The Novello Book Of British Folksongs For Mixed-Voice Choirs is an enjoyable collection of diverse tunes that have descended from the folksongs across the British Isles. A variety of arrangements are included, both old and new, of well-loved tunes as well as some lesser-known pieces. All 34 tunes are arranged for SATB Chorus with Piano accompaniment, making this a brilliant way to enhance your choir's repertoire.This Book Of British Folksongs offers a grand selection of favourite folk tunes arranged by composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Paul Mealor and George Dyson. Tunes like A-Hunting We Will Go, Auld Lang Syne, Bonny At Morn, Come Lasses And Lads and Scarborough Fair suggest the sheer diversity on offer here. From sad tunes to happy songs, the arrangements here are at once beautiful and touching, coming truly to life when sung by a Mixed-Voice Choir. These thirty four folk songs will enrich a performance programme, whether as one part or the entirety. Choirs of all types and abilities will be able to discover their favourite arrangements, either the most beautiful, the funniest, or the most enjoyable to sing. With the country experiencing a revival in singing traditional folksongs, this collection is a great way to experience the unabashed joy that performing these British tunes can bring. With a great number of favourite tunes as well as some lesser-known songs, this collection includes songs like There Were Three Ravens, Yarmouth Town, My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, Dance To Your Daddy and The Rio Grande, as well as an extensive and fascinating introduction by Jeremy Summerly.The wonderful thing about singing folksongs is they are like a window into our country's history. They are occasionally funny, often dramatic, but always enjoyable to sing, and their diversity reflects the different people, landscapes and cultural history of the British Isles. These folk tunes can be traced back through British history, evolving through the oral tradition, continually changing lyrics and melody, being amended and sculpted according to the people who sung them. These timeless tunes have been recorded in this innovative Novello Book Of British Folksongs For Mixed-Voice Choir, however, the joy of these songs is you can put your own spin on them, adapting them to how you want them sung and continuing their legacy. This wonderful collection is a fantastic addition to any choir's performance repertoire, and is sure to lead to success for the choir and audience for many years to come. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Sing Pop A Cappella is a collection of a cappella arrangements of fantastic pop songs old and new, by renowned teacher, singer and director Gitika Partington. Her arrangements are used by choirs across the UK, and she emphasises that being able to read music is not necessary. Rewarding and enjoyable, Book Three continues her project to bring people together through the power of song.What's great about Gitika Partington's Sing Pop A Cappella series is how she understands that to make great music or to sing a great song, it's not necessary to be able to sight-read. It may be useful, but she has learned that there are other ways to communicate music, namely through ear training, repetition and gesture. Her arrangements, five of which appear in this book, have enabled youth and community choirs to spring up across the country, making singing truly and universally accessible. Included in this book are wonderfully rich a cappella arrangements of Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers, Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair, Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, Adele's Rolling In The Deep and a huge favourite, Sway (Quien Sera). Vocal scores for these innovative and enjoyable arrangements are included in standard notation, although Partington recommends learning by ear as something equally beneficial. To aid with this, the accompanying download card includes five tracks of audio for each song. One features a full performance demonstration while the other four each focus on either soprano, alto, tenor or bass. The easy download of these tracks makes learning efficient and fun, as you are able to listen wherever you are.The great thing about a cappella singing is that it can be done anywhere, with limited resources, with members who don't necessarily have any musical training. Partington has created a book that can be used by a cappella choirs who love pop music that sounds great and will thrill audiences. Sing Pop A Cappella is not just a songbook, though, it also includes an extensive introduction by Partington, as well as performance tips for each song and information on voice care and learning the tunes. It's a personal book for Partington, who is passionate about the power of music to bring people together, and enthusiastic about getting people who wouldn't believe they had the confidence or ability, to sing pop!Sing Pop A Cappella is a brilliant book for choirs of any type or size who would enjoy singing five incredible pop tunes without accompaniment. The fantastic sound of a group of people singing a well-known song in a completely new and interesting way is something that Gitika Partington knows well, and something that she wants to impart to groups across the country. Songs like this were made to be sung, so pick up Book Three and Sing Pop A Cappella! / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Music for Royal Occasions is an exciting volume of pieces written for coronations and other royal celebrations over the past five centuries. It includes long-standing favourites, such as Handel's Zadok the priest and Parry's I was glad - and works from earlier years, such an Henry Purcell's I was glad and the delightful Rejoice in the Lord alway . Many well-loved composers were commissioned to write motets for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and several are published here, including George Dyson's stirring Confortare , William Harris's Let my prayer and Herbert Howells's Behold O God our defender . In addition, two pieces performed at the wedding oF the present Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are included: Paul Mealor's beautiful Ubi caritas , and Hubert Parry's epic anthem, Bless pair of sirens . Music for Royal Occasions provides a well-rounded concert programme in itself for choral societies or community choirs. The collection offers many useful and accessible pieces for church choirs, suitable for a wide variety of occasions. 'an inventive selection of festive music' - Jeremy Summerly, Choir and Organ / SATB

