SKU: GI.G-1840
UPC: 785147184003. Text by Christian H. Bateman.
SKU: MN.50-4020
UPC: 688670540202.
Based on GELOBT SEI GOTT. Instrumental color, interest, excitement. Vocal variety. Substantial work.
SKU: MN.50-4047
UPC: 688670540479.
This favorite Easter text and tune (GELOBT SEI GOTT) is set in a joyous and festive style. The setting features elegant part-writing and brilliant alleluias which create an Easter anthem that can be used throughout the Easter season. The addition of handbells will create an even more festive mood.
SKU: MN.50-5331
UPC: 688670553318. English.
A hymn anthem with the themes of unity, thanksgiving, and outreach based on a Mary Jackson Cathey text. Features creative use of several optional instrumental combinations.
SKU: GI.G-001265
SKU: GI.G-7832
UPC: 785147783206. English. Text Source: African American spiritual.
This contemporary adaptation of an African American spiritual will have many uses in your church—during Lent, when themes of conversion are emphasized, services of reconciliation, ordinary time. It is also extremely versatile in its presentation, adjusting to your available forces and the willingness of the congregation to participate. C instrument or Oboe .
SKU: MN.50-9038
UPC: 688670590382.
Intense emotional arrangement of African-American Spiritual. Original melody presented by alto solo. Choir follows with modern harmonization that includes melodic variation. Dramatic setting.
SKU: MN.50-1054
UPC: 688670510540.
Warm, tender reflection on meaning of Christmas. Attractive quasi-folk style melody, lush harmonies, graceful choral lines. Three stanzas Unison (1 with Descant), 1 stanza SATB.
SKU: GI.G-10589
UPC: 785147058915. English. Text Source: Victimae Paschali laudes, ascr. Wipo of Burgundy, d.1048, tr. Peter J. Scagnelli; Translation: Peter Scagnelli.
This setting was inspired by the liturgical practice of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, under the direction of Jehan Revert, Maître de chapelle. It consists of a new harmonization, as well the addition of a congregational refrain, using an English translation of the Easter Sequence by Peter J. Scagnelli.
SKU: MN.50-1067
UPC: 688670510670.
Traditional text and tune RENDEZ A DIEU. Substantial setting through-composed. Independent trumpet parts. Instrumental parts included.
SKU: MN.60-2002
UPC: 688670620027. English.
Classic German chorale LOBT GOTT, IHR CHRISTEN. Independent accompaniment with trumpet supporting melody. 3 stanzas Unison, 2 stanzas SATB. Reproducible congregational hymn sheet included. Also as hymn anthem without congregation or Trumpet. Trumpeter plays from score.
SKU: HL.49019648
ISBN 9790001192972. Latin.
Above the central prayer of Christianity, the composition with its dense sounds and atmospheric colours develops a mood of profound awe and self-contained strength. An expressive composition of our new composer Pascal Martine - personally recommended by the editors of your choral department!
SKU: GI.G-9372
UPC: 785147937203. English. Text by Adam M. L. Tice.
This accessible anthem, in the words of the composer, offers the Christian community “a strong and lyric expression of the way in which Christians are called to make their lives a song of praise and gratitude.†The ecumenical text by Adam Tice is appropriate for worship and other gatherings. This work is intended as a choral anthem, but the melody can easily be sung by an assembly as a hymn.
SKU: GI.G-10573
English, Spanish. Text by Christian Leanos.
SKU: AU.9781506496870
ISBN 9781506496870. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Haydn’s eighth setting of the ordinary of the mass was composed in 1782 for performance in Mariazell, Austria. Ryan Kelly has selected the brief opening portion of the Gloria for this anthem, featuring Haydn’s exuberant, straightforward homophonic choral writing true to the Classical era. The accompaniment is an approachable orchestra reduction for piano with optional trumpets and timpani. Accessible for most SATB ensembles, this anthem offers choirs the exciting opportunity to sing an excerpt from a large-scale choral work.
SKU: AU.9781506495446
ISBN 9781506495446. 7 x 10.26 inches.
SKU: AU.9781506495392
ISBN 9781506495392. 7 x 10.25 inches.
A festive arrangement of the familiar hymn by David Cherwien is set in classical hymn concertato style. The introduction for organ and trumpet gives way to congregation and choral stanzas with varied accompaniments and descants for voice and trumpet. Stanza three is written for choir only and reflects the text â??let the servant church arise in beautifully ascending passages. An uplifting addition to the Augsburg Choral Hymn Series that highlights the need for social justice and care of neighbors.
SKU: GI.G-8618
UPC: 785147861805. English. Text Source: Revelation 19:6, 11:15, 19:16. Scripture: Revelation 11:15, Revelation 19:6, 16.
