(Christmas Carols For Mixed Voices) Edited by Graham Buckland. For SATB choir (u...(+)
(Christmas Carols For
Mixed Voices) Edited by
Graham Buckland. For SATB
choir (unaccompanied).
Format: a capella
songbook. With choral
notation, lyrics,
performance notes,
introductory text and
index of first lines.
Christmas and holiday.
224 pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by
Baerenreiter-Ausgaben.
By Various. Edited by Hildebrandt, Herbert. This edition: paperbound. Sacred, Hy...(+)
By Various. Edited by
Hildebrandt, Herbert.
This edition: paperbound.
Sacred, Hymn settings,
Mass Sections, Motets,
Psalms, German; Choral
Collections, SAM Choir;
Occasions: Eucharist,
Communion, Praise and
thanks, Feasts of the
Blessed Virgin Mary,
Hymns in praise of the
Virgin Mary; Use during
church year: Advent,
Special. Choral
collection. 116 pages
Chorale SATB [Vocal Score] Oxford University Press
A Clare Benediction Composed by John Rutter A Prayer Of St Richard Of Chicheste...(+)
A Clare Benediction
Composed by John Rutter
A Prayer Of St Richard Of
Chichester Composed by L.
J. White
Alleluia Composed by
William Boyce
Author Of Life Divine
Composed by Cecilia
Mcdowall
Be Still For The Presence
Of The Lord Composed by
David Evans; Arranged by
Richard Shephard
Bread Of The World
Composed by Scottish
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
Brightest And Best
Composed by Malcolm
Archer
Christ Is The World's
True Light Composed by W.
K. Stanton
Christ The Lord Is Risen
Again Composed by Richard
Shephard
Christians Shout For Joy
And Gladness Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Come Down, O Love Divine
Composed by Hilary
Tadman-robins
Plainsong: Creator Of The
Stars Arranged by John
Scott
Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Composed by Kerry Andrew
Evening Service In C
Composed by Frank Henry
Shera
Fairest Lord Jesus
Composed by Martin How
Gabriel To Mary Came
Composed by 14th Century
Irish; Arranged by Alan
Bullard
Give Thanks To God
Composed by Botswanan
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
God Be In My Head
Composed by Armstrong
Gibbs
God In Mine Eternity
Composed by Alan Bullard
God So Loved The World
Composed by Alan Bullard
God That Madest Earth And
Heaven Composed by Welsh
Traditional; Arranged by
David Thorne
Hail, Virgin Mary (Ave
Maria) Composed by Franz
Liszt
Hark, The Glad Sound
Composed by David Thorne
Harvest Carol Composed by
Ian Ray
He Is Risen Composed by
Cecil Cope
Hide Not Thy Face
Composed by Richard
Farrant
see all...
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Is
The Lord Composed by
Franz Schubert; Arranged
by Alan Bullard
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord
God Almighty Composed by
Alan Smith
Hosanna To The Son Of
David Composed by Georg
Philipp Telemann
Irish Blessing Composed
by Bob Chilcott
Jesu, Lamb Of God,
Redeemer (Ave Verum
Corpus) Composed by
Edward Elgar
Jesus Christ The Apple
Tree Composed by English
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
Jubilate (Let Us Praise
You) Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
Lamb Of God (Agnus Dei)
Composed by Samuel Webbe
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep
Silence Composed by
Stephen Cleobury
Like The Murmur Of The
Dove's Song Composed by
Alan Smith
Lord, In Thy Mercy
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn
Magnificat And Nunc
Dimittis In C Composed by
F. H. Shera
Never Weather-beaten Sail
Composed by Thomas
Campion; Arranged by Alan
Bullard
Now The Green Blade
Riseth Composed by French
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
O Breath Of Life Composed
by English Traditional;
Arranged by Alan Bullard
O For A Closer Walk With
God Composed by Charles
Villiers Stanford
O God Of Mercy Composed
by Simon Lole
O God, Your Goodness
Composed by Ludwig Van
Beethoven
O Praise God In His
Holiness Composed by John
Weldon
Panis Angelicus Composed
by Cesar Auguste Franck
Peace Between Nations
Composed by Christopher
Wiggins
Pie Jesu Composed by
Gabriel Faure
Praise To The Trinity
Composed by Hildegard Of
Bingen
Psalm 150 Composed by Bob
Chilcott
Rejoice In The Lord
Always Composed by
Christopher Wiggins
Shout For Joy Composed by
African Traditional;
Arranged by Alan Bullard
Star Of Wonder Composed
by Alan Bullard
The Eternal Gifts Of
Christ The King Composed
by Guidetti/henry G. Ley
The Heavens Sing Praises
To God Composed by Ludwig
Van Beethoven
The Lord Ascendeth
Composed by Michael
Praetorius
The Lord Bless You And
Keep You Composed by John
Rutter
The Lord's My Shepherd
Composed by Bob Chilcott
The Peace Of God Composed
by Alan Bullard
The True And Living Bread
Composed by David
Blackwell
There Is No Rose Composed
by Andrew Smith
Thou Visitest The Earth
Composed by Maurice
Greene
To Be A Pilgrim Composed
by Nick Burt
Were You There? Composed
by American Spiritual;
Arranged by Peter Hunt
Where All Charity And
Love Are (Ubi Caritas)
Arranged by Alan Bullard
Wondrous Cross Composed
by Philip Wilby
The Oxford Book of
Flexible Anthems by Alan
Bullard (1947-). For
flexible instrumentation.
