Alto, Mixed choir (SATB), Piano

SKU: BA.BA11309

Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Edited by Christina M. Stahl. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Score. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA11309. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA11309).

ISBN 9790006577705. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: English.

It is a small music history sensation: Thanks to Yves Grard an unknown and unpublished manuscript penned by Camille Saint-Saëns has been unearthed in the Mdiathèque Jean Renoir in Dieppe in France.

It is the top four instrumental parts which make this manuscript something of a sensation. Placed under each other are â??Saxophone Soprano en Si bâ?, â??Saxophone Alto en Mi bâ?, â??Saxophone Tnor en Si bâ? and â??Saxophone Baryton en Mi bâ?, strings, soprano solo with chorus and organ. Musical history has hitherto credited Jean-Baptiste Singele (1812â??1875) with having written the first saxophone quartet, his opus 53, which he completed in 1857. Now this historiography clearly has to be revised. The date 1854 has been found under the first page of the treasure from Dieppe, which is pasted over and also sewn, meaning that Saint-Saënsâ?? work was written three years earlier than that of Singele.

In contrast to Singele, Saint-Saëns does not have the wind instruments taking solo parts but rather uses their tonal colour to depict textual moods and nuances. On the one hand the saxophones accompany the choral parts (certainly singable by amateurs) and support the human voices in fugal passages. On the other hand, they take the melody in the purely orchestral passages.

Saint-Sa ëns wrote the motet in the period when he had taken up his first permanent appointment as organist at the Church of Saint-Merri in Paris. He revised the work several times over the decades, changing the motifs at the beginning, correcting obvious mistakes, reworking the ending, eventually changing the instrumentation several times and even â?? probably in the final stage â?? replacing the Latin text with an English one. Today, three-and-a-half versions have been handed down, one of them stopping after just a few pages. The compositional steps have been successfully reconstructed by means of detailed detective work. Furthermore, the first saxophone version (BA 11305) and the last English piano version (BA 11309) have been edited to produce a scholarly-critical edition.

The present edition of the English version for soprano solo, choir and piano (BA 11309) serves both as a full score and as a vocal score due to the instrumentation.

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SATB and Organ. By Benjamin Britten. (SATB). Boosey and Hawkes Sacred Choral. Size 7.25x10.25 inches. 12 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

SATB. Edited by Gwyn Arch and Ben Parry. Arranged by Gwyn Arch and Ben Parry. Choral (Sacred); Choral Worship Collection; Collections; Performance Music Ensemble; Worship Resources. Faber Edition. Christmas; Sacred; Winter. Book. Faber Music #12-0571521274. Published by Faber Music

Composed by Ruth Elaine Schram. Sing! Christmas. Octavo. Published by Chorister's Guild (LO.CGE83).

By Mike Himelstein and Brian Setzer, music by Joe Garland [The Brian Setzer Orchestra]. Arranged by Larry Shackley. Choir Secular. SATB choir. Choral Octavo. Pop Choral. Christmas; Secular; Winter. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.1334466

By Brian Setzer. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Secular Christmas Choral. Big Band, Christmas, Holiday, Swing. Octavo. Duration 155 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1334466).

UPC: 196288186847. 6.75x10.5 inches.

Swing into the season with this toe-tapping, big-band styled holiday song! A perfect concert opener for pop and show groups, complete with a rhythm and horn section.

By Tom Fettke; Steve Green. For SATB choir and piano. Advent, Christmas, Sacred. Sacred Anthem. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company. (10/3752L)

Composed by Greg Gilpin. Sing! Winter, Holiday. Octavo. Published by Chorister's Guild (LO.CGE118).

SATB choir

SKU: ST.CN26P

Composed by Richard Bullen. SATB unaccompanied (with divisions). . This PRINTED version is available to purchase as a regular sheet music title for delivery by post. Octavo. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #CN26P. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.CN26P).

ISBN 9790220225390.

