Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1366026

By Ken Medema. By Ken Medema. Arranged by Ken Medema. Christian,Contemporary,Religious. 13 pages. Ken Medema Music #950379. Published by Ken Medema Music (A0.1366026).

Is There a Place for Dreaming

Is there a place for dreaming

In the corners of your mind…

In a world where dreams are broken,

And dreamers hard to find?

Do you dream and weep sometimes

About the way that things should be?

Come dreaming with me, come dreaming with me,

Admission is free.

 

Do you dream of another country

Where there is no push and shove…

where the rich don’t rule and the poor are fed,

And the only law is love,

And a neighbor is a neighbor, 

And there is trust and loyalty?

Come dreaming with me, dreaming with me,

Admission is free.

 

When I was a boy, I used to daydream a lot,

And they told me that it would not last;

Wouldn’t have time for such a waste of my mind,

When my life started moving fast.

Now that I’m grown, I find that life with no dream

Is a hell I refuse to bear.

If it’s alright, I want to open my mind

And see if my dreams are still there.

 

Is there a place for dreaming

In the corners of your mind…

In a world where dreams are broken ,

And dreamers hard to find?

Do you dream and weep sometimes

About the way that things should be?

Come dreaming with me, come dreaming with me,

Admission is free.

Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1190214

By Crowded House. By Neil Finn. Arranged by Edward Randell. A Cappella,Contemporary,Jazz,Pop. Octavo. 11 pages. Edward Randell #789818. Published by Edward Randell (A0.1190214).

This creative arrangement of Neil Finn's classic song takes the listener on a journey from lush choral dreamscape, to jazz ballad, to a groovy recreation of the Crowded House original. Written for Toronto-based 80s A Cappella group Retrocity, it's a great showcase for a smooth tenor soloist.

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

SKU: LV.3741

Composed by T. Brigham Bishop. Portraits, Fireplaces, Mantelpieces, Sadness, Unrequited love, Courtship. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3741).

My Poor Heart is Sad With Its Dreaming. Song and Chorus Ad Lib. Words and Music by T. Brigham Bishop. Published 1873 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 451 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Fireplaces, Mantelpieces, Sadness, Unrequited love, Courtship. First line reads My poor heart is sad with its dreaming, it brings back the once happy day..

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,Choral (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1267134

By Peggy Lee. By Joe McCoy. Arranged by Michael Thomas Coull. 20th Century,Blues,Contemporary,Jazz,Standards. 10 pages. MTC Publishing #859768. Published by MTC Publishing (A0.1267134).

Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money, Too) - Choral Arrangement for SATB and Piano arranged by Michael Thomas Coull

Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money Too!) was originally recorded as Weed Smoker's Dream and is an American blues and jazz-influenced pop song written by ‘Kansas Joe’ McCoy and Herb Morand in 1936.  Both men are given composer credits on the original 78 record label, although Morand’s name is misspelled. 

In 1936, the Harlem Hamfats recorded the Weed Smoker’s Dream.  Band member Joe McCoy later rewrote the song, refining both the composition and lyrics.  The new tune, titled Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money Too!), was recorded by Lil Green in 1941, with guitar by William ‘Big Bill’ Broonzy.  The minor key twelve-bar blues song, with a few chord substitutions, proved popular and quickly became a jazz standard. 

With its roots in blues music, the song originally dealt with a marijuana smoker reminiscing about lost financial opportunities.  After it was rewritten, it took on the perspective of the female partner, chastising her man for his irresponsible ways:  ‘Why don't you do right, like some other men do?  Get out of here and get me some money too!’

A wonderful bluesy arrangement for full SATB choir with piano accompaniment, not just fun for the choir to sing, but also one the audience will really enjoy too.

Choral Choir (Mixed) - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1033052

By Donny Osmond. By Neil Finn. Arranged by Dana Plavecky. Contemporary. Octavo. 14 pages. Dana Plavecky #6037547. Published by Dana Plavecky (A0.1033052).

SAT choir arrangement with piano accompaniment.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.491767

By Crowded House and Donny Osmond. By Neil Finn. Arranged by Paul K Heatley. 20th Century,A Cappella,Pop,Rock. Octavo. 8 pages. Paul K Heatley #107313. Published by Paul K Heatley (A0.491767).

This is an acapella SATB version of Crowded House's debut UK hit, arranged by Paul Heatley in 2020. The tenor part takes the lead vocal for most of the song but, in true Heatley style, everyone gets to sing most of the words in the chorus and, to a lesser extent, in the final verse - the title of the song is also prominent in the intro and outro. Paul is the founder and original director of London-based acapella pop choir Kitsch in Sync.

