SKU: MN.30-801
UPC: 688670308017.
Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart. Optional Choir Chimes add haunting dimension. 4 octaves (42 bells) 5 octaves (51 bells) 6 octaves (59 bells) opt. 3 octave Choir Chimes (24 chimes).
SKU: GI.G-001749
A collection of Spirit-filled prayers that reflect on the events of day-by-day living, be they the seasons of the Church's calendar or nature's calendar, moments joyful, awe-inspiring, sorrowful, or even mundane. With a writer's sense honed by years of music-making for God's glory, the author crafts these moments, familiar to all readers, into compelling and inspiring meditations.
SKU: DY.DO-1521
ISBN 9782897963019.
Dedicated to the luminary Steve Cowan, …empty mind, open heart… is a four-movement suite that centers around the intervals of a fifth and a tritone. Each movement is inspired by a quote from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. The opening movement is a meditation. The aleatoric rhythms and pacing of the notes are guided by the breathing of the performer, according to specific instructions in the score. Out of that atmosphere emerges a fluid, serene series of arpeggios in irregular rhythms in the second movement. Each new chord changes only one or two notes at a time in a gradual evolution over time. The third movement is a study in rhythm, sometimes dizzying. And the piece ends with a heartfelt, mostly quiet soliloquy.Dédiée à la sommité Steve Cowan, … esprit vide, cœur ouvert… est une suite en quatre mouvements centrée sur les intervalles d'une quinte et d'un triton. Chaque mouvement est inspiré d'une citation du Tao Te Ching de Lao Tseu. Le mouvement d’ouverture est une méditation. Les rythmes aléatoires et le rythme des notes sont guidés par la respiration de l'interprète, selon des instructions spécifiques de la partition. De cette atmosphère émerge une série d’arpèges fluides et sereins aux rythmes irréguliers dans le deuxième mouvement. Chaque nouvel accord ne change qu'une ou deux notes à la fois selon une évolution progressive dans le temps. Le troisième mouvement est une étude du rythme, parfois vertigineuse. Et la pièce se termine par un monologue sincère, plutôt calme.
SKU: HP.776
UPC: 763628107765.
This is a first published collection of hymns by Rusty Edwards. He not only authors texts, but is a talented composer as well. Many of his hymns have found their way into all of the major denominational hymnals.
SKU: LO.20-1665L
ISBN 9781429131643.
This hymn tune is given fresh life in an inventive setting. The original introductory material, key changes, and creative harmonies heighten the meditative and ethereal quality of this piece.
SKU: HL.1189332
UPC: 196288130857. 6.75x10.5x0.008 inches.
Sometimes profundity emerges through simplicity. Composer Matthew Emery specializes in making musical statements that carry all the harmonic weight of a divisi choir, while using only four voice parts. This meditative piece matches his musical artistry with the wisdom of polymath Rabindranath Tagore. Sing it through on sounds without words, then add the text, and you will be transported.
SKU: MN.56-0024
UPC: 688670220296. Latin. Matthew 5:3-11.
Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For two soloists and treble chorus (SS,) organ, cello, synthesizer, and handbells, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. The text is set entirely in Latin in a chant-like style, first by the soloist with all voices joining as the piece progresses. Marked by rhapsodic melismas, the music is meditative but joyful. Duration 6:43
SKU: BP.HB112
Arranged for 4 octave handbell choir. Level 2+. Transcription of the John Ness Beck anthem A Quiet Heart.
SKU: GI.G-8206
UPC: 785147820604. English. Text Source: Based on Confessions of St. Augustine. Text by Tony Alonso.
With a text based on Confessions of St. Augustine, this song of comfort extols the surety of God’s love for us. Appropriate for times of reflection or meditation, this moving work sings of the peace found when we allow our restless hearts to find a home in God. While effective with piano and choir alone, the addition of string quartet, flute, and horn in F adds depth and enhances the legato line of the melody. For cantor or soloist. Instrument parts are optional.