Rich ard Bullen's 'dark lullaby' The Oxen was commissioned by Choir & Organ magazine for the choir of St Paul's Cathedral, and it was featured in the September 2016 issue as part of the New Music series showcasing choral works by young composers. Although lilting rhythms evoke a mood of naivety and innocence, of children gathered in hushed excitement around the fireside on Christmas Eve as pictured in the first verse of Hardy's well-known poem, there is also an edge to the music that reflects its nostalgic, even bitter content. First published in The Times on 24 December 1915, this seasonal lyric can also be read as a lament for loss of innocence and of the simple urge to faith. We might also find in its reflection on the distance between the ideals of civilisation and its reality, a tragic separation that continues to this day. Part of the subtle resonance of the poem is its conversational manner. Each voice should therefore be phrased flexibly and feelingly in its contribution to the discourse, while the tempi should be judiciously chosen to enhance this overall effect according to the prevailing acoustic.

(The Collected Hymn Tunes of David Hurd). By David Hurd (1944-). For assembly, some SATB choir, keyboard accompaniment. Hymn Tune Collection. Sacred. Easy. Text language: English. 186 pages. Published by GIA Publications

SATB. Arranged by Mac Huff. (SATB score). Pop Choral Series. Size 9x12 inches. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB double choir, brass ensemble, and organ. Mixed Voices. Vocal score. Duration 6 minutes. Published by Oxford University Press

Arranged by Susan Nelson. For SATB choir with optional handbell solo or bell tree (handbells (opt. 4-in-hand): a5/f6, b5/g6). The Susan T. Nelson Choral Series. Christmas, Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company

Performed by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. By Joseph Garland, Brian Setzer, Michael Himmelstein. Arranged by Mac Huff. (SATB). Pop Choral Series. Size 6.75x10.5 inches. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Hinshaw Concert. Christmas, Concert. Octavo. 8 pages. Hinshaw Music Inc. #HMC2313. Published by Hinshaw Music Inc.

Composed by Eric Barnum. For SATB choir, a cappella. Octavo. Published by Alliance Music Publications

Composed by David Gleba. Text: Missale Romanum. A setting of the actual Communion Antiphon for Midnight Mass. Christmas. Octavo. Published by CanticaNOVA Publications (C5.5007).

Performed by Brian Setzer. Arranged by Mac Huff. (SATB). Secular Christmas Choral. Size 6.75x10.5 inches. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

SATB and Piano Jazz Ensemble Optional Choral; Piano Accompaniment (SATB with Piano)

SKU: HL.48024900

Come Down, O Love Divine; God Is Love/Love Divine; Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence. Composed by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Arranged by Will Todd. BH Large Choral. Classical, Jazz. Octavo. 28 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M060136412. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48024900).

ISBN 9781784545475. UPC: 840126930696. 7.25x10.5x0.108 inches.

These jazz arrangements of well-known hymns were written for Andrew Earis and choirs of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London for various services and BBC broadcasts from that church. The setting of “Come down, O Love divine” supplies some new harmonic moves to Vaughan Williams' lovely tune “Down Ampney”, gradually adding vocal harmony through the verses, with a short descant section in the final verse. The compound-time arrangement of “God Is Love,” which can also be sung to the supplied words of Charles Wesley's hymn “Love Divine,” again adds more of Todd's iconic jazz harmonies and textures in the vocal parts with each successive verse. The setting of “Let all mortal flesh keep silence” is structured to gradually build layers over the moody piano chords and the pedal harmony. At the end the music builds to a large climax for the text “Lord most high”. The hymns can be performed using the supplied piano part or using the chord symbols above. Double bass may also be used in addition to piano, again following the supplied chord symbols, and parts for optional jazz ensemble are available. Performers of these hymns should feel free to include the congregation or audience in imaginative ways.

Performed by Duke Ellington. Arranged by Kirby Shaw. (SATB). Choral. Size 6.75x10.5 inches. 24 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Composed by Mark A. Miller. For SATB choir (piano accompaniment). Main Key: E Flat Major. Sacred. Difficulty: Medium (Adult). Published by Hinshaw Music Inc.

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.

Composed by Colin Brumby. Text: 13th C English poem. Easy macaronic carol to Our Lady. Marian. Octavo. Published by CanticaNOVA Publications (C5.5123). 0.49

(A Choral Festival of Traditional Carols). Arranged by Phillip Keveren. For SATB Choir. Christmas. Booklet. Duration 13'00 . Published by Word Music . Booklet. Christmas.