SATB a cappella Choral (SATB ACAPPEL) SKU: HL.370173 Composed by Irving B...(+)
SATB a cappella Choral
(SATB ACAPPEL)
SKU:
HL.370173
Composed by
Irving Berlin. Arranged
by Mark Hayes. Shawnee
Press. Concert, Festival,
Patriotic. Octavo.
Duration 150 seconds.
Published by Shawnee
Press (HL.370173).
ISBN 9781705146422.
UPC: 840126993462.
6.75x10.5x0.029
inches.
Mark Hayes
is one of our finest
arrangers and now he has
used his expertise in
vocal arranging on this
Irving Berlin treasure
from the American Song
Book. A cappella voices
richly present the
well-known lyric,
capturing its emotional
patriotism. Beautiful and
dynamic musical
interpretation weaves
throughout the piece,
building to a glorious
final “home sweet
home.†For
“game dayâ€
performances, the piece
can be shortened by
simply beginning at meas.
24. No matter the event
or concert, this is a
fantastic selection to be
sung all year long!
Choral (SATB) SKU: HL.1216178 From Disenchanted. Composed by Alan ...(+)
Choral (SATB)
SKU:
HL.1216178
From
Disenchanted.
Composed by Alan Menken
and Stephen Schwartz.
Arranged by Alan
Billingsley. Disney
Choral. Disney, Movies,
Pop. Octavo. Duration 155
seconds. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.1216178).
UPC: 196288140207.
6.75x10.5x0.029
inches.
After a
15-year wait, Alan Menken
and Stephen Schwartz
re-teamed to pen the
songs for the sequel to
Disney's 2007 hit film
Enchanted. Featuring a
fresh locale transplant
from downtown New York
City, re-acquaint your
choir with Gisele and the
whole gang as they take
you through a cheery
musical introduction to
the intersection of
Andalasia and
�Suburbia!ï
¿½.
Composed by Frank Mason North and Vicki Tucker Courtney. Harold Flammer. Choral....(+)
Composed by Frank Mason
North and Vicki Tucker
Courtney. Harold Flammer.
Choral. 12 pages. Harold
Flammer Music #A7975.
Published by Harold
Flammer Music
(HL.35025714).
Composed by Lynn Ahrens, music by Steven Flaherty. Arranged by Mark Hayes. Choir...(+)
Composed by Lynn Ahrens,
music by Steven Flaherty.
Arranged by Mark Hayes.
Choir Secular. SATB
choir. Choral Octavo. Pop
Choral. Broadway;
Secular. 12 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
SATB chorus, solo voices and piano SKU: JK.20420 Composed by Marvin Payne...(+)
SATB chorus, solo voices
and piano
SKU:
JK.20420
Composed by
Marvin Payne and Steven
Kapp Perry. Choral
Cantata, Choral SATB,
Difficulty Medium, Piano
Choir, Seasonal Music
Fathers Day, Seasonal
Music Mothers Day,
Special Events Home and
Family, Family,
Fatherhood, God the
Father, Jesus Christ -
Savior, Joy, Love,
Motherhood, Vocal Solo.
Christian, Inspirational.
Jackman Music Corporation
#20420. Published by
Jackman Music Corporation
(JK.20420).
Doctrine
and Covenants 138:47-48,
Alma 37:35*** Some Janice
Kapp Perry products may
require a few days
additional shipping time.
Thank you!
A
cantata written to
celebrate the
Proclamation on the
Family, for chorus,
soloists, and
readers. Original
songs include: Children
of God, In Whose Image Am
I Made?, Half a Million
Skies, We'll Make Our
Father's Dream Our Own,
God Gave You to Me, The
Song of Ages, Travelers
Who Shelter Here, Father
Mother We Need Your Love,
Come to the River, No
Other Love, The Path to
Joy, Our Brother Walked
This Way, Turning the
Hearts, Love One Another,
and We'll Make Our
Father's Dream Our
Own/This Is Our
Choice Composer:
Steven Kapp Perry &
Marvin Payne Lyricist:
Steven Kapp Perry &
Marvin
Payne Reference:
Doctrine and Covenants
138:47-48, Alma
37:35 *** Some Janice
Kapp Perry products may
require a few days
additional shipping time.
