Music-Genres & Styles-Choral

Donna Rhodenizer provides elementary music teachers and voice teachers with some of the best Christmas music for elementary music students, choirs, solo vocal performers and homeschooled children. Donna has created a Christmas song collection that includes the songs, narrations, script and costume and staging...

American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) was formed in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 24, 1959, by 35 choral directors from around the United States. They aimed to create an organization that would meet the professional needs of all choir directors. To achieve this goal,...

First Published in 1997. Born in Dresden Germany, in 1748 Franz Seydelmann was an active music composer. He is principally known for his operas and church music, however he also wrote twenty-three sonatas, including seven solo harpischord sonatas, a Capriccio with variations and the...

Dive into the festive spirit with the Second Edition of '11 Christmas Songs for TTBB A Cappella.' This collection presents a harmonious blend of classic and timeless holiday melodies arranged for men's voices. Featuring beloved tunes such as 'Angels We Have Heard On High,...

There is a paucity of material regarding how choral music specifically was performed in the 1800s. The Historically Informed Performance (HIP) movement has made remarkable advancements in choral music of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods, with modest forays into the music of Beethoven,...

"What a refreshing musical gift this is! The singers exude joy and cheer through artful, infectious performances that are immaculate and engaging. This is musical merriment that will bring great cheer at Christmastime--or any time!" --The American Organist Gloriae Dei Cantores offers this joyful...

Celebrate the sacred Sounds of America with Kaleidoscope! This is the music that has lofted through church rafters across the United States since its founding, and continues to bring comfort and strength to its faithful people today. Gloriae Dei Cantores presents a new arrangement...

No other set of texts provides the full spectrum of human emotion and communication between God and his children like the Psalms. Through the ages, beginning in the courts of King David, ringing through the Temple in Jerusalem, from synagogues, cathedrals, and churches all...

Jennifer Higdon is an esteemed American composer known internationally, and the recipient of many awards in various musical genres. Though best known for her instrumental works and operas, she is a prolific writer of choral music that is fascinating, varied in style, profound, and...

The choral world is drifting and in need of solutions in relation to one of its most enduring problems - the shortage of male singers. Contemporary Choral Work with Boys offers a radical re-appraisal of the situation based on a unique combination of scholarly...

The New York City Labor Chorus (NYCLC) was the first group of its kind when it formed in 1991 with members of different unions joining together in song. Song, Struggle and Solidarity: The New York City Labor Chorus in Its Twenty-fifth Year is the...

for SATTBarB Another issue in the Church Music Society's series of great 16th-century Responds, John Sheppard's Reges Tharsis is for the season of Epiphany, celebrating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. The music is scored for SATTBarB and alternates plainchant and...

This monograph offers a comprehensive study of the topos of the malmariée or the unhappily married woman within the thirteenth-century motet repertory, a vocal genre characterized by several different texts sounding simultaneously over a foundational Latin chant. Author: Dolores PesceISBN-10: 1032371218ISBN-13: 9781032371214Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

The writing down of music is one of the triumphant technologies of the West. Without writing, the performance of music involves some combination of memory and improvisation. Isidore of Seville famously wrote that "unless sounds are remembered by man, they perish, for they cannot...

Theory of mind is the capacity for understanding how thoughts and feelings underlie what people say and do. It is the interpretive key that helps people make sense of the social world. Children's language acquisition is the pathway for their participation in the social...

Gaul's Holy City is a masterpiece of choral music, telling the story of Jerusalem through powerful music and lyrics. With a full chorus and soloists, this oratorio is a moving tribute to the power of music to transport us emotionally and spiritually. The Holy...

American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) was formed in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 24, 1959, by 35 choral directors from around the United States. They aimed to create an organization that would meet the professional needs of all choir directors. To achieve this goal,...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

"Te Dominum" in F, for Solo and Chorus, is a beautiful choral work by William Wallace Gilchrist. This edition brings Gilchrist's composition to a new generation of singers and music lovers. Ideal for church choirs, concert performances, and vocal ensembles, "Te Dominum" offers a...

In a study as deep as it is broad, Art Song of the Burgundian Era, 1415-1480 presents a rich and thorough survey of art song in the heart of the fifteenth century, during a 65-year period characterized by the rise of French repertory and...

Mzilikazi Khumalo (1932-2021), an iconic figure in choral music in South Africa, rose to prominence as one of Africa's leading composers of art music. This is a work of music history.Biographical essays on Khumalo's major works, including those for choir, orchestra, and opera are...

for SATB and piano Jonathan Wikeley's choral arrangement of Vaughan Williams's Four Last Songs offers a new way to engage with these beautiful late works. The texts are by Ursula Vaughan Williams, and the set begins and ends with two poems that were inspired...

We have called our book Baroque Possibilities, because the true nature of the Baroque is great Flexibility of interpretation: this period allows the co-existence of different versions, both that of the musical score and of its performance. If we begin with the notation we...

Discover the Magic of Collective HarmonyImmerse yourself in the enchanting world where harmony bridges hearts and transcends boundaries. In "Where Voices Meet: The Power of Singing Together," embark on a mesmerizing journey exploring the profound impact of communal singing across different cultures and eras....

“The Woman of Samaria; a Sacred Cantata” by William Sterndale Bennett is a timeless work of choral music. This cantata, scored for voices and orchestra, recounts the biblical story of Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Bennett's composition captures the drama...

A firsthand account of the financial and cultural success of the Jubilee Singers, a group of African American singers who toured Great Britain in the late 19th century to raise money for their school in Tennessee. The author, Gustavus D. Pike, provides vivid descriptions...

