Sing We of the Holy Birth

SKU: GI.G-005830

This well-loved Christmas lullaby and creative adaptation sings of Christ's birth and calls to mind the beauty of that day. Composer and arranger Ellen Coman has presented a harp-like piano accompaniment as the foundation for the simple melody. After the initial unison statement, a countermelody in the second voice adds colorful counterpoint and charming echoes, transforming Infant Holy, Infant Lowly into a valuable Christmas piece for younger or treble choirs.

SKU: JK.01616

Luke 2:7-16, Matthew 2:1-2.

Youthful Christmas anthem for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, appropriate for Christmas festivals: I lifted up my hand to shield my eyes.... What wonder shined so brightly in the skies? I heard a choir of angels singing of a holy birth as I beheld the sign above the earth.
Composer: Thayne Martin
Lyricist: Julia Ryan
Difficulty: Moderately-difficult in rhythms
Performance time: 3:15
Reference: Luke 2:7-16, Matthew 2:1-2.

SKU: LO.99-2179L

UPC: 000308115550.

One miraculous night in Bethlehem changed the course of human history forever. Foretold by Old Testament prophets, the Messiah entered the world and, even more importantly, the hearts of people from all walks of life with a message of hope and love. This holy night is distinctively captured in this musical recounting of Jesus' birth. Blending familiar carols with original Christmas anthems, this work is a timely reminder that the hope born on that first Christmas night is still needed today and ultimately found in the miraculous Child born in Bethlehem. Heart-warming music, inspiring narration, and congregational singing make this piece a moving worship experience for choirs and congregations alike. Performance time: approximately 30 minutes.

SKU: GI.G-9647

UPC: 785147964704. English. Text Source: Anna S. Driscol, fl. 1890s. Text by Anna S. Driscol.

This tender setting has just the right feel for Christmas Eve evening services. The text sings of the Newborn Light breaking into the world at the stable in Bethlehem. Composer Ephrem Feeley was drawn to this text celebrating the starry night after the birth of his daughter Stella (which is Latin for “star”).

SKU: HP.9026

UPC: 763628190262.

Eight familiar favorites by various writers Here is the ninth volume in our successful series of settings for men's choir. Included are eight top-selling, contemporary titles arranged for TTBB voices. There are selections for Christmas, Lent, Pentecost, Communion, and general occasions throughout the year.

SKU: HL.14036190

ISBN 9788759854013. Danish.

Windgeboren belongs to a group of works in which musical conceptions are nourished by the wind as a gathering metaphor of the perceptible but invisible natural forces behind the music. In addition to this image a number of other impressions have arisen during the process of composition which have to some extent left their mark on the three strongly contrasting movements, for example, wind and spirit are said to be expressed by the same word in Hebrew. The archangel Michael is portrayed as the weigher of souls in many wonderful Danish frescos. Saint Michael in the role of standard-bearer and soul leader performs in the offertorium of the Requiem Mass. He leads the souls toward clarity, the holy light, the tripartition: beginning - middle - conclusion; birth - life - death; intonation - passage - hymn. This work is dedicated to Die Michaelstrompeter and Markus Stockhausen.

SKU: CA.3116513

ISBN 9790007209100. Text language: German/English. Text: Franck, Salomo.

The cantata O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad (O Holy spirit's solemn rite) BWV 165 is one of Bach's earliest cantata compositions and was presumably first performed in the Weimar Schlosskirche for Trinity Sunday in 1715. With a simple instrumentation of only strings and basso continuo (including bassoon), the cantata offers an alternative to the later Leipzig cantatas for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, also with regard to the vivid interpretation of the text in the librettos by Salomon Franck. In the two expressive recitatives and the three distinctively different arias, Bach repeatedly emphasizes the central words of the text, which focuses on the meaning of the rebirth of the spirit through baptism. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3116500.

SKU: CA.3116521

Text language: German/English. Text: Franck, Salomo.

The cantata O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad (O Holy spirit's solemn rite) BWV 165 is one of Bach's earliest cantata compositions and was presumably first performed in the Weimar Schlosskirche for Trinity Sunday in 1715. With a simple instrumentation of only strings and basso continuo (including bassoon), the cantata offers an alternative to the later Leipzig cantatas for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, also with regard to the vivid interpretation of the text in the librettos by Salomon Franck. In the two expressive recitatives and the three distinctively different arias, Bach repeatedly emphasizes the central words of the text, which focuses on the meaning of the rebirth of the spirit through baptism. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3116500.

SKU: CA.3116511

ISBN 9790007209087. Text language: German/English. Text: Franck, Salomo.

The cantata O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad (O Holy spirit's solemn rite) BWV 165 is one of Bach's earliest cantata compositions and was presumably first performed in the Weimar Schlosskirche for Trinity Sunday in 1715. With a simple instrumentation of only strings and basso continuo (including bassoon), the cantata offers an alternative to the later Leipzig cantatas for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, also with regard to the vivid interpretation of the text in the librettos by Salomon Franck. In the two expressive recitatives and the three distinctively different arias, Bach repeatedly emphasizes the central words of the text, which focuses on the meaning of the rebirth of the spirit through baptism. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3116500.

SKU: CA.3116512

ISBN 9790007209094. Text language: German/English. Text: Franck, Salomo.

The cantata O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad (O Holy spirit's solemn rite) BWV 165 is one of Bach's earliest cantata compositions and was presumably first performed in the Weimar Schlosskirche for Trinity Sunday in 1715. With a simple instrumentation of only strings and basso continuo (including bassoon), the cantata offers an alternative to the later Leipzig cantatas for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, also with regard to the vivid interpretation of the text in the librettos by Salomon Franck. In the two expressive recitatives and the three distinctively different arias, Bach repeatedly emphasizes the central words of the text, which focuses on the meaning of the rebirth of the spirit through baptism. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3116500.

SKU: CA.3116514

ISBN 9790007209117. Text language: German/English. Text: Franck, Salomo.

The cantata O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad (O Holy spirit's solemn rite) BWV 165 is one of Bach's earliest cantata compositions and was presumably first performed in the Weimar Schlosskirche for Trinity Sunday in 1715. With a simple instrumentation of only strings and basso continuo (including bassoon), the cantata offers an alternative to the later Leipzig cantatas for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, also with regard to the vivid interpretation of the text in the librettos by Salomon Franck. In the two expressive recitatives and the three distinctively different arias, Bach repeatedly emphasizes the central words of the text, which focuses on the meaning of the rebirth of the spirit through baptism. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3116500.

SKU: CA.2704411

ISBN 9790007199333. Language: Latin.

Following the Carus recording (Carus 83.169) of Ristori's Mass for the most holy birth of our Lord, this important discovery among the music of the Dresden Court is now presented in a critical edition. Its festive character is marked by a polished instrumentation, powerful choruses and highly expressive solo parts. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2704400.

SKU: CA.2704413

ISBN 9790007199357. Language: Latin.

Following the Carus recording (Carus 83.169) of Ristori's Mass for the most holy birth of our Lord, this important discovery among the music of the Dresden Court is now presented in a critical edition. Its festive character is marked by a polished instrumentation, powerful choruses and highly expressive solo parts. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2704400.