(No. 3 from Love Was My Lord and King ). Composed by David Conte (1955-). For T...(+)
(No. 3 from Love Was My
Lord and King ). Composed
by David Conte (1955-).
For TTBB choir, a
cappella. 21st Century.
Octavo. Published by E.C.
Schirmer Publishing
(No. 3 from Love Was My Lord and King ). By Gwyneth W. Walker (1947-). For TTBB...(+)
(No. 3 from Love Was My
Lord and King ). By
Gwyneth W. Walker
(1947-). For TTBB choir,
chamber Orchestra or
Piano. Choral, general.
Octavo. 12 pages.
Published by E.C.
Schirmer Publishing
By Elizabeth Alexander. For Men's Chorus (TTBB choir a cappella). Collegiate Rep...(+)
By Elizabeth Alexander.
For Men's Chorus (TTBB
choir a cappella).
Collegiate Repertoire,
Community Chorus, Concert
Music. Courage, Hardship,
Sacred (Worship and
Praise), Choral.
Moderately Advanced.
Octavo. Text language:
English. Duration 6
minutes. Published by
Seafarer Press
Railways 1846 Chorale TTBB TTBB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral TTBB choir, piano SKU: PR.312419270 From Terra Nostra. Comp...(+)
Choral TTBB choir, piano
SKU: PR.312419270
From Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Performance Score. 8
pages. Duration 2
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41927.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312419270).
ISBN
9781491137918. UPC:
680160692606. English.
Charles
Mackay.
Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s World” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay,
which describes the world
in exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “On thine
own child” praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O voluptuous
cool-breathed earth!”
Part I ends with “A
Blade of Grass” in
which Whitman muses how
our planet has been
spinning in the heavens
for a very long time.Part
II: The Rise of Humanity
examines the achievements
of mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley Hall” sets
an auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s “Railways
1846,” William Ernest
Henley’s “A Song of
Speed,” and John
Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s
“High Flight,” each
of which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In “Binsey
Poplars,” Gerard Manley
Hopkins takes note of the
effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A Dirge”
concludes Part II with a
warning that the planet
is beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s plight,
re-establish a deeper
connection to it, and
find a balance for living
within our planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the earth’s
plea that ended the
previous section: Lord
Byron’s “Darkness”
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s “Earth
Screaming” gives voice
to the modern issues of
our changing climate; and
William Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too Much
With Us” warns us that
we are almost out of time
to change our course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell Berry’s
“The Want of Peace”
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts (“A
Child said, What is the
grass?” and “There
was a child went forth
every day”) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s “A Blade
of Grass” from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states, “I
bequeath myself to the
dirt to grow from the
grass I love…”My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her?
Choral TTBB choir, piano SKU: CF.CM9635 Composed by Victor Johnson. Fold....(+)
Choral TTBB choir, piano
SKU: CF.CM9635
Composed by Victor
Johnson. Fold.
Performance Score. 12
pages. Duration 3
minutes, 19 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9635.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9635).
ISBN 9781491157077.
UPC: 680160915637. 6.875
x 10.5 inches. Key: E
major. English, English.
Abram Joseph Ryan
(1838-1886).
Victor
Johnson captures the
mystery and nuance of the
bittersweet poem, Wake Me
a Song, by American poet,
Abram Joseph Ryan.
Nuance, text, and
Johnson's rich harmonies
paired with intertwining
textures make this a
noteworthy addition to
any program. Also
available for SATB Voices
(CM9561). About the
Author Abram Joseph Ryan
was born Matthew Abraham
Ryan on February 5, 1838
in Hagerstown, Maryland.
As a young man, Ryan and
his family moved west St.
Louis, Missouri, where he
was educated at the
Christian Brothers
School. He studied for
the priesthood at Niagra
University in New York
State and was ordained a
priest in the Vincentian
order on November 1,
1856. He taught theology,
first at Niagra
university and then at
the diocesan seminary in
Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
until the beginning of
the war between the
states. Father Ryan
enlisted in the army on
September 1, 1862, and
served as a chaplain
throughout the conflict,
carrying the wounded to
safety and performing
last rites on the
battlefield. His first
piece of poetry was
inspired by the death of
a younger brother while
serving in the army.
