Sacred, Contemporary Worship, General. Lorenz Publishing Company #70/2121L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.70-2121L).

Concert Band - Grade 2

SKU: AP.47397S

Composed by Mykola Leontovych. Arranged by Michael Story. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Belwin Young Band. Christmas; Holiday Pops; Swing. Score. 16 pages. Duration 2:00. Belwin Music #00-47397S. Published by Belwin Music (AP.47397S).

UPC: 038081545080. English.

The inspiration of this setting comes from Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych's original 1914 work for mixed choir, which demonstrates both his sacred and nationalistic style. The four-note ostinato is known by several different titles and performed in a wide variety of styles including classical, metal, country, rock, and pop, and, with this jazz setting, the original takes on yet another new flavor. (2:00).

Intermediate to Early Advanced Works by 37 Composers. Edited by Maurice Hinson. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Alfred Masterwork Edition. 20th Century; Masterwork. Book. 208 pages. Alfred Music #00-21442. Published by Alfred Music

SATB Choir and Organ

SKU: HL.14035285

Composed by Peter Warlock. Music Sales America. Classical. Choral Score. Music Sales #NOV310462. Published by Music Sales (HL.14035285).

The Five Lesser Joys of Mary begins with a conventional Nativity scene - the ox and the ass for warmth, the star, the Wise Men - to verses attributed by Warlock to one Daniel Lawrence Kelleher, editor of Christmas Carols (No. 18 in the second series of Augustan Books of English Poetry) where the anonymous verses were published.

The fourth stanza recounts Jesus 'Confounding the doctors, the poor little Child,' while the fifth carries us to Calvary and a singularly lame conclusion as Mary 'Saw Jesus droop over and lie very still, She thought of the good times they had long ago When He'd droop in her arms and she'd singhusheenlo.'

Str ophically composed, with small variations, Warlock's tenderness seems generic.

SATB choir, organ accompaniment, violin, cello

SKU: GI.G-005815

Composed by Jennifer Kerr Breedlove Budziak. Christmastide, Baptism of the Lord, Children. Tune Name: English Carol. Sacred. Octavo. GIA Publications #005815. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-005815).

The joyful 6/8 meter and sprightly violin (or C instrument) figures make this English carol arrangement as much fun to listen to as it is to perform. Women and men both get a chance to sing this uplifting melody before splitting into part writing on Sing O my love on the latter three verses. Jennifer has also included the rarely heard fourth verse that speaks of the baptism of Christ, making this anthem a gem for any concert or liturgy during the Christmas season. Choral arranging at its best.

Unison choir, organ

SKU: LO.10-5261S

Composed by Carl Smith. Choral. Sacred Anthem, Christmas. Octavo. Sacred Music Press #10/5261S. Published by Sacred Music Press (LO.10-5261S).

ISBN 9780787765101.

Carl Smith has created a delightful and easy arrangement of the fourteenth-century carol Resonemus Laudibus, an ancestor carol” to the familiar In Dulci Jubilo. The joyous melody evokes the pealing of bells and is supported by the organ’s harmonic accompaniment.

for Medium/High Voice and Piano. Vocal Collection. Size 9x12 inches. 160 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Composed by Nancy Raabe. For 2-part mixed choir, keyboard. Published by Augsburg Fortress