Thank you!
Choir; Orchestra; Early Music SKU: UT.TME-1 Composed by Giovanni Battista...(+)
Choir; Orchestra; Early
Music
SKU:
UT.TME-1
Composed by
Giovanni Battista
Bassani. Edited by
Elisabetta Pasquini.
Hardback (Cloth Hard
Cover). Tesori Musicali
Emiliani (Emilian Musical
Treasures). Classical. Ut
Orpheus #TME 1. Published
by Ut Orpheus (UT.TME-1).
ISBN 9790215316096. 9
x 12 inches.
P
erformance Material on
Hire
[S
olo: SAATB - Str -
Bc]
Thanks to its
patron the Duke Francesco
II, Modena became a
capital city worldwide
for the oratorio genre:
renowned maestro di
cappella in Ferrara, also
Bassani wished to offer
to the Duke his own work,
setting aside for him the
summit of his melodic and
dramaturgical
inventiveness. Accordi
ng to the documents that
we have, the performance
of Giona was
Bassani's debut at the
court of Francesco II.
Born in Padua around
1650, the composer
carried out the main part
of his activities in
Ferrara, where he was
organist (probably from
1667), and maestro di
cappella at the
Accademia della Morte
(from 1683), and
subsequently also at the
Cathedral (from 1686); he
also became a member of
the Accademia Filarmonica
of Bologna (in 1677) and
was committed to
Alessandro II Pico, Duke
of Mirandola and Marquis
of Concordia. In 1712 he
moved to Bergamo, where
he was maestro di
cappella at S. Maria
Maggiore; he died there
on 1st October 1716.
Before his commission in
Modena, the <> - as he was
often called at that time
- had already printed
seven instrumental and
vocal works as well as a
few operas and
oratorios.
(after Albert Becker's 'Weihnachtsmotette'). By Steven Sametz (1954-). For antip...(+)
(after Albert Becker's
'Weihnachtsmotette'). By
Steven Sametz (1954-).
For antiphonal SSAA/SATB
choir, harp. Christmas
Eve, Christmas, Choral.
Medium. Choral score.
Composed 1999. 12 pages.
Duration c. 1 minute, 50
seconds. Published by
E.C. Schirmer Publ
Evening Comes Chorale SATB SATB A Cappella - Intermédiaire Laurendale Associates
SATB choir a cappella - Intermediate SKU: MN.CH-1246 Composed by Dale Jer...(+)
SATB choir a cappella -
Intermediate
SKU:
MN.CH-1246
Composed
by Dale Jergenson. St.
Cyril's Music Series.
21st Century. Octavo.
Duration 2 minutes, 45
seconds. Laurendale
Associates #CH-1246.
Published by Laurendale
Associates (MN.CH-1246).
Evening Comes
is the first piece in a
series of commissions for
the Saint Cyril's Music
Series and is composed
specifically for an
evening service. Cardinal
Newman's prayer, suggests
a quiet, hushed,
prayerful attitude which
is evoked by an abundance
of suspensions and
resolutions within a
relatively conservative
harmonic context. The
beginning tempo marking
of Espressivo is intended
to convey a feeling of
rubato throughout, but
not overly so. The fortes
should never be
thunderous, but the
pianos should be
exquisite, with the final
amen eliciting a sense of
renewed beginning rather
than a final
ending.l
SATB choir SKU: LP.765762009035 A Worship Event Lifting Up the Name of...(+)
SATB choir
SKU:
LP.765762009035
A
Worship Event Lifting Up
the Name of Jesus.
