A Lyke-Wake Dirge - A Border Ballad Op. 110 a - a choral classic by Vagn Holmboe for SATB Choir A Cappella. 'The Lyke Wake Dirge is a moral ballad from the border telling the story of what will happen to the soul after death. If he has never given shoes and stockings to the poor then the 'whinnes' will torment him and pierce him to the bone. If he has never given food and drink to the poor then …
Xicochi is an Aztec carol arranged here for Unaccompanied SATB Choir by Gaspar Fernandes. The lyrics are in the original Nahuatl language but a brief pronunciation guide is included.
For SATB unaccompanied.Alan Smith provides a lush floating contemporary setting to this traditional text. Gentle and with a captivating melody this highly accessible anthem is a true gem for the Christmas season and provides a welcome addition to the repertoire.
Bernard Hughes' If We Shadows Have Offended for unaccompanied SATB choir. This work is a setting of text from A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 5 Scene 1 by William Shakespeare.Duration: approx. 2 minutes. A Piano accompaniment is included for rehearsal purposes.
Blessed is the man-Blazhèn Muzh (Blessed Is The Man) is a work by Sergei Rachmaninoff for Unaccompanied SATB Choir. From the 'All-Night Vigil ' this is the Vocal Score featuring a pronunciation guide and an explanation of the transliteration and translation. The lyrics are in the original and a phonetic transliteration.
This riotous setting for SATB unaccompanied lurches from pious a cappella textures to musical mayhem (and back again!) with some hilarious musical puns and well-planned pitfalls along the way.
John Joubert's O Eternal God arranged for SATB choir unaccompanied. Commissioned by Nicholas Fisher for the Choir of Gloucester Cathedral in celebration of the composer’s 90th birthday on 20 March 2017 and dedicated to the memory of Michael Perham (died 17 April 2017) bishop and liturgist. 'John Joubert continues to produce choral gems'. Choir & Organ December 2017
Bob Chilcott's Song Of The Crib for unaccompanied SATB choir.A setting of a specially written text by Charles Bennett this gentle lullaby reflects on the role of the animals and angels in the nativity compelling us to follow their lead and create our own Christmas scene wherever we are.Chilcott's Choral writing is characteristically warm and lush with some divisi and the singable melodies are …
Paperback-For SATB unaccompanied.This attractive carol has a tuneful melody with a slight modal feel. Opening with melody alone sung solo or in unison the carol builds up harmonically moving from octave thirds to the rich occasionally chromatic harmonies of the central section. A lovely addition to any choir's Christmas repertory.
Tallis' composed for the Prayer Book of 1559 and later adapted to the Book Of Common prayer in 1662. This version does not include the Lord's Prayer. Arranged for SATB a cappella.
This is a wonderful work for unaccompanied SATB choir to be sung with enormous intensity and sonority. First performed in June 1998 by the Chester Cathedral Choir conducted by David Poulter.This is a special item which ismade to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
Commissioned by the Highland Festival Stuart MacRae's work Salm 42 is a Gaelic setting of Psalm 42 and was first performed on 5th June 1999 at Eden Court Theatre Inverness by the combined Gaelic Choirs of Inverness Dingwall and Nairn. This work is arranged for Unaccompanied SATB Choir and lasts around 4 minutes. Composer Stuart MacRae began receiving high-profile commissions at a young age f…
POD-Julian Marshall's The Voice Of The Ancient Bard is a work for Unaccompanied SATB Choir that sets a poem by William Blake from 'Songs of Experience'. A performance lasts around 3 and a half minutes.
To Seek Where Shadows Are is a work by composer Paul Mealor for Unaccompanied SATB Choir. The piece sets text from four poems by Christina Rossetti and lasts around 12 minutes.
Twelve classic English Renaissance sacred and secular masterpieces edited for performance by legendary British vocal ensemble The King's Singers. Includes works by Byrd Gibbons Tallis and Weelkes.
