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, Piano (for rehearsal) SKU: CF.CM530 Composed by No...(+)
Choral SSAATTBB choir,
Piano (for rehearsal)
SKU: CF.CM530
Composed by Norwegian
Folk. Edited by Walter
Aschenbrenner. Arranged
by Edvard Bull Edvard
Grieg. SWS. Performance
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 1939.
8 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #CM530. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM530).
ISBN
9781491144978. UPC:
680160902477. 6.875 x
10.5 inches. Key: G
major. English. Edvard
Bull.
From his
Album for Male Voices,
Op. 30, a set of 12
Norwegian folksongs set
for chorus with male
leads, The Great Angelic
Host was arranged for
double mixed chorus by
Eyvind H. Bull, and has
here been edited by
Walter Aschenbrenner. We
are pleased to make this
exquisite choral work
available once again.
David Monrad Johansen, in
his published life of
Grieg, was moved to say,
In The Great Angelic Host
true religious feeling
has been given the purest
expression. This
composition shows what
wonderful material we
have right at hand on
which to base a future
church music for
Norway..
SSAATTBB Chorus, a cappella SKU: SU.80401910 For SSAATTBB Chorus, a ca...(+)
SSAATTBB Chorus, a
cappella
SKU:
SU.80401910
For
SSAATTBB Chorus, a
cappella. Composed by
Stephen Paulus.
Vocal/Choral, Secular
Choral. A cappella.
Choral Octavo. Subito
Music Corporation
#80401910. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.80401910).
SSAATTBB
Chorus, a cappella
Composed: 2004 Published
by: Paulus Publications
Minimum order quantity: 8
copies. To order
quantities fewer than
8.
Life Chorale SSAATTBB SSAATTBB, Piano Carl Fischer
Choral SSAATTBB choir, Piano (for rehearsal) SKU: CF.CM9738 Composed by J...(+)
Choral SSAATTBB choir,
Piano (for rehearsal)
SKU: CF.CM9738
Composed by Jacob
Narverud. 16 pages.
Duration 3 minutes. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9738.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9738).
ISBN 9781491161180.
UPC: 680160919765. Key:
Eb major. English. Barter
by Sara
Teasdale.
Life has
loveliness to sell, All
beautiful and splendid
things, Blue waves
whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways
and sings, And children's
faces looking up Holding
wonder in a cup.
Life has loveliness to
sell, Music like a curve
of gold, Scent of pine
trees in the rain, Eyes
that love you, arms that
hold, And for your
spirit's still delight,
Holy thoughts that star
the night. Spend
all you have for
loveliness, Buy it and
never count the cost; For
one white singing hour of
peace Count many a year
of strife well lost, And
for a breath of ecstacy
Give all you have been,
or could be. --Barter
from Love Songs (1918) by
Sara Teasdale Sara
Teasdale (1884-1933) was
an American poet whose
short, personal lyrics
are noted for their
classical simplicity and
quiet intensity. Teasdale
was born in St. Louis,
Missouri and traveled to
Chicago as a young woman,
where she grew acquainted
with Harriet Monroe and
the literary circle
around Poetry. Teasdale
wrote seven books of
poetry in her lifetime
and received public
admiration for her
well-crafted lyrical
poetry which centered on
a woman's changing
perspectives of beauty,
love, life, and death.
Jacob Narverud (b. 1986)
is an American composer,
arranger, and conductor.
A native Kansan, Jacob is
the Founder/Artistic
Director of the Tallgrass
Chamber Choir, a
professional ensemble of
musicians from across the
Great Plains. Dr.
Narverud is a frequent
guest lecturer at
universities and
conferences as well as an
active guest
conductor/clinician for
choral festivals and
all-state choirs across
the United States. Many
of his compositions are
publisher best sellers
and are performed
worldwide by choirs of
all levels. Website:
jnarverud.com YouTube
& Spotify:
jacobnarverud. Life
has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and
splendid things, Blue
waves whitened on a
cliff, Soaring fire that
sways and sings, And
children's faces looking
up Holding wonder like a
cup. Life has
loveliness to sell, Music
like a curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in
the rain, Eyes that love
you, arms that hold, And
for your spirit's still
delight, Holy thoughts
that star the night.
Spend all you have
for loveliness, Buy it
and never count the cost;
For one white singing
hour of peace Count many
a year of strife well
lost, And for a breath of
ecstacy Give all you have
been, or could be.
