PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- Declaration Of Faith - Harp

By Joseph M. Martin. For Choral (SATB). Harold Flammer. 16 pages. Published by Shawnee Press

By Joseph M. Martin. For Choral (Studiotrax CD). Harold Flammer. CD only. Published by Shawnee Press

(Duets for Sanctuary Singers). Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Book and CD pak. Glory Sound. Softcover with CD. 88 pages. Published by Glory Sound

(Duets for Sanctuary Singers). Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Voice and Piano. Glory Sound. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Glory Sound

SATB choir, piano

SKU: MN.CH-1380

Composed by Doug Andrews. Triduum/Three Days, 21st Century. Octavo. Laurendale Associates #CH-1380. Published by Laurendale Associates (MN.CH-1380).

UPC: 765844006396.

The melody for The Wonders of Dawn comes from a tune called Kedron, attributed to Elkanah Kelsay Dare (1782-1826). The Wonders of Dawn highlights the celebration of the joy of our Savior during Holy Week. The performance approach for this piece should be one of reverence and restraint. Both vocal parts and piano accompaniment should be performed legato throughtout. Singers should take care as not to sing with an overly heavy tone but not at the expense of vocal support. The dynamics in m. 29-30 should be carefully observed to insure the maximum expression of the final declaration of faith of the text.

Choral (Studiotrax CD)

SKU: HL.35032450

A Resurrection Declaration. Composed by Heather Sorenson. Shawnee Sacred. Easter, General Worship, Sacred. CD. Duration 350 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.35032450).

UPC: 888680863852. 5.0x5.0x0.151 inches. Isaiah 2:4, Psalm 46:9, Revelation 9:12.

Majestic writing from beginning to end covers this equally grand text. Claiming the resurrection of Christ is a transcendent thought for the believer and the message of this anthem showcases the ministry of the Trinity with clarity and power. The music and text shout away any doubt and fully embrace this spiritual truth with soaring strains and towering harmonic moments. The entrance of the well-known Crown Him with Many Crowns is an immense moment, bringing the congregation into the colossal apex of this powerful statement of faith. Score and Parts (fl, ob, cl, hn, tpt 1-2. tbn 1-2, timp, tub bls, perc 1-2, pno, vn 1-2. va, vc, db) available as a digital download.

Orchestra (2.2.2.2.dble bsn.serp - 2.2.3.0 - timp - str)

SKU: BR.PB-5581

Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by Thomas Schmidt. Orchestra; Softbound. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library). Symphony; Romantic. Full score. 140 pages. Duration 30'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5581. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5581).

ISBN 9790004213919. 10 x 12.5 inches.

A Programmatic Declaration of BeliefFelix Mendelssohn Bartholdy composed his Reformation Symphony for the celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of the Confessio Augustana, the Protestant declaration of faith. Owing to various and only partially explained reasons, there was no performance in 1830, the year in question; it was only two years later that the composer conducted the premiere of his work, now heavily revised, in Berlin. There was only one more performance in Mendelssohn's lifetime, this one conducted by Julius Rietz in Dusseldorf; the composer had since distanced himself from his opus.Conceived for the concert hall, the symphony formulates its theological references through the integration of various motives. This occurs in the finale, for example, in which Mendelssohn quotes the Luther chorale Ein feste Burg in the flute, from where it builds up to a triumphant principal theme. The strong extra-musical aspect must have been one of the reasons for the composer's later avoidance of this score, especially since Mendelssohn was becoming increasingly skeptical about explicitly programmatic music in the instrumental domain. Next to the Dusseldorf performance material of 1837, two scribal copies have been examined for the first time; they transmit the main stages of the version of 1830.