Novello Choral Pops: Christmas Pops For Female Choirs features five superb arrangements of Christmas favourites for female voices, guaranteed to add sparkle and glitz to every choral concert.Wonderful Christmastime is a typically melodic Paul McCartney number composed for the holiday season. All I Want for Christmas Is You evokes Mariah Carey or, for devotees of the film 'Love Actually', the adole…

One of the world's most revered and talented exponents of the Delta Blues style presents a two-part in-depth guide to the earthy, hard-driving sound of the Mississippi.Rory Block dissects and teaches a breathtaking set of key Delta Blues performances, including the rhythmic pounding of Charlie Patton, the fingerpicking style of Tommy Johnson and the slide/open-tuning sounds of the great Robert Joh…

Arch Gwyn (Arranger). Par ARCH GWYN. These four spirituals have been arranged by Gwyn Arch especially for the younger or developing choir. They are fun arrangements of popular or well known spirituals that are interesting to sing and fairly straight-forward to perform. The optional baritone line makes the collection suitable for choirs with a dearth of male voices but equally suitable for boys to …

Par PERGOLESI GIOVANNI BATTISTA. In 1732 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi composed a setting of the Vespers in honor of St. Emidius, Naples’s patron saint and protector against earthquakes. All that has survived are the introit Domine ad adjuvandum and three psalm settings: Dixit Dominus, Laudate and Confitebor. Malcolm Bruno’s reconstruction consists of Pergolesi’s Hymnus, Magnificat, several short in…

This little piece was commissioned by King's College, Cambridge in 2002 as the then-latest in their celebrated annual Christmastide service of Nine Lessons and Carols for their unique Chapel - it is dedicated to the choir and its director Stephen Cleobury. 'Little', but already a mini-cantata telling the start of the familiar story - Gabriel's Annunciation - praise to the Virgin before she too sin…

Par VAN NUETEN GUY. Light the fire, James. We'll take our digestive by the crackling of the hearth. Such were the thoughts that came to mind as I started listening to Guy Van Nueten's new record. Because, yes, there is a certain aristocracy to this music. There's the feeling of autumn and you immediately long to warm yourself on the sounds that issue from Van Nueten's bony fingers. But it could ju…

Par HOLST GUSTAV. Among the most popular and important modern British composers, Gustav Holst (1874–1934) was a true eccentric, given to odd enthusiasms and mystical musings. His spectacular symphonic suite The Planets, first performed in 1918, established hisinternational reputation and remains a staple of the orchestral repertoire to this day. Scored for huge orchestral forces and a wordless cho…

Par ECKELS STEVEN ZDENEK. A sparkling collection of 12 classic American blues songs arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar. All arrangements are in notation and tablature and convey the exciting yet earthy moods found in this popular genre. Audio is available as a FREE download. Difficulty from 'easy-intermediate' to 'advanced.' Chord symbols are included for use in ensemble situations. Standard not…

Arch Gwyn (Arranger). Par ARCH GWYN. These folksongs from the wild west have been arranged with the younger choir in mind. They are fun arrangements of popular folksongs that are interesting to sing and fairly straight-forward to perform. The optional baritone line makes the collection suitable for choirs with a dearth of male voices but equally suitable for boys to sing as their voices change and…

Arrangement: Gritton Peter. Par GRITTON PETER. This volume comprises three popular calypsos, arranged by Peter Gritton with younger voices in mind. The arrangments are fun to sing and are sure to be a hit, with choirs and audiences alike, time and again. Arranged for SA with an optional baritone line, which makes the collection suitable for choirs with a dearth of male voices but equally suitable …

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…

Extrait des 'Sämtliche Toccaten' für Klavier.Transcription de John Hearth pour deux vibraphones et deux marimbas. / Ensemble De Percussions A Clavier (Quatuor)

Arrangeur: Alexander L'Estrange. Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. If you are looking for straightforward and rewarding repertoire for your beginner choir then look no further. These simple choral arrangements have been carefully designed to provide rewarding, varied repertoire for beginner choirs. The Simple 3-part choral arrangements for soprano, alto and a combined part for men's voices make the series…