--Barter from Love Songs
(1918) by Sara Teasdale
Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
was an American poet
whose short, personal
lyrics are noted for
their classical
simplicity and quiet
intensity. Teasdale was
born in St. Louis,
Missouri and traveled to
Chicago as a young woman,
where she grew acquainted
with Harriet Monroe and
the literary circle
around Poetry. Teasdale
wrote seven books of
poetry in her lifetime
and received public
admiration for her
well-crafted lyrical
poetry which centered on
a woman's changing
perspectives of beauty,
love, life, and death.
Jacob Narverud (b. 1986)
is an American composer,
arranger, and conductor.
A native Kansan, Jacob is
the Founder/Artistic
Director of the Tallgrass
Chamber Choir, a
professional ensemble of
musicians from across the
Great Plains. Dr.
Narverud is a frequent
guest lecturer at
universities and
conferences as well as an
active guest
conductor/clinician for
choral festivals and
all-state choirs across
the United States. Many
of his compositions are
publisher best sellers
and are performed
worldwide by choirs of
all levels. Website:
jnarverud.com YouTube
& Spotify:
jacobnarverud. Life
has loveliness to
sell,All beautiful and
splendid things,Blue
waves whitened on a
cliff,Soaring fire that
sways and sings,And
children's faces looking
upHolding wonder like a
cup. Life has
loveliness to sell,Music
like a curve of
gold,Scent of pine trees
in the rain,Eyes that
love you, arms that
hold,And for your
spirit's still
delight,Holy thoughts
that star the
night. Spend all you
have for loveliness,Buy
it and never count the
cost;For one white
singing hour of
peaceCount many a year of
strife well lost,And for
a breath of ecstacyGive
all you have been, or
could
be.     Â
     Â
    Â
 —“Barter
†from Love Songs
(1918) by Sara
Teasdale Sara Teasdale
(1884-1933) was an
American poet whose
short, personal lyrics
are noted for their
classical simplicity and
quiet intensity. Teasdale
was born in St. Louis,
Missouri and traveled to
Chicago as a young woman,
where she grew acquainted
with Harriet Monroe and
the literary circle
around Poetry. Teasdale
wrote seven books of
poetry in her lifetime
and received public
admiration for her
well-crafted lyrical
poetry which centered on
a woman’s changing
perspectives of beauty,
love, life, and
death.Jacob Narverud (b.
1986) is an American
composer, arranger, and
conductor. A native
Kansan, Jacob is the
Founder/Artistic Director
of the Tallgrass Chamber
Choir, a professional
ensemble of musicians
from across the Great
Plains. Dr. Narverud is a
frequent guest lecturer
at universities and
conferences as well as an
active guest
conductor/clinician for
choral festivals and
all-state choirs across
the United States. Many
of his compositions are
publisher best sellers
and are performed
worldwide by choirs of
all levels.Website:
jnarverud.com  Â
    Â
YouTube & Spotify:
jacobnarverud.
Composed
by Marten Jansson.
Stapled. Choral score. 12
pages. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA07414_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA07414).
ISBN 9790006559183. 27
x 19 cm inches. Text
Language:
Latin.
Based on the
well-known bible text
“Sing unto the Lord
a new song†(Psalm
96:1-3), this upbeat
composition with strong
dynamics and flowing
block chords alternating
with fast-paced polyphony
brings across this joyful
message and enthuses
singers.
Originall
y conceived for male
choir, women’s
voices have now been
added so that this
version for mixed choir
presents a further
dimension of colour. This
version also makes it
possible to divide the
choir into two groups,
one for women and another
for men, and to have them
sing either together or
as separate units.
The version for mixed
choir was premiered in
Uppsala Cathedral
(Sweden) on 26 October
2013, with the Uppsala
Cathedral Singers
conducted by Ulric
Andersson.
“
My music is my own and I
have never tried to be
original. That has always
been my motto and I have
only tried to use music
to express all the
feelings which life has
to offer. This has led
people to describe my
music as ‘so sad
that it sounds like birds
who have lost their
wings‘ but also as
‘the happiest
classical music that we
have ever
heard’. My
compositions are almost
all sacred. They express
not only my own faith but
also my appreciation and
respect for the timeless
texts that have been used
for centuries and
centuries.â€
MÃ¥rten Jansson (b.
1965), elected member of
the Föreningen svenska
tonsättare (the
Society of Swedish
Composers), graduated
from the Royal College of
Music, Stockholm (KHM)
with an MFA degree in
Music Education, Dalcroze
Eurhythmics and Voice.
For more than ten years
he was the music director
and conductor of
“Carmenâ€, one
of the most prominent
womens’ vocal
ensembles in Sweden. He
currently teaches choral
conducting and music
theory as well as giving
vocal tuition at the
Bolandgymnasiet and
Musikskolan in his home
town of
Uppsala.