Arranged by Gary Rhodes &
Tim Cates. Musical.
Sacred. Visual media data
disc. Published by
Lillenas Publishing
Company
(LP.765762009035).
UPC: 765762009035.
Orchestrated by Tim
Cates.
Your Great
Name is a new and
exciting musical that is
perfect for Easter or for
any powerful service of
praise anytime in the
church year! Created and
arranged by Gary Rhodes
and orchestrated by Tim
Cates this collection by
some of the most popular
artists and songwriters
is truly an event! From
quiet and worshipful
moments to lively and
exuberant celebrations
this musical worship
experience lifts high the
name of Jesus. You will
love the arrangements of
some of today's most
popular worship songs
like Jesus Saves Your
Great Name Always and Oh
the Blood and will be
swept away by new
arrangement of classic
favorites like Because He
Lives and O the Deep Deep
Love of Jesus..
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.
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: PR.312418770 No. 1 from Second April<...(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano
SKU:
PR.312418770
No. 1
from Second April.
Composed by Eric Ewazen.
Octavo. Performance
Score. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41877.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312418770).
ISBN
9781491138120. UPC:
680160640195. Second
April, by Edna St.
Vincent
Millay.
Second
April for S.A.T.B. Chorus
and Piano is a
four-movement set, based
on the poetry of Edna St.
Vincent Millay. Ewazen
has long been enamored
with her poetry's
wonderfully vivid and
descriptive imagery of
nature and emotions, and
its powerful and profound
meaning. The first
movement, SONG OF A
SECOND APRIL is dramatic,
detailing a time of
personal strife and
tragedy, perhaps the end
of a relationship or even
the end of a life. The
music is intense, fast,
in a minor key, creating
a feeling of powerful,
relentless emotions.
Little by little, the
music almost dies away,
getting quieter and
quieter, creating a
feeling of resignation,
but with a surprise
Picardy Third in the
final chord –
suggesting a bit of
hope!. SECOND APRIL
for S.A.T.B. Chorus and
Piano is a four-movement
set, based on the poetry
of Edna St. Vincent
Millay. I have long been
enamored with the poetry
of Millay for its
wonderfully vivid and
descriptive imagery, and
its often powerful and
profound meaning.
Millay’s descriptions
of nature, and of
feelings and emotions,
have always spoken to me.
SECOND APRIL consists of
four of her poems, each
with a distinctive mood,
message, and emotional
feel. They are vivid,
powerful, and beautiful,
inspiring me to capture
these descriptions of the
various scenes she
portrays. Song of a
Second April uses music
to underlie strong
feelings, passions, and
the tragedies of life.
The poem itself is
dramatic, detailing a
time of personal strife
and tragedy, perhaps the
end of a relationship or
even the end of a life.
The music is intense,
fast, in a minor key, and
with rapid, spinning
notes creating a feeling
of powerful, relentless
emotions. Melodies,
motives, and gestures are
tossed between the
voices, increasing the
feelings of intensity and
even desperation. Little
by little, the music
almost dies away, getting
quieter and quieter,
creating a feeling of
resignation, but with a
Picardy Third in the
final chord – maybe a
bit of hope! Mariposa
is a celebration of
nature, wandering through
a field with white and
blue butterflies
appearing almost
wondrously. But there’s
also a profound feeling
of poignancy, noting that
as one relishes such a
beautiful, magical sight,
they should embrace the
experience – the
fleeting, transient
nature of such a perfect
vision and of life
itself. The music
portrays the flying of
the butterflies: gentle,
beautiful, with rich
chords and arpeggios, but
stepping back, as the
fleeting nature of life
is the reality, with
gentle, but sombre chords
interspersed with the
magical flight of the
Mariposa.Alms is a fast
rondo, intense, bold, and
always dance-like. It is
about both tragedy and
resilience. This music is
also in minor, yet with
moments of playfulness,
as a recollection of
happy times or moments
takes over. This seesaw
between emotions is heard
throughout the movement,
as the music continues to
“dance.” And with
Millay’s summing up of
“reality being what it
is,” the piece ends
with strength, boldness,
and finality. Into the
Golden Vessel of Great
Song is an appassionato
call to overcome! The
poem exhorts us to
“sing out” with hope,
determination, and
strength. The music is
full of bright and
lilting energy; but as
the turmoil and times of
strife people can
sometimes feel or
experience, the music
becomes intense,
dramatic, in a minor key,
and with changing
rhythms. BUT, there is a
return to championing the
idea of simply
overcoming, going forward
with hope and
determination, and the
music is in major,
resonant and strong.
