Spring 2018 Catalog

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Choral NEW Church—MorningStar Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

NEW Church—E. C. Schirmer & Galaxy Music . . . . . . . 8–9 NEW Treble—E. C. Schirmer & Galaxy Music . . . . . . . . . 10 NEW School/Concert—E. C. Schirmer & Galaxy . . . 11–13 Large Works for Lent and Holy Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 30 Years of Bestsellers—MorningStar Music . . . . . . . . . 15

Organ NEW and Recent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16–17

Lenten Season—MorningStar Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Easter Season—MorningStar Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Collections and Resources—MorningStar . . . . . . . . . . . 20 African American Organ Series—E. C. Schirmer . . . . . . 21

Recent Releases—E. C. Schirmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Digital catalogs New repertoire perfect for teaching, concerts, festivals, and contests. Each work is accompanied by a recording and viewable score.

Piano Bestellers—MorningStar Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

NEW—E. C. Schirmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Method Books and Solos—Galaxy Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Instrumental Music NEW—MorningStar Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Recent Releases—MorningStar Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Lent and Easter—MorningStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Recent Releases—Galaxy & E. C. Schirmer . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Priority Club ECS Publishing Group’s affordable choral subscription plan gives members • Single copies of all newly-released church anthems twice a year • Listening CDs with each packet • Updates on new materials in our catalog

Handbells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Children’s Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Books and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Vocal/Opera NEW Opera—E. C. Schirmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Juliana Hall Vocal Solos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Church Choral—Disc 1 | 3

Make a Joyful Noise

THANKSGIVING

John A. Behnke

1

SATB and Keyboard This ebullient setting of Psalm 100 is in a large rondo form with the catchy refrain returning between varying contrasting sections. The accompaniment could be piano or organ, and the choral parts are accessible and fun.

Moderately Easy

50-5816

Choral Score

$2.50

How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place

SAB or SATB and Piano Based on a paraphrase of Psalm 84 by Jonathan Asprey, this setting uses the tune “The Homes of Donegal,” a traditional Irish ballad. The arrangement is flexible and can by sung by both SAB and SATB choirs. Intended to be accompanied by piano, it also works on organ, making it a sweet and accessible way to sing this beloved Psalm. Part of the PAM Series.

Moderately Easy

50-7079

O Jesus, My Savior

LENT

2

David W. Music

SATB and Piano The fact that this anthem is based on stanzas from three beloved old hymns, “O Jesus, My Savior,” “I Love Thee,” and “My Jesus, I Love Thee,” gives it a feeling of familiarity, though the melody may not be as familiar. The tune is EXPRESSION, a Sacred Harp tune from 1844. Women’s and men’s voices are featured separately both in unison and in two parts. The accessible four-part writing makes this a sure-fire success for even smaller SATB choirs.

Moderately Easy

50-3935

Choral Score

$1.95

LENT

3

David M. Cherwien SAB or Two-Part Mixed Voices and Piano With simple choral parts and a crafty blues piano accompaniment, this anthem is perfect for large and small choirs alike.

The work is mostly in two parts, but there are about seven measures where the women divide into alto and soprano.

From the director of the National Lutheran Choir. Part of the Trinity English Lutheran Choral Series.

Moderately Easy

50-3435

Choral Score

Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands

$2.25

Choral Score

¡Aleluya! Cristo resucitó Alleluia! Christ Is Arisen

$2.25

EASTER

6

Luis Bojos / arr. Nate Zullinger

SATB a cappella, with opt. Percussion This setting of the Luis Bojo text and tune (SANTO DOMINGO) is infectious fun from beginning to end. Percussion is optional, but simple and very effective. At one point, the women and men divide into three parts, but because of the way the arrangement is written, it is feasible for both small and large choirs. A fresh way to proclaim the Resurrection. Optional percussion parts included in choral score. Part of the PAM Series.

Moderately Easy

50-4065

I Want Jesus to Walk with Me

5

Daniel Kallman

Choral Score

A New Heart

$1.95

LENT

7

Melissa Dunphy

SAB and Piano Although this original composition was conceived and written for SAB voices, choirs of any size will find it rewarding.

The writing is accessible and well-crafted, and the piano supports without obscuring. The text from Ezekiel often comes up in Lent but there will be many additional uses for it throughout the choir season.

Moderately Easy

50-3416

Choral Score

$1.95

PENTECOST

EASTER

4

David M. Cherwien

Congregation, SATB (with Soprano Descant), and Organ, with opt. Brass Quintet and Timpani This solid and stately setting has instructions for tracking through both the LSB (7 verses) and ELW (5 verses) version of this hymn, but is useful for any congregation wanting a festive Easter setting. An extended organ/brass introduction version based on Bach’s setting of “Christ Lag in Todesbaden” from the Orgelbuchlein is also available. Congregation page available as a free download on our website.

Medium

60-4018

Choral Score

60-4018A

Full Score

$20.00

$2.50

60-4018B

Instrumental Parts

$35.00

O Spirit All-Embracing THANKSGIVING O God Beyond All Praising

8

James J. Chepponis Congregation, SATB, and Organ, with opt. Brass Quartet/Quintet, Timpani, Suspended Cymbal, and Handbells This hymn concertato on Holst’s noble tune THAXTED provides two texts: one by Delores Dufner, OSB, for Pentecost/Confirmation, and Michael Perry’s more familiar general text.

The opening fanfare and interlude for brass, timpani, and handbells facilitate festive processions, but the piece may be adapted for use with only organ accompaniment. An elegant SATB harmonization of the middle stanza may be sung by choir alone. Congregation pages for each hymn are available as a free download on our website. Part of the Parish Choral Series.

Moderately Easy

60-5010

Choral Score

60-5010A

Full Score

$15.00

$2.25

60-5010B

Instrumental Parts

$35.00

4 | Church Choral—Disc 1

Will You Come and Follow Me The Summons

9

Down Galilee’s Slow Roadways

BAPTISM OF OUR LORD

12

Tom Trenney

Michael Burkhardt

SATB and Piano, with opt. Congregation The Scottish hymn tune KELVINGROVE has become strongly associated with this unique text, “The Summons,” by John Bell and Graham Maule of the Iona Community. Tom Trenney has penned an accessible yet engaging arrangement for SATB, piano, and optional congregation. Five verses are set with variety and interest, using everything from unison voices to four part writing. A reproducible congregational page is included.

Moderately Easy

SATB and Organ This anthem for The Baptism of Our Lord (or any occasion centered around Baptism) is based on the tune WEST MAIN by John D. Horman, with a text by Sylvia G. Dunstan. It chronicles the baptism of Jesus by John, and the deep symbols and concepts surrrounding that event, as well as how we relate to it today. Moving and meaningful for choirs of any size.

Moderately Easy

50-8751

Choral Score

Still, Small Voice

$2.50 LENT

Karen Marrolli

10

SATB and Piano, with opt. Descant In this anthem, the “Still, Small Voice” has a specific message: it calls us to grace, to seek the outcast, and to help people grow and live in unity. The original text and melody by best-selling composer Karen Marrolli are both pleasing and purposeful.

Easy

50-8124

Choral Score

Splendor and Honor Michael Burkhardt

$1.95

50-2111

Take Up Your Cross

$1.95

LENT

Thomas Keesecker

13

SATB and Piano Accessible and tuneful, this is a four-verse setting of an 1833 text by Charles William Everest to the English folk melody DANBY. It begins with a solo or section. The second verse features the women’s and men’s voices in alternating imitation.

The third verse is four-part, optionally a cappella. The fourth verse is unison voices with soprano descant. Reassuring and not somber, this anthem can balance out your more austere Lenten selections.

Moderately Easy

50-3062

EASTER

Choral Score

Choral Score

$1.95

11

Congregation, SATB, and Organ, with opt. Brass Quartet The popular tune SHADES MOUNTAIN by K. Lee Scott (1976) has been fashioned into a celebratory hymn-anthem by composer Michael Burkhardt. Written for a new pipe organ at the Lutheran Church of the Risen Savior, Green Valley, Arizona, the organ part is understandably in the foreground. The text is by Carl Daw (1990) and speaks of creation, blessing, redemption, and service. The congregational part is available in the choral score.

Moderately Easy

50-4305

Choral Score

50-4305A

Full Score

$10.00

$2.25

50-4305B

Instrumental Parts

$25.00

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Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds

EASTER

John A. Behnke

14

Two-Part or SAB Choir and Organ, with opt. Congregation, Handbells (3–5 oct.), Brass Quintet, and Timpani The very popular SATB version has been reworked by the composer for Two-Part or SAB voices. It is a striking Easter anthem on the tune LASST UNS ERFREUEN which may be used with or without congregation. Stirring brass and handbell parts are used throughout the piece to create a truly worshipful anthem. A reproducible page for congregation is included. The brass and handbell parts for the SATB version are to be used for this setting as well.

Moderately Easy

60-4025

Two-Part/SAB Choral Score

60-4020

SATB Choral Score

60-4020A

Full Score

$16.00

60-4020B

Instrumental Parts

$30.00

$2.25

60-4020HB Handbell Parts

Lenten Meditation Craig Carnahan

$2.25

$10.00

HOLY WEEK

15

SATB and Organ A recurring melodic motif recurs as an 8' pedal solo, weaving in and out as the vocal parts combine both “Were You There,” and “Go to Dark Gethsemane.” This setting uses the voices and organ fairly simply but to maximum effect. Familiar yet fresh, your choir and congregation will be moved by this music.

Medium

50-3091

Choral Score

$2.50

Church Choral—Disc 1 | 5 God, Creation’s Great Designer

16

Alleluia! Alleluia! Hearts to Heaven Jeremy J. Bankson

Congregation, SATB, Two Trumpets, and Organ, with opt. Timpani This concertato was commissioned by ArtsPlymouth for the choir and congregation of Plymouth Church, UCC, Shaker Heights, Ohio. Both the standard text (“Alleluia! Hearts to Heaven”) and a twentieth-century text by Jane Parker Huber (“God, Creation’s Great Designer”) are provided. A brief introduction, two verses, an interlude, choir only verse three, interlude/key change, and a fourth verse with descanting sopranos. Two reproducible congregational parts for each text are provided on our website. Instrumental Parts include: 2 Trumpets in C and B-flat, Timpani.

Moderately Easy

60-9761

Choir/Full Score

60-9761A

Instrumental Parts

$2.50 $15.00

Praise God with Song Lobt Gott mit Schall

17

Heinrich Schütz / ed. David M. Cherwien SATB a cappella Editor David Cherwien has provided a new edition of a Heinrich Schütz SATB setting of Psalm 117. This charming and approachable music features a newly translated English version by Susan Cherwien. Largely homophonic with a few imitative passages, this anthem can be sung by any size choir.

Part of the National Lutheran Choir Series.

Moderately Easy

50-7082

Choral Score

$1.95

God’s Dwelling Place

18

James J. Chepponis

Congregation, SATB, and Keyboard, with opt. 2 C Instruments, Brass Quartet, and Timpani James Chepponis set Alan Hommerding’s text for a church dedication in a refrain-verse style, ensuring ease of participation for the congregation. The instrumentation provided is flexible, making this an ideal entrance piece for more ordinary occasions as well. The triple meter of the verses for choir and/or soloist contrasts with the robust duple meter of the refrain, whose words reminds us that a church is more than a place of prayer—it is “a doorway open to the world.” A reproducible part for congregation is available as a free download on our website. Part of the Parish Choral Series.

Moderately Easy

50-5307

Choral Score

50-5307A

Full Score

$10.00

50-5307B

Instrumental Parts

$35.00

Love Consecrates the Humblest Act

$1.95

Come unto Me

20

Philip M. Young

SATB a cappella, with opt. Organ Straightforward but elegant, this unaccompanied setting of Matthew 11:28–30 has an optional organ reduction which can double the singers. In ABA form, the pleasing and mildly contemporary harmonies evoke a sense of assurance and calm.

Moderately Easy

50-3213

Choral Score

$1.95

Almighty God, How Strong and True

21

Jay Althouse SATB and Piano The presence of fourths and fifths in the melody and harmonization give his anthem a timeless strength. Yet there is still tenderness as the text—based loosely on a text by Horatius Bonar—speaks of God’s gentle grace. The music effectively contrasts the eternal and the new, making this anthem approachable and useful for any choir.

Moderately Easy

50-4059

Choral Score

Out of the Depths

$1.95

LENT

22

Richard Frost

SAB, Violin, and Piano After the success of the SATB version, the composer has arranged it for SAB choir. The text is Psalm 130:1-5, in which the psalmist expresses deep despair and cries out to God to hear his cry for mercy. This text is often used as an Introit for Easter Eve in traditional liturgies. The anthem is expressive, singable, and easy to perform. The violin part is available as a complimentary download.

Moderately Easy

50-3219

SAB Version

$2.25

50-3209

SATB Version

$1.95

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HOLY WEEK

19

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Swee Hong Lim SATB, Congregation, C Instrument, and Organ with opt. Vocal Solo Simple yet evocative, this text speaks of service and is especially appropriate for Maundy Thursday. The choral writing is accessible even for small choirs. The congregation may participate on the final verse. The C Instrument and congregation parts are available as complimentary downloads. Part of the Parish Choral Series.

Moderately Easy

50-3103

Choral Score

$1.95

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6 | Church Music—Disc 2

See, I Make All Things New Alfred V. Fedak

EPIPHANY

1

LENT EASTER

SATB and Organ An ebullient anthem for SATB choir and organ, you’ll find this useful for new beginnings, the start of the choir year, significant church celebrations, or Easter. The organ is a major partner in the excitement of this piece and the choral writing is accessible and fun!

Medium

50-4415

Choral Score

How Long, O God

$2.25

2

SATB divisi, a cappella This a cappella four verse setting of the hymn tune BANGOR increases in complexity on each verse, beginning with a solo voice and ending in SSAATTBB harmony. The tune, by English hymn writer William Tans’ur, is a precursor to the sturdy, stark early American tunes which followed it. The text contrasts our current state with the hope of God’s comfort and care.

Moderately Easy

Choral Score

4

Neil Harmon

SATB a cappella Neil Harmon’s adaptation of an 1875 text is surprisingly relevant, due to its simple structure. First, it names a situation in which we all find ourselves from time to time, then asks, “Did you think to pray?” The text of this unaccompanied setting fits wonderfully to the Appalachian folk melody WAYFARIN’ STRANGER, and the combination is compelling.

Moderately Easy

50-5306

Choral Score

$1.85

Rejoice in the Lord Alway

LENT

Michael Burkhardt

50-0965

Did You Think to Pray?

$1.95

5

Layton James

SATB and Organ A through-composed setting of the King James version of Philippians 4:4–7, this anthem reflects the various moods of the text via solid choral writing and a skilled use of the organ.

While the choral parts are not difficult, there is such variety in the sections and several places where the organ drops out for a bit to make this a satisfying challenge.

Medium

50-5906

Choral Score

$1.95

Grace on Grace

Shall We Gather at the River

3

Anna Laura Page

William Beckstrand

6

SATB and Piano, with opt. Flute This four-verse setting of the familiar text and tune is intimate and sensitive. Unison men’s voices are featured in a couple places, but the choral parts are not difficult. Piano and flute help the music flow forward. The third verse is set in triple meter to original music, a nice change before the final verse returns to the HANSON PLACE tune. Reproducible Flute part included.

Moderately Easy

SATB and Handbells (4 Octaves) or Piano The original text is a paraphrase of John 1:14, 16-17. The choral writing is extremely skillful and accessible. The composer intended the accompaniment to be four-octave handbells, but the piano can be used instead, or some combination of both. The tolling of middle C represents God’s unchanging love and unending grace in this beautiful anthem of assurance. The handbell part is available on our website as a complimentary download.

Moderately Easy

50-5251

50-6084

Choral Score

$2.50

Choral Score

$1.95

In Heaven We’ll Never Grow Old

7

Tyler Heckman

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SATB divisi, a cappella This early American folk song is given a rollicking setting which is mostly SATB but occasionally divides the women and men each into four parts. The heritage of the tune is evident in some cadences that have a sort of shape-note feel to them.

