SKU: OU.9780193467194
ISBN 9780193467194. 12 x 8 inches.
Three songs for soprano and orchestra to poems by George Herbert and Henry King.
SKU: GI.G-10276
ISBN 9781622775972. Text by Delores Dufner.
The songs of Taizé are short, simple, and profound, they are intended to be repeated many times, as a support for worship that opens up towards contemplation.   These newly composed accompaniments for over 100 songs of Taizé are for churches or prayer groups where the singing is normally accompanied by the piano.   This book contains the assembly parts for each song, followed by a simple accompaniment, and then one or several slightly more demanding variations.  Click here to download the recording of the accompaniments in MP3 format played by the composer: accompaniments for 13 songs played in full with repetitions as during a time of prayer, accompaniments for 100 songs simply played straight though as a demonstration. Cliquer ici pour télécharger l’enregistrement des accompagnements au format MP3 joués par le compositeur : pour 13 chants les accompagnements sont joués en entier avec reprises comme pendant une prière , et pour 100 chants ils sont joués directement sans reprises comme modèle.
SKU: MN.55-9850A
UPC: 688670004513.
Written for Unison/Solo Voice(s), Keyboard, and opt. Descants and Instruments in Taize style. Simple, meditative songs proclaiming basic statements of faith. Especially effective in small group settings. Improvisational in nature. Optional descants (vocal and instrumental). Full Score (55-9850) contains melody and keyboard accompaniment, reproducible optional descants (vocal and instrumental), reproducible songsheets for participants. Choir Score contains melody and keyboard accompaniment only. Designed for situations when melody and accompaniment only are needed or desired. Instrumental parts may be performed on any instrument but are only provided in C.
SKU: HL.49045167
ISBN 9790220135316. UPC: 841886024748. 9.0x12.0x0.135 inches. English.
This work, commissioned by Barbara and Roy Hall, is the third piece Watkins has written for Mark Padmore following In my craft or sullen art and Three Auden Songs. Comprised of texts by Trumbull Stickney, James Thomson, Elizabeth Bishop and John Clare, the songs run one into the next and are united in their wistful, contemplative soundworld.
SKU: LP.765762172425
UPC: 765762172425.
Toes will be tapping and hearts will be singing when you introduce your choir and congregation to this joy-filled collection of 10 Southern Gospel old school classics. Created by Dave Clark and Steve W. Mauldin and arranged and orchestrated by Mauldin Songs of Victory is part of the Lillenas Large Print No Repeats series and is perfect for a memorable program or for special numbers all year round. Your congregation will love the delightful mix of both upbeat and contemplative songs and your basses will appreciate that this collection has parts written especially for them. Add Songs of Victory to your music library today!
SKU: BT.ALHE31170
French.
Composed by Joseph Canteloube, Bá lèro is part of the first series out of five, from Songs from the Auvergne. It is the most famous song of the series, and this edition was written for Soprano Solo, Tenor Solo and SATB. The lyricsare in local dialect _x001A_Occitan_x001A_and have the French translation below, they consist of questions asked to the bá lèro. The piece is introduced by the SATB singing slowly and in a contemplative way, with a strict tempo. The Sopranosolo then starts with the lyrics, followed by an SATB transition towards the Tenor solo. The piece is then replayed with no introduction and different lyrics to finish with all the voices in perfect harmony. Joseph Canteloube(1879-1957) was a French composer, musician and author, mainly known for his folk songs and for the series 'Songs from the Auvergne' inspired by the area his family was from.
SKU: LP.765762172326
UPC: 765762172326.
SKU: LP.765762175020
UPC: 765762175020.
SKU: EC.9278
UPC: 600313311185. English.