.
SATB Choir - Grade 3 SKU: BT.HU-4349-250 Composed by Hans Leenders. Harmo...(+)
SATB Choir - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.HU-4349-250
Composed by Hans
Leenders. Harmonia
Concert Series. Choral
Score. Composed 2013. 16
pages. Harmonia #HU
4349-250. Published by
Harmonia
(BT.HU-4349-250).
9x12
inches. German.
The
poetry on which this
composition is based is
the Ballad of External
Life (the Ballade des
äußeren Lebens) from
the pen of Viennese
author Hugo von
Hofmansthal (1874-1929).
He is known for, amongst
other things, his
libretti for the works of
Richard Strauss (Der
Rosenkavalier, Ariadne
auf Naxos, Elektra)
and as founder of the
Salzburg Festival. Von
Hofmansthal was one of
the last of the German
Symbolists. Central to
this literary movement
was the unification of
the internal and external
worlds. The search for
meaning was a cornerstone
of this fin-de-siècle
movement.In the
Ballade des äußeren
Lebens (Ballad of
External Life), the
meaninglessness
ofexistence is expressed
in restricting,
oppressive
metaphors—an
ambience that is
reflected in the music.
Ultimately, man is
capable of establishing
order from seeming chaos.
The poet expresses this
powerfully in a
non-rhyming line of
poetry: ‘And yet, he
who says “evening”
says much, A word, from
which profundity and
sorrow flow’.This
composition follows the
overall structure of the
ballad, which is written
in terza
rima—interlocking
three-line rhymes.The
choral work can be
performed by a chamber
choir, but also by a much
larger ensemble. The
parts are mainly in four
voices (SATB), although
there are also six parts
(SAATBB). One chord is
arranged for eight
voices.The composer
conducted this work at
its première, to open
the 2013 International
Choir Biennial in Aachen.
The choir was comprised
of four chamber choirs:
Aachen Youth Choir,
Carmina Mundi, Aachen
Chamber Choir and Aachen
Madrigal Choir.
Het dichtwerk
waarop deze compositie is
gebaseerd, de Ballade
des äußeren Lebens
(Ballade van het
uiterlijke leven), is
geschreven door de in
Wenen geboren schrijver
Hugo von Hoffmansthal
(1874-1929), die onder
meer bekend is als
librettist van Richard
Strauss (Der
Rosenkavalier, Ariadne
auf Naxos, Elektra)
en medeoprichter was van
de Salzburger Festspiele.
Von Hoffmansthal behoorde
tot de laatste
vertegenwoordigers van
het Duitse symbolisme.
Deze stroming stelde zich
ten doel de innerlijke en
uiterlijke wereld met
elkaar te verenigen.
Zingeving vormde een van
de hoofdthematieken
binnen deze fin de
siècle-cultuur.In de
Ballade des äußeren
Lebens wordt
dezinloosheid van het
bestaan verwoord in
beklemmende metaforen -
een atmosfeer die in de
muziek wordt
weerspiegeld.
Uiteindelijk blijkt de
mens toch in staat te
zijn orde te scheppen in
de schijnbare willekeur.
