Choir Sacred (SATB choir) - Grade 4 - Digital Download SKU: JX.00-18045 Arranged by Mark Hayes. Choral (Sacred); Choral Octavo; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; Worship Resources. Christmas; Sacred; Spiritual. Choral Octavo. 16 pages. Jubilate Music Group - Digital #00-18045. Published by Jubilate Music Group - Digital (JX.00-18045). English. Luke 2:1-20; Isaiah 9:1-7; Titus 2:11-14.Behold! Rise Up! Go Tell! Shine! is a delightful Christmas arrangement by Mark Hayes that ingeniously weds four traditional spirituals: Behold that Star!; RiseUp, Shepherd, and Follow; Go, Tell It on the Mountain; and This Little Light of Mine. It is appropriate for performance by both school and church choirs and offers optional instrumental accompaniment and a fully-orchestrated accompaniment track. For use by church choirs, it may be paired with standard Christmas readings such as Isaiah 9: 1-6, Titus 2: 11-14 and Luke 2: 1-20.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939797 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,A Cappella,World. Octavo. 9 pages. Richard St. Clair #3909135. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939797). This 2 1/2 minute a capella secular motet for SATB voices set portions of Horace's Epode no. 2. The text expresses the poet's independent life free from public attachments, and also includes slaves in the veneration of the household gods, an usual concept for ancient Rome. Horace (Latin name: Quintus Horatius Flaccus, December 8, 65 BC – November 27, 8 BC), is known in the English-speaking world as Horace; he was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of the emperor Augustus.

SATB choir (choir divisi) and piano - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.7.0728-E Composed by Joel Thompson. Graduation, African American Heritage. 18 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 10 seconds. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #7.0728-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.7.0728-E). English.This piece was written in response to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s I have a Dream speech. The text dialogues between two Langston Hughes poems, Harlem, and Dreams. One poem summarizes the pain of broken promises and the other encourages faith that things will get better, because the alternative is absolute despair. Both contain essential truths still evident in today's turbulent times.Although the text expresses sentiments that might be the stuff of childhood and naiveté, the music is turbulent, perhaps hinting at the cynicism of today's world. Dramatic and moving, with convincing choral writing and a virtuosic piano accompaniment, this piece is an experience not soon forgotten. Duration: 4:10.

Choir Sacred (SATB choir) - Grade 3 - Digital Download SKU: JX.00-22733 Incorporating In the Bleak Midwinter and Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming. Arranged by Bret Rhoades. Choral (Sacred); Choral Octavo; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; Worship Resources. Alfred Archive Edition: Alfred Church Choral Series. Advent; Christmas; Epiphany; Sacred. Choral Octavo. 8 pages. Jubilate Music Group - Digital #00-22733. Published by Jubilate Music Group - Digital (JX.00-22733). English. Isaiah 11:1-10, Isaiah 35:1-4, Matthew 2:1-12, Luke 1:26-56, Luke 2 8-20.Quiet adoration! Bret Rhoades has masterfully paired two beloved carols, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming and In the Bleak Midwinter. The transparent vocal writing and haunting harmonies create a sublimely beautiful offering for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, for worship and school concerts. Scripture suggestions: Isaiah 11: 1-10 & 35: 1-4, Matthew 2: 1-12, Luke 1: 26-56 & 2: 8-20.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1153733 By Stewart J Wallace. By Traditional. Arranged by Stewart J Wallace. 19th Century,A Cappella,Comedy,Folk,Traditional. Octavo. 12 pages. Stewart J Wallace #753994. Published by Stewart J Wallace (A0.1153733). An arrangement of the traditional West Country English folksong Widicombe Fair for SATB a cappella voices. This is a ghostly and humorous tale of Tom Pearce's old grey mare and the motley collection of Bill Brewer, Jan Stewar, Peter Gurney, Peter Davey, Daniel Widdon, Harry Hawke and old Uncle Tom Cobley who all endeavour to go to Widicombe Fair with the horse as their means of transport. The melody is mainly in the tenors and basses at the beginning, and there is a minor section for two verses in the middle. In the original song there are up to 9 verses with several variations, but this arrangement cuts it down to 8 verses which is still almost 4 minutes running time! A simple piano, guitar, or accordion accompaniment can be added by playing the chord symbols and the choir should be encouraged to add vocal effects to bring this song (and possibly the old grey mare) alive.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1144858 Composed by English Folk Song. Arranged by Mark R Lewis. A Cappella,Celtic,Folk,Irish,Traditional. Octavo. 11 pages. Mark R Lewis #745175. Published by Mark R Lewis (A0.1144858). Scarborough Fair is an English folk song that is centuries old in which a young man tells about his love and lists a series of impossible tasks for her to complete. The song has remained popular throughout the years but was particularly brought into public eye when the folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel covered it incorporating lyrics of their own. This a cappella, SATB quartet/choir with optional hand drum part by Mark Lewis showcases all four voice parts with key changes that place the melody nicely within every vocal range. Each verse explores a different method of accompaniment giving the whole choir a variety of choral experiences.

