Various Composers A Celebration of Song Art Songs of the 20th Century High Voice and Piano
Universal Edition looks back to Vienna in the early 20th century to select some of the most intriguing examples of the art song. This excellent sampling includes works by Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Alban Berg, Anton Webern, Arnold Schönberg, and more! Notes on the composers are included, along with helpful, literal English translations of the texts. For advanced singers.
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A Celebration of Song includes all of these —
Gustav Mahler
Liebst du um Schönheit
Richard Strauss
Breit' über mein Haupt
Gustav Mahler
Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
Richard Strauss
Schön sind, doch kalt
die Himmelssterne
Joseph Marx
Hat dich die Liebe berührt
Alma Maria
Mahler
Bei dir ist es traut
Joseph Marx
Selige Nacht
Alma Maria
Mahler
Waldseligkeit
Franz Schreker
Ein Rosenblatt
Arnold Schönberg
Ghasel
Franz Schreker
Noch dasselbe Keimen
Arnold Schönberg
Hängende Gärten
Alexander
Zemlinsky
Die Mädchen mit den
verbundenen Augen
Anton Webern
Gleich und gleich
Alexander
Zemlinsky
Lied der Jungfrau
Anton Webern
Im Morgentaun trittst du hervor
Alban Berg
An Leukon
Alban Berg
Sahst du nach dem Gewitterregen
Alban Berg
Schließe mir die Augen beide
Thomas Pasatieri Lady Macbeth Soprano Voice and Piano
Lady Macbeth is a new monodrama for soprano voice and piano by Thomas Pasatieri, best known for his many operas that have become standards in American vocal repertoire. The text draws its inspiration from the monologues of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Heartfelt, dramatic, and at times artfully atonal, Pasatieri brings the words of Shakespeare alive in a ravishing new setting. For the advanced vocalist. Duration: 18’
Theodore Presser Company 411-41118 • $11.95 Add to Cart
Alban Berg Sieben Frühe Lieder Medium Voice and Piano
These seven compositions for voice were written in the early part of Alban Berg’s distinguished career, a period during which he was under the instruction of Arnold Schoenberg. Long available for soprano voice, Seven Early Songs has now been transposed for medium voice, due to popular demand. Bearing touches of Strauss and Mahler, this collection of songs in varying styles features texts by the likes of Carl Hauptmann, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Theodor Storm. For the advanced singer.
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David Sawer The Source Soprano, Mezzo-soprano and Tubular Bells (Playing Score)
Composer David Sawer has penned a passionate duet for soprano and mezzo soprano, based on the words of Edward Thomas’ poem, “The Source.” Written for the 20th anniversary of NMC recordings, a label devoted to the music of living British composers, The Source is most appropriate for advanced singers.
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Meira Warshauer A Time to Blossom Soprano/Mezzo Soprano, Flute, Cello and Piano
A reverent and introspective collection of three works by female poets set to music for soprano or mezzo soprano voice, flute, cello, and piano by Meira Warshauer, A Time to Blossom includes “A Song to Mary,” by Hildegard von Bingen, “Have You Got a Brook,” by Emily Dickinson, and “Caesaria,” by Hannah Senesh. For advanced singers and players.
Hildegard Publishing Co. 491-00626 • $24.95 Add to Cart
Richard Filz Airdrummers of Tombalesi Vocal Quartet or Mixed Choir a cappella
Universal Edition UE34186 • $8.95 Add to Cart
Beam Me Up! Vocal Quartet or Mixed Choir a cappella
Universal Edition UE34187 • $8.95 Add to Cart
As part of the Rhythm Voices series, German drummer/composer Richard Filz gives us Airdrummers of Tombalesi and Beam Me Up!, quick, lively pieces for choir or four-part voices written in a percussive style. Each voice part imitates the drum with consonant and vowel sounds, resulting in unique and tangible tone color. For intermediate to advanced singers.
