In this one of Schuberts first and most successful artsongs Gretchen reflects on her sudden infatuation with Faust. The piano accompaniment with its relentless sixteenth notes in the right hand depicts both Gretchens accumulating madness andthe perpetual motion of the spinning wheel.
Here is a wonderful festival setting of the great hymn text for treble voices and trumpet that celebrates the gift of music. A magnificent selection for children's and youth choirs!
Rollo Dilworth at his best! A powerful piano part coupled with strong choral writing makes this a perfect closer for all-state and honor choirs. Not to be missed!
This spiritual tells the story of Moses leading the Israelites to safety through the parted waters of the Red Sea. This arrangement set in a flowing 6/8 meter features gospel and jazz style harmonies in ways that depict the wading motion of the melodic lines and rhythmic patterns.
This gospel-flavored work is a setting of lyrics by famed Harlem Renaissance composer/poet James Rosamund Johnson depicting the power of music to change darkness to light and sadness to joy. A wonderful selection for combined choirs and festival performances!
Now available for treble voices this setting of the treasured May the road rise to meet you text by UK composer/conductor Philip Stopford. Sing it with a rich pure tone for a perfect concert or service benediction.
Gerakina is a Greek folk song that dances with lively spirit! Enhance your performance by adding movement or percussion the publication includes a pronunciation guide for the easily-learned Greek phrases. Duration: ca. 1:30.
Written for the city of Northfield Minnesota this work celebrates the hopes and dreams of the early settlers who valued the principles of equal rights education faith and public service. An excellent tribute to all American communities and ideal for many civic occasions. With flute.
Clara Schumann's dramatic setting of the poem Lorelei was a birthday gift to her husband Robert in 1843. Her mastery of the keyboard is evident in this exciting and descriptive accompaniment that features driving eighth-note figures reminiscent of Schubert's Erlkönig.
Judith Clurman Choral Series-Broadway composer Andrew Lippa composed this work for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus to a text by Emily Dickinson. The uplifting message unfolds above an accompaniment that alternates between flowing lines and stately chords.
Your singers will develop important expressive skills in this setting of two traditional spirituals Walk Together Children and There_x001A_s Going To Be a Meeting Here Tonight that combine in an uplifting celebration of emotion and joy. Your singers will be instructed in the history of these songs and how they impacted the struggle for freedom. Perform with piano or the optional instrumental en…
Lilting tones over the steady drone of the highland pipes will transport you to the highlands of Scotland in this delightful setting that will have everyone whistling along! A charming multicultural addition to your concert! Duration: ca. 3:00.
Throughout their history African American spirituals have been sung in a variety of contexts from plantation fields to places of worship to concert halls. The genre has served the purpose of communicating messages of faith hope inspiration equality and freedom. This setting has special significance related to the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle for justice and equality.
The driving rhythmic pulse and bright happy text of this classic pop song from 1967 by the Turtles will be an awesome closer for treble choirs of all ages! With the melody of the verse primarily in Part III the full choir sings the choruses and the interludes. The layered vocal patterns of the extended ending are impressive but easily learned.
Three-Part Treble with Optional Hand Percussion-When I Sing is a new ChroalQuest work by Rosephanye Powell that expresses the joys of choral singing! The text written in collaboration with the girls chorus of Auburn Junior High School in Alabama moves from I to We in this rhythmic soulful piece and gives young singers the opportunity to experiment with circle song structure. ChoralQuest« an…
This substantial work for treble voices begins with a bell-like piano introduction before launching into the buoyant 6/8 strains of the body of the work. Jubilant rhythms dance over the underlying pulsing piano accompaniment moving into a quasi-fugue in the middle section before the final glorious conclusion. A superb work for high school women's choruses and accomplished children's choirs.
3 Part Treble-Written for the 2014 Kentucky ACDA Junior High Girls Honor Choir this Appalachian nonsense song is a whirling twirling kaleidoscope of sound. An excellent showcase for treble choirs in middle school and up.
