Choral 2-Part Chorus,Choir,Choral - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1509747

By Joanna Mills. By Joanna Mills. Arranged by Joanna Mills. Children,Contest,Festival,Halloween,Holiday,Traditional. 8 pages. Joanna Mills Music #1084794. Published by Joanna Mills Music (A0.1509747).

This fun Halloween partner song is arranged for elementary choir by Joanna Mills and is  adapted from the traditional songs Ah,Poor Bird and Hey, Ho, Nobody Home. It starts off in a solemn baroque style, then transitions into a swinging blues beat! Set in an accessible range (C4 to C5) it is perfect for concerts or classroom learning, featuring minor keys, syncopation, canon,  and easy counterpoint (includingan optional 3 part section. A great way to introduce your unison choir to harmony! Approximate performance time is 2:05.

An accompaniment MP3 is also available for purchase!

Choral Choir (2-Part) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.723294

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Michael Berg Raunick, Garrett Breeze. Hanukkah,Jewish,Multicultural,Sacred,World. Octavo. 6 pages. Lagom Music #6084135. Published by Lagom Music (A0.723294).

Originally arranged by Michael Berg Raunick for the Descants of North Central High School in Indianapolis, this traditional Hanukkah prayer arranged for choir will be a beautiful addition to your holiday season. Also available in: SATB: http://bit.ly/3sbq3Xs SSA: http://bit.ly/3njD4dS Visit https://garrettbreeze.com to read my blog and discover new music! Check out my catalog of choral music at https://holidaychoirmusic.com! Subscribe to my YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/35HZC2d! LYRICS: Hanerot halalu, anu madlikin Al hateshuot v’al hanissim, v’al haniflaot She’asita la’avoteinu bayamim haheim bazman hazeh Al yedei kohanecha hak’doshim These Hanukah lights we kindle to honor the saving acts, miracles and wonders which You have performed through our forefathers in those days and at this time, through Your holy priests.

Choral Choir (SA) - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.742049

Composed by M. Ryan Taylor. Blues,Children,Jazz,Pop. Octavo. 3 pages. Vocal Works #4611319. Published by Vocal Works (A0.742049).

Free minus track at Choirworks.com

Lyrics by M. Ryan Taylor (Copyright © 2019):
They tried to laugh, they tried to taunt, they tried to tease you down,
and when you would n't fade a way they came to knock you roun'.
You might be low, you might be scratched, you might be scuffed and torn,
but e v'ry sun rise takes you by the hand and you're reborn.
You're unstoppable!

With ev'ry fall, with ev'ry wall, you rise and get that stronger,
ride out the bumps, the leaps and jumps, you're flyin' that much longer.
Oh, I will try until I die and meet you at that final bar,
when we will rise, seek out the skies and shout it out with all the stars.
We're unstoppable!

You're an avalanche a-sailin' down a steep an' mighty mountain,
You are water bubblin' up from pressure deep beneath the fountain,
An' they might as well put chain link up to cage a wild typhoon,
Or block the sun from giving life by lassoing the moon.
You're unstoppable!

Choral Choir,Choral (2-Part) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1357648

Composed by Cathy Stamegna. Arranged by Cathy Stamegna. Christian,Christmas,Contemporary,Contest,Festival,Holiday. 11 pages. Cathy Stamegna #942186. Published by Cathy Stamegna (A0.1357648).

“Joy exploded here, it’s Christmas!�  The lyrics capture the excitement and thrill we experience when the lights, music, and decorations usher in the Christmas season.  The lyrics transition from “decorate the halls…� to decorate your hearts…�  A slower, peaceful passage follows:  “We are Christmas lights.�  A return to the A section with “Joy exploded here, on Christmas!� speaks of the Christ Child who brought us joy from heaven.  Appropriate for concert, recital, or contemporary worship.  Key of F. Major, modulating to G.  Performance Time: approx. 3:00.  Both parts written in the Treble clef, yet possible for SA, middle school, or mixed choirs.

Choral Choir (SA) - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.782807

Composed by Nicholas Palmer. Instructional. Octavo. 24 pages. Nicholas D Palmer #3507649. Published by Nicholas D Palmer (A0.782807).

The purpose of this series of sight-singing exercise books is to give choir directors supplemental materials with which to strengthen the reading skills of singers.

These exercises may be used in a variety of ways, starting with unison choir, then two part, then switching parts, etc… to maximize the exercises’ content. No texts are provided, so that the singers may use neutral syllables to focus on tone, or solfege, numbers, or rhythm syllables, depending on the system the teacher uses.

