Choral and Vocal Music
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Choral
The minimum initial order is 5 octavos, providing 1 octavo for each part plus 1 octavo for a piano accompaniest. After the first order of a title, order one or more of the same title.
Amazing Grace (Medium. SATB.) Enjoy a new, uplifting arrangement of this beautiful gospel song. Lyrics by the inspiring John Newton, who wrote the timeless words sometime between 1760 and 1770 to thank the grace that saved his life during a ravaging storm on the high seas. Includes optional piano accompaniment, plus chord symbols. String quartet version available in the same keys.
Auld Lang Syne (Medium/Advanced. SATB.) A traditional harmonic sound introduces this song, while the second half explores reharmonized vistas as a new way to bring in the New Year. These two harmonic sections alternate, ending with the traditional harmony. All lyrics are in their original Scottish language with a translation sheet provided for each order. Translation by Arthur Porter. With optional piano accompaniment.
Easter Song (Medium/Advanced. SATB.) This song sets to music Mary Artemis Lathbury's beautiful poem of the same title. The poem covers a range of moods, also expressed by the music, in celebration of Easter. Lathbury, the poet laureate of Chautauqua and daughter of a Methodist minister, taught art and French at the Newbury Academy in Vermont and New York. The melody of this uplifting song is carried by various parts of the chorus. Music by Valarie Morris. With optional piano accompaniment.
The Old Rugged Cross (Medium. SATB.) This fresh new arrangement of George Bennard's song is a must-have for the Easter season. The arrangement allows different parts of the chorus to shine as the melody moves from one section to another. Includes optional piano accompaniment. String quartet version available in the same key.
In the Garden (Medium. SATB.) A joyful rendition of this popular song is sure to please your singers and listeners. Great for the Easter season and other occasions. Beautiful harmonies bring out the best in this enchanting song by C. Austin Miles. Includes optional piano accompaniment.
Avadim Hayinu (Medium. SATB.) We Were Slaves (title in English). This traditional Passover song celebrates the fact that, after a long past of enslavement, the Jewish people are now free. Our new arrangement captures the mood and texture of the song like no other. Includes optional piano accompaniment, plus chord symbols. String quartet version available in the same key.
Dayenu (Medium. SATB.) It's Enough for Me (title in English). Gratitude is the expression of this traditional Passover song. This arrangement has a light feel and uses some call and response techniques. Includes optional piano accompaniment. String quartet version available in the same key.
Al Naharot Bavel (Medium. SATB.) By the Rivers of Babylon (title in English). This song tells the story of those who stopped by the rivers of Babylon, wondering how long they must live in and move to foreign lands. Reharmonized chords give our arrangement a modern twist, sure to surprise and delight seasoned listeners. Includes optional piano accompaniment, plus chord symbols.
Ma Nishtana (Medium. SATB.) How is This Night Different? (title in English). This song is sometimes called The Four Questions. The melody begins by featuring each section of the chorus, then it is carried by the sopranos and later by the tenors. The second section of the song is reharmonized to give a subtle jazz flavor to the song. Includes optional piano accompaniment, plus chord symbols. String quartet version available in the same key.
Echad Mi Yode'a (Medium. SATB.) Who Knows One? (title in English). A question repeats throughout this song, using sequential numbers along the lines of the 12 Days of Christmas, to recognize the important aspects of Passover. The rhythms in this arrangement enhance the element of fun and capture the essence of this popular folk song, with key changes adding to the excitement. Divisi sections in all parts. Includes optional piano accompaniment, plus chord symbols. String quartet version available in the same key.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Medium. SATB.) An exciting new arrangement of this holiday favorite with an interlude in 4/4 time, "building bridges of joy," leading back to 3/4 time. Be sure to add this to your holiday repertoire! With optional piano accompaniment.
Winter Cheer (Medium. SATB or SAAB.) A delightful song for the holidays, embracing our sisters and brothers around the world with good will and surprises of foods from many lands. Truly an international feast! Sheet of food descriptions is provided with each order. Short divisi sections in all parts. With optional piano accompaniment.
Esta Noche Es Noche Buena (Medium/Advanced. SATB.) The traditional Spanish song about Christmas Eve and New Year's Day. Two stanzas of lyrics in Spanish and one stanza translated into English. Fun meter changes from 3/8 to 2/4 and back! Translation by Alex Quezada. With optional piano accompaniment.
Chanuka (Medium. SATB.) This playful Jewish traditional (sov, sov, sov or spin, spin, spin) is perfect for the holiday season! Enjoy the beautiful harmonies of this song. Starting with a stanza in Hebrew, every other stanza is the English translation of the previous stanza. Translation by Rabbi Harry Manhoff. With optional piano accompaniment.
Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes (Medium. SATB.) Literally Angels in Our Countryside, this is the French version of Angels We Have Heard on High. You'll easily recognize the song as only a few notes are different. All stanzas are in French except for the second stanza, which is the English translation of the first stanza. The familiar refrain, in Latin, is full of gorgeous harmonies. Translation by Valarie Morris. With optional piano accompaniment.
