Rhythm Of Rejoicing

SKU: HP.2173

UPC: 763628121730.

An original composition A Time For Rejoicing is a song of joy and celebration. A Time For Rejoicing is a song of joy and celebration. It begins with a seven-measure introduction of trumpetings followed by the main theme, which is regal in nature with syncopated rhythms which give the music its continual forward impetus. There are contrasting sections in mood and temperament - including a very lyrical passage for optional handchimes in a contrasting key and mood. The main theme returns as the work comes to a triumphal conclusion.

SKU: GI.G-4946G

ISBN 9781579991364.

CONTENTS: THE SONGS: YES, LORD (G-5303) - ON HOLY GROUND (PENA, G-5309) - COME AND FOLLOW ME (O'BRIEN, G-4514) - BLESSED BE THE LORD (G-5304) - FOR LIVING, FOR DYING (PENA, G-5071) - WE ARE CALLED (HAAS, G-5307) - WITH THE LORD/OUT OF THE DEPTHS (O'BRIEN, G-4521) - JOYFULLY SINGING (G-5305) - YOU ARE MINE (HAAS, G-3656) - I SAY YES LORD (PENA, G-5306) - IF/SI (COONEY, G-3970) - LET US GO REJOICING (COTTER, G-4631) - NOW: GATHERING RITE (G-5404) THE BASICS: COME, O COME, EMMANUEL/O ANTIPHONS (G-5395) - HE CAME DOWN: GATHERING RITE (BELL, G-5396) - LORD, LET US SEE YOUR KINDNESS (G-5397) - DEEP DOWN IN MY SOUL (HAAS, G-3953) - AS MORNING BREAKS (G-5398) - COMMUNION RITE: TASTE AND SEE (J. MOORE, G-4969) - WE PRAISE YOU (G-5399) - THIS IS THE DAY (G-5401) - SHEPHERD ME, O GOD (HAUGEN, G-5402) - LORD, SEND OUT YOUR SPIRIT (COTTER, G-4630) - LET MY PRAYER RISE UP LIKE INCENSE (HAUGEN, G-3599) - TWO GATHERING CHANTS (BELL, G-5287) - SEND DOWN THE FIRE: GATHERING RITE (G-5403) - NOW: GATHERING RITE (G-5404) - OPEN OUR EARS (G-5405) - WORD OF TRUTH AND LIFE (HAUGEN, G-5406) - PENITENTIAL LITANY (G-4019) - O LORD, HEAR MY PRAYER/COME AND FILL OUR HEARTS (TAIZE, G-5407) - PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL (PENA, G-5408) - EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATIONS FROM MASS FOR THE LIFE OF THE WORLD (HAAS, G-5409) - COMMUNION RITE: WE ARE MANY PARTS (HAUGEN, G-4966) - CANTICLE OF THE TURNING (G-3407) - THE SUMMONS (WILL YOU COME AND FOLLOW ME) (BELL, G-5410) - ALL THINGS NEW (G-3976) - A BLESSING (JONCAS, G-5411).

SKU: GI.G-7073

UPC: 785147707301. English. Text by Gene Grier.

A quick and easy choral piece, ideal for the conclusion of worship. Convenient scoring in alternating 3/4 and 2/4 measures creates an easy to read 5/4, with its usual rhythmic lilt. A short, rhythmic dismissal for Thanksgiving or general use in mixed meter.

SKU: GI.G-7524

UPC: 785147752400. English. Text Source: Psalm 122, The Revised Grail Psalms

This setting of Psalm 122 features a call and response refrain ensuring instant assembly participation. The refrain’s rhythmic, engaged organ part gives way to a lush, harmonically rich psalm tone. In some liturgical traditions, Psalm 122 may be sung the weeks before Advent, here’s your setting!

SKU: CF.FE189

ISBN 9780825877513. UPC: 798408077518. 9.5 x 13 inches.

