Composed by Cecilia McDowall. Songbird. Vocal score. 24 pages. Duration 5.5'. Oxford University Press #9780193518216. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193518216).

Composed by Elaine Hagenberg. Music Education. Octavo. 16 pages. GIA Publications #EH1015. Published by GIA Publications

SSAA choir

SKU: CA.964420

No. 3 from Three Marian Motets. Composed by Ko Matsushita. Contemporary Choir Music. Hodie Beata Virgo Maria Fass.Ssaa. Sacred vocal music, Advent, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Full score. Carus Verlag #CV 09.644/20. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.964420).

ISBN 9790007143497. Text language: Latin.

The aged Simeon takes the new-born Jesus in his arms, recognises his significance and celebrates this moment in a paean of praise as the fulfilment of his life. In Matsushita's motet this song of praise, the nunc dimittis, stands at the centre of the composition. Here, the triad of C-F sharp-G, used for the word hodie - today at the beginning, symbolically combines with a Gregorian-like motif, revolving around the central note of B flat in whole-tone movement, and which is used to represent the Virgin Mary. The work ends with a mystical wash of sound, a whole-tone cluster which emerges from the aleatorically repeated basic motifs of the work, and fades away to nothing.

SSAA choir, a cappella

SKU: OU.9780193572591

Composed by Marques L. A. Garrett. Vocal score. Duration 3'. Oxford University Press #9780193572591. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193572591).

ISBN 9780193572591. 10 x 7 inches.

For SSAA unaccompanied This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. The natural rhythmic energy is amplified by syncopations added as the song progresses. Versions for mixed voices and TTBB voices are also available.