Songs of Love and Solace traces a young man's journey of love and heartbreak. The cycle of four texts by Irish poet William Butler Yeats begins with Brown Penny. This short poem depicts a young man infatuated with the idea of falling in love, and then becoming awestruck as he contemplates the depths of love’s power. In the second poem, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, the poet, speaking to his beloved, realizes he has nothing of value to offer but his dreams. Tread softly, he implores, because you tread on my dreams.” In When You Are Old, we find our poet heartbroken. In his grief he peers into the future and foresees his beloved, in old age, remembering the depth and purity of their forsaken love: “But one man love the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.” In the final song, The Lake Isle of Innisfree,” the poet, saddened but wiser, wistfully resolves to escape the struggles and heartbreaks of his modern existence, and seek solace in the beauty and calm of nature. Songs may be performed separately.
SKU: FG.55011-701-3
Ilkka Kuusisto's Four songs to poems by Aale Tynni (1969) contemplates the cycle of life - airy waltz and swinging siciliano are framed by meditative movements. Texts in Finnish.
SKU: GI.G-1062
UPC: 785147006220.
All Is Holy is a compilation recording packed with all the best songs from liturgical composer and author Jeanne Cotter's impressive catalog. This recording also includes “Thirsting for Justice,†the exciting new theme song written for the 2019 Los Angeles Religious Educator’s Congress. With beloved songs like “Psalm 103: The Lord Is Kind and Merciful,† “Lord, Send out Your Spirit,†and “Psalm 33: Blessed Are We†along with several of her most beloved piano solos, All Is Holy will bring you moments of exquisite joy, quiet contemplation, and blissful peace.
SKU: HL.35029961
ISBN 9781495001369. UPC: 888680028930. 5x5 inches.
This service in song is a contemplation of the hope we find in Christ. Incorporating new original anthems and fresh treatments of time-honored hymns and traditional sacred songs, this work reflects upon the ministry and passion of Christ's last days. The narration includes scriptures of assurance and words of comfort and peace. The music is written in an expressive melodic style, bringing a gentle beauty that will touch all who experience it. Supported by two orchestration choices and other helpful companion products, this 40 minute work is ideal for Lenten or Holy Week worship gatherings. Consider this musical journey of faith and discover a place of refuge in God's unfailing love and His sanctuary of grace. Moving!Songs include: Prelude of Peace; Sanctuary of Grace; Shelter of Hope; Hosanna! A Procession of Promise; In the Shadow of Your Wing; Give to the Winds Your Fears; Flee as a Bird; Sanctuary of the Soul; Postlude of Peace.
SKU: HL.35029955
ISBN 9781495018374. UPC: 888680028879. 5.0x5.0x0.2 inches.
This service in song is a contemplation of the hope we find in Christ. Incorporating new original anthems and fresh treatments of time-honored hymns and traditional sacred songs, this work reflects upon the ministry and passion of Christ's last days. The narration includes scriptures of assurance and words of comfort and peace. The music is written in an expressive melodic style, bringing a gentle beauty that will touch all who experience it. Supported by two orchestration choices and other helpful companion products, this 40 minute work is ideal for Lenten or Holy Week worship gatherings. Consider this musical journey of faith and discover a place of refuge in God's unfailing love and His sanctuary of grace. Moving! Songs include: Prelude of Peace; Sanctuary of Grace; Shelter of Hope; Hosanna! A Procession of Promise; In the Shadow of Your Wing; Give to the Winds Your Fears; Flee as a Bird; Sanctuary of the Soul; Postlude of Peace.
SKU: GI.G-CD-964
UPC: 785147096429.
Tony Alonso has been a part of the GIA family of sacred music for nearly 15 years. In this time he has compiled an impressive array of titles for liturgy, prayer, and contemplation, many of which have become staples of contemporary worship. In Endless Song is a compilation of some of Tony’s finest works gathered into one collection for the express purpose of facilitating personal prayer and reflection. These are some of Tony’s most beloved pieces—songs that reflect most deeply his spirituality and his voice as a songwriter. Songs like “What You Have Done for Me,†“And Jesus Said,†and “Here I Am†will inspire Christ-centered discipleship while “Fresh as the Morning,†“I Will Lift My Eyes,†and “In the Arms of God†will soothe and uplift your spirit. One of the many highlights of this recording is Tony’s fresh and imaginative arrangement of “How Can I Keep from Singing.†This tender song-prayer beautifully reflects the peace-filled confidence found in the knowledge that God is ever-present “through all the tumult and the strife…† .
