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Offertory
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Stephanie K
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1272763 Composed by Stephanie K. Andrews. 21st Century,Chamber,Classical,Sacred,Traditional. Oct...
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1272763 Composed by Stephanie K. Andrews. 21st Century,Chamber,Classical,Sacred,Traditional. Octavo. 20 pages. Stephanie K Andrews #864958. Published by Stephanie K Andrews (A0.1272763). Written in December of 2020 for Be near me when my light is low, a collaborative Requiem by the composers of Inversion Ensemble (a conductor-composer collaborative based in Austin, Texas), the Offertory movement text is a modern English rendition of the Offertory (“Domine Jesu Christe†and “Hostias et preces tibi, Domineâ€) from the traditional Latin Requiem Mass. The Offertory is introduced by a light, flowing sixteenth note pattern in the righthand of the piano that is rhythmically repetitive and meditative. The voices then appear in unison at first, gradually beginning to divide into harmony as the piece progresses until at the word death they fall back into a stark, unaccompanied unison. The Archangel Michael appears in the section that follows, leading the souls of the faithful to eternal light as the music crescendos and moves through an accelerando, ending on a triumphant C major chord on the final repetition of eternal light. A motive of assurance that this light is promised to the faithful for all eternity is presented in E-flat major, a motive that will reappear in the finale of the piece. The flowing sixteenth notes and harmonic shifts of the first section return at Sacrifices and praises we offer you, O Lord. The movement concludes with a fugue in the victorious key of C major, once again offering comfort to Christ's faithful ones through the assurance of heavenly light for all eternity.
$3.50
Crossing the Bar (Downloadable)
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Choral SATB
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Anthony Bernarducci
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Crossing the Bar
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Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital
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SATB choir (choir divisi) unaccompanied - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.1.3501-E Composed by Anthony Bernarducci. Secular, Memorial, 21st Century. 9 ...
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SATB choir (choir divisi) unaccompanied - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.1.3501-E Composed by Anthony Bernarducci. Secular, Memorial, 21st Century. 9 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #1.3501-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.1.3501-E). English.Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) wrote Crossing the Bar in 1889, only a few years before his death. Although it was not his last poem, he requested that Crossing the Bar appear as the final poem in all collections of his work. This poem describes a person not only at peace, but also perhaps awaiting the time of eternal rest and peace. The journey begins at sunset in a minor mode and finishes in the relative major after having crossed the bar. Both the first C minor chord and the final E-flat major chord have an added F-natural meant to represent the initial call which has guided the protagonist’s journey toward seeing his pilot face to face.
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Waiting for the dawn
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Choral SATB
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Eoin Buchanan
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Waiting for the dawn
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Eoin Buchanan
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Choral Choir (Mixed) - Digital Download SKU: A0.1025502 Composed by Eoin Buchanan. Christian,Contemporary,Sacred,Spiritual. Octavo. 7 pages. Eoin Buchana...
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Choral Choir (Mixed) - Digital Download SKU: A0.1025502 Composed by Eoin Buchanan. Christian,Contemporary,Sacred,Spiritual. Octavo. 7 pages. Eoin Buchanan #4829951. Published by Eoin Buchanan (A0.1025502). Watching a loved one suffer is never easy. This short work describes a little of the darkness as one waits through the night for the dawn to safely break and angelic hope that faith might bring. Written for 2 Soprano choirs and small ensemble of oboe, horn & bassoon the work reaches its climax on the very last chord where Gods eternal light shines through the heavy weight of darkness.
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Awake, My Soul, and Sing (Downloadable)
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Choral SATB
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EASY
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Sacred music
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Allen Pote
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Awake, My Soul, and Sing
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MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music
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SheetMusicPlus
SATB choir, piano or organ - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-5340-E Composed by Allen Pote. 8 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital...
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SATB choir, piano or organ - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-5340-E Composed by Allen Pote. 8 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-5340-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-5340-E). Psalms 71.An uplifting setting of passages from Psalms 71 and 108 that express the enduring hope in the eternal God from one generation to another. The driving 6/8 rhythm and the alternating harmonies of G major and G minor progress with energy until the final fortissimo G major chord at the end.
