By Sondra K. Tucker. For SATB with Piano or Organ, opt. Flute, opt. Percussion, opt. Guitar. Choral. Christmas, Epiphany. Moderately Easy

Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Klaus Hofmann. This edition: urtext, paperback. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Advent, Christmas. Full score. Composed 1731. BWV 36. 52 pages. Duration 31 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.036/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3103600).

By Josh Groban. By Josh Groban. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Festival Choral. Ballad, Concert, Festival, Inspirational, Pop. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

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 Darmon Meader. Sws. Octavo. 20 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 7 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9649. Published by Carl Fischer Music

Composed by Traditional Spiritual. Arranged by Dan Davison. Sws. Octavo. 16 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 50 seconds. BriLee Music #BL1155. Published by BriLee Music

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.

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

SATB Choir

SKU: BT.MUSM570200641

Composed by Anne Boyd. Classical. Vocal Score. 64 pages. University of York Music Press #MUSM570200641. Published by University of York Music Press (BT.MUSM570200641).

English.

Jesus Reassures His Mother is a setting of medieval lyric poetry written anonymously in the 14th century. The poet recounts a vision of the young Mary rocking the infant Christ to sleep. The child requests his mother to sing a lullaby but, alas, knowing her child’s fate she is too sad to sing. Jesus tells her that all mothers worry about their children’s futures and insists that she should sing nevertheless. Mary recounts the visit of Gabriel and the events of Christ’s birth but reflects how sad it is to have delivered a child to such a fate. Jesus reassures his mother that he will be with his father in heaven where Mary will come to join Him at the end of time, there to livein eternal bliss. At this point Mary is persuaded by and echoes her child’s reassuring words, and she is joined in this by the choir (now representing us all). The vision fades away in the voice of the narrator whose loneliness and longing return. We learn that it is Christmas Day. This setting grows from the visionary mystical world inhabited by Julian of Norwich whose Revelations of Divine Love provided the inspiration for a work Anne Boyd composed in 1994. The medium has been expanded from the Song Company’s six solo voices used in the Revelations to the double motet choir of the Sydney Philharmonia who commissioned this work for their 75th anniversary. The parts of the infant Jesus, Mary, the Narrator and the angel Gabriel are taken by choir soloists: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. The work is situated in the context of Boyd ’s personal musical aesthetic which she describes as the intersection of Christian Love with Buddhist silence.

Composed by Ronald Perera. Advanced/Collegiate. Catholic Year A The Nativity of Our Lord. Secular, Christmas, 21st Century. Octavo. Duration 4 minutes, 40 seconds. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.8320).