A History of the Handel Choir of Baltimore (1935-2013): Music, Spread Thy Voice Around chronicles the history of one of America's longstanding volunteer choral organizations, one that has followed in the footsteps of venerable ensembles such as the Handel and Haydn Society (Boston), the...

This book explores the multifaceted skill of choral conducting, from vocal training and gesture to interpretation and rehearsal techniques This book explores the multifaceted skill of choral conducting, from vocal training and gesture to interpretation and rehearsal techniques. It examines the core skills every...

Singing the Body Electric explores the relationship between the human voice and technology, offering startling insights into the ways in which technological mediation affects our understanding of the voice, and more generally, the human body. From the phonautograph to magnetic tape and now to...

French Vocal Literature introduces singers to the history and performance concerns of a vast body of French songs from the sixteenth century to the present, focusing on songs for solo voice or small vocal ensemble with piano or organ accompaniment suitable for recital, concert,...

Leonard Bernstein is a household name. Most know him for his classic musical reworking of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as Broadway's West Side Story. But Bernstein accomplished so much more as a composer, and his body of work is both broad and varied. He...

for SATB and piano This inspiring piece opens with repeated powerful statements of the opening line of the text 'Lift every voice and sing' by writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson. The rising opening vocal figures develop in strength until a central...

Liederbuch (in Deutsch und english) mit 11+1 englischen Weihnachtsliedern - inkl. "Silent Night special", einfach arrangiert (Melodie mit Verzierungen) für das Spiel mit der Kalimba mit 17 Stimmzungen.Es sind keine Notenkenntnisse nötig - Spielen nach Zahlen / Symbolen!Die Arrangements wurden einfachst mit den Symbolen...

In Choral Masterpieces: Major and Minor, historian Nicholas Tarling offers short essays on over 28 works, from major masterpieces such as Handel's Messiah and Bach's St. Matthew's Passion to off-the-beaten path choral works such as Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Hiawatha and Frederick Delius' A Mass of...

Dive into the festive spirit with the Second Edition of '11 Christmas Songs for SATB A Cappella.' This collection presents a harmonious blend of classic and timeless holiday melodies arranged for mixed voices. Featuring beloved tunes such as 'Angels We Have Heard On High,...

Timpani Tone and the Interpretation of Baroque and Classical Music explores the nature, production, and evolution of timpani tone and provides insights into how to interpret the music of J. S. Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. In drawing on 31 years of experience, Steven...

In this highly anticipated sequel to A Cappella Arranging, Deke Sharon and Dylan Bell provide even more tools and insights to help musicians master the craft of a cappella arranging--including new creative principles and theoretical techniques to expand the palate, as well as arranging...

Ed Le Brocq invites you to come on a journey with him through a living tradition that spans a millennium - the tradition of Western classical music. Have you ever wondered where our music comes from? How did we arrive here, a place where...

An in-depth study of a medieval manuscript of songs from the Cistercian monastery in Vyssí Brod. Manuscript 42 from the Cistercian monastery in Vyssí Brod (Hohenfurth), Czech Republic, compiled in 1410, today represents one of the most important music sources from medieval Bohemia, providing...

The Yale Russian Chorus (YRC) is a unique phenomenon-part singing group, part fraternity, part discussion group-that started in 1953 at Yale at the height of the Cold War, a time when exhibiting a strong interest in matters Russian and Soviet could be seen as...

Our contemporary culture is communicating ever-increasingly through the visual, through film, and through music. This makes it ever more urgent for theologians to explore the resources of art for enriching our understanding and experience of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Annunciations: Sacred Music for the twenty-First...

Originally published in 1972, Medieval Song assembles the whole tradition of early European poetry, from the writings of the late Roman Empire to the time of the Hundred Years War. It covers a vast range of languages and cultures, beginning with the Latin of...

"The ultimate insider's guide to everyone's favourite Church of England service: Choral Evensong, as heard in cathedrals and churches throughout the land", writes Sir John Rutter."Tim Popple, ex-chorister and now cathedral choirman, lifts the lid on its mysteries with the lightest of touches, plenty...

This hymnal provides a wide-ranging collection of settings for the psalms of David, one of the most beloved and enduring books of the Bible. Edited by the renowned composer Samuel Sebastian Wesley, the book includes a variety of tunes and choral arrangements that are...

Author: Thelma LovellISBN-10: 1300618035ISBN-13: 9781300618034Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2025Pages: 398Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.51lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

Sirens are sounds that confront us in daily life, from the sounds of police cars and fire engines to, less often, tornado warnings. Ideologies of sirens embody the protective, the seductive and the dangerous elements of siren sounds - from the US Cold War...

Dive into the festive spirit with the Second Edition of '11 Christmas Songs for SSAA A Cappella.' This collection presents a harmonious blend of classic and timeless holiday melodies arranged for mixed voices. Featuring beloved tunes such as 'Angels We Have Heard On High,...

This hymnal provides a wide-ranging collection of settings for the psalms of David, one of the most beloved and enduring books of the Bible. Edited by the renowned composer Samuel Sebastian Wesley, the book includes a variety of tunes and choral arrangements that are...

This book is devoted to Arthur Oldham, one of the greatest English chorus masters in the second half of the twentieth century. It is written from the point of view of a chorister who had the privilege of singing symphonic choral music under Oldham's...

Every year, Johann Sebastian Bach's major vocal works are performed to mark liturgical milestones in the Christian calendar. Written by a renowned Bach scholar, this concise and accessible book provides an introduction to the music and cultural contexts of the composer's most beloved masterpieces,...