Please
find a recording of
Cantate Domino performed
by the Riga Recording
Studio Singers (Latvia)
by clicking on
Multimedia.
Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) - advanced SKU: HL.49018397 (In the Fields)...(+)
Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) -
advanced
SKU:
HL.49018397
(In
the Fields). Composed
by Nikolai Andreyevich
Roslavets. Edited by
Marina Lobanova. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott. Choral
score. 12 pages. Duration
2'. Schott Music #C54051.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49018397).
ISBN
9790001174220. UPC:
884088648763.
7.5x11.5x0.051 inches.
Russian.
In the
days of Roslawez, the use
of lyrical texts in
Russian choral music was
an exception.
Traditionally, sacred
liturgical texts were
preferred in choral
singing. Roslawez
composed only a few
choral works anyway, so
this excellent cantabile
piece is a real treasure.
The poem 'Na poljach' (In
the Fields) was written
by the Russian poet Pyotr
Oreshin. Little solo
parts answered by the
tutti, charming harmonies
and a floating rhythm
result in an
Impressionist tonal
image. The piece is quite
easy to sing and will
bring pleasure to both
performers and
listeners.Roslawez
studied composition and
violin in Moscow. He was
among the leading figures
of the musical scene in
the 1920s. Treated more
and more with hostility
for political reasons and
eventually barred from
pursuing his career, he
spent the last years of
his life in poverty.
Composed by Lowell M.
Durham. Arranged by
Lowell M. Durham. Choral
SATB, Difficulty Medium,
Difficulty Medium Hard,
Piano Choir, Children,
Commandments, Family,
Fatherhood, God the
Father, God's Love, Home,
Motherhood. Christian,
Inspirational. Jackman
Music Corporation #00210.
Published by Jackman
Music Corporation
(JK.00210).
Anthem for
mixed chorus (SSAATTBB),
singing of gratitude for
being a child of God, for
covenants, parenthood,
and God's lifting
power. Composer:
Lowell M. Durham
Arranger: Lowell M.
Durham Lyricist: Hugh
B. Brown Difficulty:
Medium-difficult /
medium-difficult acc.
Lo Yisa Goy Chorale SSAATTBB SSAATTBB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SSAATTBB choir, Piano (for rehearsal) SKU: PR.312419090 Composed b...(+)
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.â€. 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.
SSAATTBB choir, piano reduction - Late intermediate SKU: GI.G-7204 Compos...(+)
SSAATTBB choir, piano
reduction - Late
intermediate
SKU:
GI.G-7204
Composed by
Jan Michael Joncas. Palm
Sunday, Palm Sunday B.
Choral. Sacred. Octavo. 8
pages. GIA Publications
#7204. Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-7204).
Latin. Text source:
From the Eucharistic
Liturgy of the Roman
Rite. Scripture: Isaiah
6:3, Psalm 118:26,
Matthew 21:9, Revelation
4:8.
An a cappella
polyphonic setting based
on the Sanctus chant of
Mass XVIII. Though not
particularly complex, the
extensive divisi requires
fairly sizeable forces,
and the harmonic texture
requires careful
attention to intonation.
The end result creates a
powerfully rich
sonority.
An a
cappella polyphonic
setting based on the
Sanctus chant of Mass
XVIII.
For
SSAATTBB Chorus &
Percussion. Composed
by Stephen Paulus.
Vocal/Choral, Secular
Choral. Accompanied by
percussion. Choral
Octavo. Subito Music
Corporation #80400470.
Published by Subito Music
Corporation
(SU.80400470).
SSAATTBB Chorus
& PercussionDuration:
13:00 Commissioned by:
Conspirare Dedication:
Crossing the Divide:
Exploring Influence and
Finding Our
VoicePremiered by:
January 27, 2007,
Conspirare, Craig Hella
Johnson, conductor, St.
Matthew's Episcopal
Church, American Music
Festival, Austin, TX
Copyright 2006Text
author: Anonymous 16th
Century Spanish Published
by: Paulus Publications
(SP487) Minimum order
quantity: 8 copies. To
order quantities fewer
than 8.
For
SSAATTBB Chorus &
Percussion. Composed
by Stephen Paulus.
Vocal/Choral, Secular
Choral. Accompanied by
percussion. Choral
Octavo. Subito Music
Corporation #80400480.
Published by Subito Music
Corporation
(SU.80400480).
