Worth it All Chorale SATB SATB, Piano [Octavo] Exaltation Publications
By Mark Hayes. For SATB choir and piano. All Saints Day, General, Memorial Servi...(+)
By Mark Hayes. For SATB
choir and piano. All
Saints Day, General,
Memorial Services,
Sacred. Sacred Anthem.
Published by Exaltation
Publications.
(10/3585L)
(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.
(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
By Tom Shelton. For SATB/SAB Choir, Piano, descant, steel Drums, percussion (wit...(+)
By Tom Shelton. For
SATB/SAB Choir, Piano,
descant, steel Drums,
percussion (with optional
bass). Concert,
Multicultural. Octavo.
Published by Heritage
Music Press
SATB choir - Easy SKU: LP.765762102521 An Easter Celebration for Any C...(+)
SATB choir - Easy
SKU:
LP.765762102521
An
Easter Celebration for
Any Choir. Composed
by Marty Parks. Musical.
Excel Series.
Multicultural and Sacred.
Stereo CD. Published by
Lillenas Publishing
Company
(LP.765762102521).
UPC:
765762102521.
This
deeply moving and
compelling musical is a
beautiful response to
God's loving, sacrificial
and powerful act of
redemption. Sacred and
cherished hymns, popular
worship songs, and new,
expressive compositions
combine in arrangements
that are both poignant
and moving, while
retaining a level of
difficulty that even the
smallest choir can
master. The emotive
narrations are derived
directly from the
scriptures and perfectly
frame the musical
settings. In addition,
the work includes several
solo and congregational
opportunities for
participation. Echoing
the song of heaven's
eternity, this 47-minute
presentation is assembled
in 4 main sections: I.
Worthy of Praise II.
Worthy of Our Love III. A
Worthy Sacrifice IV.
Worthy of
Exaltation
These
arrangements are easy to
sing and easy to learn!
Stereo accompaniment CD
trax for use on
performance. Note - does
not include rehearsal
(internal) CD
points.Heart-touching
presentation of the
Easter story with
practical modern-day
relevance. Professional
quality recording useful
as an aid for choir
members learning the
music, or for personal
enjoyment and meditation
times. (Performance demo
- NOT an accompani.
Choral (SATB Choir) SKU: HL.48021234 From Cantata academica, Carmen ba...(+)
Choral (SATB Choir)
SKU: HL.48021234
From Cantata
academica, Carmen
basiliense. Composed
by Benjamin Britten.
Boosey & Hawkes Sacred
Choral. Classical.
Octavo. 16 pages. Boosey
& Hawkes #M051482474.
Published by Boosey &
Hawkes (HL.48021234).
ISBN 9781458423542.
UPC: 884088642037.
6.75x10.5
inches.
Text: in
Latin compiled from the
charter of the
University, and from
older orations in praise
of Basle by Bernhard
Wyss.
Publisher:
Boosey &
Hawkes
Difficulty
level: 4 (for
chorus)
Britten's
genius lifts this work
above being just a worthy
celebration of the 500th
anniversary of the
foundation of Basle
University. It is
tongue-in-cheek and
mockingly non-academic
while referring all the
time to academic musical
forms and formulae. It is
written in two parts
(everything is in the
statutory Latin including
the titles of the parts -
Pars I and Pars II). The
titles of the movements
show Britten's intention
to show off a wide
variety of techniques.
Here are some examples:
Chorale/Alla Rovescio
(the theme is given and
responded to with the
same melody upside
down)/Recitativo/Tema
seriale con fuga/Canone
ed ostinato. There is a
good deal of humour
here.
There are
seven movements in Pars I
and six in Pars II. The
tenor soloist is given
three florid recitatives,
accompanied only by a
piano, which act as
bridges between other
orchestrally accompanied
movements. Of these the
most noteworthy are the
Arioso con canto popolare
for soprano solo with
tenors and basses who hum
a student song; another
terrific Britten scherzo;
and a wonderfully raucous
final pair of movements
(Canon ed ostinato and
Corale con canto) where
Britten seems to be aping
the Vivat Regina! cries
in Parry's I was glad or
encouraging the kind of
noisy 'I'm from the best
university' kind of
student touchline shout.
