Choir Secular SSAATTBB choir (SSAATTBB) SKU: PE.EP68578 Three songs fo...(+)
Choir Secular SSAATTBB
choir (SSAATTBB)
SKU:
PE.EP68578
Three
songs for unaccompanied
choir. Composed by
Daniel Knaggs. Choral
Works (inc. Oratorios).
Edition Peters. Choral
Octavo. 44 pages. Edition
Peters #98-EP68578.
Published by Edition
Peters (PE.EP68578).
ISBN 9790300759630.
English.
Of Time
and Passing (2016) is a
cycle of three choral
songs written
specifically for the
London-based ensemble,
VOCES8, taking into
consideration their
versatilityand ability to
beautifully intone a
range of vocal colors
with precision and
grace.
The first
song, I. Life, sets my
translation of the poem A
Vida by Brazilian poet
Olavo Bilac (1865-1918),
a poet I discovered while
studying Brazilian
Portuguese at the
University of Michigan. I
was drawn both to the
simplicity of the text
and to the possibilities
of teasing out dual
contrasting moods. In the
beginning and end, this
song explores a texture
that is very much alive:
wave-like contours,
throbbing sounds, and
plenty of flowing
movement. Rising
eighth-note motives in
particular emphasize the
fleetingness of life. But
in the middle of the
song, the listener is
given a slowed-down
atmosphere to savor
life's beauty.
II.
To Everything a Season
capitalizes on VOCES8's
ability to effectively
interpret popular genres
a cappella. This ancient
text is taken from
Ecclesiastes (dated
around 300 B.C.) but I
set it to a modern,
rhythmically-regular and
percussive pop-style
idiom. Since popular
music in whatever era is
designed to appeal to
a specific ?present
time?, it is by its very
nature ephemeral, and
therefore seemed an apt
metaphor to evoke the
transitory nature of
seasons.
III. Into
Your Hands, confines the
writing into no more than
four parts, often with
octave unisons.This
creates a more direct and
word-focused setting in
which the Psalmist?s
urgent words are placed
at the forefront. Largely
homophonic, this song is
at times chorale-like, at
times
madrigal-like, finall
y relinquishing it?s
tension into peaceful
rest, proclaiming ?You
have redeemed me, O Lord,
faithful God??
SSAATTBB a cappella. By Benjamin Britten. (SSAATTBB A Cappella). Boosey and Haw...(+)
SSAATTBB a cappella. By
Benjamin Britten.
(SSAATTBB A Cappella).
Boosey and Hawkes Sacred
Choral. Size 6.75x10.5
inches. 8 pages.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes.
Choral (SSAATTBB choir) SKU: HL.48022657 SSAATTBB and piano. Compo...(+)
Choral (SSAATTBB choir)
SKU: HL.48022657
SSAATTBB and
piano. Composed by
Thomas Hewitt Jones. BH
Secular Choral.
Contemporary. Softcover.
Hal Leonard #M060125300.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.48022657).
Guts and Grace
considers courage and
determination as
essentially private
qualities, mothered by
dark necessity, but on
occasion needing to step
up publicly, especially
in the sporting arena,
and roar. This movement
is intense and charged
with emotion and gives
opportunity for sections
of the choir to shine
individually, as well as
a beautiful, soaring
soprano solo section in
the middle.
Choral (SSAATTBB choir A Cappella) SKU: HL.153810 Arranged by Stacey V. G...(+)
Choral (SSAATTBB choir A
Cappella)
SKU:
HL.153810
Arranged by
Stacey V. Gibbs. Gentry
Publications. A Cappella,
Spiritual. Octavo. 12
pages. Gentry
Publications #JG2474.
Published by Gentry
Publications (HL.153810).
UPC: 888680097561.
6.75x10.5
inches.
Stacey
Gibbs captures the soul
of each Spiritual he
arranges. The essense of
the song is unchanged,
yet something new and
fresh appears. It is the
spiritual we know and
love, yet it glistens
like never before. This
8-part setting continues
that tradition and is an
excellent choice for
college or community
choirs. Medium in
difficulty.
SSAATTBB Choir - Level 4 SKU: CA.739600 Composed by Kay Johannsen. Contem...(+)
SSAATTBB Choir - Level 4
SKU: CA.739600
Composed by Kay
Johannsen. Contemporary
Choir Music. Organ music
based on hymns, Sacred
vocal music, Praise and
thanks. Full Score.
Composed 2013. Duration 5
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
07.396/00. Published by
Carus Verlag (CA.739600).
ISBN M-007-25264-9.
Language:
English.
The motet
Bless the Lord, O My Soul
(2013) on verses from
Psalm 103 exploits the
possibilities of vocal
combinations and the
resulting sound effects
to a high degree: In the
opening invocation O my
soul, the soprano 1
ascends to float above
the fanned out low chord
of the other voices; and
beginning from For as the
heavens are high above
the earth, an eight-part
fugato masses together
into an extensive
architecture of sound.
The harmony of the work
is tonal, but many
enriched chords create a
tension rich in nuances
in the setting. The work
has been released on the
CD Rejoice. Vocal Music
by Kay Johannsen (Carus
83.496/00).
Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella SKU: HL.49044784 Composed by Kurt Bikke...(+)
Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a
cappella
SKU:
HL.49044784
Composed
by Kurt Bikkembergs. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Choral. Octavo. 30 pages.
Schott Music #SKR20097.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49044784).
ISBN
9790001201759. UPC:
842819109457.
German.
Diese
ausladende, achtstimmige
Vertonung von Goethes
Elegie beginnt mit einem
Klagegesang, der einen
kleinen Tonvorrat
intensiv ausschopft, um
sich dann in einen
romantischen Klangrausch
von vollklingenden
Akkorden zu steigern.
Schliesslich kehrt am
Ende wieder die Stimmung
des Anfangs zuruck.
SSAATTBB Choir - Level 4 SKU: CA.742900 Composed by Kay Johannsen. Contem...(+)
SSAATTBB Choir - Level 4
SKU: CA.742900
Composed by Kay
Johannsen. Contemporary
Choir Music. Sacred vocal
music. Full Score.
Duration 4 minutes. Carus
Verlag #CV 07.429/00.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.742900).
ISBN
M-007-25230-4. Language:
Hebrew.
The a
cappella motet Alleluja
(2018) is a song of
longing which resonates
existential need as well
as the hope of a profound
connection to God. In the
beginning, which is
delicate and motivically
very concentrated but
metrically deliberately
uncoordinated, more and
more voices gather to
sing together, until
suddenly, starting from
the bass, a violent and
rhythmically exalted
incantation breaks out.
The following fortissimo
unison in a high register
is the climax of the
entire work piece. In the
Abgesang, the beginning
is taken up, but now in a
polyphonic and
harmonically intensified
setting. The end in A
major seems like a
salvation. The work has
been released on the CD
Rejoice. Vocal Music by
Kay Johannsen (Carus
83.496/00).
