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Annunciation (S,SSS,SSAATTBB a cappella)
$25.00 Package of 10 choral scores. This haunting piece contrasts the awesome power of the angel's voice against the lonely terror of a solitary Mary. Mary is represented by a solo soprano who sings a wordless vowel from a room adjacent to the main performance space. The voice of the angel is represented by a soprano trio and SSAATTBB choir that engulfes the audience in a powerful polyphonic surround sound. This piece pairs well with Magnificat, which uses the same harmonic More Info »Hineh Mah Tov (SATB with piano & trumpet)
$15.00 Package of 10 vocal scores. This is a short anthem for SATB choir with piano and trumpet accompaniment. The anthem is suitable for liturgical use and is specifically intended for Remembrance Day, at which many churches will have a trumpeter on call. The material is suitable for parish choirs and is easily learned. The piano accompaniment ends with a repeating pattern that can be extended ad libitum in order to fill appropriate liturgical time as needed. Although intended for More Info »Magnificat (SATB / SATB a cappella)
$25.00 Package of 10 choral scores SATB/SATB Double Choir a cappella The Magnificat is a song sung by Mary, the mother of Christ, in the well-known nativity story told in the Gospel of Luke. In this story we hear of the Angel Gabriel descending from Heaven to announce to Mary, still a virgin by Luke's account, that she will bear the Son of God. This scene is at once both magical and terrifying for it captures at once the humility, More Info »My Heart Was Cloven (SATB a cappella)
$25.00 Package of 10 vocal scores with organ reduction SATB a cappella (with optional organ) Setting text from the Odes of Solomon, a collection of poems discovered in the Nag Hamadi library, My Heart Was Cloven is an excellent concert work for SATB choir. With extensive melismas, this work is especially suitable for choirs that specialize in light and flexible Baroque music. Text: Odes of Solomon 11 Hy heart was cloven and its flower appeared, And grace sprang up in More Info »O Thou the Central Orb (SATB & Organ)
$25.00 Package of 10 vocal scores. SATB with organ accompaniment or piano accompaniment A setting of the famous text attributed to H.R. Bramley, this anthem is easily learned by a parish choir and is suitable for use in Advent, on the Feast of All Saints, or other similar occasion. The familiar tonal vocabulary suits parish choirs well and the dramatic style is suitable for festive occasions. Two accompaniments are available: organ (with pedals) or piano (also suitable for organ, manuals More Info »Sacramentum (SSATB a cappella)
$22.50 Package of 10 vocal scores SSATB a cappella Sacramentum is a setting of "Locus Iste", the gradual for the Feast of Dedication. This short anthem is suitable for a church's paternal festival or general use. The musical vocabulary uses an artificial scale derived from the harmonic series. Each vocal part sings notes from a certain portion of the scale. Though the harmonic language is challenging, the local melodic movement of each part is restricted to only a few notes. More Info »Six Songs of the Shropshire Lad
$20.00 Vocal score, saddle stitched with card cover High or Medium Voice & Piano Poems by A.E. Housman A.E. Housman's The Shropshire Lad is one of the most beloved collections of English poetry. Housman's musings on the horrors of war, the alienation of youth, and the futility of love defined the collective consciousness of the English composers between the Wars. This set of six songs featuring texts taken from Housman's varied output (including but not limited to The Shropshire Lad) More Info »The Delight of Paradise (SATB a cappella)
SATB a cappella Text: Odes of Solomon 11 The Delight of Paradise is a seven-movement sacred cantata setting text from the Odes of Solomon. This choral tour-de-force is a powerful feature work for an a cappella concert. The seven varied movements provide a vast array of choral textures that will delight and challenge your singers. Audiences are sure to love it; Amanda Gauthier of the Ottawa citizen wrote: "Contemporary choral compositions have impressed me, amused me, annoyed me, and bored More Info »