Choir SKU: BR.SON-442 Complete Works. Composed by Felix Bartholdy ...(+)
Choir
SKU:
BR.SON-442
Complete Works.
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn.
Edited by Clemens
Harasim. Linen. Complete
Works. Romantic period.
Complete Works. 188
pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #SON 442.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.SON-442).
ISBN 9790004803509. 10
x 12.5 inches.
This
volume contains three
reworkings and
orchestrations of
religious works by Felix
Mendelssohn Bartholdy
which were originally set
for smaller ensembles
(solo voices, four-part
chorus and organ). They
were composed at
different times and for
different occasions, two
of them as commissions.
The anthem ,,Why, o Lord,
delay forever MWV A 19
was originally the sacred
vocal piece MWV B 33,
published in England in
1841 with the additional
title ,,[…] The
Thirteenth Psalm, and in
Germany in the same year
as ,,Lass, o Herr, mich
Hilfe finden with the
title ,,Drei geistliche
Lieder which was composed
at the suggestion of the
English literature and
music lover Charles B.
Broadley who also
provided the paraphrase
of the psalm text. After
Mendelssohn had refused
an initial request by
Broadley to furnish the
anthem post festum with
an organ prelude, the
composer did not want to
turn down a second
request to orchestrate
the work and he even
expanded the existing
material with a lengthy
closing fugue involving
additional trumpets and
timpani. The ,,Ave Maria
MWV B 19 was written in
connection with
Mendelssohn's appointment
as municipal music
director, a position
which at the same time
included the
responsibility for the
musical organization of
church services. The
instrumentation of the
work with an
accompaniment of two
clarinets and two
bassoons as well as low
strings was due to the
fact that the organ in
Dusseldorf's principal
church St. Lambertus was
out of order for an
extended period of time,
and Mendelssohn
considered this solution
explicitly only as a
surrogate for the organ
should there be none. A
further psalm paraphrase
in English, this time by
William Bartholomew, of
the hymn ,,Hear my prayer
MWV B 49 was set to music
in early 1844; the
orchestration of the
organ part commissioned
by the distinguished
Dublin musician Joseph
Robinson was not
completed until 1847 so
that the premiere finally
only took place after
Mendelssohn's death. In
the further course of the
century ,,Hear my prayer
would, particularly in
the version with organ
accompaniment, come to
enjoy great popularity in
Great Britain and
Ireland.
Sing Together Chorale Unison Unison, Piano Oxford University Press
Sing Together by William Appleby; Frederick Fowler. For Youth choir. Song Book. ...(+)
Sing Together by William
Appleby; Frederick
Fowler. For Youth choir.
Song Book. Miscellaneous.
Piano score. 128 pages.
Published by Oxford
University Press
Unison choir SKU: LO.30-1732H 20 More Authentic Play Parties. Comp...(+)
Unison choir
SKU:
LO.30-1732H
20
More Authentic Play
Parties. Composed by
Alan Spurgeon. Movement.
Heritage Music Press
#30/1732H. Published by
Heritage Music Press
(LO.30-1732H).
UPC:
000308061062.
Play
parties are an American
phenomenon with roots in
children's games songs
from the British Isles.
They are song, dance and
game all in one. Play
parties came about in
rural America during the
second half of the 19th
century. Many of these
authentic folk songs are
still popular today. This
is a one-of-a-kind
collection, based on
research and interviews
of people who actually
performed and attended
play parties as children.
Also included in this
terrific resource are the
movement instructions for
each play party.
Unison Voices SKU: HL.14006275 Catches (Paperback). Composed by He...(+)
Unison Voices
SKU:
HL.14006275
Catches
(Paperback). Composed
by Henry Purcell. Music
Sales America. Secular.
Book [Softcover]. Music
Sales #NOV151103.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14006275).
ISBN
9780711986237. UPC:
884088435141. 7.75x11
inches.
The first
complete volume of Henry
Purcell's Catches to
appear in Purcell Society
Edition since 1922. The
new edition lays
particular emphasis on
accuracy and performance
and includes a
comprehensive commentary.
Cloth edition available:
NOV151103-01.
Choir SKU: GI.G-4615 Music for Lent, Triduum and Eastertime. Compo...(+)
Choir
SKU:
GI.G-4615
Music
for Lent, Triduum and
Eastertime. Composed
by Scott Soper. Sacred.
Collection. GIA
Publications #4615.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-4615).
GIA is
delighted to present its
first collection by
established composer
Scott Soper. In this
collection of music for
Lent, Triduum, and
Eastertime, Scott shows
off his compositional
skills: a gift for
melody, refined
harmonies, evocative
interpretations of psalms
and canticles, and
arrangements of
traditional tunes.
Whether the style is
gospel, blues,
contemporary Christian,
or traditional, Scott's
songs are musical
pictures that your choir
and assembly will sing
with ease. CONTENTS:
SPIRIT WIND (G-4624)
• ON THAT DAY
(G-4622) • WHO WILL
STAND UP (G-4626) •
YOU LIFE UP MY LIFE
(G-4627) • GLORY IN
THE CROSS/LITANY OF THE
SAINTS (G-4617) •
HOSANNA (G-4619) •
NO TURNING BACK (G-4621)
• HAVE MERCY ON US
(G-4618) • WERE YOU
THERE (G-4625) •
SONG OF MOSES (G-4623)
• MY LIFE IS IN
YOUR HANDS (G-4620)
• CHILDREN OF THE
LIGHT (G-4616)Â .