Choral Choir,Choral,SATB Chorus - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1473186

By Crowded House. By Neil Finn. Arranged by Melanie B Guerin. A Cappella,Pop. 8 pages. Melanie B Guerin #1050807. Published by Melanie B Guerin (A0.1473186).

This four-part a cappella arrangement would be an excellent choice for a group that is new to a cappella singing. Parts are largely repetitive and predictable, with an optional marked cut that omits the most difficult part of the bridge.

RANGES
Soprano: Ab3-Eb5
Alto: Ab3-Eb5
Tenor: Eb3-F4
Bass: G2-Eb3

Note: The demo recording was made with pitch shifting software, so you may hear the bass part at times doubled up the octave, which is not how the part is written.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1008749

By Donny Osmond. By Neil Finn. Arranged by Paul Doust. Contemporary. Octavo. 10 pages. Paul Doust #5046469. Published by Paul Doust (A0.1008749).

[SATB]

A gorgeous, ethereal reinvention of a pop classic. Advanced school, college and amateur choirs will enjoy this piece, medium in difficulty.

Contact: paul@pauldoustmusic.com

Twitter: @pauldoustmusic

Instagram: @pauldoustmusic

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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 (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.723490

Composed by Garrett Breeze. Contemporary,Contest,Festival,Pop. Octavo. 14 pages. Lagom Music #6760215. Published by Lagom Music (A0.723490).

This upbeat and empowering original song by composer Garrett Breeze is a synth pop-infused statement of confidence and joy full of catchy hooks and fun vocal moments. It was commissioned and premiered by the combined 7th and 8th grade choir of Sioux Center Middle School in Iowa. Available in: SATB: https://bit.ly/3vZ0g95 SAB: https://bit.ly/35EAtbH SSA: https://bit.ly/3CwakYj TTB: https://bit.ly/3pUWQQV Two-Part: https://bit.ly/3vQxqI1 Rhythm Section Accompaniment: https://bit.ly/3IYOwXV Visit https://garrettbreeze.com to read my blog and discover new music! Check out my catalog of choral music at https://holidaychoirmusic.com! Subscribe to my YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/35HZC2d! Lyrics: Your voice is stronger than you know. Sing until they hear you. Your word can lift someone that's low. Speak until they trust you. There's a song that only you can sing; so sing it! (We need your voice) There's music only you can dream. So let's sing loud! We don't need to wait for a chance to celebrate. So let's sing loud! We don't need to wait for our time. So let's sing loud! Your light grows brighter every day. Shine until they see you. Your heart will always lead the way. Love until they follow you. You're the only one who knows your voice; let's hear it! (So make the choice) Come on, it's time to make some noise! So let's sing loud together, friends forever, voices strong! We will rise together, help each other, sing our song!

Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download

SKU: A0.724428

Composed by Renato Tagliabue. Christian,Contemporary,Sacred,Spiritual. Octavo. 6 pages. Renato Tagliabue #3883341. Published by Renato Tagliabue (A0.724428).

I have ridden the wings of the dawn looking for a place to lie my heart to rest, flying over seas and hills I found your splendid home.
How could I explain what I felt when I saw your light, when I heard you calling my poor self.
I feel your spirit looking after my lonely soul, I know your head is placed on my troubled head; I hear your voice: it's as sweet as a dream.
Please don't let me lose my way hold me within your light.
How could I close my heart to your blessed charity?
Stars and skies tell me of your loving harmony.
I see your love in the brightness of the moon; darkness will fade away the sun will shine over me.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download

SKU: A0.724429

Composed by Renato Tagliabue. Christian,Contemporary,Sacred,Spiritual. Octavo. 6 pages. Renato Tagliabue #3883343. Published by Renato Tagliabue (A0.724429).

I HAVE RIDDEN THE WINGS OF THE DAWN
I have ridden the wings of the dawn looking for a place to lie my heart to rest, flying over seas and hills I found your splendid home.
How could I explain what I felt when I saw your light, when I heard you calling my poor self. 
I feel your spirit looking after my lonely soul, I know your head is placed on my troubled head; I hear your voice: it's as sweet as a dream. 
Please don't let me lose my way hold me within your light. 
How could I close my heart to your blessed charity? 
Stars and skies tell me of your loving harmony. 
I see your love in the brightness of the moon; darkness will fade away the sun will shine over me.

Soprano Voice, Choir, SATB - Advanced Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Joy DeCoursey- Porter. 21st Century, 20th Century. Score. 9 pages. Published by Joy DeCoursey- Porter