Mixed Voices. Sacred.
Paperback. 296 pages.
Published by Oxford
University Press
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), edited by Albert Riemenschneider,...(+)
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750), edited by
Albert Riemenschneider,
Charles Boyd. Vocal score
book for SATB choir. With
vocal score notation
(open score in German;
closed score in English),
introductory text and .
Text language English;
lyrics in German and
English. 127 pages.
Published by G. Schirmer,
Inc.
SATB Choir and Piano (Vocal Score) SKU: HL.14042691 Composed by John Tave...(+)
SATB Choir and Piano
(Vocal Score)
SKU:
HL.14042691
Composed
by John Tavener. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Softcover. 36 pages.
Chester Music #CH8004701.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14042691).
8.25x11.5x0.145
inches.
Vocal Score
For John Tavener'S Three
Hymns Of George Herbert
For Satb Chorus,
Percussion And Strings.
Commissioned By The
Legatum Institute
[Www.Li.Com] As Part Of
Its British And American
Notions Of Liberty
Programme, In The Year Of
The Diamond Jubilee Of
Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth Ii. First
Performance On 21St April
2013 In Washington
National Cathedral, By
The City Choir Of
Washington Conducted By
Robert Shafer. The Three
Hymns Of George Herbert
Were Written After A Long
Illness, And Represent
For Me A Hymn Of
Thanksgiving To God For A
Relative Return To
Health. They Are Intended
To Be Sung In A Large,
Resonant Acoustic, With
The Main Choir And String
Orchestra At One EndOf
The Building, And An Echo
Choir And String Quartet
At The Other. The
Percussion (Tubular
Bells, Gongs And
Tam-Tams) Should Sound
From A Gallery Or Other
Raised Position. The
Hymns Were Inspired By
The Transparent Poetry Of
George Herbert, And Are
Dedicated In Gratitude
And Love To The Memory Of
Mother Thekla, Former
Abbess Of The Orthodox
Monastery Of The
Assumption, Normanby,
Near Whitby, Who Died In
2011. - John Tavener.
From A Consort of Choral Christmas Carols. By PDQ Bach. Arranged by Peter Schick...(+)
From A Consort of Choral
Christmas Carols. By PDQ
Bach. Arranged by Peter
Schickele. Text by Peter
Schickele. For SATB. S.
359. Duration 2:30.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company.
Opera Vocal Soloists, SATB Chorus, Orchestra SKU: PR.411411640 An Oper...(+)
Opera Vocal Soloists,
SATB Chorus, Orchestra
SKU: PR.411411640
An Opera in Two
Acts. Composed by
Ricky Ian Gordon. Vocal
score. Duration 2
minutes, 30 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#411-41164. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.411411640).
ISBN
9781491137642. UPC:
680160691098. The Garden
of the Finzi-Continis
novel by Giorgio
Bassani.
Based on
Bassani’s 1962 novel,
THE GARDEN OF THE
FINZI-CONTINIS dramatizes
the true story of a
prosperous Jewish
family’s disruptions
and consequences from
state-mandated
antisemitism in Italy
during World War II.
Gordon describes the
opera as “romantic,
sun-drenched, and
cataclysmic, all at the
same time.” This
dramatically topical and
personal grand opera
premiered at New York
City Opera and National
Yiddish Theatre
Folksbiene to rave
reviews in 2022. Chris
Ruel wrote in OperaWire,
“I have chosen Ricky
Ian Gordon and Michael
Korie’s THE GARDEN OF
THE FINZI-CONTINIS as my
favorite opera of
2022.”. At one
point, in 2008, I was
walking down 72nd Street,
and I passed the video
store, (this is when
there were video stores)
and I thought to myself,
I wonder if Kevin (my
partner) has ever seen
The Garden of the
Finzi-Continis? which was
always one of my favorite
movies. My reaction when
we watched it that night
was unlike any other time
I had seen it. I was
wrenched, sobbing,
inconsolable. My heart
felt like the autumn
leaves we see blowing
through the garden at the
end of the movie. It
seemed immediately that
this had to be my next
opera. I called Michael
Korie, and we both bought
the Bassani novel and
read it. We settled on
it. It felt clear that we
both had a collective
story to tell through
it.Because this opera is
so close to both of our
hearts, it is dedicated
to our fathers.It is not
only that The Garden of
the Finzi-Continis is a
Holocaust story that
makes it so resonant for
me, though obviously this
is no small matter, but
the tragedy of people
trying to live their
lives, or actually living
them, their petty
disappointments, their
heartbreaks, against the
backdrop of total
catastrophe… that makes
it so moving. They cannot
possibly imagine what
will befall them, but we
know… and this makes
their every move
fascinating and
devastating… like
watching moths under a
glass. It is romantic,
sun-drenched and
cataclysmic, all at the
same time.This is why I
had to write it.
Choral SATB choir SKU: CF.CM9700 Composed by Hungarian Folk. Arranged by ...(+)
Choral SATB choir
SKU:
CF.CM9700
Composed by
Hungarian Folk. Arranged
by Stacy Garrop. 20
pages. Duration 4:44.
Carl Fischer Music
#CM9700. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9700).
ISBN
9781491160008. UPC:
680160918607. Key: A
minor. Hungarian.
Hungarian Folk.
