SKU: LP.765762229204
UPC: 765762229204.
Your Easter services will soar with triumphant praise and inspire poignant reflection with this new musical arranged and orchestrated by the gifted Camp Kirkland. With faith-building content majestic musicianship and dramatic narration I Will Embrace the Cross is sure to become a favorite of churches large and small. Part of the Lillenas Excel Series the 8 songs in this 34-minute musical were arranged with you in mind-excellent quality and easy to sing and play. You just might want to include them in your services all year long! Accompaniment DVD available.
SKU: AP.51182
UPC: 038081582191. English.
The wind is cold, the branches bare, but hearts are warm and bright. Despite the chill of December, it'' all about hope, peace, and kindling kindness. As you'd expect from a round, a simple melody easily stacks into a complete choral texture. Even better, the conservative-range tune ensures a good fit for all voices. Groups of any age will master the canonic form and enjoy delivering the heartfelt, non-holiday message.
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.50218
UPC: 038081573885. English. Traditional Chinese Folk Song.
This traditional Chinese folk song tells of a young lad who travels far from his village, holding fond memories of a loved one. After an expressive opening solo, the tempo picks up in this authentic and spirited arrangement, which includes both Mandarin and English text. See below for a pronunciation video spoken by the arranger. Growing up in multiracial Malaysia, Jerry Lim was immersed in various European, American, and Asian music, giving him a unique perspective on integrating Western and Eastern styles.
SKU: CA.3123513
ISBN 9790007085940. Key: G minor. Language: Latin.
As well as the Mass in B minor, there are four further, shorter mass compositions by Bach, the so-called Lutheran or Kyrie-Gloria masses. Despite their high musical qualities, they are often overshadowed by other church works by Bach. With their six-movement structure (up to the Cum sancto spiritu) they had their specific liturgical position in church services of the time of Bach. The masses largely comprise parodies, with the original music mainly taken from cantatas which Bach sometimes considerably reworked in his well-known style according to the new context of the work. Ulrich Leisinger has edited the four works for Carus in new critical editions. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3123500.
SKU: CA.2731709
ISBN 9790007201777. Language: Latin.
During his most productive period as an opera composer, Camille Saint-Saens also wrote sacred works, among which his Oratorio de Noel has enjoyed great worldwide popularity. The colorful and opulently orchestrated Messe de Requiem was composed in 1878 in Bern. The composer dedicated it to his patron, Albert Libon. We have published this edition both with its larger orchestral forces and to enable perfomances of the Requiem in slightly reduced scoring (without losing the special characteristics of the work), in a version with a smaller orchestra consisting of 11 winds, two harps, organ and string instruments. The full score reproduces the Urtext of the Requiem with its original scoring, whereas the performance material is presented and conceived so to enable it to be performed either in the original orchestration or the version with reduced forces. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.2731700.
SKU: AP.49743
UPC: 038081568300. English.
An opening solo sets the stage for what unfurls into a pizzazzy listicle of holiday decorations, characters, treats, attire . . . stuff! Andy's musical theater style shines from the moment the curtain parts to the final kickline. This holiday showstopper craves choreography, so check out the free ChoreoTrax or design your own razzmatazz routine. A sparkling, twinkling gem of jolly that pulls out all the stops!
SKU: GI.G-7390
UPC: 785147739005. English. Text Source: 'All People That on Earth Do Dwell,' William Kethe, 16th c., based on Psalm 100. Scripture: Psalm 100.
The text, with excerpts from various psalms, calls upon everyone of every nation to sing praise to God. Quotes the opening of the hymn lasst uns erfreuen in several places, and goes on to be a solid anthem of praise, concluding with the old hundredth and the familiar text “All people that on earth do dwell” in which the congregation joins. Opening choral section briefly quotes LASST UNS ERFREUEN, in second portion, assembly joins in the hymn All People That on Earth Do Dwell (OLD HUNDREDTH).
SKU: AP.46596
UPC: 038081531717. English.
Introduce your choir to one of Mozart's most enduring masterworks! Arranger Patrick Liebergen has sensibly adapted the original material into multiple voicings that stay true to the original, while also offering a compelling piano reduction of the original orchestral score. Exciting and dramatic classical rep!
SKU: AP.48422
UPC: 038081552453. English.
Few things are as tranquil as snowfall lit by the silvery moon. An evocative original text captures all the nuances of just such a moment, while the subtle movement of rich chords conveys a deep sense of wonder. In the stillness, . . . 'neath the moonlight, . . . one can hear the falling snow.
SKU: HL.293446
ISBN 9781540051196. UPC: 888680936327. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.
This popular choral arrangement is now available in many voicings to fit a variety of choirs! A repeated vocal pattern creates the feel of a spinning wheel with the iconic spiritual melody riding above, crafted with energy and drive. Discover again this great arrangement for everyone to sing!
