NFMC 2016-2020 Piano Hymn Event Primary D Selection-This series of sacred solos includes favorite hymns gospel songs spirituals and sacred music from classical repertoire. The selections have been made to appeal to students of all ages and also with regard to popularity in many different churches. Some of the hymn tunes may be known with different titles and lyrics. Selections with two verses are arranged so that the second verse is in a different key. Level 3 includes: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name - Amazing Grace - Ave Maria - Blessed Assurance - Blest Be the Tie That Binds - Come Ye Thankful People Come - Fairest Lord Jesus - God of Our Fathers - Holy Holy Holy - Lead On O King Eternal - Lonesome Road - My Heart EverFaithful - Stand Up Stand Up for Jesus - Sweet Hour of Prayer - This Is My Father's World.
SKU: HL.48022495
ISBN 9781476871486. UPC: 884088669676. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Texts: Latin and EnglishPublisher: Boosey & HawkesDifficulty level: 3The 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 children's 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 minutesPaul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011.
SKU: BA.BA06947
ISBN 9790006498673. 27 x 19 cm inches.
Johann Vierdanck (1605-1646) was a choirboy in Dresden and a pupil of Heinrich Schütz. After short stays in Lübeck and Copenhagen he became an organist at St Mary's in Stralsund. His 1641 collection of 45 „sacred concerts“ appeared in several editions reflecting its popularity among his contemporaries. All the settings are based on Luther's translation of the Bible and are related stylistically to Heinrich Schütz's „Symphoniae sacrae“ (1629) and “Kleine geistliche Konzerte” (1636). The three psalm settings in this volume are ideally suited for small choirs or solo voices in church or concert performance.
