Par PURCELL HENRY. Matching skilfully contrived music with topical and often scabrous texts, Purcell’s Catches offer vivid glimpses of 17th-century life which also appeal to a more modern sense of humour. Reissued to celebrate the tercentenary of the composer’s death, this complete collection is edited by Michael Nyman, who provides an extensive preface that tells the history of the genre. For 3-part and 4-part mixed voices./ Répertoire / Chorale

The 'Christmas Choirbook' is a collection of up-to-date, colorful arrangements of 22 Christmas songs from throughout the world. Among classics, dressed in new harmonic sounds, you will enjoy jazz and pop intonations, as well as gospel renditions of 'Go Tell It' and 'Joyful'. The skandinavien Christmas songs are particularly special: contemplative and musical, even droll as in the story about the Christmas troll in the finnish 'Tomtarnass Julnatt'.The 'Christmas Choirbook' offers many stylistic choices for the Christmas and Advent season choir music, so let the available CD (ED 9896-50) inspire you in the joyful singing of these pieces. Of course the recordings, meant only as a first and hopefully appealing impression, represent only a few of the many possible interpretations you will bring to the arrangements.Full verses were intentionally not recorded, although we did overlay simple instrumental accompaniments to the a cappella movements. In addition, the CD includes pure choire versions as well as some 'sing-a-longs', i.e. instrumental tracks for you to use as half-playback. / Choeur

Par TEMPERLEY N.. Both a dedicated carol singer and an authority on the history of English music, Nicholas Temperley here offers a unique book of 37 carols dating from the fifteenth century to the present. For over fifty years he has sung, edited and composed carols each Christmas, and in Christmas is Coming the fruit of his enthusiasm is combined with his wealth of knowledge to produce an outstanding and original new collection. As John Rutter observes in his Foreword, the book does not pointlessly duplicate what can be found in many other carol books, but has a personality and purpose of its own. Twenty-two fresh and practical arrangements include carols from Austria, France, Germany, Mexico, Poland and the USA, alongside music both rare and familiar from the rich heritage of the English carol tradition. As well as eight of his personal favourites, from J. S. Bach to Charles Ives, the author includes seven new compositions of his own, settings of medieval and traditional texts that reveal his skill as a choral composer whose command of style ranges from the humorous to the profound. In addition to sample programmes and translations, there are invaluable notes on the performance and history of individual items, plus an historical summary of the genre as a whole: everything in fact to make Christmas is Coming an indispensable companion for singers who wish to enrich the seasonal repertoire for concerts, churches and traditional Yuletide carolling./ Recueil / Chorale

Livret : Cécile Prunet Musique : Bernard Col Mais pourquoi Katell n'aime-t-elle pas son fils Erwan ? Sur la petite île bretonne où se déroule cette histoire, Erwan, dont le père est parti en mer, n'a que ses copains pour se consoler et s'amuser, Il multiplie bêtises et facéties, ce qui finit par attirer les Korrigans qui vont l'entraîner sur des chemins bien dangereux où il croisera l'Ankou, S'il apprend, lors de cette rencontre, la malédiction qui pèse sur sa mère, son sort semble scellé car qui croise l'Ankou doit mourir dans l'année,Espérant regagner l'amour de sa mère, Erwan tente alors de délivrer Katell en affrontant les esprits des marins noyés, Heureusement, les Korrigans et leur reine l'aideront à surmonter cette épreuve et à échapper à son destin funeste,L'univers fantastique des aventures d'Erwan, nocturne et souvent inquiétant, est fortement ancré dans celui des légendes bretonnes, La nuit des Korrigans met en scène des figures traditionnelles de ce folklore comme celle de l'Ankou, sinistre ' ouvrier de la mort ', souvent assimilé à la mort elle-même ou celles des Korrigans, lutins farceurs du monde celtique, La pièce évoque le destin tragique et surnaturel des âmes de noyés et cherche ainsi à garder vivant ce riche imaginaire breton, EFFECTIF - Choeur d'enfants à une et deux voix : une voix soprano, une voix alto, Le choeur d'enfants endosse plusieurs rôles : Les enfants du village (Choeur des bêtises - #3, Choeur du défi - #7, Les retrouvailles - #14) Les Korrigans (Ronde des Korrigans - #6, Appel au secours - #9, La Reine des Korrigans - #10, Adieu des Korrigans - #13) Les marins noyés (Choeur des noyés - #11) Pensées des personnages (Berceuse - #2, L'Ankou - #8) - 4 Rôles solistes principaux (chantent dans plusieurs tableaux)Erwan, voix de garçon sopranoKatell, mezzo-soprano (rôle adulte)La Reine des Korrigans, mezzo-soprano (rôle adulte)L'Ankou, voix de baryton-basse (rôle adulte) - 1 Rôle soliste secondaire (chante dans un seul tableau)Loïc, voix de garçon soprano - Accompagnement Piano seulUne flûte à bec ad lib, sur scène pour le choeur final (peut être remplacée par une partie du choeur)Arrangement pour ensemble ou orchestre sur commande / Choeur

