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Adam
Lay I-bounden.....TC-123.....$1.70
Dienes, Katherine
Exciting rhythms for the singers and descending pedal scales for the organist give this setting great vitality. Especially suitable for a Service of Lessons and Carols.
SA and organ; Middle English. Medium.
The
Angel Gabriel.....TC-279.....$1.70
Clarke, F.R.C. Preview
SSA keyboard English Medium $1.70 In this original setting of a traditional English carol text, the modal melody appears in unison, in a three-part harmonization, and finally in canon. The dance-like accompaniment whirls joyously to the end.
SSA and keyboard; English. Medium.
The
Animals' Carol.....TC-124.....$2.25
Williams, Felicity
The animals sing antiphonal questions and answers (in Latin) about what is happening in Bethlehem, with an exceptionally evocative piano part. Winner, 1989 Carol Writing Competition, Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto.
SA, two soprano solos, and piano; Latin and English. Easy.
Ave
Maria.....TC-135.....$1.20
Dienes, Katherine
This short gem of a setting has drones, chant fragments, and overlapping "ora pro nobis" figures which evoke the sounds of a medieval convent. Latin.
SSAA a cappella. Medium.
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Ave
Maria.....TC-270.....$1.20
Fauré, Gabriel
(1845-1924)
Preview
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.
Ave
Maria.....TC-280.....$1.20
Tillen, Paula Foley Preview
Your experienced jazz quartet (or larger ensemble) will love this smooth arrangement of the "Jeanette, Isabella" carol with interpolated text. ("Don't be makin' a noise...")
SSAA; string bass; English; Med.-Diff..
The Burning
Babe.....TC-188.....$1.70
Boyd,
Anne Preview
The carol text is by the same
sixteenth-century poet--Robert Southwell--as the better-known "This
Little Babe." Like its sister text, it explores an unusual metaphor for
the infant Jesus--in this case, a refining fire which purifies the
believer. The strophic setting, with soprano solo, is dissonant and
chromatic, with edgy rhythms: a fine selection to balance against
sweeter Christmas settings.
SSAA a
cappella.
Medium-Difficult.
Castitatis
thalamum (Marriage bed of
chastity).....TC-111.....$1.20
Anonymous (c. 1300)
The
Christ-Child Lay in Mary's
Lap.....TC-113.....$1.20
Borroff, Edith
The text by G.K. Chesterton expresses the physical closeness of mother and child, and the wonder of the observer, in a setting with gentle, rocking rhythms and rich harmonies.
SSA a cappella; English. Medium.
A
Christmas Alleluia ("Mary, What You Going to Name That Pretty Little
Baby").....TC-139.....$1.70
Moore, Undine Smith, arr.
Antiphonal choirs and a small unison chant group exchange alleluias, while the soloist sings the melody of this spiritual written for the Spelman College Choir in 1971.
SSAA/SSAA, unison chant group, and soprano solo, a cappella; English. Medium.
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.
Christmas
Theme and Variations.....TC-202.....$2.25
Andersen,
Ann Kapp Preview
The modal melody and ABBA rhyme scheme of the text (both original) make this new carol fresh and a little different. The harp part may be played on piano or harpsichord.
SSA & Harp; English. Medium.
Christus
natus hodie.....TC-154.....$1.70
Walter, Lana
Bouncy 6/8 to 3/4 metric changes, unified by an ascending figure in the short keyboard interludes, make this joyful Christmas piece a fine concert opener. Suitable for church use as well, the text is a metric version of the Christmas antiphon, "Hodie Christus natus est" ("Christ is born today").
Congratulamini
mihi, omnes (Rejoice with me).....TC-110.....$1.70
Handl, Jakob
"Rejoice with me, all ye who love the Lord" is the beginning of the text, expressing Mary's joy in a first-person responsory text incorporating parts of the Magnificat. This sturdy polyphonic setting concludes with an exultant homophonic section in triple meter.
SSAA a cappella; Latin. Medium.
Dormi,
Jesu! (Sleep, sweet babe!).....TC-169.....$1.20
Green, Jonathan D.
This gentle, homophonic setting, with its low tessitura and repeated rhythmic pattern, would definitely comfort the baby. This piece is perfect for setting a quiet mood for a Christmas service or concert.
