Voice, piano

SKU: FG.55011-895-9

Composed by Jean Sibelius. Classical, Christmas music. Score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-895-9. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-895-9).

ISBN 9790550118959.

The Urtext edition (2023) of Jean Sibelius’ Five Christmas Songs op. 1 for voice and piano is based on the critical edition presented in the volume VIII/2 Works for Solo Voice Vol. 2 of Jean Sibelius Works (JSW) edited by Jukka Tiilikainen. The lyrics are included in Swedish, Finnish and English.

Sakari Ylivuori's introduction illuminates the history of the beloved songs: May 1, 1913 was cold and wet. Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) spent the day at home at Ainola composing two Christmas songs: settings of poems for children by Zachris Topelius. The two songs born on that chilly spring day were Nu står jul vid snöig port (Now stands Yule at the snowy gate) and Nu så kommer julen (Now is Christmas coming). He then put them together with three Christmas carols he had earlier composed and gave the set the imposing Opus number 1. He had previously considered giving the distinction to various other works, but from 1915 onwards the Five Christmas Songs had the honour of heading his catalogue. [...]

Contents
Nu står jul vid snöig port • Joulu saapuu portin luo • Now stands Yule at the snowy gate [F major]
Nu så kommer julen • Tervehtii jo meitä joulu armahin • Now is Christmas coming [e minor]
Det mörknar ute • Jo joutuu ilta • O’er hill and dale [F major]
Julvisa • En etsi valtaa, loistoa • Christmas song [G major]
On hanget korkeat, nietokset • Visst drivor höga som skyn vi ha • The shining snows are driving high [F major].

(Voice and Piano)

SKU: HL.48186485

Composed by Nadia Boulanger. Leduc. Softcover. 32 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL30752. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48186485).

UPC: 888680948559. 9.0x12.0x0.164 inches.

Nadia Boulanger: Melodies, volume 2 (AL 30 752) A student of Gabriel Faure and Louis Verne at the Paris Conservatoire, Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) owes her aura to an exceptional teaching career spanning nearly 75 years, during which she trained the most illustrious musicians, from Copland to Glass not to forget Bernstein or Gardiner. In the past few years, her creative work, long considered negligible, has finally been escaping from oblivion thanks to the untiring work of the Centre Nadia et Lili Boulanger, directed by Alexandra Laederich.

Ricordi Opera Vocal Score Series. Composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736). Vocal Score. Softcover. Ricordi #CP140741. Published by Ricordi (HL.50600414).

By Gilbert and Sullivan. Comic Opera, Operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan. Vocal Score. Published by Faber Music Ltd.

Vocal and Piano

SKU: HL.50498806

Composed by Cecil Armstrong Gibbs. Vocal Solo. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2015. 8 pages. G. Schirmer #JC02565. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50498806).

English.

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs was a prolific and versatile English composer of the 20th century. Gibbs is best known for his output of songs, but he also wrote a considerable amount of music for the amateur choirsthat he conducted. His reputation as a song-writer largely lies in his natural gift for text setting - he insisted on giving priority to the words over the music and had very clear musical ideas on what a song shouldbe.

These principles prevailed when writing The Cherry Tree in 1949 - the Voice is clearly put to the foreground, with the Piano only supporting the singer in the background, so a confident and capableperformance is needed from the soloist. Words by Margaret Rose. Performance time approximately 3 minutes.