Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.749985

Composed by Chris Lawry, Angela Cope. 20th Century,Contemporary,Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Moonhouse Music #5792953. Published by Moonhouse Music (A0.749985).

During the Covid 19 lockdown the community choir Amber Valley Voices have worked with their MD Angie Cope and accompanist and composer Chris Lawry to write a lock down inspired song to rehearse in their Zoom rehearsals to hopefully use in their forthcoming concerts once restrictions are eased and we can begin to meet and sing together again.

Much love to all out there that can't sing together yet; we are feeling your pain with you!

Sheet music (for Unison, SA and SATB choir) available from www.chrislawry.com. If you need a backing track or leadsheet, or anything, please get in touch using: contact@chrislawry.com  

Lyrics: 

Waiting by the window, 
Parcels at the door, 
Kisses left hanging in the air. 
Doorstep daughters and street-side sons, 
It's the little things to show that you still care. ]

Smiles from total strangers we pass along the way, 
Neighbours that speak now ev’ry day. 
Time for conversations, time for souls to touch 
It’s the little things that now mean oh so much. 

The little things that mean so much 
The little things we miss and those we don’t, as such 
The little things: a sight, a sound, a smell, a touch. 
It’s the little things that now mean oh so much. 

A letter from a loved one, flowers from a friend 
The look that says I know, I understand 
Early morning birdsong, a woodlands dappled light, 
It’s the outward signs of natures healing hand.

To wander through a meadow, to drink in cleaner air 
New life bursts out around us ‘midst our pain. 
So much has been lost at immeasurable cost 
But together we’ll rebuild our world again. 

The little things that mean so much 
The little things we miss and those we don’t, as such 
The little things: a sight, a sound, a smell, a touch.
It’s the little things that now mean oh so much. 

The little things that mean so much 
The little things we miss and those we don’t, as such 
The little things: a sight, a sound, a smell, a touch.
It’s the little things that now mean oh so much.

Voice, Choir, SATB, SA - Digital Download Composed by Chris Lawry, Angela Cope. 21st Century, 20th Century, Christian, Praise & Worship, General Worship. 8 pages. Published by Moonhouse Music

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) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1156454

By Sam Smith. By Sam Smith and Timothy McKenzie. Arranged by Scott S. Stewart. Christmas,Contemporary,Pop,Singer/Songwriter. 14 pages. Scott S. Stewart #756772. Published by Scott S. Stewart (A0.1156454).

Sam Smith says of “The Lighthouse Keeper� ‘more than ever before we are yearning to be around our friends and family once again’; thus, the creation of this subtle ‘Christmas’ tune. Smith and Labrinth (Timothy Lee McKenzie) wrote “The Lighthouse Keeper� and released it on 20 November 2020. It is a song that says: ‘Go, journey, and find what life has to offer. But know this: I’ll never leave you… I will always be your lighthouse keeper, your beacon who will bring you safely home.’ That is the greatest gift of Christmas – the gift of unconditional devotion (a gift for all seasons). This song is arranged for 4-part SATB ensemble with piano accompaniment. Performance time: 4:28+-.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download

SKU: A0.876605

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Aaron Robinson. Gospel,Jazz,Praise & Worship,Spiritual. Octavo. 10 pages. Music at Immanuel #5802345. Published by Music at Immanuel (A0.876605).

This traditional gospel blues song has been arranged brilliantly by Gospel composer Aaron Robinson into a rousing, jubilant anthem for SATB chorus with piano accompaniment and soloist that is sure to bring the house down and the audience to their feet singing and clapping their hands.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download

SKU: LV.4067

Composed by J.A. Butterfield. Aged persons, Time, Human life cycle, Love, Devotion, Youth, Nostalgia. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4067).

When You and I Were Young, Maggie. Song and Chorus. Words by George W. Johnson. Music by J.A. Butterfield. Published 1866 by J.A. Butterfield, 37 Crosby Opera House in Chicago. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Aged persons, Time, Human life cycle, Love, Devotion, Youth, Nostalgia. First line reads I wandered today to the hill, Maggie, to watch the scene below..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Composed by Gene Autry. Arranged by Mark Hanson. General Instructional, Activities and Games, World, Christmas, Lent. Octavo, Sheet Music Single. 6 pages. Published by Mark H. Hanson - Hansong Music (S0.101311). - Octavo,Sheet Music Single - General Instructional,Activities and Games,World,Christmas,Lent - Mark H. Hanson - Hansong Music

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download

SKU: LV.758

Composed by George W. Persley. Abandoned children, Poor persons, Homeless persons, Wealth, Ethics, Prayer. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.758).

Not a Crust, or The Beggar Boy. Song & Chorus. Music by Geo. W. Persley. Published 1869 by Lee & Walker, 922 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Abandoned children, Poor persons, Homeless persons, Wealth, Ethics, Prayer. First line reads A beggar boy stopped at a richman's door, I am houseless and friendless, and faint, and poor..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.981225

Composed by Judith Cloud. 20th Century,Christmas. Octavo. 8 pages. Judith Cloud #6690569. Published by Judith Cloud (A0.981225).

