Originally written to be accompanied by two pianos, this new edition has masterfully captured the essence of two and delivered a new, exciting edition.
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From Taylor Swift's mid-pandemic release folklore comes this tale of an unbeknownst “pull” of two souls in space and time, long before they've met. Thematically dense yet dreamily clear and precise, this is Swift at her finest, and Snyder's arrangement captures the effortless pop hooks with ease.
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With a text adapted from the Bible, the composer has crafted a universal statement of peace. The oboe obbligato soars over this beautiful text while the choral writing is homophonic and establishes a beautiful foundation for both the text and the solo.
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In this Christmas musical fantasy, dolls, toys, and stuffed animals all come to life at the closing of the day at the toyshop. In the midst of their merrymaking, they discover that the greatest gift of all is Jesus Christ. Familiar carols, as well as new Christmas songs are used to share the message of God's ultimate gift: His Son, the Super Gift from Heaven. Available: Director's Edition, Singer's Edition, Accompaniment Track Cassette, Listening Cassette and Preview Pak (Singer's Edition and Listening Cassette).
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Jackson's Carol should be sung with childlike simplicity and joy. It is the song of a wordless child.
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A big, bold piano introduction sets the stage for this powerful original, inspirational song. “Let the Harmonies of Freedom ring” is a message for this time and all times. The gospel feel of this song give the lyrics clarity, and an a cappella section following a thrilling modulation make this a worthy closing to your concert.
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Featured in the Dreamworks motion picture Shrek, this well-crafted arrangement emphasizes the plaintive, haunting melody written by Leonard Cohen. Perfect for concerts at any time of year. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00.Available separately: SATB, SAB, 2-Part and ShowTrax CD.
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Craig Curry's communion chorus became a worship favorite when first introduced in the “Seasons of Praise” collection. This anthem setting merges his poignant praise chorus with the spiritual, “Let Us Break Bread Together,” meeting the mission statement of the Seasons of Praise series – to meld contemporary and traditional musical elements together. Have the choir sing the anthem, then later have the congregation sing the praise chorus. Again, worship enhancements that make a difference. Accompaniment track available separately. Rehearsal Trax available separately.
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for tenor (or soprano) solo, chorus and orchestra
Scoring: 3 (II=picc), 2, ca (=obIII), 2 , cl in Eb, 2, dbl bn (=bnIII); 4, 2, 3, 1; timps, 2 perc (xyl, sd, td, bd, whip, cymb); harp, strings; OFFSTAGE: 3 trumpets in C; sd (optional instruments are ca, dbl bn, offstage tpts and sd). Britten asks for the offstage instruments to be in a gallery or 'isolated position', and later to be out of sight.
Text: W H Auden and Randall Swingler
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Difficulty level: 3 (for chorus)
This highly dramatic and rarely performed work was written for a Festival of Music for the People and first performed on 5 April 1939 at the Queen's Hall, London, conducted by Constant Lambert. It is another of Britten's passionate outbursts against the waste and horror of war which had already engulfed Europe once earlier in the century and was about to do so for the second time. The declaration of war was made on 3 September that year. His choice of texts is highly significant. He had collaborated with Randall Swingler as recently as the previous year on his short unaccompanied choral work Advance Democracy - another politically motivated piece (see separate entry). Both Swingler and Auden were aiming in their poems to goad the downtrodden Englishman into standing up and fully living the life of freedom for which their forebears fought and lost their lives. Swingler's lines which say: 'You who lean at the corner and say “We have done our best”, ...To you we speak, you numberless Englishmen, To remind you of the greatness still among you...Your life is yours, for which they died'. sum up the essence of the message of the piece.
The work is in three continuous movements. First comes a Funeral March (to Swingler's poem part-quoted above), then a manic Scherzo, a Dance of Death to a rum-te-tum verse by Auden which only increases its sense of the macabre. Finally comes a slow and powerful recitative and chorale and a slow Epilogue in which the funeral march music from the opening returns.
Virtually the whole of the first section of the opening movement is in unison for the chorus. The slow tread of the funeral march is given an added solemnity by this unison singing. The first ten bars are recited on a low C, the next eight bars an octave higher, and after this there is a mixture of simple harmony (more to avoid high notes for low voices) and further unison singing for the rest of the movement. The Scherzo is interesting in setting out the first three vocal parts in a kind of fugal progress. The tenors have the first complete statement in the home key (G minor), the altos are next in the dominant but by themselves, the sopranos are next in line and back in the tonic - again by themselves, and finally the basses have the subject but this time as the basis of a canon at the unison between them and the altos (in a truncated version).
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