(Fifty Christmas Carols). By Bob Chilcott; David Blackwell. For SATB choir, accompanied and unaccompanied. Mixed Voices. ...for Choirs Collections. Christmas, Choral Collection. Spiral-bound paperback. 240 pages. Published by Oxford University Press

Piano Trio

SKU: BR.EB-9258

Piano Trio. Composed by Manuela Kerer. Chamber music; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. New music (post-2000); Music post-1945. Score. Composed 2016/17. 36 pages. Duration 9'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9258. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9258).

ISBN 9790004185582. 9 x 12 inches.

Spherical: What a wonderful word. Spherical, magical, shimmering, kaleidoscopic, spectral. These were my associations. Only when researching this piece did I notice that sphere derives from the Greek hull or ball. It was used in antiquity to designate the firmament, imagined as a hollow sphere. Pythagoras assumed that the movements of the spheres or heavenly bodies created tones with pitches depending on their distances and velocities. Then I came across a text by Stefan Zweig, which, besides the idea of the firmament in constant motion, is perfectly consistent with Canto sferico (song of the spheres). Art knows no more beautiful moment than when it may show the excessive in its symmetry, in those spherically sounding seconds, when at the blink of an eye dissonance dissolves into primal blissful harmony: the more ghastly the rupture, so much the more powerful this collapse, so much the more effervescent the consonance of the plunging streams. (Manuela Kerer, 2017).

By Johann Sebastian Bach. For Choral. (Vocal Scores). CD Sheet Music (Version 2.0). PDF file on CD. 2500 pages. Published by Subito Music.

(Songbook). By The King's Singers. Arranged by The King's Singers. For choir (one, two, or three-part voices) (Songbook). King's Singer's Choral. Pop Vocal, Traditional Folk, Baroque and Classical Period. Difficulty: easy-medium. Vocal score (one, two and three part rounds). Vocal melody, harmony part and leadsheet notation. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Level: Grade 4. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 11:10. Published by Manhattan Beach Music.

Chamber Music Clarinet, Flute, Mezzo-soprano voice, Percussion, Piano, Tape, Violoncello

SKU: PR.111401800

For Mezzo-soprano Voice and Chamber Ensemble with Tape. Composed by Shulamit Ran. Arranged by Nelly Sachs. Text: Five Poems of Nelly Sachs, Translation from German of Nos. I, III and IV by Ruth and Matthew Mead, of No. II by Michael Roloff and No. V by Michael Hamburger. Contemporary. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. Composed 1969. 51+16+14+20+14+15 pages. Duration 18 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #111-40180. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.111401800).

UPC: 680160618132. 8.5 x 11 inches. Text: Nelly Sachs. Nelly Sachs. Text: Five Poems of Nelly Sachs, Translation from German of Nos. I, III and IV by Ruth and Matthew Mead, of No. II by Michael Roloff and No. V by Michael Hamburger.

O The Chimneys is a setting of five poems by Nelly Sachs, the great German-Jewish 1966 Nobel Prize co-winner in literature, whose writing concerned itself almost entirely with the subject of the holocaust. Composed in 1969, the work was my own personal way of saying, through my own art, do not forget. Shockingly, these words have as much relevance today as they did when the work was written. Today we find ourselves having to say do not forget, do not distort, do not deny it ever happened.   I selected the five poems from Sachs' O The Chimneys collection, retaining its grimly evocative title even though I did not include the actual poem by that name. In scoring the work for female voice, flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, piano and percussion, I aimed to give myself the broadest possible palette of instrumental colors while using the smallest number of participants. Yet as I was planning the final moments of my cycle, I felt that instrumental sound alone would not suffice to express the horror. An electronic tape segment was added to the work's final climax.   The first two poems (A Dead Child Speaks and Already Embraced by the Arm of Heavenly Solace), both depicting the tearing of a child away from his mother, are treated essentially as one unit, with the first acting as an introduction to the second. These two, and the cycle's apocalyptic fifth poem (Hell is Naked from Glowing Enigmas II), act as the two weighty pillar points, so to speak, surrounding the more introspective two middle poems (Fleeing and Someone Comes). To maximize dramatic differentiation within the constraints of a relentlessly tragic subject matter, I used range as a means to delineate contrast, by dividing the sounds available to me into low and dark (mvt. III) vs. high and, at times, eerily bright (mvt. IV) colors. Thus the two middle poems are intended to balance the frenzied madness of which the work's outer parts are made.   The work received its first performance in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Grace Rainey Auditorium on January 19, 1970.   --Shulamit Ran.

