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Best
Sellers: Christmas Sacred
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”.
Magnificat.....TC-287.....$2.85
Donkin, Christine
Preview
O
magnum mysterium (O great mystery).....TC-288.....$1.70
Forbes, Guy Preview
Beginning with hushed, sustained chords which invoke the mystery, this piece segues to a joyful imitative "Alleluia" section. At the end, the mystery is infused with echoes of joy.
SSAA a cappella; Latin. Medium.
Puer
nobis nascitur.....TC-173.....$1.70
Walter, Lana
Choral drones, small percussion, and canon are some of the simple but extremely effective devices in this arrangement in 6/8 time. This piece will make a fine processional for your Christmas concert.
SSAA a cappella. Duration: 1’35”; range: b-e”. Very easy.
The Little Cradle Rocks.....TC-282.....$1.20
Parker, Alice Preview
Beginning with a solo statement, then adding choral parts in unison and two, then three parts, the texture of this Christmas spiritual proclaims peace on earth and “the Christ-child born in glory.” Never rising above mezzo forte, it rocks the baby gently and proclaims his radiant promise. SSA and Mezzo-Soprano solo, a cappella. English. Easy.
Best
Sellers: Christmas Secular
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.
Best
Sellers: Other Sacred Music
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.
Los
bilbilicos (The Nightingales).....TC-255.....$2.25
arr. Paula Foley Tillen Preview
This 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.
Quare
Bungle Rye (Irish Folk
Shanty).....TC-278.....$2.85
Bull,
Tina, arr. Preview
A
bouncy shanty with
nonsense syllable interludes and refrains tells the cautionary tale of
a sailor
and a girl of the town—and this time it is the sailor who is left
holding the
baby.
SSAA with piano and flute, English. Medium.
Best
Sellers: Multicultural
Sojourner Truth's stirring words come to even more vibrant life in this blues-y setting with a strong piano part. Beginning in unison, the choral texture builds in each refrain to a stirring finale. Perfect for observing Black History Month or Women's History month, this piece leaps off the page to compel the attention of performers and audience alike.
SSA
chorus, Piano, and Optional String Bass. English. Easy-medium.
Best
Sellers: Other Secular
Autumn....TC-293....$1.70
Preview
from Seasons of Love
Daley,
Eleanor
“O, when I was in love with you,” begins the cheeky A.E. Housman poem about love that’s left behind—on purpose. Open fifth drones on “la la la” recall the sturdy peasant sound of a hurdy-gurdy, while the larky melody in 6/8 time is a modern tribute to medieval dance tunes.
SSAA a cappella; English. Medium.
1. Hope is the thing with
feathers....TC-207...$1.70....Preview
from Hope
Is the Thing: An Emily Dickinson Suite
Diemer, Emma Lou
This five-movement major addition to the repertoire for women’s chorus has widely differing voicings and textures. All the movements use Emily Dickinson’s domestic images--bees, birds, balls of yarn--to express hopes and fears relating to the future and the past. Commissioned by Bella Voce of Reno, Nevada, Jennifer Tibben-Lembke, Director.
This movement: SSA & Piano; English; Medium.
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.
Midsummer....TC-292....$1.20 Preview
from Seasons of Love
Daley, Eleanor
A modal minor melody, both lyrical and spare, opens this evocation of love that never was. Rich harmonies in the middle section, recalling an ornamented chorale, tell of the love the poet wanted to happen. The ending, with its open fifth, portrays sharp regret.
SSAA a cappella; English. Medium.
My
Girls: Three Songs on Poetry by Lucille Clifton
Walker, Gwyneth
No Thank You,
John.....TC-186.....$1.70
Gray, Ruth Morris
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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
1. A Red, Red Rose.....TC-231.....$1.70....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.....$1.70....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.