This has outrageously
high notes for the tenors
(top B) which further
endorse this feeling.
There are real echoes of
the Spring Symphony (see
separate entry) final
movement here which are
further underlined by the
last section of the
Cantata which brings in
the bells, piano, huge
percussion and the
inevitable chorale in
which the choir sings
'that a free academy may
thrive in a free
community, for ever the
ornament and treasure of
illustrious
Basle'.
This may
not be Britten at his
most soul-searching but,
as always, there is
plenty here to enjoy,
especially if the work is
not taken too seriously.
It is a celebratory,
occasional piece and it
could be well taken up by
other academic
establishments
celebrating big
anniversaries. The chorus
parts are not very
difficult, though they do
present challenges for
the choir - not least in
having tenors capable of
those very high notes at
the end. The Tema seriale
con fuga is sinewy and
needs careful tuning. It
also has the subject
regularly given upside
down after its initial
sounding by the basses.
All good
fun.
By Tim Hayden And Patrice Villines. Arranged by Jay Althouse. For Choir. (SATB)...(+)
By Tim Hayden And Patrice
Villines. Arranged by Jay
Althouse. For Choir.
(SATB). Choral Octavo.
Choral Designs. Choral
Octavo. 12 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Composed by J.C.D. Parker. Edited by David P. DeVenney. Gentry Publications....(+)
Composed by J.C.D.
Parker.
Edited by David P.
DeVenney.
Gentry Publications.
Concert,
Romantic. Octavo. Gentry
Publications #JG2569.
Published by Gentry
Publications
(from Elijah, 1846). By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Arranged by Lyn...(+)
(from Elijah, 1846). By
Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn (1809-1847).
Arranged by Lynn S. Lund.
For SATB choir and piano.
Sacred. Medium. Octavo.
11 pages. Duration 4
minutes, 30 seconds.
Published by Praiseworthy
. Octavo. sacred.
SATB choir SKU: WD.080689663239 Composed by Daniel Semsen. Choral. Sacred...(+)
SATB choir
SKU:
WD.080689663239
Composed by Daniel
Semsen. Choral. Sacred
Anthem. Octavo. Word
Music #080689663239.
Published by Word Music
(WD.080689663239).
UPC:
080689663239.
Begin
ning with peaceful echoes
and building into a bold
testament, Is He
Worthy is a reminder
of just how holy and set
apart the Lord is, and
yet He still loves us and
dwells within us.
Arranged and orchestrated
by Daniel Semsen, this
call and response anthem
will allow your
congregation to
participate in affirming
the Father, the Spirit,
and the Son as worthy of
all blessing, honor,
glory, and praise.
Choral SATB Voices a cappella SKU: XC.DJS2305 In That Great Gettinâ...(+)
Choral SATB Voices a
cappella
SKU:
XC.DJS2305
In That
Great Gettin’ Up
Mornin’/Sometimes
I Feel Like a Motherless
Child/Soon Ah Will Be
Done/All My Trials/Nobody
Knows the Trouble
I’ve Seen/Deep
River/Ride the
Chariot. Composed by
Traditional Spirituals.
Arranged by Derric
Johnson. In That Great
Gettin’ Up
Mornin’/Sometimes
I Feel Like a Motherless
Child/Soon Ah Will Be
Done/All My Trials/Nobody
Knows the Trouble
I’ve Seen/Deep
River/Ride the Chariot.
Octavo. Excelcia Music
Publishing #DJS2305.
Published by Excelcia
Music Publishing
(XC.DJS2305).
6.75 x
10.5 inches.
This
arrangement is a
combination of 7
well-known Spirituals
wrapped around IN THAT
GREAT GETTIN’ UP
MORNING. The styles
meander through the moods
of great happiness and
joy to deep personal
introspection. There
really is something for
everybody here. Nobody
said life would be
easy... just worth it.
Same as this medley.
There would be no better
closer to your concert
than this exciting
medley!
