SKU: AP.48888
UPC: 038081562124. English. West Indies Folk Song.
A great fit for choirs of any age or ability! Harry Belafonte sang this joyful West Indies song on his 1956 album Calypso. Dr. Robinson's arrangement has just the right amount of repetition versus development, and will come together quickly with intuitive voice leading and some stylistic syncopation. One a cappella refrain just after the key change features the conga to keep the groove going, and a final descant adds a rhythmic counterline above. Build up the Jamaican vibe with our light SoundTrax accompaniment or the notated percussion part (available free online). The theme: build your house on solid ground.
About Alfred Choral Designs
Th e Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: AP.48453
UPC: 038081552767. English. Patrick M. Liebergen.
A triumphant Mozart masterwork for today's choirs! This joyful opera finale opens and closes with a boisterous choral fanfare, sandwiches a brief expressive vocal duet in the middle, features robust Italian lyrics (optional English text and IPA pronunciation guide included), and incorporates a thrilling dig-in piano accompaniment---all in just two minutes. Not necessarily familiar, but undeniably fantastic!
SKU: AP.31073
UPC: 038081338453. English. Words by Mary Donnelly.
An optional non-Christmas text allows you to program this joyful piece at any time of year. Excellent 3-part writing ensures a quality sound, and the few Latin words provide a simple introduction to foreign language singing. Glorious! Accompaniment included on PianoTrax 1 CD (00-31028).
SKU: AP.43190
UPC: 038081487328. English.
Perform this buoyant Italian madrigal a cappella or accompanied by the optional piano, hand drum, and finger cymbals. The Baroque harmonies are easy to read and tune, and the 3-part mixed/SAB voicing includes several alternate notes to accommodate the vocal ranges of young men. May be sung in English, Italian, or a combination of both.
SKU: AP.48886
UPC: 038081562100. English. West Indies Folk Song.
SKU: AP.48885
UPC: 038081562094. English. West Indies Folk Song.
SKU: AP.48887
UPC: 038081562117. English. West Indies Folk Song.
SKU: AP.28697
UPC: 038081312415. English.
A rhythmic piano ostinato grows into an exciting choral celebration for the changing seasons of the year. Modal harmonies and accented rhythms contribute to the contemporary sounds of this joyful fanfare and tribute to nature. Program with other Andy Beck seasons songs to create a choral song cycle.
SKU: OU.9780193416352
ISBN 9780193416352.
For SATB unaccompanied This joyful setting of an old Irish air, arranged by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and edited by John Rutter, features a text by Thomas Moore on life's fleeting pleasures. A recording can be found on the Collegium CD There is sweet music (CSCD 505) by the Cambridge Singers, conducted by John Rutter.
SKU: HL.49043921
ISBN 9790001197427. German.
The a cappella choral setting Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich for four-part women's choir written by the 1553-born composer Johannes Eccard from Muhlhausen in Thuringia is, indeed, a real pleasure. The German-language text is borrowed from an old Latin Christmas carol, singing of the miracle of Nativity in two verses. Eccard manages, in an engaging manner, to musically express the joyous atmosphere of this poem. All four female voices (SSAA) join imitatively in the angelic chant of joy one after the other, while central words like 'freudenreich' [joyful], 'Himmelreich' [kingdom of heaven], 'Jungfrau' [virgin] or 'Mutter' [mother] are particularly embellished. This is exhilarating and easy-to-perform utility music for Christmas church services.
SKU: AP.47599
UPC: 038081542928. English. Michael Larkin.
An authentic celebration of the holiday. This arrangement of the traditional Hanukkah song allows you to choose between the original Hebrew text and a poetic text in English. Lyrical verses focus on lighting the candles, and the dance-like refrain grows even more joyful when embellished with a soaring upper harmony near the end.
SKU: AP.45389
UPC: 038081511290. English. Traditional Carols.
This majestic mash-up of Masters in This Hall and We Three Kings of Orient Are includes a joyful new text and optional parts for flute and hand drum. A lively 6/8 tempo and a buoyant minor tonality create a festive feel.
SKU: HL.292881
UPC: 888680932756. 6.75x10.5 inches. Traditional/Brad Croushorn.
This is a winner! The Latin words of praise enable this motet to be sung in concert and worship. The counterpoint is playful and canonic, making it easy to learn and a pleasure to sing. Small choirs and young voices will enjoy the classical-style lines and the joyful spirit of the piece.
SKU: AP.47687
UPC: 038081543802. English. Traditional Spanish Carol.
Feel the joyful lilt of this traditional Spanish Christmas carol, rendered beautifully in the original language. This well-crafted arrangement offers solid choral scoring and a sturdy piano accompaniment for the festive nativity-themed text. A comprehensive translation/pronunciation guide is included, and optional percussion parts are available free online.
SKU: AP.47685
UPC: 038081543789. English. Traditional Spanish Carol.
SKU: AP.45387
UPC: 038081511276. English. Traditional Carols.
SKU: AP.35507
UPC: 038081397030. English.
Featuring a familiar and brief Latin text, this jubilant Christmas work opens and closes like a Renaissance fanfare and offers rich contrast at its core. Scattered duple eighth notes in a compound meter, several key and mode shifts, and changing tempi add interest to the joyful sound.
SKU: AP.35508
UPC: 038081397047. English.