Par GILL JOANNA. This work is a reflective setting of a popular blessing used regularly in both church services and within choral concerts. Scored for unaccompanied mixed choir, the four parts are often divided to create an eight-part texture. The main melodic interest is carried in the soprano line over a supporting line of six parts provided by the lower voices. Within this short setting a var…

Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. During his summer vacation in 1891 Brahms composed six vocal quartets which would appear in print later that autumn. This set, to become Brahms’s opus 112, clearly falls into two groups. The first two in the melancholic tone of the poems Sehnsucht (Longing) and Nächtens (At Night) by Franz Kugler come upon four Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Lieder) bursting with vitality and power. Th…

Par SCHLEE THOMAS DANIEL. For composer Thomas Daniel Schlee, the 'intimate sound possibilities of the string quartet” have the potential 'to formulate an, albeit 'only' individual, solution to the somewhat forlorn condition of new art music within society that we are unfortunately experiencing today.” Schlee's Fourth String Quartet opens with a pure C major sound, out of which he develops a harmo…

Par STILES G. / DREWE A.. Selected songs from the award-winning stage adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's timeless Ugly Duckling story. Twelve songs arranged for piano and voices, with full lyrics and guitar chord boxes. / Niveau : Assez Facile / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Enraciné dans la mélodie irlandaise traditionnelle et la poésie de William Butler Yeats, ce dialogue entre soprano solo et treble voices est illuminé avec désir, d'amour et de lumière. / Soprano, 2 Partie(s) Voix Aigues (SA) Et Piano

Learn the art of fingerstyle jazz guitar with these 12 insightful lessons. With chapters aimed at building chord vocabulary, separating bass and melody voices, and improvisation in the style of jazz guitar greats like Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass, this book is your guide to building and playing great solo guitar arrangements of songs from the classic jazz-standard repertoire. Complete with jazz int…

Par SIXTEN FREDRIK. This piece of medium difficulty for eight mixed voices is based on a text of the King James Version that is more than two thousand years old and has spoken to the composer in a way that seems timeless. Hope and the possibility of redemption have existed within the human condition throughout the ages. It is up to us to recognize these signs of renewal and see ourselves as a conn…

Par MARTIN MATTHEW. Commissioned by the American Guild of Organists, this festive anthem for mixed voices and organ is an ideal choice for choirs new to Matthew's music, as well as existing fans. Lively, rhythmic and compelling, this work is also remarkably approachable: the choral lines have been carefully crafted to offer maximum musical impact without being challenging, and the organ part under…

This is a bold reimagining of Hildegard's chant, both tune and text. Actively quoting the source material, DiOrio's setting takes Hildegard's music as a launching point from which to imagine new sonic possibilities. This piece is meant to be experienced in the round, as the voices surround the audience and attempt to create an enactment of Hildegard's visions. Duration: ca. 5 minutes. / Choeur Mix…

Czech Canon. Par RAO DOREEN. The Friendship Song, arranged here by Doreen Rao, was first taught to the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus by their Czechoslovakian hosts, the Jitro Children's Choir. Over 200 children from Czechoslovakia and the United States sang together, exchanging songs on a warm summer morning in the quiet countryside. The Friendship Song has been arranged for 4-part Treble Voices, u…