In
2014, Chanticleer
commissioned me to make a
new arrangement of the
Hungarian-Romani folk
song Jarba, Mare Jarba
for their 2014 touring
program. Passed down
orally through the Romani
communities, this
beautiful folk song, with
text in a language called
Beas (beh-osh), speaks of
a deep longing to visit
one's homeland, a place
where the singer can
never return. Chanticleer
consists of twelve men
whose vocal ranges span
from low bass to high
soprano, equivalent to
the range of a mixed
choir of women and men. I
composed slow sections of
original material to
represent the singers'
longing to return home;
these are interspersed
with the folk song's
traditional fast
sections. The
incorporated shouts and
calls in the score are
typically found in the
performance of Central
European folk songs. I
hope you enjoy singing
this new version of
Jarba, Mare Jarba that
contains all of the vigor
and excitement of the
Chanticleer version.
PERFORMANCE NOTES All
spoken sounds (indicated
by x noteheads) should be
performed by individuals.
Feel free to elaborate
with more sounds of your
own in the tradition of
Eastern European folk
music. If the piece is
memorized, feel free to
experiment with clapping
on the off-beats of m. 93
to the end. TEXT
Transliteration Jarba,
mare jarba mas duce a
casa, da nu pot ca am
jurat, Jarba, mare jarba
mas duce a casa, da nu
pot ca am jurat. Mare
jarba, verde jarba nu me
pot duce a casa. Jarba,
mare jarba mas duce a
casa, da nu pot ca am
jurat. O mers mama de pe
sat, O lasat coliba
goala, Infrunzitu,
ingurzitu da plina de
saracie, da plina de
saracie. Mare jarba,
verde jarba nu me pot
duce a casa. Jarba, mare
jarba mas duce a casa, da
nu pot ca am jurat.
Translation Green grass,
tall grass, I would like
to go home, but I cannot,
because I have sworn not
to. Tall grass, green
grass - oh, that I cannot
go home! My mother has
left the village; she
left the hut empty,
Adorned with leaves but
full of poverty. Tall
grass, green grass - oh,
that I cannot go home!
Tall grass, green grass -
I would like to go home.
but I cannot, because I
have sworn not to. Stacy
Garrop's music is
centered on dramatic and
lyrical storytelling. The
sharing of stories is a
defining element of our
humanity; we strive to
share with others the
experiences and concepts
that we find compelling.
She shares stories by
taking audiences on sonic
journeys - some simple
and beautiful, while
others are complicated
and dark - depending on
the needs and dramatic
shape of the story.
Garrop served as the
first Emerging Opera
Composer of Chicago Opera
Theater's Vanguard
Program. She also held a
3-year
composer-in-residence
position with the
Champaign-Urbana Symphony
Orchestra, funded by New
Music USA and the League
of American Orchestras.
She has received numerous
awards and grants
including an Arts and
Letters Award in Music
from the American Academy
of Arts and Letters,
Fromm Music Foundation
Grant, Barlow Prize, and
three Barlow Endowment
commissions, along with
prizes from competitions
sponsored by the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, Civic
Orchestra of Chicago,
Omaha Symphony, New
England Philharmonic,
Boston Choral Ensemble,
Utah Arts Festival, and
Pittsburgh New Music
Ensemble. She is a
Cedille Records artist;
her works are
commercially available on
more than ten additional
labels. Her catalog
covers a wide range, with
works for orchestra,
opera, oratorio, wind
ensemble, choir, art
song, various sized
chamber ensembles, and
works for solo
instruments. Notable
commissions include My
Dearest Ruth for soprano
and piano with text by
Martin Ginsburg, the
husband of the late
Supreme Court Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The
Transformation of Jane
Doe for Chicago Opera
Theater, The Battle for
the Ballot for the
Cabrillo Festival
Orchestra, Goddess
Triptych for the St.
Louis Symphony Orchestra,
Glorious Mahalia for the
Kronos Quartet, Give Me
Hunger for Chanticleer,
Rites for the Afterlife
for the Akropolis and
Calefax Reed Quintets,
and Terra Nostra: an
oratorio about our
planet, commissioned by
the San Francisco Choral
Society and Piedmont East
Bay Children's Chorus.
Garrop previously served
as composer-in-residence
with the Albany Symphony
and Skaneateles Festival,
and as well as on faculty
of the Fresh Inc Festival
(2012-2017). She taught
composition and
orchestration full-time
at Roosevelt University
2000-2016) before leaving
to launch her freelance
career. She earned
degrees in music
composition at the
University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor
(B.M.), University of
Chicago (M.A.), and
Indiana
University-Bloomington
(D.M.). In 2014,
Chanticleer commissioned
me to make a new
arrangement of the
Hungarian-Romani folk
song Jarba, Mare Jarba
for their 2014 touring
program. Passed down
orally through the Romani
communities, this
beautiful folk song, with
text in a language called
Beas (beh-osh), speaks of
a deep longing to visit
one’s homeland, a
place where the singer
can never return.
Chanticleer consists of
twelve men whose vocal
ranges span from low bass
to high soprano,
equivalent to the range
of a mixed choir of women
and men. I composed slow
sections of original
material to represent the
singers’ longing
to return home; these are
interspersed with the
folk song’s
traditional fast
sections. The
incorporated shouts and
calls in the score are
typically found in the
performance of Central
European folk songs. I
hope you enjoy singing
this new version of
Jarba, Mare Jarba that
contains all of the vigor
and excitement of the
Chanticleer
version.PERFORMANCE
NOTESAll spoken sounds
(indicated by x
noteheads) should be
performed by individuals.
