SKU: A0.999343

BROKEN DOLL: A full length family play in the TYNE ONSTAGE series of original musicals. With Drama, Comedy and Song . This is an educational piece for Directors or Drama Teachers in education or the Performing Arts.

   Set in Heaven, Broken Doll tells the story of a group of recently deceased young women looking down on a teenage girl who is contemplating suicide. They are not told why and the role of the group is to persuade the girl's Spirit, to return to its host. There are a wide range of characters within the piece and although they all have one thing in common, (they are all female), their outlooks and life experiences are naturally all very different and each has an opinion on the cause of the young girl's demeanour and to come up with with a proposition on how to save the girl’s life.
    This is presented through the music and dialogue. Vocally the cast will have different capabilities and timbres.
This diversity of styles in characters and the memorable musical content should appeal to teenagers as well as family members.
   The stage set is very basic, making the overall cost much lower, allowing it to be performed anywhere with a suitable space. It also has the potential to be filmed and the subsequent DVD could then be made available to anyone working with young people. All the necessary advice, information and useful contacts, should be provided in the programme notes.

The album includes the Piano & Vocal Score along with the full Libretto.

For full information please see my website:- https://www.tynemusic.com/broken-doll

P.S. There are also a set of band parts available on request from the composer.

SONG TITLES

 1)     Look to the Stars
 2)     Sad Reflections
 3)     Three Little Words
 4)     Morning Mist (ballet sequence)
 6)     Pills & Potions
 7)     Men!
 8)     Don’t Talk to Me
 9)     Poor Sister
10)    Grains of Sand
11)    Some Say
12)    Broken Doll

SKU: A0.1007138

 This song is the second in a series of ‘Fourteen Tolkien Songs’. It is headed ‘1’ because it is preceded in the set by a Prologue: ‘Farewell We Call to Hearth and Hall’, which is also available from Sheet Music Plus.

A comment on the collection of Tolkien songs by an Oxford piano teacher:

‘For those who only know Tolkien via the recent blood-and-thunder films, this song-cycle by Charles McCreery will give a very different angle on the classic saga. Here we find a gentle and ethereal world, where rhythms lilt and words echo. The twelve songs, suitable for choir, evoke a dreamy, water-colour landscape with no harsh sounds, the tunes are singable and in a traditional style that Tolkien would surely have approved.

Dr Julia Gasper, LGSM

A general comment on Charles McCreery’s music by a violinist and composer in the USA:

‘Charles McCreery’s beautifully melodic, intricately textured compositions are infused with classical, romantic and folk idioms.’

Samantha Gillogly

‘The Fall of Gil-galad’ is appropriate for women’s choirs, children’s choirs, schools, music students generally, and anyone with a particular interest in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.

The MP3 which plays from this page is of the orchestral version of the song. A video illustrating this orchestral version can be seen on YouTube. Search for the YouTube identity: stmaurmusic

SKU: A0.916331

The beautiful and well-known Irish hymn tune Slane is put together with the text of Take Time to Be Holy by William Longstaff.  Written for 2-part choir with piano accompaniment, the melody transfers from women to men with a harmony part which soars above and compliments the melody.  The anthem is perfect for choirs with limited rehearsal time or for smaller choirs during the time of Covid-19. .

SKU: C7.CGE23

UPC: 749193020869.

With a lashing, powerful piano accompaniment to impel the equally dramatic traditional text from the Requiem Mass, this commanding musical setting for men, women or mixed chorus is spellbinding indeed. It is an exceptional repertoire choice for concert or festival performances, displaying rich passages from a full-throated forte to a lovely, controlled piano, all while exuding an air of fiery, rhythmic drive and a sense of urgency. A pronunciation guide and translation are included.

SKU: A0.1399600

En Francais Gloire Alléluia, Il Est Vivant! available also in Spanish: Gloria Aleluya, ¡Está Vivo! and in English: Glory Hallelujah He is Alive. Also available as solo, two parts, SAB and SATB. He Is Alive is perfect for Easter and Easter Season tells the story of the Women at the Tomb, The Road to Emmaus, Doubting Thomas. They all come to one conclusion: He Is Alive! 
The music has a Hebrew modality and uses rhythms like a hora. Fun and dramatic to sing and based on solid scriptures. Can provide many wonderful lessons in Faith.
Il Est Vivant est parfait pour la période de Pâques et raconte l'histoire des femmes au tombeau, du chemin d'Emmaüs et de Thomas le Douteux. Une seule conclusion s'impose : Il est vivant ! Cette chanson est également disponible en Solo, Two Part, SAB et SATB, ainsi qu'en espagnol : Gloria Aleluya, Esta Vivo ! et en français : Gloire Alléluia, Il Est Vivant.
La musique a une modalité hébraïque et utilise des rythmes comme la hora. Le chant est amusant et dramatique et repose sur des écritures solides. Elle peut offrir de merveilleuses leçons de foi.

SKU: A0.1399591

Glory Hallelujah, He Is Alive is perfect for Easter and Easter Season tells the story of the Women at the Tomb, The Road to Emmaus, Doubting Thomas. Come to one conclusion: He Is Alive! This is also available in Solo, Two Part, SAB and SATB also in Spanish: Gloria Aleluya, Esta Vivo! and in French: Gloire Alléluia, Il Est Vivant.
The music has a Hebrew modality and uses rhythms like a hora. Fun and dramatic to sing and based on solid scriptures. Can provide many wonderful lessons in Faith.