SSAA choir unaccompanied - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.7.0710-E

Composed by Stephen Chatman. Secular, 20th Century, Americana. Octavo. 12 pages. Duration 1 minute, 30 seconds. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #7.0710-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.7.0710-E).

UPC: 600313707100. English.

Stephen Chatman’s Train for SSAA chorus is an arrangement from his original set, Due West for SATB chorus, commissioned by the Vancouver Chamber Choir in 1997. The simple, charming text by Tara Wohlberg rings specifically to a western theme. Using onomatopoeia, ostinati, and a standard harmonic progression, Chatman applies a humorous touch.
Duration: 1:30.

SSAA choir and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8811-E

Composed by Stephen Chatman. 9 pages. Duration 1 minute, 45 seconds. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8811-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8811-E).

English.

The opening line of Sara Teasdale’s poem, After Love, “There is no magic any more,� establishes the theme of vanishing love. Stephen Chatman’s setting of the poignant text, in the key of E flat major, emphasizes the natural rhythm of the words, mixed meters, and irregular phrase lengths. The climax of the melody embraces sustained, intense vocal lines in contrary motion supported by an undulating piano accompaniment. One of a set of six of Teasdale's love songs. Duration: 1:45.

SSAA choir and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8810-E

Composed by Stephen Chatman. Instrument part. 9 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 30 seconds. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8810-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8810-E).

English.

Sara Teasdale’s poem, The Mystery, depicts deep lasting love - “Your eyes drink of meâ€� and “We have long been loversâ€�. It also raises a question - “Can I ever know you / Or you know me?â€� Stephen Chatman’s expressive setting begins with a unison melody, supported by modulating harmonies in the piano accompaniment, and evolves toward four-part voices.  The middle section, featuring rising vocal lines in imitative counterpoint, precedes a return to the initial melody. One of a set of six of Teasdale's love songs. Duration: 2:30.

SSAA choir and piano or harp - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8808-E

Composed by Stephen Chatman. 9 pages. Duration 1 minute, 45 seconds. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8808-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8808-E).

English.

Stephen Chatman’s setting of Sara Teasdale’s whimsical poem pertaining to a brown-thrush, April, love and kisses, emulates the meaning, strict rhythm, rhyme and strophic structure of the text. The soft rolled chords of the harp-like piano accompaniment highlight the lilting 6/8-meter, folk-like melody, and consistent homophonic choral texture. The repetitive lines, “Love me, love me, love me!�, and “kiss me, kiss me, kiss me!�, inspire the musical refrains. One of a set of six of Teasdale's love songs. Duration: 1:45.

SSAA choir and piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download Composed by Stephen Chatman. 6 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #9126-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital

SSAA choir unaccompanied - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8902-E

Composed by Stephen Chatman. Funeral. 3 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8902-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8902-E).

English.

A moving setting of this gripping and emotional text. In this setting the composer captures the solemnity of the text throughout the thoughtful choral writing.

SSAA choir unaccompanied - Moderately Easy - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8967-E

Composed by Stephen Chatman. Christmas, Lessons and Carols. 2 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8967-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8967-E).

English.

A lyrical Christmas lullaby.

SSAA choir unaccompanied - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.7.0632-E

Composed by Stephen Chatman. Instrument part. 7 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #7.0632-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.7.0632-E).

English.

A flowing setting of a text (circa. 1913) by Rabindranath Tagore, a native of Calcutta who wrote in Bengali and translated his own work into English. The sensuality of the text is matched by lush writing in an almost constantly changing tempo. As dawn comes and the lovers part, one realizes that the enigmatic text has raised more questions than it has answered. Enchanting and transportive.

SSAA choir and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8812-E

Composed by Stephen Chatman. 17 pages. Duration 1 minute, 30 seconds. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8812-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8812-E).

English.

This piece is a fast, joyous outburst. The initial lines, “I am wild, I will sing to the trees� set the jubilant tone. The perpetual motion of the syllabic step-wise vocal lines is punctuated by staccato chords and, eventually, high arpeggio figures in the accompaniment. The song reaches a rousing climax on the optimistic line, “Now at last I can live!� One of a set of six of Teasdale's love songs. Duration: 1:30.

SSAA choir unaccompanied - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.7.0491-E

Composed by Stephen Chatman. Christmas, Christmas-Sacred. 10 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #7.0491-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.7.0491-E).

Composed by Stephen Chatman. Advanced/Collegiate. 20th Century, Secular, Creation/Nature. Octavo. 6 pages. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (MQ.7.0711-E). - octavo - 20th Century, Secular, Creation/Nature - Galaxy Music Corporation

SSAA choir and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8807-E

Composed by Stephen Chatman. 6 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8807-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8807-E).

English.

The opening lines, “Listen, I love you. Do not turn your face / Nor touch me.�, reflect the somber feelings encompassing Sara Teasdale’s poem. Paired voices initially express contrapuntal melodic lines enhanced by underlying harmony and slow syncopation in the piano accompaniment. The middle and final sections, imbued with sad words such as “let me ease my heart,� “with broken wing� and “Forget that I am speaking,� evolve beautifully within contrasting tonal regions, supported by undulating keyboard arpeggios. One of a set of six of Teasdale's love songs. Duration: 2:00.