Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) was a 20th century composer in the neo-classical style ...(+)
Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) was a 20th century composer in the neo-classical style widely recognised as the most important Danish composer since Nielsen. He is best known for his symphonic works solo concertos and chamber music but his choral a cappella compositions are worthy of the same merit. Vagn Holmboe’s Domine Libera Animam Meam & Nimium habitavit anima mea Op.59b from his second collection of Liber Canticorum. The texts are taken from the Old Testament and the music is scored for unaccompanied SATB Choir.
Robert Powell is a master with the hymn concerto. Here he takes the Arthur Sull...(+)
Robert Powell is a master with the hymn concerto. Here he takes the Arthur Sullivan tune and turns it into a festival setting accompanied by organ brass quintet and timpani. The congregation even gets to sing. Very accessible and suitable for Easter!
This hymn concertato is set for mixed voices with organ in the traditional class...(+)
This hymn concertato is set for mixed voices with organ in the traditional classic style known for the works of Robert Lau. Try it on Trinity Sunday or for general use.
This powerful choir and congregation hymn arrangement brings voices brass hand...(+)
This powerful choir and congregation hymn arrangement brings voices brass handbells and timpani together. Written in the classic concertato format the opening and closing flourishes act as festive bookends to this celebrated hymn of gratitude and praise. Proper part-writing ensures success and will build the confidence of your singers. Grand! Score and Parts (tpt 1-2 tbn 1-2 timp) available as a digital download. Part for Handbells (3 oct.) also available as a digital download.
This combination of a Felix Mendelssohn tune to the Charles Wesley text is a cla...(+)
This combination of a Felix Mendelssohn tune to the Charles Wesley text is a classic! Known for his creative ability in setting hymns in a concertato style Walter Pelz develops an exciting arrangement for large choir with organ brass timpani and even the congregation. This would make a terrific processional for your holiday concert.
on Praise to the Lord the Almighty-This glorious arrangement for choir and cong...(+)
on Praise to the Lord the Almighty-This glorious arrangement for choir and congregation is part of our Fanfare and Concertato series dedicated to invigorating congregational worship. Designed to be a festive moment the accoutrements of handbells brass and percussion are incredible additions yet this setting is interesting enough to be a choir only standalone anthem. This time-honored hymn will find its home in any worship gathering. Score and Parts (tpt 1-2 tbn 1-2 timp) available on CD-ROM and as a digital download. Handbell part (3 octaves) available as a digital download.
Based on the hymn tune Dix this concertato is set for mixed choir with keyboard...(+)
Based on the hymn tune Dix this concertato is set for mixed choir with keyboard optional handbells and violin. Opening in unison for all voices additional verses include a variety of choral textures with a rich accompaniment and decorative violin obbligato. Great for Thanksgiving earth day or general use.
On Come Christians Join To Sing-Part of a series of special publications devot...(+)
On Come Christians Join To Sing-Part of a series of special publications devoted to encouraging congregational singing this adaptation of a favorite hymn is designed as a powerful anthem for choir with optional brass and handbells. This invitation to worship and praise is also an ideal service opener. The octavo follows the standard 'Concertato' format featuring a verse of free harmonization and a final verse that includes a soaring descant along with choral intros and tags. Dynamic!
From our popular Fanfare and Concertato series comes this confident call of fait...(+)
From our popular Fanfare and Concertato series comes this confident call of faith. The journey of promises in the text place the people of God marching to life everlasting. Though intended for choir and congregation the anthem works just as well as a standalone. Accompany with the optional brass and handbells and make this a wonderful worship exclamation a festive opportunity for all. Superb! Score and Parts (tpt 1-2 tbn 1-2 timp) and Parts for Handbells (3 oct.) each available as a digital download.
Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Johann Sebastian Bach did not write any cello concer...(+)
Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Johann Sebastian Bach did not write any cello concertos. Or did he? Many of his music manuscripts disappeared after his death. Included in that lost treasure may have been a couple of cello concertos. Bach wrote six suites for cello and three sonatas for viola da gamba, so, yes, why not a cello or a gamba concerto? Here is the Concerto In F Minor BWV1056 arranged for cello and piano./ Feuillet / SATB
Francis Jackson's arrangement to the text Gaudeamus for SATB and Organ. Dr Franc...(+)
Francis Jackson's arrangement to the text Gaudeamus for SATB and Organ. Dr Francis Jackson CBE is a British organist and composer. He was born in Malton Yorkshire and received his early education as a Chorister at York Minster under his precursor the legendary Sir Edward Bairstow. Jackson succeeded Bairstow as Organist of York Minster in 1946 a post he held until his official retirement in 1982. His extensive output of sacred and secular music includes canticles anthems hymn tunes organ pieces two acclaimed monodramas an overture a concerto a symphony and solo songs. Jackson's creative output has continued since his retirement.
Britten's Jubilate is written for SATB choir and Organ accompaniment.Benjamin Br...(+)
Britten's Jubilate is written for SATB choir and Organ accompaniment.Benjamin Britten's birthday (22nd November 1913 Lowestoft) falls on St. Cecilia's Day a happy augury for the career of one of Britain's greatestcomposers. Essentially a vocal composer Britten won international fame for his operas and song-cycles. He never abandoned the principles of tonality and was a 'modern' composer who reached a mass audience and a conservative whoseoriginality no radical would sensibly deny. He shared with his predecessors Parry Vaughan Williams and Holst an intense interest in works for amateurs and children. His brilliant gifts as a pianist and conductor coupled withhis virtuosic inventiveness also led him to compose music for great performers such as the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and the singers Galina Vishnevskaya Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Janet Baker.The greatestpersonal influence on his music was the Tenor Peter Pears for whom he composed many operatic and vocal roles. In 1948 Britten Pears and Eric Crozier founded the Aldeburgh Festival now one of the most respected established fornew English music. In 1952 he was made a Companion of Honour in 1965 received the Order of Merit and in 1976 the year of his death he became the first composer to receive a life peerage.Oxford University Press wasBritten's first publisher. In the early 1930s A Boy Was Born and the Simple Symphony brought him great critical acclaim and launched his compositional career. Oxford is delighted to present some previouslyunpublished pieces in collaboration with the Britten Estate. These include the Double Concerto for Violin and Viola premiered at Snape by the Britten-Pears Orchestra under Kent Nagano in June 1997; Two Portraits forString Orchestra premiered on BBC Radio 3 in December 1995 by the Northern Sinfonia under Martyn Brabbins; The World Of The Spirit the full version first performed in 1938 on the BBC Home Service the abridged
Dyson's sumptuous choral epic of 1938 subtitled ‘A Cycle of Poems’...(+)
Dyson's sumptuous choral epic of 1938 subtitled ‘A Cycle of Poems’ charts man's journey through life and the afterlife using a collage of English poems. Quo Vadis is a work that in its aim design and achievement reaches for visionary heights. Right from the start Dyson's harmonic language and skilful orchestration are completely at the service of his beautiful and carefully crafted libretto. The composer fervently believed in the English choral movement's need for practical tuneful and lively music. Quo Vadis with its colourful orchestration and fine melodies demonstrates the effectiveness of this aestheticapproach. Arranged for SATB Chorus and Orchestra this major yet often overlooked piece lasts about 90 minutes in 9 movements.Sir George Dyson was a well-known English musician and composer of the 20th century. His compositions include a symphony in G major a violin concerto and a number of other works many of them for choir. Apart from his musical career Dyson was involved with the military during WWI his handbook on grenade-fighting techniques became the standard Army text for many years.
Francis Jackson is a British organist and composer. He was the organist and dire...(+)
Francis Jackson is a British organist and composer. He was the organist and director of music at York Minster for 36 years. Both nationally and internationally acclaimed Jackson has given recitals and concerts all over the world and made numerous recordings of solo Organ music and of choral music with the choir of York Minster. He has written extensively for the Church and his output includes anthems Organ solos Organ sonatas monodramas a concerto a symphony and some solo songs. Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis In G Minor are two magnificent pieces of sacred choral music arranged for SATB Voices. Total performance time isapproximately 8 minutes and 10 seconds.
