By Stephen DeCesare. By Thoinot Arbeau, Spiritual, Felix Mendelssohn. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Christian, Christmas, Contemporary, Praise & Worship, Sacred. Octavo. 7 pages. Exultet Music #819323. Published by Exultet Music

SATB choir, Piano - Digital Download SKU: LX.15-3533H A Choral Benediction. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by Geoffrey Edwards. General. Octavo. 12 pages. Heritage Music Press #e15/3533H. Published by Heritage Music Press (LX.15-3533H). ISBN 9780787760496.The sweetly-flowing melody of one of Mendelssohn's most often performed art songs carries new lyrics that will leave audience members with feelings of peace, comfort, and hope. The music is faithful to the original work with the addition of richly scored choral parts in place of solo voice. A lovely closer for any concert! On wings of song we send you the best our hearts can give. May health and good fortune attend you as long as you shall live..

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.841363 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, Samuel Arnold, and William H. Cummings. Arranged by Michele Galvagno. Christian,Christmas,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 18 pages. Artistic Score Engraving di Galvagno Michele #6098159. Published by Artistic Score Engraving di Galvagno Michele (A0.841363). This year's Christmas publication choice fell on a song very dear to me: Hark! The herald angels sing. The text, inspired by Luke’s Gospel (2:14), appears for the first time in a collection of Christmas carols called Hymns and Sacred Poems in 1739, jointly written by Charles Wesley (1707-1788 ) and George Whitefield (1714-1770), two of the founding members of the Methodist movement.The version we know today is the one adapted by William H. Cummings (1831-1915) from the section Vaterland, in deinen Gauen of the Festgesang zum Gutenbergfest, WoO 9, by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847). The story, however, is more complex and articulated than that.The original version of the text, written by Wesley, bearing the title Hymn for Christmas-Day, had received only slow and solemn music for its verses, music now almost completely discarded. Also, his original opening lines were Hark! How all the welkin rings / Glory to the King of Kings .The version that has been passed to us is the result of alterations made by different hands, especially those of Whitefield, who changed the initial couplet into the one we know today.In 1840-one hundred years after the publication of Hymns and sacred Poems-Mendelssohn composed a cantata commemorating Johann Gutenberg’s invention of movable-type printing. The English musician William H. Cummings finally adapted Mendelssohn’s music around 1855 in order to fit the music to the verses and give it its present look.In this edition we propose the version that every listener expects to hear when reading the title on the programme and, immediately after, one of the few original versions that have reached us in their entirety, that is the one set to music by Samuel Arnold (1740-1802) and available today in The British Minstrel, and Musical and Literary Miscellany, vol. 3, published in 1843.The proposed instrumentations are those of the classical string quartet and the cello quartet. Both variants are very simple to perform and are certainly suitable for small string ensembles formed in musical schools. In the cello quartet version, the only relatively complex part is that of the first cello, which should be left to the teacher or to a student able to play up to the 7th position without excessive troubles.I hope this music can bring you the serenity that made me prepare it.

