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23rd Psalm (Pastures of Green) (David) from "The Kings" ACT 1:Song 11
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.784825 Composed by McCor…
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.784825 Composed by McCorkle, Dennis F. Christian,Jewish,Pop,Rock,Sacred. 10 pages. DF McCorkle Music and eBook Publications #11739. Published by DF McCorkle Music and eBook Publications (A0.784825). ACT ONE: Song 11. The King, by Dennis McCorkle, is a contemporary pop-rock musical of the first two kings of Israel, Saul ben Kish and David ben Jesse and explores the contrasting lives and outcome of each man’s choices in life. [1 Samuel 16:11 - And Samuel said to Jesse: ‘Are here all your children?’ And he said: ‘There remains yet the youngest, and, behold, he tends the sheep.’ And Samuel said unto Jesse: ‘Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come here.’ [Psalm 23 Sacred Melody of David.YAHWEH is My Shepherd I shall not want]. SAMUEL leaves SAUL and goes to the house of Jesse in Bethlehem where he chooses DAVID and anoints him as king. DAVID returns to the field and his sheep, trying to understand the meaning of the previous events [Pastures of Green – David and Ensemble]. The next morning, his father Jessie sends one of his servants to ask DAVID to take provisions to his brothers who are on the front line with SAUL engaged in a fierce battle with the Philistines. David leaves the sheep with the servant and goes off to the battlefield. Also included with your order is our new 20 page catalog of over 150 titles at no additional charge.
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Hallelujah
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1469578 By Leonard Cohen…
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1469578 By Leonard Cohen. By Leonard Cohen. Arranged by Walt Oliver. Christmas,Film/TV,Folk,Religious,Singer/Songwriter. 1 pages. Walt Oliver #1047623. Published by Walt Oliver (A0.1469578). Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) - Vocal Arrangement for Beginners with chord symbolsArrangement Description:Discover the timeless beauty of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah with our vocal arrangement specially designed for beginners. Famous for its moving rendition in the film Shrek, this iconic melody is now accessible to singers of all levels thanks to this simplified and captivating arrangement.Difficulty Level:- Easy - Beginner: Perfect for new singers who want to explore this classic song without technical difficulties.Instruments:- Solo Voice or Choir: Ideal for both solo performances and vocal groups.Musical Genre:- Pop/Folk: A charming combination that makes this song suitable for various occasions, from school performances to religious events and intimate celebrations.Benefits and Usage:- Versatility: Can be used in singing lessons, choir rehearsals, school performances, weddings, and more.- Vocal Development: Helps beginners develop confidence and vocal skills while exploring a song that balances simplicity with emotional depth.- Guaranteed Emotion: The profound lyrics and engaging melody ensure a memorable experience for both singers and the audience.Clarity and Conciseness:- Easy to Follow: The arrangement is clear and straightforward, allowing beginner singers to focus on the emotional interpretation of the music without worrying about technical complexities.- Included Sheet Music: The sheet music is well-organized, making learning and performing easy.- Engaging and Captivating: Feel the magic of Hallelujah resonate through each note with this accessible and captivating arrangement. Let your voice tell the emotional story of one of the most beloved songs of all time and enchant your audience with a performance that touches the heart. Be the star of your next event with an unforgettable rendition of this musical masterpiece.Transform your performances and inspire your audience with Hallelujah for beginners – an arrangement that combines simplicity, beauty, and emotional depth.