Arvo Pärt Collected Choral Works Thematic Catalog
Universal Edition replaces their 1999 edition with a new anthology of study scores containing choral works by Estonian minimalist, classical composer Arvo Pärt. This volume, containing 22 works total, is the most accurate representative of Pärt’s work at present, including many new pieces as well as two selections from his major a cappella work, Kanon Pokajanen. The collection was also created with three composer-approved CD recordings in mind:
Arvo Pärt: Triodion (Hyperion Records CDA67375),
Arvo Pärt: Choral Works (Virgin Classics 0724356243422),
and Arvo Pärt: Da pacem (Harmonia Mundi HMU807401).
Universal Edition UE33880 • $49.95 Add to Cart
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Arvo Pärt The Deer´s Cry SATB Chorus a cappella
Commissioned by the Louth Contempory Music Society, Pärt’s The Deer’s Cry had its world premiere in February 2008 in Louth, Ireland, performed by the State Choir Latvija and conducted by Fergus Sheil. Based on a setting of the poem “St. Patrick’s Breastplate” (Christ with me, Christ before me), this five-minute a cappella work evokes peaceful contemplation in both choirs and audiences alike.
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Robert Baksa Hark Hark! The Lark Four-part Mixed Chorus
Composed over a period of 40 years, Robert Baksa’s Shakespeare Madrigals have been wholly embraced by the choral community and this new installment will be no exception. Hark Hark! The Lark is written in traditional madrigal form, based on William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, a tragicomedy based on the real-life British monarch Cunobelinus. For advanced singers. Duration: 1' 20".
Composers Library Edition 392-01192 • $1.70 Add to Cart
Margaret R. Tucker Invitation SATB and Flute or Organ
Margaret Tucker has served long and well in the church community, one of the first Commissioned Ministers of Music in the United Church of Christ. She is also a published composer of hymns, and co-editor of Hymns of Truth & Light. Her Invitation, adapting text by British poet Israel Zangwill, serves well as both a wedding celebration or hymn of welcome. Layered and staggered voices build into the verse, the voices calm and welcoming. Some divisi in the upper voices, but not challenging. Particularly effective with flute, but organ accompaniment can be used. For intermediate singers. Duration: 3' 30".
Thorpe Music Publications 392-03088 • $1.90 Add to Cart
Joseph Marx Morgengesang Men's Chorus and Orchestra (Choral Score)
On the 45th anniversary of German Romantic composer Joseph Marx’s death, Universal Edition releases a clean edition of his rich, imposing masterpiece for male choir, Morgengesang. A new recording of this piece also appears on the CD Joseph Marx: Orchestral Songs and Choral Works (Chandos CHAN 10505).
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Robert Baksa Spring Four-Part Mixed Voices
Composers Library Editions releases another installment in the Shakespeare Madrigals series from prolific Hungarian-born composer Robert Baksa. Spring is a lighter take on the melody from the previously released Winter, written for four-part a cappella mixed voices and drawing its text from Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour Lost. For advanced singers. Duration: 1’20”
Composers Library Editions 392-01191 • $1.80 Add to Cart
Arvo Pärt Te Deum Three Choirs, Prepared Piano, String Orchestra, and Prerecorded Track
(Choral Score)
Pärt’s take on the Te Deum text, also known as the “Ambrosian Hymn”, employs his signature tintinnabuli style of composition. The melodic lines, as well as their harmonies, strictly follow the rhythms of the text, resulting in heightened importance given to the text itself and an unconventional setting. For advanced players and vocalists.
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Tom Lehrer Thorpe Music Publishing Company presents a collection of well-known tunes by Harvard-educated singer-songwriter and satirist Tom Lehrer, a quintessential American composer who wrote playful and biting songs addressing social and political issues in the 1950s and 1960s. Lehrer’s songs were featured on the American version of popular UK TV show That Was the Week That Was, and also on the educational children’s show The Electric Company, among others. Ideal for elementary choirs and classroom sing-alongs.
Tom Lehrer Pollution Unison or Mixed Voices
Written in a lively calypso style, Pollution is deceptively cheerful until you pay attention to the lyrics, which address the damage done to America’s water supply by development. Watch a video of Lehrer performing this song here (YouTube video) Duration: 2’ See a page.