SATB (choir divisi) unaccompanied - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8685-E Composed by David Ashley White. 12 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8685-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8685-E). English.William Wordsworth places this poem in the middle of London during the height of the Industrial Revolution. The air would have been far from smokeless, the beauty very much in the eye of the beholder. And that is the point of the poem which the composer illuminates with his transcendent music: that it is up to us to see beauty wherever we can. Lush choral writing, multiple divisi, and the lack of an accompaniment make this a fine piece for an accomplished choral ensemble.Duration: 4:00.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.983265 Composed by Pierre Massie. 20th Century,Christmas. Octavo. 2 pages. Pierre Massie #2864721. Published by Pierre Massie (A0.983265). This is an original composition I wrote in 1998 based on words from the fifteen century Ritson's manuscript. The composition placed first in the Amadeus Choir International Carol Competition and premiered Dec. 5, 1999, at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts in Toronto. It was also broadcast across Canada on CBC radio on Christmas day. When I did it with my choir, I chose to use the Olde English pronunciation but it can also be sung in standard.Visit my choir's YouTube channel for videos of this and some other of my works: https://www.youtube.com/user/StairwellCarollersContact info@stairwellcarollers.com

Choral Choir,Choral,SATB Chorus - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1501013 By Richard St. Clair. By Richard St. Clair. Arranged by Richard St. Clair. A Cappella,Christian,Classical,Praise & Worship,Religious. 14 pages. Richard St. Clair #1076970. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.1501013). This is a Latin motet, duration about 7 minutes, on poetry by the 4th-5th century Christian poet Prudentius. The music for this motet is highly animated. The full text follows, with an English translation.Latin Text:1. Christus nostra caro est, mihi solvitur et mihi surgit.Solvor morte mea, Christi virtute resurgo;cum moritur Christus, cum flebiliter tumulatur,me video: e tumulo cum jam remeabilis adstat,cerno Deum.2. Nosco meum in Christo corpus resurgere; quid medesperare jubes? veniam, quibus ille revenitcalcata de morte viis; quod credimus hoc est.3. Pellite corde metum, mea membra, et credite vosmetcum Christo reditura Deo; nam vos gerit ille,et secum revocat; morbos ridete minaces;inflictos casus contemnite; tetra sepulcradespicite; exsurgens quo Christus provocat, ite.English Translation:1. Christ is of our flesh; for me His death, for me His Resurrection. If in death I am dissolved, through the power of Christ I shall rise again. When Christ suffers death, when amid tears He is laid in the tomb, I behold myself; and, when restored from the tomb He again stands before me, I gaze upon God. 2. I know that in Christ my body shall arise; why bid me, then, despair? For I shall go by that same path whereby my Lord returned, death trodden neath His feet; this is my creed. 3. Then banish, my limbs, all terror; and believe that with Christ our God you shall again return; for it is He that sustains you; He will call you to join Him. Laugh at the threats of sickness, scorn the blows of fate; despise the horrors of the tomb, and follow where the risen Christ summons. -- Prudentius (348 - after 405 AD), selections from his APOTHEOSIS.

SATB choir and organ - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.AE152-E Composed by Sheldon Curry. Lessons and Carols. 21 pages. Aureole Editions - Digital #AE152-E. Published by Aureole Editions - Digital (MQ.AE152-E). English.Commissioned by True Concord (Tucson, AZ) for their annual Christmas Lessons and Carols, these settings of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis are powerful and effective. Melding an almost British sensibility with a contemporary musical language, they require an advanced ensemble and capable organist. We think you'll agree that the results are stunning.Notes from the Composer:Magnificat: Imagine you are a teenage Jewish girl a little over 2 thousand years ago. You have almost no power to affect any change in your life other than the biological ones that are happening to you daily. You've been feeling strange lately, nauseous in the mornings. You're soon to be married to an older man you barely know. Your cousin Elizabeth is pregnant and you are on your way to visit her. As you walk, you silently meditate on your current state of affairs, absentmindedly chanting a prayer you've heard since birth.Suddenly, a bright light and strange being appear, the being greets you and gives you the most bizarre news anyone has ever heard. After your initial shock, you can't help but praise God.Nunc dimittis: An old man is at the temple in Jerusalem. Year after year, day after day, hour after hour he has longed for deliverance from Roman oppression and the coming of Messiah. On this day, as he trudges along, he encounters a young girl, an older man and a baby. Not unusual, but something about the child catches his eye and draws him to the family. As he stands staring at the child, suddenly he knows. He knows! This is the One he has been waiting for. The long wait is over. The search is ended. He takes the baby from the mother and holds him close. He feels not elation as much as relief. He can now rest in peace.