Feel free to elaborate
with more sounds of your
own in the tradition of
Eastern European folk
music.If the piece is
memorized, feel free to
experiment with clapping
on the off-beats of m. 93
to the
end.TEXTTransliterationJa
rba, mare jarba mas duce
a casa, da nu pot ca am
jurat, Jarba, mare jarba
mas duce a casa, da nu
pot ca am jurat. Mare
jarba, verde jarba nu me
pot duce a casa.Jarba,
mare jarba mas duce a
casa, da nu pot ca am
jurat.O mers mama de pe
sat, O lasat coliba
goala,Infrunzitu,
ingurzitu da plina de
saracie, da plina de
saracie. Mare jarba,
verde jarba nu me pot
duce a casa.Jarba, mare
jarba mas duce a casa, da
nu pot ca am
jurat.TranslationGreen
grass, tall grass, I
would like to go home,
but I cannot, because I
have sworn not to.Tall
grass, green grass
– oh, that I
cannot go home!My mother
has left the village; she
left the hut empty,
Adorned with leaves but
full of poverty.Tall
grass, green grass
– oh, that I
cannot go home! Tall
grass, green grass
– I would like to
go home.but I cannot,
because I have sworn not
to.Stacy Garrop’s
music is centered on
dramatic and lyrical
storytelling. The sharing
of stories is a defining
element of our humanity;
we strive to share with
others the experiences
and concepts that we find
compelling. She shares
stories by taking
audiences on sonic
journeys – some
simple and beautiful,
while others are
complicated and dark
– depending on the
needs and dramatic shape
of the story.Garrop
served as the first
Emerging Opera Composer
of Chicago Opera
Theater’s Vanguard
Program. She also held a
3-year
composer-in-residence
position with the
Champaign-Urbana Symphony
Orchestra, funded by New
Music USA and the League
of American Orchestras.
She has received
numerous awards and
grants including an
Arts and Letters Award in
Music from the American
Academy of Arts and
Letters, Fromm Music
Foundation Grant, Barlow
Prize, and three Barlow
Endowment commissions,
along with prizes from
competitions sponsored by
the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra, Civic
Orchestra of Chicago,
Omaha Symphony, New
England Philharmonic,
Boston Choral Ensemble,
Utah Arts Festival, and
Pittsburgh New Music
Ensemble. She is a
Cedille Records artist;
her works are
commercially available on
more than ten additional
labels.Her catalog covers
a wide range, with works
for orchestra, opera,
oratorio, wind ensemble,
choir, art song, various
sized chamber ensembles,
and works for solo
instruments. Notable
commissions include My
Dearest Ruth for
soprano and piano with
text by Martin Ginsburg,
the husband of the late
Supreme Court Justice
Ruth Bader
Ginsburg, The
Transformation of Jane
Doe for Chicago Opera
Theater, The Battle for
the Ballot for the
Cabrillo Festival
Orchestra, Goddess
Triptych for the St.
Louis Symphony Orchestra,
Glorious Mahalia for
the Kronos Quartet, Give
Me Hunger for
Chanticleer, Rites for
the Afterlife for the
Akropolis and Calefax
Reed Quintets,
and Terra
Nostra:Â an oratorio
about our planet,
commissioned by the San
Francisco Choral Society
and Piedmont East Bay
Children’s
Chorus.Garrop previously
served as
composer-in-residence
with the Albany Symphony
and Skaneateles Festival,
and as well as on faculty
of the Fresh Inc Festival
(2012-2017). She taught
composition and
orchestration full-time
at Roosevelt University
2000-2016) before leaving
to launch her freelance
career. She earned
degrees in music
composition at the
University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor
(B.M.), University of
Chicago (M.A.), and
Indiana
University-Bloomington
(D.M.).ÂÂ.
By George Frideric Handel. For SATB Choir, Piano Accompaniment. Baroque, Sacred,...(+)
By George Frideric
Handel. For SATB Choir,
Piano Accompaniment.
Baroque, Sacred, Choral,
Religious. Sheet Music.
264 pages. Published by
Novello and Co Ltd.
By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Edited by Alfred Dorffel. Arranged b...(+)
By Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn (1809-1847).
Edited by Alfred Dorffel.
Arranged by August Horn.
Choir and piano. For Solo
voices, SATB Choir,
Piano. This edition:
Paperback. Oratorio
(complete),
Transcriptions, Original
Works, Choral. Romantic
Period; Sacr. Large Vocal
Score. Romantic Period;
Sacred/Hymns, German.
Choral SATB choir, piano SKU: PR.362034230 A Prologue to THE CREATION ...(+)
Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: PR.362034230
A Prologue to THE
CREATION by Franz Joseph
Haydn. Composed by
Dan Welcher. Sws.
Premiered at the
Northwest Hills United
Methodist Church, Austin,
TX. Choral. Performance
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed July 5
2014. 16 pages. Duration
5:15. Theodore Presser
Company #362-03423.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.362034230).
ISBN
9781598069556. UPC:
680160624225. Letter
inches.
English.
Malaika Chorale SATB SATB, Percussion(s) Carl Fischer
Angel. Composed by Fadhilli William Mdawida. Arranged by Russell L. Robinson. ...(+)
Angel. Composed by
Fadhilli
William Mdawida. Arranged
by
Russell L. Robinson. Sws.
Octavo. 16 pages.
Duration 3
minutes, 4 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9650.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music
SATB Choir (Mixed Choir) SKU: HL.14063892 Composed by John Tavener. Chora...(+)
SATB Choir (Mixed Choir)
SKU: HL.14063892
Composed by John Tavener.