Thorpe Music Publishing Company 392-03089 • $1.75 Add to Cart
Tom Lehrer Silent E Unison Voices
Originally featured on the children’s TV show The Electric Company,
Silent E is a cute little ditty about the function of the letter “E” as a silent vowel. Watch Silent E as featured on The Electric Companyhere (YouTube video) Duration: 1’30” See a page.
Thorpe Music Publishing Company 392-03090 • $1.75 Add to Cart
Tom Lehrer L-Y Unison Voices
L-Y demonstrates the use of the suffix “-ly” by illustrating situations where it would come in handy — tiptoeing QUIETLY as you pass a sleeping tiger, for example! Here’s a clip of L-Y as it was originally featured on The Electric Company: YouTube video Duration: 2’15” See a page.
Thorpe Music Publishing Company 392-03091 • $1.75 Add to Cart
Tom Lehrer O-U (The Hound Song) Unison Voices
O-U makes use of the “ou” sound, demonstrating it through a quick narrative by a very well-behaved hound, who must remain quiet if he does not want to be taken to the pound! Watch
O-U as it originally appeared on The Electric Companyhere (YouTube video) Duration: 1’15” See a page.
Thorpe Music Publishing Company 392-03092 • $1.60 Add to Cart
ART SONGS for School and Studio,
First Year, Medium High
now has a new look — and a new Piano Accompaniment Audio CD!
Piano recordings by Rae Moses now enhance the teaching environment and home study!
The NEW Art Songs for School and Studio,
First Year, Medium High: 431-40092 • $24.95 (Book/CD)
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INDEX BY COMPOSER
INDEX BY TITLE
Bayly, Thomas Haynes
Long, long ago
Cradle Song
Johannes Brahms
Bohm, Carl
Still as the Night
Dedication
Robert Franz
Brahms, Johannes
Cradle Song
For Music
Robert Franz
Cadman,
Charles Wakefield
The little road to Kerry
Florian's Song
Benjamin Godard
Calbreath, Mary Evelene
My Love road by
Hedge-roses
Franz Schubert
Clokey, Joseph W.
The Rose
The Little road to Kerry
Charles Wakefield
Cadman
Dichmont, William
Such a li'l' fellow
Long, long ago
Thomas Haynes Bayly
English Folksong
O no, John!
The Lotus Flower
Robert Schumann
Fisher, William Arms
Under the Rose
My Love rode by
Mary Evelene Calbreath
Franz, Robert
Dedication
My Love's an Arbutus
Irish Air
Franz, Robert
For Music
O no, John!
English Folksong
Franz, Robert
Out of my Soul's
great sadness
Out of my Soul's
great sadness
Robert Franz
Franz, Robert
The Rose complained
Passing by
Edward Purcell
Godard, Benjamin
Florian's Song
Pretty Polly Oliver
Old English Air
Grant-Schaefer, G. A.
The Wind speaks
The Road to Home
Lily Strickland
Gretchaninoff, Alexander
Slumber Song
The Rose
Joseph W. Clokey
Irish Air
My Love's an Arbutus
The Rose complained
Robert Franz
Old English Air
Pretty Polly Oliver
Slumber Song
Alexander Gretchaninoff
Old English Air
When Love is kind
Still as the Night
Carl Bohm
Purcell, Edward
Passing by
Such a li'l' fellow
William Dichmont
Schubert, Franz
Hedge-roses
Thou'rt lovely as a Flower
Robert Schumann
Schubert, Franz
Who is Sylvia?
Under the Rose
William Arms Fisher
Schumann, Robert
The Lotus Flower
When Love is kind
Old English Air
Schumann, Robert
Thou'rt lovely as a Flower
Who is Sylvia?
Franz Schubert
Strickland, Lily
The road to Home
The Wind speaks
G. A. Grant-Schaefer
Thomas Pasatieri Before Breakfast Opera in One Act (Piano-Vocal Score)
Libretto adapted by Frank Corsaro
After the play by Eugene O'Neill
Presser 411-41111 • $19.95
Photo: Ellen Appel
John Musto Collected Songs
A collection of more than 50 songs by award-winning composer John Musto for both high voice and medium voice. The majority of these pieces draw their text from poets such as Carl Sandburg, e.e. cummings, and Eugene O’Neill. Many songs in this collection have already garnered critical acclaim, such as “Shadow of the Blues,” a song set adapted from the poetry of Langston Hughes, described as “four songs of exquisite subtlety and sensitivity” by Fanfare magazine. Audio samples can be found here.