De dichter benadrukt dit
in zijn enige versregel
zonder rijm: Und dennoch
sagt der viel, der
“Abend” sagt. De
compositie volgt in
hoofdlijnen de structuur
van de ballade, die in
terzinen is opgebouwd.Het
werk kan worden
uitgevoerd door
kamerkoor, maar ook door
een veel grotere
bezetting. De zetting is
voornamelijk vierstemmig
(SATB), maar er zijn
tevens zesstemmige delen
(SAATBB). Een enkel
akkoord is zelfs
achtstemmig.Het werk ging
onder leiding van de
componist tijdens de
Internationale
Chorbiennale Aachen 2013
als openingswerk in
première. Het koor was
samengesteld uit vier
kamerkoren: Der Junge
Chor Aachen, Carmina
Mundi, Aachener
Kammerchor en Der
Madrigalchor Aachen.
Die Dichtung, auf
welcher diese Komposition
basiert, ist die
Ballade des äußeren
Lebens aus der Feder
des gebürtigen Wiener
Schriftstellers Hugo von
Hoffmansthal (1874-1929),
der unter anderem als
Librettist von Richard
Strauss (Der
Rosenkavalier, Ariadne
auf Naxos, Elektra)
und Mitbegründer der
Salzburger Festspiele
bekannt ist. Von
Hoffmansthal gehörte zu
den letzten Vertretern
des Deutschen
Symbolismus. Diese
literarische Richtung
machte sich zur Aufgabe,
die innere und die
äußere Welt miteinander
zu vereinen. Sinngebung
bildete eine der
Hauptthematiken innerhalb
dieser
Fin-de-Siècle-Strömung.
In der Ballade des
äußeren Lebens wird
die Sinnlosigkeitdes
Daseins in beklemmenden
Metaphern formuliert -
eine Atmosphäre, die
sich in der Musik
widerspiegelt.
Letztendlich scheint der
Mensch doch imstande zu
sein, Ordnung in der
scheinbaren Willkür zu
schaffen. Der Dichter
betont dies
nachdrücklich in der
einzigen Verszeile ohne
Reim: Und dennoch sagt
der viel, der Abend“
sagt. Die Komposition
folgt in ihren
Hauptzügen der Struktur
der Ballade, die in
Terzinen geschrieben
ist.Das Chorwerk kann von
einem Kammerchor, aber
auch von einem viel
größeren Ensemble
aufgeführt werden. Der
Satz ist hauptsächlich
vierstimmig (SATB), aber
es gibt auch
sechsstimmige Teile
(SAATBB). Ein einzelner
Akkord ist gar
achtstimmig.Das Werk ging
unter der Leitung des
Komponisten während der
Internationalen
Chorbiennale Aachen 2013
als Eröffnungswerk in
Premiere. Der Chor setzte
sich aus vier
Kammerchören zusammen:
Der Junge Chor Aachen,
Carmina Mundi, der
Aachener Kammerchor und
der Madrigalchor
Aachen.
Mixed Choir a Cappella [SATB] SKU: BT.PMC4516 Mixed chorus (SATB) a ca...(+)
Mixed Choir a Cappella
[SATB]
SKU:
BT.PMC4516
Mixed
chorus (SATB) a
cappella. Composed by
Russell Horton. Choral
Score. Composed 2020. 12
pages. Peermusic
Classical #PMC4516.
Published by Peermusic
Classical (BT.PMC4516).
Evening
Waterfall comes from a
cycle of eleven a
cappella choral pieces
derived from Early Moon,
a collection of poetry by
Carl Sandburg. The images
in these simple, direct
lyrics have a depth and
resonance that all but
cry outfor musical
expression. Evening
Waterfall is one of the
easiest, certainly the
most diatonic, of the
Early Moon pieces.
