'I have embedded this internationally well-known melody in a harmonic room of bells which is rendered by the male voices.To enhance the feeling of two independent entities, the melody and the bell ostinato are performed in different metres.Tension increases in the second verse when the melody is performed in a canon but dissipates at the end of the piece.? (Marten Jansson) / Choeur Mixte (SSAATTBB…

Par DONIZETTI GAETANO. Through works such as Verdi’s Requiem or Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, we know that the great composers of Italian bel canto opera also wrote marvelous sacred music. Yet most of these pieces are rarely performed. This is also true of Gaetano Donizetti’s Messa di Requiem, which he composed as an expression of grief at the early death of Vincenzo Bellini in 1835. Neither performe…

33 Spirituals for upper Voices This edition offers exciting arrangements that have never before appeared in print, written in an authentic idiom for three-part women's or girls' choir with piano accompaniment. The spirituals can also be performed without piano, with the lead melody always in the upper voice. All the arrangements can be combined with the already published edition ?64 Spirituals a…

Ce travail vocal bien connu de Schubert est un ' tiré de budget ' de notre volume principal des oeuvres de Schubert pour Male Voice Choir avec accompagnement de guitare - Réf. ECH 542. / Choeur D'Hommes Et Guitare

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). Oh Shenandoah dates back to the early nineteenth century, with possible origins in Virginia. Sometimes referred to as a ‘shanty’ song because of its refrain (‘away, you rolling river,’ etc.), its lyrics exist in many versions and can be seen as a paean either to the river itself, or perhaps to the (mythical?) daughter of an Indian chief of that name. Regardless of …

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). The poignant words of The Last Rose Of Summer, by Thomas Moore, match this Irish song’s mournful, drooping melody. After a temporarily uplifting modulation for the third verse, where the men of the choir echo the melody two measures behind, the arrangement ends as it began – in a solitary mood, with an empty, bare fifth. This piece is part of the Faber Choral Sing…

C'est la partie de guitare facultatif au travail vocal bien connu de Schubert ' tiré à part de la budget ' de notre volume principal des oeuvres de Schubert pour Male Voice Choir avec accompagnement de guitare - Réf. ECH 548. / Choeur D'Hommes Et Guitare

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). Jingle Bells dates from the mid-nineteenth century and is thought to be one of the first secular Christmas songs to ?top the charts?. It is in fact not about Christmas at all but instead about the ?Cutter? drag races in Boston, where young men would race sleighs and attempt to impress the girls with their speed. This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles serie…

Par KANDER JOHN / BEALE CHARLES (Arr.). This is a vibrant and accessible arrangement of All I care about, from the Broadway hit Chicago! With opportunities for whistling, staging and lyrics full of double meanings, this will add a bit of spice to your concert programme. This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity o…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. C'est la partie de guitare facultatif au travail vocal bien connu de Schubert ' tiré à part de la budget ' de notre volume principal des oeuvres de Schubert pour Male Voice Choir avec accompagnement de guitare - Réf. ECH 548. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Choeur d'Hommes et Guitare

High Voice. By Henry Purcell. Boosey and Hawkes Voice. Softcover. Published by Boosey & Hawkes.