In 1648 Heinrich Schütz published a collection of 29 motets with five to seven parts titled 'Geistliche Chor-Music? (Sacred Choir Music). Here, the term 'Chor? (choir) refers not only to a (large) vocal ensemble but, more generally, to a group of musicians, vocal or instrumental. As explained by Schütz in the foreword he published with the collection, all parts of the motets can be performed vocal…

Par BRUCKNER ANTON. Great art in small forms ? Bruckner's smaller sacred works reveal a more personal side to the master symphonist and creator of large-scale orchestral masses. Throughout his life, Bruckner?s deep faith and dedication to the Catholic liturgy inspired him to write church music in smaller forms suitable for performance at Sunday services or in sacred concerts. The long phrases and …

Par . Until now, anyone looking for music on the theme of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit for church services and concerts usually had to do so in larger collections that cover the entire church year or parts of it. With Music for the Spirit, there is now a choirbook specifically for the feast of Pentecost for the first time, closing a gap for an important feast of the Catholic, Protestant, and Angl…

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. ***Winner of Best Classical Music Education Initiative 2018 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence*** Wassail! Carols of Comfort and Joy is a sequence of 12 uplifting folk-inspired Christmas songs, exploring both sacred and secular aspects of the festive season. Including such favourites as The Sussex Carol, Gaudete and The holly and the ivy, Wassail! continues the h…

Lully, Lullay was written at the request of Philip Reed, music director of the Bury St Edmunds Bach Choir, which gave the first performance on 17 December 2011 at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk. Inspired by the familiar medieval text of the Coventry Carol , it is sung a cappella and invokes the sense of a lullaby through its metre and lilting melody. The fragility and bittersweet tonal…

Les sacrées a cappella des oeuvres chorales de Johannes Brahms figurent parmi les oeuvres romantiques les plus importantes du genre.Cette nouvelle édition est basée sur des sources fiables qui comprennent des manuscrits autographes, les copies de graveur et des premières éditions.La collection contient le 7 op 'Marienlieder'. 22, 'Deux Motets', op. 29, 'Trois Choeurs sacrés' pour voix de femmes op…

The choir book Musica Sacra Hungarica provides a survey of the broad spectrum of sacred vocal music produced in Hungary during the 20th century. Following on from the romantic heritage an individual Hungarian vocal style was developed, which became known internationally through the sacred and secular vocal works of Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Lajos Bárdos./ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte

There is no rose of such virtue is an anonymous mediaeval text, already well known through beautiful settings by Britten (in his Ceremony of Carols), John Joubert and others. The poem is 'macaronic' (it presents a verse in English, followed by a varying Latin refrain). This new version follows the illustrious examples above by remaining strophic and presenting broadly the same music in a successio…

Composed by Larry Shackley. Choral collection. Singable Solutions. Sacred Choral, General, Holy Communion. Lorenz Publishing Company #45/1639L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir and organ/string orchestra. This edition: Paperback. Mixed Voices. John Rutter Anniversary Edition. Sacred. Level A (very easy). Vocal score. Duration 2.5 minutes. Published by Oxford University Press

Composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir and piano (2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, percussion, drum, harp, strings). This edition: Paperback. Mixed Voices. John Rutter Anniversary Edition. Sacred. Level A (very easy). Vocal score. Duration 3.5 minutes. Publ…

By Dan Forrest. For SATB choir with soprano voice solo and tenor voice solos (keyboard accompaniment). Extended Works. Dan Forrest Series. Sacred, Concert. Difficulty: Medium Advanced (Adult). 64 pages. Published by Hinshaw Music Inc.

By Don Besig, Nancy Price. For SATB Choir. Choral, Benedictions, Service Music and Sacred. Sheet Music. Published by Shawnee Press.

Fassung fur achtstimmigen Chor. Composed by Damijan Mocnik. Contemporary Choir Music. Sacred vocal music. Choral part. 4 pages. Duration 3 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 07.511/50. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.751150).

Arranged by Mack Wilberg. For SATB choir (Accompaniment: Keyboard Or Harp). Mack Wilberg. Choral. Medium Adult. Sacred. Medium Adult. Octavo. 12 pages. Duration 5h. Published by Hinshaw Music Inc.

Words and music by Hall (Francis) Johnson (1887-1970). Octavo for SATB choir (A cappella) and tenor solo. With a rehearsal piano part and performance notes. Eb Major. Series: Choral. 16 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Composed by Aren Newell Williams, Ruth Elaine Schram. Harold Flammer WorshipSongs Jr. Family/Group, Sacred, Festival, Father's Day, Mother's Day, General Worship, Children's Choir, Children, Concert. Octavo. 8 pages. Published by Harold Flammer Music (HL.35031750).

Composed by Ola Gjeilo. Walton. Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Walton Music

By Gloria; William Gaither. Arranged by Jack Schrader. (SAB or Three-Part). Funeral and Sacred. Print Music Single (SAB). 8 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company.

The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23). (Theme from the BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley). By Howard Goodall. Choir Sacred. For SATB choir and piano/organ (SATB choir). Choral (Sacred); Choral Octavo; Worship Resources. Faber Edition. Sacred. Published by Faber Music

By John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir and organ (Strings). This edition: X319. Mixed Voices. Choral, 20th Century, Christmas and Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. Duration 4.5'. Published by Oxford University Press

Arranged by Larry Shackley. For Choir. (SATB). Jazz/SwingStyle, Spiritual, Blues-Gospel-Spirituals and Sacred. Print Music Single (SATB). Published by Hope Publishing Company.