SATB (English Language Edition). Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Edited by Robert Shaw and Alice Parker. Choral (Sacred); Choral Worship Cantata; Larger Works; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Worship Resources. Lawson-Gould. Classical; Masterwork; Sacred. Book. 160 pages. Alfred Music #00-LG51595. Published by Alfred Music

Choral SATB Choir and Piano

SKU: PR.312419020

From Terra Nostra. Composed by Stacy Garrop. Sws. Performance Score. 12 pages. Duration 3:15. Theodore Presser Company #312-41902. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.312419020).

ISBN 9781491131862. UPC: 680160680474. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. English.

Commission ed by the San Francisco Choral Society and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, Terra Nostra is a 70-minute oratorio on the relationship between our planet and humankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. Part I: Creation of the World explores various creation myths from different cultures, culminating in a joyous celebration of the beauty of our planet. Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines human achievements, particularly since the dawn of our Industrial Age, and how these achievements have impacted the planet. Part III: Searching for Balance questions how to create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. In addition to the complete oratorio, stand-alone movements for mixed chorus, and for solo voice with piano, are also available separately.
Terra Nostra focuses on the relationship between our planet and mankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. The oratorio is divided into three parts:Part I: Creation of the World celebrates the birth and beauty of our planet. The oratorio begins with creation myths from India, North America, and Egypt that are integrated into the opening lines of Genesis from the Old Testament. The music surges forth from these creation stories into “God’s World” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, which describes the world in exuberant and vivid detail. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “On thine own child” praises Mother Earth for her role bringing forth all life, while Walt Whitman sings a love song to the planet in “Smile O voluptuous cool-breathed earth!” Part I ends with “A Blade of Grass” in which Whitman muses how our planet has been spinning in the heavens for a very long time.Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines the achievements of mankind, particularly since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “Locksley Hall” sets an auspicious tone that mankind is on the verge of great discoveries. This is followed in short order by Charles Mackay’s “Railways 1846,” William Ernest Henley’s “A Song of Speed,” and John Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s “High Flight,” each of which celebrates a new milestone in technological achievement. In “Binsey Poplars,” Gerard Manley Hopkins takes note of the effect that these advances are having on the planet, with trees being brought down and landscapes forever changed. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “A Dirge” concludes Part II with a warning that the planet is beginning to sound a grave alarm.Part III: Searching for Balance questions how we can create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. Three texts continue the earth’s plea that ended the previous section: Lord Byron’s “Darkness” speaks of a natural disaster (a volcano) that has blotted out the sun from humanity and the panic that ensues; contemporary poet Esther Iverem’s “Earth Screaming” gives voice to the modern issues of our changing climate; and William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us” warns us that we are almost out of time to change our course. Contemporary/agrarian poet Wendell Berry’s “The Want of Peace” speaks to us at the climax of the oratorio, reminding us that we can find harmony with the planet if we choose to live more simply, and to recall that we ourselves came from the earth. Two Walt Whitman texts (“A Child said, What is the grass?” and “There was a child went forth every day”) echo Berry’s thoughts, reminding us that we are of the earth, as is everything that we see on our planet. The oratorio concludes with a reprise of Whitman’s “A Blade of Grass” from Part I, this time interspersed with an additional Whitman text that sublimely states, “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love…”My hope in writing this oratorio is to invite audience members to consider how we interact with our planet, and what we can each personally do to keep the planet going for future generations. We are the only stewards Earth has; what can we each do to leave her in better shape than we found her?

Composed by Patricia Mock and Jon Paige. Arranged by Patti Drennan. Shawnee Sacred. General Worship, Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Shawnee Press

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.35032437

Composed by Joel Raney. Shawnee Sacred. General Worship, Sacred. Octavo. Duration 295 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.35032437).

UPC: 888680862305. 6.75x10.5x0.026 inches. Julie I. Myers/Joel Raney. Isaiah 40:26, Psalm 19:1, Romans 1:20.

Here is an anthem with fresh perspective and innovative musical elements. Unfolding slowly, this impressionistic tone poem marries text and music with great care and elegance. The lyric comparison of creation to a sanctuary is unique but, when joined with the composer's palette of compositional colors, the result is an anthem of great scope and beauty. Praiseworthy!

By Bob Chilcott. For SATB choir and optional percussion. Mixed Voices. Contemporary, Choral Works. Vocal score. 24 pages. Duration 8'. Published by Oxford University Press

By Craig Courtney. For SATB choir. Capital University Choral Series. Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Beckenhorst Press

By Joseph M. Martin and Rev. Paul Rack. For Choral (SATB). Harold Flammer. Choral. 12 pages. Shawnee Press #A7918. Published by Shawnee Press

By Joseph M. Martin. For Choral (SATB). Choral. Shawnee Press. Supports: Song of Solomon 6:10. Sacred, General, Earth Day, Creation Day, Spring Concert. 20 pages. Shawnee Press #A8700. Published by Shawnee Press

SATB choir, divisi, piano reduction - Late intermediate

SKU: GI.G-9035

Composed by Thomas LaVoy. Joy, Creation. Evoking Sound. Music Education. Octavo. 24 pages. GIA Publications #9035. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-9035).

