From The Wiz, this stand-out R&B classic retains all the energy, optimism and Broadway pizzazz you could ever imagine! Now in an fantastic new arrangement, it's perfect for pop, show and concert choirs as an opener, closer or concert theme.
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List: $2.75
Moses Hogan has once again created a memorable setting of a classic spiritual. “We Shall Walk Through the Valley” builds slowly to a rich climax and then returns to a quiet conclusion. Available: SATB. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00.
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Text: Jane Taylor (in 2 parts, 2nd ad lib.)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Difficulty level: 1-2
This set of mainly unison songs for young voices is a gift for a concert of music for upper voices. It is a substantial work taken as a whole but its individual movements are both short and straightforward in their various challenges. Britten wrote the work for the boys of his brother's preparatory school (age 7-13), Clive House, Prestatyn, in Wales to sing. However he encountered a problem with copyright over the use of the Lone Dog. He therefore wrote Begone, dull care to replace it. When these issues were resolved years later the song was included as an appendix item in the 1994 edition.
The real beauty of these songs is that Britten never writes down for the children. These are art songs in the best sense of the word and mix both dark and light humour with seriousness and romance to create a little world of changing scenes and emotions. The texts are, as always, carefully chosen to give Britten maximum variety of mood and to challenge and encourage the childrens interest and involvement. The piano parts carry a lot of the responsibility for the creation of mood and atmosphere and ideally need a pianist of reasonable accomplishment to do them justice. In There was a monkey Britten writes an increasingly challenging part which is very effective in making the charged mood rise to its climax. However, he writes an easier alternative part which can be played if the pianist finds the other too difficult.
The mixture of texts gives Britten wonderful opportunities for word painting. The lively Begone, dull care which opens the work, the nonsense poem of A tragic story where a man wants his pigtail to hang in front so he can see it, the gentle story of the Cuckoo and his progress through the months of the year, the rather sobering story (especially in our post-fox hunting ban days) of the shooting of a fox by a farmer whose geese it has killed, the sublime A New Year's Carol - and so on, leading to the powerful four part canon of Old Abram Brown. These little pieces demonstrate so clearly Britten's genius - his ability to write really good music which is so recognisably his - without any feeling that he is making compromises for the young singers.
Duration [Friday Afternoons, complete]: 23 minutes
Paul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011
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Perfect for sporting events or other celebrations, this arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner will thrill any audience. Also includes a harmonic overlay for the classic America the Beautiful. Performance Time: Approx. 3:30.
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A fresh original for the holiday season, this chart features all the trimmings of an instant holiday classic! Arranger Adam Scott perfectly captures all the charm and fun of original artist/songwriter Cody Fry's stellar 2018 holiday release. Available for men's, women's, and mixed ensemble, add this fantastic chart to your quartet or chorus holiday repertoire for a guaranteed audience-pleaser this season!
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List: $3.20
This famous text receives a madrigal-like setting with vibrant mixed meters and colorful vocal textures. Excellent for chamber groups and a cappella programs, this fascinating and rewarding work will surely delight! Performance Time: Approx. 2:20
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Truly an uplifting piece of promise and hope with a stirring history, this setting by English composer Paul Ayres is appropriate for graduation ceremonies, and concert occasions. Appropriate for both children's voices or adult voices, the optional cello part is a moving addition. A chamber orchestral accompaniment is available separately.
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You won't be able to resist this comic number sung by the character Maui, played by Dwayne Johnson, in the Disney film Moana. A totally irresistible hook, some clever rapping, and just the right amount of braggadocio will bring down the house!
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A choral sequence of nine traditional Christmas carols from the US, England, Germany, France, Spain, and the Caribbean in fresh and vibrant arrangements. The scoring is for mixed chorus with an optional second chorus suitable for children's voices, and trumpet, keyboards, percussion and string orchestra.
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List: $22.99
From the highly successful Lenten cantata, Colors of Grace, comes an invitation to reflect at the foot of the cross, to kneel in its shadow, to mourn the dying Christ, and to find rest in the promise of salvation. Come to the Cross is rich in powerful imagery, swelling to an emotional “Kyrie eleison” after each remembrance of Calvary. And in the middle of all the drama and chaos surrounding his death, words of unending love, “Father, forgive them...” is heard with haunting clarity and purity. Come to the Cross will be incredibly powerful during Lent or Holy Week, and an especially poignant moment for Good Friday.
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List: $55.00
A beautifully simple musical setting of a very timely text skillfully arranged with a beautiful but optional flute part. Sure to be an instant hit with your choir and congregation/audience. Excellent as a closing or meditative piece.
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List: $2.75