SKU: AP.43282
UPC: 038081488240. English.
Develop your choir's a cappella skills with this straightforward original madrigal for Christmas or general use. Traditional harmonies, appropriate ranges, and plenty of repetition make it a quick-to-learn piece. Contrasting dynamics and a lilting triple meter create a joyful effect. Now available for four-part men!
About Alfred Choral Designs
The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: AP.45389
UPC: 038081511290. English. Traditional Carols.
This majestic mash-up of Masters in This Hall and We Three Kings of Orient Are includes a joyful new text and optional parts for flute and hand drum. A lively 6/8 tempo and a buoyant minor tonality create a festive feel.
SKU: PE.EP71811
ISBN 9790577001630. English.
A neautifully effective arrangement of the traditional Polish Christmas Carol, Lulajze Jezuniu, composed for the BBC Singers. Soprano Solo, SSAATTBB, Organ. Vocal Score.
SKU: HL.204795
UPC: 888680658366. 6.75x10.5 inches.
“To find the lost, to heal the broken, to feed the hungry...†– this is the work of Christmas, as depicted in this deeply felt piece that will be especially strong for community groups with a tradition of holiday outreach.
SKU: CA.966400
ISBN 9790007167691. Text language: Danish/German/English. Text: Grundtvig, Nicolai Frederick Severin.
Ayres set two verses from a children's poem by the Danish lyric poet and theologian N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872). It tells of the shining star of Christmas. In double-choir structure, alternating between female and male-voice choir, Ayres depicts the shining of the star leading in a great intensification to a magnificent radiating effect. The mainly homophonic work remains in a tonal A major throughout, but contains surprises with some abrupt individual modulations which require secure intonation. It is suitable for both Advent concerts and for Christmas or Epiphany services. For ease of performance the whole piece contains a singable German and English translation.
SKU: CA.4019606
ISBN 9790007181482. Language: German.
The Christmas oratorio Die Geburt Christi op. 90 was first performed in 1894 in the St. Thomas Church in Strassburg and today it has been rediscovered. It is the first of a trio of so-called church oratorios by Brahms's friend, Heinrich von Herzogenberg. It was followed by Die Passion op. 93 and Erntefeier op. 104, all of which have been published by Carus in reprints of earlier editions. With these works which are partly neo-baroque, partly late romantic choral works, Herzogenberg commits himself to a new form of the Protestant worship service characterized by a high artistic level, but still near to the congregation. Allowing the choir to be accompanied by instruments outside the closed liturgical form of the service goes back to a concept of the theologian from Strasbourg, Friedrich Spitta. Since Christmas was a good occasion for the choir to perform independently, Spitta decided to put together the text for a Christmas oratorio and to commission Herzogenberg to realize it musically. Score available separately - see item CA.4019600.
SKU: CA.4019619
ISBN 9790007133146. Language: German.
The Christmas oratorio Die Geburt Christi op. 90 was first performed in 1894 in the St. Thomas Church in Strassburg and today it has been rediscovered. It is the first of a trio of so-called church oratorios by Brahms's friend, Heinrich von Herzogenberg. It was followed by Die Passion op. 93 and Erntefeier op. 104, all of which have been published by Carus in reprints of earlier editions. With these works which are partly neo-baroque, partly late romantic choral works, Herzogenberg commits himself to a new form of the Protestant worship service characterized by a high artistic level, but still near to the congregation. Allowing the choir to be accompanied by instruments outside the closed liturgical form of the service goes back to a concept of the theologian from Strasbourg, Friedrich Spitta. Since Christmas was a good occasion for the choir to perform independently, Spitta decided to put together the text for a Christmas oratorio and to commission Herzogenberg to realize it musically. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4019600.
SKU: CA.4019608
ISBN 9790007076221. Language: German.
The Christmas oratorio Die Geburt Christi op. 90 was first performed in 1894 in the St. Thomas Church in Strassburg and today it has been rediscovered. It is the first of a trio of so-called church oratorios by Brahms's friend, Heinrich von Herzogenberg. It was followed by Die Passion op. 93 and Erntefeier op. 104, all of which have been published by Carus in reprints of earlier editions. With these works which are partly neo-baroque, partly late romantic choral works, Herzogenberg commits himself to a new form of the Protestant worship service characterized by a high artistic level, but still near to the congregation. Allowing the choir to be accompanied by instruments outside the closed liturgical form of the service goes back to a concept of the theologian from Strasbourg, Friedrich Spitta. Since Christmas was a good occasion for the choir to perform independently, Spitta decided to put together the text for a Christmas oratorio and to commission Herzogenberg to realize it musically. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4019600.
SKU: CA.4019605
ISBN 9790007064877. Language: German.
SKU: MN.50-1157
UPC: 688670511578. English.
This work begins calmly, radiating joy and peace. Building through a march-like assembly of praise, the middle explodes with majesty, then ends quietly as it began.
SKU: MN.50-1142
UPC: 688670511424. English.
With the success of his SATB version of this work (50-1022), Carl Schalk was prompted to adapt it for men's voices. While he specifies organ and handbells (3 octaves) or celesta, we can see a variety of performance options (harp and/or piano playing the handbell and/or organ parts for example). The part-writing is approchable and engaging (although a brief part of it is a cappella) and will insure an effective result with either a large or small men's group.
SKU: FG.55011-833-1
ISBN 9790550118331.
Under the heading of opus 1 Sibelius grouped together five Christmas carols for voice and piano, written between 1895 and 1913. Best known of these is Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt (We ask for Nothing Rich or Rare, 1909) which exists in various choral arrangements. The song is one of Sibelius' most popular and has been included in many song books as well as the Finnish Psalter.This version for male choir (TTBB) is written by the composer and is based on the complete critical edition Jean Sibelius Works (JSW).