Choral Choir (Mixed) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.881479 Arranged by W. David Hedrick. Christmas,Pop. Octavo. 10 pages. William David Hedrick #2024435. Published by William David Hedrick (A0.881479). We Wish You A Merry Christmas is a new setting of the Old English Carol. The vocal parts are quite simple and is scored for Soprano/Baritone. It can also be performed as a duet. The piano accompaniment is fairly easy to play and is advanced beginner. The piece also has an optional flute and cello part for intermediate level. It is an upbeat piece and fun to sing with an instrumental break. The piece is suitable for any concert venue of the Christmas season and can be performed by middle school choirs, high school choirs, church youth and adult choirs, or performed as a duet. The audio clip is a computer rendering from Finale.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1171401 Composed by Roger Quilter. 20th Century,Classical. Octavo. 24 pages. Forsyth Brothers Ltd #771738. Published by Forsyth Brothers Ltd (A0.1171401). A delightful early opus from one of the most individual English songwriters of the Twentieth Century, Roger Quilter (1877-1953). The texts are taken from the works of Seventeenth Century English poet Robert Herrick (ca 1591-1674) whose lyrics Quilter also set to music in his Opus 8 song-cycle To Julia (1905). The Opus 7 settings are dedicated to Quilter's friend Percy Grainger.FIVE LYRICS OF ROBERT HERRICK (SATB & Piano): Cupid A Dirge Morning Song To Electra To Violets  CupidLove, like a beggar came to meWith hose and doublet torn;His shirt bedangling from his knee,With hat and shoes outworn. He asked an alms; I gave him bread,And meat too for his need,Of which, when he had fully fed,He wished me all good speed.Away he went, but as he turned,In faith I know not how,He touched me so, as that I burnedAnd am tormented now. Love’s silent flames and fires obscureThen crept into my heart;And though I saw no bow, I’m sureHis finger was the dart. A DirgeHere she lies, in bed of spice,Fair as Eve in ParadiseFor her beauty was suchPoets could not praise too much.Virgins come, and in a ringHer supremest requiem sing.Then depart but see ye treadLightly, lightly o’er the dead.Morning Song Let's now take our time,While we're in our prime,And old, old age is afar off:For the evil, evil daysWill come on apace,Before we can be aware of. To ElectraI dare not ask a kiss;I dare not beg a smile;Lest, having that or this,I might grow proud the while. No, no, the utmost shareOf my desire shall beOnly to kiss the airThat lately kissèd thee. To VioletsWelcome, maids of honour!You do bringIn the SpringAnd wait upon her She has virgins manyFresh and fair;Yet you areMore sweet than anyY'are the maiden posiesAnd so graced,To be placed'Fore damask roses.Yet though thus respectedBy and byYe do lie,Poor girls, neglected.

Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.841250 Composed by Chris Gordon. Contemporary. Octavo. 18 pages. Cool Wind Music Digital #3029087. Published by Cool Wind Music Digital (A0.841250). A setting of a very powerful poem by English poet, Ted Hughes, about the onset of autumn in an English (Yorkshire) garden and the surrounding countryside.  It is full of pathos and passion, harmony and dissonance, chaos and peace - just like English weather!This is a very individual and innovative choral setting of Hughes' poem which is, itself, rich in 'meaty' metaphor and colour - and the composer is a vegetarian! It evokes a savage Nature within a savage landscape where humans and animals compete for space and for food. It is October, the fields and woods and gardens of rural Yorkshire are readying themselves for the cold and desolation (and despair) of winter which isn't far away in time. 'A glass, half-filled with wine, left out(side) To the dark heaven all night, by dawn Has dreamed a premonition of ice across its eye as if the ice-age had begun its heave.'   That is only two and a half stanzas but you see from these lines that there are veiled threats of (Nature's) violence in the heavy tread of the poet's slowly-building angst over what is happening in the surrounding countryside - and his fear grows, and his awe grows, with every line. There is even fear underlining the very last line: 'And now it is about to start.' Winter is creeping closer and closer towards the house and it will not be pleasant to experience!I have tried to instil a little of this in the music which keeps skidding from consonance to dissonance and back to consonance. Sometimes the dissonance piles up, like snow driven by the wind piles up into deep banks; sometimes the music relaxes into stillness and calm (painted in tonal music) like a crisp, mild late autumn or early winter's day when the sun warms the landscape and life appears bearable, tolerable. I hope this adds to the song's 'charm'. It wasn't easy to write: sometimes the right music was elusive. The music ends with the word 'October' repeated three times, with voices overlapping in a little canon. This conjures up the wistful feelings of the poet as he looks out onto a peaceful scene, soon to be filled with all manner of 'natural violence', while his inner peace will soon be shattered by the mayhem about to be unleashed around him.Setting Ted Hughes is no easy task. It is for choirs and choirmasters to judge if I have succeeded in conveying the 'sense and sensibility' of a classic 20th century English poem.The price is for one copy: please purchase a sufficient number of scores if you intend to perform this work. SMP Press offers discounts for multiple-copy purchases.

Choral Choir,Choral (SATB Chorus) - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1510591 By Richard St. Clair. By Richard St. Clair. Arranged by Richard St. Clair. Christian,Classical,Praise & Worship,Religious,Sacred. 54 pages. Richard St. Clair #1085790. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.1510591). This is an energetic and bold setting in English of the famous Te Deum Latin prayer, long a favorite text for composers. Duration: about 21 minutes.