SKU: BT.PWM5447
''Stabat Mater'' by Karol Szymanowski for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, Op. 53, is one of the most famous and, at the same time, most personal works of the composer, making its appeal to the audience through the depth of its expression and sheer artistry. The first sketches of the work were made in the spring of 1925, while work on the full score occupied the composer from 20 January to 2 March 1926. Józef Jankowskis Polish translation of the medieval sequence formed the basis of the composition. This text, which was simple in a folk-like way, devoid of pathos but full of religious zeal, harmonized perfectly from the poetic point of view with the composers creative design. In an interview for the monthly Muzyka Szymanowski stated: ''in its Polish vestments that eternal, naive hymn was filled for me with its own immediate expressive content; it became something painted in colours which were recognisable and comprehensible as distinct from the black and white of the archaic original'' (''A Footnote to Stabat Mater'', Muzyka 1926, Nos. 11/12). In the score, the Latin text is given beside the Polish text, making it possible for the work to be performed more easily by foreign performers. In this work, the universal tradition of the Christian church was fused with the Polish religious tradition. The composer creates the religious folk-like climate primarily through the character of the melodies which are akin to to the plainchant melodies to the text of Stabat Mater (the sequence, and especially the hymn) and their paraphrases in Polish religious songs (e.g. Sta a Matka Bole ciwa [The Dolorous Mother was standing]) as well as motifs from Polish Lenten songs and Gorzkie ale (Bitter Laments). Szymanowski did not introduce them as quotations, but intersperses the melodic lines, which are more fully developed and frequently highly chromatic, with diatonic phrases, based on modal scales. They appear in all the movements of the work determining its cohesion. In dividing the twenty-stanza text into separate segments, Szymanowski created a six- movement cantata. He took care to distinguish between the emotional shades of the various movements, varying his selection of solo voices (soprano, contralto, baritone), the voices of the chorus (female or mixed) and the orchestral forces. In the first and third movements the lyrical idiom prevails; the first movement, portraying the Mother of God at the foot of the cross, has a narrative character, whereas the third is a kind of prayer from a man who sympathizes with, and who wishes to be associated with Mater Dolorosas pain. In these movements only the female voices are used (soprano, contralto and female chorus), while the orchestra is employed in a chamber style, sometimes drawing on solo accompanying parts (e.g. the beginning of the third movement). The fourth movement, which continues the mood of prayerful contemplation, is designed for soprano and contralto solo as well as unaccompanied chorus. On the other hand, the second and fifth movements, involving the participation of solo baritone and the full chorus and orchestra, are similar with regard to forces and their dramatic character, which is austere in expression, harsh in tone, and markedly dissonant. Here grand climaxes appear with powerful orchestral tutti. The sixth movement crowns the whole. The lyrical, soft melody of the solo soprano at the beginning is gradually strengthened by the addition of the female chorus and the solo contralto, and in the final section, the solo baritone as well as the tutti of chorus and orchestra. The conclusion, subdued and full of concentration, suggests the introvert character of the experience as opposed to its dramatic pathos. Stabat Mater by Szymanowski is part of a long tradition of compositions based on the text of the medieval sequence - ranging from polyphonic works by Josquin des Prés and Palestrina to the romantic Stabat by Giuseppe Verdi and Anton n Dvo ák. And it was perhaps because of his consciousness of this tradition that Szymanowski used stylizing devices in the spirit of early music. The archaization manifests itself not only in the character of the melodies and their modal framework, but also in the harmonies (with their predominance of triads, open fourths and fifths chords and doubled thirds), the simple rhythms as well as the texture of the choruses (esp. the fourth movement). The composer does not, however, imitate the style of any specific historical epoch, but combines resources taken from early music with modern tonal and harmonic techniques. Archaization in Stabat Mater serves, moreover, a symbolic function; in evoking the many-centuries old tradition of church music, it emphasizes the universal nature of the idea contained in the text of the sequence, while the re-reading of the text by the composer gives the work its individual features. [Zofia Helman, translated by Ewa Cholewka].
