George Shearing, famous jazz pianist and composer of music to hear, has done it again, this time in a collection featuring texts by William Shakespeare. These seven settings, some a cappella, some with piano and string bass, are fresh, exciting, and very accessible. Optional double bass part available. Titles in collection: Live with Me and Be My Love • When Daffodils Begin to Peer • It Was a Lover and His Lass • Spring • Who Is Silvia? • Fie on Sinful Fantasy • Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain. Duration - 00:14:40.
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This extremely fun piece features Tenor and Soprano Solos.
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“Just feel that frosty air! Everywhere the cheerful faces lean into the glow of a four-inch screen.” Sound or look familiar? This novel holiday song expresses perfectly what we all experience with everyone consumed with their phones, even during the holidays! A timely selection for some holiday humor!
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American rock band Smash Mouth released this hit in 1999 from the album Astro Lounge and became one of their most successful songs, making its way into movies most notably in the Shrek franchise. This arrangement is genius and turns the tune into an English madrigal! It's also a fun way to teach the genre to young singers and a novel way for the experienced singer to have some fun! Your audience will love it!
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An accessible unaccompanied setting of the 1967 #1 hit by the Turtles brings a cappella to mixed ensembles in middle and high school. Fun vocal effects will motivate your group!
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for boys' or female voices and harp (piano in extremis but with alterations and omissions)
There is also a version for SATB and harp arranged by Julius Harrison
Texts: Latin and English
1. Procession (using a variant of the Magnificatantiphon for the second Vespersof the Nativity of Our Lord)
2. Wolcum Yole! (anon.)
3. There is no rose (anon.)
4a. That yongë child (anon.)
4b. Balulalow (James, John and Robert Wedderburn)
5. As dew in Aprille (anon.)
6. This little babe (Robert Southwell)
7. Interlude (harp solo)
8. In Freezing Winter Night (Robert Southwell)
9. Spring Carol (William Cornish)
10. Deo gracias (anon.)
11. Recession (as for Procession)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Difficulty level: 3
The Ceremony of Carols is one of Britten's best-known and most-performed works. It is a brilliantly conceived and dramatic concert work which sees the voices process to their places singing unaccompanied plainsong and, at the end, processing out again to the same chant. These movements can also be accompanied but strictly only if the voices do not process. The final Alleluia can be repeated as many times as necessary to get the singers to and from their destination.
The carols are for three-part childrens voices (though, of course they can be sung by female adults as well) and they form a two-part work around a central Interlude for harp which is based on the plainsong from the Procession. Variety is the key word here as all the carols have such individual identities. The forthright Wolcum Yole!, the deliciously lyrical There is no Rose, the swinging Balulalow, the fiery and dramatic This little Babe all contribute to a work which is a feast of discovery throughout. Lovely solos and duos add further colour and the harp part, an inspired choice of accompaniment, enriches, colours and surrounds the voices with its pictorial musical imagery. If anything shows Britten's genius for writing for voices it must be this work.
The challenges here are in creating a real equality between voice parts, fielding a confident pair of soloists, and making the most of the wonderfully colourful poems Britten has chosen to set. Pronunciation is not really an issue, but when I recorded this work with the Finzi Singers I decided to follow the example of Sacred and Profane and use authentic medieval pronunciation for which an expert coach was necessary. It brings an added element of colour to a familiar aural experience.
Duration: 22 minutes
Paul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011
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Written specifically to showcase the beauty of good choral sound through the simplicity of the music and text. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult.
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(1999, 63 minutes)
This is a powerful and compelling account of the descent into war and its terrible consequences. Dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo conflict, this work is a contemporary example of a mass based on the 15th-century French song “L'homme armé.” Set within the framework of the Latin mass, The Armed Man is a major choral work which uses both sacred and secular texts.
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Pavane Publishing is pleased to launch a new choral series under the care of Jennaya Robison. Dr. Robison of Luther College fame is a rising star as a clinician and now an arranger. Her setting of Down to the River unites another American classic of the same genre, “Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie.” A simple hand drum and hand-clapping provide the percussion. Strong a cappella writing completes this fine arrangement.
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Stevie Wonder made it to number one with this song in 1973 and it's ranked as No. 74 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Paul Langford has turned this tune on its head with a fabulous a cappella version for mixed voices imitating the original recording's instrumental and vocal style. A programming dream for a cappella singing.
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Commissioned by St. Olaf University and music programs to honor and celebrate 30 years of service-minded leadership by Anton Armstrong. Long time friend and colleague André Thomas was the perfect choice to arrange this powerful and inspirational song. These lyrics have certainly been a guiding principal in Anton's career and they will inspire you and your singers as well.
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Mark Hayes has imagined a delightfully new arrangement for this holiday classic. In a bright shuffle feel, the song has bounce and syncopated rhythms not usually heard. The piece is just perfect for all ages and has a fantastic orchestral track available as well as instrumentation.