Imagine yourself, or
perhaps, your childhood
self, sitting in a tree
or lying on the grass in
the gloaming ofa summer's
evening. The sounds of
birds, the feel of wind
on your skin, the sight
of early stars: all seem
to conspire to give you a
name...to call you by
your real name. But such
knowledge--a kind of
certainty about one's
selfand place--is
ephemeral. It cannot be
willed to appear, or to
stay. We are left alone,
wondering what was the
name you called me? and
why did you go so
soon?
Chorale SATB SATB A Cappella [Partition] Music Sales
For SATB voices (with optional guitar chords). Format: SATB songbook. With chora...(+)
For SATB voices (with
optional guitar chords).
Format: SATB songbook.
With choral notation,
lyrics, chord names and
guitar chord diagrams.
Americana, traditional
pop and pop vocal.
Series: Everybody's
Favorite Series #67. 127
pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Music Sales.
Take Him, Earth Chorale SATB SATB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SATB choir, piano SKU: PR.342402020 In Memoriam John F. Kennedy...(+)
Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: PR.342402020
In Memoriam John F.
Kennedy, 1917-1963.
Composed by Steven
Stucky. Sws. Premiered by
ACDA National Conference,
Craig Jessop, cond.;
Meyerson Symphony Center,
Dallas, TX. Secular
choral. Performance
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed
November 3 2012. 24
pages. Duration 13
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #342-40202.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.342402020).
ISBN
9781598064995. UPC:
680160616084. 8.5 x 11
inches. English. Text:
William Shakespeare;
Aurelius Prudentius
Clemens; Aeschylus.
Aurelius Clemens, William
Shakespeare, Aeschylus.
Texts from Aurelius
Prudentius Clemens,
Aeschylus, and William
Shakespeare.
When
Tim Sharp, Executive
Director of the ACDA,
offered Stucky the Brock
Memorial Commission, it
was decided that the text
would commemorate the
50th anniversary of the
assassination of John F.
Kennedy, since the annual
convention would take
place in Dallas of that
year. To that end, Stucky
chose four different but
pertinent texts to honor
the occasion, although
never referencing JFK by
name. Take Him, Earth was
premiered at the ACDA
convention in March,
2013. Originally scored
for chorus and chamber
ensemble of nine
instruments (available on
a rental basis), Take
Him, Earth is presented
here in piano reduction.
For advanced choirs.
Duration: 13'. When
Tim Sharp, Executive
Director of the American
Choral Directors
Association, very
kindlyoffered me the
Raymond W. Brock Memorial
Commission for 2013, he
suggested that because
thepremiere would take
place at the national
conference in Dallas in
the 50th year since the
assassinationof John F.
Kennedy in that city, the
text might refer in some
way to that grim
anniversary. Hesuggested,
too, that I consider
using a chamber ensemble
or chamber orchestra to
accompany thechorus.I
took these suggestions to
heart, but at the same
time I wanted to write
something universal
enoughto be appropriate
on other occasions, in
other settings. Thus the
score is dedicated to
PresidentKennedy’s
memory, but otherwise he
is never referred to by
name. Instead, I
assembled a group oftexts
that are associated with
him in some way, but that
also stand alone as a
more general eulogy.As a
refrain, there are a few
lines from the early
Christian burial hymn
that begins “Take
him,Earth, for
cherishingâ€
— lines that were
earlier set to music by
Herbert Howells in his
classic motetcommissioned
for Kennedy’s
memorial service in 1963.
The lines of Aeschylus
“Drop, drop
— inour sleep,
upon the heart sorrow
falls†from
Agamemnon were quoted by
Robert F. Kennedy uponthe
death of Martin Luther
King in April 1968. The
celebrated “When he
shall die, cut him out
inlittle starsâ€
from Act III of
Shakespeare’s
Romeo and Juliet was
cited by RFK a few months
after hisbrother’s
murder.
Alms Chorale SATB SATB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: PR.312418790 No. 3 from Second April<...(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano
SKU:
PR.312418790
No. 3
from Second April.
Composed by Eric Ewazen.