Choral. Hymns & Chorals.
General Merchandise.
Composed 2013. 96 pages.
Duration 240 seconds.
Chester Music #CH81246R.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14063892).
ISBN 9781785588341.
UPC: 840126939231.
6.75x9.75x0.304
inches.
This
album features 16
of John
Tavener's
anthems for SATB
choir.
Contents
include: 'A Christmas
Round', 'Advent
Antiphon', 'Agnus Dei',
'As one who has slept',
'Exhortation and Kohima',
'TheFounder’s
Prayer', 'God is with us
(A Christmas
Proclamation)', 'A Hymn
to the Mother of God',
'The Lamb', 'Mother of
God, here I stand', 'Nunc
dimittis', 'O that we
were there', 'Rocking',
'Song for Athene', 'Today
theVirgin' and 'What
God is, we do not
know'.
By Malcom Archer And Harrison Oxley (Editors). For choir. Mixed voices (SATB). S...(+)
By Malcom Archer And
Harrison Oxley (Editors).
For choir. Mixed voices
(SATB). Sacred. Book.
Published by Kevin Mayhew
Publishers (U.K. Import).
Level:
beginning-intemediate.
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: CF.CM9740 Composed by Mark Burrows. 16 p...(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano
SKU:
CF.CM9740
Composed by
Mark Burrows. 16 pages.
Duration 4 minutes, 22
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CM9740. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9740).
ISBN
9781491161203. UPC:
680160919789. Key: Bb
major. English. Siegfried
Sasson.
Everyone
suddenly burst out
singing; And I was filled
with such delight As
prisoned birds must find
in freedom... These
opening lines to Everyone
Sang by the British war
poet Siegfried Sassoon
feel as relevant today as
they did when the poem
was first published in
1919. It was after the
end of World War I and
these words capture so
much of the collective
exhilaration, relief, and
pure joy about the Great
War finally coming to an
end. And yet Sassoon
himself felt none of that
when he wrote this poem.
In his own words, he was
feeling dull-minded and
depressed. Perhaps his
time in the trenches was
still too recent. One of
the reasons the creative
arts are so powerful is
that a poet like Sassoon
(or a painter like Van
Gogh or a composer like
Mahler) can take their
own feelings of deep
sadness or pain and
transform them into
something beautiful, even
uplifting. Everyone Sang
is a celebration of the
promise that things can
get better, that there
are things worth looking
forward to. The
poem itself has so much
rhythm and musicality.
The appearance of
suddenly in the first
line of each verse gives
those verses a rush of
energy. Attention to the
crescendo in measure 7,
and again in measure 37,
from mf to f will help
the listener experience
that rush. There are
expressive opportunities
with so many of the
poet's bold choices of
action words - burst,
winging, and shaken. Then
there's alliteration - a
poetic device that can be
overdone, but Sassoon
strikes a wonderful
balance. Suddenly/singing
(measures 6-7 and 10-11)
Find/freedom (measure
21-22) Winging/wildly
(measure 23) Setting/sun
(measures 47-49)
Was/wordless (measures
65-75) Give these
alliterations just a hint
of emphasis (without
overdoing) to bring out
the natural rhythm of the
text. And just as
O is set apart in the
poem by punctuation, I
wanted the musical
setting - in measure 57 -
to honor that feeling of
wonder - ...O, but
Everyone Was a bird; and
the song was wordless;
the singing will Never be
done. Friends, there is
so much good ahead, so
much to be excited about.
May the singing never be
done. Everyone
suddenly burst out
singingAnd I was filled
with such delightAs
prisoned birds must find
in freedom…These
opening lines to Everyone
Sang by the British war
poet Siegfried Sassoon
feel as relevant today as
they did when the poem
was first published in
1919. It was after the
end of World War I and
these words capture so
much of the collective
exhilaration, relief, and
pure joy about the
“Great Warâ€
finally coming to an end.
And yet Sassoon himself
felt none of that when he
wrote this poem. In his
own words, he “was
feeling dull-minded and
depressed.†Perhaps
his time in the trenches
was still too recent.One
of the reasons the
creative arts are so
powerful is that a poet
like Sassoon (or a
painter like Van Gogh or
a composer like Mahler)
can take their own
feelings of deep sadness
or pain and transform
them into something
beautiful, even
uplifting. Everyone Sang
is a celebration of the
promise that things can
get better, that there
are things worth looking
forward to. The poem
itself has so much rhythm
and musicality.The
appearance of
“suddenly†in
the first line of each
verse gives those verses
a rush of energy.
Attention to the
crescendo in measure 7,
and again in measure 37,
from mf to f will help
the listener experience
that rush.There are
expressive opportunities
with so many of the
poet’s bold
choices of action words
– burst, winging,
and shaken.Then
there’s
alliteration - a poetic
device that can be
overdone, but Sassoon
strikes a wonderful
balance.Suddenly/singing
(measures 6-7 and
10-11)Find/freedom
(measure
21-22)Winging/wildly
(measure 23)Setting/sun
(measures
47-49)Was/wordless
(measures 65-75)Give
these alliterations just
a hint of emphasis
(without overdoing) to
bring out the natural
rhythm of the
text. And just as
“O†is set
apart in the poem by
punctuation, I wanted the
musical setting –
in measure 57 - to honor
that feeling of wonder
–…O, but
EveryoneWas a bird; and
the song was wordless;
the singing willNever be
done. Friends, there
is so much good ahead, so
much to be excited
about.May the singing
never be done.