After the war, he
established a weekly
literary magazine in
which most of his poetry
was published. He also
put out several volumes
of poetry, including
Father Ryan's Poems and A
Crown for Our Queen.
Father Ryan died on April
22, 1886 at a Franciscan
monastery in Louisville,
Kentucky. About the Song
Wake Me A Song is an
inspired and sensitive
setting of the
19th-century poem by
Abram Joseph Ryan. It
features sweeping melodic
lines, rich harmonies,
and a flowingly beautiful
accompaniment. To master
a performance of this
selection, singers must
perform very
expressively, paying
close attention to such
musical aspects as phrase
shaping, the rise and
fall of the melodic line,
blending and proper
intonation between
sections. One strategy
that could be used to
ensure proper phrasing is
the idea of Painting the
Phrase. The singer should
make a motion as if they
have a paintbrush in
their hand and paint the
melodic line and phrase
shape as if they are
painting with a nice,
flowing brush stroke. One
could think about
painting a rainbow or an
arch to show the rise and
fall of the line and/or
phrase. The director can
also show this gesture
while conducting to
reinforce this
concept. About the
AuthorAbram Joseph Ryan
was born Matthew Abraham
Ryan on February 5, 1838
in Hagerstown, Maryland.
As a young man, Ryan and
his family moved west St.
Louis, Missouri, where he
was educated at the
Christian Brothers
School. He studied for
the priesthood at Niagra
University in New York
State and was ordained a
priest in the Vincentian
order on November 1,
1856. He taught theology,
first at Niagra
university and then at
the diocesan seminary in
Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
until the beginning of
the war between the
states.Father Ryan
enlisted in the army on
September 1, 1862, and
served as a chaplain
throughout the conflict,
carrying the wounded to
safety and performing
last rites on the
battlefield. His first
piece of poetry was
inspired by the death of
a younger brother while
serving in the army.
After the war, he
established a weekly
literary magazine in
which most of his poetry
was published. He also
put out several volumes
of poetry, including
Father Ryan's Poems and A
Crown for Our Queen.
Father Ryan died on April
22, 1886 at a Franciscan
monastery in Louisville,
Kentucky.About the
SongWake Me A Song is an
inspired and sensitive
setting of the
19th-century poem by
Abram Joseph Ryan. It
features sweeping melodic
lines, rich harmonies,
and a flowingly beautiful
accompaniment.To master a
performance of this
selection, singers must
perform very
expressively, paying
close attention to such
musical aspects as phrase
shaping, the rise and
fall of the melodic line,
blending and proper
intonation between
sections.One strategy
that could be used to
ensure proper phrasing is
the idea of
“Painting the
Phrase.†The singer
should make a motion as
if they have a paintbrush
in their hand and
“paint†the
melodic line and phrase
shape as if they are
painting with a nice,
flowing brush stroke. One
could think about
painting a rainbow or an
arch to show the rise and
fall of the line and/or
phrase. The director can
also show this gesture
while conducting to
reinforce this
concept.
Be Thou My Vision Chorale TTBB TTBB, Piano - Facile GIA Publications
TTBB choir, piano reduction - Early intermediate SKU: GI.G-6984 Arranged ...(+)
TTBB choir, piano
reduction - Early
intermediate
SKU:
GI.G-6984
Arranged by
Brian A. Schmidt.
Ordinary Time 29 B.
Evoking Sound. Tune Name:
Slane. Music Education.
Octavo. 4 pages. GIA
Publications #6984.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-6984).
UPC: 785147698401.
English. Text Source:
Irish hymn, tr. Mary
Byrne, 1905, versified
Eleanor Hull, 1912, alt.;
Translation: Mary
Byrne.
Not only is
the arranging of slane in
itself of general value,
this setting is
particularly important
because of its
contribution to the
relatively small body of
sacred repertoire for
male chorus.
Composed by Marten
Jansson. Stapled. Choral
score. 6 pages.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA07416_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA07416).
ISBN
9790006559206. 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.
“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.
Men's
Chorus (10 Copies).
Composed by Chen Yi.
Choral part(s). With
Standard notation. 480
pages. Duration 17
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41682.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312416820).
UPC:
680160050376. 8.5 x 11
inches.