Par GRIFFIN MICHAEL. Bumblebee! Rounds and Warm-ups for Choirs is more than just a wonderful collection of 130 choir exercises including 50 rounds. Michael Griffin, who has taught and consulted throughout the world, shares timeless wisdom to help you get your choir into shape. 'Will prove useful for almost everyone” -Rhinegold Music Teacher Magazine. 'This is a great resource to add to one's library of rehearsal tricks.' - Anacrusis, ACCC, Canada 'Bumblebee contains excellent new ideas and extensions on some of those well-known warm-ups that we all love to use. Backed by clear explanations of the purpose of each, it is a must have, particularly for less experienced choral directors.” - S Turner, PLC, Sydney. 'Vocal physiology, singing pedagogy, and effective vocal examples to practise are excellently combined in Bumble Bee, making it a kind of 'one stop shop' for singing teachers and choir conductors. The vocal work is fun with music examples ranging in difficulty, catering for a variety of vocal contexts. The rounds are invaluable in themselves, offering participants many opportunities to make beautiful music. I even use some of these vocal exercises with my tertiary drama students, as they encourage vocal health and illustrate how the vocal mechanism works. I would highly recommend this resource to anyone who cares about voices and loves to sing well!” - S. Chapman, QLD 'This is really good stuff for all kinds of vocal groups, choirs, conductors. Bravo!!' - Harrie Spronken, Netherlands. 'This is the thinking person's guide to training a choir! Love it.' - Margaret May, Australia. 'It's great to have some fresh warm-ups to add to the repertory. Being short and repetitive by their nature, we need lots of different ones and most of these are new to my choir. The tips for actions and techniques etc. are really useful, and the advice at the back of the book has made me review some of my strategies.' - Philip Duffy, UK./ Méthode / Choeur

In 1648 Heinrich Schütz published a collection of 29 motets with five to seven parts titled 'Geistliche Chor-Music? (Sacred Choir Music). Here, the term 'Chor? (choir) refers not only to a (large) vocal ensemble but, more generally, to a group of musicians, vocal or instrumental. As explained by Schütz in the foreword he published with the collection, all parts of the motets can be performed vocally and/or instrumentally. This practice, common in Schütz's time, has been incorporated into Bärenreiter's new publication. The edition includes the twelve five-part motets at original pitch with basso continuo. In addition, instrumental parts for string and wind instruments can be purchased. These parts, which include the text, serve to support and complement the choral sound 'colla parte?. To enable varying tone-colour possibilities, instrumental parts are available in different transpositions.Of great significance is the detailed foreword on performance practice by Manfred Cordes.- Reflects the latest in musicological research based on the 'New Schütz Edition?- Includes a detailed foreword (Eng/Ger) on performance practice by a Schütz expert- Instrumental parts (strings, winds) available in transpositionsManfred Cordes is a specialist for the music of the 16th and early 17th centuries. He works as professor for music theory, counterpoint and ensemble and is also rector of the 'Hochschule für Künste Bremen?. He performs internationally as the director of the ensemble 'Weser-Renaissance Bremen?. / Choeur Mixte Et Basse Continue

Dizzy Dogs and Curious Cats is filled with engaging, easy-to-use, fun music activities. Designed for both teachers with little or no music background and seasoned professionals seeking fresh ideas, Dizzy Dogs and Curious Cats will introduce your students to familiar tunes, chants, and delightful new songs and poems. With several of the enchanting activities connecting directly to popular preschool literature books, there is a consistent thread of language and literacy awareness throughout the book. The audio CD contains much of the music included in the book---music arrangements for singing and playing instruments in class, dancing music, music for listening, and other songs needed for teaching these activities. Additional songs are precisely referenced to be readily located on iTunes. Fully reproducible, patterns for corresponding manipulatives and fun crafts are also included. Engage and delight your students with the charming lessons in Dizzy Dogs and Curious Cats! Recommended for Pre-K--grade 1. / Choeur