SKU: MN.50-4365A
UPC: 688670007354.
SKU: MN.50-4365B
UPC: 688670007361.
SKU: MN.60-2003A
Composed for Rodney Schrank, founder of MorningStar Music Publishers. Concertato includes harmonizations based on period settings of the chorale, WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET, by Michael Praetorius and Johann Hermann Schein in addition to the innovative settings of Michael Burkhardt. Different treatment for each stanza. ll forces join together for the final stanza celebrating the never-ending presence and guidance of the Morning Star. Handbells (3 octaves-17 bells) play from Choral Score. Reproducible pages for Congregation found in the Full Score. Organist plays from the Full Score.
SKU: MN.50-4064
UPC: 688670540646. English. Psalms 30.
Commissioned by a church choir in honor of their director, this piece has a flowing accompaniment and energetic choir parts. The text, based on Psalm 30, brings a message of joy after darkness, dancing after sorrow. Accessible SATB writing with some brief divisi and one short a cappella passage. Duration: 3:15.
SKU: HL.337917
UPC: 840126912630. 5.0x5.0x0.151 inches. Psalm 108:1-3, Psalm 57:7-8, Zephaniah 3;17.
The spirit of early American hymnody breathes in this newly composed tune and arrangement. Rustic joy abounds as the vigorous octavo dances into your heart with the promises of heaven and everlasting life. The mostly pentatonic melody toggles between major and minor modes, creating a powerful acclamation of praise and thanksgiving. The optional orchestration adds a theatrical sweep to the anthem, hinting at recognizable Americana timbres and textures. Unforgettable! Score and Parts (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn 1-3, tba, perc 1-2, timp, pno, hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download.
SKU: MN.10-453
UPC: 688670104534.
This music just might sweep you away to the British Isles, first with a very pastoral Prelude in the Irish countryside, and next with a festive English court Dance. Plenty of color is possible via the suggested registrations. Challenging without being showy, this duet is full of lyricism, harmonic flights of fancy, and just plain fun.
SKU: MN.50-2604
Set up by a slow and somber introduction, Dance For the Lord Like Children soon breaks into a very playful and lively piece evoking the free-spirited hopefulness of children. A simple percussion accompaniment can be very effective. Above all, singers should bring their spirit of fun and play to this piece.
SKU: MN.50-6197
UPC: 688670561979. English.
A joyous text in which we are all called to dance with the energies found around us. The music matches this energy, with the piano accompaniment swirling through sixteenth note patterns within the 6/8 meter. The second stanza, God's breath, is quieter. The piano calms a bit on the third stanza, Our own amazing earth, and the fourth stanza echoes the exuberance of the first. Fun and different! Duration 3:30.
