Choral Choir,Choral (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1308788 Composed by Charles Tenet. Arranged by Tobi Crawford. Jazz. 11 pages. Tobi Crawford #898034. Published by Tobi Crawford (A0.1308788). *Purchase 10 copies to perform this piece with your ensemble of any size*Purchase the instrumental pack (bass and drum part) here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/beyond-the-sea-instrumental-pack-only-22605052.htmlThis arrangement came to me over a number of weeks in a very organic way that began with the ostinato piano figure that prevails throughout the piece. I began playing it unattached to any tune and I just liked the way the line descended in the left hand and how I had to find voicings in the right hand that made harmonic sense – like a puzzle. As I was playing around with this puzzle, thoughts of my father were swirling around in my head – I was at the end of a 4 year period of separation from my parents owing to the fact that I’m a Canadian expat living in the US and the borders were closed for a long time because of Covid, and then I had work visa issues and my parents were getting older before my eyes. They were also losing friends to cancer and other ailments and my dad, in particular, had experienced the loss of many close family members and friends during our separation and it was taking a toll. One day I sat down and played the now familiar-to-me ostinato but randomly I started to sing “Beyond the Sea� over it and it fit perfectly. I thought it a happy coincidence. As the days went on I committed to putting my ostinato with Beyond the Sea and the lyrics started to seep into my brain. I have, of course, heard these lyrics many times before, (who hasn’t seen Finding Nemo?) but the lyrics didn’t mean what I thought they meant… They’re NOT about the ocean, they are about my dad!!! Well, kind of… I realized, through careful reflection and by slowing the words down, that the lyrics are talking about a person in heaven who is patiently waiting for their partner to join them. Somewhere beyond the seaShe’s there watching for me…It’s far beyond the starsIt’s near beyond the moon And the lyrics end with them meeting, “We’ll meet beyond the shore, we’ll kiss just like before,� and the song ends with: “and never again I’ll go sailing.� It’s like the big bang went off in my head about why all these thoughts of my dad, and his friends, and this arrangement, and what it all meant suddenly just MADE SENSE and I was able to start formulating a plan. Performance Suggestions: The improvisation solo in the middle should be free of any traditional “scat syllables� and should be more of a lament. Listen to singers like Aubrey Johnson improvise on ballads for inspiration. An idea for that improv section might be to have a male singer start the improv, then a female singer joins (as if together in heaven) then they sing letter F together (warning: will cause tears…). All solo sections do not have to be sung as written – soloists can take liberties with the melody as the spirit moves.

SATB choir and handbells (3 octaves) or piano - Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-3203-E Composed by Peter Paul Olejar. Lent. Instrument part. 8 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-3203-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-3203-E). English. Luke 7.This easy anthem for SATB and 3 octaves of handbells (or piano) uses the melody and harmonization of Orlando Gibbons' hymn tune SONG 46. A fair amount of unison and two-part singing precedes the four-part final verse. This gives churches an unusual opportunity to do a choir/handbell piece during Lent.

SATB choir & piano - Digital Download SKU: OX.9780193525443 Composed by Benjamin Harlan. Sheet music. Festival Voices. Octavo. 11 pages. Duration 2.5'. Oxford University Press Digital #9780193525443. Published by Oxford University Press Digital (OX.9780193525443). ISBN 9780193525443.For SATB and piano. A favourite text and tune of singers and listeners alike, this festival hymn is given new life in this upbeat 7/8 setting. The central section is legato and chorale-like, making for a beautiful contrast, before a slow build with 'Alleluias' returns us to a reprise of the original flavour, creating an exciting and powerful ending.

Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.818187 Composed by Philip Le Bas. Easter,Sacred. 8 pages. Philip Le Bas #6333823. Published by Philip Le Bas (A0.818187). An anthem composed by Philip le Bas especially suitable for church choirs during Lent (or Advent) and Holy Week. It might also be particularly suitable for Remembrance services.The Jacobean poet Phineas Fletcher’s passionate prayer of repentance is here set to music for SATB choir and organ. In a series of pulsating descending scales the author’s words express heartfelt remorse for his sins, reflecting the story of Jesus and the weeping woman in Luke 7:36ff. This is real, deep sorrow and regret, looking to the Prince of Peace for forgiveness: at one poignant moment the music reaches a point of stillness as the slow tears continue to fall. The weeping then turns to anger, crying for vengeance, because sin doth never cease. The music rises to an intense climax, but suddenly vanishes; the anger is, after all, self-directed. Finally the text returns to a prayer of supplication to drown all my faults and fears, and the harmonies end with a hope-filled hint of future healing. Drop, drop, slow tears, and bathe those beauteous feet, which brought from heaven the news and Prince of Peace. Cease not, wet eyes, his mercies to entreat; to cry for vengeance, sin doth never cease. In your deep floods, drown all my faults and fears; nor let his eye see sin, but through my tears.  Phineas Fletcher (1623)The composer acknowledges with gratitude the ideas and help received from the Composition Workshop of Morley College during the Spring term of 2021, and particularly from its tutor Dr Paul Sarcich.

Chorus - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PO-0001902 Carols from the British Isles - SATB. Arranged by Douglas E. Wagner. Secular Choral. 11 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PO-0001902. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PO-0001902). UPC: 038081468426. Charlotte Lee.Four treasured carols from Wales, England, and Ireland comprise this colorfully arranged Christmas medley (three-and-a-half minutes in length). The slow-fast-slow-fast form is carefully constructed for choir alone, band alone, or a combined performance. An elegant and timeless treat for the holidays.Recorded Acc. Available.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1245807 Composed by Words: Johann Franck, tr. Catherine Winkworth / Music: Lyndell Leatherman. Arranged by Lyndell Leatherman. Advent,Christian,Religious,Sacred. Octavo. 1 pages. Leatherman Music Services #840637. Published by Leatherman Music Services (A0.1245807). This is the four-part hymn-style edition of this Eucharistic hymn, to facilitate congregational singing. As far as I am concerned, you may purchase the minimum amount of copies that SheetMusicPlus will allow, and then freely duplicate the song sheet for inclusion in worship bulletins. Other editions are available:A FESTIVAL CHOIR arrangement of this hymn is available here: https://www.arrangeme.com/title/436143A PIANO/ORGAN Duet of the hymn is available here: https://www.arrangeme.com/title/436144Here are some program notes: Johann Franck (1618-1677) was born in Guben, Germany, the son of a lawyer. Like his father, Johann studied law at the University of Konigsburg, where–in addition to his studies–he developed a warm friendship with a group of hymnists and poets. Returning home, he began his law practice and eventually became mayor of Guben. As an avocation, the Lutheran politician wrote poems–and soonbecame known as one of the leading hymnists of his time, ranked only behind Gerhard. He is credited for the creation of a group of so-called Jesus hymns, building the foundation for the pietistic hymn movement that would later sweep through Europe. Franck once wrote that poetry should be the nurse of piety, the herald of immortality, the promoter of cheerfulness, the conqueror of sadness, and a foretaste of heavenly glory. Indeed, his hymns echoed his own spirit of encouragement.Lyndell Leatherman (b. 1953) was born into a Nazarene parsonage in southeast Kansas. After studying church music and composition at Olivet Nazarene University (Kankakee, Illinois) and Illinois State University (Bloomington-Normal, Illinois), he launched into a life of music ministry. Since 1977 he has enjoyed a diverse career as church musician, editor, accompanist, composer, and arranger. In 1998 he became aware of Franck’s eucharistic / Advent hymn, translated either Deck Thyself with Joy and Gladness (Mattes) or Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness (Winkworth). Because the text was unique in its unusually exultant treatment of the sacrament of holy communion, Lyndell felt that the hymn was worthy of renewed consideration in the third millennium of Christian worship. So he updated the language and gave it the new musical setting used here. ************It has long been my passion and privilege to create customized arrangements for the churches and schools with whom I have been associated. Many were published; some were not. During the 2020 slowdown caused by Covid-19, I finally had the time to start posting the unpublished resources on Sheet Music Plus. If you are curious about what else is available, please navigate to my publisher page here on SMP < https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/leatherman-music-services/16718 >  or slip over to Facebook < https://www.facebook.com/leathermanmusicservices >, where you can see and hear many of my published works. Thanks for your interest!   God bless!Lyndell Leatherman, ASCAP.