Par TALLIS THOMAS. Au XVIe siècle fut une période de bouleversements religieux en Angleterre. De la réforme protestante de Henry VIII par le biais ardent mais éphémère catholique renouveau du Queen Mary au retour de l'anglicanisme à l'époque élisabéthaine, il aurait fallu une diplomatie avisée pour un catholique romain comme Thomas Tallis, simplement rester en vie. En fait, il est devenu le compositeur le plus respecté de sa génération et est maintenant reconnu comme l'un des plus grands compositeurs du pays. 2005 est le cinq centième anniversaire de la naissance des Thomas Tallis et son génie est célébrée dans cette collection d'anglais-texted musique sacrée, sélectionnés et édité par Jeremy se fournir une source inestimable d'Introïts et les hymnes pour les chorales. Le volume contient si tu m'aimes - entendre la voix et la prière - un nouveau commandement - Ô Seigneur, ils donnent Saint-esprit - de la parole et de cri à toi, Ô Seigneur - de tout notre coeur - grandir leur, Ô Seigneur - pourquoi fumeth en vue (le thème sur lequel Ralph Vaughan Williams a fondé son Fantasia). Si yo... / Date parution : 2004-09-02/ Répertoire / SATB

An impressive setting of the O Magnum Mysterium text that uses sustained and rhythmic passages to create interest and contrast. Constructed in a way that makes this work accessible to high school choirs and above. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

In their travels, the King's Singers have amassed a wonderful collection of songs from countries around the world that they regularly visit. Featured on their album, Postcards, here are several of their favorites. Bon voyage! Includes: Arirang (Korea), Pokarekare Ana (New Zealand), The Oak and the Ash (England), Botany Bay (Australia), Es dunkelt schon in der Heide (Germany), O My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose (Scotland), El Vito (Andalusia), Little David, Play on Your Harp (America). / Choeur Mixte SATBBB A Cappella

Par KING'S SINGERS. Inscrivez-chanteurs du Roi où ils célèbrent une anglaise de Noël de service. Tiré de leur dernier album du même nom, ces beaux arrangements vont certainement aider à répandre le message de Noël. Comprend: Angelus ad Virginem- Away in a Manger, Coventry Carol- entsprungen Es ist ein 'Ros'- La Peregrinación- Lullay mon goût- Maria durch ein Dornwald Ging- Rappelez-vous, O thou Man- Stille Nacht- Veni, Veni Emmanuel, et né un jour nouveau. / Rép International / Recueil / Chant et Piano