SSAATTBB Chorus
& PercussionDuration:
3:00Commissioned by:
ConspirareDedication:
Crossing the Divide:
Exploring Influence and
Finding Our Voice
Premiered by: January 27,
2007, Conspirare, Craig
Hella Johnson, conductor,
St. Matthew's Episcopal
Church, American Music
Festival, Austin, TX
Copyright 2006Text
author: Anonymous 16th
Century Spanish Published
by: Paulus Publications
(SP487-2) Minimum order
quantity: 8 copies. To
order quantities fewer
than 8.
For
SSAATTBB Chorus &
Percussion. Composed
by Stephen Paulus.
Vocal/Choral, Secular
Choral. Accompanied by
percussion. Choral
Octavo. Subito Music
Corporation #80400490.
Published by Subito Music
Corporation
(SU.80400490).
SSAATTBB Chorus
& Percussion Duration:
6:00Commissioned by:
ConspirareDedication:
Crossing the Divide:
Exploring Influence and
Finding Our Voice
Premiered by: January 27,
2007, Conspirare, Craig
Hella Johnson, conductor,
St. Matthew's Episcopal
Church, American Music
Festival, Austin, TX
Copyright 2006Text
author: 16th century
spanish,
anonymousPublished by:
Paulus Publications
(SP487-4) Minimum order
quantity: 8 copies. To
order quantities fewer
than 8.
2006. Composed by
Roxanna Panufnik.
Contemporary Medium
Ensemble. Edition Peters.
Modern. Score. 62 pages.
Duration 20 minutes.
Edition Peters
#98-EP71816A. Published
by Edition Peters
(PE.EP71816A).
ISBN
9790577020402. 420 x
297mm inches. English.
Rumi Rumi; translation by
Andrew
Harvey.
Love
Abide encapsulates
the very contemporary
ethos of multicultural
spiritual devotion in a
world populated by a rich
diversity of faiths--all
feeling, as deeply and as
aesthetically, the
compelling potency of
music with love.
A rich offering
on a theme of interfaith
connectivity. The
Japanese lullaby-inspired
Zen Love Song and the
title work Love Abide are
totally
absorbing.
BBC
Music Magazine, 5
stars
With its
outspoken positive
approach, Love Abide is
like a musical bouquet of
healing herbs. Roxana
Panufnuik's beautifully
crafted music is
inventive and truly
enjoyable. The Colla Voce
Singers produce singing
of exceptional quality,
with impressive control
and a very good balance.
Remy Franck,
www.pizzicato.lu, 5
stars
If I had to
choose a
'glass-half-full'
contemporary composer,
then Roxanna Panufnik
would be near the top of
my list. Her Music exudes
openness and inclusivity,
and it is in the choral
settings where hope and
positivity - two words
that lie at the heart of
her work - are most
keenly felt. ... much of
her recent work can be
seen to be built on the
solid foundations laid
down on this impressively
varied and diverse
collection. A music of
hope in dark and troubled
times.
Pwyll ap
Sion, Gramophone
Magazine.
This product is Printed
on Demand and may take
several weeks to fulfill.
Please order from your
favorite retailer.
(Nach Texten Aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn). By Gustav Mahler (1860-1911). Edited by...(+)
(Nach Texten Aus Des
Knaben Wunderhorn). By
Gustav Mahler
(1860-1911). Edited by
Clytus Gottwald
(transcriber). For
Ssaattbb. Vocal Score. 17
pages. Published by
Universal Edition
Moon River Chorale SSAATTBB SSAATTBB A Cappella Hal Leonard
SSAATTBB a cappella Choral (SATB divisi a cappella) SKU: HL.1224747 By Ja...(+)
SSAATTBB a cappella
Choral (SATB divisi a
cappella)
SKU:
HL.1224747
By Jacob
Collier. By Henry Mancini
and Johnny Mercer.
Arranged by Paul
Langford. Pop Choral
Series. A Cappella,
Advanced Choir, British,
Movies, Pop. Octavo.
Duration 485 seconds.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.1224747).
UPC:
196288143659.
6.75x10.5x0.052
inches.
If you
aren't aware already,
Briton Jacob Collier has
firmly established
himself as the preeminent
composer, theorist,
improviser,
multi-instrumentalist,
and vocalist of the
modern era. Collier's
Grammy-winning
arrangement of “Moon
River” is a thrilling
exercise in form and
style. A cappella
arranger extraordinaire
Paul Langford has taken
Jacob's iconic
arrangement and has
meticulously set it to
eight-to-twelve vocal
parts on the page. While
this would be one of the
most difficult
arrangements your choir
could tackle, it would
also turn out to be one
of the most
rewarding!