The “Hallelujah†chorus is the final movement of part two of Handel’s Messiah, the part that comments on Christ’s crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. The text of the chorus, assembled from Biblical passages by the oratorio’s librettist, Charles Jennens, is from Revelation 19:6, 11:15, and 19:16: “Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever. KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.†This edition has been prepared from the first published score in 1767, with comparisons to Handel’s autograph manuscript now housed in the British Museum. The text has been reproduced here without alterations. However, the beamings of the vocal parts have been modernized for ease of reading (the original material has flags instead of beams for every separate syllable). The piano accompaniment is a reduction of the orchestral material: the first and second violin parts are represented in the upper staff, with only occasional inclusion of the viola, trumpet, and timpani parts, the basso continuo, in its original form, is in the bottom staff. The GIA Historical Music Series edited by Dennis Shrock, presents repertoire suitable for performance by public school, college and university, church, and community ensembles, with the purpose of making available to today’s conductors lesser-known and previously difficult-to-procure historical masterpieces. The music, drawn from the Renaissance through the Romantic eras, is in performance editions based on the most current and rigorous scholarly research. The musical scores reflect original intent of notation, with all editorial markings and emendations clearly identified as such. In addition, preface material accompanying the music contains literal translations of foreign language texts and information regarding the lives of the composers, genres, and relevant performance practices. Dennis Shrock is Director of Choral Activities at Texas Christian University. He has been called one of the top choral scholars in the United States and has received a number of awards for his work. He received a bachelor's degree in music education from Westminster Choir College and both master's and doctoral degrees in choral conducting from Indiana University.
SKU: AU.9781506495279
ISBN 9781506495279. 7 x 10.25 inches.
A master of choral writing, Walter L. Pelz has lovingly set his own confirmation verse, John 8:31-32, in a well-crafted anthem that is a joy to sing. The anthem is laid out in three sections, opening with an expressive chordal section, followed by a bold and festive choral fugue, and concluding with a majestic homophonic coda. Ideally suited for confirmation, Reformation Sunday, festivals, and other church celebrations.
SKU: AU.9781506495293
ISBN 9781506495293. 7 x 10.25 inches.
Originally published in 1978, this expressive and dynamic anthem from Undine Smith Moore is ideal for Lent or anytime a choral setting of the Kyrie is needed, and it has now been re-released in the St. Olaf Choral Series. Editor Anton Armstrong notes that Undine Smith Moore was often referred to as the “Dean of Black Women Composers, and while many of her compositions are concert arrangements of African American spirituals, this piece is an original work written in the harmonic and melodic style of a spiritual. Suggestions by the editors provide tips for smaller choirs who wish to sing this anthem.
SKU: AU.9781506492407
ISBN 9781506492407. 7x10.25 inches.
Michael Dennis Browne's poem imploring us to use our lives for the service and beauty of others is set to music by Carolyn Jennings in a flowing, lyrical anthem. The buoyant choral writing is of medium difficulty while the piano accompaniment provides childlike energy under the choir with masterful arpeggios that require a careful touch. A beautiful addition to the St. Olaf Choral Series.
SKU: AU.9781506495200
ISBN 9781506495200. 7 x 10.25 inches.
Conveying the dreamlike mood of the William Blake poem that begins, â??Sweet dreams, sleep, sleep happy child, this anthem by David Hurd features sumptuous, jazz-inflected harmonies that gently sway beneath expressive choral writing. The piece was originally published in 1994 for SATB choir with organ. In this new edition, Hurd has added a C instrument part as well as new accompaniment option for flute, oboe, horn, violin I and II, viola, cello, and bass.
SKU: GI.G-7348
UPC: 785147734802. English. Text Source: Ref.: Ephesians 5:1–2a, adapt. JH, vv.: inspired by the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Signing of the Senses. Text by Jeffrey Honoré.
Flute, clarinet and violin parts are optional For cantor or soloist.
SKU: AU.9781506495262
ISBN 9781506495262. 7 x 10.25 inches.
Zebulon Highben makes Psalm 46 come to life with musical text-painting that supports the dramatic shifts in mood within the psalm. A lyrical unison line sings of the trials of the world and then shifts to dynamic choral exclamations of “nations in uproar. The constancy of God as our refuge is represented in a reoccurring antiphon which can include the assembly. Ideal for Reformation Sunday and during Lent.
SKU: AU.9781506495286
ISBN 9781506495286. 7 x 10.25 inches.
Written in the beloved choral hymn tradition, Olaf C. Christiansenâ??s uplifting and energetic arrangement of this well-loved Advent hymn nearly sings itself. Arranged for a St. Olaf Christmas Festival in the late 1960s, this new edition allows choirs to continue to enjoy the beauty of this rich tradition.
