Piae Cantiones, published in 1582, is a collection of late medieval sacred and secular songs begging to be given performance, either as written, or perhaps in new settings. Three sacred tunes in
In 1609, Michael Praetorius harmonized the version of Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming with which most of us are familiar. His contemporary, Melchior Vulpius, created a four-voice canon on the same
This four-voice canon on the tune Lo, How a Rose is a great piece for opening a concert, or appropriate for putting together a quick piece for Church services.
Three familiar carols: O Little Town of Bethlehem (two versions, notated back-to-back); Personent Hodie (On This Day, Earth Shall Ring); and Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel
Four familiar carols and hymns: Good King Wenceslas; Il Est Ne (He is Born); Angels We Have Heard on High and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing for two trumpets, horn in F, trombone,
Works for English horn and organ are rare, yet the combination is well suited to share this early-American pentatonic tune by Lowell Mason. Occasional unique harmonies are mixed into this calming and
Perhaps the most beautiful of Johann Sebastian Bach's melodies, Come, Sweet Death has been transcribed for band reflecting performance interpretations created by conductor/orchestrator Leopold
Perhaps the most beautiful of Johann Sebastian Bach's melodies, Come, Sweet Death has been transcribed for clarinet quartet reflecting performance interpretations created by organist, Virgil Fox,
Perhaps the most beautiful of Johann Sebastian Bach's melodies, Come, Sweet Death has been transcribed for clarinet choir reflecting performance interpretations created by organist, Virgil Fox, and
The tune is an English melody dating from the late sixteenth century. The Coventry Carol lyrics describe what is known in Matthew's biblical accounts as the 'slaughter of the innocents.' The
Taken from Piae Cantiones (1582), Divinum Mysterium is the name of the medieval chant melody which accompanies the hymn Of the Father's Love Begotten. Piae Cantiones is a
Forest Green was a folksong collected by the eminent composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, in 1903. It was quickly incorporated into the English Hymnal as accompaniment for O Little Town of
This is an abridged transcription of the Gloria from John Taverner's 1530 mass, "Western Wynde (Wind)," for flexible brass quartet. Parts are provided for two trumpets (the second is a duplicate of the F
In Dulco Jubilo translates into English as "In Sweet Rejoicing." This arrangement takes instruction not only from its title, but the folklore story of its creation as well. The tune is attributed
The Holst setting of Christina Rossetti's poem In the Bleak Midwinter is the basis for this moody work for clarinet and piano, largely inspired by the poem's first verse that speaks of the cold
Arranged for large brass ensemble (three B-flat trumpets, two F Horns, three trombones, and tuba), this work has been converted from primarily duple to a mixture of triple and quadruple meters to eliminate
Imagine the mood of an ancient people endlessly waiting for the appearance of a promised Messiah. In this setting, the score attempts to paint that sense of longing. Though the Veni Emmanuel tune was first