High Voice and Piano
Peermusic Classical 62306-212 • $44.95
Medium Voice and Piano
Peermusic Classical 62307-213 • $44.95
Thomas Pasatieri Frau Margot Libretto by Frank Corsaro
Piano-Vocal Score
From one of the leading composers of opera in the United States, Thomas Pasatieri, Theodore Presser Company presents the complete piano-vocal score of Frau Margot, based on an original play by director Frank Corsaro. This masterpiece tells the story of a jealous widow who denies the public the consumption of the final work of her deceased husband, fictional composer Erich Künstler. Commissioned by the Fort Worth Opera, Frau Margot premiered in June of 2007. (Orchestral score and parts available on rental.)
Theodore Presser Company 411-41117 • $40.00 Add to Cart
Morten Lauridsen Sure on This Shining Night Mixed Vocal Duet and Piano
Morten Lauridsen’s Nocturnes have enchanted choirs and directors around the world, and he has now adapted Sure on This Shining Night, a movement based on a James Agee poem, for duet between a soprano/mezzo-soprano and a tenor/baritone. This particular arrangement of Sure on This Shining Night is dedicated to Dana Gioia, Chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts from 2003 until 2009. In his program notes, Lauridsen stresses that this setting is to be performed like “a song from the American musical theater stage.” Soloists will be thrilled by this adaptation of an already well-loved work.
Peermusic Classical 62332-210 • $12.95 Add to Cart
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Elkan-Vogel
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Through www.presser.com, you have immediate access to almost 10,000 choral works from a variety of publishers! Certainly, we have something for every occasion.
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Morten Lauridsen Epilogue: Voici le soir (Night has come) Words by Rainer Maria Rilke
SATB Choir and Piano
According to the composer, Voici le soir is designed as an epilogue to his well-known choral cycle Nocturnes, and should be performed only when the entire cycle is programmed, as an extension to Sure On This Shining Night. In its entirety, Lauridsen’s Nocturnes cycle recalls the opening motives of Sa Nuit d’Été, and was premiered by the Los Angeles Master Chorale conducted by Grant Gershon at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on May 4, 2008. The words of poet Rainer Maria Rilke are set against rich, jazz-tinged modal harmonies and bell sounds in the Nocturnes, and this Epilogue finally completes the cycle with a dark, haunting finish. For high school or university choirs. Duration: 2’
Steven Stucky The Kingdom of God (In No Strange Land) for SATB Chorus, a cappella
This octavo was commissioned for the American Guild of Organists’ 2008 national convention, giving it great visibility with a large number of church musicians and choral directors. Its text comes from late-nineteenth century English poet Francis Thompson. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steven Stucky has transformed this poem into a majestic, sacred choral arranged for mixed choir, with piano accompaniment for rehearsal only. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
Commissioned for the Ithaca College Annual Choral Festival, Dan Welcher has created a beautiful collection of three Walt Whitman poems (“I Celebrate Myself,” “I Am He That Walks,” and “There Is That in Me”), set for SATB voices. They are serious, yet flow easily, and will be very useful for college choirs. For advanced and college choirs.