- SSAA a cappella; Latin
- duration: 2’10”
- range: b flat-e flat”
- difficulty: medium
Elizabeth's
"Ave".....TC-141.....$1.70
Walter, Lana
The "Ave Maria" text has interpolations (tropes) from a 12th century manuscript. The "benedictus fructus" words (from Elizabeth's greeting to Mary at the Visitation) and the lively rhythms express Elizabeth's joy in greeting her pregnant cousin, as the infant John the Baptist leaps in her womb.
SSA and keyboard; Latin. Medium.
Four
Old English Carols.....TC-183.....$2.85
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)
These carols are of modest scale but great effect, written with sensitivity and economy so as not to overwhelm the original texts. The variety of voicings and accompaniments provides fine contrasts within the set.
- A Babe is Born
- SSA, soprano solo with piano; English
- duration: 2’00”
- range: b-flat - f”
- difficulty: easy
- Now Let Us Sing
- SSA, soprano solo with piano; English
- duration: 2’30”
- range: b-flat -f”
- difficulty: easy
- Jesu, Thou the Virgin-born
- SSAA, soprano and alto solos, a cappella; English
- duration: 2’35”
- range: a flat - e flat”
- difficulty: easy
- The Saviour of the World is Born
- unison with piano; English
- duration: 1’45”
- range: a flat - e flat”
- diffculty: 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
- duration: 1’55”
- range: d’-a”
- difficulty: easy
Glory to
God.....TC-262.....$3.50
Kevin Johnson
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Hodie
(on a text by Hildegard of Bingen).....TC-127.....$2.25
Stephan, Naomi
Strong rhythms, a wide range, unusual voicing, and the use of open fifths and medieval cantus firmus and tone painting techniques give this piece its unique excitement. A major contribution to the literature for women's voices.
SSSAA and two soprano solos a cappella. Medium/Difficult.
In
the Bleak Midwinter…..TC-172…..$2.25
McCollin, Frances (1892-1960)
Composed in 1934, this original, through-composed setting includes all five stanzas of the Rossetti text--even the “breastful of milk” stanza often purged from hymnals. The minor tonality, elegant and spare choral writing, and lush piano accompaniment make this a piece your choir will cherish and remember.
- SSAA with piano
- duration: 4’45”
- range: g-g”
- difficulty: easy-medium
I
Sing of a Maiden.....TC-164.....$1.20
Bennett, Jennifer
"He came al so still," repeats the 15th century English text, and this gentle setting, largely in unison, evokes the awed quiet of Christmas night. A deceptively simple minor melody, with eighth-note syncopations, floats over triplets in the spare texture of the accompaniment. Winner of honorable mention in the 1998 Amadeus Choir Christmas Carol and Chanukah Song Writing Competition, Toronto, Ontario.
- SA and piano or organ
- 4 pages
- duration: 2:15 min.
- range: d' to d"
- difficulty: easy-medium
Joys
Seven.....TC-146.....$2.25
Laster, James, arr.
"The first great joy that Mary had," begins this counting carol on a traditional English tune. The varied verse settings in this charming arrangement are unified by a short, repeated keyboard interlude. This setting is just right for a service of lessons and carols.
SSA and keyboard. Easy.
Magnificat.....TC-161.....$2.25
This setting of the Canticle of Mary is suitable for both church and concert use. A refrain in 5/4 time on the antiphon "for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant" unifies the structure and lends the piece much of its rhythmic vitality and interest. The harmonies—largely diatonic but with some chromatic clashes—are mature, but do not overwhelm the text.
Liturgical use: Evensong; Advent; Annunciation; Feast of the Visitation (May 31).
- SSA (some divisi)and organ; English
- 11 pages
- duration: 4 min.
- range: e to a"
- difficulty: medium
This multi-movement setting of the Song of Mary is a major contribution to the concert literature for women’s chorus. Commissioned by the Santa Fe Women’s Ensemble in 2000, its exceptionally intelligent text setting and pure beauty of sound make this a work you will want to add to your repertoire. Two of the movements, "Et misericordia" and "Esurientes," stand alone well as short anthems. Duration: 14 minutes. Latin, with full translation.
SSA with some divisi. Medium.
This original setting of a poem by Armand Silvestre has dark, powerful sections contrasting the beauty of Christmas candles on land with the darkness and danger of the sea. Gentle sections with rocking rhythms remind the absent sailors of the children they have left at home, and ask for their prayers. The piece closes with an image of the prayers of those on land, and the hymns of the sailors, meeting and crossing in the space which separates them.