Chen
Yi’s most
performed and most
beloved choral music is a
series of 10 Chinese folk
songs adapted for
S.A.T.B. Chorus
(published in 3 volumes:
312-41731, 312-41732,
312-41733). This special
version is a setting of
the familiar collection,
adapted for
children’s chorus
and
strings. Remembering
when I studied
composition in the
Central Conservatory of
Music in Beijing, I
learned to sing hundreds
of Chinese folk songs
collected from more than
twenty provinces and
fifty ethnic groups, and
went to countryside to
collect original folk
music every year. I
got to know that the folk
songs are a mirror of
people’s daily
lives, their thoughts and
sentiments, local customs
and manners. They are
sung in regional dialects
and use the idioms of
everyday speech with
their particular
intonations, accents and
cadences. This
correlation between
speech and music
distinguishes folk songs
of one region from
another. I learned
all songs by heart and
sang them back in the
exams every week.Â
They melted in my blood
and became my natural
music language. The
more I walk into the
music life,the more I
treasure the rich culture
I have learned from my
homeland. When I
became the
Composer-in-Residence of
Chanticleer and was
invited to write the
first work for its
concert program, as well
as another version for
its
Singing-In-The-Schools
program, I decided to
introduce A Set of
Chinese Folk Songs to my
American audiences, and
add a new flavor to
Chanticleer’srich
repertoire. The work
includes ten folk songs,
taken from eight
provinces (Anhui,
Shaanxi, Yunnan, Shanxi,
Taiwan, Sinkiang, Jiangsu
and Guizhou) and five
ethnic groups (Han,
Hasake, Uighur, Miao and
Yi). I arranged them
for choirs (men’s
or children’s
chorus) with various
combinations in voices,
to be sung mostly in
Chinese, some in
English.  From the
mysterious mountain songs
originally sung in the
open air with high and
long notes that can carry
over great distances, the
sweet and delicate
melodies of young love
compared with nature, the
humorous antiphony by
little children, and the
lively dancing tune by
villagers, you may get an
idea of various music
styles in Chinese folk
songs according to
geographic, ethnic and
linguistic differences,
and appreciate the beauty
of the Chinese folk
music. The pure choir
sound and the
sophisticated singing by
Chanticleer, in terms of
pitches, language and
musical expressions,
really attract and
inspire me to create some
more new works in the
years to come. In
thisedition of A Set of
Chinese Folk Songs for
standard SATB mixed choir
(with piano rehearsal
score), I divided these
ten songs into three
volumes. They are
Fengyang Song, The
Flowing Stream, Guessing,
Thinking of My Darling,
Mayila, Jasmine Flower,
Riding on a Mule,
Awariguli, Diu Diu Deng,
andMountain Song and
Dancing Tune.—Chen
Yi.
Choral TTBB choir SKU: CF.CM9571 Eternal Life. Composed by Joseph ...(+)
Choral TTBB choir
SKU:
CF.CM9571
Eternal
Life. Composed by
Joseph P. Webster. Edited
by John Ratledge.
Arranged by Aaron Humble.
Sanford F. Bennett
(1836-1898). Jbc.
Performance Score. With
Standard notation. 12
pages. Duration 3
minutes, 47 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9571.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9571).
ISBN 9781491153659.
UPC: 680160911158. 6.75 x
10.5 inches. Key: Gb
major. English. Sanford
F. Bennett
(1836-1898).
Aaron
Humble's arrangement of
this beloved old favorite
from American hymnody is
appropriate for both
school and church. With
soaring obligato lines
and shimmering harmony,
when sung with a warm and
gentle tone,?The Sweet By
and By?is certain to
paint a picture of a
better time for us all to
look forward. Also
available for SATB Voices
(CM9572). I have great
memories of my family
gathering around the
piano to sing hymns. As
my sister and I learned
more about music through
lessons, band and choir,
we started adding harmony
and really making music.
The old American hymnody
really holds a special
place in my heart.
Webster set Bennett's
text in a time when
American theology had
taken a turn away from
earlier ideas where God
was a god of vengeance
and anger. With this in
mind, this arrangement
should be sung with a
warm and gentle tone
allowing the dissonances
to shimmer, the sweetness
of the harmonies to
bloom, and the obbligato
lines to soar.
