This piece may be performed as part of a collection of four Whitman settings under the master title This Is Thy Hour. A majestic opening heralds the hour that unfolds to a rhythmic ostinato that acts as the underpinning for the text of This Is Thy Hour. A plaintive middle section contrasts with legato vocal lines for the text “thee fully forth emerging.” The work concludes revisiting the opening material and ends with triumphant homophonic chords before ending with a restatement of the softer middle section expressing the wonder of that which the poet loves best. Duration: 4:30

This lyrical setting of a poem by Sara Teasdale was commissioned as a gift for a consortium of seven high school choirs in Illinois. It begins with a reflective and contemplative tone that shifts dramatically to celebrate the power of singing—alone and collectively—to provide a sanctuary from life’s tribulations. Largely in four parts with brief occurrences of divisi. Duration: 4:45

Based on text by Robert Louis Stevenson the piece has a rousing melody set in compound duple meter. The music depicts the imagery of streamlets gushing and the many sounds of rejoicing nature that accompany spring. A brief section in simple meter portrays a scene of pastoral tranquility. The piece finishes with the intial melody accompanied by a soaring descant. Duration: 3:15

Five Mystical Songs

Messe Da Pacem Op.38

für Streicher und Bläser mit Schlagwerk Harfe und Chor ad lib.

Moderately paced swing tune from jazz master Wayne Shorter.

A dozen songs from the 2019 breakthrough album by this singer songwriter rapper actress and flautist. This matching folio includes piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of the songs: Better in Color · Crybaby · Cuz I Love You · Exactly How I Feel · Heaven Help Me · Jerome · Juice · Like a Girl · Lingerie · Soulmate · Tempo · Truth Hurts.

from Hair-It's a tradition to bring audience members up on the stage to dance for the final jovial medley in the 1967 musical Hair. Roger Emerson's arrangement of the songs made famous by The 5th Dimension will have your audiences practically sprinting to the stage to join in the celebration!

Songs from the Motion Picture Soundtrack-8 songs from the popular 2019 live action edition of this Disney classic in our popular E-Z Play® Today notation including: Arabian Nights (2019) - Friend like Me - One Jump Ahead - One Jump Ahead (Reprise) - One Jump Ahead (Reprise 2) - Prince Ali - Speechless - A Whole New World. 8 songs from the popular 2019 live action edition of this Disney classic in our popular E-Z Play® Today notation including: Arabian Nights (2019) Friend like Me One Jump Ahead One Jump Ahead (Reprise) One Jump Ahead (Reprise 2) Prince Ali Speechless and A Whole New World.

from Hair-From the 1960's rock musical Hair this pop ballad became an AM radio hit. The themes of love integration equality and speaking peace to power resonate with young and old alike 50 years later.

Die 40 Besten Songs - With 2 CD's

Band 2- Chedeville 's Sonatille Galante In C Minor .

4th and 5th movement-Nicholas Kok’s newly-created vocal score of the 4th and 5th movements of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony is aimed particularly at vocal soloists and choral singers who wish to practice the two vocal movements in this work: it is available on sale as is the chorus score. To ensure a secure entry at the attacca beginning of the 4th movement the vocal score begins earlier in the 3rd movement. The rehearsal letters in the prevalently used orchestral materials have been taken into consideration so that the vocal score and chorus score are compatible with all the available music editions. In his 2nd Symphony premiered in 1895 after a seven-year gestation period Gustav Mahler combineddifferent work concepts which he had previously tried out in various independent compositions: the 1st movement with the original title Todtenfeier was conceived as a symphonic poem the 3rd movement is based on the original song for voice and piano St Anthony of Padua’s Sermon to the Fishes the 4th movement is the orchestral song Urlicht for alto with text like the 3rd movement from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and the 5th is a setting and elaboration of the Klopstock Ode Die Auferstehung for soprano and alto solo with mixed chorus. Mahler created a work in the vocal-symphonic tradition founded by Beethoven and despite its challenges in extent and scoring it remains one of his most popular compositions.

Warb E 22-At less than 20 years of age the youngest son of the Leipzig cantor of St. Thomas Johann Sebastian Bach withdrew from the Lutheran musical tradition of his family: Johann Christian Bach went to Italy converted to Catholicism there and composed mainly Latin church music between 1757 and 1760. His great successes with operas for Turin Milan and Naples from 1761 onwards led him all the way to London. Bach’s church music comprises a number of vespers compositions some of them large-scale including this Magnificat a 4 (1760) for soloists choir and orchestra. The very diversified work gets its additional attraction from distinctively led oboes and horns.

Despite many newly-composed interpolations ranging from stylistic copies to modern interpretations performing the Gospel text in Bach’s lost St. Mark Passion continues to present many challenges for performers. With his recitations for narrator gamba and cello Peter Uehling has found a way of maintaining the musical flow while nevertheless preserving the fragmentary character of the work. The reduced musical language of the recitations places so to speak bare walls between Bach’s colorful figured “tonal language”. An important point for performance: despite the free tonal harmony the recitations lead convincingly into the opening notes of the chorales. Thecello part comprises also all the other pieces from the St. Mark Passion Carus 31.247.

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E minor - Op. 83 1-Paul Verlaine spent 555 days in prison because he had shot his fellow poet and companion Arthur Rimbaud with a revolver whilst in a drunken state. This spell in prison evidently fostered his artistic inspiration so at least it did his literary career some good. The world of French literature even gave Verlaine the unofficial title “Prince des Poètes”. In the poem Prison the author was able to draw on his very own experiences: the monotony behind bars (expressed musically in Gabriel Fauré’s setting through the repeated target note of b) the inner rebelling against this monotonous stillness (surprising forte dynamic) and the reproachful self-questioning: “Was hast du getan?... Was hast du mit deiner Jugend getan?” [What have you done? ... What have you done with your youth?] (diminishing piano). Denis Rouger founder and director of the figure humaine chamber choir has arranged art songs for solo voice and piano for his ensemble in the process carefully adapting these to the needs and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble. Music edition for the successful CD “Kennst du das Land...” (Carus 83.495).

Friedrich Schillers Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy) went on to become world-famous through the setting by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1824 in the final movement of his 9th Symphony. Today Beethoven’s Ode to Joy is one of the most popular works of classical music worldwide – celebratory and powerful music which is an expression of joy community protest and thanks. This catchy arrangement of Schiller’s and Beethoven’s Ode for chorus and piano or optionally for chorus band and wind instruments by Peter Schindler stands for all these emotions. Brass riffs jazzy harmonies a choral setting in one to three parts and an adaptation of the text are all highlights of specialmusical moments which the whole audience can join in at the end! An English singing text is included.

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