SSAA, soprano solo, and piano; French; Easy-Med.
O Bethlehem.....TC-250.....$1.20
arr.
Martha
Alter
(1904-1976) Preview
O
frondens virga (O branch, coming into leaf).....TC-144.....$2.25
Bingen, Hildegard von (1098-1179)
This new edition of Hildegard's antiphon places it in its liturgical context, pairing it with a plainchant "Magnificat" (included in this edition by William Flynn). The reprise of the antiphon has an optional added voice in organum, reflecting medieval performance practice. Latin, with full translation and historical and performance notes. In honor of Hildegard's 900th birthday.
Unison (antiphonal) a cappella. Easy/Medium.
O
Little Town of Bethlehem.....TC-281.....$1.70
Childers, Brian
Preview
A lovely new tune, simple and effective, very suitable for young children. The gentle setting has flute obbligato.
Unison with descant; piano and flute. English. Very Easy.
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.
O
magnum mysterium (O
great mystery).....TC-220.....$2.25
Jakob
Handl (1551-1591)
Preview
Straightforward harmonic rhythms make this double-chorus motet easier than it looks: many parts, but none too hard. Its clear-cut echo patterns on "Noe!" cry out for performance by physically separated ensembles--a joyous acoustical experience for singers and listeners alike.
SSAA/SSAA a cappella; Latin. Easy-Medium.
O
Regem coeli (O King of Heaven).....TC-130.....$2.25
Victoria, Tomás Luis de (1548-1611)
This loveliest of all Christmas motets for upper voices, long out of print in the U.S., is newly edited from the original print of 1572, with literal word-by-word and prose translations and keyboard reduction.
SSAA a cappella. 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”
- difficulty: very easy
Qui creavit coelum (He
who created the sky).....TC-230.....$2.25
arr.
Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987) Preview
This medieval "Song of the Nuns of Chester" has lullaby syllables at the end of each line. Elizabeth Poston has provided two versions, which the director may employ with maximum flexibility. The setting for unison voices may be performed with organ or a cappella, antiphonally or responsorially. The four-part a cappella setting has fluid vocal writing and charming modal harmony. Both settings preserve the chant rhythms of the original.
Unison or SSAA; with organ or a cappella; Latin. Easy-Medium.
Silent
Night.....TC-155.....$1.20
Dienes, Katherine arr.
This full, yet gentle setting of the beloved Christmas hymn is perfect for a candlelight service or quiet concert closer. The low, rocking chords of the background choral parts are the same for all three stanzas. Interest is built by the addition of a second-stanza solo and third-stanza descants. Experiment with assigning the descants to instruments, or with supporting or replacing the lower voices with organ.
- SSSAA, soprano solo, and three descants a cappella; English
- 4 pages
- duration: 2:45 min.
- range: f to f"(top descant to c''')
- difficulty: easy-medium
Sussex
Carol (traditional English).....TC-203.....$2.25
Noble,
Clifton J. Jr., arr. Preview
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.
Suo Gân (traditional Welsh
lullaby).....TC-129.....$1.70
Morgan, Thomas Edward
arr.
Lush voicing and the subtle rhythmic texture of the choral accompaniment highlight the simple appeal of the ageless tune. With full Welsh text and phonetic rendition underlaid in the score, and word-by-word and prose translations.
SSAA (much divisi) and soprano solo a cappella. Easy.
Three
Noëls.....TC-227.....$2.85
Mary
Bauer (1882-1955)
Within the deceptively simple three-part texture, the composer has marked the subtleties of speech rhythms with sophisticated melodies and harmonies. These understated settings will ask your singers to "listen loudly." The first and third movements feature alto solos.
SSA a cappella; English. Medium.
The Twelve Days of
Christmas.....TC-240.....$2.85
arr. Peter Harvey Preview
Übers
Gebirg' Maria geht (O'er Judah's Hills, from
Nazareth).....TC-150.....$2.25
Eccard, Johannes, arranged by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
This charming, canzonet-style motet was arranged by the young Brahms for his Hamburg women's choir in the late 1850's. The strophic text is based on the account in Luke 1 of Mary's visitation to Elizabeth. Both text and music convey the cousins' joy at seeing one another; the refrain paraphrases the Magnificat.
