Craig McLeish writes of The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was the first black American to earn his living from writing. He was an innovator of jazz poetry, becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote plays, short stories, novels, and his poetry was widely read. He was also a journalist, columnist and lecturer. The Negro Speaks of Rivers was perha…

for voices and instruments. Par BRYARS GAVIN. Laude were short mediaeval devotional songs to the Virgin Mary, and Gavin Bryars has kept to the pure, lyrical style of the originals. Following the successful publication of Bryars’ first and second volume of laude, which singers around the world have added to their repertoire, this third volume for various combinations of soprano, tenor, viola, cello…

Par PARRY BEN. Wild Horses, originally by The Rolling Stones, was also recorded by Susan Boyle in a cover version which featured on her 2009 debut album I Dreamed A Dream. Here arranged for upper voices with piano accompaniment. This arrangement is taken from the popular Choir Rocks! series which offers flexible arrangements of contemporary pop hits. All pieces are written for soprano and alto, wi…

Lat. Festival Motet for nineteen solo voices in four groups (from Symphoniae Sacrae). Text: Psalm 80, Vulgata 798 Trombone II part / Parties Orchestrales

Mary McDonald brings her best once again in this exciting and joyous anthem. With a light calypso touch, this song is total fun! The solo can be sung by a few voices or a single voice. Add the optional chamber orchestration or accompaniment track to enhance the performance. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par LAURIDSEN MORTEN. Lauridsen's setting of the Ave Dulcissima Maria combines passages of chant with more melodic homophony, and is written for unaccompanied male voices. The piece was commissioned by the Harvard Glee Club Foundation. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Feuillet / Choeur

Par ZEHM FRIEDRICH. Modern Dance Rhythms For 4 Voices/ Répertoire / Orchestre, Orchestre à Cordes ou Flûte à Bec Ensem

Narrator, equal voices choir, la Fée excentrique / Ella (a crazy fairy, who passes by, running, singing and snapping fingers) -talking characters : Clarisse (10 years old girl, innocent and very kind), la Tortue, le Héron, la Cigale, le Renard, le Loup -non speaking characters : la Fourmi, la Grenouille, le Rat de ville, le Rat des champs. / Voix Et Ensemble

'Old MacDonald's Christmas Book' is a collection of Christmas songs and carols for recorders and voices that everyone can enjoy. All the tunes can be both sung and played - some additional recorder phrasing marks have been added to the vocal parts to encourage expressive playing. Many of the traditional carols have also been given descant parts, giving recorder groups their own musical part to pla…

5 Voices [SAATB]. Par SATIE ERIK. / Répertoire / 5 Saxophones