Oratorio in three acts. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Handel composed Samson directly after completing the 'Messiah'. After its premiere in 1743 in the Covent Garden Theatre in London, the work rapidly became one of the composer's most successful oratorios alongside 'Esther' and 'Judas Maccabaeus'. This probably had as much to do with the popular Old Testament story of the libretto as with Handel's…

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…

This is every performer's anthem! From the Broadway classic A Chorus Line, this a cappella setting will leave your audience spellbound! / Voix Mixtes

Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. Brahms? elegy Nänie op. 82, based on the poem by Friedrich von Schiller, was composed in 1880/81 following the death of the painter Anselm Feuerbach, whom Brahms greatly admired. In contrast with the poem, Brahms? Nänie ends full of hope: after earthly decline, beauty can live on in art. As in his Deutsches Requiem op. 45, in Nänie Brahms creates a musical connection between m…

Par RAUTAVAARA EINOJUHANI. Langue: Spanish - Finnish - Format: Parisien portrait / Chorus Nr. 52 / Répertoire / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

A mass in the Revised Roman Ritual. Classically conceived, but featuring elements of Brubeck's jazz idiom, this dynamic mass can be performed in many different ways including with a jazz ensemble, as a concert piece, for church service, or its individual pieces could be used in non-Eucharistic worship such as Vespers and other celebrations. The work is set for soloists, chorus, piano accompaniment…

Richard Rodney Bennett's setting of the eighteenth-century poem, The Apple Tree, for SATB chorus unaccompanied. / SATB

A portrait of humble and faithful service is presented in this pleasing ballad. Melodically satisfying, the sweeping chorus climbs to impressive heights, carrying with it the core values to be faithful and true, patient and understanding, seeking wisdom, knowledge and truth. As if mirroring the message of a contrite heart, the anthem ends quiescently, enabling seamless worship flow. Accompany with…

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