Choral SATB choir, piano SKU: CF.CM9608 Composed by Jamey Ray. Fold. Perf...(+)
Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: CF.CM9608
Composed by Jamey Ray.
Fold. Performance. 12
pages. Duration 3
minutes, 33 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9608.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9608).
ISBN 9781491154304.
UPC: 680160912803. 6.875
x 10.5 inches. Key: E
major. English. Alfred,
Lord Tennyson
(1809-1892).
The
beauty in Alfred, Lord
Tennysons poem is
reflected by the music
with the use of text
painting. The piano
creates the sound of
moving water in m. 19,
providing the first
instance of text
painting. When the men
enter, they continue this
idea of the ocean tide
while the descent into
the word deep in m. 27
gives another instance of
text painting. Take
advantage of the minor
second suspension on the
word dark in m. 38 in
order to achieve a
feeling of suspense. The
entrance at m. 41 is
full, and while still
minor, the text gives us
hope for a change. The
change comes in m. 45
with the staggered
entrances creating a
sense of building and
ascent until the climax
of this moment at m. 47
on the word embark, which
is to be an ascent to
Heaven. The melody moves
between voice parts, even
as early as m. 14 where
the altos have the melody
for only a single
measure; it is then
handed back to the
sopranos. From mm. 5764,
the altos trade the
melody back and forth
with the sopranos. Take
note that the alto melody
should be brought out,
but the line does not
actually begin until the
word when. Lastly, be
intentional with syllabic
stress (no two eighth
notes or quarter notes
alike) and to give
direction to any note
longer than a quarter. I
hope you enjoy learning
and performing
Crossing the Bar
as much as I enjoyed
writing it. ~Jamey
Ray. The beauty in
Alfred, Lord Tennysonas
poem is reflected by the
music with the use of
text painting. The piano
creates the sound of
moving water in m.A 19,
providing the first
instance of text
painting. When the men
enter, they continue this
idea of the ocean tide
while the descent into
the word adeepa in m. 27
gives another instance of
text painting. Take
advantage of the minor
second suspension on the
word adarka in m. 38 in
order to achieve a
feeling of suspense. The
entrance at m. 41 is
full, and while still
minor, the text gives us
hope for a change. The
change comes in m. 45
with the staggered
entrances creating a
sense of building and
ascent until the climax
of this moment at m. 47
on the word aembark,a
which is to be an ascent
to Heaven. The melody
moves between voice
parts, even as early as
m. 14 where the altos
have the melody for only
a single measure; it is
then handed back to the
sopranos. From mm. 57a64,
the altos trade the
melody back and forth
with the sopranos. Take
note that the alto melody
should be brought out,
but the line does not
actually begin until the
word awhen.a Lastly, be
intentional with syllabic
stress (no two eighth
notes or quarter notes
alike) and to give
direction to any note
longer than a quarter. I
hope you enjoy learning
and performing
Crossing the Bar
as much as I enjoyed
writing it. ~Jamey
Ray. The beauty in
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's
poem is reflected by the
music with the use of
text painting. The piano
creates the sound of
moving water in m. 19,
providing the first
instance of text
painting. When the men
enter, they continue this
idea of the ocean tide
while the descent into
the word deep in m. 27
gives another instance of
text painting. Take
advantage of the minor
second suspension on the
word dark in m. 38 in
order to achieve a
feeling of suspense. The
entrance at m. 41 is
full, and while still
minor, the text gives us
hope for a change. The
change comes in m. 45
with the staggered
entrances creating a
sense of building and
ascent until the climax
of this moment at m. 47
on the word embark, which
is to be an ascent to
Heaven. The melody moves
between voice parts, even
as early as m. 14 where
the altos have the melody
for only a single
measure; it is then
handed back to the
sopranos. From mm. 57-64,
the altos trade the
melody back and forth
with the sopranos. Take
note that the alto melody
should be brought out,
but the line does not
actually begin until the
word when. Lastly, be
intentional with syllabic
stress (no two eighth
notes or quarter notes
alike) and to give
direction to any note
longer than a quarter. I
hope you enjoy learning
and performing
Crossing the Bar
as much as I enjoyed
writing it. ~Jamey
Ray. The beauty in
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's
poem is reflected by the
music with the use of
text painting. The piano
creates the sound of
moving water in m. 19,
providing the first
instance of text
painting. When the men
enter, they continue this
idea of the ocean tide
while the descent into
the word deep in m. 27
gives another instance of
text painting. Take
advantage of the minor
second suspension on the
word dark in m. 38 in
order to achieve a
feeling of suspense. The
entrance at m. 41 is
full, and while still
minor, the text gives us
hope for a change. The
change comes in m. 45
with the staggered
entrances creating a
sense of building and
ascent until the climax
of this moment at m. 47
on the word embark, which
is to be an ascent to
Heaven. The melody moves
between voice parts, even
as early as m. 14 where
the altos have the melody
for only a single
measure; it is then
handed back to the
sopranos. From mm. 57-64,
the altos trade the
melody back and forth
with the sopranos. Take
note that the alto melody
should be brought out,
but the line does not
actually begin until the
word when. Lastly, be
intentional with syllabic
stress (no two eighth
notes or quarter notes
alike) and to give
direction to any note
longer than a quarter. I
hope you enjoy learning
and performing Crossing
the Bar as much as I
enjoyed writing it.