This piece was a favorite of the Hamberg women's choir, performed many times as its members, also, gathered to sing joyfully.
Liturgical use: Advent; Feast of the Visitation, May 31.
- SSAA (much Alto I divisi) a cappella. German/English.
- 8 pages, plus singing and literal transations and editorial notes
- duration: 2:30 min.
- range: f to a"
- difficulty: easy-medium
Virgines
prudentes (O ye wise maidens).....TC-120.....$1.70
Handl, Jakob
This very easy double chorus piece, with Chorus I-II echoes, is a wonderful introduction to the world of more than four parts. The text, based on the parable of the wise and foolish virgins, is suitable for Advent. Chosen for the 1997 ACDA National Convention women's chorus reading session. SSAA/SSAA (double chorus) a cappella; Latin. Easy.
Wassailin'.....TC-257.....$1.70
This medieval English carol has question-and-answer dialogue between refrain and verses, making it very effective for pageant performance, as well as for church or concert use.
SSA a cappella (optional percussion). Easy-Medium.
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BOUND UNTO CANAAN: THREE SHAPED-NOTE
HYMNS
arr. William Averitt
1. Say, Now Ye Lovely Social Band.....TC-251.....$1.70 Preview
This setting honors the angularity of the original setting's fourths, sevenths, and ninths. Its square rhythms "walk the way to Canaan's land."
SSA; a cappella; English; Medium2. You May Tell Them, Father.....TC-252.....$1.70 Preview
Paired voices sing sprightly stanzas, while the "poor mourning pilgrim" refrain has slow, sweet chords that go straight to the heart.
SSA; a cappella; English; Medium3. Ye Souls Who Are Bound unto Canaan.....TC-253.....$1.70 Preview
Fast, fluid melodic lines in all voices "join in and help me to sing."
SSA; a cappella; English; Medium.
A
Christmas Alleluia ("Mary, What You Going to Name That Pretty Little
Baby").....TC-139.....$1.70
Moore, Undine Smith, arr.
Antiphonal choirs and a small unison chant group exchange alleluias, while the soloist sings the melody of this spiritual written for the Spelman College Choir in 1971.
SSAA/SSAA, unison chant group, and soprano solo, a cappella; English. Medium.
This quiet and gentle setting is a showcase for your soprano soloist, with the chorus singing background chords and alleluias throughout. The text is on the parable of the lost sheep--excellent for church use.
SSAA and soprano solo a cappella; English. Easy/Medium.
Your second altos will love this setting--they get the melody in the refrain, and lots of low f's during the verses. The strong rhythms of this setting will energize your chorus!
SSAA and soprano solo a cappella. Easy/Medium.
This arrangement is a medley of three spirituals: "Come down, angels," "Listen to the angels," and "My way's cloudy," all from The Story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, one of the earliest printed collections of slave spirituals. In all three, angels are the heavenly messengers who inspire and lead the singers out of bondage into the promised land.
In this arrangement, the angels are not dimpled cherubs, but rather towering figures who energize the singers in their difficult and dangerous journey. Swing rhythm sections alternate with softer sections in straight rhythm, in this fine concert closer with barn-burning piano accompaniment.
The spirituals' Exodus imagery makes this medley suitable for Passover programming, as well as for concerts which honor slave spirituals.
SSAA and piano 14 pages duration: 5:00 min. range: e to g#'' difficulty: medium
This texture of this setting evokes the longing to go "over Jordan, over home" with its effective use of octaves, and of chords blossoming out from unisons to wide voicings and back again.
SSAA and soprano solo a cappella. English. Easy/Medium.
Shaker
Suite (Three Shaker Spirituals).....TC-162.....$2.85
Gilbert,
Nina arr.
Explore the American heritage of Shaker hymnody with these three settings of lesser-known, very appealing Shaker spirituals.
Each brief setting grows from its underlying melody to make an exceptionally unified arrangement. With a different technique as the focus for each arrangement, these minute-long pieces make fine vocalises for your choir. "Oh the beautiful treasure," with its square rhythms, horn calls, and harmonic texture opening out and closing, is excellent for teaching chord tuning. "We will walk with Mother and mourn," with its smooth, stepwise, rising and falling melody, is a fine exercise for legato singing. "Hop up and jump up," with its crisp rhythms and phrase fragments tossed from part to part, calls for rhythmic clarity and clean entrances and cutoffs.