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Hallelujah
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1469580 By Leonard Cohen…
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1469580 By Leonard Cohen. By Leonard Cohen. Arranged by Walt Oliver. Christmas,Film/TV,Folk,Religious,Singer/Songwriter. 1 pages. Walt Oliver #1047625. Published by Walt Oliver (A0.1469580). Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) - Vocal Arrangement for Beginners Arrangement Description:Discover the timeless beauty of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah with our vocal arrangement specially designed for beginners. Famous for its moving rendition in the film Shrek, this iconic melody is now accessible to singers of all levels thanks to this simplified and captivating arrangement.Difficulty Level:- Easy - Beginner: Perfect for new singers who want to explore this classic song without technical difficulties.Instruments:- Solo Voice or Choir: Ideal for both solo performances and vocal groups.Musical Genre:- Pop/Folk: A charming combination that makes this song suitable for various occasions, from school performances to religious events and intimate celebrations.Benefits and Usage:- Versatility: Can be used in singing lessons, choir rehearsals, school performances, weddings, and more.- Vocal Development: Helps beginners develop confidence and vocal skills while exploring a song that balances simplicity with emotional depth.- Guaranteed Emotion: The profound lyrics and engaging melody ensure a memorable experience for both singers and the audience.Clarity and Conciseness:- Easy to Follow: The arrangement is clear and straightforward, allowing beginner singers to focus on the emotional interpretation of the music without worrying about technical complexities.- Included Sheet Music: The sheet music is well-organized, making learning and performing easy.- Engaging and Captivating: Feel the magic of Hallelujah resonate through each note with this accessible and captivating arrangement. Let your voice tell the emotional story of one of the most beloved songs of all time and enchant your audience with a performance that touches the heart. Be the star of your next event with an unforgettable rendition of this musical masterpiece.Transform your performances and inspire your audience with Hallelujah for beginners – an arrangement that combines simplicity, beauty, and emotional depth.
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Hallelujah
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1469579 By Leonard Cohen…
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1469579 By Leonard Cohen. By Leonard Cohen. Arranged by Walt Oliver. Christmas,Film/TV,Folk,Religious,Singer/Songwriter. 1 pages. Walt Oliver #1047624. Published by Walt Oliver (A0.1469579). Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) - Vocal Arrangement for Beginners with chord symbolsArrangement Description:Discover the timeless beauty of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah with our vocal arrangement specially designed for beginners. Famous for its moving rendition in the film Shrek, this iconic melody is now accessible to singers of all levels thanks to this simplified and captivating arrangement.Difficulty Level:- Easy - Beginner: Perfect for new singers who want to explore this classic song without technical difficulties.Instruments:- Solo Voice or Choir: Ideal for both solo performances and vocal groups.Musical Genre:- Pop/Folk: A charming combination that makes this song suitable for various occasions, from school performances to religious events and intimate celebrations.Benefits and Usage:- Versatility: Can be used in singing lessons, choir rehearsals, school performances, weddings, and more.- Vocal Development: Helps beginners develop confidence and vocal skills while exploring a song that balances simplicity with emotional depth.- Guaranteed Emotion: The profound lyrics and engaging melody ensure a memorable experience for both singers and the audience.Clarity and Conciseness:- Easy to Follow: The arrangement is clear and straightforward, allowing beginner singers to focus on the emotional interpretation of the music without worrying about technical complexities.- Included Sheet Music: The sheet music is well-organized, making learning and performing easy.- Engaging and Captivating: Feel the magic of Hallelujah resonate through each note with this accessible and captivating arrangement. Let your voice tell the emotional story of one of the most beloved songs of all time and enchant your audience with a performance that touches the heart. Be the star of your next event with an unforgettable rendition of this musical masterpiece.Transform your performances and inspire your audience with Hallelujah for beginners – an arrangement that combines simplicity, beauty, and emotional depth.
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Hallelujah
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1469581 By Leonard Cohen…
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High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1469581 By Leonard Cohen. By Leonard Cohen. Arranged by Walt Oliver. Christmas,Film/TV,Folk,Religious,Singer/Songwriter. 1 pages. Walt Oliver #1047626. Published by Walt Oliver (A0.1469581). Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) - Vocal Arrangement for BeginnersArrangement Description:Discover the timeless beauty of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah with our vocal arrangement specially designed for beginners. Famous for its moving rendition in the film Shrek, this iconic melody is now accessible to singers of all levels thanks to this simplified and captivating arrangement.Difficulty Level:- Easy - Beginner: Perfect for new singers who want to explore this classic song without technical difficulties.Instruments:- Solo Voice or Choir: Ideal for both solo performances and vocal groups.Musical Genre:- Pop/Folk: A charming combination that makes this song suitable for various occasions, from school performances to religious events and intimate celebrations.Benefits and Usage:- Versatility: Can be used in singing lessons, choir rehearsals, school performances, weddings, and more.- Vocal Development: Helps beginners develop confidence and vocal skills while exploring a song that balances simplicity with emotional depth.- Guaranteed Emotion: The profound lyrics and engaging melody ensure a memorable experience for both singers and the audience.Clarity and Conciseness:- Easy to Follow: The arrangement is clear and straightforward, allowing beginner singers to focus on the emotional interpretation of the music without worrying about technical complexities.- Included Sheet Music: The sheet music is well-organized, making learning and performing easy.- Engaging and Captivating: Feel the magic of Hallelujah resonate through each note with this accessible and captivating arrangement. Let your voice tell the emotional story of one of the most beloved songs of all time and enchant your audience with a performance that touches the heart. Be the star of your next event with an unforgettable rendition of this musical masterpiece.Transform your performances and inspire your audience with Hallelujah for beginners – an arrangement that combines simplicity, beauty, and emotional depth.