Theodore Presser Company 362-03417 • $4.95 Add to Cart
Adolphus Hailstork Missa Brevis for S.S.A.A. Chorus, a cappella
Missa Brevis is a fairly conventional work from Hailstork, whose style encompasses all aspects of his life as a musician. This is serious art music for professional performers, touching on African-American themes as well as Protestant church music, having spent many years of his life as a Unitarian minister. Written for female a cappella voices, Missa Brevis is excellent for concert use. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
Gary Schocker Unknown Soldier's Prayer
SATB a cappella
Inspired by the words of an unknown Confederate soldier, this is flute virtuoso and composer Gary Schocker's first choral piece, though he has previously established himself as a gifted writer of musicals. Commissioned for the prestigious Ithaca College Choral Series, Unknown Soldier's Prayer premiered in November 2007. A hauntingly beautiful a cappella piece with the profoundly moving lyrics, "I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life; I was given life, that I might enjoy all things," Schocker's ambitious choral endeavor is sure to make a lasting impression. For college or professional choirs. Duration: 5'
Theodore Presser Company 312-41852 • $1.95 Add to Cart
Morten Lauridsen Where Have the Actors Gone arranged for SATB Chorus and Piano
by Ian Freebairn-Smith
Lauridsen's ode to Broadway songwriters originally appeared as a vocal solo, but cried out for a choral setting. This tender and moving song is not overly demanding, and an opportunity to spotlight a competent accompanist in Lauridsen's original piano score. Where Have the Actors Gone is perfect for community choirs, both amateur and professional.
Peermusic Classical 62321-122 • $1.95 Add to Cart Original voice and Piano 62021-203 • $4.95Add to Cart
My esteem for the great Broadway songwriters has only deepened over the years. Their enduring, rich legacy of quintessentially American music has certainly influenced my music during my entire career, especially in the creation of what I hope to have been elegant and gracious lines for those singing my works.
"Where Have The Actors Gone" is my contribution to this genre of theater/cabaret songs, first introduced by jazz vocalist Sunny Wilkinson at the Improv Theater in Los Angeles and later recorded by Sunny with keyboard artist Shelly Berg on "Lauridsen – Northwest Journey" (RCM 12001). The story tells of the end of a love relationship through an allegorical tale of actors bringing their play to a close and parting ways.
I asked my good friend, Grammy recipient and veteran studio singer Ian Freebairn-Smith, widely known for his many brilliant vocal arrangements, sound tracks and original compositions, to arrange "Actors" in two versions, one with my original piano accompaniment intact and the second a more expanded version for a cappella jazz choir. His deft, beautifully-crafted renditions now make this song available to choruses as well.
— Morten Lauridsen
Distinguished Professor of Composition, USC Thornton School of Music
Composer-in-Residence, Los Angeles Master Chorale, 1995-2001
Recipient, 2007 National Medal of Arts
Brian Holmes Carol of the Field Mice arranged for SATB a cappella
Based on text by Kenneth Grahame (The Wind in the Willows), Holmes' charming setting was previously published for treble voices with piano (Thorpe 392-03064) and proved to be quite popular. Now published for full mixed choir.
Brian Holmes A Christmas Lullaby for SA Voices and Piano
Sweet and tender lullaby, using a poem by Eleanor Farjeon (probably best known for her Morning has broken). With a haunting melody, Holmes uses women's voices in unison, two-part, and in echo. Simple, and simply beautiful.
Brian Holmes I shall keep singing! for SSA(A) Voices and Harp or Piano
For this reaffirmation of the enduring human spirit, Holmes turns to a poem by the great Emily Dickinson, with music matching the more contemporary text. While most choirs will use a piano accompaniment, the women's voices are particularly well augmented with harp.
Gioacchino Rossini Prayer from Moses in Egypt
for Mixed Voices, Optional Soloists, and Piano
Thorpe presents one of the great Italian masterpieces of the 19th century! Looking over the music, listening to Thorpe's piano rendition, we are amazed that we have no other choral version of this hugely popular work, and we are pleased to bring it once again to your attention through this thoroughly researched edition. With its fantastic Rossini melody, its deep religious overtones, the Prayer (Prière or Preghiera) is presented here in English, French, and the original Italian for modern choirs to savor and enjoy! (Duration approx. 4 1/2 minutes)
Thorpe Music 392-03084 • $1.90 Add to Cart
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All Creation Celebrates Tom Fettke SATB, Kybd. Easter Text: Charles Wesley 712-40957 • $1.80
Alleluia! Christ Is Risen Ludwig van Beethoven arr. Stan Pethel
SATB, Pno., Opt. Tpt. Easter
Text: Christopher Wordsworth 712-40934 • $1.80
At Golgotha Dana Mengel SATB, Kybd. Good Friday 712-40942 • $1.80
At the Name of Jesus Stan Pethel SATB, Kybd.