A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG for Chorus, SATB, divisi with piano accompaniment

Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856-1935)

The little Jesus came to town;

The wind blew up, the wind blew down;

Out in the streets the wind was bold;

Now who would house Him from the cold?

Then opened wide a stable door;

Fair were the rushes on the floor;

The Ox put forth a horned head:

Come, little Lord, here make Thy bed.

Uprose the Sheep were folded near:

Thou Lamb of God, come, enter here.

He entered there to rush and reed,

Who was the Lamb of God indeed.

The little Jesus came to town;

With ox and sheep He laid Him down;

Peace to the byre, peace to the fold,

For they that housed Him from the cold!

Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.928983

Composed by Unknown. Arranged by Donald A. Mills, 2019. A Cappella,Blues,Concert,Folk. Octavo. 5 pages. Donald A Mills #4853851. Published by Donald A Mills (A0.928983).

With an original introduction by this arranger, this melodic balled is sung here a cappella, unencumbered by instruments. Some of the chord structure is complex, but intuitive. Your audiences will surely love this beautiful song in this new arrangement for SATB.

From Wikepedia:
Historians have not been able to definitively identify The House Of The Rising Sun, but here are the two most popular theories:

1) The song is about a gambling hall in New Orleans. The House Of The Rising Sun was named after Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant (which means Rising Sun in French) and was open for business from 1862 (occupation by Union troops) until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors. It was located at 826-830 St. Louis St.

2) It's about a women's prison in New Orleans called the Orleans Parish women's prison, which had an entrance gate adorned with a rising sun artwork.

The melody is a traditional English ballad, but the song became popular as an African-American folk song. It was recorded by Texas Alexander in the 1920s, then by a number of other artists including Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Josh White and later Nina Simone. It was her version The Animals first heard. No one can claim rights to the song, meaning it can be recorded and sold royalty-free. Many bands covered the song after it became a hit for The Animals.

Chorus - Digital Download

SKU: AX.00-PO-0001657

The Season of Love - SATB. Composed by Jay Althouse and Sally K. Albrecht. Secular Choral. 9 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PO-0001657. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PO-0001657).

UPC: 038081445120.

AEURoeLet me paint a picture...aEURoe Here's a unique and poetic seasonal ballad, describing all we wish for in December---a season of hope, peace, promise, and faith. Featured on Reaching for the Stars choral movement DVD 00-39928. Check this out! https://leapingbrain.com/modshop/product/?shop=9&product=5692
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download

SKU: LV.4422

Composed by H.P. Danks. Dwellings, Bridges, Spires, Country life, One-room schools, Nostalgia, Courtship, Weddings, Aged persons, Time, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4422).

The Old School-House Down By the Mill. Song and Chorus. Words by Samuel C. Upham. Music by H.P. Danks. Published 1876 by W.H. Boner & Co., 1102 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Dwellings, Bridges, Spires, Country life, One-room schools, Nostalgia, Courtship, Weddings, Aged persons, Time, Love. First line reads Do you remember, dear Annie, the old School-house down by the mill..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.933489

Composed by Joseph DuBois. Contemporary. Octavo. 6 pages. Joseph Dubois #2950329. Published by Joseph Dubois (A0.933489).

Dark House is a setting of the seventh canto of Alfred Tennyson's elegiac In Memoriam A.H.H. Begun after the untimely death in 1833 of his beloved friend Arthur Henry Hallam, In Memoriam is an intense expression of the poet's grief and search for hope in the face of profound loss. The seventh canto is a description of Hallam's house and the longing of the poet for the companionship from which he once drew such joy. For Tennyson, Hallam's absence now casts a dreary pallor over the surrounding scenery that even the rising sun fails to dispel. Vocal score. Approx. duration: 3-4 minutes.

Choral Choir (Mixed) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1007054

Composed by Johnson Gao. Concert,Contemporary,Folk. Octavo. 3 pages. Johnson Gao #6616115. Published by Johnson Gao (A0.1007054).

Song of the Autumn Fog. Men and Bass Voices Karaoke in 3 languages. It used cello as the main instrument. The speed is slower than the piano version. English translation:
 Autumn Fog by Johnson Gao White curtains are covering the blue hills afar. Crickets are singing in the green bed near. The stony houses are dimly hidden in fragrant woods. Blurred morning glory flowers are dotting the window frames. The vague life contains hardships and dangers. The morning disaster and the evening luck were preset by the heaven. Opportunities only favor to those who can grasp her. When the haze disappears, the sun looks shiner by the side of colorful clouds.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download

SKU: LV.653

Composed by C.T. Lockwood. Parlors, Fireplaces, Musical instruments, Mothers & children, Domestic life, Children playing, Beaches, Moonlight, Ships, Lighthouses, Sadness, Homesickness, Travel, Prayer. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.653).

The Little Ones at Home. Song & Chorus. Words by E.F.D. Music by C.T. Lockwood. Published 1873 by S. Brainard's Sons in Cleveland. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Parlors, Fireplaces, Musical instruments, Mothers & children, Domestic life, Children playing, Beaches, Moonlight, Ships, Lighthouses, Sadness, Homesickness, Travel, Prayer. First line reads I am thinking now of home, among my native hills..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.