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For I Am the Bread of Life [Octavo - Complete Package]
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Choral SATB
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Cher & Gene Klosner
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Gene Klosner
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For I Am the Bread of Life [Oc
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Cher & Gene Klosner
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Choral Choir,Choral (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1315565 By Cher & Gene Klosner. By Gene Klosner. Arranged by Gene Klosner. Christi...
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Choral Choir,Choral (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1315565 By Cher & Gene Klosner. By Gene Klosner. Arranged by Gene Klosner. Christian,Easter,Lent,Praise & Worship,Rock. 35 pages. Cher & Gene Klosner #904307. Published by Cher & Gene Klosner (A0.1315565). As featured on Cher & Gene Klosner's Whatever Is True (Whatever Is Lovely) NPM (National Association of Pastoral Ministers) Lunchtime Concert, which can be found at the attached YouTube link (about 26 minutes in).Use for any opening/closing or Communion, especially for:Lent 3A, 4B, 5AEaster 2ABC, 4C, 5AB, 6B, 7ACPentecost VigilTrinity ABody & Blood ABCOrdinary Time 15C, 17-21B, 21C, 31C, 32C, 33ASeptember 14: Exaltation of the Holy CrossNovember 2: All Souls’ DayThemes:Communion/Eucharist/Bread of Life/Raising Us Up/Eternal Life/Hunger & Thirst/Living Water/I am the Resurrection and the Life/The Way, the Truth, the Life/God's Voice/Calling/Word of God/Belief/Spirit and Life/Remain in GodScriptural Passages:Jn 4:14; Jn 5:24-29; Jn 6:29-63; Jn 7:37-38; Jn 11:25-26; Jn 14:6, 19-21; Jn 15:4.This PDF contains the following versions: - Full Score (for director, piano accompanist) - P/G/V (for piano accompanist) - Lead Sheet (for lead tenor, guitar accompanist, piano chorders - similar to fake books) - Tenor Lead + SATB (for choir members) - Refrain Assembly (for director, worship aid makers)...with descriptions and tips for the director and musiciansAvailable separately in Lead Sheet and PGV formats.Parts also available for clarinets (or similar instruments) and for tubular bells.Also available as Reprise version (slow/meditative).www.facebook.com/ltfmusicwww.LTFMusic.comhttps://www.youtube.com/LighttheFireMusicKlosner.
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Wilt Thou Forgive?
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Choral SATB
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Ron Anderson
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Wilt Thou Forgive?
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Ron James Anderson
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SheetMusicPlus
Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.965556 Composed by Ron Anderson. A Cappella,Christian,Contemporary,Sacred. Octavo. 9 pages. Ron James Ande...
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.965556 Composed by Ron Anderson. A Cappella,Christian,Contemporary,Sacred. Octavo. 9 pages. Ron James Anderson #5994791. Published by Ron James Anderson (A0.965556). Wilt Thou Forgive? is a setting of the John Donne poem, A Hymn to God the Father. John Donne (1572 – 1631) was one of the greatest of the metaphysical poets in England, a group that included George Herbert, Andrew Marvell, and possibly John Milton. An Anglican priest with a less than perfect moral reputation, Donne expressed through his poetry (notably, the Holy Sonnets) the incongruities of human attempts at living the Christian life.In the present poem, the speaker reveals his struggles with sin-the sin he was born with, the sin he commits daily, the sin through which he influences others to sin, and the sin he has quit for a short while, only to take up again for many more years. He confesses yet another sin: the fear that he will perish on the shore, presumably to die with unforgiven sins, consigned to eternal damnation. His desperate plea is that God’s Son shall shine as he shines now and heretofore. If God answers this prayer, he will fear no more, and will know that all his sins, including the sin of fear, are finally forgiven.This musical setting uses subtle inflection of rhythm and meter to mirror the text, aiming for natural prosody of speech and expressive accentuation. Melodic contours emphasize important words, while harmonic placement projects the various moods throughout the poem. The key relationships involve mostly shifts of minor 3rds; starting in D minor, the piece moves through several keys, reaching its final statement in D major. A variety of textures maintains aural interest: clusters and close harmony, full divisi chords, and an imitative passage painting the words, won others to sin, and made my sin their door. A series of shimmering major chords brings the work to a close, declaiming the words, Thy Son shall shine as he shines now and heretofore, and, I fear no more.