General
Text: Caroline M. Noel 712-40945 • $1.80
Child of Faith David A. Wehr SATB, a cappella
General
Text: Charles Wesley 712-40943 • $1.60
Every Time I Feel the Spirit African American Spiritual arr. Alan Smith
Two-part Mixed, Pno.
General or Pentecost 712-40951 • $1.80
Follow God's Commandments Gene Grier and
Lowell Everson Two-part, Kybd.
General
Text: Gene Grier 712-40949 • $1.80
The Fountain Early American Hymn arr. Brian Childers
SATB, Opt. A.Solo, Opt. Congr., Pno.
General or Lenten 712-40938 • $1.80
Go Down, Moses African American Spiritual arr. Evelyn R. Larter
SSA, Pno., Vcl.
General 712-40937 • $1.80
God Is Our All-in-All Brian Childers SATB, Pno.
General
Text: Psalm 46,
Cleland B. McAfee,
Brian Childers 712-40947 • $1.80
Hallelujah! What a Savior! Philip Bliss & Ken Dosso SATB, Pno.
General or Lenten 712-40955 • $1.80
Holy Jesus Dana Mengel SATB, Pno.
General or Lenten 712-40933 • $1.80
Holy! Holy! Dan McGowan SATB, Pno.
General or Lenten 712-40954 • $1.80
I Want Jesus to
Walk With Me African American Spiritual arr. Joe Cox
SATB, a cappella
General 712-40935 • $1.80
In This Place Dana Mengel SATB, Pno., Opt. C Instr.
General 712-40939 • $1.80
Introit and Benediction
(1. Come Together;
2. My Peace) David Lantz, III SATB, Pno.
Service Music
Text: Herb Frombach 712-40956 • $1.80
Jesus! Jesus!
I Love the Name Dana Mengel SATB, S./T. Soli, Pno.
General 712-40950 • $1.80
Lead Me to Calvary W. J. Kirkpatrick arr. Evelyn R. Larter
SATB, Opt. Soli, Pno.
General or Communion
Text: Jennie E. Hussey,
adapted Larter 712-40936 • $1.80
Lord, I'll Keep My
Eyes on You Dana Mengel SAB, Solo, Kybd.
General 712-40940 • $1.80
Love Never Ends Mark Burrows SATB, Opt. Soli, Pno.
General or Wedding
Text: based on
1 Corinthians: 13 712-40946 • $1.80
Mary Told the Good News John D. Horman Unison Treble & SATB,
Pno., Opt. Handbells Easter 712-40953 • $1.80
Morning Joy John A. Ray SATB, Pno.
General 712-40944 • $1.80
On a Cross,
My Savior Hangs Dana Mengel SATB, Opt. Solo, Pno. Good Friday 712-40932 • $1.80
Surely So Shall I! Keith Wilkerson SATB, Pno.
General 712-40952 • $1.80
We've Come This Far
By Faith Gary Alan Smith SATB, Pno.
General or Dedication
Text: based on Hebrews 11:1 712-40941 • $1.80
Whole World in His Hands African American Spiritual arr. John D. Horman
Two-part, Pno., Opt. Fl.
