SKU: HL.125013
UPC: 884088986506. 6.75x10.5 inches.
A well-known text set by a veteran composer who knows how to make it singularly superior. The melody is immediately entrancing, a middle section introduces a high church chant-like, liturgical sound, then the melody resumes and brings us home. The passionate lyrics, although from scripture, make it appropriate for church and concert use.
SKU: HL.49004014
ISBN 9790001040518. German.
SKU: HL.48024856
ISBN 9781784545598. UPC: 840126910803. 7.5x10.25x0.03 inches.
From one of the UK's bright, emerging choral composers, Rhiannon Randle, is this sublime setting of the familiar Latin text. O nata lux is a personal reflection on the compelling and timeless choral atmosphere depicted by the famous Thomas Tallis setting of these words. Dedicated to the memory of Randle's late grandmother, the work balances a sense of intimate prayer and meditation with a spiritual declamation of the “light born of light.†To see hope and new life in despair and death - for in the darkness we have seena great light - chimes as much with the season of Advent as it does with personal loss. The lilting homophony of the opening is characterised by light tenuti, intended to provide a sense of gentle ebb and flow, almost as if to accentuate the natural emphases of speech. This then broadens into a polyphonic cascade, which hints at Bruckner as much as paying homage to Tallis's own setting. O nata lux is an exciting addition to the Contemporary Choral Series, suitable for intermediate to advanced choirs looking to support and program new music by outstanding young composers.
SKU: MN.50-2504
UPC: 688670525049.
A spirited, festive setting of this popular spiritual. Challenging for choir, but worth the work. Great program piece for college or advanced church choirs.
SKU: A8.MIX051
Try this in your Christmas concert if you want a calm reflective moment. Its haunting melodic setting provides an enticing mood that sounds vocally advanced, but is actually technically within the grasp of most choirs.
SKU: HL.49045613
ISBN 9790001166164. UPC: 841886032538. 7.5x11.0x0.05 inches. Latin.
The extremely compositional versatility of Enjott Schneider is evident even in the small(est) form of choral music. In his about four-and-a-half-minute sacred choral work Ubi caritas for six-part mixed a cappella choir (SSAATB), the award-winning composer combines various musical elements like freely created Gregorian near-quotations, unison passages, sounds of fifths and colourful harmonies, frequent changes of time, as well as meticulously graded dynamic levels into a harmonious whole. Imbued with calmness and sensuality, the church music composition is based on the text of a Latin antiphon from the Maundy Thursday liturgy. According to the composer, these anonymous verses represent for him the central statement of Christian faith: Ubi Caritas - Where there is love, there is God!In his about four-and-a-half-minute sacred choral work Ubi caritas for six-part mixed a cappella choir (SSAATB), Enjott Schneider combines various musical elements like freely created Gregorian near-quotations, unison passages, sounds of fifths and colourful harmonies, frequent changes of time, as well as meticulously graded dynamic levels into a harmonious whole. According to the composer, the text represents for him the central statement of Christian faith: Ubi Caritas - Where there is love, there is God!
SKU: GI.G-10716
Spanish. Text Source: Filipenses / Philippians 2:6-11, La Biblia Latinoamérica Scripture: Philippians 2:6–11.
Commissioned by the American Federation Pueri Cantores to showcase diversity within the Spanish-language choral repertoire, this advanced choral piece written for SATB voices and piano accompaniment is a setting of Philippians chapter 2, in which Saint Paul exalts Christ as the “name above all names†for having taken on human form to die on the cross. The piece is in three sections, mirroring the three-part form of the scripture passage: a gentle, stoic homophonic opening in C major, a polyphonic, somber middle section in A minor at the words “even death on a cross,†and an exuberant section in A major climaxing in the final statement that “Christ Jesus is the Lord!†For choirs looking for a musical challenge and an opportunity to showcase the choral arts using scriptural texts in Spanish, this masterful work makes for a tremendous concert piece, prelude or liturgical anthem. Listen to this piece performed at the NPM 2022 National Convention Choral Institute Concert below:.
SKU: HL.49045555
ISBN 9790001164337. UPC: 841886031043. 7.5x10.75x0.055 inches. Latvian.
The effective choral setting is based on texts by the Latvian national poet Velta Toma whose works are characterized by her having lived in exile in Canada for decades. At the heart of her Latvian Prayer, too, is the yearning for love, family ties and a certain melancholy patriotism. The full symphonic sound of the catchy choral piece is not only due to the organ accompaniment, but also to the division into eight voice groupings.
SKU: HL.1412179
UPC: 196288195726. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.
The Formosa Singers from Taiwan are one of the world's renowned choral groups. They commission unbelievably creative and beautiful works by local composers. Pavane Publishing is very proud to launch a new choral series with them under the editorial excellence of Cristian Grases. Each edition is published in Taiwanese and IPA and English translations. You can hear the kitten playing and chasing a mouse, no matter what language is spoken in this delightful piece. This is an excellent cultural choice to bring to your audiences; for advanced high school, community choirs and university ensembles.