Composed by Sally Ann Morris. For SAB choir, piano accompaniment. Sunday before ...(+)
Composed by Sally Ann
Morris. For SAB choir,
piano accompaniment.
Sunday before Lent,
Epiphany. Sacred. Easy.
Octavo. 12 pages.
Published by GIA
Publications
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.
By David L. Ellsworth. Text: Rev. 7:17, 21:3,4. For SSATBB Choir. Level: Medium ...(+)
By David L. Ellsworth.
Text: Rev. 7:17, 21:3,4.
For SSATBB Choir. Level:
Medium / Medium-Difficult
(accompaniment). Duration
3:40. Published by
Jackman Music
Corporation.
SATB chorus and piano SKU: JK.19990 Composed by Janice Kapp Perry. Choral...(+)
SATB chorus and piano
SKU: JK.19990
Composed by Janice Kapp
Perry. Choral General
Conference, Choral SATB,
Difficulty Medium, Piano
Choir, Special Events
Home and Family, Hope,
Jesus Christ - Savior.
Christian, Inspirational.
Jackman Music Corporation
#19990. Published by
Jackman Music Corporation
(JK.19990).
Hebrews
9:28, John 14:6*** Some
Janice Kapp Perry
products may require a
few days additional
shipping time. Thank
you!
46 new hymns,
inspired by the General
Conference addresses of
Elder Jeffry R. Holland.
(October 1994 - April
2017). Collection
includes: All Ye Who
Watch the Master's
Sheep Are the Heavens
Truly Open? Are We
Not All Beggars? As
an Ensign to the
Nations A Sinless,
Pure and Holy Man Be
Clean, Oh House of
Israel Be Not Afraid,
But Be Believing
Bless Me to Be a Little
More Like Thee Do You
Love Me? Christ Can
Heal the Broken
Hearted ever We'll
Remember For God
Loves Us With All His
Heart For God So
Loved the World God
Has Raised Up Noble
Daughters God will
Never Leave the Weary
He Will Bring Rest to
Your Soul His More
Excellent Way Holy
Father, King of
Heaven How Fair Upon
the Mountain I Am a
Child of Destiny I
Bear My Witness of the
Lord In Heaven There
Is a Law Inviting All
to Come to Christ I
Testify I Would Be
Thy True Disciple let
Not Your Heart Be
Troubled Let Thy Word
Be In Our Hearts
Lord, Accept My Humble
Offering Lord, I
Believe Lord, I'll
Strive to Live Worthy of
Thy Love Lord, We
Pray For All the
Children May We Have
the Tongues of Angels
My Life is Not My Own
None Were With Him Oh
Come Ye Heavy Laden
Come Our Faith Unites
Us With One Heart The
Keys of the Kingdom
The Love of God Is
Without End The
Mother of All Living
The Words of God Will
Never Cease The Worth
of Souls Is Great
Indeed Through a
Thousand Generations
To the Rising
Generation Who Will
Now Speak For the
Widow? Wilt Thou,
Lord, In Me Abide You
Can Always Come Back
Home Composer: Janice
Kapp Perry Lyricist:
David B.
Larsen Reference:
Hebrews 9:28, John
14:6 *** Some Janice
Kapp Perry products may
require a few days
additional shipping time.
Thank you!
Composed by Lloyd Larson. Choral, cantatas. Eastertide, Lent. SATB with perfor...(+)
Composed by Lloyd Larson.
Choral, cantatas.
Eastertide,
Lent. SATB with
performance
CD. Lorenz Publishing
Company
#55/1204L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
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?
SATB choir, organ accompaniment, trumpet 1 in B-flat, trumpet 1 in C, trumpet 2 ...(+)
SATB choir, organ
accompaniment, trumpet 1
in B-flat, trumpet 1 in
C, trumpet 2 in B-flat,
trumpet 2 in C, timpani -
Early intermediate
SKU: GI.G-6994
Composed by Wayne L Wold.
Choral. Choral. Sacred.
Octavo. 16 pages. GIA
Publications #6994.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-6994).
UPC: 785147699408.
English. Text by Wayne L.
Wold.