Fun to sing and hear.

Moderately Easy

50-6106

Choral Score

$2.25

The Garden Hymn David W. Music

8

SATB and Piano This 1835 text and tune from Southern Harmony is in a lilting 6/8. The arrangement is mostly four-part, but it does feature the men’s voices for half a verse. Direct and simple, this “Garden Hymn” is not to be confused with “I come to the garden alone…” which came almost 80 years later. This one is not quite as “I” focused but has a similarly sweet tone, ending with, “The desert blossoms as the rose when Jesus conquers all his foes and makes his people one.”

Moderately Easy

50-8965

Choral Score

$1.95

Church Music—Disc 2 | 7

Summer 2017 Bestseller

If Then You Have Been Raised with Christ

9

Michael D. Costello

The Five Graces Psalter Lectionary Psalms

SATB and Organ, with opt. Congregation, Oboe, Trumpet, and Strings This concertato on a new hymn with text and tune by Michael Costello was written for the Sacred Music Program of Lenoir-Rhyne University. There are three stanzas, with full introduction and interlude before the final stanza (unison with descant). During stanza two, the tune LAUDA ANIMA is interpolated instrumentally between the hymn phrases.

Congregation part included in choral score.

Instrumental parts include: Oboe, Trumpet in Bb and C, Strings.

Moderately Easy

60-6008

Choral Score

60-6008A

Oboe/Trumpet Parts

$10.00

60-6008B

Full Score

$20.00

60-6008C

Complete Instrumental Parts

$35.00

Our Many Voices and Each Heart

Luke Mayernik Cantor, Assembly, Organ or Piano, with opt. SATB, Descant, Guitar This collection of Responsorial Psalms for the entire three-year Lectionary cycle is a welcome and worthy addition to the repertoire of Lectionary Psalms.

Award-winning composer and organist Luke Mayernik has crafted memorable settings infused with harmonic freshness and melodic appeal—settings that bear the weight of the emotion and liturgical importance of the psalms. Psalm tones are intended for SATB Choir as well as cantor, and the accompaniments are suitable for organ, piano, and/or guitar.

ICEL refrains are paired with verses from The Revised Grail Psalms, approved for liturgical use in 2010. Vocal or instrumental descants enhance many refrains. Effective accompaniments for piano or organ, with optional guitar.

$2.50

CORPUS CHRISTI

80-416, Cantor/Accompanist Edition Choral Editions

10

James Biery Congregation, SATB, Brass Quartet, and Organ, with opt. Tuba and Timpani This stirring congregational concertato on the hymn tune KINGSFOLD is a call for unity via prayer, music, and praise. Stanza one is entirely in unison, stanza two splits the choir briefly into two parts. The congregation is tacet for stanza three, which features SATB choir, organ, and timpani. Stanza four is everyone in unison with a soprano descant. Premiered at the 2017 National NPM Convention. A reproducible page for congregation is available as a complimentary download on our website. Part of the Parish Choral Series.

Moderately Easy

60-6018

Choral Score

60-6018A

Full Score

$15.00

60-6018B

Instrumental Parts

$35.00

80-406, Holy Week

$2.50

80-426, Advent & Christmastide

$2.85

80-436, Lent

$2.70

80-446, Eastertide

$3.25

80-456, Ordinary Time I

$3.25

80-466, Ordinary Time II

$3.25

80-476, Ordinary Time III

$3.25

80-486, Solemnities & Feasts

$2.75

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New orchestrations from Philip Stopford Jesu, Lover of My Soul

O How Glorious Is the Kingdom SATB divisi and Organ, with opt. Brass Sextet and Timpani OR Full Orchestra A joyful, jubilant statement of praise. A punctuated choral statement opens in dialogue with a robust organ accompaniment, then gives way to a lyrical middle section with soaring soprano lines.

The piece concludes with a glorious return to the opening theme. Appropriate for many occasions.

Medium

In My Father’s House

Jesus, Lover of My Soul SATB and Organ or Full Orchestra Charles Wesley’s well-known hymn is uniquely matched with a new musical setting. A flowing organ accompaniment undergirds the choral writing.

Several key changes appear that give added emphasis to certain portions of the text.

Moderately Easy

50-6083

Choral Score

50-6083A

Orchestral Score

$50.00

$2.25

50-6083B

Orchestral Parts

$90.00

Reproducible Parts for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B-flat, Bassoon, Horn in F, Harp, and Strings

$39.95

SATB and Organ or Full Orchestra In this piece, Stopford has created a gentle and expressive setting of John 14. The peace and comfort inherent in this well-known text is matched with flowing melodies and gentle accompaniment to make a moving and meaningful setting for both choir and congregation. An orchestral accompaniment is also available.

Moderately Easy

50-5214

Choral Score

50-5214A

Brass Full Score

$22.00

$2.70 $35.00

50-5214B

Brass Parts

$2.25

50-5214C

Orchestral Score

$65.00

Orchestral Score

$50.00

50-5214D

Orchestral Parts

$125.00

Orchestral Parts

$90.00

Reproducible Parts for 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in B-flat, 2 Bassoons, 3 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in B-flat, 2 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Cymbals (Suspended and Crash), Harp, and Strings

50-9845

Choral Score

50-9845A 50-9845B

Reproducible parts for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B-flat, Bassoon, Horn in F, Harp, and Strings

8 | Church SATB—Disc 2

G W Y N E T H WA L K E R

+ CHILDREN

Be Thou My Vision

11

from Three Folk Hymns

An entreaty to the Lord, as if asking for the Lord’s presence to be there at all times. Thus, the phrase “Be Thou” repeats as a background during the singing. Even the opening piano introduction speaks the two-note pattern which will fill the entire song. The men’s and women’s voices are paired in dialogue throughout much of the music. Duration: 4:00

8257

Choral Score

$2.35

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Three Folk Hymns SATB Chorus, Children’s Chorus, and Piano Total Duration: 11:45 Moderately Easy

8255

Choral Score

I Will Arise from Three Folk Hymns

$3.05 + CHILDREN

Choral Score

Standin’ in the Need of Prayer from Three Folk Hymns

$2.35

Choral Score

$2.35

A L I S TA I R C O L E M A N

12

A Hymn for Peace

SSATB Chorus unaccompanied The composer paints Baker’s timeless text using rich harmonies and a prayerful melody, which is distributed among the different voice parts. A soaring soprano descant is added towards the climax, driving it toward a satisfying resolution.

This versatile work is perfect for concerts, schools, and church choirs during any liturgical season. Duration: 3:00 Moderately Easy

8266

Choral Score

G W Y N E T H WA L K E R

Were You There?

$2.35 LENT EASTER

8314

Choral Score

8314A

Brass Quartet Parts

FRED GRAMANN

$2.60 $20.00 TRINITY

15

SATB Chorus unaccompanied This lyrical setting combines the texts “Trinitie Sunday” by George Herbert (1633) with “Gloria tibi” (Glory to you, O Trinity, all equal, one God). A charming refrain which begins the piece alternates with the Herbert text. Unaccompanied but primarily homophonic, this is a perfect anthem for Trinity Sunday.

Duration: 2:30 Moderately Easy

8347

+ CHILDREN

A lively tune in swing rhythm. New words are added within this lighthearted approach. It becomes evident during the singing that the choir feels that they are in the greatest need of prayer!

Children’s voices are definitely envisioned as part of this rendition.

Duration: 3:15

8258

14

SATB Chorus, Congregation, Brass Quartet, and Organ Commissioned for the 100th anniversary of Lakewood Congregational Church, Lakewood, Ohio. The text is drawn both from Psalm 84 and two additional verses written by the late poet John Stirling Walker. The anthem features interludes based on the tune AURELIA (“The Church’s One Foundation”)

by Samuel Wesley. The final verse includes the congregation singing this tune as a descant accompanying the original music. Brass Quartet parts include: B-flat Trumpets I and II, Trombones I and II. A congregation page is available as a complimentary download on our website.

Duration: 7:00 Medium

Trinity

Comprises vocal lines that may be divided among the chorus according to voice range—with melody, harmony and descant designations. It ‘s possible to perform this song with either just men or women’s voices, or in any combination, including adding the children. A roughhewn style of singing and playing would be appropriate.

Duration: 4:30

8256

DAV I D C O N T E

How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place

13

SATB Chorus and Piano This new arrangement focuses on the inherent drama of the text. Each verse expresses a different reaction to its question about the crucifixion. The piano accompaniment varies with the mood of the lyrics—from simple chordal support at the beginning, to harsh rhythms (“nailed him to the cross”), to rapid sunburst patterns (“the sun refused to shine”), to sorrowful descending lines (“laid him in the tomb”). The choral expression is articulated in similar manner to the accompaniment. Duration: 4:30 Moderately Easy

8554

Choral Score

$2.80

8285

SSA Version

$2.60

Choral Score

$1.95

DA N I E L M C DAV I T T

Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal

16

SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied While having a folk-like feel that suits this familiar text, the musical material is entirely original. Perhaps a bit more solid and stoic than some of the more lively settings with which you might be familiar, this one works beautifully as well. SATB a cappella in seven parts (the altos do not divide).

Duration: 3:00

8328

Choral Score

$2.05

HENRY MOLLICONE

Glory Day! from Gabriel’s Daughter Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus (divisi), and Piano A vibrant and celebrative piece, written in the style of an African-American spiritual. Useful in worship or concert settings. Particularly effective as a concert closer.

Duration: 2:35 Moderately Difficult

7007

Choral Score

17

$2.60

Now I Can See the Light!

Soprano and Baritone Soli, SATB Chorus, and Piano Henry Mollicone wrote Now I Can See the Light! for the Choir of the Stone Church of Willow Glen, Nancy Wait Kromm, director. Set to a text by the pastor at Stone Church, Rev. Ken Henry, this anthem is ebullient and spirited. The choral writing is straightforward and accessible, and a high-voice and low-voice soloist are required. Duration: 3:05 Medium

18

8180

Choral Score

Disc order continues on page 10.

$2.60

Church SATB | 9

Li s te n o nl i ne !

HENRY MOLLICONE

ROBERT KYR

Hear Me, Redeemer

Tenebrae

Mixed Voices (SATB), opt. Soprano or Tenor Solo, and Piano An appealing, original, gospel-style anthem. Optional Soprano or Tenor Solo. A perennial best-seller.

Moderately Easy

4511

Choral Score

$1.95

Three Gospel Choruses Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano Solo, Baritone Solo, opt. Soprano or Tenor Solo, SATB Chorus (divisi) and Piano A compilation of three gospel choruses by Henry Mollicone.

“Glory Day!” from the opera Gabriel’s Daughter and “Now I Can See the Light!” (tracks 17 and 18 on Disc 2) were both inspired by texts. Both are fast and joyful, while the third work, “Hear Me, Redeemer,” (listed above) is slower and more soulful. They all have musical characteristics of the gospel style in common—the quasi-jazzy feel in both the accompaniment and vocal lines, a feeling of free improvisation, and the relatively simple tonality. Requires soloists in all voice parts and a good pianist. Individual movements are available separately.

Moderately Difficult

8346

Choral Score

$3.60

Four Sacred Choruses Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra or Piano Four Sacred Choruses is a selection of three Latin prayers, and an Alleluia that includes original words. The work is a melodic one, and with an inherent message of compassion for all, especially people in poverty and with special needs.

Duration: 3:40 Medium Chamber Orchestra Instrumentation: Flute, B-flat Clarinet, Horn in F, Percussion, Harp, Strings

8501

I. Ave verum Corpus

$2.05

8502

II. Ave, maris stella

$2.35

8503

III. Pange lingua gloriosi

$2.35

8504

IV. Alleluia

8505

Additional Full Score

$37.00

Full Score and Parts

Rental

ROBERT LEHMAN

$2.35

EASTER

Mass of the Resurrection SATB Chorus and Organ, or Brass Quintet, Timpani, and Organ The Mass of the Resurrection is based upon three principal themes, namely the Solemn Tone of the Gregorian Te Deum laudamus, the Great Alleluia, and the splendid Easter Sequence Victimæ Paschali laudes. These three Easter themes permeate the Mass thus joining us with those of past centuries who have sung these same melodies to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ who has trampled down death and won for us the life eternal. Resurrexit Christi!

Alleluia!—Robert W. Lehman Duration: 7:00 Medium

8325

Organ/Choral Score

8325A

Full Score

$22.00

$2.60

8325B

Instrumental Parts

$25.00

Journey through Shadows Tenor Solo, SATB Chorus, Flute/Alto Flute, Viola, and Violoncello, or Piano A musical journey through the shadows of the cross. The work is divided into nine individual movements and can be performed with either instrumental trio or piano accompaniment. Staging and program suggestions are included in the full score. From Part IV of Kyr's Life unto Life Cycle.

Duration ca. 18:00 Moderately Difficult

8596

(Complete) Choral Score

8596A

Full Score

$35.00

$3.95

8596B

Instrumental Parts

$15.00

Also available separately

My Shepherd Is the Living Lord (Psalm 23) from Tenebrae (I-II) 8597 Choral Score

$2.60

8597A

Full Score

$22.00

8597B

Instrumental Parts

$13.00

I to the Hills Will Lift Mine Eyes (Psalm 121) from Tenebrae (III) 8598 Choral Score

$2.05

8598A

Full Score

$17.00

8598B

Instrumental Parts

$13.00

O God of My Salvation, Hear (Psalm 88) from Tenebrae (IV-V) 8599 Choral Score

$2.35

8599A

Full Score

$17.00

8599B

Instrumental Parts

$13.00

FRANK PESCI

She That Feareth the Lord SATB Chorus and Organ Featuring a text from Proverbs 31:25–30, She That Feareth the Lord is a lyrical setting extolling the virtues of being a woman who is faithful to God. Useful for any service highlighting the role of women in the church and in our lives (Mother’s Day, etc.). Duration: 4:50 Medium

8213

Choral Score

$2.35

Windows of Grace

Two-part Chorus of Mixed or Equal Voices and Organ Written between November 2007 and August 2009, this set of four motets was written for and dedicated to the Choir of Grace Episcopal Church in Newton, Massachusetts, and its director, Dr. Linda J. Clark. The choir sits facing four stained glass windows, each depicting a scene from Christ’s life: birth, baptism, death, and resurrection. Each motet is a choral meditation on one of these windows. The set is written for a choir of any size and composition that can be evenly divided into two voice parts.

Moderately Easy

7995

1. O Glorious Mystery

7996

2. All Who Are Baptized in Christ $2.05

$2.05

7997

3. There Stood His Mother

$2.05

7995

4. O Sons and Daughters

$2.05

10 | Treble—Disc 2

S T E P H E N C H AT M A N

O Clap Your Hands

J I M PA P O U L I S

CHILDREN

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CHILDREN

The Journey of Hope

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Treble Solo or Soli, Three-part Treble Chorus and Piano Commissioned by Mississauga (Ontario) Children’s Choir, O Clap Your Hands is a setting of words from Psalm 47 as translated and adapted by the composer. Influenced by jazz and gospel music, this fast, energetic work surges forward with constant syncopation, rich pan-diatonic and chromatic harmony, and repeated melodic lines and text. The bright and challenging piano part, with its added-tone arpeggios and extended registers, highlights and punctuates the vocal lines. Through alternating keys, various homophonic and contrapuntal episodes, and the addition of tutti clapping, the work reaches a climactic, resounding ending.

Duration: ca. 3:00 Medium

SSA(B) Chorus, Djembe, Shaker, Bass Guitar, and Piano The Journey of Hope was written as a commission for the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, Darren Dailey, director. It is scored for SSAB voices, with the baritone part written so that it is appropriate for changing male voices. Accompanimental parts are provided for piano, djembe, cabasa, and bass guitar.

The title gives a clue to the focus of the text: a forward-looking view of what we can accomplish together through hope and unity. This inspiring text and infectious rhythms make this a must-have piece for young singers. Part of the Darren Dailey Choral Series.

