A Child Is Born To Save Us (Uns Is Ein Kind Geboren)
Composer: J. S. Bach
Author/Lyricist: Erdmann Neumeister, English words by Christopher Smith
Voicing: CHORAL SCORE
Season: Christmas
Released: January 2007
Difficulty: Medium
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Respected English scholar Peter Aston has created the definitive edition for the Christmas Cantata (BWV 142) long attributed to J.S. Bach. Returning to the original source manuscripts, Dr. Aston has not only provided a new English translation better fitting the original, but detailed notes that will appeal to any musician. It is a delightful piece of music that brightens any Christmas program, regardless of its true authorship.
A Festival Gloria - Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Composer: Allan Robert Petker
Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin
Voicing: SATB
Season: Christmas
Released: January 2022
Difficulty: Medium
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This 8-minute work has three distinct sections that flow together without stopping. The ''Gloria'' section that opens the work is exuberant and rhythmic. The ''miserere'' middle section is poignant and stirring. The ''et in terra pax'' section is assuring and comforting. Other accompaniments are available by rental, Brass Quintet and Percussion, Chamber Orchestra and Full Orchestra.
American Mass
Composer: Ron Kean
Arranger: Orchestrated by John Gerhold
Author/Lyricist: Various
Voicing: SATB SCORE
Released: March 2005
Difficulty: Medium
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Here is a masterpiece, a missa brevis merging American hymns and spirituals with traditional choral liturgy. The solo movements have already been popular singles, but Ron has made careful alterations, simplified the keyboard part, and had the entire work orchestrated by fellow professor, John Gerhold. The unique nature of this work, and Ron's excellent reputation, will enable this cantata to be performed in both church and school programs.
American Mass
Composer: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: Various
Voicing: SSA
Released: January 2011
Difficulty: Medium
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The SATB edition of this marvelous work was released a few years ago to great acclaim and remains a popular work. Fully orchestrated in 4 distinctive movements, this ''missa brevis'' tastefully weaves American folk songs, spirituals and hymns into the liturgical fabric. Composed for treble choir, the 25 minute work can be performed with piano, chamber orchestra or full orchestra. High school, college or church.
Domine Ad Adjuvandum
Composer: Giovanni Paolo Colonna
Author/Lyricist: Oesterriche Nationalbibliothek
Voicing: CHORAL SCORE
Season: General
Released: May 1996
Difficulty: Medium
Exultate Deo
Composer: Hans Leo Hassler
Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin
Voicing: SSATB
Season: Easter
Released: March 2004
Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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this song of joy and praise has been carefully edited for optimum performance by John Tebay. Several pages of helpful notes precede the piece and provide an excellent foundation for performance. This exuberant Renaissance piece comes to life and with its modern day key placement and notation. Perfect for high school, concert or church service.
Glacier Suite
Composer: Matthew Harrison
Author/Lyricist: Children's Poetry
Voicing: SSA
Released: January 2019
Difficulty: Medium Easy
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The National Parks in the USA are among our most precious assets. Matthew Harrison has created a set of stunning, aesthetic pieces for treble voices based on descriptive words from 4th grade children. This offers a uniquely artistic view of our National Parks. The music is spacious and paints the landscapes in breathtaking tones. Simple and yet profound, the music also comes with a multimedia video that elevates the entire experience. Although perfect for young voices, it works equally well with adult voices.
Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Composer: Kevin A. Memley
Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin
Voicing: SATB
Season: Christmas
Released: January 2013
Difficulty: Medium
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Brilliant! Exciting! Fresh! are words that describe Memley's new GLORIA - a 10 minute work in 3 continuous sections for mixed choir with brass quintet, piano, timpani and percussion. Excellent for church or school concert from good high school to college choirs to community groups, this work makes a fabulous pairing with his MAGNIFICAT, released in 2012. Memley's rhythmic vitality and captivating melodies have been described as ''when Rutter meets Bernstein.''
Magnificat
Composer: Kevin A. Memley
Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin
Voicing: SATB, Divisi
Season: Advent
Released: January 2012
Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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Kevin Memley was a new name just 3 years ago, but his superb writing skills have caught the attention of fine choirs throughout the world. This work will solidify his place among the top composers living today. This 20 minute, 3-movement work for choir, brass, percussion and piano or organ is a joy to sing from start to finish. The melodies are tuneful and fresh, the rhythms exhilarating and compelling. High school, college, community and church choirs will want to add this piece to their Christmas library.
Missa Brevis Ritmico
Composer: Brian Tate
Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Greek and Latin
Voicing: CHORAL SCORE
Released: March 2001
Difficulty: Medium
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This is not just a small mass, but a rhythmic one as well, as the title notes. The traditional Latin mass is redressed in a fusion of jazz, pop and classical colors. Excellent for high school and college, church or school.
