God with me. This a beautiful and meditative setting of a translated text from Carmina Gadelica, a collection of Gaelic hymns, prayers, and other texts. With gentle suspensions and exquisite harmonies, this anthem by Quartel is warm, refreshing, and uplifting, perfectly demonstrating her signature style.
SKU: OU.9780193530270
ISBN 9780193530270. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB and piano This is a beautiful setting of an evocative poem by Emily Dickinson that explores the symbolization of hope as a bird. Quartel offers soaring melodic lines, rich harmonies, and a fluttering accompaniment to illustrate the persistence of hope even through hardship.
SKU: OU.9780193565869
ISBN 9780193565869. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB and piano The text, by Steven Heighton, is a secular rewriting of Psalm 23 'The Lord is my shepherd'. Quartel pairs the contemplative message with powerful textures and driving triplet rhythms. The wind is my shepherd was premiered at Carnegie Hall in April 2023.
SKU: OU.9780193551046
ISBN 9780193551046. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB, with piano or drum or unaccompanied The Sarah Quartel Songbook brings together a selection of the composer's best-loved pieces for mixed voices, including favourites such as Sing, my Child, Voice on the Wind, and Swept Away.
SKU: OU.9780193550827
ISBN 9780193550827. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB and piano This atmospheric setting of familiar words from Shakespeare's As You Like It is sprightly and uplifting, with singers being asked by the composer to perform with 'a bit of frost and a knowing smile'. Also available in a version for SSA and piano, and solo voice and piano (high/low).
SKU: OU.9780193550773
ISBN 9780193550773. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. With its valedictory message, it would make a fitting end to a performance, perhaps as an encore item.
SKU: OU.9780193543690
ISBN 9780193543690. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied This a cappella setting of evocative words by E. Pauline Johnson is immediately appealing, with its playful, swinging syncopations and dancing scat accompaniment. Also available in a version for SSAA in the Songbird series.
SKU: OU.9780193526433
ISBN 9780193526433. 10 x 7 inches.
For soprano duet and SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied In this beautiful, atmospheric arrangement of Franz Gruber's 'Silent night' Sarah Quartel employs choral divisi and unexpected harmonies to create a lush bed of sound over which the soprano duet soars.
SKU: OU.9780193562981
ISBN 9780193562981. 11 x 9 inches.
For SATB (with SAT semi-chorus) and cello Quartel has chosen a powerful combination of texts by Hildegard von Bingen and Mother Teresa for this emotive choral work. The main choir is accompanied by a small ensemble singing the word 'love' with rippling ostinati and a solo cello contributing lyrical melodic lines and broken chords.
SKU: OU.9780193525634
ISBN 9780193525634. 10 x 7 inches.
The Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs is the perfect resource for secular choirs and singing groups who like the flexibility to perform songs in a range of combinations from unison to SATB. Each piece may be performed by a mixed choir, but is also presented with flexible scoring options, clearly explained throughout, enabling performance by various combinations of singers, including upper voices or men's voices alone. As well as new arrangements of existing repertoire, the collection also features newly commissioned original works, specially written for flexible forces.
SKU: OU.9780193568143
ISBN 9780193568143. 10 x 7 inches.
For unison voices (with opt. second part) and piano This atmospheric setting of familiar words from Shakespeare's As You Like It is sprightly and uplifting, with singers being asked by the composer to perform with 'a bit of frost and a knowing smile'. Also available in versions for SATB, SSA, high solo voice, and low solo voice.