Duration: 3:25 Medium

7.0577

7.0727

Full/Choral Score

$2.80

7.0727A

Instrumental Parts

$5.00

Choral Score

NANCY GIFFORD

Winter’s Lullaby

$2.60

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SSA Chorus, Flute, Piano Winter’s Lullaby evokes the tranquil beauty of a snow scene in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Clear treble voices, solo flute, and piano add simple melodies to a text which sings a lullaby to winter. Snow melts, ice cracks, and birds fill the clear winter sky with song. Unison choral singing alternates with part-singing, nuanced further by contrasts in legato and non-legato lines. Winter’s Lullaby is dedicated to Susan Johnson, who taught music and directed choirs in Bucks County for thirty-two years.

Flute part included.

Duration: 4:10 Moderately Easy

1.3496

Choral Score

$2.35

TOM TRENNEY

Love Arrives

21

SA Chorus and Piano This setting of Maya Angelou’s poem Touched by an Angel is a reminder that love is not a mere timid, fleeting feeling, but a courageous struggle which heightens our experience of both joy and pain. Love leads us from self-awareness to wholeness; love requires our complete sacrifice even as it offers us the ultimate gift in return. The vocal writing successfully tracks the varied emotions, now rhythmic, now gentle, and well supported by a well-crafted piano accompaniment.

There are frequent excursions into three-part writing.

Duration: 5:05 Medium

1.3499

Choral Score

$2.35

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S TA N L E Y M . H O F F M A N The Clock (Zegar)

CHILDREN

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Two-part Treble Chorus and Piano Beginning with quotations from Big Ben’s chimes and a traditional melody from the Jewish High Holidays, this piece is scored for two part treble voices, piano, and an optional mechanical clock sound. The text describes the workings of a clock in whimsical ways (tireless little gears and springs), and the vocal lines are lyrical and easy to learn. The piano part completes the effect, sometimes measured and steady, sometimes whirring fantastically. The result is a charming piece for children’s voices.

Duration: 3:00 Moderately Easy

7.0677

Choral Score

$2.35

Li ste n o nl i ne !

JILL FRIEDERSDORF MELISSA KEYLOCK

Uphill

CHILDREN

Chorus and Piano This reassuring Christina Rossetti text, which is a metaphor for life itself, has been set for two part treble voices and piano.

Originally written for middle school voices, the choral writing is approachable and the piano part expansive and sonorous.

Part of of the Darren Dailey Choral Series.

Duration: 3:20 Easy

1.3503

SA Choral Score

$2.05

1.3504

SATB Choral Score

$2.35

School/Concert—Disc 3 | 11

SUSAN LABARR

1

My Very Own

SATB Chorus and Piano A simple setting of several scriptural passages about love.

Written for the wedding of Brian and Allison Murray, two Texas-based choir directors, the work is highly melodic and simple in its construction.

Duration: 4:15 Moderately Easy

1.3490

Choral Score

$2.05

J O N AT H A N A DA M S

5

An Irish Airman Foresees His Death from Pieces Written in a Time of War SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Medium

1.3413

Choral Score

$2.05

Two moving settings of wrenching poems by W. B. Yeats (“An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”) and Sara Teasdale (“There Will Come Soft Rain”)

There Will Come Soft Rain

2

Moonlight Sound Design

SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Medium

3 or 4 Soprano Soli, SATB Chorus (divisi), and Piano Composed for 3 or 4 Soprano Soli, SATB Chorus and Hang (complimentary part available for download on our website) but can be performed with Piano or Guitar accompaniment as well. The piece should not sound sad, but rather ethereal.

It is more about longing than sadness. To create a more ethereal mood, the soloists may be staggered throughout the audience, providing more dimension to the sound. Part of the Lee Nelson Choral Series.

Duration 4:10 Moderately Easy

1.3414

1.3502

On Compassion

Choral Score

$2.60

J. A ARON MCDERMID

3

Eternitie

SSATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied In his brief poem “Eternitie,” Robert Herrick (1591– 1674) imagines the immense awe that accompanies leaving this world and entering the next. A hint of longing for what was in the opening words, “O Yeares! and Age!” gives way to peace and acceptance with “Farewell.” The music slowly grows in intensity over a bass pedal point to the high point of the piece: “wonder and joy in the life of the world to come, being drown’d in one endlesse Day.” Duration: 3:45 Moderately Difficult

8499

Choral Score

$2.05

JAMES MCCULLOUGH

4

O Tell Me Where the Dove Has Flown

SATB Chorus unaccompanied The melody of O Tell Me Where the Dove Has Flown is in the Dorian mode. It is repeated five times in this edition, making the design of the entire work strophic in structure. The text authorship of the verses is unknown, rendering them as a traditional text. This setting includes five of the surviving six ABAB rhymed verses. This work was first performed in 1965 by the Boston University Marsh Chapel Choir conducted by Dr. Max Miller.

Duration: 4:45 Moderately Easy

1.3407

Choral Score

6

from Pieces Written in a Time of War

RAIMONDS TIGULS

$2.35

Choral Score

$2.05

Also available as a collection, Pieces Written in a Time of War

1.3419

Choral Score

$2.35

STEPHANIE K. ANDREWS

7

SATB Soli, SATB Chorus (divisi), and Piano On Compassion received its premiere performance by the Vox Nova Chorale. The text comes from two quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the Tibetan Buddhist mantra, “Om mani padme hum,” which is repeated by the chorus throughout. The piece begins as an introspective meditation before turning outward, encouraging us to seek fulfillment by exercising compassion toward those around us.

—Stephanie K. Andrews Duration: 4:35 Medium

1.3417

Choral Score

DAV I D C O N T E

I Dream a World

$2.35

8

SATB Chorus and String Orchestra or Piano Four-Hands In his poem “I Dream a World,” Langston Hughes outlines both a dream-vision, and the conditions that this vision can heal. This setting follows the form of the poem’s four stanzas by setting them to the same music, though subtly varied. The choral parts are lyrical and emotive, with occasional divisi in all parts. This piece can be done with the piano-four-hands accompaniment that appears in the choral score, or with string orchestra.

Duration: 4:33 Medium

7873

Piano/Choral Score

7874

Full Score

$19.00

$2.60

7875

String Parts (4-4-3-3-2)

$25.00

7875A

Replacement Parts

$3.00

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S T E P H E N C H AT M A N

9

Forever, Remember Me

Unison Chorus or Solo Voice and Piano This gentle piece about love and death features a gracious, evocative melodic line, and an expressive piano accompaniment.

Duration: 1:50 Moderately Easy

7.0640

Choral Score

$2.05

ANDREW STEFFEN

Specks of Earth

10

SATB Chorus, Flute, and Piano Specks of Earth is a collection of choral miniatures that use poetry from Rabindranath Tagore’s work Stray Birds, a collection of 326 short poems. Vivid language elicits a burst of imagery that is translated into a programmatic tapestry of sounds. Each movement sets a different fragment of the poem.

The eighth movement, “Fields,” is the only miniature that does not use any of Tagore’s poetry, but instead uses breathing and broad, expansive structures in the piano to create a spacious soundscape.

Duration: 11:45 Medium

1.3480

Choral Score

$3.35

LEN HANDLER

I Shall Not Pass This Way Again

11

SATB Chorus unaccompanied This anthem was composed to commemorate the retirement of Frank Hall, Pastor of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Westport, Connecticut, to whom the piece is dedicated. Pastor Hall used this text, attributed to William Penn, to conclude every Sunday service over which he presided.

Duration: 2:05 Moderately Easy

7.0712

Choral Score

$2.05

FR ANK FE RKO

If Ye Love Me

8427

Choral Score

CAROL BARNET T

Musica, Dei donum optimi

12

Shine! shine! shine! from A Song of Joys

SATB Chorus and Piano An arrangement of the second movement of Stephen Chatman’s A Song of Joys. The piano accompaniment replicates pitches within an extensive set of Chinese bao gongs featured in the original version. The number two is the primary concept of the song—two lovers, two timbres (voice and piano), two pairs of flowing contrapuntal vocal lines, two additional contrapuntal gong parts, two formal sections, harmonic dissonance versus resolution, tutti versus a cappella, and two climactic cadences.

Duration: 2:45 Medium

7.0726

Choral Score

$2.05

7.0635

A Song of Joys (Piano/Vocal)

$6.75

Digital catalog for School/Concert Choirs available at ecspublishing.com

$2.35

14

SSAATTBB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied The music begins mysteriously with the John Dryden text split among the voices and ending with “Alleluias.” A sort of scherzo section follows, concluding with a declamation, “The dead shall live, the living die, and music shall untune the sky.” Then follows the setting of the Latin text of the title. The music is challenging, the textures interesting and varied. Part of the NCCO Choral Series.

Duration: 4:30 Moderately Difficult

1.3506

Choral Score

DAV I D P. R O S S O W

Teach Me to Love S T E P H E N C H AT M A N

13

SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied If Ye Love Me was composed as a reflective commentary on the well-known motet by Thomas Tallis (1505–1585).

Homophony predominates in the first section but with clusters rather than the traditional harmonies used by Tallis. Later, the texture reduces to a very simple four-voice contrapuntal texture as a brief reference to Tallis’ style. The chorus then divides into two groups with one group continuing the counterpoint which is now expanded into a more active and complex style.

The second group of voices returns to the homophonic style, but now in widely expanded harmonies. Thus, the motet concludes with homophony and counterpoint sounding simultaneously.

Duration: 2:00 Medium

$2.85

15

SATB Chorus and Piano This lyrical music perfectly matches the elegantly phrased text written by the eighteenth-century Irish singer, songwriter, and poet Thomas Moore. Tender and emotional, the choral writing is accompanied by a rhapsodic piano part which flows beautifully. The result is a sublime expression of the writer’s longing for God. Part of the NCCO Choral Series.

Duration: 5:40 Medium

1.3507

Choral Score

S TA N L E Y M . H O F F M A N

Nightscapes

$2.35

16

SATB (divisi) Chorus and Piano Seven night-themed poems by the mother of the talented artist Malcolm Tuffnell became the basis for this piece. The poems are short and the piece is through-composed, unfolding like a night-blooming flower. The piano accompaniment is at times minimal, ethereal, and lyrical. The choral writing is rich and emotional, with a fair amount of divisi.

Duration: ca. 3:00 Medium

7.0716

Choral Score

$2.35

School/Concert—Disc 3 | 13

DAV I D E VA N T H O M A S

Light Upon the Water

17

S T E P H E N C H AT M A N

Dawn of Night

18

SATB Chorus unaccompanied Light Upon the Water was composed as part of a 2013 Composer Fellowship from The McKnight Foundation, a program administered by the American Composers Forum. While Michael Dennis Browne’s text is appropriate for a wedding, it is also too lovely to restrict it to only that purpose. The music is tender and lyrical, and the rhapsodic nature of the movendo section near the end of the piece is not to be missed!

Duration: 2:00 Moderately Easy

SATB Chorus, Violoncello, and Harp or Piano The rich, poignant combination of mixed chorus, violoncello, and harp strongly suggests a theme of love and romance.

Stephen Chatman’s evocative setting of Tara Wohlberg’s intimate, mesmerizing text, “whisper me,” features a soft blend of instrumental timbres and a sustained, intricate counterpoint of voices. The second setting, “hush, hush,” expresses a compelling universal human emotion: “the sunset of our love, deep love.” Duration: 5:10 Medium

8356

7.0709

Choral Score

$3.05

7.0709

Violoncello and Harp Parts

$8.00

Choral Score

$2.05

Li ste n o nl i ne !

S H A N E M . LY N C H

G W Y N E T H WA L K E R

Joseph and Grace

Every Life Shall Be a Song

Soprano and Tenor Soli, SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Written for the Washington and Lee University Singers in 2016, this is a haunting setting of parts of several poems

by Joseph Mary Plunkett, the man who came up with the ill-fated plan for the Easter Uprising. Much of it he wrote for the great love of his live, Grace Gifford, whom he married seven hours before his execution for his part in planning the failed revolution. The music expresses their love, but also the foreboding of what is to come. A masterful, mysterious, and moving piece for a capable college or community choir. Part of the NCCO Choral Series.

Duration: 5:00 Medium

TTBB Chorus and Piano A celebration of life, unity, and music, this is a setting of a poem by the nineteenth-century British author John Addington Symonds (1840–1893). The text speaks of the future with hope. The musical expression alternates between added-tone chords representing building for the future, and melodic phrases for the more tender passages of the poem: “we will be gentle, brave, and strong”). Commisioned and premiered by the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus.

Duration: 3:30 Moderately Easy

1.3505

8600

TTBB Version

8600A

Full Score

$12.00 $13.25

Choral Score

$2.60

$2.35

7340

Instrumental Parts

DAV I D C O N T E

7336

SATB Version

i carry your heart

7338

Piano/Full Score

SATB Chorus and Piano E. E. Cummings’ poem “i carry your heart” could be read as a marriage vow, a joyous ode to a newborn, or even a eulogy to a lost love…it is adaptable to all kinds and levels of love. This setting is grounded in a steady quarter note ostinato which suggests the gentle tolling of bells, expressing respect and affection, both dignified and joyous in character. The accompaniment becomes subtly more animated at the poem’s two climaxes. The work ends with serene confidence, as the poet affirms the undeviating constancy and resolve of love.

Duration: 5:30 Medium

7337

Organ/Choral Score

7339

Organ/Full Score

8170

Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus, and Piano Written in 1984 and first performed in 1993, this sweeping work has been revised by the composer for this release.

Incorporating texts from the Missa pro defunctis and the poems of Walt Whitman (1819-1892), the music juxtaposes battlefield images over the traditonal Latin texts. For SATB chorus (multiple divisi) and piano, the music is sometimes chilling and sometimes ephemeral. A significant opus for a capable ensemble.

Duration: 25:00 Moderately Difficult

Choral Score

$2.60

DAV I D E VA N T H O M A S

Forever Toward You SATB Chorus unaccompanied The text of Forever Toward You is a translation of a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) from The Book of Monastic Life.

Rilke’s poem speaks of a desire to encounter the Creator—the “You” in the title of this composition—and of the necessity for doing so through action, not thought alone. The tempo of the music alternates between those ideas of activity and reflection, giving this three minute piece quite a bit of variety and interest.

Duration: 3:00 Medium

8355

Choral Score

$2.35

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N EWLY R E VI SE D E D ITIO N DA R E N H AG E N

A Walt Whitman Requiem

4438

Choral Score

$5.50

14 | Large Choral Works for Lent Seven Last Words

(Septem Ultima Verba) Michael John Trotta

“… a composition that appeals on many levels….accessible, rich and

varied, and one that is familiar to modern-day ears. Seven Last Words is Soprano and Baritone Soli, SATB, and Piano or Full Orchestra or Chamber Ensemble a significant achievement, a worthy participant in the choral tradition, and a welcome contribution to the literature.”

This long-awaited major work is a seven-movement choral journey through the Passion, which delivers a powerful and —Robert Rowlins, Choral Scholar captivating story encompassing a breathtaking palette of emotion, from intimate tenderness to majestic triumph. A rare gem, powerfully emotive and effective in both liturgical and 70-390 Choral Score $9.95 concert settings. May be performed with full orchestra (Flute, 70-390P Preview Pack (Choral Score + CD) $18.00 Oboe, 2 Trumpets in C, Horn in F, Timpani, Harp, Strings), or with 70-390A Full Orchestra Score $75.00 a chamber ensemble version (Flute, Oboe, Horn in F, Piano).

The work may be performed in either English or in Latin.

70-390B Full Orchestra Parts $150.00 Medium

70-390C

Chamber Ensemble Score

$35.00

70-390D

Chamber Ensemble Parts

$50.00

70-390CD CD recording

$10.00

Return to Me

A Choral Service based on the Stations of the Cross Words by: Terry W. York Music by: Taylor Scott Davis SATB, Cello, and Piano

The Suffering Servant

A journey through the traditional Stations of the Cross. The combination of familiar scripture texts set with powerful new images creates a deeply spiritual experience for Holy Week.

