Commandé pour le millénaire par Royal Armouries la Grande-Bretagne et dédié aux victimes de la crise du Kosovo, ce travail est un exemple contemporain d'une masse basé sur la chanson française du XVe siècle l'homme armé (l'homme armé). Défini dans le cadre de la masse chrétienne, l'homme armé est une oeuvre majeure de chorale qui utilise des textes sacrés et profanes. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Orchestre

Motets is a set of intimate and spiritually uplifting a cappella choral works by Karl Jenkins, featuring new pieces and arrangements of a selection of movements from his most popular works, including The Armed Man, Requiem, Adiemus and The Peacemakers. Although scored for mixed choir a cappella, most pieces include an optional accompaniment for piano or organ. Additionally the single movements of Motets are available available on sale separately. Motets was recorded on Deutsche Grammophon 0289 479 3232 by Stephen Layton and Polyphony. / Choeur Mixte A Cappella

Choral SuiteInstrument : mixed choir (SATB) and piano (organ)Type : vocal/piano scoreNombre de Pages : 40As featured on the best-selling CD, this is a powerful and compelling account of the descent into and terrible consequences of war. Commissioned for the millennium by the Royal Armouries and dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo crisis, this work is a contemporary example of a mass based on the 15th-century French song L?Homme Armé (The Armed Man). The complete work sets sacred and secular texts including Tennyson, Kipling, The Koran and the Hindu Mahàbharàta within the framework of the Christian mass. Championed by Classic FM it has captured the imagination of music lovers everywhere to become not only a chart-topping CD but also one of the most currently performed and poignant choral works of the moment.This suite of five mass movements and the Hymn Before Action arranged for SATB chorus and piano/organ is suitable as a concert item or within a liturgical setting and will make a stunning contemporary mass alternative.Content : Kyrie - Sanctus - Benedictus - Agnus Dei - Hymn Before Action

Par JENKINS KARL. One World deals with a fractured world (populist governments, plagues, climate change, human trafficking, disrespect for basic human rights, terrorism, war) and heralds a vision of a peaceful and egalitarian planet. The work is best encapsulated by one of the texts set: ‘Tikkun Olam’, Hebrew for ‘repair the world’, a Jewish concept of stewardship over God’s creation. Scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra in Jenkins’s inimitable style familiar from such works as Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, Requiem and The Peacemakers. His vision for One World takes inspiration from diverse texts including the Bible, the Hindu Gayatri Mantra, the poetry of the English Romantic Percy Bysshe Shelley, African-American abolitionist Frances Harper (c1850) and Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran. As in many of Jenkins’s works, Carol Barratt contributes impactful text and adaptations. Recorded on Decca by Lucy Crowe soprano, Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano, Roderick Williams baritone, the World Choir for Peace, The Stay At Home Choir and the World Orchestra for Peace, conducted by Karl Jenkins. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / SMezBar, Choir et Orchestre

Par MARTIN FRANK. Having considered writing a Requiem for many years, Martin finally became obsessed with its creation only shortly before his own death. A Calvinist Protestant, he had turned to Roman Catholic texts earlier (as in his Mass of 1922-1924), but was now taken with the Requiem setting, in order to 'accept death, to make peace with it, to view it straight on with all the fears... that it conveys.' The Requiem was completed in 1973, the composer died the following year. In Paradisum, deducant te angeli. Dur.: 45'/ Répertoire / Chœur Mixte [SATB] et Orchestre

The Doors are inextricably linked to '60s counterculture. Taking their name from Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception, the group followed Jim Morrison's dark poetic vision to massive commercial success, making The Doors one of the best-selling bands of all time. This folio contains drum transcriptions of 20 of the band's most classic songs, including the vocal melody and lyrics. Also featured is an in-depth stylistic analysis of drummer John Densmore's contribution to The Doors' captivating, melancholy sound. / Batterie

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This piece was commissioned by the ‘Concert Band Vlamertinge’ and is a plea for peace: the title translates as ‘Peace on Earth’. This is expressed by means of the vocal contribution expected from the performers. In various places of the piece you can recognize, the words ‘Et In Terra Pax’ - an appeal for peace - at first jumbled together but later more rhythmically structured, developing into synchronized massed voices. The work starts with a pentatonic theme based on the notes D, E, G, A and C (taken from ‘ConCErtbAnD VlAmErtinGE’ and the name of the conductor, NiCk VAnDEnDriessChe). A somewhat sad melody is developed during an orchestral climax which leads to the firstexplosion of sound (measure 62 onwards). Suddenly the opening measures are recaptured, albeit with a differently colored sound: the words ‘Et In Terra Pax’ bring the first movement to a close. A restless Allegro follows which abruptly stops and is replaced by a calming cho-rale-like passage. A narrator reads aloud the poem ‘Sonnet’ by the young poet Charles Hamilton Sorley, who was killed during World War I. This poem fittingly puts into words the cruelty and senselessness of war. After the expanded recapitulation of the allegro, the broad, almost infinite atmosphere of the beginning returns. Clarinet and English horn play the pentatonic opening theme once more, this time broadly, while the words ‘Et In Terra. . . Pax’ are repeated again and again by the rest of the orchestra. The composer has purposely avoided all forms of aggression and bombastic sounds regularly used in works about war. Fear of violence and destruction can be heard and felt during the allegro passages. The charged opening makes way in the end for hope: May peacefulness replace cruelty in everyday life, too. / Niveau : 4 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par GREEN DAY. The album-matching songbook to Green Day 's much-anticipated eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown . A truly brilliant concept album, in the style of a punk rock opera, the album runs through the narrative of Christian and Gloria, a young couple working through the shattered promises of this century. The album is divided into three acts: Heroes and Cons, Charlatans and Saints, Horseshoes and Handgrenades. All the songs are arranged for vocal and piano, with guitar chord boxes. This songbook also includes eight pages of colour photographs and is a hefty 144 pages in length. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Date parution : 2009-07-14/ Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Par RUTTER JOHN. for SATB and organ This superb Latin mass setting for choir and organ demonstrates the composer's strong melodic sense and innate feeling for the sound of choral worship. The atmospheric Kyrie leads to a Gloria that contrasts vibrantly rhythmic passages with smoother, expressive sections. The mysterious harmonies of the Sanctus pave the way for a tender Benedictus, and the Agnus Dei is a haunting and powerful prayer for peace. / Date parution : 2022-04-26/ Répertoire / Choeur SATB et Orgue

Par DE HAAN JAN. This substantial work by Jan de Haan explores the many tonal qualities of the brass band. Following a quiet opening theme based on Phrygian tonality the band bursts into life with a massive climax. Following a jolly second theme characterised by large interval jumps peace and quiet is again restored. Both themes are developed with many poignant solo figures until we reach a resounding fortissimo climax with the solo cornet performing the first theme from the back of the auditorium. A spectacular concert work containing all the elements that bring out the best in brass band sound. / Niveau : 4 / Répertoire / Brass Band