General 712-40948 • $1.80
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African-American
Christmas Spiritual Children, Go Where I Send Thee
Arranged by David Düsing
for SATB Chorus and
Alto Solo, a cappella
This popular African-American spiritual has been recorded by many artists in past years, including Johnny Cash and Nina Simone. It is now available in an a cappella arrangement for SATB and solo alto, allowing the choir to showcase a voice part often overlooked in choral music. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
392-02577 • $1.95 BUY
Stephen Foster Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Arranged by David Düsing
for SSA Chorus a cappella
Written in 1854, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair was dedicated to composer Stephen Foster’s wife, Jane McDowall. The opening lyrics, “I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair,” are said to have inspired the popular 1960s sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie. Sweet and lilting, this whimsical piece is arranged for soprano and alto voices. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
392-02579 • $1.65 BUY
Chain Gang Song Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder
Arranged by David Düsing
for TTB Chorus and Tenor Solo a cappella
Once sung by prisoners performing heavy physical labor, Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder is a chain gang song so powerful and poignant that it inspired choreographer Donald McKayle’s modern dance piece of the same name in 1959. This TTB a cappella arrangement by David Düsing puts tenor voices in the spotlight. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
392-02578 • $1.65 BUY
Ain't You Got a Right by Guy Carawan
arranged for SATB Chorus,
Alto or Baritone Solo, and Keyboard
by Robert De Cormier & Pete Seeger
392-02576 • $1.85
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The Boy With the Blue Eyes by Fred Hellerman and Fran Minkoff
arranged for SSA Chorus, Keyboard, and optional Flute or Recorder
by David Düsing
392-02574 • $1.75
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The Bum Song Early 20th-Century Popular Song
by Harry McClintock
arranged for SATB Chorus,
Tenor, Baritone and Bass Solos,
and Keyboard
by David Düsing
392-02572 • $1.85
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Heeneh Ma Tov,
Oomah Nahyeem (Behold, How Good and How Pleasant)
Israeli Song
arranged for SATB Chorus, Tenor
or Baritone Solo, and Percussion
by Robert De Cormier
392-02575 • $1.75
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Three Modern Madrigals by Catherine Aks
for SATB Chorus a cappella
1. In These Delightful,
Pleasant Groves
2. April Is In My Mistress' Face
3. Now Is the Month of Maying
392-02571 • $1.85
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The Turtle Dove English Folk Song
arranged for SSA Chorus
and Keyboard
by Michael Levi
392-02573 • $1.60
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Solfège a la Française Suite for Mixed Voices
by Louis Moyse
SATB a cappella
392-02560 • $6.95 • See a page! • Add to Cart
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Zollene Reissner Love Came Down at Christmas SATB Choir, C Instrument, Keyboard, opt. Handbells
Reissner uses text by Christina Rosetti, augmented by Philips Brooks and her own wording, to fashion a beautiful, flowing Christmas anthem. Alternating unison and four-part passages add an effective aura, with a C instrument accompaniment floating above (instrumental part included). Handbells can be added for a full, rich sound (7 bells, 3 octaves).
Coronet Press 392-42473 • $1.65 Add to Cart
John Stainer Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow for SATB Chorus with Keyboard Accompaniment
Arranged by Henry Kihlken
Kihlken's new arrangement of
Cross of Jesus, from Stainer's
The Crucifixion, is a Lenten meditation on the cross and its place in the Christian faith.
The music is majestically sorrowful, and should not require much rehearsal time. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
(Duration.: 2')
392-42464 • $1.65 BUY
Ludwig van Beethoven The Heavens Are Telling
Arranged by David M. Kellermeyer
for Two-part Chorus with Keyboard Accompaniment
This beautiful choral work by Beethoven masters the expression of religious joy through collective vocal celebration. With text adapted from Christian Furchtegott Gellert (1715-1769), this concise choral marvels at the beauty of Nature as “The heavens are telling of God’s endless glory / The heavens resound with praise to God.” Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
392-42467 • $1.65 BUY
William M. Schoenfeld Here, O My Lord, I See You
Words by Horatius Bonar
For SATB Voices, Oboe (or Flute or Violin) and Keyboard
This new devotional piece by uses the words of Scottish poet and churchman Horatius Bonar, resulting in a pensive legato piece for mixed voices and an accompanying instrument with piano. The instrumental part is provided on the back page. Duration: 4’
392-42470 • $1.65 BUY
Peter Knudson I Am So Glad on Christmas Eve
for Two-Part Chorus and Descant with Keyboard Accompaniment
Arranged by Geoffrey Allen
A short anthem of thanks and hope that will fit nicely in a Christmas Eve service. The Norwegian hymn (1859) with text by Marie Wexelsen (translated to English by George K. Evans and Geoffrey Allen) describes grateful praise, and the melodic lines are gently rolling. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs. Duration: 1' 40"
392-42465 • $1.50 BUY
Spiritual Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Arranged by Thomas Stevens<
SATB, Kybd.
