Based on O Waly Waly-Penny Rodriguez has set a famous Christina Rossetti text to the music of the traditional English O Waly Waly. It is a creative choral work that is simple in its harmonic beauty. Unison singing echoing phrases between menand women's voices and a full homophonic verse all hover above an elegant and light piano accompaniment.
Voiced for both SSAA and SATB Kevin Memley displays again his command for expressing poetry in song. The musical lines take us into Christina Rossetti's poem into her dream and speaks for all of us at the same time. High school community and college choirs will embrace the artistry in this concert selection. Medium.
This famous Christina Rossetti poem has been set to music by many. Donald Bailey choral chair at Baylor University and director of the Chamber Singers has created a contemporary madrigal setting that is superb. In the traditionof his predecessor Robert Young Dr. Bailey uses the colors of the vocal ensemble to give new hues to this time-honored text. Available: SATB divisi a cappella.
These three poems were written by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) several years apart yet they seem to express similar emotions and concerns. The first was written in 1853 when she was twenty-three the second when she was in herlate thirties and the third written towards the end of her life may be the last poem she ever wrote.These Three Songs were completed in February 2003 and last a total of…
Robert Young's choral writings are famous for their warm rich voicings suspensions and resolutions. Using the poem of one of his favorite authors Christina Rossetti he has created another small masterpiece. It was written forSchola Cantorum of Texas (Dr. Gary Ebensberger Director) and performed at the Texas Music Educators Convention in February 2000. Available: SATB divisi a cappella.
This classic text by Christina Rossetti is set in an artful and expressive choral tableau. Text painting abounds as the poem unfolds and the wide dynamic range coupled with the writer's expressive palette of choral colors makesfor an exquisite musical experience. This piece offers choirs a challenging yet truly rewarding anthem for general programming or especially for Ash Wednesday and Lenten wor…
This expressive setting of the Christina Rossetti poem for voices flute and piano shimmers with the beauty and mystery of the nativity. Available: SATB SSAA. Performance Time: Approx. 5:30.
Voiced for both SSAA and SATB Kevin Memley displays again his command for expressing poetry in song. The musical lines take us into Christina Rossetti's poem into her dream and speaks for all of us at the same time. High school community and college choirs will embrace the artistry in this concert selection. Medium.
Create a special moment in your holiday programs with this contemporary treatment of the lovely song by Gustav Holst and Christina Rossetti. The flowing piano accompaniment enhances the warm choral textures. Available for SSA. Performance Time: Approx. 4:00.
The famous words of Christina Rossetti and the music of Gustav Holst are beautifully set for a cappella voices by Jay Rouse. It begins with wind-like oos that are followed by a more contemporary choral setting. A stunningselection for your choir and audience. Duration: ca. 4:00.
This collection presents five Christina Rossetti poems set by Per Drud Nielsen for unaccompanied SATB choir.'Had Christina Rossetti lived 40 years earlier and not written in English but in German I am convinced that the many Lied-composers in the first half of the 19th century would have gathered around her. And in many ways I have set her poems to music in the spirit of the Lied tradition: I hav…
A lesser-known Christina Rossetti Christmas poem is gently caressed in this engaging anthem. An expressive theme rises and falls with elegant contours delivering this classic poetry with great sensitivity. Each verse ends with a soaring gesture of Alleluia Christ the Lord is born crowning the carol with hope and joy. The piano writing is exquisite and a perfect partner for this peaceful seasona…
Christina Rossetti's beloved 'In the Bleak Midwinter' sings beautifully in this lovely setting for expressive choirs. The meaningful text and breathtaking music are worthy of artistic interpretation. A gracefully supportive piano contributes a few soloistic flourishes and an optional C-instrument (oboe on our recording) adds a gentle obbligato. / Choeur SSA
Christina Rossetti's beloved 'In the Bleak Midwinter' sings beautifully in this lovely setting for expressive choirs. The meaningful text and breathtaking music are worthy of artistic interpretation. A gracefully supportive piano contributes a few soloistic flourishes and an optional C-instrument (oboe on our recording) adds a gentle obbligato. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)
Over the past few years Hinshaw Music has been proud to publish a number of Advent and Christmas pieces by church musician Neil Harmon. All of the pieces are melodic inventive and are accompanied by keyboard or chamber orchestra. This particular piece on a text of Christina Rossetti calls for mixed chorus with piano or harp strings and chimes. Try it alone or in combination with other Har…
Christina Rossetti's beloved 'In the Bleak Midwinter' sings beautifully in this lovely setting for expressive choirs. The meaningful text and breathtaking music are worthy of artistic interpretation. A gracefully supportive piano contributes a few soloistic flourishes and an optional C-instrument (oboe on our recording) adds a gentle obbligato. / Choeur SAB
Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)-Christina Rossetti's iconic poem has been set to a haunting tune by David von Kampen. Uncomplicated in its construction but rich and moving in its sound this will be an especially good fit for church choirs. From the Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.
The composer was drawn to the beautiful stillness and sadness of the poem by Christina Rossetti which transcends its rigid sonnet structure and allude via the epigraph to the mysterious Willow-Wood cycle by Christina's brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The music suggests a division of the poem into three stanzas alternating with tranquil interludes (using the opening melody) representing the 'wil…
Words by Christina Rossetti-This arrangement of the famous Christina Rossetti poem set to music by Gustav Holst features an introduction and an interlude incoporating Pachelbel's Canon in D. Memorable and easy to learn this piece offers a supportive pianoaccompaniment making this a lovely selection for the young singer.
This beautiful carol with words by Victorian poet Christina Rossetti shares all the charm and magic of Darke’s classic Rossetti setting In the Bleak Midwinter. For Soprano solo SATB Chorus and Organ.
Christina Rosetti (1830-1894)-This mysterious poem by Christina Rossetti comes to life through the haunting music by Trevor Maloney. Unique tonalities and divisi make this a good challenge for high school level choirs. The unusual leaps in the Clarinet part add to the mystery.
Poem By Christina Rossett-This short song of dreamy sorrow and hope for voice and piano is a setting of words by Christina Rossetti. Its sustained and expressive vocal line supported by rich harmony make it a popular recital choice. The score contains versions in high and low keys making it suitable for all voices.
Setting Christina Rossetti's poem 'Remember' this gentle piece was written in memory of the young people who lost their lives in the attack on Utøya Norway in July 2011. Chilcott employs an elegant recurring melody and an undulating piano line and the singers are encouraged to use a small amount of sign language to enhance the performance.Remember me is featured on the Wroclaw Philharmonic Cho…
Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) for inclusion in the first edition (1906) of The English Hymnal edited by his life-long friend Ralph Vaughan Williams. Philip Sparke has carefully arranged the beautiful melody into this de…
In this spacious motet Jackson creates an original sound-world in praise of the Virgin Mary. Traditional Latin texts are combined with a Christina Rossetti poem celebrating the Annunciation.
Christina Rossetti's adorable text is smartly set with interesting harmonies chromaticism and a brief canon written above a bright piano accompaniment. A terrific concert work for your novelty 2-part selection. Available: 2-Part; PianoTrax CD.
Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) for inclusion in the first edition (1906) of The English Hymnal edited by his life-long friend Ralph Vaughan Williams. Philip Sparke has carefully arranged the beautiful melody into this de…
No. 7 Ferry me Across the Water-Ferry Me Across The Water is a wonderful setting of Christina Rossetti's poem and part of Finzi's Opus 1 collection Ten Children's Songs. Arranged for Unison Voices with an optional second part and Piano accompaniment.