As a companion to this work, an optional daily devotion guide for the season of Lent will enhance the congregational experience by coordinating with the texts sung by the choir in the Holy Week worship service. It is available as both a printed book and as a PDF file for your e-reader. In addition, our Digital Reproduction License makes it easy to reproduce the devotional guide for church websites, social media, and e-mail. To further enhance performance, resources for obtaining artwork that can be projected during the service are provided on our website.

Duration: ca. 40:00 Medium

70-300P

Preview Pack (CD + Score)

70-300

Choral Score

70-300A

Cello Part

$15.00

70-300B

Lenten Devotional Guide (printed copy)

$2.00*

70-300B-E

Lenten Devotional Guide (e-copy in PDF format)

$2.00

70-300C

Lenten Devotional Guide

Digital Reproduction License*

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Love Unknown

K. Lee Scott SATB, Soloists, Organ, and opt. String Quartet or Quintet Passages from Isaiah 53 describe our Messiah’s suffering as he restores the people of God through his willingness to bear their sins.

This choral work incorporates these passages in four movements for choir, soloists, organ, and optional string quartet. This piece may be used in a variety of ways to add depth and meaning to Holy Week services. One may also add hymns or readings to make an entire Holy Week service.

Duration: ca. 20:00 Medium

$16.00 $7.95

70-009P

Preview Pack (CD + Score)

$8.00

70-009

Choral Score

$6.00

70-009A

Full Score

$25.00

70-009B

String Quartet/Quintet Parts

$70.00

70-009CD

CD Recording

$8.00

+ CHILDREN

A Festival of Passion Readings and Hymns Michael Burkhardt Readings by Max Lucado SATB and Organ, with opt. Instruments A festival of hymns and readings that centers on the events of Holy Week.

The suggested readings are an adaption of "The Final Week of Jesus" taken from And the Angels Were Silent by Max Lucado and are found in the Leader’s Guide to this publication, which also includes performance notes and options. The work features optional parts for children and includes options for congregation participation. Duration: 50:00 Moderately Easy

A Choral Work for Holy Week

70-150P

Preview Pack (CD + Score)

70-150

Choral Score

70-150L

Leader’s Guide

$16.00 $7.95 $12.00

70-150ORG Organ Score

$10.00

70-150A

opt. Full Score

$30.00

70-150B

opt. Instrumental Parts

$50.00

(Handbells, Orff Ensemble, 2 Trumpets in B-flat or C, 2 Trombones, Timpani, Clarinet in B-flat, Violin, Bass Instrument, Bassoon or Cello, opt. Horn in F, opt. C Instrument)

70-150HB

opt. Handbell Parts

$16.00

Choral Music—30 Years Bestsellers | 15

Crown Him with Many Crowns

For thirty years, MorningStar Music has published quality music suited to fit the needs of congregations.

We have compiled a list of perennial bestsellers released each of our thirty years to celebrate these pieces, which continue to stand the test of time. Below is a snapshot of the Lent and Easter works from the list.

For a complete list, visit our website.

To Dust

Karen Marrolli SATB and Piano 50-3414 Choral Score

LENT/HOLY WEEK Ah, Holy Jesus

$1.70

Ubi caritas

John Ferguson SATB and Viola 50-3012 Choral Score 50-3012A Viola Part

$1.95 $5.00

James Biery SATB a cappella 50-3055 Choral Score

$2.25

Were You There?

Ah, Holy Jesus

Donald McCullough SATB and Organ 50-3480 Choral Score

$1.95

Come, Ye Disconsolate

Raymond H. Haan SATB, Organ, and Cello/Bass Instrument 50-3502 Choral Score

Instrumental Part

$2.50 Included in score

What Have We Done? (Senzeni na)

Terre Johnson SATB and Piano 50-2602 Choral Score

$1.95

Create in Me

Hal H. Hopson SATB, Solo, and Keyboard 50-3505 Choral Score

Michael Burkhardt SATB divisi (Two-Part Treble Voices, TB divisi), and Piano, with opt. Handbells 50-3060 Choral Score $1.95

Instrumental Parts Included in score

What Wondrous Love

Create In Me

John Ferguson SATB and Viola 50-6509 Choral Score

Instrumental Parts

Terre Johnson SATB and Piano 50-3078 Choral Score

$2.25

$2.25

$1.95

Who Is This?

$1.95 Included in score

EASTER $1.95

I Want Jesus to Walk with Me Raymond H. Haan SATB and Piano 50-9002 Choral Score

$1.70

My Song Is Love Unknown Edwin T. Childs SATB and Keyboard 50-3044 Choral Score

Out of the Depths

Richard Frost SATB, Piano, and Violin 50-3209 Choral Score

Violin Part

$1.95 Complimentary Download

Take My Mother Home

Andrew Clarke SATB and Soprano Solo a cappella 50-3027 Choral Score

$1.85

The Tree of Life

Alfred V. Fedak SATB and Organ, with opt. Brass Quartet or Brass Quintet 50-4014 Choral Score $1.85 50-4014A Instrumental Parts $20.00 Hal H. Hopson SATB, Congregation, and Organ, with opt. Handbells, Brass Quartet/Quintet, Timpani 50-4039A Choral Score $1.85 50-4039 Full Score $15.00 50-4039B Instrumental Parts $20.00

Christ Is Arisen, Let Us Sing Let All the Nations Praise the Lord Kenneth T. Kosche SATB, Keyboard, and Brass Quartet 50-4035 Choral Score

Instrumental Parts

$1.95 Included in score

Christ the Lord Is Risen Again

The Mind of Christ (Contemplation of the Cross)

K. Lee Scott SATB or SAB and Organ, with opt. Violin 50-3400 Choral Score 50-3400A Violin Part

Begin the Song of Glory Now

Christ Is Alive! $1.85

$1.95 $3.00

K. Lee Scott SATB, Congregation, and Organ, with opt. Brass Quartet and Handbells 50-3000 Choral Score $2.25 50-3000A Instrumental Parts $25.00 50-3000B Full Score $15.00

Easter Introit

John Ferguson SATB, Organ, and Brass Quartet, with opt. Handbells and Timpani 50-4055 Choral Score $1.70 50-4055A Full Score $8.00 50-4055B Instrumental Parts $25.00

Festival Alleluia

James J. Chepponis Congregation, Cantor, and Organ, with opt. SATB and [Choir, Brass Quartet/Quintet, Timpani, Suspended Cymbal, Flute, Handbells] or [Full Orchestra] 80-847A Choral Score $1.95 80-847 Full Score $10.00 80-847B Instrumental Parts $35.00

God’s Right Hand and Holy Arm

K. Lee Scott SATB, Congregation, and Organ, with opt. Brass Quartet, Timpani, Handbells 50-4026A Choral Score 50-4026 Full Score 50-4026B Instrumental Parts

$2.25 $15.00 $25.00

Hail Thee, Festival Day

Robert Scholz SATB divisi a cappella 50-9017 Choral Score

For God So Loved the World Dale Grotenhuis SATB and Keyboard 50-9021 Choral Score

David M. Cherwien SATB, Congregation, and Organ, with opt. Brass Quartet 60-4008 Choral Score $2.25 60-4008A Full Score $11.00 60-4008B Instrumental Parts $25.00

Philip W. J. Stopford SATB divisi and Organ, with opt. Brass Quintet with Timpani 50-8210 Choral Score $2.25 50-8210A Full Score $20.00 50-8210B Instrumental Parts $30.00

Christ, Victorious: Christ, Now Reigning

Stephen Caracciolo SATB, Congregation, and Organ, with opt. Brass Quartet, Timpani 50-8202A Choral Score $1.85 50-8202 Full Score $7.50 50-8202B Instrumental Parts $25.00 50-8202D Hymn Accompaniment $1.50

Hal H. Hopson SATB, Congregation, and Organ, with opt. Handbells, Brass Quartet/Quintet, and Timpani 60-4004A Choral Score $1.95 60-4004 Full Score $8.00 60-4004B Instrumental Parts $30.00

In Thee Is Gladness

Daniel Kallman SATB and Organ, with opt. C Instrument or SATB, Brass Quintet, and Organ, with opt. Timpani and Cymbals 50-9058 Choral Score $2.25 50-9058A Full Score $20.00 50-9058B Instrumental Parts $35.00

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

Jeremy J. Bankson SATB, Congregation, Organ, and Brass Quintet, opt. Percussion 60-4005A Choral Score $1.50 60-4005 Full Score 15.00 60-4005B Instrumental Parts $25.00

O Risen Lord

K. Lee Scott SAB, Organ, and Oboe 50-4405 Choral Score

Oboe Part

$1.95 Complimentary Download

The Lamb

Gerald Patrick Coleman / arr. Mark Hayes SATB and Keyboard 50-4045 Choral Score

$2.25

The Lamb

Gerald Patrick Coleman Two-Part Mixed Voices and Keyboard 50-4001 Choral Score

$1.85

This Joyful Eastertide

Jeremy J. Bankson SATB divisi and Organ, with opt. Brass Quartet or Brass Quintet, Timpani 60-4007A Choral Score 60-4007 Full Score 60-4007B Instrumental Parts

$2.25 $15.00 $25.00

Yonder Come Day

Michael Burkhardt SSA a cappella 50-5811 Choral Score

$1.95

16 | Organ Music—NEW

Li s te n o nl i ne !

In Memoriam

To God Be the Glory

M. Burkhardt; C. Callahan; R. Haan; N. Harmon; W. Held; K. Kosche; S. Owens; C. Peery; R. Powell; K. Uppercue

Michael Burkhardt

Funeral Music for Organ

A Hymn Fantasy for Organ

This is a useful collection to keep by the organ console for use at funerals. Contains mostly previously published music from various MorningStar collections over the years, with two new works by Charles E. Peery and Kevin Uppercue. The pieces are short (2-4 pages) and are moderately easy.

Tunes: ADORO TE DEVOTE (ADORO DEVOTE/ADORO TE), BEACH SPRING, CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN, EVENTIDE, IN PARADISUM, JESU, MEINE FREUDE, NEW BRITAIN (AMAZING GRACE), O WELT, ICH MUSS DICH LASSEN (INNSBRUCK), RESIGNATION, SALLEY GARDENS, SLANE, ST. AGNES, and VILLE DU HAVRE.

Moderately Easy

10-432

$20.00

The Festival Hymn Collection, Volume 3 Samuel Metzger Following the success of the first two volumes (The first volume is titled The Coral Ridge Festival Hymn Collection), Volume 3 contains festival verse settings of well-known hymns with optional descants for use with congregations and choirs. For each hymn an introduction, standard verse setting, often an interlude, and a concluding stanza are provided. Perfect for celebratory occasions. Tunes included are: ANDREWS, AZMON, CORONATION, DUKE STREET, GERMANY (FULDA/GARDINER/WALTON), HENDON, LAUDA ANIMA (PRAISE, MY SOUL), MESSAGE, MIT FREUDEN ZART (BOHEMIAN BRETHREN), NETTLETON, NEW BRITAIN (AMAZING GRACE), REVIVE US AGAIN, SOLID ROCK, ST. CATHERINE, and TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

Medium

10-434

$37.00

Volumes 1 and 2 are also available. See page 20.

Processionals & Recessionals for Festive Occasions Bach; Boëllmann; Brahms; Burkhardt; Clarke; Elgar; Handel; Holst; Marcello; Mendelssohn; Mouret; Wagner

To God Be the Glory is a substantial recital or service piece. Burkhardt morphs the tune TO GOD BE THE GLORY through many moods, from playful to triumphant. A brief quote of ST. CHRISTOPHER (“Beneath the Cross of Jesus”) appears, and the music builds to a thundering close.

Medium

10-639 $10.00

The Stars and Stripes Forever

ORGAN DUET

John Philip Sousa arr. Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault Arranged by the Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault, this setting is part of the Chenault Organ Duet Series.

A tour de force recital piece, this beloved Sousa march reflects the flair and exuberance of the duo themselves. Whimsical touches in the ornamentation and arrangement will delight the players and audience alike.

Medium

10-695 $16.00

Prayerful Preludes, Set 10 Robert J. Powell The composer’s intent for this very popular series was to write introspective, quiet pieces for moments in the worship service which require them. The pieces are two to three pages in length. Based on familiar hymn tunes, Set 10 contains: LUX BENIGNA, MENDEBRAS, NETTLETON, and PENITENCE. Easy

10-987 $10.00

arr. Michael Burkhardt Popular organist and composer Michael Burkhardt set his hand to some well-known tunes and the result is a useful volume for weddings and other festive occasions, all in one place. Includes arrangements of the hymn tunes HYMN TO JOY (ODE TO JOY), O PERFECT LOVE, ST. ANTHONY’S CHORALE, THAXTED, and WERDE MUNTER. The other material is not hymnbased but is equally beloved and useful.

Medium

10-455

$33.00

Digital catalog for Organ and Piano available at morningstarmusic.com

Fred J. Cooper Organ Book

Five Compositions for Organ Solo Jeffrey Brillhart; Matthew Glandorf; David Schelat; Kathleen Scheide; Kile Smith Commissioned by the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), the Fred J. Cooper Organ Book celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Five composers from the Philadelphia area were selected to contribute a brief, accessible solo organ work. Each composer received a general guideline for the style of piece they were to write. The results are nicely varied, with opportunities for colorful registrations. Useful for worship and recital use.

Medium

8544 $22.00

Li s te n o nl i ne !

Organ Music—Recent | 17

Reflections

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Nine Hymn Arrangements Celebrating 150 Years of Organ Music in Salt Lake City

Eight Hymn Settings for Organ Clay Christiansen

Mormon Tabernacle organist Clay Christiansen has written eight creative settings of well-known hymn tunes that are useful for worship services. While the opportunity for varied colors certainly exists within his writing, the pieces are also effective on modest-sized instruments. Tunes: CWM RHONDDA; DIX; EVENTIDE; HYFRYDOL; MIT FREUDEN ZART; PILOT; ROYAL OAK; SLANE.

Moderately Easy

10-664 $22.00

F. Ashdown; C. Christiansen; R. Christiansen; R. Elliott; B. Goodliffe; N. Harmon; J. Kasen; L. Margetts; A. Unsworth Produced in celebration of the AGO West Regional Convention in Salt Lake City in June of 2017, this collection contains hymn-based settings by nine different Salt Lake City organists. Hymn tunes include: BETHANY, CRUSADER’S HYMN, LUCAS, MORMON, NEED, PILOT, PROSPECT OF HEAVEN, RELIANCE, SINCLAIR, and TOPLADY.

Medium

Variations on Engelberg

10-217

Kyle Johnson A set of three variations on the tune ENGELBERG. The descriptive titles are: Prelude Dance, Improvisation for Offertory or Communion, and Swing That Postlude.

Moderately Easy

10-694 $10.00

36 Flexible Hymn-Based Extemporizations

$22.00

See page 20

Using Techniques Found in Off the Page and Off the Page, Too Donald Rotermund

Twelve Spanish and Latin American Hymn Settings for Organ

The pieces vary in difficulty and may be combined to create partita-like pieces appropriate for preludes, voluntaries, or postludes. They may also be used as hymn introductions, interludes, and codas.

Easy

Charles Callahan

10-988

Cantad al Señor

Charles Callahan provides twelve settings of Spanish and Latin American hymn tunes (including two for Christmas) in this collection. Nine of them have easy or minimal pedal parts or could be played on any keyboard instrument, making this a useful and timely addition to your repertoire.

A complete contents listing is available on the website.

Moderately Easy

10-684 $20.00

Prayerful Preludes, Set 9 Robert J. Powell This tremendously popular series is intended for use as quiet, meditative music for preludes or any spot in worship that might call for it. Accessible and useful, this newest volume contains the hymn tunes DONA NOBIS PACEM; GERMANY (“Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life”); and ST. MARGARET (“O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go”).