- SSAA a cappella
- 13 pages, plus editorial notes
- duration: 3:15 min.
- range: g to f"
- difficulty: easy-medium
From the Nina Gilbert Choral Series
Steal Away.....TC-248.....$1.20
arr.
Marylou India
Jackson (d. 1969) Preview
Audiences get very quiet when they hear that special simple piece. This setting is one such, a lost gem from the choral director at Bennett College for Women, 1931-1935.
SSAA; a cappella; English; Easy.
This original spiritual has an easygoing style, with dotted rhythms, chromatic interest, finger snaps, and an independent piano part.
SSA andpiano. Medium.
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Alleluia....TC-267....$1.70
by Joseph Gregorio
Preview
"Alleluia" is the entire text of this new work for women's choir. Moving mostly in gentle quarter- and half-notes, this finely-wrought setting begins and ends gently, with a crescendo to double forte in the middle section. Your church choir can sing this anthem-length setting any time except Advent and Lent; and your concert choir will find it a lovely middle-of-program piece which teaches careful tuning and seamless blend. SSAA a cappella. Easy-Medium.
This bouyant baroque setting of a Psalm text imitates the sound of the trumpet with melismas in both choral parts. (If your two-part treble choir enjoyed Purcell’s “Sound the Trumpet,” they will revel in this.) The basso continuo part has been realized, and may be doubled by cello or bassoon.
SA & Organ; Latin. Easy-Medium.
Ave
verum.....TC-116.....$1.20
Dienes,
Katherine
Choral phrases end on sustained sixth chords, forming a background for soprano and alto solos in octaves. Subtle rhythmic groupings of quarter and eighth notes declaim the text beautifully. Chosen for the 1997 ACDA National Convention women's chorus reading session.
SSAA, soprano and alto solo a cappella. Latin. Medium.
Cantate Domino (O sing
unto the Lord).....TC-249.....$2.25
Michele
Roueché
Preview
Canticle
of the Creatures.....TC-189.....$1.20
Hytrek,
Sister Theophane (1915-1992) Preview
This radiant setting of the Hymn of Saint Francis to Brother Son and Sister Moon is a harmonized chant, in which the declamation of speech rhythms and accents is a vital part of the performance. It is the traditional festival song of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sung at all their reunions. English.
SSAA a cappella. Easy.
Every note counts in the spare, evocative texture of this haunting prayer for peace. Choral parts in stark contrary motion alternate with recitative-like solos; the accompaniment may also by played on strings.
SA and piano or organ. Easy-Medium.
Da
pacem Domine (Give Peace in Our Time, O Lord).....TC-159.....$1.20
Olsson, Håkan
This powerful plea for peace makes a fine invocation, or opening selection for a concert dedicated to issues of nonviolence, war and peace. Easier than it appears, its clear tonal center provides a firm footing for introducing techniques such as sudden harmonic changes and gradually built tone clusters. Sung by the Peninsula Women's Chorus, Dr. Patricia F. Hennings, Director, at the 1992 Western Division ACDA convention in Honolulu, this piece is exceptionally rewarding for both singers and audience.
- SSAA (some divisi)a cappella; Latin
- 2 pages
- duration: 2:00 min.
- range: e to a"
- difficulty: medium
"I stumble and tumble," begins this freely-rendered medieval text, set in 6/4 over a delightfully lurching scat ostinato in 12/8. Written for the women of the Cornell University Chorus, it works easily when conducted in a big 2. English.
SSAA a cappella. Medium.
Exite
Sion filiae (Go Forth, Daughters of Zion).....TC-145.....$2.25
Czerny, Carl (1791-1857)
A setting of a hymn text on Jesus' crown of thorns, this largely homophonic setting, by a composer most known for his piano exercises, is beautifully grave and dignified. Suitable for Lent. Latin, with full translation.
SSAA a cappella. Easy/Medium.
These new settings of the traditional Evensong canticles were sung at the Washington National Cathedral by the Norwich Cathedral (UK) Girls’ Choir on their American tour in 2000. With ostinato organ accompaniment for manuals only, their extended solos and soaring, imitative choral parts are understated but effective. English.
2-pt. treble with organ. Medium.