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A charming piece from the children's collection A Trip to the Zoo. A keyboard-accompanied round with original lyrics and four very independent parts. Intended for children's ensembles, performance

The Salve Regina, also known as the Hail Holy Queen, is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church. The

J.S. Bach's hauntingly beautiful Air is an expressive masterpiece of the Baroque era. This edition focuses on opportunities for melodic embellishment, incorporating ornamentation, melodic and rhythmic

A setting of a South African hymn in the isiZulu language. Written for solo and choir, the solo sections may be sung by a small group. Djembes may be included for concert performances, and body movement is

Extracted from the five-movement work "A Vision Unfolding," this third movement stands alone as a strong, socially responsive statement of identity and unity. Optional solos and a lyrical violin part add to

With a text from Psalm 80:2, this a cappella piece is traditionally used on the third Sunday of Advent - the Gaudete or Rejoicing Sunday. The beginning quotes the "Alleluia" from the original chant, and

The friction between professed ideals and painful reality that Langston Hughes captured in his poem Let America Be America Again is also the foundation of this piece. Emma Lazarus' words, which are

Robert Applebaum offers three versions each of the three settings from the much "beloved" Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon. Each title features printed matter containing a Hebrew transliteration guide, the

This is the sixth movement of For a Breath of Ectasy and is scored for SATB chorus, oboe, and string quartet or piano. Using a lush accompaniment and homophonic choral writing, the music

Originally composed for string quartet in 1922, Andante festivo was rescored by the composer in 1938 for string orchestra with timpani. The work emphasizes the warmth and rich sonority of the

For solo guitar. A short suite of pieces written originally for guitarist Jeffrey Van. Titles: Etude; Berceuse; Fugato and Ayre. Score.

Composed for the 2008 Sejong Music Composition Competition, Hoffman presents a set of variations for piano based on a traditional Korean theme. As performers move along the variations, they will experience

This piece, using text adapted from the Song of Songs 2:11-12, is a song of human love and spiritual devotion. The initial motif appears successively traveling between the chorus, in canon in the piano

Text from a Gaelic prayer is beautifully set in this lyrical concert work. The flowing piano accompaniment and moments of unexpected harmony make this piece engaging yet accessible to high school and

Drawn from the works of 17th- and 18th-century masters, this collection offers characteristic pieces in a variety of forms from the English, German, and French baroque traditions. Edited to provide