Nuptial Scene was commissioned by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in cooperation with the city of Jerusalem for the celebration of the fourth Testimonium, a festival to preserve Jewish heritage. The work was written in September, 1975, and premiered in Jerusalem in February, 1976, with the Jerusalem Symphony, Juan Pablo Izquierdo conducting, and Adi Etzion as soloist. It is dedicated to Recha Freier, the originator and prime mover of the festival. Nuptial Scene is based on a simple medieval poem of prenuptial instruction. Part of it is in Catalan and part in Hebrew. The poem originated in Catalonia, where a highly developed Jewish community existed until the expulsion of 1492. A mother is instructing her daughter in the ways and strategies of marriage and rejoicing with a new song for a new bride. When I initially planned the setting for this lovely poem, I realized that the age of the daughter would be about twelve, for girls in that historical period were married at puberty. This set in motion a scheme for the composition, since my oldest daughter was thirteen at that time, and I used her psyche to give me direction. When a girl of twelve or thirteen thinks of a wedding, she is completely captivated by its frills -- the dress, the party, the dancing. In her imagination, the reality of a husband or any kind of domestic responsibility would be nonexistent. Therefore, during the mother's ardent pleas, instructions, admonitions, and even innuendos, the daughter's mind wanders and dreams of dancing. Musically, the rather straight, somber rhythm and melody of the song are interrupted by an independent, faster dance speed of the bongos and by scattered fragments of an actual medieval Spanish-Jewish dance. At the point where the mother speaks of sensuous marital problems, she herself becomes excited, and in a nostalgic, dreamlike spirit -- with the use of improvised melodic lines for which only the gestural outlines are given -- she goes into a kind of rapturous trance. The daughter, however, seems unmoved, and she falls asleep. The mother calms down, puts her head on the daughter's shoulder, and quietly muses, then also closes her eyes. --Samuel Adler  .
Nuptial Scene was commissioned by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in cooperation with the city of Jerusalem for the celebration of the fourth “Testimonium”, a festival to preserve Jewish heritage.  The work was written in September, 1975, and premiered in Jerusalem in February, 1976, with the Jerusalem Symphony, Juan Pablo Izquierdo conducting, and Adi Etzion as soloist.   It is dedicated to Recha Freier, the originator and prime mover of the festival.Nuptial Scene is based on a simple medieval poem of prenuptial instruction.  Part of it is in Catalan and part in Hebrew.  The poem originated in Catalonia, where a highly developed Jewish community existed until the expulsion of 1492.  A mother is instructing her daughter in the ways and strategies of marriage and rejoicing with a “new song” for a “new bride”.When I initially planned the setting for this lovely poem, I realized that the age of the daughter would be about twelve, for girls in that historical period were married at puberty.  This set in motion a scheme for the composition, since my oldest daughter was thirteen at that time, and I used her psyche to give me direction.  When a girl of twelve or thirteen thinks of a wedding, she is completely captivated by its frills — the dress, the party, the dancing.  In her imagination, the reality of a husband or any kind of domestic responsibility would be nonexistent.  Therefore, during the mother’s ardent pleas, instructions, admonitions, and even innuendos, the daughter’s mind wanders and dreams of dancing.  Musically, the rather straight, somber rhythm and melody of the song are interrupted by an independent, faster dance speed of the bongos and by scattered fragments of an actual medieval Spanish-Jewish dance.  At the point where the mother speaks of sensuous marital problems, she herself becomes excited, and in a nostalgic, dreamlike spirit — with the use of improvised melodic lines for which only the gestural outlines are given — she goes into a kind of rapturous trance.  The daughter, however, seems unmoved, and she falls asleep.  The mother calms down, puts her head on the daughter’s shoulder, and quietly muses, then also closes her eyes.—Samuel Adler .

SKU: KJ.JB105

UPC: 8402704843.

The opening chorale provides an poignant introduction to the rhythmic vitality of the fast and dance-like exultation. Short punctuated notes over a driving rhythmic background underscore a feeling of rejoicing and jubilance. The chorale melody returns in juxtaposition with the energetic rhythms of the exultation. This is a wonderful concert selection to feature your band's rhythmic skills that will be appreciated by audience and players alike for years to come!

About Tradition of Excellence: Excellence in Performance

Excellence in performance is a concert band repertoire series correlated with the Tradition of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method by Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nowlin. The compositions in the series correlate to a specific page in Tradition of Excellence Books 1, 2, or 3 and reinforce and expand on skills and concepts introduced in the method.

/Selections include exciting parts for every player, grade-appropriate cross-cueing, accessible ranges and rhythms, creative percussion writing, electric bass and rehearsal piano parts, and full conductor scores with rehearsal suggestions, program notes and composer biographies. In addition, the Grade 1 works provide an Advanced Snare Drum part for percussionists who have achieved a higher level of ability, playable simultaneously with the more basic Snare Drum part to facilitate differentiated learning.

SKU: LO.99-3000L

UPC: 000308131888.

The Christmas season opens a portal in time through which words and melodies from many centuries flow into our busy modern lives. In A Blest Messiah Born, Larry Shackley skillfully blends some of the most beloved ancient carols into a fresh, captivating retelling of the story of Jesus' birth. It begins with God's eternal plan of redemption, then starts the Christmas story with the Annunciation. Along the way, Larry presents delightful new settings of favorite carols such as The Friendly Beasts; What Child is This?; Ding Dong! Merrily on High; and Good Christian Friends, Rejoice. A Blest Messiah Born contains rich moments of reflection as well as high-spirited rejoicing. It is enhanced by hints of Renaissance rhythms and melodies, and the lyrics of the carols flow together with the poetic narration to portray the events of the nativity story. The entire work lends itself to simple staging, adding characters in each number to build a living manger scene.

SKU: OU.9780193396975

ISBN 9780193396975. 10 x 7 inches.

For SATB unaccompanied This Christmas miniature sets the popular Latin text rejoicing in the birth of the Saviour. A 'vivace' tempo marking and offset rhythms combine with Pott's uniquely striking harmonies and undulating polyphony to form a joyous piece that will contrast well with more traditional carols.

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New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular and sacred, and includes pieces for upper-voice and mixed choirs. With titles by some of the most accomplished choral composers active in Great Britain and abroad, the series introduces new repertoire and fresh talent to a broad spectrum of choirs. New Horizons features composers with growing reputations for quality composition reflecting a strong individual voice. The series is continually expanding and should be the first place to look for attractive and performable contemporary choral music.