SKU: CA.1242600
ISBN 9790007093754. Language: German. Text: Ehni, Jorg. Text: Jorg Ehni.
SKU: AP.51100
UPC: 038081581378. Lat.
Celebrating the marvels of modern architecture, this well-constructed tenor/bass feature salutes human achievement and perseverance. Engineered especially for changed and changing voices, this innovative original provides an appropriate blueprint for developing ensembles. Listen for the sturdy piano and percussion accompaniment that suggests the sound of a growing cityscape. Eyes on the skyline!
About Alfred Choral Designs
The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: CF.CM9755
ISBN 9781491162439. UPC: 680160921188. Key: D minor. English. Matthew Arnold (1822-1888).
The luminous text of the poem Dover Beach by English poet Matthew Arnold is the inspiration for the rolling and weaving melodies of this undulating piece. In his writing, Arnold ponders how the vastness of the sea and the thrashing waves that crash on the sand and rocks seem to mirror the melancholy in his heart. He comes back to the steadfast nature of the cliffs of England that allow the light of the moon to gleam across and then scatter into darkness. The echoing phrases are intended to create concrete repetitions that mirror the original unison melody with minor deviations. In turn, the driving passages will challenge the performer while providing arpeggiated accompaniment to propel them forward.INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES and RANGES: This work is composed for the needs of tenor-bass voices, with both a reasonable range and comfortable tessitura. The call-and-response sections allow for singers to easily hear their part while developing harmonic foundations and listening skills. Sustained phrases are strategically written to strengthen breath support and the passaggio during the challenges of navigating through various phases of vocal development. Â The descant portion is a great option for solos or small ensembles.
SKU: CF.CM9531
ISBN 9781491150634. UPC: 680160908134. 6.875 x 10.5 inches.
Asleep in the Deep, refers to those who have drowned while at sea. Patti Drennan's adaptation of Arthur Lamb's text is a love story about a sailor, his sweetheart, and the fate they meet while in a tragic storm at sea. Rhythmic and somewhat stormy throughout, this is an excellent and appropriate selection for developing tenor-bass choirs of all sizes.
SKU: CF.CM9342
ISBN 9780825893889. UPC: 798408093884. 6.875 x 10.5 inches.
Matthew Herman, new to the Carl Fischer Choral Catalog, has arranged this fun, traditional Irish folk song for TB voices and tenor solo in an accessible setting. Laden with tongue twisting Irish brogue, it is sure to be a concert pleaser and can further be enhanced with the addition of the optional violin!
SKU: SU.12800084
Vol. 84 — J.S. BACH: 436 Two-Part Chorales — Essential Studies in Counterpoint, Musicianship & Sight-Reading (169 pages). This premium Urtext edition presents Bach’s 436 four-part chorales with the inner voices (alto and tenor) removed, which is equal in difficulty to the Grades 3-4 lines in BachScholar’s bestselling Sight-Reading & Harmony. These simple yet profoundly beautiful 436 chorales serve as excellent preparation for the reading and playing of pieces featuring 1:1 and 1:2 counterpoint, such as two-part Inventions and fugues, and make Bach’s chorales accessible to less advanced students who are unable to play all four parts. Performers will marvel at the clear and easy to read manuscript and will be delighted in having no page turns between chorales. The 436 chorales are arranged in alphabetical order (in German) according to each chorale melody (hymn tune), which are accompanied with English translations. This edition also includes a 15-page table of contents with background information of each chorale, a list of the chorales in BWV order for easy reference, and an alphabetical list of composers of the chorale melodies. Ideal for piano and organ teachers and students as well as college and university courses in ear training, sight-reading, harmony, theory, and counterpoint. Published by: BachScholar.
SKU: GI.G-10679
ISBN 9781622776443.
This collection of motets for SA(T)B voices is the ideal supplement for advanced choral conducting and rehearsal methods courses. Each brief motet incorporates musical characteristics that require conductors to execute a variety of skills and techniques, including dynamic changes, cues and preparations, tempo changes, legato and staccato patterns, the use of the left hand, and more. These original motets feature fragments of standard Latin text with relatively simple but musically interesting construction, flexible tenor and bass voicing, and optional piano accompaniment—making them well suited for standalone performance in church and school settings as well. A brief note for conductors precedes each work, and the booklet concludes with a concise but masterful guide to score study as well as an evaluation rubric for student conductors. A beautiful and versatile collection of motets for any context! Richard Nance brings over forty-five years of teaching experience with public school, church, community, and collegiate choirs to the composition of this collection of motets. He has many years of experience teaching conducting and music methods courses at Pacific Lutheran University, and his choirs have regularly performed at conferences sponsored by ACDA, NAfME, and NCCO. He has also published several choral works and has a featured series with Walton Music.
SKU: CU.EC11431
