Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. On the great feast days, the Magnificat was given at the evening service in Leipzig, following the sermon. Bach twice set this poem (Luke I, 46-55). One of these compositions, for solo soprano, has been lost. Of the other Magnificat, Bach composed his first version, In E-flat, with four inserted Christmas pieces, prepared for the evening service that holiday, 1723. His r…

Winner in the 'A Carol for Christmas' competition, Blessed Be That Maid Marie has been beautifully scored for SATB chorus with divisions.The languid flow of the music with some harmonic twists hides within it several well-known carols and tunes that relate to each section of text. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. For SATB Chorus and Orchestra. English and Latin Text. / Messe / Répertoire / Voix

Satb Soli Satb Chorus Harmonium And 2 Pf. Par ROSSINI GIOACHINO. The complete Vocal Score for Gioacchino Rossini's Messe Solennelle with text in Latin./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Crucifixus by Paul Mealor is here presented in a version for Baritone solo, SATB choir and Piano accompaniment. Crucifixus was commissioned by the sound Festival, and premiered by the National Youth Choir of Scotland, the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Futures Ensemble with baritone soloist Jeremy Huw Williams, conducted by Christopher Bell at St Machar Cathedral, Aberdeen on 11 November 201…

Arranged for Mixed Chorus with Piano and Optional Guitar, Percussion and String Bass. / Voix

Par EINFELDE MAIJA. A gentle and stirring setting of the Ave Maria by the Latvian composer, for mixed chorus and Organ. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Choeur

The Mystery of Love has been recorded by the Choir of Clare College Cambridge, directed by Timothy Brown, with the work's librettist Robert Tear as tenor soloist (EtCetera, KTC 1248: A Finer Truth).It was first performed in its present form by Robert Tear, Joseph Cullen (organ) and the St Endellion Festival Chorus, conducted by James Burton, at the St. Endellion Festival on 3 August 2001. / Choeur…

Blezzard Judith (Editor). Par BLEZZARD JUDITH. This is a collection of seven beautiful motets by French composers of the 19th century. The beauty of text and music in this repertory transcends liturgical constraint, widening the context in which the music can be used to enhance worship and meditation. This collection, showing a diversity of style and texture, is ideal for church or concert use, it…

Aus: Gloria. Par JENKINS KARL. The Proclamation: Gloria in Excelsis Deo is the opening movement of Karl Jenkins' popular Gloria arranged for mixed voices and piano. Gloria is a large-scale festival piece commissioned by the Really Big Chorus for performance at London's Royal Albert Hall. Cast in five movements, 'Gloria' sets the traditional Latin text 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' and incorporates a se…

In Paradisum sets a prayer from the Roman Catholic Burial Service, often used as a movement in settings of the Requiem Mass. The opening emerges from silence and builds in texture until all eight parts are present. There follows a gentle two-part melody accompanied by humming lower parts ('In paradisum'), followed by a majestic, largely homophonic section ('Chorus angelorum'), and a closing sectio…

Par TOCH ERNST. 'Fuge Aus Der Geographie' arranged by Ernst Toch for a speaking chorus. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

Arranged for TTBB chorus and Piano accompaniment. Commissioned by Gareth Malone for Series Four of BBC TV's 'The Choir' and first performed by Malone and the Military Wives' choir as part of The Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th November 2011 in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. A favourite for the 2011 Christmas Number One, with support from radi…

Par SCULTHORPE PETER. The hard glitter of the Australian sun is translated into an imaginative range of vocal sonorities for SATB chorus with piano and three percussion players./ Feuillet / Voix Mixtes

For Chamber Chorus. Par BERIO LUCIANO. Italian / Classique / Répertoire / Choeur