Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.8751549

Composed by Leonardo Da Vinci and Wes Ramsay. Arranged by Tim Sharp. Gentry Publications. Concert. Octavo. Gentry Publications #JG2409. Published by Gentry Publications (HL.8751549).

UPC: 884088396800. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

Leonardo da Vinci was not only a fine musician but he created musical riddles. ACDA Executive Director Dr. Tim Sharp has realized one of these riddles and sent it to composer Wes Ramsay who has placed it in a new song with contemporary flavors. The result is a delightful new piece of choral art. Great for high school festivals and concerts.

From Da Vinci Requiem. Composed by Cecilia McDowall. Sacred choral - mixed voices. Vocal score. Duration 4.5'. Oxford University Press #9780193529052. Published by Oxford University Press

Choir Secular (SATB choir)

SKU: AP.50128

Composed by Christopher Fox. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Secular. Choral Octavo. 16 pages. Alfred Music #00-50128. Published by Alfred Music (AP.50128).

UPC: 038081572987. English. Words by Vincent van Gogh; Edgar Degas; Leonardo da Vinci; Pablo Picasso; Michelangelo.

Trans form your choral stage into a canvas for imagination with this innovative piece for concert or festival. The words of Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, and Michelangelo come together to form an inspiring collective work. The ever-changing palette of musical colors reflects the time periods in which each of these artists lived. Discover more at alfred.com/thegallery.

About Alfred Choral Designs

Th e Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

SATB choir, piano reduction - Intermediate

SKU: GI.G-8955

Composed by Thomas LaVoy. Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Evoking Sound. Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. GIA Publications #8955. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-8955).

UPC: 785147895503. Latin. Text Source: From the Liturgy of the Hours for Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

My setting of this well-known prayer is largely based on a piece of 16th-century visual art of the same name,Salvator mundi, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. Though many artists have created similar paintings depicting Christ in this fashion, Leonardo’s is of the small minority in which the orb that Christ holds in his left hand lacks any sort of ornamentation or indeed any kind of religious symbol at all. The orb, as it appears in other depictions, is referred to as a globus cruciger (cross-bearing orb). This term does not apply in this instance, as the orb lacks a cross, existing purely as an unblemished globe, calm and serene, mirroring the expression that is present on Christ’s face. This piece should be sung in largely the same way that the painting appears on the canvas: subdued and reverent. The dynamic contrasts in measures 22–28 represent a very human supplication to Christ, but they should not be overstated or dramatic in any way. Such is the case with the entire work, it is a very introspective take on the prayer’s text, and as such it should feel quietly restrained and reflective throughout. The piece ends with four double-barred repetitions of the word “Deus,” representing the four points of the cross. Listen to The Same Stream perform Salvator Mundi from Songs of the Questioner.

Movement I from To Shiver the Sky. Composed by Christopher Tin. BH Secular Choral. Concert, Festival, Games / Video and Electronic, Italian. Octavo. Duration 230 seconds. Boosey and Hawkes #979-0-051- 48598-7. Published by Boosey and Hawkes

Composed by Jonathan Adams. For Choral (SATB). Pavane Secular. 12 pages. Pavane Publishing #P1525. Published by Pavane Publishing