High Flight Chorale SATB SATB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: PR.312419020 From Terra Nostra. C...(+)
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
“Darknessâ€
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 Peaceâ€
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?â€
and “There was a
child went forth every
dayâ€) 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…â€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?
(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.
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.
Requiem. Composed
by Andre Campra. Edited
by Jean-Paul Montagnier.
Choir; Softcover.
Eulenburg Orchestral
Series. Mass; Requiem;
Baroque. Part. 24 pages.
Duration 55'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #EOS 8047-15.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel
(BR.EOS-8047-15).
ISBN
9790004789735. 8.5 x 11.5
inches.
Among
Campra's Latin works, the
,Messe de mort' is
perhaps one of the more
successful and today it
is one of the more
frequently performed. It
is also the most
enigmatic score of his
entire output. Despite
extensive researches, no
evidence of any sort has
yet been brought to light
to document its origin,
purpose, date of
composition, first
performance or reception.
A stylistic analysis
indubitably supports the
contention that the
,Messe de mort' is a late
work, composed perhaps
between 1722 and 1729.
The present edition
is based on the
manuscript from the
Bibliotheque Nationale de
France (Paris). It it the
oldest known source of
the work. The very few
errors have been
corrected. (Jean-Paul
Montagnier) Vokalensemble
Stuttgart und den
Kammerchor des
Kopernikus-Gymnasiums
Wasseralfingen. Fur diese
beiden ganz
unterschiedlichen
Chorformationen hat
Martin Smolka 2012 auch
gezielt seine Partitur
angelegt. Biografisch ist
das Agnus Dei eine Art
kleines Requiem fur
seinen kurz zuvor
verstorbenen Vater. Das
liturgische Agnus Dei
rahmt den deutschen Text
Eh das Madchen entschlief
... der bei Auffuhrungen
in anderen Landern durch
eine Ubersetzung ersetzt
werden soll.
Der
SWR-Redakteur Hans-Peter
Jahn schreibt dazu im
Programmheft: Die fur
Smolka typischen
minimalistischen
Taktzellen schaffen eine
archaische Sinnlichkeit.
Eine einfache und
zugleich streng gebaute
Vokalmusik mit
Tiefenwirkung.
Nac
h der Urauffuhrung war
die Esslinger Zeitung
hellauf begeistert:
Smolka ist ein Meister
der Stimmbehandlung und
der chorischen
Klanggestaltung. Im
Zentrum des Stucks gerat
die Musik zum Stillstand:
im leisen gleichmassigen
Summen uber dem plotzlich
fortissimo ein
tschechisches Kinderlied
erklingt eines das der
Vater seinen Kindern
haufig vorgesungen hat.
Das alles war sehr
beruhrend. Und eigentlich
noch mehr als das. My
father PhDr. Jaroslav
Smolka (1933-2011) was a
leading Czech
musicologist author of
books Czech Cantata and
Oratorium Fuga in Czech
Music Smetana's Orchestra
Music Smetana's Vocal
Music monography of Jan
Dismas Zelenka and many
others. He was a
legendary teacher of
Music History at Prague
Music Academy critic
recording producer
composer; for almost 50
years he was an important
and highly respected
personality of Prague
musical life. My
father devoted a lot of
time and energy to
musical education and
activities of my sister
and me using often quite
original methods such as
teaching of intervals and
counterpoint through
Bartok's Microcosmos ear
training filling all
imaginable moments of
everyday life or lessons
of harmony analysis
starting with Overture to
Tristan and Musorgsky's
Catacombs. The Martinu
song Wondering Maiden was
his solo number in our
home vocal productions
which he used to sing
with amazing devotion
while his huge voice was
audible in several
neighboring
streets. My Agnus Dei
is closely bound to all
this history e.g. by
using canon and
preferring beauty of
dissonant seconds like
Bartok or quoting Martinu
and his refined
neoclassical harmony.
Father would be probably
a bit critical about the
minimalistic monotony of
the main body of the
piece. Nevertheless
firstly he would
improvise a short lecture
of history of Agnus Dei
in Requiem in Czech Music
naming by heart many
dates and all examples of
changes of order of the
traditional text by
composers. Examples would
be sung
probably. (Martin
Smolka).