An enduring African-American spiritual with upbeat rhythms and inspirational lyrics depicting the Biblical story of Joshua and Jericho. Used as a metaphor to overcome the perils of slavery, the moving lyrics, catchy melody, and march-like rhythm of Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho ensure that this choral will forever be a perennial favorite for both singers and listeners.
Duration: 2' 30"
392-42472 • $1.65 BUY
Traditional King of Kings
Arranged by Richard Langdon
for SATB Voices with Keyboard Accompaniment
King of Kings is a highly energetic, toe-tapping spiritual that celebrates Jesus Christ’s spiritual kingdom and his unfaltering commitment to his love of its inhabitants. Perfect for both older youth and adult choirs, the piece is simple yet powerfully engaging. A forceful, audience-rousing spiritual. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
392-42466 • $1.65 BUY
Spiritual O Won’t You Sit Down
Arranged by Thomas Stevens
For SAB Voices and Keyboard
This soulful, jazz-like spiritual has been newly arranged by Thomas Stevens for a small group of soprano, alto, and bass voices. Lines from the familiar tune “Go Tell It on the Mountain” are interspersed throughout, and the piece finishes with energetic, inspired three-part harmony.
Duration: 2’
392-42471 • $1.65 BUY
Traditional Old Time Religion
Arranged by Douglas E. Wagner
for SATB Voices with Keyboard Accompaniment
A classic hand-clapping spiritual for sacred choirs. Historical sources claim Old Time Religion was first heard at an 1889 camp meeting in Lexington, South Carolina, by Charles D. Tillman, who subsequently wrote down the words. The enduring nature of this foot-stomping spiritual is testament to its enthusiastic and joyful core. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
Duration: 2’30”
392-42461 • $1.65 BUY
Michael Cox Sing to the Lord of Harvest
for SATB Voices with Keyboard Accompaniment
Adapted from text written by John Samuel Bewley Monsell in 1866, this festive choral was composed by Michael Cox specifically for Dr. Joseph King and the Southwestern Seminary King’s Praise. A fine selection for Thanksgiving or general harvest-season performances, choirs and congregations alike will enjoy the engaging shift from unison to divisi in this audience-pleaser of celebratory gratitude. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
Duration: 3’
392-42463 • $1.95 BUY
Oscar Straus Sing! Sing! Sing!
Arranged by David M. Kellermeyer
SATB (or SA or TB), opt. Kybd.
A wonderful choral from Viennese composer Oscar Straus (1870-1954), with lyrics by John Henry Lyons and newly arranged by David Kellermeyer. A piece inspired by the joy of singing itself, the flowing tempo builds to the climactic lines, "Whate'er betides you, sing for the joy of the song that's inside you, Sing!" A fine selection for both secular and sacred older-youth and adult choirs.
Duration: 1' 30"
392-42468 • $1.65 BUY
Antonio Lotti Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
for SAB Chorus and optional Organ Accompaniment
Edited and arranged by Henry Kihlken
This Vere languores by Antonio Lotti (1667−1740) is paired with text from Isaiah 53:4 to create a new Lenten anthem of deep sorrow. A brief punctuation in the story of Christ's sacrifice, with simple vocal lines and no divisi. Appropriate for high school or skilled church choirs.
Duration: 1' 30"
392-42462 • $1.65 BUY
NEW Traditional Carol Good Christians All, Rejoice
For SATB Chorus with
Keyboard Accompaniment
Arranged by Dale Grotenhuis
Also known as In Dulci Jubilo, this enduring, fourteenth-century traditional German carol inspired J.S. Bach to write a choral prelude around it for organ and Franz Liszt to incorporate the work in his piano suite Weihnachtsbaum. Arranged for SATB voices, this celebration of Christ’s birth results in a powerful choral sung in collective joy. Good Christians All Rejoice makes for the perfect opener at Christmas services and is ideal for adult or older-youth sacred choirs. Duration: 1’60”.
392-42469 • $1.65 BUY
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