No. 5 I Bought Me a Cat-An up-beat and yet easy going song from Old American Songs Set 1. Arranged simply for Unison voices and Piano accompaniment.

This is an entertainment for upper voices and Piano and the song is ideal for any young chorus group to perform perhaps at a musical show a school function or in a revue group. This song tells of the ghostly and mysterious goings on one night in a country churchyard. There are pauses for a narrator to set the scene for the next part of the song. There are solo lines for a sexton a sexton's wife a bishop and the mysterious Tom Cat.

Catches (Paperback)-The first complete volume of Henry Purcell's Catches to appear in Purcell Society Edition since 1922. The new edition lays particular emphasis on accuracy and performance and includes a comprehensive commentary. Cloth edition available: NOV151103-01.

Unison piano and optional percussionAn ear-catching piece about gossip! Children repeat conversations overheard on the two-five special train with a delightful accompaniment of cymbal claves and drum.

Jenkyns’ songs for children can best be described as art songs for the youngest singers. Their ranges and technical requirements are just right for the younger age groups and their lyrics as in The Five Little Mice are perfectly gauged for their performers. NB The Five Little Mice come to a sad end in this tale courtesy of a watchful cat.Peter Jenkyns was a 20th century British composer singer and educator who wrote a series of songs for primary-aged children sensitively arranged and with appropriate lyrics. Jenkyns was the headmaster of two primary schools outside of London for whose choirs he composed songs for the St Albans’ Schools Music Festival. He wasalso a highly-regarded Gilbert and Sullivan patter-song singer and he founded a local Gilbert & Sullivan society which is still thriving.

A moving story for unison voices and piano imagining the thoughts of a baby elephant separated from its family and transported from the wilds of Africa to a zoo a long way from home. The catchy melodies and inventive lyrics bring home to children the horror of ivory hunting and some disadvantages of zoo captivity. A splendid piece for end-of-term performance that also provides an excellent basis for classroom activity. 25 mins.Published in association with the World Wide Fund for Nature: performances of this work will benefit the WWF.You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

The Green Willow is a straightforward but rewarding piece for Unison Voices with Piano Accompaniment with traditional lyrics. It was first published in 1926.Dr. J. Frederic Staton (1884-1961)was a British organist composer adjudicator and pedagogue. Born in Yorkshire he was a Parish organist and Choirmaster in Chesterfield from 1899 onwards and also conducted several music societies and orchestras in the 1920s and30s. He was an early examiner for the ABRSM and spent the Second World War in Canada and New Zealand after travelling overseas to examine and adjudicate at Music Festivals. In 1942 he published Sweet Singing In TheChoir a popular handbook of choral technique.

Nicholas Nye is a poem for young children written by Walter De La Mere (1873-1956) in 1931. It was to set to music for Unison Voices with Piano accompaniment by Llifon Hughes-Jones in 1942.Dr. Llifon Hughes-Jones (1918-1996) was a British composer conductor and teacher. He studied at the Manchester Music college (now the RNCM) and Trinity College London and later taught music for many years atSalford Grammar school. He wrote many works for the National Eisteddfod competitions in which he also adjudicated. He was one of the few composers who regularly wrote in Welsh and the musical culture of Wales is still indebtedto his contributions.

The first two carols of the set are Bennett’s own creations a study in contrasts. The first is a classic carol in common time with syncopation and a divisi Chorus. The second is the engaging African Crib Carol in 3+3+2/8 timeagain with divisi Chorus. The third is a lilting arrangement of a traditional Somerset carol. Separately or as a suite these three carols make a fine addition to seasonal school programming.F Roy Bennett was a respected musiceducator and author of the 20th century who wrote many books of music theory and history that are highly prized by primary and secondary school music teachers. As a composer he was a gifted writer of words and music for schoolchoirs as in this set of three carols.

Valerie Showers Crescenz is a public school music teacher that understands the young voice. Once again she provide us with a provocative text perfectly matched to an expressive melody.

Souris Silencieuse, Souris Saint raconte l'histoire de la façon la plus aimée au monde Christmas carol, Silent Night, est venu à être écrite. Rempli d'humour et Jill, les écrivains et Michael Gallina part ce conte de Noël inoubliable à travers les frasques de certaines souris très sage - et un chat paresseux Eglise nommé Sébastien. Conçu avec des voix élémentaires à l'esprit, cette comédie musicale délicieuse offre des choeurs d'enfants est facile à chanter des mélodies et des rimes texte intelligent qui rendent l'apprentissage rapide et agréable. / Chant/Vocal/Choeur