Choral (TTBB a cappella) SKU: HL.1432574 Arranged by Jeremy Nabors. Natio...(+)
Choral (TTBB a cappella)
SKU: HL.1432574
Arranged by Jeremy
Nabors. National/Emerson
Fred Bock. Octavo. Hal
Leonard #NM1094.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.1432574).
UPC:
196288203254.
Jerem
y Nabors's new new
arrangement of a Russian
melody is sure to excite
your TTBB singers. The
low range of the bass and
the rhythmic interplay of
the other voices, coupled
with an energetic
accelerando at the end
delightfully conjures up
the imagery of the
spinning blue ball! A
real challenge for your
singers, this piece will
be a thrill for your
audience at your next
concert or festival!
Choral; Piano Accompaniment (TTBB Choir) SKU: HL.49045742 TTBB and Pia...(+)
Choral; Piano
Accompaniment (TTBB
Choir)
SKU:
HL.49045742
TTBB
and Piano. Composed
by Georg Kreisler. Edited
by Bernhard Hofmann.
Choral. Classical.
Octavo. 16 pages.
Duration 150 seconds.
Schott Music #C57904.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49045742).
Georg Kreisler
equals scathing, dark
black humour on the
piano! The Singphoniker
have arranged Georg
Kreisler's best known
songs for all-male
ensemble and recorded
them on CD. Schott now
publishesthe
corresponding music
edition for men's choir
TTBB with piano
accompaniment (Georg
Kreisler - Lieder und
Chansons, ED 22735). In
addition, all songs from
the sheet music album are
available in separate
editions: Mein Weib will
mich verlassen - Gott sei
Dank!-[My wife wants to
leave me - Thank God] The
wife's moving out in Mein
Weib will mich verlassen
cannot be too soon at
all. When the woman
finally went out of the
door, everything was only
a dream.Oi weh! [Oh
dear!] This pleasant
arrangement with
Kreisler's humorous text
most certainly creates an
exuberant atmosphere in
the concert.
TTBB Choir SKU: BT.HU-2601-250 Arranged by Godfried van der Horst. Harmon...(+)
TTBB Choir
SKU:
BT.HU-2601-250
Arranged by Godfried van
der Horst. Harmonia-Men's
Choir. Choral Score.
Harmonia #HU 2601-250.
Published by Harmonia
(BT.HU-2601-250).
English.
Ce
célèbre chant de Noël
anglo-saxon (dont la
mélodie est également
connue sous le nom
d’Humility) a
été composé, en 1771,
par John Goss
(1800-1880), sur un texte
d’Edward Caswall
(1841-1878). John Goss
est né Fareham dans le
Comté du Hampshire, en
Angleterre. En 1811, il
est admis comme choriste
la Chapelle Royale, où
il étudie auprès de
John Stafford Smith et de
Thomas Attwood, organiste
la cathédrale Saint-Paul
de Londres. En 1824, il
est nommé organiste
l’église Saint-Luc de
Chelsea. la mort de
Thomas Attwood, en 1838,
John Goss lui succède
comme organiste la
cathédrale Saint-Paul.
Il compose de nombreux
motets et odes pour
divers services
religieuxexceptionnels
célébrés en la
cathédrale. En 1872, il
quitte son poste
Saint-Paul et est fait
chevalier par la reine
Victoria. Parallèlement
ses fonctions
d’organiste l’église
Saint-Luc et la
cathédrale Saint-Paul,
John Goss a enseigné
l’harmonie
l’Académie Royale de
Musique de Londres
pendant quarante-sept
ans. Parmi ses nombreuses
odes encore chantées, on
peut citer Infant
Holy, Infant Lowly,
Praise My Soul et
See Amid the Winter's
Snow.
Composed by Irving
Gordon. Arranged by Mac
Huff. Pop Choral Series.
Fifties, Light Concert,
Pop, Show Choir,
Standards. Octavo.
Duration 210 seconds.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.209822).
UPC:
888680658717.
6.75x10.5x0.036
inches.
One of the
top standards of all
time! This rich setting
will showcase concert,
community and pop choirs
with dreamy rubato
phrasing, warm harmonies
and the full range of
emotional
expressivity.
This
festive call to praise
affirms the voice of
worship and invites the
world to sing along.