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The Unquiet Grave from American Death Ballads (Downloadable)
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High voice and piano - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8454-2E Comp…
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High voice and piano - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8454-2E Composed by David Conte. Secular, 21st century. Instrument part. 6 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8454-2E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8454-2E). English.American Death Ballads was composed especially for tenor Brian Thorsett. We have been frequent collaborators since 2011, when he premiered the complete set of my Three Settings of W. B. Yeats for string quartet and tenor. At his urging, I transcribed and published my Three Poems of Christina Rossetti (originally for medium voice) for high voice, which he premiered at the San Francisco Conservatory in 2014. American Death Ballads was premiered by him at the San Francisco Conservatory, November 1, 2015, with pianist John Churchwell, and at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Conference in Chicago, July 10, 2016, with pianist Warren Jones.The choice of texts for my American Death Ballads was inspired partly by Copland’s Old American Songs, which I deeply admire, but more by my dear friend and colleague the late Conrad Susa’s Two Murder Ballads. The ingenuity of Susa’s accompaniments for his ballads in imagining anew the original source material owes a great deal to Copland’s accompaniment for his songs. Though the content of my songs is completely original and not based on preexisting melodies, I have tried to expand on this further, as the texts are much longer, and go through many different moods and characters. The four texts I chose include stories about murder, death, and dying. Though two of the texts were written in England, they traveled to the colonies almost immediately. The subjects of the texts had spent time in America, and their stories were well known to Americans.Wicked Polly is a cautionary tale. Polly has lived a dissolute and immoral life, saying, 'I'll turn to God when I grow old.' Suddenly taken ill, she realizes that it is too late to repent. She dies in agony and is presumably sent to hell; young people are advised to heed. My musical setting is stately and preacherly in character for the narrator; for Polly it becomes pleading and remorseful. The Unquiet Grave was brought to the attention of Alan Lomax, the great American field collector of folk music, by English folk singer Shirley Collins. The text is taken from an English folk song dating from 1400. In The Unquiet Grave, a young man mourns his dead lover too fervently and prevents her from obtaining peace. The dead woman complains that his weeping is keeping her from peaceful rest. He begs a kiss; she tells him it would kill him. When he persists, wanting to join her in death, she explains that once they were both dead their hearts would simply decay, and that he should enjoy life while he has it. My setting is in a flowing Andante with a rocking accompaniment. Three voices are delineated here: the narrator, the mournful lover, and the dead lover speaking from the grave. The Dying Californian first appeared in the New England Diadem in 1854. Its lyrics are based on a letter from a New Englander’s sailor to his brother who is dying at sea while on the way to California to seek his fortune in the California gold fields. He implores his brother to impart his message to his father, mother, wife, and children. My setting opens with the singer alone in a moderate dirge tempo, then, joined by the piano, moves through many tonalities and moods before ending with supreme confidence as the speaker 'gained a port called Heaven/Where the gold will never rust.'Captain Kidd was a Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy and murder in 1701. The American connection to this ballad is that Kidd escaped to America and for a time lived in New York and Boston, though he was a wanted criminal by the British authorities and was extradited to Britain, where he was hung at 'Executioner’s Dock.' The lyric was printed in Britain in 1701, traveling to the colonies almost immediately. Though the didactic tone of the text is similar to Wicked Polly, it expresses no regret until the final lines: 'Take warning now by me, and shun bad company, / Lest you come to hell with me, for I must die.' My setting is fast and spirited, expressing the confidence of a man who lived life as he wanted. -David Conte.
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The Unquiet Grave from American Death Ballads
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