SKU: HL.1412181
UPC: 196288195740. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.
The Formosa Singers from Taiwan are one of the world's renowned choral groups. They commission unbelievably creative and beautiful works by local composers. Pavane Publishing is very proud to launch a new choral series with them under the editorial excellence of Cristian Grases. Each edition is published in Taiwanese and IPA and English translations. The first folksong is a harvest song and captures the sounds of people working in the field. The second folksong seeks consolation for the friends and family we miss. The third folksong returns to the harvest with energy and joy in completing the toils in a cheerful dance. Each song is short and together make an excellent cultural choice to bring to your audiences; for advanced high school, community choirs and university ensembles.
SKU: SU.80201003
Commissioned for premiere at the 2010 ACDA Southern Division Convention in Memphis, this piece is written for advanced high school or collegiate mixed ensembles, a cappella. Begins quietly, then moves into a rhythmically engaging Allegro and ends with a flourish. The text praises the power of singing 16 page octavo Published by: Dunstan House.
SKU: HL.49017921
ISBN 9790220131509. UPC: 884088567590. 8.25x11.75x0.062 inches. English.
Composed for the Alwinton and Holystone Church Choir near the composer's home in Northumberland, John Casken sets Christina Rossetti's In the bleak mid-winter - a poem popularised by Gustav Holts' setting of the same name for SATB choir and organ. A traditional carol based on the nativity it paints a vivid picture of the chill of winter and is ideal for choirs wishing to move away from the well-known whilst retaining an element of tradition. Constantly flowing organ lines create a sense of unease but this is uplifting music with subtle crescendos and powerful homophonic writing for the voices.
SKU: HL.49044717
ISBN 9790001200813. UPC: 841886023291. 8.25x11.75 inches. English.
This choral fantasy by Roger Pelger is a setting of Thomas Moore's 19th century text focusing on the creation. A great addition to the chamber choir repertoire.
SKU: HL.1432572
UPC: 196288203230.
“Fyer, fyer!” is a new setting of the Renaissance madrigal text by Thomas Morley, first made famous by Monteverdi's setting. The piece is an installment in Brian Sidders's long-term project of re-setting the texts of historic choral works. Polychords and changing meters depict the combination of excitement and fear that comes with the flames of new love. A perfect choice for advanced ensembles who want a fresh take on a classic choral text!
SKU: HL.1432571
UPC: 196288203223.
“Ecco mormorar l'onde” is a new setting of the 16th-century poem by Torquato Tasso, first made famous in a setting by Monteverdi. This new piece is an installment in Brian Sidders's long-term project of re-setting the texts of historic choral works. Layered entrances and lively mixed-meter rhythms paint a picture for the listener of waves and flora moving in the breeze. A perfect choice for advanced ensembles who want a fresh take on a classic choral text!
SKU: HL.49001152
ISBN 9790001010344. German.
SKU: HL.49014346
ISBN 9790220106781. Italian - English.
SKU: HL.49025329
ISBN 9790001010351. German.
SKU: GI.G-9610
UPC: 785147961000. Latin. Text Source: Attr. Ambrose of Milan, 340–397. Text by Ambrose of Milan.
Composer's Notes When I met Kelsey Rose in Oxford in St. Stephen’s House chapel over the summer of 2017, we had both just attended a very moving candlelit concert by Westminster Williamson Voices, featuring my setting of “Tenebrae lumini.†I was delighted to be asked to write a piece for compline in Princeton University Chapel, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Anglican/Episcopal chaplaincy at Princeton University. “Aurora†is the result of that meeting. Composing by commission often throws up some interesting challenges. The piece had to fit both as an accompanying piece to the plainchant of compline, whilst simultaneously being a celebratory anthem. I was instantly drawn back to the poetry and hymns of St. Ambrose of Milan, particularly “Aurora iam spargit polum.†Fragments of chant (both real and imagined) are used to create the powerful imagery of the descending golden light of dawn. The piece reaches its climax with the plea for the despair of night to “vanish,†which it then does, leaving the sopranos alone on a high G.
SKU: HL.48025344
UPC: 196288176428.
A setting of verses 7 and 8 of Psalm 57 ('My heart, O God, is steadfast. I will sing and make music. Awake, my soul! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn.') this work celebrates music's importance in the worship of God. A short motet, particularly suitable as an introit, My heart, O God portraits the captivating allure of music and singing, skilfully weaving luscious harmonies and intricate divisi passages within the vocal parts. Suitable for advanced or intermediate choirs looking for a very rewarding challenge.
SKU: HL.49046013
ISBN 9790001205597. UPC: 842819103011. German.
Mixed Choir SATB a cappella.