~Jamey Ray. The beauty
in Alfred, Lord
Tennyson’s poem is
reflected by the music
with the use of text
painting. The piano
creates the sound of
moving water in m.Â
19, providing the first
instance of text
painting. When the men
enter, they continue this
idea of the ocean tide
while the descent into
the word
“deep†in m.
27 gives another instance
of text painting.Take
advantage of the minor
second suspension on the
word “darkâ€
in m. 38 in order to
achieve a feeling of
suspense. The entrance at
m. 41 is full, and while
still minor, the text
gives us hope for a
change. The change comes
in m. 45 with the
staggered entrances
creating a sense of
building and ascent until
the climax of this moment
at m. 47 on the word
“embark,â€
which is to be an ascent
to Heaven.The melody
moves between voice
parts, even as early as
m. 14 where the altos
have the melody for only
a single measure; it is
then handed back to the
sopranos. From mm.
57–64, the altos
trade the melody back and
forth with the sopranos.
Take note that the alto
melody should be brought
out, but the line does
not actually begin until
the word
“when.â€Lastly
, be intentional with
syllabic stress (no two
eighth notes or quarter
notes alike) and to give
direction to any note
longer than a quarter.I
hope you enjoy learning
and performing Crossing
the Bar as much as I
enjoyed writing it.~Jamey
Ray.
By Various. Edited by Mailander, Richard / Bonig, Winfried / Schuhenn, Reiner / ...(+)
By Various. Edited by
Mailander, Richard /
Bonig, Winfried /
Schuhenn, Reiner /
Kohlhaas, Emmanuela. This
edition: paperbound.
Sacred, Hymns,
Magnificat, Motets,
Psalms, German;
Occasions: Peace and
Justice, Praise and
thanks, Our Father; Use
during church year:
Advent, Easter and
Eastertide, Pentecost,
Christmas. Choral
collection. 216 pages
By Michael Praetorius (1571-1621). This edition: paperbound. Psalms, German; Cho...(+)
By Michael Praetorius
(1571-1621). This
edition: paperbound.
Psalms, German; Choral
Collection for SAM Choir;
Occasions: Praise and
thanks, Our Father; Use
during chuch year: Easter
and Eastertide,
Pentecost. Collection.
100 pages
(Part 4 SATB Choir and Organ Vocal Score). By Philip Glass (1937-). For Organ, M...(+)
(Part 4 SATB Choir and
Organ Vocal Score). By
Philip Glass (1937-). For
Organ, Mixed Choir. Music
Sales America. Softcover.
50 pages. Chester Music
#DU1086801. Published by
Chester Music
Choral SATB choir SKU: CF.CM9736 Composed by Stephen Foster. Arranged by ...(+)
Choral SATB choir
SKU:
CF.CM9736
Composed by
Stephen Foster. Arranged
by Russell L. Robinson. 8
pages. Duration 3:45.
Carl Fischer Music
#CM9736. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9736).
ISBN
9781491161166. UPC:
680160919758. Key: Bb
major.
English.
Stephen
Collins Foster lived from
1826 to 1864, until only
age 37. He was extremely
prolific, with numerous
songs that have lasted to
this day. I first had the
idea to arrange Beautiful
Dreamer for SATB choirs a
cappella, after hearing
Kristen Chenoweth in
concert. She ended her
concert, in a 1,600 seat
hall, with Beautiful
Dreamer, an a cappella
solo, with no microphone.
Given the beautiful
melody, text and Ms.
Chenoweth's voice, one
could have heard a pin
drop in the audience. Her
performance concluded to
thunderous applause and a
standing ovation. The
power of music.
Throughout this
arrangement, the
harmonies support the
beautiful melody and text
(rather than get in its'
way). Opportunities
abound for vocal parts to
be showcased as well as
an optional solo/duet at
the beginning. Sing
freely, with pure vowels,
crisp diction and
sensitivity, allowing the
text to prevail by giving
special attention to
stressed and unstressed
syllables and words. I
hope you enjoy singing
this arrangement in
rehearsal and performance
to the delight of your
audience. Tell the story
through song because
that's what we should
always do when performing
choral music. Russell
Robinson, Arranger
 . Stephen Collins
Foster lived from 1826 to
1864, until only age 37.
He was extremely
prolific, with numerous
songs that have lasted to
this day. I first had
the idea to arrange
Beautiful Dreamer for
SATB choirs a cappella,
after hearing Kristen
Chenoweth in concert.Â
She ended her concert, in
a 1,600 seat hall, with
Beautiful Dreamer, an a
cappella solo, with no
microphone. Given the
beautiful melody, text
and Ms.
Chenoweth’s voice,
one could have heard a
pin drop in the audience.
Her performance concluded
to thunderous applause
and a standing
ovation. The power of
music.Throughout this
arrangement, the
harmonies support the
“beautifulâ€
melody and text (rather
than get in its'
way). Opportunities
abound for vocal parts to
be showcased as well as
an optional solo/duet at
the beginning.Sing
freely, with pure vowels,
crisp diction and
sensitivity, allowing the
text to prevail by giving
special attention to
stressed and
unstressed syllables
and words.I hope you
enjoy singing this
arrangement in rehearsal
and performance to the
delight of your
audience. Tell the
story through song
because that’s
what we should always do
when performing choral
music.Russell Robinson,
Arranger .
Choral SATB choir, piano SKU: PR.312419280 From Terra Nostra. Comp...(+)
Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: PR.312419280
From Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Performance Score. 12
pages. Duration 5:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41928. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419280).
