By Thomas Keesecker. For Organ and optional handbells (SSATB, assembly). Christmas, General. Medium-Easy. Choral score. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

Choral (SSATB)

SKU: HL.386716

Composed by Judith Herrington. Pavane Choral. Concert, General Worship, Worship. Octavo. Pavane Publishing #P1716. Published by Pavane Publishing (HL.386716).

UPC: 196288023623. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.

Sing a new song, Cantate Dominum, are the words that begin this energetic and celebratory piece. The opening section in 7/8 absolutely dances and thankfully returns for a joyous conclusion. The middle section poetically brings in the beauty of creation. This SATB voicing can be sung together with the SSA voicing, P1715. A great festival piece that can also be sung in worship.

From "Magnificat". By Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by M. Banzhaf Gerald R. Mack. Mixed choir. For SSATB Voices, Keyboard. Gerald Mack Choral Series. Choral. Piano/Vocal Score. BWV 243. 8 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.

Composed by Jacob Narverud. Original. Octavo. Duration 2 minutes, 27 seconds. Carl Fischer #CM9505. Published by Carl Fischer (CF.CM9505).

By Stroope. For SSATB choir, a cappella. Choral octavo. Published by Alliance Music Publications. (AMP 0500)

By Roy Belfield, Jr.. For SSATB Choir and Organ accompaniment. Bible Reference: Psalm 92:1-5. African American Church Music Series. Sacred, Thanksgiving. Easy/Medium. Text language: English. 12 pages. Published by GIA Publications

By Sally K. Albrecht. For Choir. (SSATB, a cappella). Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Choral Octavo. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

SSATB Choir, Piano

SKU: CA.927600

Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Denis Rouger. Carus digital: Extra digital products. Full Score. Op. 6,2. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.927600).

ISBN 9790007296117. French. Text: Gautier, Theophile.

A prevailing melancholy mood is characteristic of Theophile Gautier's (1811-1872) poetry; a melancholy mood which inspired composers such as Hector Berlioz and Gabriel Faure to compose settings. Tristesse (Sadness) is taken from the 1838 collection La Comedie de la Mort (The Comedy of Death). With over 50 poems this is regarded as Gautier's major Romantic work. Although the narrator in the poem is conscious of the joy and zest for life of spring coming into bloom around him, he cannot share this: Helas! j'ai dans le coeur une tristesse affreuse. (Alas, in my heart I bear a terrible grief.). Faure's setting portrays this effect less as a dramatic sigh than a melancholic unworldliness with peaceful piano accompaniment in the minor key. This art song was originally composed not for chamber choir, but for solo voice and piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted it to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble, without losing any of the qualities of the original in the process. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process, the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression, as French melodies or German art song demand from a soloist and pianist.The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD ... Wo die Zitronen bluhn (Carus 83.514).

Composed by Howard Goodall (1958-). Multi-Movement/Large Choral Work. Lent, Triduum/Three Days, Tenebrae, 21st Century, Heaven, Lament/Grief/Sorrow. Vocal/choral score. MorningStar Music Publishers #56-0002. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

By Donna Gartman Schultz. For SSATB choir, harp (keyboard), oboe. Christmas, Sacred. Sacred Anthem. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company. (10/3716L)

Composed by Kristopher Fulton. For SSATB choir, a cappella. Christmas, Sacred. Octavo. Published by Cypress Choral Music

By Mark Hayes. For SSATB choir, flute, Claves, Hand Drum, conga, piano. Concert. Octavo. Published by Heritage Music Press. (15/2205H)

Arranged by Coreen Duffy. For Choral (SSATB A Cappella). Pavane Choral. Octavo. Pavane Publishing #P1545. Published by Pavane Publishing

SSATB choir divisi & piano/organ/orchestra (picc, fl, 2ob, 2cl, 2bsn, 2hn, perc, hp, str) - easy

SKU: OU.9780193530041

Composed by John Rutter. Christmas Songs & Carols - Mixed Voices. Choral Music. Vocal score with piano accompaniment. 16 pages. Duration 5'. Oxford University Press #9780193530041. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193530041).

ISBN 9780193530041. 11 x 7 inches.

For SATB and piano or organ or orchestra This sprightly setting of a sixteenth-century English text tells the tale of a jolly shepherd named Wat. With an upbeat triple metre and a joyful swing feel, this carol has imaginative, contrasting textures, a memorable refrain, and a rousing finish.

SSATBB choir a cappella - Late Intermediate

SKU: MN.50-1137

Composed by Matthew Culloton. Secular, Christmas, Advent, Christmas-Sacred, Lessons and Carols, 21st Century. Duration 2 minutes, 30 seconds. MorningStar Music Publishers #50-1137. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.50-1137).

UPC: 688670511370. English.

A lilting choral accompaniment evokes pizzicato sounds surrounding the tenor melody in verse one.  The other verses are set more conventionally but still reflect the goals of our Christmas with The Singers series: that the audience will enjoy the famliarity of the carol but be enchanted by the creativity of the arrangement. Challenging, but masterful in how Matthew Culloton treats the ensemble as a self-sufficient choral idiom. Duration 2:30.