UPC: 785147903505. English. Text Source: Stream of Life, verse 69 from Gitanjali, 1912. Text by Rabindranath Tagore.

I have recently been incredibly inspired by the writings of the great Bengali mystic Rabindranath Tagore, whose monumental collection of poetry Gitanjali won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. This book introduces the reader to a new awareness of the world that surrounds us, deepening the connection between nature and the human spirit that we all yearn for. Verse 69 is particularly joyful and life-affirming: an ecstatic realization of the energies that move in ceaseless ebb and flow through us, our lives, and our natural environment. Each individual line of this verse has a unique character and color, so I have placed each in a key that I feel suits the mood of the text. The constantly flowing ostinati that weave their way throughout are collectively a musical representation of the “stream of life” to which Tagore refers. This flowing line can be found even in the subdued third line of text, which makes reference to the “ocean-cradle of birth and of death.” In similar fashion, the more complex rhythmic cells found within the stream (e.g., measures 21–40) are a product of Tagore’s ecstatic tone. Ultimately this piece is simply meant to be an expression of joy. It is dedicated with great admiration to the commissioning ensemble, the Fort Myers High School Greenwave Singers, and their conductor Matt Koller. This tremendous ensemble is a prime example of choral music education in practice in the United States, and I feel honored to have been given this opportunity to work with them. —Thomas LaVoy.

Arranged by Mark Hayes. Choir Sacred. For Opt. Cello (SATB choir). Choral (Sacred); Choral Octavo; Worship Resources. Easter; Sacred; Spring. Published by Alfred Music

(No. 3 from Three Sacred Songs ). Composed by Derek Healey. For SATB choir, flute, piano ad lib. General, 21st Century. Moderately Difficult. Octavo. Text Language: English. 12 pages. Published by Ione Press

By Craig Courtney. For SATB Choir and Piano. Sacred Anthem: Easter, General, Holy Week, Lent. Octavo. 8 pages. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Composed by David Conte (1955-). 20th Century, Creation/Nature. Piano/choral score. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #7928. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing

Composed by Marty Parks. For SATB choir, piano (with optional percussion, brass quintet). Sacred Anthem, Ascension, Eastertide, General. Octavo. Lorenz Publishing Company #10/4608L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Composed by Brian Doerksen. Arranged by Larry Nickel. For SATB choir and piano. Sacred. Octavo. Published by Cypress Choral Music

Composed by David Conte (1955-). 20th Century, Creation/Nature. Piano/choral score. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #7927. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing

By Lloyd Larson. For SATB/SAB choir, piano (with optional trumpet, congregation). Ready to Worship Series. Sacred Anthem, Discipleship, General, Stewardship. Octavo. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Composed by David Conte (1955-). 20th Century, Creation/Nature. Piano/choral score. Duration 5 minutes, 30 seconds. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #7926. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing

SATB chorus, piano - late intermediate

SKU: BP.BP2285

Composed by Dan Forrest. Creation; General; Praise / Adoration. With Percussion. Secular. Octavo. Beckenhorst Press #BP2285. Published by Beckenhorst Press (BP.BP2285).

6.875 x 10.5 inches.

Dan Forrest's three settings of Hallelujah Psalms (for SATB choir and piano) range from invigorating to deeply touching to dancing for joy! Each movement begins and ends with the statement Hallelu Yah, just as the three Psalms do. Optional percussion (inspired by the text of Psalm 150 and the scriptural account the psalmist Asaph playing the cymbals; 1-2 players) adds an additional layer of sparkling energy. May be performed as a set as individual movements, suitable for worship or concert settings.
School, Church, Community AdultCollegiate
Script ure reference: Psalms.

Composed by Various. For SATB choir, piano (with optional violin, rhythm). Sacred anthem. Octavo. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

By Joseph M. Martin. For Choral (SATB). Shawnee Press. Choral, General Use and Sacred. 8 pages. Shawnee Press #A6819. Published by Shawnee Press Choral, General Use and Sacred

By R Kevin Boesiger. Arranged by Mary Mcdonald. For SATB choir, piano (with optional rhythm section). Sacred Anthem, Ascension, Christ the King, General. Octavo. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Arranged by Vicki Tucker Courtney. For SATB choir. Traditional Carol - "Gloria". Choral. Octavo. Published by Shawnee Press.

Composed by Joseph M. Martin. For SATB choir, piano. Te Deum Choral Series. Sacred Anthem, Eastertide, General, Trinity Sunday. Octavo. Lorenz Publishing Company #10/4724L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

By Franz Joseph Haydn. Arranged by John Rutter. For Mixed Choir and Organ/Orch. OCCO29. Published by Oxford University Press.