Organ - Medium

SKU: JK.01885

Composed by Various. Arranged by Brent Jorgensen. Organ Chains, Organ Postludes, Organ Preludes, Organ Solos, Special Events Funeral and Memorial, Comfort, Eternal Life, Funeral, Plan of Salvation, Resurrection. Christian, Inspirational. Jackman Music Corporation #01885. Published by Jackman Music Corporation (JK.01885).

UPC: 093285018853. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, Matthew 5:4, 1 Peter 5:7.

Thirty-one favorite funeral hymns arranged in a continuous medley for organ prelude/postlude.
You can start anywhere in the book and end anywhere!
Pedals are included within the staff.
Songs included in this book:
Comfort and Hope
Be Still, My Soul
The Lord is My Shepherd
Nearer, My God, To Thee
Where Can I Turn For Peace?
Come unto Jesus
Lead, Kindly Light
Jesus Christ
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Beautiful Savior
I Believe in Christ
I Stand All Amazed
He Sent His Son
How Great Thou Art
The Love of God
Our Savior's Love
Love One Another
My Heavenly Father Loves Me
I Feel My Savior's Love
Where Love Is
Faith and Devotion
Come, Follow Me
I Need Thee Every Hour
Because I Have Been Given Much
Amazing Grace
In the Garden
Softly and Tenderly
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Each Life That Touches Ours For Good
Eternal Families
Families Can Be Together Forever
Love at Home
Oh, What Songs of the Heart
I Am a Child of God
O My Father
Closing
God Be With You Till We Meet Again
Abide with Me!
Abide with Me, 'Tis Eventide
Anthems
Goin' home
Consider the Lilies
Holy Art Thou
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Composer: Various
Arranger: Brent Jorgensen
Difficulty: Medium
Reference: Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, Matthew 5:4, 1 Peter 5:7.

By Robert A. Hobby (1962-). For Two-Part Mixed Voices or SATB, Soprano Solo, opt. Congregation, opt. Children's Choir or Treble Solo with Organ, Piano, Brass Quintet, Percussion, Handbells or Full Orchestra. Choral. Christmas, Advent. Medium to Moderately Difficult. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Level: Grade 4. Conductor Full Score. Duration 11:10. Published by Manhattan Beach Music.

America's All-Time Favorite Songs for God and Country (Library of Series). Arranged by Amy Appleby. Music Sales America. Gospel, Sacred, Sacred. Softcover. 320 pages. Music Sales #AM985314. Published by Music Sales

SATB Choir

SKU: WD.080689116278

Composed by Phillip Keveren. Arranged by Phillip Keveren. Choral. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. Duration 3'51. Word Music #080689116278. Published by Word Music (WD.080689116278).

UPC: 080689116278.

A warm, melodic portrait of the majesty and intimacy of our heavenly Father.

Chamber Music soprano Saxophone 1, soprano Saxophone 2, soprano Saxophone 3

SKU: PR.114419960

Composed by Stacy Garrop. Set of Score and Parts. 20+8+8+8 pages. Duration 12 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41996. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114419960).

ISBN 9781491135037. UPC: 680160683130.

I have always been fascinated with the concept of archangels - huge, supernatural beings with gigantic wings who visit earth to carry out their heavenly tasks. Archangels are the chief angels in Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions. The precise number of these high-ranking celestial beings varies from one religious source to another (typically from four to seven). The three movements of Archangels depict Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel - the three archangels most commonly referenced. Michael is a warrior who is ever vigilant to march into battle against forces of evil. In art, he is often portrayed with his wings spread open in mid-flight and wielding a large sword that is raised into an attack position. The first movement begins in darkness with the foreboding sound of his large, beating wings. Suddenly, Michael appears in all of his terrible glory and wreaks havoc on an army of demons. Raphael is a Hebraic name that translates to God heals, and he is in charge of all manners of healing. Artwork of Raphael typically shows him holding a staff, and he is often pictured with the round cheeks associated with a young cherub. In this quiet middle movement, Raphael gently makes his rounds to tend to the sick. Gabriel is the heralder of news. In Christianity, Gabriel's purpose is quite significant: he appears to Zechariah to announce the forthcoming birth of John the Baptist, and to Mary to announce the forthcoming birth of Jesus. Gabriel is often depicted holding a scepter, a stem of lilies, or an unfurled scroll. In this final movement of the piece, Gabriel trumpets his news for all to hear. -S.G.