Choral Choir (SSA) - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1007139 Composed by Charles McCreery. 20th Century,Children,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Octavo. 19 pages. St Maur Music #4853779. Published by St Maur Music (A0.1007139). This song is one of a series of ‘Fourteen Tolkien Songs’. A comment on the collection by an Oxford piano teacher: ‘For those who only know Tolkien via the recent blood-and-thunder films, this song-cycle by Charles McCreery will give a very different angle on the classic saga. Here we find a gentle and ethereal world, where rhythms lilt and words echo. The twelve songs, suitable for choir, evoke a dreamy, water-colour landscape with no harsh sounds, the tunes are singable and in a traditional style that Tolkien would surely have approved. Dr Julia Gasper, LGSM   A general comment on Charles McCreery’s music by a violinist and composer in the USA: ‘Charles McCreery’s beautifully melodic, intricately textured compositions are infused with classical, romantic and folk idioms.’ Samantha Gillogly   ‘Galadriel’s Song’ is appropriate for either women’s or children’s voices, and is potentially of interest to anyone who is familiar with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The three vocal parts and the piano accompaniment can each be printed out separately at the end of the full score. The MP3 which plays from this page is of an orchestral version of the song, which can be heard on the stmaurmusic channel on YouTube. On the front cover of Galadriel’s Song is a photograph of leaves in Wytham Woods, Oxford, and at the end of the score is a photograph of the sea off Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall . Charles McCreery’s social media channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/St-Maur-Music-164619846916182/ https://www.facebook.com/Tolkien-Songs-for-Childrens-Voices-259698587390960/   Contact information: charlesmccreery@gmail.com

Choral Choir,Choral (SAB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1299488 By Sylvia Miles. By Sylvia Miles. Arranged by Sylvia Miles. Christmas,Folk,Multicultural,Traditional,World. 8 pages. Sylvia Miles #889361. Published by Sylvia Miles (A0.1299488). This charming Catalan carol, probably dating back to the sixteenth century, has one of the most lilting of all folk melodies. It's a Christmas folk-song, which tells of bringing local Mediterrranean produce as gifts for Mary's newborn son: dates, figs, nuts, honey, cheese.This setting, for SAB, has fairly straightforward harmonies, and if you have a friendly flautist, the flute line adds a touch of sparkle!(Note on pronunciation: just pronounce pretty much every letter. So, for example, 'que' is kay, and 'nuez' is pronounced nooze.).

SSA choir, a cappella - Digital Download SKU: LX.15-3669H (Up, Up, Up, Good Shepherds). Composed by Claudio Monteverdi. Edited by Geoffrey Edwards. Educational. Octavo. 8 pages. Heritage Music Press #e15/3669H. Published by Heritage Music Press (LX.15-3669H). ISBN 9780787765866.Carefully edited from seventeenth-century facsimile part books, this delightful Monteverdi madrigal for upper voices includes both Italian and English text. The song employs a light lilting style throughout with intriguing dialogue between voices, and the text paints a pleasant springtime portrait of gentle breezes and fragrant flowers. A true gem!