Francis Jackson's Evening Service In G arranged for SATB and Organ. Dr Francis J...(+)
Francis Jackson's Evening Service In G arranged for SATB and Organ. Dr Francis Jackson CBE is a British organist and composer. He was born in Malton Yorkshire and received his early education as a Chorister at York Minster under his precursor the legendary Sir Edward Bairstow. Jackson succeeded Bairstow as Organist of York Minster in 1946 a post he held until his official retirement in 1982. His extensive output of sacred and secular music includes canticles anthems hymn tunes organ pieces two acclaimed monodramas an overture a concerto a symphony and solo songs. Jackson's creative output has continued since his retirement.
Vivaldi's international renown came about largely as a result of his concertos ...(+)
Vivaldi's international renown came about largely as a result of his concertos which were collated and of course performed throughout the courts of Europe. Quite unlike the concertos Vivaldi's voluminous output of sacred works was hardly known beyond the purlieus of their original performance. Following the composer's death they became increasingly unknown and even today it is difficult to say how many pieces of church music Vivaldi composed.As few of Vivaldi’s church compositions can be dated on the basis of written or stylistic evidence the origins of the Gloria In D remain shrouded with conjecture.Rather than being conceived aspart of a larger Mass setting the Gloria is an independent work a cyclical composition of broad design consisting of twelve self-contained movements. Stylistically it closely resembles a concertante Mass.This Urtext edition of Vivaldi’s ever-popular work provides you with an accurate realisation of the composer’s original intentions with thoroughly detailed editorial markings and suggestions as edited by Klaus Burmeister.
Francis Jackson's A Prayer Of John Donne arranged for SATB.Dr Francis Jackson CB...(+)
Francis Jackson's A Prayer Of John Donne arranged for SATB.Dr Francis Jackson CBE is a British organist and composer. He was born in Malton Yorkshire and received his early education as a Chorister at York Minster under his precursor the legendary Sir Edward Bairstow. Jackson succeeded Bairstow as Organist of York Minster in 1946 a post he held until his official retirement in 1982. His extensive output of sacred and secular music includes canticles anthems hymn tunes organ pieces two acclaimed monodramas an overture a concerto a symphony and solo songs. Jackson's creative output has continued since his retirement.
Litany is the first chorus from Edward Elgar’s ‘The Dream of Geron...(+)
Litany is the first chorus from Edward Elgar’s ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ scored for SATB Voices and Organ or Piano accompaniment in this Novello edition.The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38 is a work for Voices and orchestra in two parts composed by Edward Elgar in 1900 to text from the poem by John Henry Newman. It relates the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and settling into Purgatory. Litany is sung by the chorus (‘Assistants’) after Gerontius’ deathbed prayer. Elgar disapproved of the use of theterm 'oratorio' for the work though his wishes are not always followed. The piece is widely regarded as Elgar's finest choral work and some consider it his masterpiece.Sir Edward Elgar was an English composer many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations the Pomp and Circumstance Marches concertos for Violin and Cello and two symphonies. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.
Be Merciful Be Gracious is a chorus from Edward Elgar’s ‘The Drea...(+)
Be Merciful Be Gracious is a chorus from Edward Elgar’s ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ scored for SATB Voices and Organ or Piano accompaniment in this Novello edition.The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38 is a work for Voices and orchestra in two parts composed by Edward Elgar in 1900 to text from the poem by John Henry Newman. It relates the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and settling into Purgatory. Elgar disapproved of the use of the term 'oratorio' for the work though his wishes are not always followed.The piece is widely regardedas Elgar's finest choral work and some consider it his masterpiece.Sir Edward Elgar was an English composer many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations the Pomp and Circumstance Marches concertos for Violin and Cello and two symphonies. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.
Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) was a 20th century composer in the neo-classical style ...(+)
Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) was a 20th century composer in the neo-classical style widely recognised as the most important Danish composer since Nielsen. He is best known for his symphonic works solo concertos and chamber music but his choral a cappella compositions are worthy of the same merit. Holmboe’s Opus 59a is taken from his second collection of Liber Canticorum and consists of three movements: Benedic Domino Anima Mea - Hominis Dies - Benedicite Domino. The texts are taken from the Old Testament and the music is scored for unaccompanied SATB Choir.
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