A Cappella Americana: SATB: Vocal Score

A Spiritual Reflection is an African-American spiritual piece which has been beautifully arranged by Moses Hogan for SATB (divisi) a cappella. The song is based on I Am A Poor Pilgrim and Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child and a piano accompaniment is scored for rehearsal purposes.

No. 1 from Heavenly Home: Three American Songs-This enduring gospel favourite is set with a straight-forward first verse and chorus. The next two verses combine traditional bluegrass vocal style with counterpoint and fugue resulting in a crescendo of excitement.

Opus 70-Three short pieces for mixed chorus a cappella: 1. Fire and Ice 2. Richard Cory 3. sweet spring is your

for SATB Choir unaccompanied-To Sleep by Thea Musgrave for unaccompanied SATB choir. This 5 minute piece sets text by John Keats. This work originally entitled ‘Midnight’ was written in 1992 for Laura Lane and the Nova Singers for the American Choral Directors National Convention in San Antonio Texas March 4th 1993. It has now been completely revised and is retitled ‘To Sleep’. 'It is notably contrapuntal in texture with homophonic textures employed only for occasional emphasis demonstrating her assured and sensative word-setting and subtle handling of harmonic nuance'. Choir & Organ December2017

American Folk Song-From a set of three a cappella American folk hymns. A complex SAATTBB weaving of the rhythmic favorite Who Will Come And Go With me? I'm Bound For The Promised Land

Novello New Choral Series-Craig McLeish writes of The Negro Speaks of Rivers; Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was the first black American to earn his living from writing. He was an innovator of jazz poetry becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote plays short stories novels and his poetry was widely read. He was also a journalist columnist and lecturer. The Negro Speaks of Rivers was perhaps his earliest published work written when only 17 and while travelling by train to Mexico to visit his father. As the train crossed the Mississippi he suddenly began thinking about how rivers had impacted on Negro history particularly in the fight against slavery.The four rivers mentioned in the poem lent themselves to using musical influences from those particular regions. However I have tried to keep these links fairly tenuous to avoid overt pastiche. A few years ago I was fortunate enough to work with Congolese musicians. These sessions led to the intricate rhythms in The Congo. The Mississippi mentions New Orleans so a jazz fugue seemed the most appropriate compositional device to weave into the texture. The spirit of The Nile was gauged from many hours listening avidly to Egyptian music.Craig McLeish began his musical life as a chorister at St Paul’s Cathedral. As a bass guitarist conductor musical arranger and composer he has worked with a wide variety of groups in several genres and scored a hit with the cult pop band ‘Fat & Frantic’. He is musical director of Young Voices UK and conducts several youth and community choirs in and around Milton Keynes. Listen to an excerpt from Craig McLeish's The Negro Speaks Of Rivers:  

Sweet Honey in the Rock's musical sound has been described in High Fidelity magazine as “breathtaking excursions into harmony singing” and in Down Beat as “neck-hair raising”. This six-memberAfrican-American a cappella women's group has just celebrated its 25th anniversary. This wonderful collection compiled and edited by Ysaye M. Barnwell features three original compositions and one traditional song arrangement byeach of the five singing members. The songs are presented in choral score for easy use by vocal ensembles. Also includes a moving foreword by Harry Belafonte an introduction by Horace Clarence Boyer the group's“Her-story ” a discography with album covers photos and extensive composer's and performance notes. Available: SATB divisi a cappella. Also available: “Singing in the African-American Tradition” taughtby Ysaye M. Barnwell with George Brandon.

Four poems sharing a common motif of 'Night' provide the texts for my choral cycle Nocturnes the American Choral Directors Association's commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. For Rilke's atmospheric ?Sanuit d'ete ? several melodic themes are supported by dense colorful harmonies in both the choral and piano parts leading to a climactic section where all are combined and stated simultaneously. Neruda's ?Soneto de laNoche ? from his Cien Sonetos de Amor speaks of an eternal love that transcends death while reaffirming life. My a cappella setting of this gorgeous poem is predominantly quiet serene and folk-like utilizing directharmonies accompanying long lyrical vocal lines. Agee's wondrous ?Sure on this Shining Night? is set much like a song from the American musical theater a genre for which I have held a life-long esteem. Rilke'spoignant ?Voici le soir? recalls the opening bell sounds and jazz-tinged chords of the first movement and serves as an epilogue quietly concluding this cycle of night songs as darkness descends.--MortenLauridsen

Get the party started on your stage tonight with the irresistible #1 song by American electro duo LMFAO. From the opening fist-pumping drum groove to the riveting synth chords and powerful vocals this mega-hit is unstoppable! Available separately: SATB 3-Part Mixed 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Rhythm parts available digitally (syn 1 syn 2 gtr b dm). Duration: ca. 2:40.