Easy

10-787 $10.00

Birthday Parodies Five charming parodies of “Happy Birthday To You,” in the style of Bach (“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”), Beethoven (“Hallelujah-Mount of Olives”), Scott Joplin (“Original Rags”), and John Philip Sousa (“The Stars and Stripes Forever”).

Moderately Difficult

10-452

Toccata

$10.00 ORGAN DUET

Bruce Neswick A brilliant and rhythmic toccata for two organists. A perfect concert piece that is partcularly effective as closer or encore selection. Part of the Chenault Organ Duo Series.

Medium

10-687

Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 Ottorino Respighi / Trans. Kevin Uppercue A transcription of the first suite to one of Respighi’s most famous and much-beloved works. The orchestral suite itself is a transcription of sixteenth-century lute works, of which Respighi also transcribed for piano 2- and 4-hands.

The transcriber of this edition used the orchestral setting in order to match the orchestral instruments to their corresponding organ stops with as much accuracy as possible. The transciption is idiomatic and a delight to play.

Medium

8431

$12.00

$20.00

“Nocturne” from Shylock Gabriel Fauré / Trans. Daniel Pinkham Fauré (1845–1924) composed his beautiful, brooding “Nocturne” from Shylock in 1889. Originally scored for string orchestra, it is deftly arranged for organ.

Moderately Easy

4238

Dan Miller

$35.00

$9.00

Sheep May Safely Graze J. S. Bach / Arr. Daniel Pinkham “Sheep May Safely Graze” comes from Cantata No. 208, Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd (“What pleases me above all is the lively hunt”) also known as the Hunting Cantata, which J. S. Bach composed in honor of the birthday of Duke Christian of Sachsen-Weissenfels in 1713. This aria is arranged in a simplified version for organ by Daniel Pinkham (1923–2006).

Moderately Easy

4453

$9.00

18 | Organ Music—Lent Lenten Postludes for Organ

Good Friday Reflections

James Biery; Michael Burkhardt; Charles Callahan; David M. Cherwien; Wilbur Held; Robert A. Hobby; Mark Jones; Kristina Langlois; Richard Peek; David Schelat

Organ Meditations on Stations of the Cross David M. Cherwien

Extant work on tunes: AUS TIEFER NOT; DEO GRACIAS (AGINCOURT HYMN);

REDHEAD 76; HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN; HERZLIEBSTER JESU; KAS DZIEDAJA; SHADES MOUNTAIN; STABAT MATER

JERUSALEM; JESUS, MEINE ZUVERSICHT; KINGSFOLD; LEONI (YIGDAL); RATHBUN; ROCKINGHAM OLD (ROCKINGHAM); WEM IN LEIDENSTAGEN; WHEN JESUS WEPT.

Medium

10-362

$19.00

Tunes: AN WASSERFLÜSSEN BABYLON with EIN LÄMMLEIN GEHT; GETHSEMANE/

Medium

10-365 $18.00

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Ten Preludes and Postludes for Lent, Easter, and General Use

Lamb of God Most Holy Five Postludes for Lent Robert Lau

Charles Callahan Tunes: BEECHER; CROSS OF JESUS; EASTER HYMN (WORGAN); FORTUNATUS;

(PASSION CHORALE); O LAMM GOTTES, UNSCHULDIG; PANGE LINGUA; WEM IN LEIDENSTAGEN

HORSLEY; HYFRYDOL; ICH GLAUB AN GOTT; JUDAS MACCABAEUS; ROCKINGHAM OLD (ROCKINGHAM); ST. CATHERINE; ST. FLAVIAN; ST. KEVIN; STRAF MICH NICHT; VRUECHTEN.

Medium

Moderately Easy

Tunes: AUS DER TIEFE RUFE ICH (HEINLEIN); HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN

10-334 $20.00

10-372

$10.00

Ah, Holy Jesus

Eight Lenten Chorales for Manuals

Six Lenten Hymn Improvisations Michael Burkhardt Tunes: HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN/PASSION CHORALE; FORTUNATUS NEW; HERR CHRIST, DER EINIG GOTTS SOHN; HERZLIEBSTER JESU; O LAMM GOTTES, UNSCHULDIG; PANGE LINGUA.

Moderately Easy

10-348

Five Lenten and Holy Week Hymn Settings

Tunes: CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN; AN

Mark E. Bloedow

WASSERFLÜSEEN BABYLON; O LAMM GOTTES, UNSCHULDIG; DER AM KREUZ; HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN; SCHMÜCKE DICH, O LIEBE SEELE; RINGE RECHT, WENN GOTTES GNADE; O WELT, ICH MUSS DICH LASSEN.

Moderately Easy to Moderately Difficult

$14.00

10-307

$7.50

Beneath the Cross:

Improvisations for the Lenten Season Tunes: ABERYSTWYTH; CHRISTE, DU LAMM GOTTES; HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN; JESU KREUZ, LEIDEN UND PEIN; VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN/ST. THEODULPH; WONDROUS LOVE.

Medium to Moderately Difficult

Tunes: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM; DULCE CARMEN; HENDON; LUISE; MARTYN; MORECAMBE; NOVA VITA; NYLAND; OLIVET; PANGE LINGUA; ROCKINGHAM; ST. CHRISTOPHER; WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT.

$19.00

Three Lenten Hymn Settings for Organ

Were You There Three Organ Pieces for Lent Rebecca Kleintop Owens

Robert A. Hobby

The first piece is an adagio setting of WERE YOU THERE. A toccata on LATROBE (Go to Dark Geth-

Medium to Moderately Difficult

semane) follows. The final piece incorporates both HAMBURG and WONDROUS LOVE, beginning quietly and building to a thunderous finale.

Moderately Easy

10-311, Set 1

TWENTY-FOURTH; DER AM KREUZ; THE KING’S MAJESTY.

10-385

$12.00

$5.50

$9.00

MARTYRDOM; ST. CHRISTOPHER; KAS DZIEDAJA.

10-322, Set 3

$9.00

SHADES MOUNTAIN; SOJOURNER; WEM IN LEIDENSTAGEN.

Wondrous Cross: Three Organ Pieces for Lent

Lamb of God

James Biery Includes a gentle, reflective setting of ROCKINGHAM; a poignant HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN; and a toccata on VEXILLA REGIS. Medium to Moderately Difficult

10-429

10-319, Set 2

$11.00

Five Lenten Hymn Settings David Cherwien O LAMM GOTTES, UNSCHULDIG; SOUTHWELL; ST. CHRISTOPHER; GETHSEMANE; HAMBURG.

Easy to Medium

10-302

Moderately Easy to Medium

10-325

$8.00

Tunes: AUS DER TIEFE RUFE ICH with A LA VENUE DE

Wilbur Held

10-327

HEAD 76; ACK, VAD ÄR DOCK LIVET HÄR; HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN/PASSION CHORALE; WERE YOU THERE.

Charles Callhan

Easy to Medium

$16.00

Tunes: HERZLIEBSTER JESU; GETHSEMANE/RED-

A Lenten Suite

13 Contemplations for Lent and General Use

Paul Manz

10-300

Paul Kickstat

$9.00

NOËL; WERE YOU THERE; CROSS OF JESUS; HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN.

Medium

10-312

$10.00

5 Lenten Hymn Improvisations Michael Burkhardt Five favorite hymns congregations love to sing. Accessible and appealing. Tunes: ELLACOMBE; HAMBURG; HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN; LOVE UNKNOWN; NAAR MIT ÖIE.

Medium 10-309

$12.00

Thine the Glory: Organ Music for Lent and Easter Michael Burkhardt; Charles Callahan; David M. Cherwien; Wilbur Held; Robert A. Hobby Easily learned and frequently used for organists of most denominations and skill levels.

For Lent: MARTYRDOM; FOUNDATION; BOURBON; NEAR THE CROSS; JESU, MEINE FREUDE; HAMBURG. For Easter: TRURO; SALVE FESTA DIES; EASTER HYMN; DUNLAP’S CREEK.

Moderately Easy to Medium

10-301

$21.00

Organ Music—Easter | 19

Christ Is Alive!

For all your Lent & Easter needs

Five Preludes for Easter

Five Organ Solos for Easter

David Schelat

Matthew H. Corl If you like pieces that are challenging and bit more showy than run-of-the-mill, this collection is for you. Although not necessarily difficult, they do take some working out. The results will be well worth it. The collection contains a rousing prelude on TRURO; a toccata on EASTER HYMN; two variants on O FILII ET FILIAE; trumpet tune on DIADEMATA; and a quieter trio on VRUECHTEN. Matthew Corl writes in an ebullient style that is both fun to play and fun to hear.

Medium

10-445

$14.00

David Schelat always has a fresh approach (stylistically, rhythmically, or harmonically) to the tunes he uses, and this collection is no exception.

EASTER HYMN is set to a lilting waltz, LANCASHIRE as an imitative trio, GAUDEAMUS PARITER as a lively dance, GELOBT SEI GOTT as a fugal setting with a cantus firmus in the pedal, and CHRIST IST ERSTANDEN as a baroque slow movement with a solo for cornet registration. Interesting and rewarding to play and hear.

Medium

10-431

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$12.00

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Easter Music for Manuals

Two Festive Hymn Settings

Charles Callahan

Dan Miller

Set 1, 10-408

$11.00

Tunes: CHRIST IST ERSTANDEN; EASTER HYMN; GELOBT SEI GOTT; MIT FREUDEN ZART; O FILII ET FILIAE; SALZBURG; VICTIMAE PASCHALI LAUDES; VREUCHTEN.

Royal procession on VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN/ST. THEODULPH and “Festival Alleluia” based on LASST UNS ERFREUEN. Medium to Moderately Difficult

10-419 $9.00

Moderately Easy

Set 2, 10-424

$9.00

Tunes: LLANFAIR; DUKE STREET; EASTER HYMN; HYMN TO JOY; REGINA CAELI; LANCASHIRE; AD CENAM AGNI; CRIMOND; JUDAS MACCABAEUS.

Easy

Partita on At the Lamb’s High Feast John Ferguson Based on SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT. Eight movements reflect eight hymn stanzas.

Imaginative text painting. Hymn sheet insert included for congregational participation.

Medium

10-400 $10.00

Improvisations for the Easter Season

Thine the Glory:

Paul Manz Tunes: Toccata on AUF, AUF, MEIN HERZ; BRYN

Organ Music for Lent and Easter

CALFARIA; EASTER HYMN; GELOBT SE GOTT; JESUS, MEINE ZUVERSICHT; LASST UNS ERFREUEN; NOËL NOUVELET; SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT.

Michael Burkhardt; Charles Callahan; Wilbur Held ; David M. Cherwien; Robert A. Hobby

James Biery

Medium to Difficult

Solid, challenging. Traditional tonality.

Includes: Toccata on GAUDEAMUS PARITER/AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM; Chorale Chaconne on MIT FREUDEN ZART; Prelude on VRUECHTEN. Moderately Difficult

10-402 $13.00

Easily learned and frequently used for organists of most denominations and skill levels. For Lent: MARTYRDOM; FOUNDATION;

10-413 $10.00

Michael Burkhardt

Three for Easter

Set 1, 10-403

An Easter Suite Charles Callahan Three movement work: I. Procession on Gaudeamus pariter and CHRIST IST ERSTANDEN; II. Meditation on O FILII ET FILIAE; III. Toccata on O FILII ET FILIAE. Medium to Moderately Difficult

10-401 $11.00

Three Easter Hymn Settings Robert A. Hobby Serviceable length and function. Includes: AUF, AUF, MEIN HERZ; LASST UNS ERFREUEN; JUDAS MACCABAEUS.

Moderately Easy to Medium

10-421 $9.00

BOURBON; NEAR THE CROSS; JESU, MEINE FREUDE; HAMBURG. For Easter: TRURO; SALVE FESTA DIES; EASTER HYMN; DUNLAP’S CREEK.

Five Easter Season Hymn Improvisations

Moderately Easy to Medium

$14.00

ACH GOTT UND HERR; BRYN CALFARIA; DIADEMATA; DUKE STREET; VRUECHTEN.

Medium to Moderately Difficult

Set 2, 10-412

$11.00

CARBERRY TOWER; GELOBT SEI GOTT; NOEL NOUVELET; O FILII ET FILIAE; SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT.

Moderately Easy to Moderately Difficult

Partita on Diademata Charles Callahan Includes Procession, Chorale, Ornamented Chorale, Due, Trio, Meditation, and Voluntary. (Two movements for manuals only.)

Easy to Medium

10-409 $9.00

10-301 $21.00

In Quiet Joy (Easter Triptych) John Ferguson Tunes include: GELOBT SEI GOTT; EASTER HYMN; VRUECHTEN.

Medium

10-422 $8.00

Varied Hymn Accompaniments for Easter Paul Manz AUF, AUF, MEIN HERZ; BRYN CALFARIA; EASTER HYMN; GELOBT SE GOTT; JESUS, MEINE ZUVERSICHT; LASST UNS ERFREUEN; NOËL NOUVELET; SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT.

Moderately Easy to Medium

10-410 $7.50

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As Though the Whole Creation Cried

The Art of Hymn Playing

Fifty Hymn Harmonizations for Organ

250 Introductions, Preludes, Free Accompaniments, & Alternate Harmonizations

Michael Burkhardt

Charles Callahan

Covers all the seasons of the church year. Designed to help enrich and assist congregational singing. Includes a seasonal index as well as an index of additional resources. Usable week after week. Visit our website for a complete listing of tunes and sample pages.

Easy to Medium

Charles Callahan’s years of leading worship from the console are reflected in these expansive collections of useful pieces for the church organist. A CD of the composer playing several of these settings is also included. Visit our website for a complete listing of tunes and sample pages.

Easy to Medium

10-597, Volume 1

$37.00

10-555, Volume 1

$37.00

10-607, Volume 2

$37.00

10-606, Volume 2

$29.95

Off the Page

Off the Page, Too

King of Instruments

Tips and Techniques for Creating Hymn-Based Organ Settings

Joyce Jones

Donald Rotermund

This book provides a short, easy introduction to the organ. Intended to provide pianists a quick method that will get them playing as rapidly as possible.

Although quite easy, the hymn-based pieces included in this book can be used as voluntaries in church or as introductions to the hymns on which they are based.

These books give organists the techniques necessary to create a variety of pleasant settings based on the notes of the hymnal harmonizations. The hymnal serves as the basic printed resource for taking something “off the page.” Each self-directed chapter treats a different technique. Off the Page, Too includes more advanced concepts, such as modifying inner voices, changing tonality, and ornamenting melodies.

Book I, 90-33

$38.00

Book II, 90-56

$30.00

90-29

$29.95

Creative Hymn Playing

Improvisation, Exercises, and Repertoire Michael Burkhardt Discover new ways to think about playing hymns with this performance guidebook for organists!

A great tool to help improve hymn playing and invigorate congregational singing. Features include an overall view of hymn playing in the context of worship, tips for improvising, an introduction to core improvisation techniques and skills, sequentially structured core improvisation preparation exercises, and 30 written-down improvisations on hymn tunes further illustrating core improvisation techniques and forms, useful as hymn introductions and voluntaries in worship. Spiral-bound.

Moderately Easy

10-380 $29.95

The Festival Hymn Collection Samuel Metzger Each collection includes 15 well-known hymns with optional descants for use with congregations and choirs. For each hymn an introduction, standard verse setting, often an interlude, and a concluding stanza are provided. Visit our website for a complete list of contents and sample pages.

Moderately Easy

10-211, Volume 1

$28.00

10-225, Volume 2

$37.00

NOW AVAILABLE! 10-434, Volume 3

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Organ Music | 21

ECS/AGO African American Organ Series The pieces in this series are not only of the highest quality, but also illustrate the artistic variety among a people who are bonded historically.

