SKU: GI.G-9989
UPC: 785147998907. English, Latin. Text Source: Matthew 5:7â??9, alt. Scripture: Matthew 5:7â??9.
The percussion part is for djembe and triangle/finger cymbals.
UPC: 785147998907. English, Latin. Text Source: Matthew 5:7–9, alt. Scripture: Matthew 5:7–9.
SKU: GI.G-9673
UPC: 785147967309. English, Latin. Text Source: Matthew 5:7–9, alt. Scripture: Matthew 5:7–9.
The percussion part is for djembe and triangle/finger cymbals. Hear the song and follow along with the score in the video below:.
SKU: GI.G-9989INST
UPC: 785147998990.
SKU: CA.328970
ISBN 9790007169657. Key: G major. Language: German.
SKU: CA.318330
ISBN 9790007155599. Key: A major. Language: German. Text: von Fallersleben, Hoffmann. Text: Hoffmann von Fallersleben.
SKU: PE.EP68578
ISBN 9790300759630. English.
Of Time and Passing (2016) is a cycle of three choral songs written specifically for the London-based ensemble, VOCES8, taking into consideration their versatilityand ability to beautifully intone a range of vocal colors with precision and grace.
The first song, I. Life, sets my translation of the poem A Vida by Brazilian poet Olavo Bilac (1865-1918), a poet I discovered while studying Brazilian Portuguese at the University of Michigan. I was drawn both to the simplicity of the text and to the possibilities of teasing out dual contrasting moods. In the beginning and end, this song explores a texture that is very much alive: wave-like contours, throbbing sounds, and plenty of flowing movement. Rising eighth-note motives in particular emphasize the fleetingness of life. But in the middle of the song, the listener is given a slowed-down atmosphere to savor life's beauty.
II. To Everything a Season capitalizes on VOCES8's ability to effectively interpret popular genres a cappella. This ancient text is taken from Ecclesiastes (dated around 300 B.C.) but I set it to a modern, rhythmically-regular and percussive pop-style idiom. Since popular music in whatever era is designedto appeal to a specific ?present time?, it is by its very nature ephemeral, and therefore seemed an apt metaphor to evoke the transitory nature of seasons.
III. Into Your Hands, confines the writing into no more than four parts, often with octave unisons.This creates a more direct and word-focused setting in which the Psalmist?s urgent words are placed at the forefront. Largely homophonic, this song is at times chorale-like, at times madrigal-like,finall y relinquishing it?s tension into peaceful rest, proclaiming ?You have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God??
- Daniel Knaggs
SKU: PE.EP68745
ISBN 9790300762142. English.
Deep River is a 5-minute work arranged for SSAA and piano by American composer Shawn Okpebholo. This beautiful arrangement of the famous traditional song of faith and hope brings calm alongside a sorrowful hope. The slow piano writing is as much an independent part as an accompaniment, helping to bring about a sense of peace and reflection. Deep River was written for the Wheaton College Women's Chorale conducted by Mary Hopper.