By Robert H. Young. (SSATTBB). Gentry Publications. Sacred. Size 6.8x10.5 inches. 7 pages. Published by Fred Bock Music Company.

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.

TTBB Choir a cappella

SKU: BT.SY-3170

Composed by Younghi Pagh-Paan. Book Only. Ricordi #SY 3170. Published by Ricordi (BT.SY-3170).

By Jack Curtis Dubowsky. Chorus. For TTBB choir and optional SA (TTBB choir and optional SA). Country Western; humor; cabaret; folk; Americana; Pythonesque. Sheet music. Composed 2006. Duration 3:10

TTBB chorus and organ - Easy / medium acc.

SKU: JK.01033

Composed by Hans Henry Petersen. Arranged by James C. Kasen. Choral General Conference, Choral TB, Difficulty Easy, Organ Choir, Peace, Prayer, Trials. Christian, Inspirational. Duration 4:20. Jackman Music Corporation #01033. Published by Jackman Music Corporation (JK.01033).

Matthew 6:6, Alma 33:3-11.

Arranged for men's chorus (TTBB) and organ, with flowing accompaniment and organ interlude between verses. Arranged for the Brigham Young University-Idaho Men's Chorus, performed at the April 2014 Priesthood Session of General Conference. Full audio accompaniment mp3 also available (01033acc.mp3).
Compos er: Hans Henry Petersen
Arranger: James C. Kasen
Lyricist: Hans Henry Petersen
Difficulty: Easy / medium acc.
Performance time: 4:20
References: Matthew 6:6, Alma 33:3-11

TTBB choir - Intermediate

SKU: GI.WW1684

Composed by Appalachian Folk Song. Arranged by Dirk Johnson. Walton Choral. Classical. Octavo. 12 pages. Walton Music #WW1684. Published by Walton Music (GI.WW1684).

UPC: 785147010166. English. Text Source: American Folk Song.

This spirited folk song from Southern Appalachia describes a young man's attempt at courting a young lady. Cleverly and skillfully arranged with bits of humor infused throughout. A great selection for men's choruses. .

Choral (TTBB Choir)

SKU: HL.50600722

Andrea Ramsey Choral Series. Composed by Derrick Fox. Andrea Ramsey Choral Series. Concert, Festival. Octavo. 8 pages. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50600722).

ISBN 9781495075469. UPC: 888680646110. 6.75x10.5 inches.

Introducing ?Four Shape Note? singing to your young singers, this arrangement from the Sacred Harp is full of energy. Young singers will relate to the positive message and they will be surprised that 19th century music can be so much fun to sing.

Choral (TTBB Choir)

SKU: HL.114502

Composed by Andrea Ramsey. Henry Leck Creating Artistry. Concert. Octavo. 12 pages. Duration 278 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.114502).

UPC: 884088874056. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.

With a poetic text written by a young poet, this work perfectly captures the vulnerability of growing up, with beautiful imagery of a roof as steady, sheltering, inclusive and warm - things all people need, but especially the young. With rich harmonies, arching phrases and violin obbligato, this is a stunning work for concert and festival programming.

Performed by The Drifters, composed by Artie Resnick, Kenny Young, arranged by Mark A. Brymer. Octavo for TTBB chorus (a cappella). Choral. F Major. Series: Hal Leonard Pop Choral Series. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Billy Joel. By Billy Joel. Barbership Harmony Society. Octavo. 10 pages. Barbershop Harmony Society #211514. Published by Barbershop Harmony Society

By Young Rascals. By Edward Brigati, Jr. and Felix Cavaliere. Arranged by Kirby Shaw. For Choral (TTBB A Cappella). Pop Choral Series. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Eric William Barnum, Robert Burns. (TTBB A Cappella). This edition: WW1399. Walton Choral. 12 pages. Published by Walton Music.

Arranged by John Walters. (TTBB a cappella). Laudamus Press. Sacred. Published by Fred Bock Music Company.

Composed by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, music by Marvin Hamlisch. Arranged by Mark Hayes. Choral Octavo. Alfred Pop Series. Secular. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.45491).

Eugene Rogers Choral Series. Composed by Dominick DiOrio (1984-). Mark Foster. Concert, Festival. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by David C. Dickau. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Octavo. Walton Music #WJMS1200. Published by Walton Music

Choral TTBB choir

SKU: PR.312416820

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.  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.

By Robert H. Young, Alfred Lord Tennyson. (TTBB). Gentry Publications. Sacred. Size 6.8x10.5 inches. 6 pages. Published by Fred Bock Music Company.

By The Eagles. By Stephen T. Young. Arranged by Kirby Shaw. For Choral (TTBB). Pop Choral Series. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(TTBB Choir)

SKU: HL.1454756

Richard Bjella Choral Series. Composed by Pete St. John. Edited by Richard Bjella. Arranged by Mark Sirett. Richard Bjella Choral Series. Concert, Irish. Octavo. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1454756).

UPC: 196288209201.

This folk ballad tells the story of a young man during the mid-1800's Irish Famine. Both heartache and the resilience of the human spirit are captured in this emotive arrangement.

SSAATTB choir - Late intermediate

SKU: GI.WJMS1159

Composed by Hyun Kook. Concert, School. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Classical. Octavo. 20 pages. Walton Music #WJMS1159. Published by Walton Music (GI.WJMS1159).

UPC: 785147003465. Latin. Text Source: Traditional Latin. Text: Traditional Latin.

A rhythmic and exiting setting that captures the joyful spirit of this traditional Latin text. Fantastic vocal writing that will be a nice challenge for your choir. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Recording Choir: Gwang Myeong City Choir, Young Jin Kim, conductor.