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The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. Sarah Quartel's arrangement features close harmonies, idiomatic Scotch snap rhythms, and effect...

TTBB sans accompagnement. Cette œuvre, qui reprend des paroles inspirantes de James Weldon Johnson, est à la fois poignante et émouvante. My heart be brave est un choix idéal pour les chœurs qui souha...

pour TTBB sans accompagnement. Cette très belle mise en musique par John Rutter de l'une des plus anciennes prières anglaises, tirée du Sarum Primer de 1514, a été spécialement adaptée par le composit...

pour TTBB et piano. Cette adaptation d'une chanson de l'acte II de As You Like It de Shakespeare a été publiée à l'origine dans le cadre du cycle When Icicles Hang de Rutter. Ici, le compositeur l'a s...

This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement which pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. Together, these elements capture both t...

Sing, my Child sets a joyful text celebrating the beauty found all around us in everyday life. Characterized by tight harmonies and a dynamic percussion line, the buoyant 7/8 metre of the opening driv...

Skilfully set to tender words by the poet e e cummings, 'I carry your heart', this piece was commissioned by the acclaimed close-harmony group, The King's Men, and was recorded on their album Love fro...

TaReKiTa is a refreshing concert piece that effortlessly fuses the Hindustani (North Indian) and Western classical music styles. The composer's scats are combined with a fast triple metre, vocal slide...

Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this enchanting carol. The dialogue between Mary and the infant Jesus is woven to a beguiling folk-like melody, in 6/8 metre,...

This sensitive arrangement of a well-known Yiddish folksong introduces singers to the harmonic characteristics of Yiddish music. Clapping and body percussion is employed to great effect, and a pronunc...

Higgins's setting of this popular folk song is simple and wistful, particularly well-suited for children's and youth choirs. With delicate quaver flourishes, the piano accompaniment flows gently along...

Like the original version for SATB voices, this new male-voice arrangement of Wide Open Spaces reflects on the journeys and adventures to be found in the wide opens spaces within ourselves and in the...

Originally published in the upper-voice collection As you sing and now re-arranged for TBarB voices, this is a thrilling piece setting a text by Jennifer Thorp. Young uses body-percussion, repeating t...

Slow Down has a relaxed swing feel, with imaginative lyrics by the composer that encourage us to take time out of our busy lives. The vocal lines explore a swung quaver style, along with scat syllable...

I remember sets a text reflecting on the wonder of the natural world and the people who shape our lives. The stirring melody calls to mind the folksong tradition, and is underpinned by a gently flowin...

This secular work for upper voices sensitively sets Langston Hughes's poem of the same name. A lilting melodic line, eloquent part-writing, and an effective piano part combine to create a piece that w...

Suitable for concert use, this simple, delightful setting of a Yeats poem embraces nature's beauty and the secret joy of solitude. Soaring melodies, rich harmonic language, and a piano part that is bo...

A Blessing for Bendigeidfran' is the third movement of Four Welsh Psalms. It was recorded by the London Welsh Male Voice Choir, and this was chosen as one of Classic FM's 'Platinum Performances' in 20...

This uplifting work by American composer Reginal Wright sets a text by the nineteenth-century poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy. The powerful words are sung to a memorable melody embellished with syncopation...

Il s'agit d'une mise en musique vibrante d'un poème de George Parsons Lathrop qui décrit comment la musique est à la base de toute vie terrestre. Une partie de piano active fournit un courant sous-jac...

Cette mise en musique énergique et enjouée d'un poème de Samuel Ullman explore les thèmes de la connectivité humaine et de la créativité. Le morceau respire la positivité et l'optimisme, avec des mélo...

Andrew Steffen's setting of Christina Rosetti's poem Echo is both contemplative, yet passionate. With lyricism at its heart, this piece moves between unison, canon, and homophonic harmony, guiding the...

Cette œuvre paisible et méditative reprend le poème classique de William Butler Yeats, The Lake Isle of Innisfree. Soutenues par un accompagnement balladique au piano, les lignes vocales fluides trans...

This is a compelling setting of words by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson that speaks to the way the power of song can help to overcome dark times. Garrett brings the pow...

L'émouvant et exaltant Crossroad de Reginal Wright reprend le célèbre poème de Robert Frost "The road not taken" (la route non empruntée). Un accompagnement de piano scintillant soutient les voix, et...