Choral (SSATBB choir)

SKU: HL.14011728

Composed by Pelle Gudmundsen-holmgreen. Music Sales America. Classical, Danish, Madrigal. Vocal Score. 56 pages. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #KP01218. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14011728).

ISBN 9788759851890. UPC: 888680705817. 10.5x14.5 inches. Danish.

These Four Madrigals by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen are settings of texts by the Australian author, Les Murray. Two songs were originally written for the Song Company, Australia and two more from his larger work, Sound/Sight for Danish Radio Chamber Choir. All have been arranged here for six voices (SSATBarB) with texts in English and Danish. Duration 16:30.

SATB(B) a capella Choral; Mixed Choir; Soprano (SATBB)

SKU: HL.48025402

SATB(B) a capella with Solo Soprano. Composed by James Macmillan. Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral. Choral, Classical. Octavo. Boosey & Hawkes #M060141997. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48025402).

UPC: 196288201038.

Short motet commissioned by St DominicÂ’s Sixth Form College, Harrow-on-the-Hill, UK, to celebrate its 40th anniversary. MacMillan chose a text which is entirely appropriate to young people about to be let loose on the world to fulfil their potential: 'Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire'. But where another composer might have made this a fanfare MacMillan writes with the gentleness of sincerity. The music is very straightforward and in wanting a solo soprano line he outlines all the ways this can be achieved: soloist, group of sopranos, or all the sopranos if the altos can be split into two. The choir repeats the mantra text above throughout the motet, while the soprano solo line is given the prayer which follows. Only at the very end do they all join together in the words 'Jesus, love, Jesus, love' with a lovely E major ending.