(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.
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 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.
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?
Chorale SATB SATB, Piano [Vocal Score] Oxford University Press
100 Carols for Choirs by David Willcocks; John Rutter. For Mostly SATB and piano...(+)
100 Carols for Choirs by
David Willcocks; John
Rutter. For Mostly SATB
and piano. Mixed Voices.
. . . for Choirs
Collections. Advent,
Christmas, Epiphany,
Easter, Sacred, Secular.
Paperback. 388 pages.
Published by Oxford
University Press
By David Willcocks; John Rutter. For Mostly SATB and piano. Mixed Voices. . . . ...(+)
By David Willcocks; John
Rutter. For Mostly SATB
and piano. Mixed Voices.
. . . for Choirs
Collections. Christmas
Choral Collection. Pack
of 10 copies. 384 pages
Noel! 3 Chorale SATB SATB [Partition] Novello & Co Ltd.
(Carols and Anthems for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany for Mixed Voices Choir). ...(+)
(Carols and Anthems for
Advent, Christmas and
Epiphany for Mixed Voices
Choir). By Various.
Edited by David Hill. For
Choral, Mixed Choir
(SATB). Music Sales
America. Softcover. 264
pages. Novello and Co
Ltd. #NOV310838.
Published by Novello and
Co Ltd.
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.
Composed by Lloyd Larson. Choral, cantatas. Advent, Christmas. SATB score with ...(+)
Composed by Lloyd Larson.
Choral, cantatas. Advent,
Christmas. SATB score
with performance CD.
Lorenz Publishing Company
#65/2084L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.65-2084L).
Composed by English Ballad. Arranged by Russell L. Robinson. Fold. Octavo. 8...(+)
Composed by English
Ballad.
Arranged by Russell L.
Robinson. Fold. Octavo. 8
pages. Duration 2
minutes, 47
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music
#CM9657. Published by
Carl
Fischer Music
Composed by Lloyd Larson.
Choral, cantatas. Advent,
Christmas. Choral score.
Lorenz Publishing Company
#65/2083L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
SATB choir, cantor, voice solo, assembly, piano accompaniment - Early intermedia...(+)
SATB choir, cantor, voice
solo, assembly, piano
accompaniment - Early
intermediate
SKU:
GI.G-9430
Entrance
and Communion Antiphons
for the Church Year.
Composed by M. Roger
Holland, II. Palm Sunday
B. Sacred. With guitar
chord names. 64 pages.
GIA Publications #9430.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9430).
UPC: 785147943006.
English. Text Source: Vv.
The Grail, 1963,
1. Ps. 91:15-16, Ps.
91:1-2, 8-9, 10-11,
14-15, 2. Mt. 4:4, Ps.
19:8, 10, 11, 12-13, 15,
3. Ps. 27:8-9, Ps. 27:1,
4abcd, 5, 13-14, 4. Mt.
21:9, Ps. 118:29, 22-23,
27bc-28, 5. Lk. 24:34,
Rev. 1:6, Ps. 98:1,
2-3ab, 3. Scripture:
Psalm 91:15–16,
Psalm 91:1–2,
8–9, 10–11,
14–15, Matthew
4:4, Psalm 19:8, 10, 11,
12–13, 15, Psalm
27:8–9, Ps. 27:1,
4abcd, 5, 13–14,
Matthew 21:9, Psalm
118:29, 22–23,
27bc–28, Luke
24:34, Reveleation 1:6,
Psalm 98:1, 2–3ab,
3cd–4.
Noted
composer M. Roger Holland
has taken antiphons from
the 2010 Roman Missal and
paired them with psalm
verses, creating
compositions that have
wide use in the liturgy.
Some parishes will want
to use these pieces on
the appointed day for
entrance or communion
processionals. Others may
find use for them
throughout the entire
year, perhaps using them
as a weekly song through
the season. The songs
work well as stand-alone
processional pieces and
many choirs will want to
use them as choir anthems
or congregational songs
during the preparation of
the gifts and altar.
While utilizing official
texts of the Roman rite,
they can be used by
congregations of any
denomination. Roger
explores the wide breadth
that is African American
music, you’ll find
lyric ballades,
spiritualinspired
offerings, gospel-style
songs, and pieces with a
more uptempo feel. This
is the third volume in
this series. Contains:
When He Calls on Me
• Not by Bread
Alone • Hide Not
Your Face
• Hosanna
• The Lord Is
Truly Risen, Alleluia For
cantor or soloist.
