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…

By Twila Paris. Arranged by Lloyd Larson. (SAB or Three-Part). Commemoration, Communion, Cross of Christ, Discipleship, Good Friday, Life of Christ, Lord's Supper, Maundy Thursday, Sacrifice, Unity, Communion, Contemporary, Wedding and Sacred. Print Music Single (SAB). 8 pages. P…

By Gloria; William Gaither. Arranged by Jack Schrader. (SAB or Three-Part). Funeral and Sacred. Print Music Single (SAB). 8 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company.

(Songbook). By The King's Singers. Arranged by The King's Singers. For choir (one, two, or three-part voices) (Songbook). King's Singer's Choral. Pop Vocal, Traditional Folk, Baroque and Classical Period. Difficulty: easy-medium. Vocal score (one, two and three part rounds). Voca…

By Noble, Clifton J. For SSA. Spiritual. Level: Easy-Med. Published by Treble Clef Music Press.

Composed by Lloyd Larson. Singable Solutions. Sacred Anthem, Eastertide, General. Octavo. Lorenz Publishing Company #10/4813L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.10-4813L).

Composed by Wes Cameron. Holy Week, Easter. Octavo. Hope Publishing Company #C 6125. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.C6125).

By David Eddleman. For SSA choir, keyboard. Octavo. 16 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 24 seconds. Published by Carl Fischer

By John Bell. For Voices: SAB. Piano reduction. Choral Sacred. Level: easy. 3 pages. Published by GIA Publications.

Sing We Now of Christmas, He Is Born, and Pat-a-Pan. Arranged by Stan Pethel. Harold Flammer. Octavo. 16 pages. Published by Harold Flammer Music

Composed by Mary McDonald. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. Lorenz Publishing Company #10/4841L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.10-4841L).

Arranged by Michael Ryan. Choir Secular. 3-Part Mixed Choir (SAB). Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Christmas; Secular; Winter. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Arranged by Alexander L'Estrange. Choir Secular. For with Piano (SAB). Choral Octavo. Faber Choral Singles. Secular. Published by Faber Music

By Willcocks and Rutter. For (Choral Collection) SSA Choir. Published by Oxford University Press.

Arranged by Michael Clawson. For Choir. (3-Part Mixed). Choral Octavo. Christmas. Level: Level 3 (grade L3). Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Buddy Greene. Arranged by Jack Schrader. For Choir. (SAB or Three-Part). Gospel, Contemporary and Sacred. Print Music Single (SAB). Published by Hope Publishing Company.