Choral Choir,Choral,SATB Chorus - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1477296 Composed by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Arranged by Laurie de Leonne. 19th Century,Classical,Holiday,Romantic Period. 60 pages. Dandelion Music Press #1054717. Published by Dandelion Music Press (A0.1477296). Community, collegiate, and high school choirs alike can perform this previously unsung Romantic-Era piano work by Felix Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Op. 19.  16'30 total performance time.  Moderate/Easy difficulty, Intermediate/Advanced piano part.  Can also be practiced or performed with a recording of the original Mendelssohn work as an accompaniment track.  This new yet historical winter cantata features 6 new secular texts on varying themes of winter: 1.  Winter Comes Again-- the changing of seasons from autumn to winter, evoking themes of Thanksgiving2.  The Wind-- blustery winter storms, vividly described3.  Let's Go Sledding-- lighthearted and enthusiastic zeal for winter play4.  So Long Ago-- hearing family stories by the fireside5.  Your Brother Called-- a frantic family member relays news of a flight delay6.  In Wintertime-- deep and silent winter weather, looking toward springtimeMovements 1-3:  https://youtu.be/ckogojxzsEM?si=lmD7kycUKrvBnQC6Movements 4-6:  https://youtu.be/3QMQrETUg-Q?si=u-d7-iDCyVWIkCNQ.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.829385 Composed by Words: Fanny J. Crosby / Music: Felix Mendelssohn, Lyndell Leatherman. Arranged by Lyndell Leatherman. A Cappella,Christian,Sacred. Octavo. 10 pages. Leatherman Music Services #5989719. Published by Leatherman Music Services (A0.829385). This sacred choral piece is a marriage of a much-loved Fanny Crosby hymn text (Redeemed) with a much-loved Mendelssohn melody (On Wings of Song). I added a flowing piano accompaniment and a flute (opt. violin) obbligato, and placed an a cappella section in the middle. It's approximately 3:10 in duration.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1279368 Composed by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Arranged by Konrad Harley. 19th Century,Christian,Romantic Period. Octavo. 6 pages. Konrad Harley #870853. Published by Konrad Harley (A0.1279368). Text: Psalm 121, from Scottish Psalter, 1650.Music: SATB+Piano arrangement of Mendelssohn's On Wings of Song (Auf Fluegeln des Gesanges), Op. 34, No. 2.

Choral Choir (Mixed) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.753519 Composed by Felix Mendelssohn, French Carol. Arranged by Christina Harmon. Christian,Christmas. Octavo. 22 pages. Christina Harmon #6619047. Published by Christina Harmon (A0.753519). Verses from Hark the Herald Angles Sing and Angels We Have Heard on High. Scored for two Trumpets in Bb, Horn in F, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Cello, and Organ optional Percussion (Sleigh Bells, Tubular Bells, and Timpani.)Christmas, Performance approx. 3 minutes.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.837495 Composed by Martin Rinkart. Arranged by Brett L. Wery. Christian,Holiday,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Sonata Grendel Publishing #5753929. Published by Sonata Grendel Publishing (A0.837495). SET A: SATB Choir/Organ (optional brass quintet and timpani-sold separately ) Now Thank We All Our God was originally written ca. 1636 by Protestant minister, Martin Rinkart. The melody is attributed to Lutheran Hymnist, Johann Crüger and was used in three J.S. Bach chorales but the most common version we hear today was harmonized by Felix Mendelssohn in 1840. Martin Rinkart was a deacon in Eisleben Germany where he served during the Thirty Years’ War. The city of Eisleben and Rinkart’s own home became a sanctuary for political refugees during the war. The resulting overcrowding in the walled city resulted in a horrible plague which hit its peak in 1637. Rinkart was the only surviving pastor in the city and before the plague was over he would preside over 4000 funerals include that of his own wife. Despite this, it was during this time that he wrote Now thank we all our God. This new setting of Now Thank We All Our God draws on Rinkart’s fierce spirit of optimism and faith in a time of desolation and despair. To paint the picture of the circumstances in which Rinkart wrote the hymn, this setting opens with the text from Psalm 13:  How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?The setting turns quickly, in an act of disruptive optimism and faith, to a lopsided dance of joy. In the end, the setting returns to the opening question  of Psalm 13, How long? only to be answered by Rinkart’s declaration, Gifts of love today!