Octavo. Performance
Score. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41879.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312418790).
ISBN
9781491138144. UPC:
680160640218. Second
April, by Edna St.
Vincent
Millay.
Second
April for S.A.T.B. Chorus
and Piano is a
four-movement set, based
on the poetry of Edna St.
Vincent Millay. Ewazen
has long been enamored
with her poetry's
wonderfully vivid and
descriptive imagery of
nature and emotions, and
its powerful and profound
meaning. The third
movement, ALMS is a fast
rondo, intense, bold, and
always dance-like. It is
about both tragedy and
resilience. This music is
primarily minor, yet with
moments of playfulness,
the recollection of happy
times takes over. This
seesaw between emotions
is heard throughout the
movement, and with
Millay’s summing up of
“reality being what it
is,” the piece ends
with strength, boldness,
and
finality. . Program
Notes by Eric
EwazenSECOND APRIL for
S.A.T.B. Chorus and Piano
is a four-movement set,
based on the poetry of
Edna St. Vincent Millay.
I have long been enamored
with the poetry of Millay
for its wonderfully vivid
and descriptive imagery,
and its often powerful
and profound meaning.
Millay’s descriptions
of nature, and of
feelings and emotions,
have always spoken to me.
SECOND APRIL consists of
four of her poems, each
with a distinctive mood,
message, and emotional
feel. They are vivid,
powerful, and beautiful,
inspiring me to capture
these descriptions of the
various scenes she
portrays. Song of a
Second April uses music
to underlie strong
feelings, passions, and
the tragedies of life.
The poem itself is
dramatic, detailing a
time of personal strife
and tragedy, perhaps the
end of a relationship or
even the end of a life.
The music is intense,
fast, in a minor key, and
with rapid, spinning
notes creating a feeling
of powerful, relentless
emotions. Melodies,
motives, and gestures are
tossed between the
voices, increasing the
feelings of intensity and
even desperation. Little
by little, the music
almost dies away, getting
quieter and quieter,
creating a feeling of
resignation, but with a
Picardy Third in the
final chord – maybe a
bit of hope! Mariposa
is a celebration of
nature, wandering through
a field with white and
blue butterflies
appearing almost
wondrously. But there’s
also a profound feeling
of poignancy, noting that
as one relishes such a
beautiful, magical sight,
they should embrace the
experience – the
fleeting, transient
nature of such a perfect
vision and of life
itself. The music
portrays the flying of
the butterflies: gentle,
beautiful, with rich
chords and arpeggios, but
stepping back, as the
fleeting nature of life
is the reality, with
gentle, but sombre chords
interspersed with the
magical flight of the
Mariposa.Alms is a fast
rondo, intense, bold, and
always dance-like. It is
about both tragedy and
resilience. This music is
also in minor, yet with
moments of playfulness,
as a recollection of
happy times or moments
takes over. This seesaw
between emotions is heard
throughout the movement,
as the music continues to
“dance.” And with
Millay’s summing up of
“reality being what it
is,” the piece ends
with strength, boldness,
and finality. Into the
Golden Vessel of Great
Song is an appassionato
call to overcome! The
poem exhorts us to
“sing out” with hope,
determination, and
strength. The music is
full of bright and
lilting energy; but as
the turmoil and times of
strife people can
sometimes feel or
experience, the music
becomes intense,
dramatic, in a minor key,
and with changing
rhythms. BUT, there is a
return to championing the
idea of simply
overcoming, going forward
with hope and
determination, and the
music is in major,
resonant and strong.
.
By Michael Reid. For SATB Chorus, Solo and Piano accompaniment. African American...(+)
By Michael Reid. For SATB
Chorus, Solo and Piano
accompaniment. African
American Church Music
Series. Sacred.
Easy/Medium. Text
language: English. 8
pages
Composed by Carl Haywood. For SATB choir, piano reduction. Mary Mother of God, E...(+)
Composed by Carl Haywood.