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He Said She Said
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Choral SATB
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Iain Cook, Lauren Mayberry, an
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Andrew Montano
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He Said She Said
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Andrew Montano
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SheetMusicPlus
Choral Choir,Choral,SATB Chorus divisi - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1503412 Composed by Iain Cook, Lauren Mayberry, and Martin Doherty. Arranged ...
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Choral Choir,Choral,SATB Chorus divisi - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1503412 Composed by Iain Cook, Lauren Mayberry, and Martin Doherty. Arranged by Andrew Montano. A Cappella,Pop. 15 pages. Andrew Montano #1078860. Published by Andrew Montano (A0.1503412). He Said She Said was the first song CHVRCHES composed for their fourth album after the COVID-19 pandemic. The meaning behind the track focuses on the pressures of being true to oneself and living up to expectations, especially in the ongoing age of social media.The verses describe a hypocrisy and controlling, manipulative struggle with the singer's physicality and mental state. The quotes tell her to act a certain way or mold into a specific shape, but also mention to not go too far in either category. Not having a clear direction and attempting to please others makes the singer feel like they're losing their mind.Lauren Mayberry, the lead vocalist, said The barebones of thesong were there in about an hour and the opening line of thesong was the first lyric that came out.The song released with a music video following Mayberry trapped inside a transparent revolving door with no way ofescaping. She's seen bashing against the glass attempting to break out with shots of her spinning around.Martin Doherty, the synthesist and producer of the band, said The chords felt like they had this eternal tension in them—they never actually release, even though they get really big. Itfeels to me like a panic attack.The lyrics enhance this tense suffocation with Mayberry's build up in the pre chorus followed by her highest range in the chorus. She switches between a false voice/autotune into her natural voice after breaking free from the silence. Almost as if her falsified persona is begging for release but no one responds to her cry for help.
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GYMNOPEDIE 1 by Satie - A Cappella choir SSATB
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Erik Satie
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Barry Gerald Webb
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GYMNOPEDIE 1 by Satie - A Capp
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Barry G Webb
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Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.924900 Composed by Erik Satie. Arranged by Barry Gerald Webb. 20th Century,A Cappella,Ins...
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Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.924900 Composed by Erik Satie. Arranged by Barry Gerald Webb. 20th Century,A Cappella,Instructional,Wedding. Octavo. 3 pages. Barry G Webb #6078101. Published by Barry G Webb (A0.924900). This arrangement of the original piano composition enables a choir to sing a song without words, a vocalise. The choir can concentrate on singing chords in time together, whilst experiencing the subtlety of Satie‘s haunting eternal melody. The soprano melody can be a solo or a few singers or as many as are available. The rest of the sopranos sing the harmony.
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Due South (Complete Collection) (Downloadable)
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Choral SATB
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Stephen Chatman
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Due South
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Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital
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SheetMusicPlus
SATB choir unaccompanied - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.7.0720-E Composed by Stephen Chatman. Instrument parts. 36 pages. Galaxy Music...
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SATB choir unaccompanied - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.7.0720-E Composed by Stephen Chatman. Instrument parts. 36 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #7.0720-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.7.0720-E). English.Due South is one in a series of four choral suites that explore the cultural and natural wonders of various regions of North America. Stephen Chatman’s choral settings are broad in scope and tone; the tone painting evokes the stunning landscapes and their diverse communities. Both his original texts and those of poet Tara Wohlberg capture the enchanted worlds of North, South, East, and West.1. Arise is the short opening of this suite of five pieces, and is set to glorious homophonic music with rising motives in the lower voices.2. What's Cookin'? takes its sweet time tantalizing the listener with all the menu items of a truly Southern feast. Music, set to a slow tempo in swing eighths, makes the recitation tempting, if not downright sultry.3. Bugs is a soundscape of insects and their songs. Precise vocal effects make this challenging but also whimsical, and the result is pure fun.4. Love, O Love recalls an old-fashioned love letter in which the writer compares the beloved to the moon and the sun and pledges eternal love. The music begins with lush chords sung together, moves to an over-arching soprano line with gentle undulations in the lower parts, and finishes with the choir singing together again, Love shines on you, my only one.5. A perfectly apt finale to this choral suite, Kentucky Derby begins with a nod to My Old Kentucky Home, and then it's off to the races, literally. The text of the suite is declaimed rapidly in patter-song format, almost as if the chorus is calling race as it progresses. A tour de force, and truly, ..a wild ride!
