Church Choir Anthems for Rally Day

This volume offers a selection of particularly attractive opera choruses from three centuries in their five original languages (Italian, French, German, English and Russian). Whether cheerful shepherd's

Psalm 137 was an inspiration for many composers including Saint-Saëns, who set the text four times. This setting features alto solo, mixed chorus, piano, and English text. The first version, composed

Among Rameau’s stage works which have come down to us in two main versions, such as Dardanus (1739, 1744), Platée (1745, 1749), and Zoroastre (1749, 1756), none fell

Telemann's 1754 chorale setting of the church hymn Christus, der ist mein Leben, based on Melchoir Vulpius' melody from the Hamburg Hymnal, is especially well suited to display his mastery in

This piece is a transcription of a composition originally conceived for choir and large orchestra commissioned by the Knabenkantorei Basel. The text which stems from the liturgical chants

Composed around 1760, Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu is one of Telemann's last large-scale vocal works. The libretto, by Karl Wilhelm Ramler, recounts the Biblical events from the

Published in 1648, Heinrich Schuetz's Geistliche Chor-Music is still regarded as one of his seminal works. This is from the two-volume performance edition based on Werner Breig's revised new text

Commissioned by the internationally acclaimed ensemble VOCES8, this beautiful a cappella selection sets a text by Charles Anthony Silvestri that speaks of the beauty and fragility of nature.

Dvorak composed the cycle Moravian Duets for two treble voices with piano accompaniment at the request of the Prague wholesale merchant Jan Neff in 1876. This was a turning point in the career of

"Hey brother! There's an endless road to rediscover. Hey sister! Know the water's sweet but blood is thicker." Avicii's (Tim Bergling) hit song is an energetic statement about being there for one another.

This Urtext edition of Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise ("Lobgesang") ten-movement cantata includes an introduction in English and German. The original German-language libretto is based on texts from

This piece expresses a steadfast faith in God, and thus the central message of Dickinson's poem. The music describes feelings of trust and wonder, joy and gratitude. The piece was commissioned for the

"I asked my friend, the poet Einar Askestad, if he could write a poem for me about love between father and son, brothers and God. I felt that these forms of love are seldom sung about. The poem moved me

  • Fragmentary work completed with original music by Rameau
  • Based on the score of “Opera Omnia Rameau”, Volume V/1
  • Particularly suitable for

Edited by Stephan Blaut. For SAATBB choir & orchestra. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger. and Eng. A coronation anthem. Vocal score, 32 p.

"Oh, sometimes I get a good feeling, yeah, get a feeling that I never, never, never, never had before." In it's original form by pop artist Avicii (Tim Bergling), this is more of an electro-pop instrumental

This edition of Franz Schubert's Magnificat D 486 is based on the composer's autograph score and is the first to make use of his authorized performance material. It offers alternative readings that make the

This edition of Frank Martin’s mass is a scholarly-critical as well as a performing edition that takes all sources into account. As a matter of fact, it was only during the research for this edition

Beethoven’s sacred works include two settings of the Mass. The Mass in C Major, completed and premiered in 1807, has been unjustly described as a preliminary step towards the completion of his great

Completed in the last summer of Schubert's life, this Missa Solemnis was first performed posthumously in 1829 under the baton of the composer's brother Ferdinand. Though the occasion for composition cannot

The beloved Faure Requiem is presented in a pristine Urtext edition for treble voices, arranged for SSAA, soloists and organ reduction. This arrangement uses a divided soprano section for the