Partitions de Chœur et Voix pour tous les ensembles

Composer Betty Bertaux selected the poetry of 11 year old musician and dancer Elizabeth Porter Eachus for the Fairfax Children's Chorus 2012 project, The Poetry of Music: Shall We Dance? With a piano...

Inspired by a poem written by Nick Page's father and his father's belief in humanity's capacity for greatness, Nick has crafted a song of love, healing and hope. Although written for 2 parts, this pie...

Notes from the composer:Kuwa Furaha is a song about joy. While working with children from Africa, I was reminded of the simple ways that children can find joy. It might be in a stick, in a smile, in a...

Using half-empty Tic Tac® boxes as percussion instruments (or any other small, household item) Jim Papoulis reminds us that 'all we have to do is listen and open our hearts to get along.' The rhythm o...

This Yiddish lullaby from around the turn of the 20th century is derived from a Russian song by Mikhail Lermontov. Amid the uncertainties of this world, there can never be too many lullabies, reassuri...

This beautiful duet from Monteverdi's opera 'L'Incoronazione di Poppea' is a wonderful addition to the CME Opera Workshop series. This duet, which occurs at the end of the opera, beautifully illustrat...

Written for the Madison Youth Choirs, composer Dan Krunnfusz has set the traditional 'Ave Maria' text in a contemporary style. Creating two, equal in range and importance vocal lines, the hand chimes...

With a text excerpted from the beautiful Stacy Barton Poem 'Flight', here we sing of yearning, dreaming, and the sensation of flying. David Brunner has set this text with a gentle lyricism and a dance...

This is a setting of a poem by Kerry poet Gabriel Fitzmaurice which beautifully captures the magical essence of Christmas from the perspective of a young child ('If you don't like the snow you're old!...

INNGIQTUQ (She Sings) is a soundscape that honors the culture of the Inuit people of the Arctic. Musical references to traditional 'throat-singing' and 'ay-ya' songs are found in the music. The body p...

David Brunner, known for his beautiful melodies and wonderful accompaniments, has set seven 'tiny unison pieces' using haiku text. Each of the seven is about 'seasons' and form a set. They are glimpse...

This gentle ballad, set to a sixteenth-century Spanish text, is scored for two treble voices with guitar accompaniment or optional piano. Perfect for holiday performances as well as concert themes of...

This is a traditional Irish lullaby/dandling song collected in County Waterford, Ireland in the late 1930s. In it, there are two versions of the same tune; one is a fast, rhythmic version with capture...

Known as Dublin's 'unofficial' anthem, this Irish tune is bright and energetic and captures the warm and generous spirit of the Irish people. Like so many Irish folk songs, this tells an endearing sto...

From Where Is Light celebrates the light that lies within each of us. It is a light that can inspire, create, motivate and encourage from the inside out.Performance suggestions utilizing special light...

Setting the poem by Australian poet John Shaw Neilson, composer Emery combines a memorable melodic line and a steadfast piano accompaniment to deliver the message that everyone has a voice and the rig...

Eine Stimmung von stiller Freude vermittelt der Text diese Stückes, die sich auch in der Musik widerspiegelt. Der Grundsatz, dass jede Stimme in Kombination mit weitern Stimmen mehr ergibt als die Sum...

Here is a well-known song from Mexico. The piano part resembles the layers of the mariachi ensemble which uses violins, trumpets, bass and several types of guitars. This arrangement was commissioned f...

Built on the pentatonic scale so emblematic of Japanese folk music, this piece can be accompanied by piano and almost any treble melodic instrument. The music is simple but with grace and beauty.

Dieses einfache strophische schottische Volkslied wurde hier für junge Sängerinnen und Sänger arrangiert. Musikalisch stilvoll und unter Verwendung eines authentischen schottischen Dialektes, der in e...

Young singers will find the humorous text and quick articulation in this selection utterly delightful. As is typical of lieder, the piano part is equal in importance to the vocal line and reflects the...

Chor unisono und Klavier

Chorpartitur - Unisono / Klavier

Experience one of the most timeless and graceful moments in Baroque music: "Where'er You Walk" from George Frideric Handel's masterpiece Semele. This world-famous aria captivates listeners with its ge...

The text of An die Musik conveys the power of music to change life. Music takes our cares away and gives us pleasure. Performing this song at the end of a program is a way of singing thanks for the mu...