Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). Simple Gifts has been sung to numerous different lyrics (particularly Sydney Carter’s 1960s hymn Lord of the dance) and the tune is very well known, thanks to its use in Aaron Copland’s score for the ballet Appalachian Spring, first performed in 1944. Elder Joseph Brackett – a shaker from Maine – originally wrote it as a ‘dancing song’ in 1848. This arrangement by …

Available for the first time: easy to advanced solo works from the Rubank archives with online performance and accompaniment recordings, printable piano accompaniments, and PLAYBACK audio tools. This new collection of 13 Rubank solos includes many that have long been unavailable. All are suitable for contest and festival performance (grades 2-4). Purchase includes exceptional performance tracks (…

The Boosey Voice Coach is an entirely new concept in vocal training. Not a self-teaching manual, and not filled with off-putting diagrams, this series is a wholly practical guide to singing - learning about technique and interpretation through the repertoire itself. Each volume is devoted to singing in one particular language or to singing in a specific context. In each volume of the series, works…

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). Auld Lang Syne (meaning ‘old long since’) recalls days gone by, promising always to remember them with friends. A popular New Year’s Eve song in many parts of the world and a perfect encore piece for any New Year or celebratory concerts. This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity o…

Par TOMPSETT BEN. Peter Sculthorpe's programme note reads as follows 'Lullaby is based upon one of the number of indigenous Australian melodies collected by Dr H. C. Lethbridge during the 1930s and is a lullaby for children victimised by war. It opens with several statements of indigenous melody, the words lovingly entreating children to embrace sleep, as night falls. This is followed by a short c…

This amazing collection transcribes nearly 150 of the best-known jazz solos (regardless of the instrument) exactly as recorded by icons of the trade, including: After You've Gone Airegin All The Things You Are Almost Like Being In Love Anthropology Autumn Leaves Back To The Land Before You Go Belem Bernie's Tune Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) Billy Boy Birk's W…

The Trout. Par VAN BERINGEN ROBERT. We proudly bring you another one of Robert van Berigen’s spectacular arrangements of popular classical works, based on Franz Schubert’s famous song, The Trout, Op. 32, composed in 1817. Schubert liked the melody so much he used it again in his Trout Quintet in 1819. This arrangement will both charm and delight your audience. / Niveau : 2 / Date parution : 1905…

The Trout. Par VAN BERINGEN ROBERT. We proudly bring you another one of Robert van Berigen’s spectacular arrangements of popular classical works, based on Franz Schubert’s famous song, The Trout, Op. 32, composed in 1817. Schubert liked the melody so much he used it again in his Trout Quintet in 1819. This arrangement will both charm and delight your audience. / Niveau : 2 / Date parution : 1905…

Arrangement: Shaw. Par ROSE / HARBURG / ARLEN. Here's the classic Harold Arlen song in a classic Kirby Shaw setting that works with all kinds of ensembles. / Date parution : 2005-06-27/ Feuillet / Voix Mixtes

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). Afton Water is a gentle, lyrical hymn of praise both to the countryside of Scotland itself and to a girl called Mary who lies sleeping by the banks of the river Afton near Ayr, south of Glasgow. Alexander L’Estrange’s arrangement is both enjoyable and approachable whilst being true to the spirit of the original song. This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles …

Seven Lieder After Poems By Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. Par TROJAHN MANFRED. Seven lieder for high voice and piano after poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe With their very accessible style and expressive interpretation of the words, these contemporary works continue in the tradition of classical and romantic song cycles/ Répertoire / Voix Haute et Piano

(Ausgewahlte Orgelwerke, Band 1). Par SCHROEDER HERMANN. Hermann Schroeder's abundant oeuvre in the field of chorale-bound organ music is much less known among organists than his free - especially the concertante - organ works, although Hermann Schroeder as an organist felt particularly bound to liturgy and liturgical singing. And according to him, any liturgical organ music should always bear a d…

WAB 24. Par BRUCKNER ANTON. What does early Bruckner sound like' The Magnificat in B flat major casts a completely unexpected light on the young composer, on the threshold of composing his great church works. Around 5 minutes in length, and in the spirit of Mozart, it was written in 1852 for a service at the Monastery Church of St. Florian. With its concise form and scoring for small forces it off…

Spread a little Christmas cheer with this doo-wop-style a cappella arrangement of the classic '50s pop song. Works great in all the voicings. / Voix Basses

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Mozart composed his two “Lodron Serenades” for open-air performances on the name day of Countess Antonia Lodron in June 1776 and 1777. Their bright “al fresco” character is immediately recognisable. Alfred Einstein considered these two divertimentos to be “among the purest, gayest, most satisfying, and most perfect that ever assumed musical form”. For both works Mozart…