Wold has
written a text and tune
that are perfectly
matched-the ascendancy of
the music paints just the
right picture for a hymn
of praise! There is some
a cappella writing and
the tenors join the
sopranos on a
descant-like passage at
one point. It all
culminates in a majestic
finish that will be well
received. Optional
trumpets and timpani.
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: CF.CM9787 Composed by Coty Raven Morris....(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano
SKU:
CF.CM9787
Composed by
Coty Raven Morris.
Arranged by Saleel Menon.
Duration 3:45. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9787.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9787).
ISBN 9781491164587.
UPC: 680160923496. Key: D
major. English.
Original.
The text
for the first voicing
(SSA) of this piece came
to me in the fall of 2020
while teaching at Crosby
High School in Crosby,
Texas. My students,
though enthusiastic to be
back in Choir, were
struggling to cope with
the civil unrest around
them, in addition to the
pandemic. When
considering how I could
help them navigate this
time, I realized that
they were in need of some
sort of consistency, of
feeling grounded in
themselves. As weÂ
focused on building of
community and
citizenship, this text
and tune came to mind,
each phrase highlighting
an element of personal
and community wellness.I
lead with my
spirit keeping love in
the circle around me.
(Social)Expressing my
spirit
(Occupational)Loving what
I can see and cannot see,
I'll take care of the
vessel I am in
(Physical)I love with me
that's under the skin
(Emotional)Taking care of
my mind
(Intellectual)Envisioning
the me I want to be
(Spiritual)I had the
honor of collaborating
with composer/educator
Saleel Menon to create
the beautiful piano
accompaniment and SATB
setting.Who I Want To Be
opens with a solo
functioning as a mantra
throughout the tune. As
the piece continues,
voices join in unison and
harmony to emphasize the
intent.When the repeats
in mm. 48–51
occur, invite students to
share some of their own
mantras and affirmations,
or feel free to borrow
from the words my
students in the Crosby HS
choir inspired me to
write:Allow yourself
graceI am persistentI am
fragile, not brokenYou
are worthyI am worthyI
know that your success is
not my demise!The only
validation I need is my
ownI believe in myselfI
see youIt’s okay
to not be okayBreatheI
love and I am
lovedPrepare yourself for
not only a powerful
performance, but a
rewarding experience and
conversations with your
students.THIS is the
piece you want stuck in
your students’
heads!~CRM.
From In Transit. By Deke Sharon. By James-Allen Ford, Kristen Anderson-Lo...(+)
From In Transit.
By Deke Sharon. By
James-Allen Ford, Kristen
Anderson-Lopez, Russell
Kaplan, Sara Wordsworth.
Arranged by Deke Sharon.
Pop Choral Series.
Broadway, A Cappella,
Musicals. Octavo. 24
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.250437).
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?
SATB choir; guitar; percussion; piano SKU: HP.C5523R Composed by David Ru...(+)
SATB choir; guitar;
percussion; piano
SKU:
HP.C5523R
Composed by
David Ruis. Arranged by
Lloyd Larson. Piano with
Optional Guitar,
Percussion, Piano.
Contemporary, Hymntune,
General Worship, God's
Attributes/Character,
Adoration & Praise,
Worship, Sacred. Rhythm
Parts. Hope Publishing
Company #C5523R.
Published by Hope
Publishing Company
(HP.C5523R).
UPC:
763628255237. By David
Ruis. 2 Samuel 22:4, 1
Chronicles 16:25, Psalms
18:3, Psalms 48:1, Psalms
96:4, Psalms 145:3,
Revelation 4:11,
Revelation 5:12,
Philippians 2:10, Psalms
63:1, Psalms 95:6, Isaiah
6:1-8, John 18:33-34,
John
18:35-37.
Popular
praise and worship son
gby David Ruis
This popular praise and
worship song translates
well into a blended
worship anthem with an
abundance of unison
lines, gentle
syncopations and a
seamless segue into the
hymn O Worship the King.
Quickly learned by choirs
large or small, it works
equally well as an
introit or general
worship anthem, for SATB
choir and keyboard with
optional rhythm (parts
for Piano, Electric
Guitar, Electric Bass and
Drum Kit).