SKU: GI.G-1065
UPC: 785147006527.
One of the world’s most salient features is that there is so much trouble, but one of the world’s deepest hopes is for something better. The tension between these two ideas is the binding theme of this collection of choral works. The centerpiece of the collection, Knut Nystedt’s Prayers of Kierkegaard, is surrounded by a myriad of contemporary settings of American folk songs and spirituals. The contemplation of trouble and transcendence heard throughout these songs is given a fitting response in Shawn Kirchner’s joyful work I’ll Be on My Way. This disc is a meditative and healing listen in the midst of difficult times. The Missouri State University Chorale is the flagship choral ensemble at Missouri State University. Made up of a diverse group of singers from a variety of backgrounds, this renowned ensemble performs at an incredibly high level and enjoys an international reputation. The MSU Chorale has performed regularly at conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, Missouri Music Educators Association, the National Association for Music Education, and has toured throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Cameron F. LaBarr is director of choral studies at Missouri State University, where he leads a comprehensive choral program including eight choirs and a graduate program in choral conducting. He holds a Bachelor of Music from Missouri State University and earned a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of North Texas. Additionally, Dr. LaBarr has completed further study in choral music and conducting with Simon Carrington and Alice Parker. Dr. LaBarr has worked as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia, recently at the China International Chorus Festival, the Bali International Choir Festival, and the Limerick Sings International Choral Festival (Ireland).
SKU: CF.YPS231
ISBN 9781491157831. UPC: 680160916436. 9 x 12 inches.
The life of railroad worker in the early days of expansion was lonely, and the need for music to bolster spirits was of great importance. The character singing 900 Miles is looking forward to being reunited with his family after being separated from them for considerable time. The Wayfaring Stranger is a prominent American folk and gospel song that reflects upon the journey through life. The character in that song contemplates better times with their family in the afterlife. Both of these songs speak to the idea of searching for something beyond the current situation in which that person finds themselves. The programmatic qualities of the work are essentially tied to the main folk songa900 Milesaand they evoke the idea of where the song found its origins. Beyond that, both songs connect each of us to the sense of belonging and family that are the human experience. While the music paints a picture of someone who is alone, that is not a feeling I want for any young student in our schools today. Band is one of the few places where students can discover that sense of belonging and find a surrogate family. While band is a family that might not always get along, they can reach a shared goal through diligent work, caring and encouragement. It was a pleasure completing Lonely Travelers for longtime friend, superb musician, excellent educator and dedicated leader in music education Dennis Emert. His students debuted the work at the 2020 PMEA State Conference. I am deeply appreciative of Dennis and the friendship, encouragement and perspective he shared with me over the years teaching in the same region. The opening flute, clarinet and alto saxophone part can be performed by the entire section or as a solo at the discretion of the director. The washboard and spoon part can be doubled as players allow. I would suggest bringing these students to the front of the stage to get the sound of both instruments to the audience. As the piece develops and Wayfaring Stranger is layered with 900 Miles, please remind your ensemble to play so they can hear each other, not so they are individually heard. I thank you and your ensemble in advance as you begin this journey together in search of Lonely Travelers.The life of railroad worker in the early days of expansion was lonely, and the need for music to bolster spirits was of great importance. The character singing 900 Miles is looking forward to being reunited with his family after being separated from them for considerable time. The Wayfaring Stranger is a prominent American folk and gospel song that reflects upon the journey through life. The character in that song contemplates better times with their family in the afterlife. Both of these songs speak to the idea of searching for something beyond the current situation in which that person finds themselves. The programmatic qualities of the work are essentially tied to the main folk song--900 Miles--and they evoke