Silent Night Chorale SSAATTBB SSAATTBB A Cappella Peters
By Kikapust Choral Series. Edited by Jonathan Rathbone. For SSAATTBB. Arranged f...(+)
By Kikapust Choral
Series. Edited by
Jonathan Rathbone. For
SSAATTBB. Arranged for
SSAATTBB by Jonathan
Rathbone. Christmas
Music, Sacred Choral
Works. Published by C.F.
Peters.
Double SATB Choir
Unaccompanied.
Composed by Judith Weir.
Choral. Concert. Octavo.
16 pages. Duration 240
seconds. Chester Music
#CH88205. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.427582).
ISBN
9781705162620. UPC:
196288062790.
6.75x10.5x0.019
inches.
This
setting of Christina
Rossetti's poem
“Then Shall Ye
Shout†for
unaccompanied double
choir was commissioned by
Help Musicians UK for its
annual St Cecilia's
Festival service and
first performed by the
Choirs of St Paul's
Cathedral, Westminster
Abbey, and Westminster
Cathedral on 17 November
2021. Rossetti's text
describes singers biding
their time and staying
silent until the moment
they are able to come
together again and sing,
loudly and with passion.
The piece commemorates
the period in 2020 during
which musicians were
unable to perform due to
lockdowns caused by the
global pandemic.
Choral
Score SSAATTBB Latin.
Composed by Katarzyna
Danel. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Choral. General
Worship, Latin, Sacred.
Octavo. Composed 2016. 20
pages. Duration 5' 30''.
Schott Music #C59049.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49045601).
ISBN
9790001166256. UPC:
841886032682.
7.5x10.75x0.067 inches.
Latin. Psalm
89.
About 40
compositions, including
half for accompanying and
unaccompanied choir, are
currently in the catalog
of young Polish composer
Katarzyna Danel (born
1992). After several
national composition
competitions, she won the
13th International
Composition Competition
Musica Sacra Nova with
her Misericordias Domini
for eight-part mixed
choir a cappella. The
complex spiritual a
cappella choir is based
on the Gregorian chant of
the same name (Psalm
89,2). Three principal
structures are
characteristic of this
Latin-language choral
piece: on the one hand,
aleatoric sound clouds in
major pentatonic scales,
soundally supported by
long-held organum-like
notes taken from the
Gregorian choral melody;
As well as a
renaissance-like
polyphony, which is
linked with modern
harmony; And finally long
static chords that blend
into harmony and space. A
wonderfully
mystical-spherical
composition, which also
gives the individual
performer the possibility
of individual design
through the ad libitum
passages marked in the
sheet music.
Boars Head Carol Chorale SSAATTBB SSAATTBB A Cappella - Intermédiaire Peters
By Traditional. Arranged by Ben Parry. For SSAATTBB choir a cappella. Kikapust C...(+)
By Traditional. Arranged
by Ben Parry. For
SSAATTBB choir a
cappella. Kikapust Choral
Series. Choral,
Christmas. Grade 3. Sheet
Music. Duration 2
minutes, 30 seconds.
Published by Edition
Peters
The Oxen Chorale SSAATTBB SSAATTBB A Cappella - Intermédiaire Peters
The Oxen by Traditional. Arranged by Jonathan Rathbone. For SSAATTBB choir a cap...(+)
The Oxen by Traditional.
Arranged by Jonathan
Rathbone. For SSAATTBB
choir a cappella.
Kikapust Choral Series.
Choral, Christmas. Grade
3. Sheet Music. Duration
2 minutes. Published by
Edition Peters
Choral (SSAATTBB A Cappella) SKU: HL.49045940 SSAATTBB a cappella....(+)
Choral (SSAATTBB A
Cappella)
SKU:
HL.49045940
SSAATTBB a
cappella. Composed by
Alwin Michael Schronen.
Choral. Classical,
General Worship, Sacred.
Octavo. 8 pages. Schott
Music #C59054. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49045940).
Artfully
combining the old with
the new - that is one of
the hallmarks of Alwin M.
Schronen. That this
versatile balancing actor
andbearer of numerous
compositional prizes
succeeds in mastering
this artistic balancing
act, he proves once again
in his sacred
choralcomposition Hodie
Christus natus est. This
Latin-speaking work for
8-part mixed choir a
cappella (SSAATTBB) is
based on the antiphonto
the Magnificat of the
Christmas Vespers.
Schronen opens his
Christmas song with the
literal intonation of the
traditional Gregorian
melody. After this
beginning, alternating
between male and female
voices, the composer lets
the entire choir join in
the jubilation of thanks
for the birth of Jesus.
He manages to lift the
listener with his very
own musical language in
other heavenly realms. A
wonderful, but at the
same time vocally
demanding piece of music,
which is equally suitable
for the use of church
music asit is for concert
use.
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??