SATB choir SKU: ST.EM8 Composed by John Farmer. Edited by Edmund H Fellow...(+)
SATB choir
SKU:
ST.EM8
Composed by
John Farmer. Edited by
Edmund H Fellowes.
Library Volumes. Edited
Edmund Fellowes. Revised
Davitt Moroney. Note:
Print on demand.
Spiral-bound A4.
Madrigals. Choral Score.
Stainer & Bell Ltd. #EM8.
Published by Stainer &
Bell Ltd. (ST.EM8).
ISBN
9790220206320.
Well
-known in his day as one
of the most important
contributors to East's
Whole Book of
Psalms (1592),
Farmer was in the service
of the Earl of Oxford
who, more than any other
nobleman, established the
professional Elizabethan
theatre. In the year that
Burbidge opened the Globe
Theatre, these 18
madrigals (the most
famous is probably
Fair Phyllis)
gave the composer an
attractive place in the
history of English
music.
CONTENTS A little
pretty bonny lass
(SATB) Cease now thy
mourning (SAT(or A) B (or
T)) Compare me to the
child (SAT(or A) B)
Fair nymphs, I heard one
telling (SSAT(or A)
TB) Fair Phyliss, I
saw (SATB) I thought,
my love (SATB) Now
each creature joys the
other (SATB) O stay
sweet love (SATB)
Soon as the hungry lion
(SATB) Sweet friend,
thy absence (SAT(or A)
B) Sweet Lord, your
flame still burning
(SATB) Take time
while time doth last
(SATB) The flattering
words (SATB) Who
would have thought that
face? (SAAT) You
blessed bowers
(SSATTTBB) You'll
never leave still tossing
(SATB) You pretty
flowers that smile
(SAT(or A) B.
By Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767). Edited by Klaus Hofmann. This edition: pa...(+)
By Georg Philipp Telemann
(1681-1767). Edited by
Klaus Hofmann. This
edition: paperbound.
Sacred, Motets, Psalms,
German; Choral
Collections, SAM Choir,
Choral Collections,
Women's Choir, Stuttgart
Urtext editions;
Occasions: Praise and
thanks, Psalms; Use
during church year:
Special Days, End of the
church year, Easter and
Eastertide. Score. 104
pages
Isthmus Chorale SATB [Conducteur] University Of York Music Press
SATB Choir SKU: BT.MUSM570368679 For choir and fixed media. Compos...(+)
SATB Choir
SKU:
BT.MUSM570368679
For choir and fixed
media. Composed by
Evis Sammoutis. Score
Only. Composed 2019. 14
pages. University of York
Music Press
#MUSM570368679. Published
by University of York
Music Press
(BT.MUSM570368679).
Isthmus denotes
a narrow strip of land
with sea on either side,
forming a link between
two larger ars of land.
The title is a metaphor
for an effort to bond
artistically my
experiences of living in
Cyprus, my birthplace,
and in the USA, my
recently adopted
homeland. Having lived in
a small, partitioned
island for my formative
years and in England for
eleven years, water has
always had a double
meaning: it has at once
served as a gateway to
other cultures but also
as a border, a violent
and absolute interruption
of a continuum. While in
the USA, or indeed in a
now connected Europe, it
is possible to travel on
land for days without
having to encounter a
border, in the countries
where I lived for most of
my life, that was not
possible. As an artist,
this notion of
establishing boundaries
and consciously trying to
break them is very close
to me, as my music deals
both with modernity but
also with tradition and,
similarly, with metaphor
and reality. As a
Cypriot, the sea, the
world of antiquity, the
mysteries of the oracles,
the notion of borders and
the pastoral are all very
central to my way of
thinking. In Cyprus,
different layers of
history are frequently
superimposed on a single
building that might still
preserve its Roman,
Byzantine, Venetian and
Ottoman features in its
layers of stone and
architecture. Similarly,
ancient ruins or the
barbed wire of modern
conflict often interrupt
placid fields. An
isthmus, therefore, can
be seen to symbolize my
artistic struggle to join
strikingly different
experiences and notions
in a cohesive way.
Similar to an isthmus, in
this short piece, I
connect these experiences
with the purpose of
creating a distinct and
unique sonic context,
connecting technology and
tradition, the pastoral
with the urban, the
musical with the
extra-musical and the
abstract with the
concrete. For example,
the choir does not always
sing in the traditional
sense, but the singers
imitate various natural
sounds, such as water,
air, crickets or birds,
to create a vivid visual
impression for the work.