SATB choir, piano, and Spoken word, with optional violin, B- flat trumpet, and ...(+)
SATB choir, piano, and
Spoken
word, with optional
violin, B-
flat trumpet, and snare
drum -
Late Intermediate
SKU: EC.1.3682
Composed by Kyle
Pederson.
9/11 Service, National
Songs/Patriotic. Galaxy
Music
Corporation #1.3682.
Published
by Galaxy Music
Corporation
By Dan Forrest. For SATB choir with soprano voice solo and tenor voice solos (ke...(+)
By Dan Forrest. For SATB
choir with soprano voice
solo and tenor voice
solos (keyboard
accompaniment). Extended
Works. Dan Forrest
Series. Sacred, Concert.
Difficulty: Medium
Advanced (Adult). 64
pages. Published by
Hinshaw Music Inc.
SATB Choir SKU: BT.MUSMF272 Composed by Blandet Kor Antologi. Arranged by...(+)
SATB Choir
SKU:
BT.MUSMF272
Composed
by Blandet Kor Antologi.
Arranged by Svend-G.
Asmussen and Thomas
Alvad. Hymns & Chorals.
Book Only. Composed 2013.
184 pages. Edition
Wilhelm Hansen #MUSMF272.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(BT.MUSMF272).
ISBN
9788774840954.
Anth
ology for mixed choir.
Suitable for use
colleges, high schools
etc.
By Jordan Smith. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Pop Choral Series. TV, Pop, Show C...(+)
By Jordan Smith. Arranged
by Roger Emerson. Pop
Choral Series. TV, Pop,
Show Choir,
Inspirational, Ballad.
Octavo. 16 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.202485).
SATB choir SKU: ST.EM42 Composed by Nicholas Yonge. Edited by David Greer...(+)
SATB choir
SKU:
ST.EM42
Composed by
Nicholas Yonge. Edited by
David Greer. Library
Volumes. Edited by David
Greer. Paperback.
Madrigals. Collection.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#EM42. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.EM42).
ISBN
9790220223136.
This
is the first ever
complete published
edition of a major
madrigal collection that
is essential to our
understanding of the
fruitful interaction of
Renaissance Italian and
English music.
In four, five and six
voices, the 57 pieces of
Musica
Transalpina include
51 madrigals by Marenzio,
Palestrina and others,
the two parts of Byrd's
'La virginella', and four
French chansons.
Uniquely, the anthology
also features singing
translations of the
original poems from the
Italian into the
vernacular, for which it
was widely admired and
circulated. As a printed
source from which
composers could learn the
madrigal style and
aesthetic, it was hugely
influential in inspiring
the 'golden age' of Tudor
and Jacobean vocal
music.
An
important addition to
The English
Madrigalists series,
Musica
Transalpina of 1588
is not only of great
scholarly interest but is
also an outstanding
addition to the
repertoire that will
delight contemporary
singers no less than it
enthralled those
Elizabethans who first
responded with such
enthusiasm to its fine
music and accessible
'Englished' texts.
Individual titles
from this volume are
available as Adobe PDF
files...
(SSATB with Solos a cappella). By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). For Choral (SSAT...(+)
(SSATB with Solos a
cappella). By Benjamin
Britten (1913-1976). For
Choral (SSATB). BH Large
Choral. 48 pages. Boosey
and Hawkes #M051481666.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
(from Eternal Light: A Requiem). By Howard Goodall. Choir Sacred. Choral (Sacred...(+)
(from Eternal Light: A
Requiem). By Howard
Goodall. Choir Sacred.
Choral (Sacred); Choral
Octavo; Worship
Resources. Faber Edition:
Choral Signature Series.
Published by Faber Music
Composed by Colin Brumby. Text: 13th C English poem. Easy macaronic carol to Our...(+)
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
From Considering Matthew Shepard. Composed by Craig Hella Johnson. Craig Hella...(+)
From Considering Matthew
Shepard. Composed by
Craig
Hella Johnson. Craig
Hella
Johnson Series. Concert,
Festival, Inspirational.
Octavo. 20 pages.