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.837496 Composed by Martin Rinkart. Arranged by Brett L. Wery. Holiday,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 44 pages. Sonata Grendel Publishing #5753937. Published by Sonata Grendel Publishing (A0.837496). SET B Conductor’s Score,Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Horn in F, Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, SATB Choir/Organ Now Thank We All Our God was originally written ca. 1636 by Protestant minister, Martin Rinkart. The melody is attributed to Lutheran Hymnist, Johann Crüger and was used in three J.S. Bach chorales but the most common version we hear today was harmonized by Felix Mendelssohn in 1840. Martin Rinkart was a deacon in Eisleben Germany where he served during the Thirty Years’ War. The city of Eisleben and Rinkart’s own home became a sanctuary for political refugees during the war. The resulting overcrowding in the walled city resulted in a horrible plague which hit its peak in 1637. Rinkart was the only surviving pastor in the city and before the plague was over he would preside over 4000 funerals include that of his own wife. Despite this, it was during this time that he wrote Now thank we all our God. This new setting of Now Thank We All Our God draws on Rinkart’s fierce spirit of optimism and faith in a time of desolation and despair. To paint the picture of the circumstances in which Rinkart wrote the hymn, this setting opens with the text from Psalm 13: How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?The setting turns quickly, in an act of disruptive optimism and faith, to a lopsided dance of joy. In the end, the setting returns to the opening question  of Psalm 13, How long? only to be answered by Rinkart’s declaration, Gifts of love today!

Choral SATB choir - Digital Download SKU: H1.C5363DP Arranged by Joel Raney. Piano Accompaniment with Optional 4-Hand Piano. Classics, Hymntune, Christmas. Octavo. 12 pages. Hope Publishing - Digital #C5363DP. Published by Hope Publishing - Digital (H1.C5363DP). Luke 2:9 - Luke 2:13.Classic Christmas carol This Joel Raney setting of Charles Wesley and Felix Mendelssohn's classic Christmas carol includes a thrilling optional piano 4-hand accompaniment. Full of dramatic dynamics and a middle section featuring the text from Angels We Have Heard on High, this is sure to be a high point of any Christmas service or program.

Choral Choir (Mixed) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.753522 Composed by 18th cent., Charles Wesley, Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, George Whitefield, Henry Thomas Smart, James Montgomery, and Traditional French Carol. Arranged by Christina Harmon. Christian,Christmas. Octavo. 16 pages. Christina Harmon #6621589. Published by Christina Harmon (A0.753522). Excerpts from Angels from the Realms, Hark the Herald Angels, and Angels We Have Heard On High joined with piano and organ transitions. Scored for two Trumpets in Bb, Choir, Piano, and Organ. Performance length about 2 1/2 minutes. .

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.723266 Composed by Charles Wesley and Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by Garrett Breeze. Christmas. Octavo. 7 pages. Lagom Music #6078261. Published by Lagom Music (A0.723266). This choral arrangement by composer Garrett Breeze features simple harmonies accompanied by a challenging piano part written in a classical, quasi-operatic style, giving the piece a majestic feeling. Listeners will also hear references to the carol Angels We Have Heard on High which accompany the first two verses as a new refrain.

Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1017201 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by Jenna Barbieri. A Cappella,Christian,Christmas,Jazz,Sacred. Octavo. 15 pages. Jenna Barbieri #6209885. Published by Jenna Barbieri (A0.1017201). This is a jazzy take on the classic Hark! The Herald Angles Sing for a cappella voices and vocal percussion.  .

SATB choir and Piano - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.1.3674-E Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, Henry Gauntlett, and Philip Biedenbender. Advent, Christmas, Christmas-Sacred, Lessons and Carols. 16 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #1.3674-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.1.3674-E). English.A fresh take on two familiar carols. This piece is a great opener for a concert. The two melodies are layered in a rhythmic, exciting manner enabling a rewarding experience for the singers and audience.

Choral Choir (Mixed) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.753479 Composed by 18th cent., Charles Wesley, Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, George Whitefield, Henry Thomas Smart, James Montgomery, and Traditional French Carol. Arranged by Christina Harmon. Christian,Christmas. Octavo. 36 pages. Christina Harmon #6098957. Published by Christina Harmon (A0.753479). Excerpts from Angels from the Realms, Hark the Herald Angels, and Angels We Have Heard On High joined with orchestral transitions. Scored for two Trumpets in Bb, two Trombones, Choir, Piano, and Organ. Performance length about 2 1/2 minutes.