This volume contains the first 10 exercises of Volume 1, and then 10 more exercises that use only longer note values. Since Volume 1 also covers eighth note and sixteenth note rhythms and some compound meters, I decided to provide a volume with only the longer note values and then restructure the collection in the following way: in each series of volumes, A includes only longer note values, B introduces eighths and sixteenths, C introduces compound meter, and D introduces melodic minor.

Volume 1 (ABCD)- Diatonic Seconds
Volume 2 (ABCD) - Diatonic Thirds
Volume 3 (ABCD) - 1-5-1, octave leaps
Volume 4 (ABCD) - Fourths
Volume 5 (ABCD) - Fifths
Volume 6 (ABCD) - Sixths
Volume 7 (ABCD) - Sevenths
Volume 8 (ABCD) - Chromatic intervals

In general, the exercises give some direction for articulation, dynamics, and tempo.  Though these are optional, the more notation detail the singers pay attention to, the greater their skill will be in reading all the notation on the page.  In some cases, vagueness in these instructions leaves opportunities for singers to decide how to articulate, what tempo might be appropriate, and how loud or soft to sing.

If you discover any errors, please notify me, and then give your singers a chance to figure out what the error is!

 

Nick Palmer
www.nicholaspalmer.com
nicholasdpalmer@gmail.com

 

Choral Choir (2-Part) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.953846

Composed by Francis Osentowski. Christmas,Contemporary,Sacred. Octavo. 4 pages. Francis Osentowski #5969. Published by Francis Osentowski (A0.953846).

Cradle Song (Two-Part Choir) is a brand new composition that’s perfect for the Christmas season. It was inspired by a text from the great 18th century English hymn writer Isaac Watts. In addition to 700 hymns, Watts wrote Joy to the World and is considered the father of the English hymn. In my piece I used a few of Watts' most attractive lines including, Heavenly blessings without number, gently falling on thy head, and omitted those referring to Horned oxen, cursed sinners and burning flames. Cradle Song incorporates lush modern keyboard harmonies in attractive piano interludes. Pianists may recognize subtle references to Chopin’s famous Prelude in D-flat, the Raindrop Prelude. To me, raindrops falling helped paint an emotional picture of heavenly blessings gently falling on the Christ child. Comfortable vocal ranges and many unison lines make the two-part treble version sing-able by young choirs and even two soloists. Cradle Song is available in multiple formats including SATB, SAB, in addition to this Two-Part Treble for small choirs.

Choral Choir (2-Part) - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.781327

Composed by Joanna Mills. Arranged by Text adapted from October and November by Helen Hunt Jackson. Children,Folk,Holiday,Standards. Octavo. 8 pages. Joanna Mills Music #4592577. Published by Joanna Mills Music (A0.781327).

Set to a dreamy, original melody by Joanna Mills, Helen Hunt Jackson's poems October and November from A Calendar of Sonnets are adapted into a lovely song about the changing of the seasons from summer to fall. Perfect for fall or early winter concerts or Thanksgiving, the piece is set in an accessible key for young voices (Part I D4 - D5 & Part II B3 - D5), and the piano score supports the choir, enabling even beginner choirs to learn this arrangement easily. An optional extra counterpoint harmony in the final chorus is also provided. Approximate performance time 3:30. Guitar chords included.

Joanna Mills was the Gospel Choir Director at Roncesvalles United Church in Toronto, Canada for 20 years, and has been writing and arranging choral music for 15 years. Her compositions and arrangements are performed regularly by her own choir and others around the world and have won awards in songwriting competitions. She also teaches musical theatre, voice and piano. This piece could also be sung as a duet or trio.

Choral Choir (2-Part) - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.731638

Composed by 18th Century Traditional French Song. Arranged by Sarah Martinez. A Cappella,Children,Folk,Multicultural,Traditional,World. Octavo. 3 pages. Sarah Martinez #339899. Published by Sarah Martinez (A0.731638).

This 18th century traditional French children's song has been arranged for a cappella 2-part chorus. English translation: By the light of the moon, my friend Pierrot, Lend me your quill to write a word. My candle is dead, I have no light left. Open your door for me for the love of God. This song is thought to have been composed in the 18th Century, but the composer is unknown. The lyrics were first published in the 1843 compilation Chants et chansons populaires de la France. Similar to folk songs, there are many popular variations and additional verses. Similar arrangements for 3-part and 3-part mixed choirs are also available.