Published
by Hal Leonard
Evidence Of Grace (A Worship Musical Tracing God's Hand of Mercy). By David T. C...(+)
Evidence Of Grace (A
Worship Musical Tracing
God's Hand of Mercy). By
David T. Clydesdale and
Steve Moore. Arranged by
David Clydesdale. For
SATB Choir. Musical.
Modern Christian. Choral
Book. Duration 50'00".
Published by Word Music
(28 Songs in Jazz, Gospel, RandB, Soul, and Show Styles). By Charles Beale; Stev...(+)
(28 Songs in Jazz,
Gospel, RandB, Soul, and
Show Styles). By Charles
Beale; Steve Milloy. For
Mixed voices. Song Book.
Voiceworks. Voiceworks.
240 pages. Published by
Oxford University Press
Composed by Howard Goodall (1958-). Multi-Movement/Large Choral Work. Lent, T...(+)
Composed by Howard
Goodall
(1958-).
Multi-Movement/Large
Choral Work. Lent,
Triduum/Three Days,
Tenebrae,
21st Century, Heaven,
Lament/Grief/Sorrow.
Vocal/choral score.
MorningStar Music
Publishers
#56-0002. Published by
MorningStar Music
Publishers
SATB chorus - early intermediate SKU: XC.HRMG1835 Composed by Michael Joh...(+)
SATB chorus - early
intermediate
SKU:
XC.HRMG1835
Composed
by Michael John Trotta.
Lent, All Saints. Michael
John Trotta. Sacred.
Score. 76 pages. Hampton
Roads Music Group LLC
#HRMG1835. Published by
Hampton Roads Music Group
LLC (XC.HRMG1835).
UPC: 785147105855.
English. Fiona Macleod
Rabindranath Tagore John
Donne Virgil Vahcel
Lindsey Text Source:
Elizabeth Frye.
Scripture: Psalm 23, John
1 :13, Isaiah 60:1,
Revelation 21:1, Isaiah
:7.
Designed to be
accessible for the choir
looking to prepare a
larger work within the
constraints of limited
rehearsal time, this work
provides conservative
ranges and
straightforward rhythms
that allow time to craft
a more artistic
performance. Cast in
eight movements, this
major work draws on texts
that examine the many
facets of death, the pain
of transitions, and the
hope and joy of a better
place. The work is scored
for choir, organ or
piano, and optional
string orchestra. Each of
the movements is
available separately; the
work as a whole or as
individual parts is
recommended for concert
or liturgical service
use. Movements: 1. Do Not
Stand at My Grave and
Weep; 2. I Seek a Faith;
3. The Lord Is My
Shepherd; 4. A Light
Shines in the Darkness;
5. Death Shall Be No
More; 6. I Saw a New
Heaven; 7. Love Conquers
All; 8. Gaelic Blessing
(Deep Peace).
Praise
Gathering Choral. Easter.
Softcover. 120 pages.
Duration 2700 seconds.
PraiseGathering #A08443.
Published by
PraiseGathering
(HL.2050293).
UPC:
797242885594.
6.75x10.5x0.351
inches.
The truly
blessed are those that
can see the miraculous in
what others see as
mundane. Even more so are
those that never lose the
wonder of the awesome
impact of the sacred. It
is part of our nature to
allow the most wonderful
things in our lives to
seem commonplace at times
- to take tremendous
blessings for granted.
King David's prayer,
“Restore to me the joy
of Your salvation and
grant me a willing spirit
to sustain me.” (Psalm
51:12) speaks to us in
the times and seasons of
our own lives.This
musical is about the
importance of
remembering. On the eve
of His trial and
execution Jesus made it
clear that we were to
remember Him and His
sacrifice. He instituted
the sacrament of the Last
Supper to be a central
part of the Christian
faith - a time to gather
as His Body and
remember.We cannot stand
in the distance and
casually observe the
sacrifice of the Cross.
We cannot pretend it did
not happen - that it is
less than it is
proclaimed to be - that
it does not touch us or
our lives. The Cross is
not something that we get
used to - not something
that we can get
comfortable with - not
something that we can
ever take lightly.Jesus
Christ, the Son of God,
by His own choice died
nailed to a Cross for the
sins that you and I
committed. May we never
forget His sacrifice, may
we never fail to fall to
our knees in thanksgiving
for that kind of love,
may we never lose the
wonder - the wonder of
the Cross.