Cantata for string orchestra and chorus. Triptych represents the concatenation and re-orchestration of two extant works. Movement I was commissioned with funds from The RVW Trust for the inaugural concert of the Choir of London conducted by Jeremy Summerly in Christ Church, Spitalfields on 18th December, 2004 - the work, premièred as Threnody, was subsequently toured by the Choir to Jerusalem and the West Bank from 19th-26th December, 2004. Movements II and III, commissioned by Portsmouth Grammar School with financial support from the PRS Foundation, were premièred as And There Was a Great Calm in a contiguous version for lower strings and upper voices by the Portsmouth Grammar School Chamber Choir and the London Mozart Players in a concert at Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral on 13th November, 2005 conducted by Nicolae Moldoveanu. The title of this latter section is taken from Thomas Hardy's poem of the same name, written at the signing of the Armistice on 11th November, 1918 - a couplet from which is set, in a moment of tranquillity, in the final movement. Relatively new to living in New York, I am much more aware of the independent, vibrant cultural plurality that exists today - it's probably the single most dazzling facet of the City and is largely responsible for the infamous 'edginess' that pervades daily life there. With this in mind, I set to work on Threnody (movement I here) in 2004 - I wanted to write something that was relevant to the Israeli/Palestinian issue without losing that City 'edge'. The texts, in English, are excerpted from a variety of sources: William Penn, William Blake, the Psalms of David and Muhammad Rajab Al-Bayoumi, an Egyptian poet of the early twentieth-century. Fast and rhythmically influenced by the music of North Africa in its syncopations, this movement was the first composition that evolved entirely from my New York perspective. From the moment that the commission for And There Was a Great Calm (movements II and amp - III here) was offered, I knew the piece I was about to embark upon would end up being linked with Threnody in some way. I realized that what I had been aiming for in Threnody served as a template for this new piece, originally composed for a Remembrance Sunday concert. Musical works connected with commemoration or memorials are often suitably pensive and slow - I wanted to start with that concept, but to bring in some of the relentless urban rhythms that had been such a large influence on my life in the preceding two years. The result is that that the second movement is quiet and gentle (a moment of recollection), while the final movement is much faster and vibrant, returning to a more openly elated rendering of the start of Triptych (the texts here dealing with transmigration and the future). and nbsp - I gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Bruce Ruben and Judith Clurman, as well as that of my parents, with the collation of the texts. Tarik O'Regan New York, February 2006 / Soprano, SATB Et Orchestre De Cordes

Arranged for SATB chorus and Piano accompaniment. Commissioned by Gareth Malone for Series Four of BBC TV's 'The Choir' and first performed by Malone and the Military Wives' choir as part of The Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th November 2011 in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. A favourite for the 2011 Christmas Number One, with support from radio DJ Chris Evans who has suggested every choir in the country should sing this song, it's and nbsp - the biggest threat to X-Factor chart domination this year. The text is taken from poems, letters and prayers written by the Military Wives, selected and adapted by Paul Mealor, and a passage from the Book of John: Wherever you are, my love will keep you safe - My heart will build a bridge of light, across both time and space. Wherever you are, our hearts still beat as one, I hold you in my dreams each night, until your task is done. Light up the darkness, my wondrous star, Our hopes and dreams, my heart and yours, forever shining far. Light up the darkness, my prince of peace - May the stars shine all around you, may your courage never cease. Wherever I am, I will love you day by day, I will keep you safe, cling on to faith, along the dark, dark way. Wherever I am, I will hold on through the night - I will pray each day, a safe return, will look now to the light. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 / SATB Et Piano