SATB choir, treble choir, and organ - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-5125-E Composed by John Ferguson. Reformation, 21st Century. Instrument part. 20 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-5125-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-5125-E). English.An exuberant anthem from John Ferguson that includes a slower, introspective middle section. The organ is given its own flavorful passages as well as serving a more accompanying role. The work also includes passages for treble chorus, which allows a children's choir to also take part in this festive work. Commissioned by Asbury United Methodist Church in Delaware, Ohio.

Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.984833 Composed by Rhonda Sue Jones. 20th Century,Contemporary,Spiritual,World. Octavo. 15 pages. Rhonda Sue Jones #4640647. Published by Rhonda Sue Jones (A0.984833). Written for:  The book release of The Boys in the Boat (world-renown best-seller by Daniel James Brown) currently being made into a movie.Great for:  Schools, College Choirs, Church Choirs, Mens Chorus.  Message:  Unity, Encouragement, Endurance, Perseverance.   Composer's Note:  This song emulates a crew race.  The pace begins slowly and builds to a huge climax with many vocal parts singing at the same time at the height of the race. Challenging but very fun to perform with an emotional ride throughout.  The conductor has the freedom to interpret tempos as he likes.  Enjoy this very unique piece.  I've performed this for my church a number of times and each time the song has been received with extreme enthusiasm.  

SATB Chorus and cello solo - Digital Download SKU: OX.9780193571631 Composed by Howard Skempton. Octavo. 6 pages. Oxford University Press Digital #9780193571631. Published by Oxford University Press Digital (OX.9780193571631). ISBN 9780193571631.For SATB and cello. Skempton's After Rain sets an evocative text by Edward Thomas with a contemplative choral part over a rich and slow-moving cello line. Skempton alternates between contrasting upper-voice duets and full four-part homophony that captures the feeling of a winter's day throughout. Offprinted from Music for Choir and Cello.

Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1150939 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,March,Romantic Period,Wedding. 23 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #751125. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1150939). This arrangement adapted for choir SATB and piano was designed to make its listeners weep with emotion, because the adaptation preserves the original essence of the work, keeping its integrity faithful to what Beethoven wanted to transmit, with only a slight change in tone and addition of harmonic resources in the structure of the arrangement. Even though it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion, being intended for beginner students who want to immerse themselves in the universe of romantic music, and nothing better than starting with the transitional composer of this period, which also does not prevent professional teachers from using it for recitals, academic presentations or didactic material in their classes as an ensemble practice. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, is one of his most popular compositions and was an audience favorite even in his day. Written when Beethoven was 31, the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was composed after he finished some commissioned works, but there is no evidence that he was hired to write this work. It did not receive its nickname until 1832, five years after Beethoven's death. It was the critic Ludwig Rellstab who compared the music to a moonlighting on Lake Lucerne. This comparison was adopted as a nickname for the work. Called Quasi una fantasia by the author - like its companion Op. 27, No. 1 - the piece was completed in 1801 and dedicated the following year to one of the composer's pupils. Beethoven chose to open the sonata with a slow, hypnotic arpeggio movement, the best known of the entire work. The dotted rhythm of its minimal melody evokes the tradition of 'Trauermusik' (funeral music).

SATB choir, Piano - Digital Download SKU: LX.45-1641L A Worship Celebration for Choir and Congregation. Composed by Lloyd Larson. With Optional Orchestra, CD+ Printable Parts, Bulk s, Full Orchestra, Full Score, Accompaniment MP3. Concert, Festival, General. 112 pages. Lorenz Publishing - Digital Sheet Music #e45/1641L. Published by Lorenz Publishing - Digital Sheet Music (LX.45-1641L). Orchestrated by Ed Hogan.As the world slowly moves away from the height of the pandemic, Lloyd Larson believes that now, more than ever, is an appropriate time to come together as believers and celebrate our shared heritage of hymnody. Brimming with the time-honored hymns of our faith, Lloyd's legendary creativity is on full display as he breathes new life into these timeless melodies. A Festival of Hymns can be presented as either a seasonal or non-seasonal work, and a number of performance options are available, including an SAB choral version and an optional full orchestration from Ed Hogan. In addition to the sanctuary choir loft, we're sure this moving ten-song work will also find a place in the folders of community choirs everywhere. Don’t miss this new celebration of worship from one our most gifted and respected writers!