Mother Goose Gems
Composer: Stephen Shewan
Author/Lyricist: Nursery Rhymes
Voicing: SATB
Released: January 2020
Difficulty: Medium Easy
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“Gems” is right! Six rhymes from Mother Goose, varying from fast to slow, treble voices to TB voices to mixed voices, this set is a concert in itself. Playful, fun, touching, rocking - all these styles and emotions in one wonderful concert work for high school, college or community choir. Easy to Medium in difficulty.
Resounding Praise
Composer: Allan Robert Petker
Author/Lyricist: Psalm 100
Voicing: CHORAL SCORE
Season: Easter
Released: March 2002
Difficulty: Medium
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Commissioned for the 50th Anniversary of the Los Cancioneros Chorale in Los Angeles, this 8 minute work combines classical themes with a syncopated rhythm. The opening and closing sections are fast and driving, while the middle sections are more serene. Based on Psalm 100 (Make a Joyful Noise), the work is fitting for concert or church use. Although perform able with organ or piano, the original orchestration includes strings, harp and percussion.
Te Deum - Laudamus Propter Musicam
Composer: Allan Robert Petker
Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin, Fred Pratt Green
Voicing: SATB, divisi
Released: January 2021
Difficulty: Medium
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The traditional “Te Deum” takes on a fresh perspective with this three-movement work. The entire title really means “praise to God for music,” and the first movement pays homage to our Baroque ancestry in its Handelian treatment, but in modern day tonalities. The second is lush and tender, while the third blends the traditional Latin text with the beautiful poetry of Fred Pratt Green's, “When in Our Music God is Glorified.” Composed for choir and orchestra, it is performable with just piano and in several different orchestral options. It has already been performed in numerous U.S. venues, including Carnegie Hall, and in Europe. It is Medium in difficulty.
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P9106 - Instrumental Parts for Full Orchestra - $450.00 2 Fl., 2 Ob., 2 Cl., 2 Bn., 2 Hn., 2 Tp., 1 Perc., Timp., Harp, Strings, and includes a Full Conductor's Score
P9108 - Instrumental Parts for Chamber Orchestra - $300.00 1 Fl., 1 Ob., 1 Cl., 1 Bn., 2 Hn., Harp, 1 Perc., Timp., Piano, and includes a rental Full Conductor's Score
P9110 - Instrumental Parts for Small Ensemble - $150.00 1 Fl., 1 Hn., 1 Perc., Timp., Piano, and includes a rental Full Conductor's Score
The Journey Of Harriet Tubman
Composer: Ron Kean
Voicing: FS SATB
Released: January 2018
This 5-movement, multi-media choral drama honors one of the great heroes of the emancipation era. The journey of those who sacrificed becomes a story we can relive and honor. Dr. Kean's goal was to compose and arrange original music and traditional spirituals in a style that is evocative of the enslaved Africans' frame of mind. The spirituals are accompanied with kalimba (thumb piano) to honor the sub-Saharan African musical tradition of connecting with ancestors and with the marimba to sound like the west African balafon. This is a work that will move an audience to tears. (Medium to Advanced)
“The Journey of Harriet Tubman” has generated a much needed discussion of African American enslavement and and cultural appropriation. The composer has dedicated half of his royalties from this work to ''The Equal Justice Initiative,'' a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Please visit https://eji.org/about/
The Journey Of Harriet Tubman
Composer: African American Spiritual
Arranger: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: African American Spiritual
Voicing: SSAA choral
Season: Spiritual
Released: January 2018
Difficulty: Medium
This 5-movement, multi-media choral drama honors one of the great heroes of the emancipation era. The journey of those who sacrificed becomes a story we can relive and honor. Dr. Kean's goal was to compose and arrange original music and traditional spirituals in a style that is evocative of the enslaved Africans' frame of mind. The spirituals are accompanied with kalimba (thumb piano) to honor the sub-Saharan African musical tradition of connecting with ancestors and with the marimba to sound like the west African balafon. This is a work that will move an audience to tears. (Medium to Advanced)
“The Journey of Harriet Tubman” has generated a much needed discussion of African American enslavement and and cultural appropriation. The composer has dedicated half of his royalties from this work to ''The Equal Justice Initiative,'' a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Please visit https://eji.org/about/
The Journey Of Harriet Tubman
Composer: African American Spiritual
Arranger: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: African American Spiritual
Voicing: SATB
Season: Spiritual
Released: January 2018
Difficulty: Medium
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This 5-movement, multi-media choral drama honors one of the great heroes of the emancipation era. The journey of those who sacrificed becomes a story we can relive and honor. Dr. Kean's goal was to compose and arrange original music and traditional spirituals in a style that is evocative of the enslaved Africans' frame of mind. The spirituals are accompanied with kalimba (thumb piano) to honor the sub-Saharan African musical tradition of connecting with ancestors and with the marimba to sound like the west African balafon. This is a work that will move an audience to tears. (Medium to Advanced)
“The Journey of Harriet Tubman” has generated a much needed discussion of African American enslavement and and cultural appropriation. The composer has dedicated half of his royalties from this work to ''The Equal Justice Initiative,'' a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Please visit https://eji.org/about/
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