Scandinavian herding
calls blend with field
recordings from the seas
of Cyprus and the lakes
of Upstate New York,
communicated within
clearly defined, singular
acoustic sources and
spaces through wireless
speakers. The text used
is both onomatopoeic,
articulating an imaginary
language, but also
literal, with a setting
of the poem, “To make a
prairie” by the iconic
American poet Emily
Dickinson and a tiny
fragment from
Callimachus’ “Hymn to
Demeter.” Technology is
used sparsely and very
intentionally to
articulate the expressive
qualities of pastoral
imagery, creating one
unified synthetic timbre
with the choristers’
sounds. This piece is
dedicated to the
wonderful singers of the
Georgia Institute of
Technology Chamber Choir
with special thanks to
Professors Hsu and
Ulrich, without whose
support this composition
would not have been
possible. Practical
notes: A choir of no
less than 24 singers is
sought with 4 additional
soloists (2 Sopranos and
2 Altos). Each singer
must have their own
wireless speaker, secured
either in the music
folder or as a strap
inside their shirts. All
sounds must match in
volume the sound from the
speakers, creating one
unified timbre. The
speakers should not be
noticeable to the public.
The four soloists are
placed offstage at the
beginning of the work.
From 1:35’ onwards they
enter the hall and take
their positions, ideally
at the four corners of
the hall. If the hall is
too large, the singers
can find alternate
positions, but these
should always be
antiphonal. The four
soloists sing
predominantly in the
“kulning” style and
the antiphonal aspect is
very important to the
work. There are two sound
files for each section
(SATB) that are triggered
by each singer’s mobile
device. The first occurs
at the start of the
piece, and the second,
about a minute before the
end. The sound files are
able to be purchased
separately, on CD, or are
available directly from
UYMP.
SATB choir SKU: ST.CN26P Composed by Richard Bullen. SATB unaccompanied (...(+)
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.
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.
Eyesight Chorale SATB SATB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SATB choir, piano SKU: PR.342402070 Composed by Steven Stucky. -. ...(+)
Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: PR.342402070
Composed by Steven
Stucky. -. Ars Nova
Chamber Singers, Boulder
CO. Performance Score.
With Standard notation.
Composed 7-Feb. 8 pages.
Duration 3 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#342-40207. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.342402070).
ISBN
9781491111253. UPC:
680160643226. Octavo
inches. Text: Archibald
R. Ammons. Archibald
Ammons. Text by A.R.
Ammons.
To benefit
Chorus America, Stucky
allowed himself to be
auctioned off as a prize
- the high bidder would
receive a new work from
the composer. After a few
years and not really
hearing anything, Stucky
suddenly found himself up
against a deadline. He
reached back to a
favorite poem by A.R.
Ammons, Eyesight, which,
he says, Won't let...his
reader rest till the very
last word...one of those
sudden insights that
leave us
breathless.. This
piece has an odd history.
A few years ago, I agreed
to be one of
the“prizesâ€
in an auction to benefit
Chorus America: the
highest bidder wouldget a
new piece from me, while
their money went to the
organization. Thewinning
bid came from a
collection of several
professional choruses
anddirectors. But I was
always a little vague
about the details, and,
hearingnothing more about
it for a few years,
forgot the whole
thing.One day I received
a message from Thomas
Edward Morgan, directorof
the Ars Nova Chamber
Singers in Boulder: they
had scheduled thepremiere
of my new piece for a few
weeks later, and could
they have themusic,
please? I needed a text,
quickly, and (as usual) I
was in a Los Angeleshotel
room, not at home with my
books. So I turned to the
internet andsoon tracked
down my favorite poet,
A.R. Ammons
(1926-2001).Once I
stumbled on
“Eyesight,†I
remembered having loved
the poemyears before.
Archie must have loved
it, too, because he
included it bothin his
Collected Poems 1951-1971
and in the later Selected
Poems. It haseverything
you want in an Archie
Ammons poem: what Edward
Hirschcalled his
“offbeat, sideways,
unpredictable
radiance,†his
“homespunglory.â
It has one of his
trademark conversations
with a mountain
(perhapsfrom his native
North Carolina), it has
the fluid motion from one
line tothe next
(enjambment, if you want
to get technical) that
won’t let him
orhis reader rest till
the very last word of the
very last line, and it
has in thatlast line one
of those sudden insights
that leave us breathless:
“some thingsthat go
are gone.â€I miss
Archie, but he’s
not gone. I’m
grateful for the
wonderful poems heleft
us, and I’m
grateful that he was
always generous and kind
when I hadthe chutzpah to
add my music to his.