WILLIAM B. COOPER

J. ROLAND BRAITHWAITE

MARK FAX

Meditation on Steal Away

Prelude on the Spiritual O Fix Me

Three Organ Pieces

William B. Cooper (1920–1993) wrote this meditation in 1964. It is a gentle, short piece based on a universally known spiritual. His treatment of the theme is unusual, played in the pedal within a framework on slowly moving chords in 3/4 time, giving the impression of a lullaby.

Medium

5126

$6.55

Spiritual Lullaby

A lovely piece based on the Christmas spiritual, Baby Bethlehem. It begins as a gently rocking trio, restrained and peaceful, building up to an unexpected climax of strong, shifting chords, and ends as serenely and quietly as it began.

Medium

5118

$6.55

A peaceful prelude with Oboe stop highlighting the melody to this prayerful spiritual.

Moderately Easy

5117

$5.50

The best description of these pieces is given by the composer himself: “No. 1 is elemental—but not quite primitive in nature. No. 2 is the quintessence of refinement. No. 3 is ‘big city’ organ music.”

Medium

ROGER DICKERSON

5121

Chorale Prelude on Das neugeborne Kindelein

ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK

The Baroque chorale prelude is the model for this lovely organ piece; the theme is in the pedal with three contrapuntal voices in the manuals. The composer’s twentieth century harmonic idiom and the soaring 4' flute melody in the pedal gives the piece an original sound and an aura of quiet joy and tranquil beauty.

Medium

5120

$6.55

$13.60

Toccata on Veni Emmanuel

Although many composers have based compositions on this well-known Advent hymn, few are as powerful and vigorous as this one. Written in a driving 5/8 time throughout, the uneven note values of the tune give a sense of urgency to the whole piece. An exciting addition to the organ literature for Advent.

Moderately Difficult

5122

$9.00

RECENT RELEASES STEVEN SAMETZ

RICHARD WIENHORST

Tenebræ factæ sunt

Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands

An expansive organ solo based on the Fifth Responsory for Matins of the Good Friday Service (Ambrosian Chant). A descriptive musical setting of darkness covering the earth and Christ crying out “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” A powerful and moving solo appropriate for Good Friday, or for concert use.

Moderately Difficult

8358

The chorale melody which serves as the cantus firmus is based on CHRIST IST ERSTANDEN, which is also used in a frequently performed hymn for Easter Sunday. Composer's facsimile edition.

Medium

5513

$8.30

$10.00

DAVID CONTE

Chorale and Gigue

GW YNETH WALKER

Beside the Still Waters

This music is based upon the folk prayer, inspired by the 23rd Psalm: “Beside the still waters, I will lay my body down, with breezes floating o’er me, and a garland for my crown. I will see the Light Eternal. I will breathe the open air. Beside the still waters, O Lord, please lead me there.’

Moderately Easy

8148

$7.90

Chorale and Gigue was commissioned by the Atlanta Chapter of the American Guild of Organists in celebration of its centennial and composed in memory of William Weaver. The premiere performance took place on September 9, 2014; Alan Morrison, organist. Total duration: 6:30 Medium

8171

$14.00

RONALD PERERA

Hymnos

RONALD PERERA This aria received its premier at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA, on December 4, 2005. The composer’s musical language is contemporary but completely satisfying. The lyricism and the beautiful formal elements are engaging to the player and the listener. Duration: 3:00 Medium

Hymnos is replete with many well-known, well-loved hymns: ”Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning” (STAR IN THE EAST); “All my hope on God is founded” (MICHAEL); “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” (HYFRYDOL); “Amazing Grace” (NEW BRITAIN); “Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun,” (DUKE STREET); “Holy, Holy, Holy!” (NICAEA); “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones, (LASST UNS ERFREUEN;) and “Jerusalem, My Happy Home” (LAND OF REST).

Medium

8357

8101

Aria

$9.00

$13.10

22 | Piano Music The Quiet Center

Piano Music for Advent and Christmas

2017 BESTSELLER

Thomas Keesecker A collection of eight reflective pieces for the seasons of Advent and Christmas. Familiar melodies are set with warmth and great care to give the listener room to reflect. Extremely effective writing. A CD, recorded by the composer, is also available.

Moderately Easy

15-843

Piano Book

$16.95

15-843CD Recording

$8.00

Celtic Collection

We Are Gathered

Charles Callahan

Charles Callahan

Charles Callahan lends a quiet elegance to this piano book of the Celtic tunes AR HYD Y NOS; COLUMCILLE; CRIMOND; DURROW;

Well-developed hymn tune settings for the intermediate pianist. Sensitive and sensible writing. Tunes: AURELIA; BEAT-

FEILE BRIGHDE; KELVINGROVE; LLANFYLLIN; RHOSYMEDRE; ST. COLUMBA; SLANE; THE ASH GROVE. The arrangements are full of

ITUDO; BEECHER; BRADBURY; DIX; HOLY MANNA; JESUS LOVES ME; KINGSFOLD; LET US BREAK BREAD; NICAEA; NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT; OLIVET; ST. COLUMBA

12 Piano Meditations on Celtic Melodies

12 Hymn Meditations for Piano

his usual musicality and inventiveness.

Moderately Easy

Moderately Easy

15-842 $14.95

15-760 $15.95

Just a Closer Walk

Tell the Story

Eight American Hymns for Piano in Jazz Style Chuck Marohnic

Ten Gospel Hymn Arrangements for Piano Anna Laura Page Tunes: CONVERSE; HANKEY; LET US BREAK BREAD; MARCHING

EVENTIDE; HOLY MANNA; DENNIS; LAND OF REST.

TO ZION; MARTYRDOM; MY REDEEMER; ST. CHRISTOPHER; SOJOURNER; SOLID ROCK; THOMPSON.

Medium

Moderately Easy

15-841 $16.95

15-850 $16.95

Tunes: CLOSER WALK; BEACH SPRING; CONVERSE; NETTLETON;

A Mighty Fortress

Piano Meditations on Great Hymns of Faith Michael Larkin Tunes: AUSTRIA; CONVERSE; EIN FESTE BURG; HE LEADETH ME; LEAD ME, LORD, NEW BRITAIN; NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT; OLIVET; SLANE; VILLE DU HAVRE.

Moderately Easy

15-750 $15.95

All Creatures of Our God and King Piano Music for Worship Michael Larkin These piano compositions can be creatively used in may ways during worship, either as preludes and postludes, interludes, communion meditations, even possibly as hymn introductions. Tunes: ADORO TE DEVOTE; HYFRYDOL; LASST UNS ERFREUEN; SIMPLE GIFTS; UBI CARITAS.

Moderately Easy

15-765 $15.95

Be Thou My Vision

Ten Meditative Hymns for Piano Michael Larkin

From the British Isles

Tunes: ADORO TE DEVOTE; BEACH SPRING; LONESOME VALLEY;

Nine Traditional Melodies for Solo Piano

NETTLETON; NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT; PICARDY; SLANE; SWING LOW; THE ASH GROVE; WONDROUS LOVE.

John Carter

Moderately Easy to Medium

15-832 $15.95

Tunes: BUNESSAN; CANDLER; FOREST GREEN; KINGSFOLD; SLANE; ST. COLUMBA; ST. DENIO; SUO-GAN; TERRA BEATA.

Moderately Easy

15-851 $14.95

Simple Gifts

Piano Meditations on American Hymn Tunes and Spirituals for Piano Michael Larkin

Tunes: BALM IN GILEAD; BREAK BREAD TOGETHER; DEEP RIVER; FOUNDATION; HAMBURG; HANSON PLACE; HOLY MANNA; SIMPLE GIFTS; WAYFARIN’ STRANGER; WERE YOU THERE.

Moderately Easy

15-836 $16.95

Rejoice, the Lord Is King!

Arrangements for Piano Mark Patterson Tunes: DARWALL’S 148TH; EASTER HYMN; HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN; JESUS LOVES ME; JUDAS MACCABAEUS; LOBE DEN HERREN; PASSION CHORALE; PENTECOST; PICARDY; RESIGNATION; ST. AGNES; ST. ELIZABETH; VENI EMMANUEL.

Medium

15-799 $16.95

Piano Music | 23 NEW!

DAV I D E VA N T H O M A S

Variations on Dona nobis pacem

The singing of Dona nobis pacem is an annual holiday tradition at the Eastman School of Music. I wrote the Variations on Dona nobis pacem to play at a gathering of University of Rochester alumni in November of 2016. In creating a solo piano piece from vocal material, I introduce the tune alone, then its bass, which is similar to that of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Nine variations and a finale follow in a variety of styles that recall Classical and Romantic-period composers. —David Evan Thomas Duration: 6:30 Intermediate

8545 $7.75

PIANO METHOD BOOKS from STEPHEN CHATMAN Mix and Match — Performance Books

by Stephen Chatman and Tara Wohlberg Mix and Match is an imaginative and diverse set of supplementary albums. It is designed as a rare, innovative mix-and-match complement to any standard piano method book. Through an array of stylistically varied pieces, all paired with harmonically rich duets, the beginning student will be musically engaged and challenged.

Ideal for recitals or festivals, these pieces are pedagogically sound yet captivating, representing the entire scope of the keyboard. With a sense of fun, the titles and lyrics lure the student into deeper musicianship and artistry, inspiring the beginner to move forward and succeed on his or her musical journey.

Using a multi-key, five-finger approach, these albums contain pieces between Primer and Level 1. The sequence of pieces is incremental in difficulty, loosely corresponding in pedagogical approach to popular method books.

These books include a CD as well as access to downloadable audio tracks to help enhance the performance experience and to speed learning.

7.0706

Primer Level

$14.95

7.0707

Level 1

$14.95

7.0708

Primer and Level 1 for Older Beginners $15.95

Preludes for Piano, Book 4

The final book in a diverse collection of programmatic pieces spanning the elementary level through advanced.

Preludes for Piano Books 1–3 are published separately by The Frederick Harris Music Co., Ltd., Toronto. The preludes offer a wide spectrum of contemporary idioms, styles, and moods, as well as a specific piano technique or musical challenge.

Advanced

7.0641

Etudes, Book 1 Late Advanced

7.0675

22 Late Elementary Pieces Early—Late Elementary

7.0673

JOHN CARTER

ALLEN SHAWN

Shady Grove and Other Songs from the Appalachian Mountains

Illusions

Three Dance Portraits

1.3436

$13.95

Music for Cazenovia

These five short pieces for piano display a variety of styles, ranging from traditional to jazz and folk sonorities, as well as programmatic to analytical.

Often the unexpected occurs.

Contents: I. Prelude; II. Birds In Flight; III. Around “C”; IV. Remembrance; V. Leaving “D”.

Difficult

1.3373

“One dictionary definition of illusion takes a psychological perspective in saying that an illusion represents something in a way that may differ from reality. I wrote these little pieces with that concept in mind, that each one might express a single thought or emotion, but that the performer or the listener might hear them in their own individual ways.” —John Carter Medium

1.3427

$21.00

$11.00

Piano Four-Hands The music showcases the technical abilities of the performers.

Players will also find that the beginning tempo markings for the three movements are thoroughly indicative of the movements’ moods. Two scores are included.

Moderately Difficult

1.3447

$20.95

$7.75

STANLEY M. HOFFMAN

Jabberwocky!

Based on Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.

Contents: ‘Twas Brillig; Gyre and Gimble; Residents of the Tulgey Woods (Mimsy Borogoves; Jubjub Bird; Frumious Bandersnatch); The Tumtum Tree; The Jabberwock; The Vorpal Blade; Galumphing Back; O Frabjous Day! Mediumy

1.3372

$13.95

Escapades: Books 1 and 2

GW YNETH WALKER

This set of short pieces is based on folksongs from the Appalachian Mountains. This music originated in the British Isles as unaccompanied ballads and the tunes were brought to the United States. As time passed, instruments were added—zither, banjo and, eventually, guitar. The guitar versions have become well-known “standards” of the American folk repertoire. The intent of this work has been to create new piano repertoire within the “folk spirit”— rough hewn, straightforward, energetic, and beautiful.

Moderately Easy

$13.10

Variations on Arirang

Composed for the 2008 Sejong Music Composition Competition.

As performers move among the variations, they will experience music influenced by the styles of Chopin, Piazzolla, and Beethoven.

The set of variations comes to a close with a repeat of the opening arpeggiated passage.

Medium

$15.75

7.0659

$5.70

24 | Instrumental Music—NEW

Li s te n o nl i ne !

The Day of Resurrection

Bread of the World

Festive Hymn Settings for Easter

Four Communion Hymns for Cello and Organ

Michael Burkhardt Congregation, Trumpet, and Organ, with opt. Choir and Soprano Descant Unlike other settings which call for large forces, these Festive Hymn Settings are intended to accompany congregational singing on (or near) Easter with one solo trumpet, organ, congregation, with optional choir and soprano descant. The results sound unexpectedly expansive due to the skills of one of our best-selling composers.

Tunes: CORONATION, DUKE STREET, EASTER HYMN (WORGAN), GELOBT SEI GOTT (VULPIUS), JUDAS MACCABAEUS, LANCASHIRE, NOËL NOUVELET, and TRURO.

Complimentary downloads are available for Trumpet in C and Congregation parts.

Moderately Easy

20-405 $37.00

Daniel Burton Cello and Organ The composer is an organist and a cellist, so it is no surprise that these arrangements are “good to go” with minimal preparation and lovely results for two accomplished players. Includes the tunes EUCHARISTIC HYMN, LET US BREAK BREAD, PENITENTIA, and SCHMÜCKE DICH. Moderately Easy

20-717 $20.00

Trumpet Tune in G Jeremy J. Bankson

Antiphonies

Four Renaissance and Baroque Dialogues for Organ and Brass Quartet J. S. Bach; Michael Praetorius; Claude Gervaise; G. P. Telemann

Solo Trumpet and Organ or Organ Solo A reworking of the composer’s original edition for brass quintet and organ, this jubilant and original composition will be a welcome addition the repertoire for organ and solo trumpet. It can also be played by organ alone, with cue note provided for all the trumpet passages.

Moderately Easy

20-919 $12.00

arr. Charles Callahan Brass Quartet and Organ A set of pieces for organ and brass quartet (2 trumpets and 2 trombones, with a part for French horn that replaces the first trombone). Contains: Echo (Dialogue) (Bach BWV 821), English Pavane and Galliard (Gervaise), Ballade (Praetorius: Terpsichore), March Héroïque (Telemann). The pieces are antiphonal in nature with the organ mostly in dialogue with the brass.

A must for your church’s brass/organ library!

Medium

20-616 $40.00

Peace for Violin and Organ Sigurd M. Øgaard Violin and Organ This tranquil music reflects its title and is suitable for worship or concert use. The organ provides sustained harmonies while the violin has lyrical, rhapsodic passages above. The effect is sublime in the hands of a capable, expressive violinist.

Medium

20-994 $9.00

RECENTLY RELEASE FESTIVE HYMN SETTINGS Mit Freuden zart

A Festive Hymn Setting on Ebenezer

Andrew Peters

Andrew Peters

Congregation, Brass Quartet, Handbells, and Organ, with opt. Descant and Timpani A lively setting for congregation, brass, and organ on the tune MIT FREUDEN ZART. Medium

Congregation, SATB, Brass Quartet and Organ A festive setting of the tune EBENEZER that can be used with a variety of hymn texts. The arrangement captures the joy of the tune and supports the congregation’s participation. Interesting parts for the brass as well as the organist.

Medium

20-614

$35.00

20-621

$25.00

A Festive Hymn Setting on Beach Spring

Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain

Paul Gibson Congregation, Unison Choir, Flute, Brass Quartet, and Organ The tune BEACH SPRING is the basis for this festive hymn setting. The incorporation of flute into this setting brings out different qualities in this grand hymn tune and offers variety and freshness in the singing of this hymn.

Moderately Easy

Congregation and/or Choir, Brass Quartet, and Organ, with opt. Timpani A setting of GAUDEAMUS PARITER (AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM) written to enhance the congregations’ singing of this tune. A lively introduction is followed by four verse settings. Solid brass writing and a fun, florid organ part.

