Partitions chœur

A sweet Latvian folk song featuring the story of two brothers falling in love with two sisters, while the third sister is yet too young to marry. Absolutely delightful and masterful vocal writing and...

Everything you would expect from Rosephanye and more is in this great piece. A brilliant fanfare opener followed by an energetic and rhythmic chorus, a contrasting slow middle section that is lush and...

This well-known poem by Longfellow metaphorically paints the calming qualities of the night. What Richard Burchard does musically is enrapturing. The listener is immersed sonically into the poem even...

Mr. Lee has created a modern-day madrigal as a lovely anthem for Advent. Set for a cappella voices, the changing meters and tempos might seem a challenge. But these characteristics are logical and rol...

The opening section of Fauré's beloved Requiem could easily be considered a classic. Conductor and former Chanticleer singer Sanford Dole has done something miraculous and incredible - he has arranged...

Commissioned by the Iowa City West Singers and performed at the North Central ACDA 2014, this selection received rave reviews. The sacred text of Isaac Watts makes it fitting for the church but it is...

The text can stand easily on its own as one of the greatest poems by Fred Pratt Green. Jonathan Rodgers has set it to the Welsh folk tune (best known as All through the Night) with such superb craftsm...

Brian Tate is a master at creating a new song that sounds seasoned in time. Equally amazing is how natural the vocal parts are - almost singing themselves. Gather at the River reminds us of a hymn but...

Richard Burchard's writing has captivated the interest of a cappella choirs the world over. Is it any wonder, with flowing contrapuntal lines reminiscent of Palestrina colored with luxurious harmonies...

There are certain texts that have been set to music for centuries. Texts from the liturgical mass carry a rich legacy, and in the right hands, can breathe fresh sounds. Matthew Emery is a Canadian com...

The love poem by James Stephens begs for a beautiful melody and David Dickau has complied. Above his signature harmonies and tasteful dissonances, Dr. Dickau places a gorgeous tune, first presented by...

In stately elegance Hart Morris dresses this familiar carol with procession and pageantry. Building from an a cappella simplicity the anthem swells with organ and optional woodwinds into a full and gl...

The words and melodies American song writer Stephen Foster exemplify our nation in the 19th century. Dr. Gerald Custer has maintained that character in this madrigal-like setting. The heart from a tim...

K. Lee Scott is a superior arranger - he knows how to get the most out of the voice and gratify an audience. This is such a well-known spiritual and Lee piques our interest with tight, solid, harmonie...

This melodic setting from Richard Burchard features an original tune, which is beautifully supported by his classic, harmonic fullness. As the deer pants is a text of such yearning and this Latin sett...

2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the writing of Francis Scott Key's piece that became our National Anthem. Tim Sharp, Executive Director of ACDA saw an opportunity for choirs all across America to...

2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the writing of Francis Scott Key's piece that became our National Anthem. Tim Sharp, Executive Director of ACDA saw an opportunity for choirs all across America to...

2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the writing of Francis Scott Key's piece that became our National Anthem. Tim Sharp, Executive Director of ACDA saw an opportunity for choirs all across America to...

Uses: General, Christ the King Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Joshua 22:5; I John 5:1-5 A rich hymn text is the backdrop for this anthem of devotion from John Purifoy. The opening may be sung a cappell...

Five classics from three compositional masters in the English choral tradition make this a useful and valued collection for mixed choruses in schools, colleges and communities. Includes; My Soul, Ther...

A lively and rhythmic spiritual arrangement with excitement from beginning to end! The melody of the refrain is well supported by a steady ostinato-like vocal accompaniment. All voices come together o...

Written in respose to the shooting tragedy in Sandyhook, Connecticut, which took the lives of twenty young children and six adults, 'O Vos Omnes' depicts and honors the incomparable sorrow of the love...

Within his lifetime, Ludwig Senfl composed numerous German lieder, 'Das Gläut zu Speyer' being one of them. One can truly hear the sound of the bells of Speyer as this arrangement speeds along, each v...

The Human Heart' is a heartfelt rendering of several moments in William Wordsworth's poem Imitations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood. The text calls us to take nothing for grante...