SSAATTBB chorus a cappella - Grade 5

SKU: CA.7070110

Composed by Arnold Schönberg. Edited by Iris Pfeiffer. Full Score. Composed 1907. Op. 13. Duration 9 minutes. Carus Verlag #7070110. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.7070110).

ISBN 9790007252274. German/English. Text: Meyer, Conrad Ferdinand.

“F riede auf Erden” op. 13 is regarded as Arnold Schoenberg’s last tonal composition and is one of the few choral works of the Second Viennese School. On the same day that he completed his op. 13, Schoenberg made the first sketches for his 2nd String Quartet, a key work in atonal music. Although Schoenberg later orchestrated “Friede auf Erden”, he intended the piece to be performed unaccompanied.
To help rehearsing the work, this choral score contains the piano transcription made by Anton Webern for use in rehearsals for the planned first performance. The text for op. 13 is a secular Christmas poem by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. At the time of its composition (1907), Schoenberg thought the vision of a “reine Harmonie unter Menschen” (pure harmony amongst people) described in the poem was conceivable, but he later distanced himself from this idea. What remained is a composition of great artistic power and depth – a real showpiece for ambitious choirs!. Score available separately - see item CA.7070100.

SSAATTBB choir, baritone voice solo, piano reduction - Intermediate

SKU: GI.G-7389

Arranged by Nathan Carter. African American Church Music Series. Tune Name: Peaceful Valley. Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. GIA Publications #7389. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-7389).

UPC: 785147738909. English. Text source: Negro Spiritual.

A Negro spiritual richly scored for unaccompanied SSAATTB voices. Not at all complex, just very full sounding if you’ve got the voices. A comforting text that promises that, with Jesus as our leader, we shall walk through the valley of life in peace.

A comforting text that promises that, with Jesus as our leader, we shall walk through the valley of life in peace.

Choral SSAATTBB choir, Piano (for rehearsal)

SKU: PR.312419090

Composed by Stacy Garrop. 16 pages. Duration 5 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #312-41909. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.312419090).

ISBN 9781491135778. UPC: 680160687848. English, Hebrew.

In Stacy Garrop’s inspired hands, divisi mixed chorus provides a rich palette of texture and color. Her setting intermingles three versions of the Hebrew folk tune, taking artistic advantage of contrasts between solo and tutti, homophony and grand antiphony, divisi men and divisi women, and the gradual braiding and unbraiding of Hebrew and English texts. LO YISA GOY is the explicitly anti-war Scriptural text better-known in its English translation that begins, “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares... nation shall not lift up a sword against nation.”.
When Jonathan Miller asked me to write two pieces for Chicago a cappella, I knew right away that I wanted to choose two songs from my own past.The first piece, Hava Nagila, is a celebratory song full of joy. I wanted the second work to contrast the first, and to this end, I chose the somber text of Lo Yisa Goy, a prayer for peace. I remember singing this song as a young child in Hebrew school and synagogue, always in context (at least in my congregation) of praying for the state of Israel. I think we’re at a particular point in which people in a lot of different nations could use such a prayer. For this reason, you’ll hear the words in both Hebrew and English.In my research of previous versions of the melody, I discovered three variants for the tune, all of which I have incorporated into my piece.