Górecki's Church Songs, based on melodies from Rev Jan Siedlecki's ?piewniki Ko?cielne ('church songbooks'), were composed in 1986. This edition is based on the PWM edition of 2013, which was produced with the assistance of Anna Górecka and Miko?aj Górecki. A special feature of the Boosey publications is the new, alternative Latin sung text by Edward Tambling, which will be attractive to the many …

The shame and pain of the cross was transformed into a triumphant symbol of hope through the message of Easter. This well-crafted 25-minute five song cantata beautifully and poetically depicts the Easter journey with fresh songs and familiar hymns . . . from reflection to resurrection. It's easily prepared, yet powerful, and perfect for large and small choirs alike. It can be performed as a comple…

Chansons du 19ème et 20ème Siècle Idéal lors de représentations pour solistes, étudiants, ou chanteurs professionnels, Italian Art Songs regroupe des morceaux dans leur tonalité dorigine ou transposés. Une introduction historique de chaque compositeur est comprise dans ce recueil, ainsi que les paroles en Italien et Anglais. Comprend 48 chansons composées par Alfano, Arditi, Castelnuovo-Tedesco,…

Arias for Light Lyric Tenor with piano/ Per Voce e Pianoforte. First volume of Cantolopera series dedicated to the light lyric tenor. Original texts with English translations and CD with instrumental and vocal versions. Cantolopera is made up of various series: the Favourite Opera Collection, dedicated to operatic works, organized by voice category- the Composers Collection, devoted to individual …

23 easy to intermediate-level pieces for accordion. This collection of characteristic dances from Flanders and Wallonia features a cross-section of the repertoire and demonstrates the diversity of this area's cultural heritage. Belgium consists of Flanders in the north and Wallonia in the south and each region has its own traditional folk music, both displaying similarities as well as differences.…

In recent years, Oklahoma has seen a great increase in the development of wind energy. This development in sustainable energy sources and the winds that flow across the great state serve as the inspiration for this composition. The piece begins by depicting the great open spaces that stretch for miles across the Oklahoma landscape. Small gusts of wind (represented by scalar and arpeggiated passage…

Numbering more than 100 in total, and composed across a 60-year period, Gabriel Fauré's songs form the single most influential contribution to the field of French art song. Despite their importance, the songs have long been riddled with misprints and inconsistencies. This first complete critical edition is based on study of hundreds of manuscript and printed sources, along with evidence and interp…

From Motown to Bruce Swedien, the expressive and technical outlines of a unique and timeless voice. Par PETITJEAN ISABELLE. Foreword by Bruce Swedien Michael Jackson’s voice was first heard in a maternity ward in Gary, Indiana, on a summer evening of 1958. It was last heard on a warm summer morning in 2009 under the sunny sky of California. Still… It was soon clear that Baby Jackson had much more …

Par SMITH PAUL. A standalone work for SATB choir and SATB solo quartet, painting a picture of the different characters of a dream. This movement is both comforting and confusing, and is inspired by the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. A New World is a musical story across five movements with texts by authors from Cicero and Ovid to George William Russel; from nursery rhymes to war poets. The mus…

Par SMITH PAUL. A beautiful and flowing work for SATB choir, SATB solo quartet and piano, with textures that celebrate love, cherishing our place among the stars. A New World is a musical story across five movements with texts by authors from Cicero and Ovid to George William Russel; from nursery rhymes to war poets. The music and texts link to form a narrative that questions what sort of ‘New Wo…

Par LOEB DAVID. David Loeb presents the collection Japanese Landscapes and Legends for piccolo alone, an aggregation of previously stand-alone works - the Four Japanese Legends (P-12), Scenes from the Japanese Countryside (P-14), and the Preludes Vol. III (P-31). These works are almost entirely direct suggestions of stories and geographic locations from across Japan, though they also reach into th…