Partitions pour chœur d'enfants

Chor unisono, optional Klavier und Sopran - englisch

Chorpartitur (engl.) - Kinderchor (SA) und Klavier (Orgel)

In this irresistible Brazilian song setting, vocal lines imitate percussion patterns to create a truly infectious groove.

Bowling Green was recorded in the 1940's by Cousin Emmy. Page's simple arrangement is in a higher key and, in the folk tradition, has changes to the rhythm.

I shall imagine exudes a joyous self-confidence in the miracle of being alive, unperturbed by the vagaries of human perception of what is beautiful.

Little tree is a song of transformation. It is about darkness turning into light, appropriate both for the Christmas Season and for the winter solstice, which marks the end of the long dark days of wi...

This traditional lullaby is from the eastern coatal region of South Africa. The singular sweetness of the melody has made it a favorite with South African choirs and audiences. In this arrangement, th...

Kinderchor (3 Stimmen) und Dudelsack (oder C- oder B-Instrument, optional).

From an interview with the composer: As the concluding lines of the poem make clear, the weary housewife is deaf and blind to the miracle of Orpheus and the peaceable kingdom he creates through music....

This popular religious folk ballad delivers lots of expressive feeling and, in this satisfying arrangement, added harmonic interest from an accompanying viola or cello.

Kinderchor oder Frauenchor (SSAA) und Dudelsack oder optionales C oder B Instrument.

This plantation song collected during the Civil War highlights the polyphony that call and response and echoing patterns produce. The melody moves from voice to voice to give each section an opportuni...

Hatfield writes: “The Title of my piece pays tribute to Bach's Three Part Inventions: in this case, two vocal parts with the pianist making the third partner in crime. The Conniption was written...

The Lamb is a setting of William Blake's poem from his “Songs of Innocence.” This piece works nicely on a concert program when paired with the composer's setting of Blake's corresponding p...

My Heart's Friend is set to an interpretation of a Shoshone love song by the great American novelist, Mary Austin, best known for her works about the Indian tribes of the southwest.

David Del Tredici writes: 'My setting of the 1727 New England Primer's Alphabet might horrify its Puritan author by transforming its simple text into an exuberant tour de force. Its 26 couplets tumble...

From Del Tredici's program notes: 'The sense of moment is emphasized by augmenting the choral forces with a soprano soloist and pianist, who open the work with an extended aria. The ensuing choral com...

Neue Chorwerke von einigen der engagiertesten zeitgenössischen Komponisten Amerikas, speziell als Hommage an die Kunst kindlicher Chormusik und die wundervolle, wenngleich vergängliche Schönheit junge...