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Due South: 4. Love, O Love (Downloadable)
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Choral SATB
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Stephen Chatman
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Due South: 4. Love, O Love
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Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital
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SheetMusicPlus
SATB choir unaccompanied - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.7.0724-E Composed by Stephen Chatman. Instrument parts. 6 pages. Galaxy Music ...
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SATB choir unaccompanied - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.7.0724-E Composed by Stephen Chatman. Instrument parts. 6 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #7.0724-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.7.0724-E). English.Love, O Love recalls an old-fashioned love letter in which the writer compares the beloved to the moon and the sun and pledges eternal love. The music begins with lush chords sung together, moves to an over-arching soprano line with gentle undulations in the lower parts, and finishes with the choir singing together again, Love shines on you, my only one..
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Lacrimosa
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Lacrimosa
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G. M. Morley
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Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1164617 By W. A Mozart. By W. A Mozart. Arranged by G. M. Morley. A Cappella,Chamber,Clas...
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Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1164617 By W. A Mozart. By W. A Mozart. Arranged by G. M. Morley. A Cappella,Chamber,Classical,Historic,Religious. Octavo. 8 pages. G. M. Morley #764951. Published by G. M. Morley (A0.1164617). The chords begin piano on a rocking rhythm. The choir is forte by measure 8, at which point Mozart's contribution to the movement is interrupted by his death. It is suggested that Süssmayr used materials from Credo of one of Mozart's earlier masses (Mass in C major, K. 220 Sparrow) in completing this movement. This double choir a cappella arrangement of Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem KV626 is faithful but challenging. Soprano's are required to reach top b's for this arrangement to work well. Translation:Full of tears will be that dayWhen from the ashes shall arise The guilty man to be judged;Therefore spare him, O God,Merciful Lord Jesus,Grant them eternal rest. Amen. If you would like to contact me about this arrangement or would like to request something specific, please message me via my page:https://www.facebook.com/GMMorleyMusic/ If you perform this piece, I'd love to hear from
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Tribute to the Trail of Tears
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Choral SATB
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Barron Brothers
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iyo he, iyo he
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Tribute to the Trail of Tears
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Barron Brothers
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SheetMusicPlus
Choral Alto Voice,Bass Voice,Soprano voice,Tenor Voice (SATB) - Level 5 - Interactive Download SKU: A0.726326 Composed by Barron Brothers. This edition: ...
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Choral Alto Voice,Bass Voice,Soprano voice,Tenor Voice (SATB) - Level 5 - Interactive Download SKU: A0.726326 Composed by Barron Brothers. This edition: Interactive Download. Folk,World. Octavo. 25 pages. Duration 281. Barron Brothers #6JvK5OaFLfcELYSz4fsbms. Published by Barron Brothers (A0.726326). Key: Ab major.**NJMEA Finalist Composition** Sun Tracks The track of the Sun across the sky leaves its shining, eternal message Illuminating, strengthening, warming... all of us who are here It shows us we are not alone. We are not alone. We are yet alive. And this fire, our fire shall not die! *- Atoni* Iyo he, iyo he; iyo he, iyo he; He, he, he, iyo he. - *Choctaw war dance* ...... Tribute to the Trail of Tears is an original SATB choir song commemorating my Choctaw heritage. When I wrote this song, I wanted to look at the Trail of Tears from the Choctaws' eyes. I did this by emphasizing the contrast between their anger with the shouting taken from a Choctaw war chant and hope with a Choctaw Sun Prayer (the sun is an important figure of hope in Choctaw spirituality), their English traditions forced upon them and their true Choctaw nature, and the betrayal of a government that was supposed to protect them. This song is designed to be slow and relaxed (~70bpm for the first part and ~85bpm for the piu mosso), with the bends representing relaxed glissandos in the voice. The last three chords are meant to be sensitive and should be taken very slowly. Keep in mind that this piece should not only be meaningful but convey the emotions to spread the Native awareness that is so direly needed in America.
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