Format : Fake Book
SKU: LP.OR-9376
UPC: 765762073500.
In his first Christmas offering for Lillenas Mike Speck does what he does best - create a dynamic and heart-felt expression for Christmas. A plethora of classic carols southern gospel ballads and contemporary songs are featured in this message-centered musical. A much needed reminder that beneath the glitter and beyond the tinsel the invitation is offered for each of us to re-discover the heart of Christmas. Experience the making of The Heart of Christmas by clicking on the video link under Samples and Soundbytes. The streaming video features an interview with Mike Speck and scenes from rehearsals and recording sessions. Also available are audio samples from each song.
SKU: LP.L-9376CD
ISBN 9780834180215. UPC: 765762059726.
SKU: BT.DHP-1115114-015
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Stand By Me, perhaps Ben E. Kingâ??s greatest hit ever, was first released in 1961 as the b-side of a single, but as it soon went to number one on the RandB charts and to number one of the pop charts, the single was released again with Stand By Me as the a-side. In 1986 it was rereleased again, on the release of the movie by the same name, and it is also well-known through countless cover versions by famous singers. Now, Stand By Me is available for a flexible five part instrumentation.Stand by Me, is waarschijnlijk wel de grootste hit van Ben E. King. In 1961 werd het nummer als B-kant van een single uitgebracht. Maar binnen de kortste keren stond Stand by Me op nummer 1 in de RandBhitlijsten en verwierf het eenvierde plaats in de pop charts. Niet in de laatste plaats door de gelijknamige film uit 1986 en de talrijke coverversies is dit nummer nog steeds bij jong en oud bekend én geliefd. Zet hem op uw programma en succes is gegarandeer!Stand By Me, Ben E. Kings vielleicht gröÃ?ter Hit, erschien erstmals im Jahr 1961 auf Schallplatte. Zunächst nur als B-Seite einer Single verkauft, wendete sich das Blatt schnell, als Stand By Me binnen kurzem auf Platz 1 der RandB-Charts und Platz 4 der Popcharts schoss. Nicht zuletzt durch den gleichnamigen Film von 1986 und unzählige Coverversionen ist das Lied heute bei Jung und Alt bekannt und beliebt. Dieser Titel ist in der Reihe Flexible Band 5 Seriesâ?? erschienen und somit fu?nfstimmig variabel besetzbar.Stand By Meest probablement lâ??un des plus grands succès composé et interprété en 1961 par Ben E. Kings. En 1986, le succès planétaire du film basé sur un roman de Stephen King propulse la chanson pour la seconde fois en tête des hit-parades internationaux. Roland Kernen nous propose un magnifique arrangement pour instrumentation variable 5 voix de ce standard indémodable. Stand By Me, del 1961, è probabilmente il più grande successo di Ben E. King. Il brano è basato su un gospel del 1955, riadattato a ritmi più moderni. Stand By Me ha raggiunto la top ten dei singoli più venduti negli Stati Uniti per due volte, nel 1961 e nel 1986, in occasione dellâ??uscita del film. Un evergreen ora disponibile nella serie â??Flexible Band 5 Seriesâ? per strumentazione variabile a cinque voci.
SKU: PR.362034230
ISBN 9781598069556. UPC: 680160624225. Letter inches. English.
When the Texas Choral Consort asked Welcher to write a short prologue to Haydn's The Creation, his first reaction was that Haydn already presents Chaos in his introductory movement. As he thought about it, Welcher began envisioning a truer void to precede Haydn's depiction of Chaos within the scope of 18th-century classical style - quoting some of Haydn's themes and showing human voices and inhuman sounds in a kind of pre-creation melange of color, mood, and atmosphere. Welcher accepted this challenge with the proviso that his prologue would lead directly into Haydn's masterpiece without stopping, and certainly without applause in between. Scored for mixed chorus and Haydn's instrumentation, Without Form and Void is a dramatically fresh yet pragmatic enhancement to deepen any performance of Haydn's The Creation. Orchestral score and parts are available on rental.When Brent Baldwin asked me to consider writing a short prologue to THE CREATION, my first response was “Why?â€Â THE CREATION already contains a prologue; it’s called “Representation of Chaosâ€, and it’s Haydn’s way of showing the formless universe. How could a new piece do anything but get in the way? But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. The Age of Enlightenment’s idea of “Chaos†was just extended chromaticism, no more than Bach used (in fact, Bach went further).Perhaps there might be a way to use the full resources of the modern orchestra (or at least, a Haydn-sized orchestra) and the modern chorus to really present a cosmic soup of unborn musical atoms, just waiting for Haydn’s sure touch to animate them. Perhaps it could even quote some of Haydn’s themes before he knew them himself, and also show human voices and inhuman sounds in a kind of pre-creation mélange of color, mood, and atmosphere. So I accepted the challenge, with the proviso that my new piece not be treated as some kind of “overtureâ€, but would instead be allowed to lead directly into Haydn’s masterpiece without stopping, and certainly without applause. I crafted this five minute piece to begin with a kind of “music of the spheres†universe-hum, created by tuned wine glasses and violin harmonics. The chorus enters very soon after, with the opening words of Genesis whispered simultaneously in as many languages as can be found in a chorus. The first two minutes of my work are all about unborn human voices and unfocused planetary sounds, gradually becoming more and more “coherent†until we finally hear actual pitches, melodies, and words. Three of Haydn’s melodies will be heard, to be specific, but not in the way he will present them an hour from now. It’s almost as if we are listening inside the womb of the universe, looking for a faint heartbeat of worlds, animals, and people to come. At the end of the piece, the chorus finally finds its voice with a single word: “God!â€, and the orchestra finally finds its own pulse as well. The unstoppable desire for birth must now be answered, and it is----by Haydn’s marvelous oratorio. I am not a religious man in any traditional sense. Neither was Haydn, nor Mozart, nor Beethoven. But all of them, as well as I, share in what is now called a humanistic view of how things came to be, how life in its many forms developed on this planet, and how Man became the recorder of history. The gospel according to John begins with a parody of Genesis: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.â€Â  I love that phrase, and it’s in that spirit that I offer my humble “opener†to the finest work of one of the greatest composers Western music has ever known. My piece is not supposed to sound like Haydn. It’s supposed to sound like a giant palette, on which a composer in 1798 might find more outrageous colors than his era would permit…but which, I hope, he would have been delighted to hear.