for 4 Soloists (SATB), 2 Mixed Choirs (SATB/SATB) and Orchestra. Par PENDERECKI KRZYSZTOF. After its world premiere in 1984, Polish Requiem is one of the most frequently played works of the composer worldwide. Apart from the Latin requiem text, Penderecki also set Polish texts to music. The study score now makes the piece accessible to music lovers as well./ Répertoire / 4 Solistes [SATB], 2 Chœur…

Par DANGERFIELD FYFE. She's Always A Woman (Billy Joel), first released as a double A-side from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger and recorded by Fyfe Dangerfield in 2010, here arranged for upper voices with piano accompaniment. This arrangement is taken from the popular Choir Rocks! series which offers flexible arrangements of contemporary pop hits. All pieces are written for soprano and alto,…

Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the 'Requiem in C minor? of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings. Dispensing entirely with solo voices, it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both choir and orche…

Par PENNETIER. French pianist, Jean-Claude Pennetier (b. 1942) studied at the Paris Conservatoire and his since won many prizes for his performances. He also composed and published a variety of works, including his unusual yet significant Bruits De Paroles. Pennetier 's Bruits De Paroles is an unusual yet helpful aid to choral singing. The study book provides detailed instruction on the pronunciat…

Par RIZZA MARGARET. A Setting For Choir And Instruments/ Recueil / Chœur Mixte et Piano

Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. Concerto for four-part select (solo) choir, two four-part ripieno choirs (ad lib), a three-part solo Violin ensemble, a three-part solo Trombone ensemble and Basso continuo (cello or organ) My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Schutz's impressive and musically colourful setting of the Magnifcat from 1665 shows the influence of Monteverdi…

Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. Concerto for four-part select (solo) choir, two four-part ripieno choirs (ad lib), a three-part solo Violin ensemble, a three-part solo Trombone ensemble and Basso continuo (cello or organ) My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Schutz's impressive and musically colourful setting of the Magnifcat from 1665 shows the influence of Monteverdi…

Par SCHUTZ HEINRICH. Concerto for four-part select (solo) choir, two four-part ripieno choirs (ad lib), a three-part solo Violin ensemble, a three-part solo Trombone ensemble and Basso continuo (cello or organ) My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Schutz's impressive and musically colourful setting of the Magnifcat from 1665 shows the influence of Monteverdi…

How many years has it been since your last diction class? This handy guidebook is an easy reference for the symbols used in IPA: what they look like and how they are pronounced. Example words for every symbol are included in English, Latin, Italian, German, French, and Spanish. And an online resource includes recorded demonstrations of every sound. A clear and concise tool for singing in foreign l…

Par BURGAN PATRICK. Du parlé au chanté, du réel à l\'imaginaire ' : une mise en abîme. L\'histoire de Peter Pan - surtout connue à travers la lecture simplificatrice du dessin animé de Walt Disney - se révèle, dans le conte originel de James Matthew Barrie, une étonnante parabole sur l\'existence et sur la mort. L\'opéra renforce la mise en abîme et le jeu sur l\'éternel retour en mettant en scène…

Par BURTON KEN. British composer Ken Burton uses the writing of Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906), the black American son of emancipated slaves, in his 3-minute work A Prayer. The text of the three verses is bitter-sweet, filled with hope and sadness, and the music combines with this to make a rhythmically simple reflective evening hymn. Burton draws on Spiritual, Gospel and Blues to write a piece …

Commissioned by The Bach Choir in memory of Leopold de Rothschild (1927-2012), a singing member of the Choir for 50 years and Chairman for 23 years. Following his resignation as a singer Leo became the Choir's President, a position he held until his death - over this extraordinary period of devotion to the Choir he became a friend to vast numbers of his fellow singers, and gave unstintingly of his…

Setting of the Nunc Dimmitis in Latin. For SSAATTBB Choir A Cappella. Although written for Richard Terry in 1915, the first concert peformance of this work was given in June 1974. Desmond Ratcliffe has prepared a keyboard reduction for rehearsal purposes only. / Chant Et Piano