For SATB choir, piano
reduction. Mary Mother of
God, Easter, OT 20 A.
African American Church
Music Series. Sacred.
Easy/Medium. Text
language: English. 4
pages. Published by GIA
Publications
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: PR.312418800 No. 4 from Second April<...(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano
SKU:
PR.312418800
No. 4
from Second April.
Composed by Eric Ewazen.
Octavo. Performance
Score. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41880.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312418800).
ISBN
9781491138151. UPC:
680160640225. Second
April, by Edna St.
Vincent
Millay.
Second
April for S.A.T.B. Chorus
and Piano is a
four-movement set, based
on the poetry of Edna St.
Vincent Millay. Ewazen
has long been enamored
with her poetry's
wonderfully vivid and
descriptive imagery of
nature and emotions, and
its powerful and profound
meaning. The final
movement, INTO THE GOLDEN
VESSEL OF GREAT SONG is
an appassionato call to
overcome! The poem
exhorts us to “sing
out” with hope,
determination, and
strength. The music
contrasts turmoil and
times of strife with a
return to championing the
idea of simply
overcoming, going forward
with hope and
determination, with the
closing music in major,
resonant and strong.
. SECOND APRIL for
S.A.T.B. Chorus and Piano
is a four-movement set,
based on the poetry of
Edna St. Vincent Millay.
I have long been enamored
with the poetry of Millay
for its wonderfully vivid
and descriptive imagery,
and its often powerful
and profound meaning.
Millay’s descriptions
of nature, and of
feelings and emotions,
have always spoken to me.
SECOND APRIL consists of
four of her poems, each
with a distinctive mood,
message, and emotional
feel. They are vivid,
powerful, and beautiful,
inspiring me to capture
these descriptions of the
various scenes she
portrays. Song of a
Second April uses music
to underlie strong
feelings, passions, and
the tragedies of life.
The poem itself is
dramatic, detailing a
time of personal strife
and tragedy, perhaps the
end of a relationship or
even the end of a life.
The music is intense,
fast, in a minor key, and
with rapid, spinning
notes creating a feeling
of powerful, relentless
emotions. Melodies,
motives, and gestures are
tossed between the
voices, increasing the
feelings of intensity and
even desperation. Little
by little, the music
almost dies away, getting
quieter and quieter,
creating a feeling of
resignation, but with a
Picardy Third in the
final chord – maybe a
bit of hope! Mariposa
is a celebration of
nature, wandering through
a field with white and
blue butterflies
appearing almost
wondrously. But there’s
also a profound feeling
of poignancy, noting that
as one relishes such a
beautiful, magical sight,
they should embrace the
experience – the
fleeting, transient
nature of such a perfect
vision and of life
itself. The music
portrays the flying of
the butterflies: gentle,
beautiful, with rich
chords and arpeggios, but
stepping back, as the
fleeting nature of life
is the reality, with
gentle, but sombre chords
interspersed with the
magical flight of the
Mariposa.Alms is a fast
rondo, intense, bold, and
always dance-like. It is
about both tragedy and
resilience. This music is
also in minor, yet with
moments of playfulness,
as a recollection of
happy times or moments
takes over. This seesaw
between emotions is heard
throughout the movement,
as the music continues to
“dance.” And with
Millay’s summing up of
“reality being what it
is,” the piece ends
with strength, boldness,
and finality. Into the
Golden Vessel of Great
Song is an appassionato
call to overcome! The
poem exhorts us to
“sing out” with hope,
determination, and
strength. The music is
full of bright and
lilting energy; but as
the turmoil and times of
strife people can
sometimes feel or
experience, the music
becomes intense,
dramatic, in a minor key,
and with changing
rhythms. BUT, there is a
return to championing the
idea of simply
overcoming, going forward
with hope and
determination, and the
music is in major,
resonant and strong.
.
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.