SKU: WD.080689101083
UPC: 080689101083.
Every day Sunday celebrates the promises of God - now and our eternal future with Him - because soon we'll be with Him forever; and every day will be Sunday, by and by. Esteemed arranger, Lari Goss, has assembled a diverse and dynamic Southern Gospel collection with arrangements of new and well-known favorites that will evoke memories of all night sing-alongs and dinners on the ground. These energetic, feel-good songs of faith and hope are easy-to-learn, offer opportunities for solos and a duet with a choir backup, and will move your choir and congregation to tap their toes and feel the Spirit. If you're looking for powerful testimonial songs, heart-filled ballads, and ministry-focused arrangements, you'll find a little bit of Heaven for every part of your worship in Everyday Sunday!
SKU: AP.38040
UPC: 038081425122. English.
This, the stirring final movement from John Leavitt's world-famous Missa Festiva, is presented in newly engraved octavos, available for all choirs. A superb new chamber orchestration enhances the musical texture and color of this captivating modal work.
SKU: CA.3123514
ISBN 9790007085957. Key: G minor. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.1254705
ISBN 9790007099145. Language: German.
Score available separately - see item CA.1254700.
SKU: BR.EB-1523
ISBN 9790004160565. 9 x 12 inches.
Psalm 150 calls out to sing the praise of God on various instruments. Many composers have set this text to music, including Cesar Franck. Nevertheless, Franck, who worked as an organist in Paris for many years and wrote many orchestral works and oratorios, left only a few works on Biblical texts in a large setting. Franck wrote his setting of Psalm 150 in 1883 for the inauguration of the organ in a home for the blind in Paris. The basically simple, homophonic choral writing was conceived with the young students in mind. Franck regularly articulated the texture of the full orchestra with percussion and harp entries evocative of tone-painting. It is a short, effective work that has been making a strong impact at many choral concerts ever since its publication by Breitkopf & Hartel in 1896.
SKU: GI.G-005871
UPC: 641151058719.
Nick Palmer has composed a straightforward yet lush four-part refrain skillfully complemented by harmonically inventive verses. This setting captures the essence of the Advent season with verses set in the parallel minor. Cantors will look forward to singing and expressing the elegant lines based on Mary‚ hymn of praise.
SKU: GI.G-6874
UPC: 785147687405. English. Text by Cecil Frances Alexander.
Compos er Fred Offutt has taken the beloved Cecil Frances Alexander text (usually yoked with royal oak) and paired it with an original tune that has a brightness and beauty all its own. Easily learned and satisfying for the choir to sing, the congregation will hear this tune and carry it with them all week! .
SKU: AP.45704
UPC: 038081514437. English.
This sparkling contemporary carol in 5/4 time is a fresh addition to any winter program! Features an evocative text that speaks to special sights, sounds, and feelings of the holidays. Choirs will find the harmonies both approachable and satisfying.
SKU: BR.CHB-5381-00
ISBN 9790004413821. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. English.
As director of the Bavarian Radio Choir, Howard Arman has been actively engaged with international Christmas carols through various Christmas-related CD productions in the past years. This has resulted in a number of original arrangements for four- to eight-part mixed choir a cappella, shedding new light on well-known classics such as O du frohliche [O, you joyful], Stille Nacht [Silent Night] and Lasst uns froh und munter sein [Let us be happy and cheerful]. The first volume includes five Christmas carols from the German-speaking regions. They range from simple but harmonically intriguing settings such as Lieb Nachtigall, wach auf [Dear nightingale, wake up] to eight-part sound paintings with bell-like chimes as in O du frohliche and classical double choir settings such as Resonet in laudibus. The second volume includes five Christmas spirituals with English texts, forming a contrast to the solemn and festive character of the first. The choir can prove its swing and jazz qualities here; the stirring arrangements are a gain for classical Christmas concerts, too. Following the tradition of the spiritual, some settings also require soloists, which can, however, also be recruited from the choir if adequate singers are available. The first piece combines the spirituals It's a Birthday and Wasn't That a Mighty Day to form a medley, Ain't That a Rockin' gives a moment of tranquility before the likewise rousing spirituals Mary Had a Baby and Little David conclude the volume. In both volumes, Howard Arman provides a short preface in German and English, explaining the background of each piece and giving advice on performance.
SKU: AP.48918
UPC: 038081562421. English. American Folk Song.
All aboard for a bouncy rendition of the authentic American train song, a song that has been recorded by many folk artists through the generations. The largely pentatonic tune truly chugs along and includes a few blue notes, adding to the fun. Greg's perky arrangement offers independent voice parts, engaging rhythmic counterpoint, and even a few vocal train whistles---woo woo! No matter which voicing suits your group, be sure to consider adding choreography (available free online), and the toe-tapping SoundTrax accompaniment.