby based on anonymous texts, “Crióme Mi Madre” tells a beautiful story in which the narrator remembers his mother singing to him and foretelling a wonderful future for him, one that did not necessarily come about./ Feuillet / Choeur d'Enfants

Book 2. Par FELLOWES E.H.. Edited by Edmund Fellowes CONTENTS ANONYMOUS: Willow Song (D - D) CAMPIAN, Thomas: Follow your saint (D - D); When to her lute Corinna sings (B - D) DOWLAND, John: Come again, sweet love doth now invite (C - D); Sleep wayward thoughts (E flat - C); Sorrow, stay (C - C) FORD, Thomas: Fair sweet cruel (D sharp - D) JONES, Robert: Now what is love (C - C) PILKINGTON, Francis: Diaphenia, like the daffdowndilly (C - C) ROSSETER, Philip:/ Recueil / Chant et Piano

This flexible collection offers a wealth of excellent material for singing in rounds. All of the standard rounds are represented, including many by master composers as well as anonymous ones. The book is divided into three main sections: rounds with texts, rounds without texts and selected rounds in score format. In addition to a complete alphabetical index, there are separate listings of rounds with sacred texts, rounds with secular texts, rounds about animals, rounds about bells, Christmas rounds, rounds in foreign languages, lullabies, rounds about music, rounds about nature, rounds about singing and street cries. There's even an additional listing of rounds in two parts, three parts, four, five and six parts. This is one collection no music library should be without! From the Kodály Choral Concept. Includes index based on song content and teaching concepts. / Choeur Mixte

Par MELLERS WILFRID. Lacrimae Amoris, scored for solo countertenor and men's voices, sets the words of Sir Walter Raleigh about a long-lost love, and an anonymous text concerning a dream of Mary weeping after the death of her son Jesus./ Répertoire / Contreténor Solo et Voix d'Hommes

Das Kanaanäische Weib. Evangeliendialog. Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. anonymous composition, attributed to Schütz by Hans Joachim Moser/ Répertoire / Choeur SMsBar/STB, (Contrebasse et Orgue)

Par CHILCOTT BOB. Ce magnifique ouvrage a été commandé conjointement par six organisations musicales de la ville anglaise cathédrale de talent exceptionnel Salisbury. Espaces Chilcott pour l'écriture chorale de grande envergure, Salisbury Vêpres rend hommage à la plus ancienne des services, en combinant les paramètres des psaumes Vêpres traditionnelles anonymes premiers textes et les mots de l'Abécédaire de Sarum de 1516 motets Marian. ponctuent les psaumes, et l'ouvrage se termine par un cadre important du Magnificat, basé sur la mélodie grégorienne de la même section dans les Vêpres de Monteverdi en 1610. Avec de rythmes, passages de la contemplation de réflexion, et expansif, textures puissant, c'est un must pour tous les amoureux de la musique Chilcott, et est sûr de devenir une pierre angulaire du répertoire moderne chorale. Salisbury Vêpres est écrite pour chOeur, chOeur de chambre et chorale d'enfants, mais peut également être effectué par un grand chOeur mixte divisés en petits groupes, avec les sopranos et altos chanter une partie des enfants. Bob Chilcott a été impliqué dans la musique chorale toute sa vie, d'abord comme choriste, puis étudié le chant choral au King's College, Cambridge. Plus tard, il a chanté et composé la musique de douze ans avec les King's Singers. Ses expériences avec ce groupe, son engagement passionné à des chOeurs de jeunes et amateur, et sa conviction profonde que la musique peut unir les gens, ont inspiré à la fois de composer à temps plein et, à travers workshopping proactive, afin de promouvoir la musique chorale à travers le monde. '/ Recueil / Chant

26 Italian Songs And Arias contains arias sung and loved by the greatest singers in the world, and this version is for Medium/Low Voice with Piano Accompaniment. This edition draws on original manuscripts and historical first editions, along with recent research of prominent musicologists, to meet a high standard of accuracy and authenticity. It also enhances your enjoyment of the arias with a fascinating background about their original appearance in cantatas and operas, and about their composers. It will be easier than ever to learn the arias because the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet removes doubts about correctpronunciation. / Répertoire d'Examen / Recueil / Voix

Compilation. Par PATON JOHN GLENN. This authoritative, new edition of the world's most loved songs and arias draws on original manuscripts, historical first editions and recent research by prominent musicologists to meet a high standard of accuracy and authenticity. Includes fascinating background information about the arias and their composers as well as a singable rhymed translation, a readable prose translation and a literal translation of each single Italian word. / Niveau : Moyen / Rép Classique / Recueil / Chant et Piano

Il... Inclut un CD de piano accompagnements. Chansons italiennes et arias des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles ont depuis de nombreuses années été répertoire essentiel pour toute personne qui apprend à chanter. Mais cette musique est principalement connue dans les adaptations romantiques qui reconnaissent à peine les compositeurs originales. Cette nouvelle collection de 30 chansons et arias le ' standard 24 ', avec six autres pièces typiques du style italien recrée la plus claire et plus propre - et plus facile à jouer - style d'accompagnement des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. Outre les éditions authentiques de la musique, le livre contient de précieux renseignements qui aideront les chanteurs interpréter et exécuter ce répertoire: 1. traduction mot-par-mot italien-anglais du texte original - 2. Slations - chant anglais tran, 3. Translittérations IPA du texte italien - 4. notes historiques sur chaque chanson - 5. Un CD contenant des enregistrements de l'accompagnement piano, est inclus dans le livre. / Voix Et Piano

Noël 2 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed voice choirs, which follows on from the highly acclaimed Noël! Volume 1 (Catalogue No. NOV310800). The contents range from the Renaissance to the present: from Byrd and Sweelinck, via Bach, familiar settings of traditional and lesser known carols through the ages to Howells and Leighton, and work by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Eric Whitacre, John Tavener Tarik O'Regan and Richard Allain. Mixed voice choirs of all levels will find here new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating works for the Christmas season, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. Selected and edited by David Hill, Choral Advisor to Novello, Chief Conductor of the BBC singers, Musical Director of The Bach Choir, Chief Conductor of The Southern Sinfonia and Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate by the University of Southampton in 2002 in recognition of his Services to Music. 'Noël was a welcome addition to the Christmas list for decent standard choirs - Noël 2 adds even more to the repertoire in a handy volume... The main enticements are some fantastic new arrangements of old favourites, a number of works previously only available in single sheets (Whitacre's Lux Arumque among others) and some fantastic new surprises. Adrian Peacock's Venite, Gaudete is a wonderfully original and vibrant setting, Richard Rodney Bennet's I Wonder as I Wander is both reflective and effective, and there are plenty more. Some of the pieces here will challenge your choir, but there's a vast amount to get the Christmas inspiration flowing. ' - Jonathan Wikeley, Music Teacher November 2009 '?an outstanding resource for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany ' Andrew Stewart, Choir and amp - Organ November/December 2010 Noel! 2 Interview With David Hill by Musicroom / Choeur SATB Et Orgue (Ou Piano)