Medium

20-976

20-453

Andrew Peters

$35.00

$30.00

Instrumental Music—Recent Releases | 25 Sound the Trumpet

7 Lent/Easter Solos for Trumpet and Keyboard Dallas Blair Trumpet and Keyboard This collection of hymn arrangements will provide much needed repertoire for the solo trumpeter during the Lent and Easter season. Tunes include: EASTER HYMN (WORGAN); HERZLIEBSTER JESU; JUDAS MACCABAEUS; SALVE FESTA DIES; SALZBURG; VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN (ST. THEODULPH); WERE YOU THERE.

Moderately Easy

20-390

$31.00

Meditation on a Melody

by Martin Luther Kevin Uppercue Violoncello and Organ An original composition based on a melody by Martin Luther for cello and organ. Appropriate for the Christmas season, Reformation celebrations, or for general use.

Medium

20-456

$9.00

Lift Up Your Hearts

5 Pieces for Solo Instrument and Organ Edward Elgar; James Rogers; Arthur Foote; John Ireland; Gaston Dethier Transcribed by Charles Callahan

Sonata da Chiesa Charles Callahan Brass Quartet and Organ An original composition in three movements for brass quartet and organ. Expansive, flowing lines for the brass are played in dialogue with the organ in the opening “Invocation,” followed by second movment entitled “Kyrie eleison,” and ending with a sprightly “Rondeau.”

Medium

Solo Instrument and Organ Classic pieces by Sir Edward Elgar, Gaston Dethier, Arthur Foote, John Ireland, and James Rogers. The selections in this collection are transcribed for solo instrument and organ or piano. Reproducible parts are included for Flute, Oboe, and Violin, and downloadable parts are available for English Horn, Clarinet, and Viola.

Moderately Easy

20-530

20-630

$30.00

$22.00

Grand Chœur for Organ and Brass Quintet

Te Deum

Théodore Dubois / arr. David J. Brockman

Brass Quartet and Organ, with opt. Timpani An original composition which incorporates the TE DEUM plainchant from the Liber Usualis. The composer establishes a majestic dialogue between the brass quartet and the organ that captures the inherent beauty in the plainsong melody.

Moderately Easy

Charles Callahan

Brass Quintet and Organ This grand organ masterpiece by Dubois is set here for brass quintet and organ. A beautiful addition to the brass repertoire.

Medium

20-722

$30.00

Come Down, O Love Divine

20-454

$30.00

Six Preludes for Solo Instrument and Organ Charles Callahan

The God of Abraham Praise

Solo Instrument and Organ A useful collection of settings of six commonly used hymns. The collection includes parts for a variety of instruments including Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Trumpet, and Violin. Additional parts available as a free download for English Horn, Bassoon, Trumpet in C, Viola, and Cello. Tunes: CRIMOND, DOWN AMPNEY; KELVINGROVE;

Woodwind Quintet and Piano A beautifully arranged piece of chamber music on the tune LEONI (YIGDAL). The composition is appropriate for worship, or for use in concert settings. A part of the Duane Funderburk Chamber Music Series.

Medium

LET US BREAK BREAD (BREAK BREAD TOGETHER); THAXTED; REMEMBER THE POOR.

Moderately Easy

20-618 $25.00

Duane Funderburk

20-631

$18.00

O the Deep, Deep Love Duane Funderburk

Originally part of three pieces for cello and piano, this has been skillfully transcribed for organ and solo instrument (flute, oboe, violin, or clarinet). A reflective Andante in A-minor, this duet is useful and accessible.

Moderately Easy

Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano This chamber piece involving piano and string quartet is easily used in a service during communion, as well as during seasonal times such as Lent. It also can stand alone within a concert where this instrumentation is being used for a major classical work. The optional narration can be used either before it is performed, or at the end as indicated in the score. Reproducible Parts for Two Violins, Viola, and Cello included.

Medium

20-520

20-646

Cantilène Marcel Dupré Ed. and Arr. Charles Callahan

$10.00

$16.00

26 | Instrumental Music—Lent & Easter picks

For a complete listing, visit our Instrumental page at morningstarmusic.com

OBOE/FLUTE

VIOLIN

Three Lenten Hymns for Oboe and Organ

Two Pieces for Violin and Piano

Paul Manz

Duane Funderburk

Melody given to oboe throughout in straight-forward notation.

Independent organ accompaniment. Oboe part included. Tunes: Medium

The hymns “What Wondrous Love Is This?” (WONDROUS LOVE) and “Blessed Assurance” (ASSURANCE) are set for solo violin and piano.

Rewarding, masterful settings.

Moderately Difficult

20-361 $6.50

20-362

HERZLIEBSTER JESU; MIT FRIED UND FREUD; FORTUNATUS NEW.

Two Lenten Hymns for Flute, Oboe, and Organ Paul Manz The organ sounds the chorale in AUS TIEFER NOT with flute and oboe emitting plaintive cry, and BOURBON has a brief 24 measure duo for unaccompanied flute and oboe. Flute and Oboe parts included.

Easy to Medium

20-370 $6.00

FRENCH HORN

CELLO/VIOLA Ah, Dearest Jesus Three Lenten Pieces for Cello or Viola Raymond H. Haan Intensely introspective, reflecting the sorrow, pain, and devotion of the hymn text on which it is based. Reproducible pages for instruments included. Tunes: HERZLIEBSTER JESU; HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN; and WONDROUS LOVE. Medium

20-363 $12.00

A Lenten Meditation

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Charles Callahan Warm setting of Tallis’ THIRD MODE MELODY. French Horn part included.

Easy to Moderately Easy

20-300

$12.00

$8.00

Three Lenten Pieces for Cello or Viola Hal H. Hopson The hymn tune HAMBURG is given a warm, almost rhapsodic setting in this duet for viola (or cello) and piano. Instrumental parts included.

Moderately Easy

20-916 $11.00

BRASS QUARTET

TWO/THREE TRUMPETS

Awake, Thou Wintry Earth

The Rejoicing

Baroque Alleluia

J. S. Bach/Mark Scott

Charles Callahan

J. S. Bach/S. D. Wolff

Brass Quartet, Organ alone (opt. 2 players) or Piano/Organ Duet.

Moderately Easy to Difficult

Brass Quartet and Organ Moderately Easy

Organ and Two Trumpets

20-443 $8.50

Celebration Fanfare Charles Callahan Brass Quartet and Organ Moderately Easy

20-814 $25.00

Easter Carillon Robert J. Powell Brass Quartet, Timpani, and Organ Medium

20-449 $10.00

God of Grace P. Manz/J. Crutchfield Brass Quartet, Timpani, and Organ Moderately Difficult

20-775 $30.00

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today Robert A. Hobby Brass Quintet, Timpani, and Organ Medium

20-402 $25.00

20-830 $25.00

Salvation Is Created P. Tchesnokov/D. Giardiniere Organ and Brass Quintet Medium

20-305 $20.00

The Trumpet Shall Sound G. F. Handel/H. Hopson Brass Quintet, Organ, Timpani Moderately Easy to Medium

AUF SCHMETTERNDE TÖNE DER MUNTERN TROMPETEN BWV 207a, interpreted

means ”the smashing tones of brilliant trumpets”.

Medium

20-909 $7.00

O Filii et Filiae Raymond H. Haan Organ and Two Trumpets Set of 7 variations. Rhythmic and exultant.

Medium

20-420 $11.00

20-450 $25.00

Thine Is the Glory

Trumpet Tune in G

Domecq Smith

Jeremy J. Bankson Brass Quintet, Percussion, and Organ Medium

20-612 $30.00

Worthy Is the Lamb G. F. Handel/H. Hopson Brass Quintet, Organ, and Timpani Moderately Easy to Medium

20-451 $25.00

Organ, Two or Three Trumpets, Timpani Energetic Baroque-style setting of JUDAS MACCABAEUS.

Moderately Easy to Moderately Difficult

20-445 $15.00

This Joyful Eastertide Raymond H. Haan Organ and Two Trumpets Variants and Processional on VRUECHTEN. Moderately Easy

20-411 $10.00

Instrumental Music—Recent Releases | 27

Fantasypiece

The Peacemakers

Stanley M. Hoffman

Gwyneth Walker

Violoncello and Double Bass

Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and Violoncello, with opt. Readers The Peacemakers is inspired by Leymah Gbowee’s book Mighty Be Our Powers—the story of Gbowee’s organizing Liberian women into peaceful protest against the Liberian dictator, Charles Taylor. The music comprises four movements which parallel the course of the book: “A Time of Innocence,” “Changes,” “What Is Lost,” and “And great shall be thy peace.” An introductory section features tapping on the instruments, suggestive of drumming. This is followed by the “dance” theme, presented in the clarinet. A middle section introduces strains of the Lutheran hymn tune “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” The dance theme returns and then fades. The composer has included optional narrative poetry based on Gbowee’s book, written by Martha Greene Eads.

Duration: ca. 14:00 Moderately Difficult

Fantasypiece involves the presentation of musical passages which set up a polemic between chromatically colored harmonies and tonal ones. The piece opens with a brooding theme featuring the tritone interval, followed by an interlude leading to a lirico theme. Chromatic, transposed variations on that interlude return throughout the piece to frustrate the attempts of increasingly tonal music prevail over chromatically colored music. One even hears a cantando Neo-Classical sequence with running sixteenth notes a couple of times over the course of the work, as well as a set of ornate, Baroque-like variations on the lirico theme. Near the end of the piece, an extended recapitulation occurs which is devoid of chromatically colored harmonies, making it seem as though that sort of music will prevail; a passionate, celebratory Tango ensues.

In the end, the chromatic harmonies return and the piece ends on the ambiguous interval of the tritone with which it begins. Includes two scores.

Duration: ca. 12:40 Difficult

8409

Score and Parts

8511

Score and Parts

$32.00

$16.00

Aria and Fugue David Conte

Passacaglia, Chorale and Dance

Solo Instrument and Piano or Organ

Stanley M. Hoffman Trombone Quartet This work begins with a Passacaglia whose melody is in the style of a sea shanty. The Chorale that follows is staid in character, as chorales are apt to be. The Dance that closes the work is exuberant in mood. The sea shanty melody of the Passacaglia makes a return right before the closing passage.

Duration: ca. 5:00 Medium

7.0691

Score and Parts

$30.00

To a Wild Rose Edward MacDowell / arr. Stanley M. Hoffman Oboe and Two English Horns This well-known, bucolic piano piece is arranged here for Oboe and Two English Horns. The arrangement could not be more simple in its intent to remain true to the source composition by not embellishing the music in any substantial way.

Includes score and parts. Duration: 1:54 Medium

7.0695

Score and Parts

$7.00

The Aria features a lyrical, somewhat melancholy melody in the solo instrument which is continually supported by rich, regularly pulsating chords in the accompaniment. Contrasting sections are faster and mysterious in character, with a return to the opening idea. The Fugue is based on a subject, both lively and melancholy, in compound meter. This subject is treated with standard devices of development, including inversion and augmentation. Includes score and part.

Duration: 8:00.

Moderately Difficult

7941 7427 7428 7575 8534 8510

Violin and Piano Viola and Piano Violoncello and Piano Soprano Saxophone and Organ Violin and Organ Violoncello and Organ

$12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

Rêverie

Hommage à Francis Poulenc Luke Mayernik Alto Saxophone and Organ

A Cup of Rejoicing Gwyneth Walker Clarinet and String Trio This short musical greeting is based on the Shaker song A Cup of Rejoicing. Joyous and celebratory, the tempo is quick and the style is playful. The strings often have upbow gestures, and even upbow glissandi. These are intended as musical toasts.

Duration: 3:15 Medium

8512

Score and Parts

$15.00

“With the contrasting and complimentary ingredients of both piety and playfulness thoughtfully put in place, it is the intent of Rêverie to conjure the heart of Poulenc’s musical form. Rêverie is a work that combines harmonic inventiveness, melodic poignancy and rhythms sprinkled with mischievous pulses. While the work does pay homage to the master with reverence, it simultaneously summons a fresh, new perspective of these old, familiar forms—these ‘ships’ of our pasts. With that said, perhaps it is best to let Stravinsky take the helm: ‘[But] the true work of an artist is to improve upon old ships. He can only recount in his own way what has already been told.’”—Luke Mayernik Includes score and Alto Saxophone part.

Duration: 6:30 Moderately Difficult

8468

Score and Part

$11.00

28 | Handbell Music LENT NEW!

Ah, Holy Jesus

My Lord, What a Morning

Cathy Moklebust

with “Give Me Jesus”

3-5 Octaves Handbells, Level 3

Karissa Dennis

30-304 $4.50

3-5 Octaves Handbells, 3-4 Octaves Handchimes This creative arrangement combines two great spirituals to create a unique setting for worship or concert use. The piece incorporates “My Lord, What a Morning” and “Give Me Jesus.”

Level 2+

30-510 $4.50

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Michael Burkhardt / Arr. Martha Lynn Thompson 3-5 Octaves Handbells, Level 3

30-303 $4.50

Repentance

All Night, All Day

Ron Mallory

Michael Burkhardt

2-3 Octaves Handbells, Level 2

3-5 Octaves Handbells A simple, yet lovely setting of this wonderful African-American spiritual. Appropriate for both children's and adult groups.

Level 2

30-851 $4.50

The Palms Jean-Baptiste Fauré / Arr. Sharon Elery Rogers

30-866 $4.50

3-5 Octaves Handbells, Level 3

Variations on Hallelujah

30-843 $3.00

Michael Burkhardt 2 or 3 Octaves Handbells or Handchimes This piece was composed as a teaching piece for developing ringing and damping technique, as well as an intorduction to the concepts of theme and variations and canon.

Level 2

Were You There?

Sharon Elery Rogers 2-3 Octaves Handbells, Level 2

30-305 $4.50

30-875 $4.75

For a complete listing, visit our Handbell page at morningstarmusic.com

POPULAR COLLECTIONS

EASTER Everything is reproducible!

Well-Tempered Handbell Processionals

In All (Sensible) Keys for Any Size Group Charles E. Peery

Lee J. Afdahl 3-5 Octaves Handbells, 3 Octaves Handchimes, Level 3

30-410 $4.75

2–3 octaves and 4–5 Octaves Handbells Processionals in twelve different keys. Choose a key that matches or relates to your opening hymn or piece. Completely flexible in length and number of ringers. Includes versions for a 2–3 or 4–5 octave choir. Simple, catchy, easily-memorized. Completely reproducible.

Level 2

30-847

Christ Is Risen Indeed!

$22.00

Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain Mark Albrecht 3 Octaves Handbells, Level 2

30-401 $4.50

Easter Victory Sharon Elery Rogers

Let Praises Ring, Volume 3

2 Octaves Handbells, Level 3

23 Introductions and Hymn Accompaniments for Everything is reproducible!

Handbells, Organ, and Congregation, Vol. 3 Charles E. Peery 3-5 Octaves Handbells and Organ Volume III of this popular series includes creative settings of traditional hymns and responses which make this a must-have volume for every church handbell choir. For use with congregation, each hymn has an introduction and festive final verse.

Level 3

30-848 $38.00 Also available

30-845, Volume 1

$35.00

30-846, Volume 2

$39.00

30-402 $4.50 3 Octaves Handbells, Level 3

30-403 $4.50

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today Kevin McChesney / Arr. Robert A. Hobby 3-5 Octaves Handbells, Level 4

30-404 $3.25

Jesus Shall Reign J. Wayne Kerr 3-5 Octaves Handbells, Level 2+

30-830 $3.00

hearts, hands a

nd voices series

Creative educational resources for the church by Michael Burkhardt

Children’s Resources | 29

Every collection listed here is completely reproducible!

Praise and Honor

Sing ‘n’ Ring

This creative collection of six anthems for treble chorus includes reproducible parts for Voices and Orff Instruments.

