Inspired by the grace and passion of a medieval poem, this extended work offers intense dramatic exchanges between choir, piano and string quartet. Sentiments of stillness and peace are beautifully portrayed, making this a memorable work for both singers and audience! Available separately: SSAATTBB, String Quartet (Full Score and Parts), String Quartet (Full Score only). Duration: ca. 14:00. / Cho…

Par GADE NIELS WILHELM. The Danish composer Niels W. Gade wrote these five a cappella choral pieces in the 1840s, during his years in Leipzig, when he was studying with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, to whom he felt a lifelong bond. The pieces are homophonic, clearly worked out movements with modest chromaticism. All five pieces are based on the romantic nature poetry of Emanuel Geibel, who was a re…

This arrangement of the beloved spiritual Steal Away covers a wide dynamic and tonal range, from the ethereal opening and closing to powerful fortes in both verses. The SAB voicing makes it a welcome addition to all adult and school choirs that do not have enough tenors but seek mature arrangements. / Choeur SAB A Cappella

Studie Zu 'Tristan Und Isolde'. Par WAGNER RICHARD. The sophisticated choral arrangements by Clytus Gottwald have found a place in concert life throughout the world. Now Gottwald has arranged two of Richard Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, “Im Treibhaus” and “Träume”, for 16-voice choir a cappella. In his choral transcriptions Gottwald has transferred to traditional music the compositional techniques f…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. A traditional Derbyshire carol collected and arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams for SATB choir with a Piano accompaniment./ Feuillet / SATB a Cappella ou Soliste à L'Unisson et Piano

Following the publication of Francis Jackson's organ reduction of Finzi's Requiem da Camera in 2014, Robert Gower, chairman of the Finzi Trust, recitalist and organist of Nottingham Cathedral, has created reductions of the full orchestra accompaniments to two more of Finzi's choral works. These reductions broaden the reach of these works to choirs which do not wish to present the works with orches…

Par LEGOUPIL JEAN. Nous avons tous en tête ces merveilleuses mélodies qui, depuis notre enfance, chantent dans nos mémoires. Les chansons populaires font partie de notre patrimoine culturel car elles parlent de grand thèmes éternels : la vie quotidienne, la nature, l’amour, la guerre, et c’est à ce titre qu’elles nous intéresseront toujours. L’auteur, à travers ces arrangements musicaux tout à tou…

Dominick DiOrio has chosen the vivid and striking poetry of Amy Lowell for this powerful work. Lowell's poetry explores the awakening of one's passions by the arrival of a before-absent lover. DiOrio paints this internal exultation with glissandi in the voices, richly-harmonized chords and high chromatic ululations of a solo soprano. This was the first prize winner of the Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble…

In this 50th Anniversary year of The King's Singers there is much celebrating to be done. A 3 disc CD has been recorded by the current members of the group and from that new recording, the most popular songs have been selected for this collection. Known for their consummate artistry in all genres and styles, their interpretations of pop and folk music are legendary. In this 50th Anniversary year o…

Accessible and beautifully written, this original setting of I Saw Three Ships by Richard Rodney Bennett is for SATB a cappella - a perfect addition for a carol service. / SATB