Bach composed his oratorio for the Feast of the Ascension in Leipzig in 1735. Though this work has the duration of a cantata, the choice of text places it among the oratorios. It combines the biblical account of the Ascension with chorales and free madrigal poems.As in other works which were composed during this same year (e.g. the 'Christmas Oratorio'), Bach reveals a special fondness for colourf…

Par JARRELL MICHAEL. I had already discovered texts from Gongora for some time in the bilingual edition of the Dogana, beautifully translated by Philippe Jaccotet. I found those poems were really rich, impossible to reduce to a single meaning. This is what drove me to use one of this author's sonnets at the time, in its original language, and to compose Eco for voice and piano. Recently, I discov…

Par PART ARVO. Fratres (original setting for violin and piano) was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival and premiered on August 17th, 1980 at that very place (violin: Gidon Kremer, piano: Elena Kremer). Composed in Pärt's very own 'Tintinnabuli'-style, this piece allows many different settings because it is not bound to a specific tone color. 'The highest virtue of music, for me, lies outside of …

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

Par POULENC FRANCIS. Born in Paris in 1899, Francis Poulenc soon became a notable composer and pianist. His Trois Pièces for Piano were composed in 1928, towards the beginning of his career and paved the way for exceptional Piano works from the composer. Poulenc, as a member of Les Six, composed music in a style contrary to that of Richard Wagner and impressionists Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel…

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

Jacques Offenbach (1819'80) ranks among the greatest composers of lighthearted operettas, and his famous songs continue to charm millions who know neither their names nor their composer. This volume features the sheet music for 38 popular songs from 14 operettas. All are reproduced from the original sheet music ' a few from the original piano-vocal scores, and some with lively pictorial covers. Co…

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. 2013 marks the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth and major celebrations are planned across the world, making this the widest ever global celebration of a British composer. The previously unpublished Two Pieces were written in late 1929, after Britten composed the Rhapsody For String Quartet (March 1929). The new publication will be edited by David Matt hews, who spent thr…

An Integrated Approach to Musical Literacy. Hinshaw Music. Softcover Audio Online. 48 pages. Hinshaw Music Inc. #HMB270. Published by Hinshaw Music Inc.

By Mark Hayes. Choral. Audio CD. Published by Shawnee Press.

By 2011 KMEA All-State TTBB Chorus, All-State SATB Chorus & All-State SSAA Chorus. By Various. For choir. Mark Records. Audio CD. Published by Mark Custom Music

A Cantata for Christmas. Arranged by John Leavitt. Sacred Choral. Christmas Eve, Christmas Sacred, Cantata, Sacred, Carol, Holiday, Christmas. Softcover, Full Score and Parts. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.157564).

March/April 2018. By Emily Bear. By Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benj Pasek, Glenn Slater, John Jacobson, Justin Paul, Roger Emerson, Zoltan Kodaly. Arranged by Emily Crocker, John Higgins. Music Express. Classroom Resources, Choreography, Young Choir, Children's Choir, Elemen…

By Mark Hayes. Choral. Sheet Music. Published by Shawnee Press.

By Larsen. For Mixed Choir Unaccompanied. Published by Oxford University Press.

Carols for Choirs 3 by David Willcocks and John Rutter (1945-). Edited by David Willcocks, John Rutter. For mixed choir. Mixed Voices. . . . for Choirs Collections. Christmas, Choral Collection. Choral collection. 208 pages. Published by Oxford University Press

By Natalie Sleeth. Arranged by Martha Thompson. (SAB or Three-Part). Contemporary and Sacred. Print Music Solo (SAB Choir). Published by Hope Publishing Company.

More Songs and Games for the Music Class. Composed by Susan Brumfield. Music Express Books. Softcover Audio Online. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Incorporating When Johnny Comes Marching Home , Yankee Doodle Boy and Y). Arranged by Rae Moses. For Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Bass, Keyboard. Octavo. 12 pages. Duration 1 minute, 40 seconds. Published by BriLee Music

By Ralph Vaughan Williams. For Mixed Choir Unaccompanied. Published by Oxford University Press.

Arranged by Mac Huff. (2 Part Singer). Choral. Size 6.8x10.5 inches. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Arranged by Andy Beck. For SoundPax. Choral Octavo. Christmas. Instrumental Accompaniment. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Appleby & Fowler. For Unison Song Book Melody Edition. Published by Oxford University Press.

Responsorial Psalms, Gospel Acclamations, and Universal Prayers for the Liturgy of the Word. Composed by David Haas / Stephen Pishner. Psalms Series. Sacred. 36 pages. GIA Publications #8483C. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-8483C).

Composed by Various. Arranged by Tim Sharp. For Choral (Score and Parts). Brookfield Christmas Choral. Published by Brookfield Press

By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). For Choral (TBB). BH Secular Choral. 22 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M051481705. Published by Boosey and Hawkes

Arranged by Mark Hayes and Marvin Gaspard. For Choral (Score & Parts). Shawnee Press. Shawnee Press #LB5494. Published by Shawnee Press

(Your Favorite Rhymes in One Big Musical Collection!). By Mark Burrows. For Choral (CLASSRM KIT). Collections. Book with CD. 87 pages. Published by Shawnee Press