Go back to basics with this collection of five canons: Non Nobis, Domine; Jubilate Deo; Music; Dona Nobis Pacem and An Irish Blessing. Teach vocal production, diction, phrasing, and
Part of Donald Patriquin's World Music Suite. The suite has six different octavos published for children's voices: Cabbage-Tree Hat; Taivas on Sininen; The Stuttering Lovers; Ach! Synku Synku;
Ae Fond Kiss is an arrangement of the Scottish song Hi horo's na horo eile to which Robert Burns' poem of unrequited love was set. Ae Fond Kiss and its
Alma Llanera is one of the most popular songs from Venezuela. It belongs to the Venezuelan dance rhythm zarzuela which is based on the simultaneous combination of 3/4 and
Inspired by an 1877 tour of O‘ahu by then-Princess Lili‘uokalani on the occasion of her designation as heir apparent to the throne, and later made universally known by Elvis, this beloved
This setting of Pater Noster was originally written in the Tagalog language as Ama Namin (Our Father). The
Intrigues by the parallel images of a mother embracing her child at birth and again at death, the composer asked his mother, Laurie F. Gauger, to write a Christmas text that was equal parts lullaby and
In this traditional Armenian folk lullaby, a mother seeks to lull her restless son to sleep with the aid of a singing nightingale. The gentle lyrical lines sing so beautifully, featuring first the upper
Appearing in the soundtrack of the 2007 film "Guru," this crowd-pleasing concert work is an Indian take on how beautiful it can be to sing in the rain. Layered vocal lines ebb and flow in repeated patterns
This original concert work captures the exuberance and revelry of a great celebration. Sudden dynamic shifts, contrasting articulations, and shifting polymetric rhythms occur throughout, culminating in a
In this insightful book on choral directing, renowned Venezuelan conductor/composer/music educator Alberto Grau summarizes his lifelong love of learning and dedication to the choral art. Grau's original
Chua-ay is based on a popular folk song from the Philippines that depicts the Igorot tribes at work, pounding the rice by means of a huge mortar and heavily weighted posts to separate the rice
Literally meaning "songs of a circle," these folk songs of Brazil are usually performed by children in a circle. These five pieces - Pai Francisco; Terezinha de Jesus; Pirulito Que Bate, Bate;
Reproducing the sound of traditional Indian instrumental ensembles, this vocal adaptation uses Hindi text and nonsense syllables to mimic the shruti box, percussion, and melodic instruments present in the
Based on a fragment of the text of the sequence Victimae paschali laudes, this work utilizes various minimalist techniques - canons at the unison and simultaneous theme with its augmentation - to
Using Shakespeare's text from The Merchant of Venice, this delicate piece for treble choir brims with rhythmic energy. A B-flat clarinet obbligato and sparkling piano accompaniment frame the
"All we are we have found in song" is the first line of this stunningly beautiful poem by Euan Tait, set to music by Norwegian composer Kim Andre Arnesen. This romantic notion is woven throughout
This Yiddish folk song, which originated in Eastern Europe, is a variation on the common theme of a spurned lover, but with a twist at the end! A full English singable translation is provided in the score,
With text taken from an episode of StoryCorps on NPR about the love between two people of the same sex at a time when it was not accepted by society, this work meshes musical ideas with the spoken
If you have a very talented choir looking for a challenge, this is an absolutely "must do" spiritual! The use of the many variants of the text allows the music to maximize the use of gospel-style