Contents

Unison Voices and 2–3 Octaves Handbells The purpose of this collection is to provide materials for initial handbell/handchime experiences by ringing chordal accompaniments for familiar songs. The collection provides materials to help identify and read space and line notes, ring chord warm ups in major and minor tonalities, and ring chord accompaniments for well-known melodies. Many different reproducible items are included.

Level 1

Six Anthems for Unison or Two-Part Voices and Orff Ensemble

Ezekiel Saw the Wheel Love Consecrates the Humblest Act Oh, Won’t You Sit Down?

Praise and Honor This Little Light of Mine Who Built the Ark?

55-4000

$27.00

Reproducible Materials for the Beginning Handbell/Handchime Choir

30-880 $29.95

Hymns for Handbells

Reproducible Accompaniments and Settings 2–4 Octaves, opt. 2 Octave Handchimes This compilation of reproducible hymn accompaniments and settings for handbells and various combinations of voices and instruments is offered as a resource of sequential ringing experiences for beginning to early intermediate ringers and ensembles. It is also a collection of creative hymn enhancements for ringers and ensembles of all abilities. Each setting is preceded by a brief summary of the arrangment to assist directors and ringers in learning and preparing the music.

Level 2

30-135

$25.00

Four Reproducible Processionals

4 Octaves Handbells and 2 Octaves Handchimes Creative and flexible pieces that may be used as processions. Easy to memorize and effective in both worship and concert settings. Reproducible.

Level 2

30-855 $15.00

Lent and Easter Choral picks

Global Music

14 Songs for Treble Voices (Adult, Child, or Youth) and Instruments

A very usable collection of 14 pieces for treble voices based on songs from around the world. The collection spans both the church year and the globe, and includes reproducible parts for singers and Orff Instruments.

55-4500

$29.00

Contents Alleluya, Alleluya (Christ the Lord Is Risen Indeed) Honduran Amen, Siyakudumisa (Amen, We Praise Your Name) Xhozan Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia Tanzanian Dawk’yah towgyah thway báhtawm (Hear the Saving Word of God) Kiowan Halle, Halle, Halle Caribbean Halle, Hallelujah Syrian Hear de Lambs a-Cryin’ African-Caribbean I’m So Glad (Jesus Lifted Me) African-American Jesu, tawa pano (Jesus, We Are Here) Zimbabwe: Shona May the God of Hope Go with Us Argentine Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord Traditional Cameroon Tembea na Yesu (Let Us Walk with Jesus) Kenyan Uyaimose (Come, All You People) Zimbabwe: Shona Wa wa wa Emimimo (Come, O Holy Spirit, Come) Yoruban

For a complete listing, visit the Children’s Choral section of our Choral page at morningstarmusic.com

LENT/HOLY WEEK

EASTER

A Children’s Carol

Christ Is Risen, Alleluia!

Charles Callahan Unison Voices and Keyboard 50-3751 Choral Score

$1.50

Agnus Dei

Giovanni Pergolesi / arr. Michael Burkhardt Unison Voices, Congregation, C Instruments 50-3752 Choral Score

Daughter of Zion, See the Victor $1.70

All Glory, Laud, and Honor

J. S. Bach / arr. Michael Burkhardt Unison Voices, Keyboard, Treble C or B-flat Instrument, Bass Continuo-Cello/Bassoon 50-3753 Choral Score $1.70 50-3753A Instrumental Parts $5.00

Glory Be to Jesus

Michael Burkhardt Unison Voices or SA or SSA, Keyboard, or C Instrument, and Orff Instruments 50-6068 Choral Score

Hosanna to the King!

Michael D. Costello Unison Voices, Organ, Oboe, Tambourine, Clarinet in B-flat 50-4360 Choral Score $2.25 G. F. Handel / arr. Michael Burkhardt Unison, SS, or SSA Voices and Organ, with opt. Instruments in C 50-8875 Choral Score $1.70

Love Is Come Again

James Biery Unison Voices or Two-Part Treble Voices, and Keyboard, with opt. C Instrument 50-6205 Choral Score $1.70

This Is the Day

Kevin Siegfried Unison Treble or Two-Part Treble Voices (Children), and Piano, with opt. C Instrument or B-flat Instrument 50-3090 Choral Score $1.70 $1.70

Patrick M. Liebergen Two-Part Treble Voices, opt. Congregation, Organ or Piano 50-3500 Choral Score $1.70

Yonder Come Day

Michael Burkhardt SSA a cappella 50-5811 Choral Score

$1.95

30 | Books / Resources One Minute Devotions for the Church Musician

Available January 2018

Cycle B

A High and Holy Calling

Nancy Raabe

Essays of Encouragement for the Church and its Musicians Paul Westermeyer At its heart, this book aims to start a dialogue by asking difficult questions about the status quo of life in church and music. Contained in this volume are speeches, articles, and reflections on the work and worth of the vocation of the church musician. Here Westermeyer details a breadth of topics facing the church and its musicians, including cultural assumptions, clergy-musician relationships, congregational singing, the brilliance of Bach, and the legacy to which all of these subjects contribute.

Foreword by Zebulon M. Highben. Paperback.

90-65

$16.00

This useful book is a personal journey through the church year with reflections on the scriptures in the Revised Common Lectionary, Year B. The reflections on the scriptures are short, to the point, and quote authors and hymns. They encourage church musicians in their spiritual growth. The book may be used as choir devotionals or may be used for personal devotions.

90-46, Cycle B

$12.00

Also available

90-45, Cycle A

$12.00

90-47, Cycle C

$12.00

In Their Own Words

Slave Life and the Power of Spirituals Eileen Guenther

NEW! The Church Year in Limericks Christopher M. Brunelle “The Church Year in Limericks is the result of my desire to start choir rehearsals in a new way. Some choir directors simply launch in, others start with an announcement or a short prayer; I wanted to find something that would engage the choir’s attention, provide a comment on the day’s music or the week’s activities, and set a creative challenge for myself. Like an Advent calendar or a box of chocolates, The Church Year in Limericks is not meant to be enjoyed all at once. Each stanza exists on its own, and reading the entire collection straight through diminishes the individuality of its separate parts. Think of this book instead as a sort of hymnal, in which all the hymns happen to be written in the same meter but each one serves a different purpose in worship: contemplation, inspiration, insight, comfort, joy. Yes, there is perhaps a higher quotient of lively word play here than in a regular hymnal, but that’s all the more reason to appreciate each limerick for itself.” ­—Christopher M. Brunelle Paperback. 98 pages.

90-58

$15.00

This groundbreaking study of slavery and spirituals is the first to place the unique voices of an enslaved people squarely within the context of their daily lives. Dr. Guenther’s deeply researched account weaves a succinct history of “America’s original sin” into an examination of the role of singing and religion in slave life and directly correlates slave testimonies—in their own words—to the themes of Spirituals. In addition to surveying the musical styles, performance practices, and melodic and rhythmic characteristics of spirituals, In Their Own Words includes a biblical concordance to 100 of the spirituals most frequently sung. Paperback. 520 pages.

90-52

$28.00

Rivals or a Team?

Clergy-Musician Relationships in the Twenty-First Century Eileen Guenther This book explores the importance of teamwork, identifying ways in which musicians and clergy can exercise their separate roles effectively and suggesting strategies for building supportive relationships. Former AGO president, Eileen Guenther, takes a clear-eyed look at conflict, reasons musicians leave a church, and approaches for transition when the situation just does not work any longer. She encourages musicians and clergy to work together with mutuality and collegiality in order to fulfill the promise of their ministry. Paperback. 179 pages.

90-63

$18.95

Vox Humana

Sing It Simply, Volume II

Haig Mardirosian

Thomas Keesecker

Vox Humana was veteran organist Haig Mardirosian’s column in The American Organist, the official journal of the American Guild of Organists as well as the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, which ran monthly for exactly a decade. Appearing in an annotated collection for the first time here, Mardirosian creates an image encompassing both the breadth and depth of the instrument and profession through humor, memory, business, liturgy, and, of course, artistry. This reflection of the organ and those who play it is an essential read for those searching for perspective or new ideas, as well as those looking for understanding, nostalgia, or a bit of humor. Paperback. 152 pages.

Congregation, Piano, opt. Solo Instrument, Guitar, Bass, Handbells

90-57

80-790, Volume I

Essays about the World of the Pipe Organ and Those Who Play It

21 Congregational Hymn Accompaniments for Piano, with opt. Solo Instrument, Guitar, Brass, and Handbells

$17.00

Settings designed for congregations that have services where simple, folk-like accompaniments are needed. The collection of 21 tune settings includes a piano accompaniment, guitar/bass chords, optional instrument in C part, and handbell or descant parts. Also available as a download from the website are optional parts for B-flat instruments, and optional lower harmony parts for various instruments. All parts are reproducible, making this a very useable resource.

Easy

80-791

$25.00

Also available

$25.00

Vocal/Opera Music | 31 For more information, visit our Vocal/Opera page at ecspublishing.com

MICHAEL CHING

Buoso's Ghost Comic Sequel in One Act after Puccini's Gianni Schicchi Beginning with the final bars of Gianni Schicchi, Buoso’s Ghost is a sequel to Puccini's one-act opera. Based on the premise that Buoso Donati did not die of natural causes in Gianni Schicchi, the new work follows the progress of Schicchi as he tries to discover the circumstances of Donati’s death.

TOM CIPULLO

After Life

G W Y N E T H WA L K E R

Chamber Opera in One Act After Life imagines a post-mortem reunion of Pablo Picasso and Gertrude Stein. Stein believes her beloved Alice B. Toklas has conjured her back to life, while Picasso wonders which of his many lovers has called him up from the abyss. When both realize, to their disappointment, that their great loves are not present, the two towering figures discuss their lives, their complex relationship, and their activities during the Second World War. A young girl, a victim of the Holocaust, appears, and it is her questioning that has brought Stein and Picasso back from the dead.

Evangeline

Glory Denied

Rev. 23

Chamber Opera in One Act Evangeline tells the story of the expulsion of the Acadian people from Nova Scotia in 1755–64. Forced into exile by the British, the Acadians were separated from one another and traveled the US and abroad in search of loved ones. Many resettled in Louisiana and became known as Cajuns. Longfellow wrote his poem, ‘Evangeline,’ in 1847. Although the characters are fictitious, their story represents real and tragic events.

After Life. Photo by Michael Beaton. Production

by Music of Remembrance (Seattle, 2015)

J U L I A N WAC H N E R

Board a Vietnam War aircraft carrier and be immersed in the story of Colonel Floyd James Thompson, America’s longest serving Prisoner of War. Experience the culture shock of the 60’s and 70’s, and observe how media and memory forge American identity.

Rev. 23 is the sequel to the book of Revelations. It is told from the perspective of St. John the Divine and “transcribed” by Cerise Lim Jacobs. The opera narrates the last battle to recapture Paradise-on-Earth and restore the balance of good and evil to our world. Persephone, the only being able to pass freely between Hell and Earth, is recruited by Lucifer in the fight against the rulers of Paradise-on-Earth.

Buoso’s Ghost. Opera New Jersey, 2006 © Jeff Reeder

Vocal Solo Collections

by Juliana Hall

A World Turned Upside Down

I Can No Other Answer Make One Art

E. C. Schirmer is pleased to announce our new publishing relationship with renowned American art song composer, Juliana Hall.

See page 32 for information on her CD “Love’s Signature.”

8583 $23.95

Soprano and Piano

The Bells

Soprano and Piano

8571 $21.95

Bells and Grass Soprano and Oboe

8584 $15.00

Christina’s World Soprano and Piano

8566 $22.95

Christmas Eve Soprano and Organ

8567 $10.00

Death’s Echo

Baritone and Piano

8590 $29.95

Dreams in War Time Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

8575 $21.95

Fables for a Prince

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, and Piano

8591 $24.95

Tenor and Piano

Mezzo-Soprano and Violoncello

8577 $8.00

8588 $21.95

In Reverence

Peacock Pie

8569 $15.95

8589 $27.95

Julie-Jane

The Poets

8580 $19.95

8581 $19.95

Letters from Edna

The Poet’s Calendar

8587 $24.95

8579 $24.95

Lovestars

Propriety

8585 $21.95

8586 $19.95

Music Like a Curve of Gold

Theme in Yellow

8582 $15.95

8594 $19.95

Night Dances

The Walrus and the Carpenter

8593 $19.95

8572 $21.50

A Northeast Storm

When the South Wind Sings

8565 $9.25

8574 $29.95

O Mistress Mine

Winter Windows

8576 $32.95

8595 $19.95

Soprano and Piano

Baritone and Piano

Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

Soprano, Cello, and Piano

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, and Piano

Soprano and Piano

Soprano and Piano

Countertenor and Piano

Tenor and Piano

Bass and Piano

Tenor and Piano

Soprano and Piano

Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

Soprano, Oboe, B-flat Clarinet, & Bassoon

Soprano and Piano

Baritone and Piano

32 | CD Recordings

NEW!

Love’s Signature

Songs for Countertenor and Soprano

by Juliana Hall Love’s Signature traverses time and space to celebrate various types of love: characters from the plays of William Shakespeare (1564–1616) reveal universal human experiences of love throughout different times in our lives; the letters of Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) exemplify the love we have for those specific people in our circles who touch us more personally; and the poems of Marianne Moore (1887–1972) speak of how one’s love for an art form like music can provide inspiration and beauty to enrich life. World premiere recordings by Darryl Taylor, countertenor; Juliana Hall, piano; Susan Narucki, Soprano; Donald Berman, piano.

CD-54-JH

Revelations

Dawn of Night

Su Lian Tan

Music by Stephen Chatman

Su Lian Tan’s assured approach to chamber music is marked in this recording, nimbly performed by the Jupiter String Quartet and pianist Bruce Brubaker. Life in Wayang transports the listener to the traditional puppet theater found most notably in Indonesia and Malaysia, echoing of gamelan and rich with musical commentary. Orfeo in Asia follows the ancient Greek legend to Southeast Asia as he encounters new modalities of harmony and rhythm. Finally, Revelations utilizes the quartet and piano together, reflecting on contemporary scholarly life and its intricacies.

“The latest release from Centrediscs takes a deep dive into the choral music of Vancouver composer Stephen Chatman. Dawn of Night, features music composed over the past decade — none of it previously recorded — admirably performed by the University of Toronto’s MacMillan Singers under Hilary Apfelstadt. The pieces presented here are, in general, subdued and reflective in tone, including a few settings of texts by Tara Wohlberg, Chatman’s wife. “—CBC Music

CD181

CD-57-SC

$16.00

$12.95

BESTSELLERS Carols and Lullabies

Music for Christmas by Conrad Susa and Five American Carols This outstanding recording of Conrad Susa’s popular Carols & Lullabies highlights the voices of the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, director. Carols & Lullabies brings together ten of the most beautiful carols of the Spanish-speaking world. The album ends with wellcrafted arrangements of five American carols by E. C. Schirmer composers: This Is The Month by George W. Chadwick, A Child Is Born in Bethlehem by George W. Chadwick, Lullaby for the Holy Child by Fred Gramann, Love Came Down at Christmas by David Ashley White, What Sweeter Music by James Sclater.

CD130

Music for Chorus and Organ David Conte

The choral and organ music of David Conte come to life in this stunning album, featuring the choir of Christ Church Schola Cantorum, Rochester, NY under the direction of Stephen Kennedy. American organist David Higgs artfully performs three organ works.

CD159

$15.95

$15.95

Sheer Grace

Dulci Jubilo

National Lutheran Choir

Christmas with The Singers

Ethereal and transcendent voices of the National Lutheran Choir performing works by Gjeilo, Paulus, Rachmaninoff and more.

This collection features new and unique carol arrangements by Matthew Culloton, Stephen Paulus, Abbie Betinis, Carolyn Jennings, Timothy Takach and others! Matthew Culloton, Artistic Director and Conductor, Min Kim, harp, and Basil Reeve, oboe

CD-60-NLC

$16.00

CD-76-MCA

For a complete listing of available CDs, visit our Recordings page at canticledistributing.com

$16.00

$16.00