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Maria.....TC-270.....$1.20 Preview
Fauré, Gabriel
(1845-1924)
From the master of memorable melodies, a short unison setting easy enough for children, sophisticated enough for adults. This piece has been recorded by the trebles of King’s College Choir, Cambridge, and will linger in your singers’ minds and hearts.
Unison, piano. Latin. Easy.
Christmas
is Coming.....TC-122.....$1.70
Walter, Lana arr.
The traditional round, "Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat" is set over a charmingly goofy three-part scat choral accompaniment. Soprano I section, or a guest children's chorus, can sing the round.
SSA & 2-part treble melody chorus a cappella; English. Easy.
Gaudete!
Gaudete!…..TC-176…..$1.70
Walter, Lana arr.
Renaissance dance rhythms inform this joyous setting of a sixteenth-century melody. The clear choral writing is set off by a jaunty keyboard interlude. Homophonic refrains make this piece a natural for a massed choir performance, with sub-groups singing the verses. SSA with piano. Easy. Duration: 1’55”; range: d’-a”.
Sussex
Carol (traditional English).....TC-203.....$2.25
Noble,
Clifton J. Jr., arr.
This new arrangement of an old favorite has wide, clanging voicing in the handbell accompaniment, and particularly good use of duple counter-rhythms and rhythmic extension of the melody in the final stanza. The handbell part may be played on piano, organ, or harp.
SSAA & Handbells; English. Medium.
Wassailin'.....TC-257.....$1.70
arr. Clifton J.
Noble
Jr. Preview
Fruits
of
the Selfless Heart (text by Mother Teresa).....TC-215.....$1.20
Atkinson, Elizabeth J.
Preview
"The fruit of silence is prayer..." Thus begins Mother Teresa's statement of faith and purpose, a poem which she entitled, "A Simple Path." This gentle setting with long note values is given in both a short version, and a longer version with a soloists' counter-melody. It is particularly suitable for use as a benediction, or for repeated singing during the administration of communion, whenever a mantra-like effect of sung prayer is desired.
SSAA & and optional SA solos a cappella; English. Easy-Medium.
Give
Thanks for
Music.....TC-272.....$1.70
Parker, Alice Preview
Ubi caritas (Where There Is Love).....TC-184.....$1.70Invoking the key, tempo, and rhythms of the Thanksgiving hymn, "We gather together," this setting builds a cumulative texture over an original melody in the alto line. Commissioned by Sigma Alpha Iota in honor of their hundredth anniversary, it makes a fine festival opener.
SSA and piano, English. Easy-Medium.
| Daley, Eleanor | Preview |
A unison chant in Latin alternates with a homophonic setting in English, and then combines with it, in this lovely original setting.
SSAA a cappella. Medium.
| arr. Clifton J. Noble, Jr. | Preview |
Within
Thy House Forever…..TC-168…..$1.20
Gawthrop,
Daniel E.
Excerpts of the Requiem text in Latin, and metric verses of Psalm 23 in English, make this moving elegy suitable for memorial services and All Saints’ observations, as well as for general sacred use.
SSAA a cappella; Latin and English. Medium. Duration: 4’25”; range: a flat-a”.
Los
bilbilicos (The Nightingales).....TC-255.....$2.25
arr. Paula Foley Tillen Preview
The Old Woman in a Basket.....TC-147.....$1.70This haunting Judeo-Spanish song about the pains of love and the nightingale's song explores its harmonic minor melody with effective voice crossing. The clarinet obbligato is wonderful!
SSA; piano; clarinet; Ladino; Easy-Med.
The lilting setting reflects the happy-go-lucky nonsense of the text: "There was an old woman who lived in a basket seventy times as high as the moon." Traditional words and tune.
SSA and piano. Easy.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning meets Mae West in this swing setting of the immortal love poem, paraphrased by the composer. "Boh-doo" and "wah-wah" scat passages put an original spin on this text, and bring the house down when it is performed with gusto. Winner of the Diva Complex 1996 Composition Contest.
SSAA a cappella. Medium.
My
Girls: Three Songs on Poetry by Lucille Clifton
Walker, Gwyneth
No Thank You,
John.....TC-186.....$1.70
Gray, Ruth Morris
Preview
In Christina Rossetti’s text, the speaker mocks a vacillating suitor even as she rejects him. This setting, with madrigal-style flourishes in the refrain, perfectly captures the light cruelty of the text.
SSAA and piano. Easy-Medium.
Rose Trilogy
Eleanor Daley (b. 1955)
1. A Red, Red Rose.....TC-231.....$2.25....Preview
"O my Luve's like a red, red rose." Eleanor Daley sets the Robert Burns text to a soaring melody, with lush harmonies and rippling piano accompaniment.
SSA & Piano; English. Easy-Medium.2. A White Rose.....TC-232.....$2.25....Preview
3. The Lost Rose.....TC-233.....$2.25....Preview
"The red rose whispers of passion, and the white rose breathes of love." Alternating 6/8 and 7/8 measures give this setting a distinctive rhythmic drive and urgency.
SSA & Piano; English. Easy-Medium.
"Come, all forsaken, and mourn you with me." With a foursquare minor melody and very low octaves in the piano, this doom-laden rebuke of a faithless lover carries great power.
SSA & Piano; English. Easy-Medium.