The Royal Swedish Court commissioned this piece for the celebration of the Mass on Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 17, 2013). The music depicts Mary's sorrow as the mother of a child that belongs not to her, but to all mankind.'My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which life has to offer. This has led people to describe my music as 'so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings' but also as 'the happiest classical music that we have ever heard'.My compositions are almost all sacred. They express not only my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries and centuries.Mårten Jansson (b. 1965), elected member of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare (the Society of Swedish Composers), graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm (KHM) with an MFA degree in Music Education, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Voice. For more than ten years he was the music director and conductor of 'Carmen?, one of the most prominent womens' vocal ensembles in Sweden. He currently teaches choral conducting and music theory as well as giving vocal tuition at the Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Description This delightful collection of 99 rounds, canons and partsongs makes a great introduction to part-singing for groups of all ages. The wide-ranging selections are arranged by categories including English Pre-1700 (Secular), Pre-1700 (Sacred), Post-1700, From Around The World and Wordless Rounds. Compiled by the internationally renowned King's Singers. Songlist A Round Of Three Country Dances In One Adieu, Sweet Amarillis Ah, Poor Bird Ah, Robyn, Gentil Robyn All Things Shall Perish Alleluia Alleluya Ave Maria Benedictus Blow Thou Horne, Thou Jolly Hunter Christe, Der Du Bist Tang Und Licht Christmas Is Coming Coffee Canon Come Follow Come Let Us All A-maying Go Dame, Lend Me A Loaf De Terra Christus Ascendit Dona Nobis Pacem Fie, Nay, Prithee, John Flow, O My Tears Follow Me Quickly French Cathedrals Freu Duch Des Lebens Friends, Forget The Cares Happy Be Thou, Heavenly Queen Hark! The Bonny Christchurch Bells Ring Hava Na Shira He That Will An Ale House Keep Hey Down A Down Hey Ho, Anybody Home Hey Ho, To The Greenwood Hotaru Koi I Gave Her Cakes And I Gave Her Ale I Goe Before My Darling I Will Not Plead If Turn'd Topsy Turvy Jack Boy, Ho Boy Newis Jesu, Rex Admirabilis Joan, Come Kiss Me Now Jolly Shepherd Jubilate Deo Kukurika Lady, Come Down And See Me Little Jack Horner Lo Yisa Goi Mi Gallo Musing My Dame Hath A Lame, Tame Crane New Oysters Non Nobis, Domine Now God Be With Old Simeon Now, Robin Lend To Me Thy Bow O Lord, Turne Not Away Thy Face Oaken Leaves Oh Praise The Lord Once, Twice, Thrice One, Two, Three, Our Number Is Right Perche Vezzosi Rai Round (Beethoven) Round (Demantius) Round (Haydn) Round (Perti) Round (Schubert) Round (Telemann) Round [Salieri] Round 1 (Caldara) Round 1 (Mozart) Round 2 (Caldara) Round 2 (Mozart) Round 3 (Caldara) Shalom Chaverim Since Time So Kind Sing We Now Merrily Sing With Thy Mouth Sing You Now After Me Summer Is A-coming In Swiftly Flowing Labe Tallis' Canon Tan Ta Ra Ran Tan Tant The Little Bells Of Westminster The New Day The Owl And The Cuckoo The Silver Swan There Is A Flower There Was An Old Man 'tis Thus, Thus And Thus To Portsmouth Turn Again, Whittington Under This Stone Viva La Musica Wake Up Canon Welcome, Welcome, Ev'ry Guest Well Rung, Tom Boy When Jesus Wept White Coral Bells White Sand And Grey Sand Who'll Buy My Roses

Four Romantic Madrigals is a new edition of selected madrigals (for unaccompanied SATB choir) composed by John Stainer (1840-1901). Jeremy Dibble of Durham University brings Stainer's expressive and enticing part-songs to a wider audience by presenting them in modern notation. This edition coincides with the release of the CD, English Romantic Madrigals (Hyperion, CDA68140), an exciting new recording of works by Stainer, Sir Hubert Parry, Elgar and other composers of nineteenth-century English part-songs performed by Rupert Gough and the Royal Holloway Choir. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

The 'Missa brevis in E flat minor? for mixed choir a cappella has been composed in the tradition of the short Mass (without Credo) and can be easily managed by most choirs. Thanks to its conciseness, it is suitable for use in church services, while its delightful harmonic layout and consciously simple melodies (with clear allusions to folk music) also make it perfect for concert performance.'My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which life has to offer. This has led people to describe my music as 'so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings' but also as 'the happiest classical music that we have ever heard'.My compositions are almost all sacred. They express not only my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries and centuries.'Mårten Jansson (b. 1965), elected member of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare (the Society of Swedish Composers), graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm (KHM) with an MFA degree in Music Education, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Voice. For more than ten years he was the music director and conductor of 'Carmen?, one of the most prominent womens' vocal ensembles in Sweden. He currently teaches choral conducting and music theory as well as giving vocal tuition at the Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala. / Choeur Mixte