the idea of where the song found its origins. Beyond that, both songs connect each of us to the sense of belonging and family that are the human experience. While the music paints a picture of someone who is alone, that is not a feeling I want for any young student in our schools today. Band is one of the few places where students can discover that sense of belonging and find a surrogate family. While band is a family that might not always get along, they can reach a shared goal through diligent work, caring and encouragement. It was a pleasure completing Lonely Travelers for longtime friend, superb musician, excellent educator and dedicated leader in music education Dennis Emert. His students debuted the work at the 2020 PMEA State Conference. I am deeply appreciative of Dennis and the friendship, encouragement and perspective he shared with me over the years teaching in the same region. The opening flute, clarinet and alto saxophone part can be performed by the entire section or as a solo at the discretion of the director. The washboard and spoon part can be doubled as players allow. I would suggest bringing these students to the front of the stage to get the sound of both instruments to the audience. As the piece develops and Wayfaring Stranger is layered with 900 Miles, please remind your ensemble to play so they can hear each other, not so they are individually heard. I thank you and your ensemble in advance as you begin this journey together in search of Lonely Travelers.The life of railroad worker in the early days of expansion was lonely, and the need for music to bolster spirits was of great importance. The character singing 900 Miles is looking forward to being reunited with his family after being separated from them for considerable time. The Wayfaring Stranger is a prominent American folk and gospel song that reflects upon the journey through life. The character in that song contemplates better times with their family in the afterlife. Both of these songs speak to the idea of searching for something beyond the current situation in which that person finds themselves. The programmatic qualities of the work are essentially tied to the main folk song—900 Miles—and they evoke the idea of where the song found its origins. Beyond that, both songs connect each of us to the sense of belonging and family that are the human experience.While the music paints a picture of someone who is alone, that is not a feeling I want for any young student in our schools today. Band is one of the few places where students can discover that sense of belonging and find a surrogate family. While band is a family that might not always get along, they can reach a shared goal through diligent work, caring and encouragement. It was a pleasure completing Lonely Travelers for longtime friend, superb musician, excellent educator and dedicated leader in music education Dennis Emert. His students debuted the work at the 2020 PMEA State Conference. I am deeply appreciative of Dennis and the friendship, encouragement and perspective he shared with me over the years teaching in the same region.The opening flute, clarinet and alto saxophone part can be performed by the entire section or as a solo at the discretion of the director. The washboard and spoon part can be doubled as players allow. I would suggest bringing these students to the front of the stage to get the sound of both instruments to the audience. As the piece develops and Wayfaring Stranger is layered with 900 Miles, please remind your ensemble to play so they can hear each other, not so they are individually heard. I thank you and your ensemble in advance as you begin this journey together in search of Lonely Travelers.
SKU: CF.YPS231F
ISBN 9781491157824. UPC: 680160916429. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: HL.144042
ISBN 9781495030062. UPC: 888680060688. 5x5 inches. Pamela Stewart/John Purifoy.
This moving cantata is a worship service of contemplation and reflection. Based on the classic Evensong service, the work is appropriate for choirs looking for a something that is both traditional and yet very innovative. A profound blending of message and music, the writers have provided a moving invitation to quietly consider the advent moment from an ancient yet relevant perspective, while the narration for multiple readers and congregation poignantly weaves everything together. Though brief, this powerful work will be an inspiring moment as your church prepares for the Christmas event. Truly inspired!Songs include: 'Tis the Winter of Our Longing; O Come, Thou Wisdom; O Come, Thou Branch of Jesse's Tree; O Come, Thou Key of David; O Savior, Open Heaven Wide; Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus; Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. Score and Parts (fl, ob, eng hn, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.