ISBN
9781491137925. UPC:
680160692613.
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?
By Allen Pote / Allen Pote. For SATB choir and Handbells. Scripture References: ...(+)
By Allen Pote / Allen
Pote. For SATB choir and
Handbells. Scripture
References: Matthew 28:6
-- Mark 16:6 -- Luke
24:6. Easter, Sacred.
Choral octavo. 16 pages
Choral SATB choir, piano SKU: CF.CM9713 Composed by Jacob Narverud. 16 pa...(+)
Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: CF.CM9713
Composed by Jacob
Narverud. 16 pages.
Duration 4:01. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9713.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9713).
ISBN 9781491160084.
UPC: 680160918683. Key: G
major. English. Robert
Bode. Original.
The
piece was commissioned by
Kevin Scully, Director of
Creative Arts, for the
Port Washington School
District, New York, with
special thanks to the Ed
Foundation and HEARTS for
their unwavering support.
Performance Notes This
lighthearted piece is a
great way to bring
multiple choirs together
in harmony. It may be
sung by a single SATB
choir, though it is
intended to be performed
by multiple choirs of
varying age levels. Song
of the Sound was written
for an all-district
feeder festival piece for
combined elementary,
middle level, and high
school choirs. Here is a
suggested outline for
combining multiple
choirs: Rehearsal Letters
A to B: Elementary choir
only (two-part, Soprano,
Alto) Rehearsal Letter B:
add Middle Level Soprano,
Alto with Elementary
choir Rehearsal Letter C:
Middle Level choir only
Rehearsal Letter D: High
School choir only
Rehearsal Letter E to the
end: Everyone! Song of
the Sound: Running on the
beach, digging in the
sand, Seaweed in my toes,
bucket in my hand. When
I'm at the shore, way
above the rest, These are
all the things that I
love the best. Skipping
like a stone on the
water, diving deep in the
silvery foam, Swimming
far where the land cannot
hold us, where the
lighthouse calls us home.
Flying free above the
marshes, soaring high
above the sea, Where the
tern and cormorant and
plover call to lands we
cannot see.Come let us go
to the water, let us go
to the singing shore:
Where the gentle breezes
whisper and the mighty
breakers roar. We will
look to the shining
ocean, to the East, where
the new day dawned: We
will sing a song of the
edge of the world and the
waiting sky beyond. -Poem
by Robert Bode (Hope
Springs Retreat Center,
Ohio. August 2019) About
the Composer: Jacob
Narverud (b. 1986) is an
American composer,
arranger, and conductor.
Dr. Narverud is an active
guest Conductor/Clinician
for Choral Festivals and
All-State Choirs across
the country and is the
Founder/Artistic Director
of the Tallgrass Chamber
Choir, a professional
ensemble comprised of
musicians from across the
Great Plains. As a
sought-after composer,
Narverud has been
commissioned to write new
works for a variety of
choral ensembles and
organizations. Many of
his Editors' Choirs
compositions are
publisher Best Sellers
and are performed
worldwide by choirs of
all levels. Website:
www.jnarverud.com YouTube
& Spotify:
@jacobnarverud. The
piece was commissioned by
Kevin Scully, Director of
Creative Arts, for the
Port Washington School
District, New York, with
special thanks to the Ed
Foundation and HEARTS for
their unwavering
support.Performance
NotesThis lighthearted
piece is a great way to
bring multiple choirs
together in harmony. It
may be sung by a single
SATB choir, though it is
intended to be performed
by multiple choirs of
varying age levels. Song
of the Sound was written
for an all-district
feeder festival piece for
combined elementary,
middle level, and high
school choirs. Here is a
suggested outline for
combining multiple
choirs:Rehearsal Letters
AÂ to B: Elementary
choir only (two-part,
Soprano, Alto)Rehearsal
Letter B: add Middle
Level Soprano, Alto with
Elementary choirRehearsal
Letter C: Middle
Level choir onlyRehearsal
Letter D: High School
choir onlyRehearsal
Letter E to the end:
Everyone!Song of the
Sound:Running on the
beach, digging in the
sand,Seaweed in my toes,
bucket in my hand.When
I'm at the shore, way
above the rest,These are
all the things that I
love the
best. Skipping like a
stone on the water,
diving deep in the
silvery foam,Swimming far
where the land cannot
hold us, where the
lighthouse calls us
home.Flying free above
the marshes, soaring high
above the sea,Where the
tern and cormorant and
plover call to lands we
cannot see.Come let us go
to the water, let us go
to the singing
shore:Where the gentle
breezes whisper and the
mighty breakers roar.We
will look to the shining
ocean, to the East, where
the new day dawned:We
will sing a song of the
edge of the world and the
waiting sky beyond.-Poem
by Robert Bode (Hope
Springs Retreat Center,
Ohio. August 2019)About
the Composer:Jacob
Narverud (b. 1986) is an
American composer,
arranger, and conductor.
Dr. Narverud is an active
guest Conductor/Clinician
for Choral Festivals and
All-State Choirs across
the country and is the
Founder/Artistic Director
of the Tallgrass Chamber
Choir, a professional
ensemble comprised of
musicians from across the
Great Plains. As a
sought-after composer,
Narverud has been
commissioned to write new
works for a variety of
choral ensembles and
organizations. Many of
his Editors' Choirs
compositions are
publisher Best Sellers
and are performed
worldwide by choirs of
all levels. Website:
www.jnarverud.comÂ
YouTube & Spotify:
@jacobnarverud.