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Meredith Willson's famous song is wonderfully arranged for choirs by Mark Hayes and has a terrific piano accompaniment, as well as optional orchestral parts. The introduction is captivating and paints the magic of the holidays while the heart of the song ends with a big and broad finish. A choral classic for all ages! Available separately: SATB, SAB, 2-part, Digital Orchestration, StudioTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:20.
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Commissioned and premiered at the 2023 ACDA National Conference by the SATB honor choir directed by Eugene Rogers. This is an Afro-Puerto Rican folk style “bomba,” one of the oldest musical traditions of Puerto Rico. “Canto' E Libertad” is a song of hope with an invitation to free ourselves of hate and prejudice. A detailed IPA pronunciation guide is provided.
Pronunciation Guide can be found here.
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Written for Anton Armstrong and the St. Olaf College choir, this work was premiered on the PBS broadcast of the popular St. Olaf Christmas concert. Your spirits will definitely be brightened by this vibrant and accessible work. Performance Time: Approx. 3:40.
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From the powerful and dramatic Spielberg motion picture Amistad, this song offers a simple but uplifting and noble message. Available: SATB, SAB, 2-Part, Instrumental Pak, Concert Band, String Pak. Performance Time: Approx. 3:40.
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Transcending the 1964 musical from whence it came, this joyous and rousing hit number from “Funny Girl” is a perfect expression of confidence and wit when your choir needs it most!
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You've not heard Jingle Bells until you've heard this showstopper by arranger Mark Hayes. Perfect for school choirs, community choruses, or church Christmas pageants, the energy in this piece never stops. The opening features mixed meters and a driving orchestral track with bells everywhere! Next, Hayes sets this favorite holiday tune in waltz style with comical lyrics, a big-band jazz chorus, and a tongue-in-cheek classical section complete with an operatic soprano solo fit for the most demanding diva! The final chorus showcases the men on the melody with the women jingle-jangling in the treble register, all at a presto tempo. AVAILABLE: SATB; SAB; TTBB; Orchestration; Handbell Part; Accomp/Perf CD.
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Sparkling, bright, happy, and simply gorgeous are a few words to describe this orchestrated arrangement by Mark Hayes. With an introduction that would surely thrill writers Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, Mark leads into a jazz waltz that dances into an ending any Hollywood movie would dream of using and performing! Available separately: SATB, SAB, 2-Part, Orchestration Parts and Score, StudioTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:20.
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“Goin' home, goin' home. I'm a-goin' home. Quiet-like, some still day, I'm just goin' home” are the poignant lyrics famously set in a song based on the Czech composer Antonin Dvorák's famous “Largo” theme from his Symphony No. 9 (From the New World), Op. 95. This choral work is simple, yet rich with vocal harmonies, moving piano accompaniment and optional cello creating an emotional performance selection filled with musical opportunities.
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From the classic animated TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, this lush song by Vince Guaraldi will warm your holiday heart! Excellent for pop, jazz and concert groups! Available separately: : SATB, SAB, 2-Part and ShowTrax CD.
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Described as “brilliant” and “heartfelt,” this is the final movement of Craig Hella Johnson's epic work Considering Matthew Shepard, a tribute to the young gay man who has become an American icon and a symbol for hope and redemption. With elements of hymnody, American folk and gospel music, this single movement will allow mixed choruses everywhere to come to understand and be lifted up by this powerful music.
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Add some spice to your holiday concert this year! Driving with Latin/pop energy and a touch of jazz harmonies throughout, this new arrangement is alive and kicking with the instrumental parts or accompaniment CD. Famous for generations and covered by a host of top performers, now's your chance to also create a hit for your holiday performance.
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A fresh take on a classic standard with intricate, yet accessible jazz harmonies and effortless voice leading. The vocals sing like falling and drifting leaves throughout the piece. A standout ballad for your jazz, show, or concert choir!
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This is the last movement of “The Sacred Veil,” a twelve-movement work written with poet Charles Anthony Silvestri. The major work chronicles the rich life of Tony and his late wife Julie Silvestri. The poetry for this final movement is written by the composer as a benediction for Julie and Tony.
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Set in a medium up swing, this tasty standard features a written vocal solo and a written piano solo easily performed by high school jazz groups.
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SATB arrangements by David Brunner, Irving Fine, Glenn Koponen, Gregory Rose, and R. Wilding-White collected for the first time in a complete edition. Includes the original notes on the songs. Titles include: (Set 1) The Boatmen's Dance, The Dodger, Long Time Ago, Simple Gifts, I Bought Me a Cat, (Set 2) The Little Horses, Zion's Walls, The Golden Willow Tree, At the River, Ching-a-ring Chaw.
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From Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare, this artful setting of this haunting song by Annie Lennox features a soloist with choral background and percussion. This long-anticipated edition will enhance many concert programs.
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