Solid writing permeates
the piece, giving choirs
much to work with as they
seek a full confident
sound. The inclusion of
the beloved tune LANDAS
with the text of How Can
I Keep from Singing is a
moving moment, making
this an excellent choice
for choirs returning to
the loft.
(For TTBB Voices with Keyboard). Composed by Capt. Francis Saltus Van Boskerck C...(+)
(For TTBB Voices with
Keyboard). Composed by
Capt. Francis Saltus Van
Boskerck Charles A.
Zimmerman. Arranged by
Greg Gilpin Larry Clark.
Male chorus. For Tenor I,
Tenor II, Bass I, Bass
II, Keyboard. Choral.
Piano reduction/vocal
score. Standard notation.
24 pages. Published by
Carl Fischer
SAATTBar vocal soli, SSAATTBB choir SKU: CA.738610 Composed by Michael Wa...(+)
SAATTBar vocal soli,
SSAATTBB choir
SKU:
CA.738610
Composed by
Michael Waldenby.
Contemporary Choir Music.
Sacred vocal music,
Motets. Full score. Op.
49, No. 1. 12 pages.
Duration 8 minutes. Carus
Verlag #CV 07.386/10.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.738610).
ISBN
9790007166281. Text
language:
Latin.
The
composition of Verba
Ecclesiastes begun in
2002 as a result of a
comission from my friend
Gary Graden. For many
years I've found those
words from the Old
Testament very
fascinating - as everyone
knows, I'm not alone.
Vanity of vanities! All
is vanity! Writers,
painters and filmmakers
have for centuries been
dealing with the subject
and I found it high time
to set the famous words
to music. The suite, for
soloists, choir and
violoncello, consists of
six movements, each one
enlighting a different
view of life and
afterlife, and also, as
Matthew Arnold puts it of
human misery. Yet the
suite is full of hope and
humanity, specially
recognizable in the two
central parts, Dulce
lumen and Omnia tempus
habent. The music was
completed in 2009.
(Michael Waldenby).
SAATTBB choir SKU: CA.738620 Composed by Michael Waldenby. Contemporary C...(+)
SAATTBB choir
SKU:
CA.738620
Composed by
Michael Waldenby.
Contemporary Choir Music.
Sacred vocal music,
Motets. Full score. Op.
49, No. 2. 4 pages.
Duration 3 minutes. Carus
Verlag #CV 07.386/20.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.738620).
ISBN
9790007166298. Text
language:
Latin.
The
composition of Verba
Ecclesiastes begun in
2002 as a result of a
comission from my friend
Gary Graden. For many
years I've found those
words from the Old
Testament very
fascinating - as everyone
knows, I'm not alone.
Vanity of vanities! All
is vanity! Writers,
painters and filmmakers
have for centuries been
dealing with the subject
and I found it high time
to set the famous words
to music. The suite, for
soloists, choir and
violoncello, consists of
six movements, each one
enlighting a different
view of life and
afterlife, and also, as
Matthew Arnold puts it of
human misery. Yet the
suite is full of hope and
humanity, specially
recognizable in the two
central parts, Dulce
lumen and Omnia tempus
habent. The music was
completed in 2009.
(Michael Waldenby).
SSAATTBB choir SKU: CA.738640 Composed by Michael Waldenby. Contemporary ...(+)
SSAATTBB choir
SKU:
CA.738640
Composed by
Michael Waldenby.
Contemporary Choir Music.
Sacred vocal music,
Motets. Full score. Op.
49, No. 4. 4 pages.
Duration 3 minutes. Carus
Verlag #CV 07.386/40.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.738640).
ISBN
9790007166304. Text
language:
Latin.
The
composition of Verba
Ecclesiastes begun in
2002 as a result of a
comission from my friend
Gary Graden. For many
years I've found those
words from the Old
Testament very
fascinating - as everyone
knows, I'm not alone.
Vanity of vanities! All
is vanity! Writers,
painters and filmmakers
have for centuries been
dealing with the subject
and I found it high time
to set the famous words
to music. The suite, for
soloists, choir and
violoncello, consists of
six movements, each one
enlighting a different
view of life and
afterlife, and also, as
Matthew Arnold puts it of
human misery. Yet the
suite is full of hope and
humanity, specially
recognizable in the two
central parts, Dulce
lumen and Omnia tempus
habent. The music was
completed in 2009.
(Michael Waldenby).