SATB choir, Piano - Digital Download SKU: LX.30-3901L A Worship Celebration for Choir and Congregation. Composed by Lloyd Larson. With Optional Orchestra, CD+ Printable Parts, Accompaniment MP3. Concert, Festival, General. (Digital Download). 725 pages. Lorenz Publishing - Digital Sheet Music #e30/3901L. Published by Lorenz Publishing - Digital Sheet Music (LX.30-3901L). Orchestrated by Ed Hogan.As the world slowly moves away from the height of the pandemic, Lloyd Larson believes that now, more than ever, is an appropriate time to come together as believers and celebrate our shared heritage of hymnody. Brimming with the time-honored hymns of our faith, Lloyd's legendary creativity is on full display as he breathes new life into these timeless melodies. A Festival of Hymns can be presented as either a seasonal or non-seasonal work, and a number of performance options are available, including an SAB choral version and an optional full orchestration from Ed Hogan. In addition to the sanctuary choir loft, we're sure this moving ten-song work will also find a place in the folders of community choirs everywhere. Don’t miss this new celebration of worship from one our most gifted and respected writers!

SATB choir, Piano - Digital Download SKU: LX.30-3900L A Worship Celebration for Choir and Congregation. Composed by Lloyd Larson. With Optional Orchestra, CD+ Printable Parts, Accompaniment MP3. Concert, Festival, General. Full Score (Digital Download). 190 pages. Lorenz Publishing - Digital Sheet Music #e30/3900L. Published by Lorenz Publishing - Digital Sheet Music (LX.30-3900L). Orchestrated by Ed Hogan.As the world slowly moves away from the height of the pandemic, Lloyd Larson believes that now, more than ever, is an appropriate time to come together as believers and celebrate our shared heritage of hymnody. Brimming with the time-honored hymns of our faith, Lloyd's legendary creativity is on full display as he breathes new life into these timeless melodies. A Festival of Hymns can be presented as either a seasonal or non-seasonal work, and a number of performance options are available, including an SAB choral version and an optional full orchestration from Ed Hogan. In addition to the sanctuary choir loft, we're sure this moving ten-song work will also find a place in the folders of community choirs everywhere. Don’t miss this new celebration of worship from one our most gifted and respected writers!

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.930195 Composed by John Newell. A Cappella,Contemporary. Octavo. 7 pages. Abierto Music #3450403. Published by Abierto Music (A0.930195). This moving, almost mystical paean to the forest is one of the movements of the composer's larger work, A Timbered Choir, settings of poems by Wendell Berry. The vivid contrasts in dynamics and voicing (from unison passages to moments of divisi) create the perfect opportunity for an a cappella choir to explore a full range of expressivity and tonal color. For more information on the composer's works visit www.johnnewellmusic.com.

SATB chorus a cappella - Digital Download SKU: BJ.1444 Composed by Henrik Dahlgren. Christian. Octavo. 8 pages. Bo Ejeby Forlag - Digital #1444. Published by Bo Ejeby Forlag - Digital (BJ.1444). 8.27 x 11.7 inches.The single word alleluia is used as the basis for harmonic exploration as the slowly moving pulsed a cappella harmonies build and diminish. Feature a soprano soloist or the section on an ethereal descant that elevates the texture to sublime heights.This piece came about for two different reasons. The initial musical idea evolved while I was working on a short study for piano, so the piece was strictly instrumental.The other idea stemmed from a discussion with my friend and mentor Dr Phillip Cooke, about why the word “Alleluia is so commonly used in choral music. Apart from the obvious reasons – “Alleluia being a significant word in the sacred music tradition, and so on – we discussed the multiple possibilities a composer has with a word like that, in the sense that different syllables can be stressed, such as alleluia, alleluia or alleluia.This was something I used as the other structural building block in the composition, and I added “Alleluia as the only word, but with the emphasis moving to different syllables throughout the piece. For me, the setting of a single word like “Alleluia is far from any texts I usually set. The word, however, has a strong anchorage in musical tradition and composers have always set this word in all kinds of different ways.In this composition, I am interested in the word itself, the build-up of the word, the structure of the music, and adding something to the musical tradition of setting this famous word to music.This piece was premiered by the University of Aberdeen Chapel Choir at King’s College Chapel in Aberdeen, Scotland. The performance was conducted by their Director of Chapel and Ceremonial Music, Stuart Muir. – Henrik Dahlgren.