Deck the Halls (Medium. SATB.) Sing this happy song for your holiday celebrations! Our new arrangement includes the three stanzas we all know and love plus an ending that brings it all together with a new twist. With optional piano accompaniment.
Ritsch, Ratsch (Medium/Advanced. SATB.) This Swedish dance for December celebrations is delightful and full of fi-li-bom-bom-boms! A bouncy song that's sure to please your singers and listeners. The alto carries the melody while the soprano sings the ostinato. Action parts for the tenor and bass keep the energy high. Translation by Margitta Gardner. With optional piano accompaniment.
Be Mine: Love Songs (Medium. SAB or SSAB.) Croon a tune from yesteryear with this delightful collection of popular love songs from the early 1900s plus an original written a century later. Lyrics and chord symbols with two or three parts. A new melody is included for each tune using the chord progression of the original song.
Choral book plus six instrumental books: C treble clef, alto clef, bass clef, Bb book, Eb book, and F book. Any combination of instruments can play together.
Ice Cream (Medium. SAA or AAB.) Based on the children's chant, the odd meter of this structured improvisation is soon mastered and fun for all to sing.
Becoming a Butterfly: How to Raise Monarch Butterflies (Variety. Medium.) Learn how monarch butterflies develop and transform during all its stages of life. The book features the delightful story written by Jane Morris and Pat Rahmann giving you all the information you need to raise monarch butterflies.
Ten songs in various styles add more to the story from the special perspectives of the egg, the caterpillar, the chrysalis, and the butterfly. The song titles are Migrate With Me, Perpetual Picnic, Life on a Leaf, Treasure Hunt, A Butterfly Bed and Breakfast, Eating Machine, Fifth Skin Fandango, Dreams of a Chrysalis, Adult Articulations, and Sky Dances.
This educational book lends itself to vocal performance, possibly with dancers and staged presentations of children following the steps to raise monarch butterflies. Vocal range from G below staff to D on top staff line.
The foreward gives some fascinating facts about monarchs along with some environmental dangers to their survival. At the back of the book is a glossary and resources for learning more about monarchs including migration, ecology, and plants that attract butterflies.
Voices of Shekhinah: Four Illuminations (Ethnic. Advanced.)
This epic work tells the stories of four important women in Jewish history across the ages, with the music reflecting those eras. The work highlights women from different walks of life, women from the Torah and Talmud, and women from Sepharidic and Ashkenazic traditions.
Each of the four movements features one vocalist. Four shorter sections (prologue, intermezzo, interlude, and prologue) are ensembles for the four vocalists. The accompaniment is the piano reduction of the orchestral music. For lyric soprano, young soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto. Performance time is about 30 minutes.
Whispering (Jazz. Medium/Advanced.)
This exciting new arrangement of "Whispering" by Roberta Mandel features Ms. Mandel's New York chords. A delightful arrangement like no other with special chords to give the contemporary jazz sound of today. Based on the original song by John and Malvin Schonberger.
Bilderjilk Straat (Classical contemporary. Advanced. For mezzo-soprano and piano.) Bilderdijk Straat is a theatrical piece, which welcomes a mezzo-soprano with a bent for acting and costuming. The vocalist is a character in Amsterdam coming home late at night, trying not to wake those who are sound asleep. The intervals are wide and the tonality shifts. Dynamics and moods are exaggerated in both parts.
Lullaby for Lila (Popular. Medium. Alto.) A lilting lullaby with a catchy tune and charming words. Fun for children and adults to play and sing. Fingerings are marked to help navigate the more challenging passages.
Two Years Birthday Party (Popular. Medium. Alto.) A party song to celebrate a birthday. Three stanzas with a new Happy Birthday melody in the chorus. Chord symbols included along with notated left hand. You can substitute the birthday girl's or boy's name of your choice.
As Almost Anyone (Classical contemporary. Medium. For spoken voice and piano.) As Almost Anyone is set at the seaside and the beach. Props and costumes are suggested, which can include anything reminiscent of the beach, such as a beach umbrella, beach clothes, and sun hats. Let your imagination guide you. To help create the environment, you can even perform this piece with a tape accompaniment of waves crashing on the beach highlighted by the calls of seagulls.
In the way that the sounds of waves interlace with the sounds of seagulls at the beach, the words of As Almost Anyone interlace with the music, flowing sometimes before and sometimes after the notes at the vocalist's discretion.
As the piece develops, it moves from greater dissonance or atonality and wider intervals to less dissonance and a feeling of some tonality with more tertial harmonies and closer intervals. This transition to comfort parallels the story's movement.The rhythms, registers, and dymanics are literal, reflecting the meaning of the words and mood of the text.
Place Pigalle (Contemporary. For alto voice and accordion.) This portrait of Place Pigalle reflects a light-hearted look at a picturesque part of Paris. The words reflect the images of these Parisian streets and the incredibly beautiful Place Pigalle metro station. The words can be spoken or sung. Accordion gestures support the images.
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Valarie Morris accepts commissions for new works.
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