Laura Farnell - Middle School/Jr. High Literature Favorites Title Comp./Arr. PML Level Comments 2 part/unison A Jubilant Song Lightfoot easy uptempo, some easy multi meter, nice UIL choice piece! A Song of Spring Farnell moderate joyous 6/8, spring poetry, opt. SSA A Time For Singing Messick easy legato, mod. tempo, worked w/ 6th gr. on this, lots of unis. Come Away and Sing Eshelman easy 6/8, legato, moderate, worked w/ 6th gr. on this, opt. cello pt. Elijah Rock! Emerson easy to mod. slow intro., then fast, driving acc., spiritual, minor El Vito Crocker mod. to chall. upbeat, minor folk song arr., Eng.+Spanish, opt. descant at end Festival Alleluia Pote 1 easy faster 6/8, mostly unison, claps/snaps Give Thanks and Praise Gloria (from Gloria and Alleluia) Handel/Kihken 1 easy moderate to fast, mostly unison, consider trans. up a step? Schram 1 easy a cappella, upbeat 6/8, ABA form, very repetitive Latin Gloria Tibi Domine Gilpin easy mod. tempo, legato, repetitive, Latin, nice choice UIL piece Hello Girls! How Can I Keep From Singing Farnell easy to mod. coll. of 5 short pieces w/ opt. acc., 3 fast, 2 slow, good for UIL Farnell easy unis./opt. 2pt., original setting of trad. text, lilting 6/8 Hush, My Babe Kovdelka/Bacon 2 mod. slow, legato, minor key, ascending leap adds to difficulty, J'entends Le Moulin Dwyer/Ellis 1 easy upbeat, minor, great acc., very accessible arr., limited French May Our Music Never Die Farnell easy energetic, good for 6th grade Morning Gardner easy slow, legato, modal feel (lydian?), great UIL choice piece Night Song Hester easy slow, legato, nice text, has a low G for altos Night Winds Farnell easy slow, legato, lots of unis. passages make it a good for fall Old Dan Tucker Ginsberg easy upbeat, worked w/ 6th gr. group on this, acc. is crazy but fun Our Song of Peace Farnell easy mod. tempo, legato, written for 5th-6th gr., bit of Latin Promised Land Sleeth easy upbeat, partner-song-like, minor key, a classic! Remember Me Gray moderate slow, legato, deep text, optional 3 pt split, Shenandoah Farnell easy slow, legato, traditional tune arr. with opt. C-instr. Songs of a Starry Night Stars Are For Those Who Lift Their Eyes Crocker easy both slow and fast, 3 TX folk songs, great fall concert piece moderate slow, legato, unis., S(S)A with middle section, octave leaps There Will Come Soft Rains Farnell moderate slow, legato, awesome but deep Teasdale text, UIL choice? Who Can Sail? Will There Really Be a Morning? Julseth-Heinrich easy to mod. slow, legato, minor, friendship text, sop descant hard to tune? Gray easy slow, legato, nice optional C-instrument part Windy Nights Gray easy upbeat, galloping 6/8, minor key, great UIL choice closer 2 part/unison Winter A Festive Christmas Celebration Snyder easy upbeat, inc. 4 carols, mel. split between 2 pts., excellent closer Angels' Gloria Christmas in About Three Minutes Farnell easy to mod. inc. 4 upbeat carols, mel. split, good opener, also SSA, SATB Weston easy upbeat, combines 23 carols creatively Cornish Wassail Bertaux easy easy, unison, upbeat 6/8 with a funny abrupt ending Holy, Holy Night Shafferman moderate slow, Panis Angelicus, last vs. is 2 pt. w/ descant, opt. flute In Dulci Jubilo Gilpin easy mod. tempo, Eng.+Latin, opt. flute/drum, opt. sign language Jingle Bells Through the Ages Pote easy upbeat, sometimes cheesy but always fun, narrator parts Light the Candles Donnelly, Strid easy slow, 3/4 meter, text about Christmas and Hannukah On This Still, Silent Night Farnell moderate slow, Still, Still, Still+Silent Night, opt. flute/bells, also SAB Once Upon a December Strommen easy slow, minor, lots of unison, nice arr., non-holiday Silver Bells Livingston, Evans moderate slow, nice arr., vs 3 solo (or desc.) creates 3 pts at end Starry Night of Winter Farnell easy slow, minor, opt. descant at end Delmonte 2 2 1 The Angels' Gloria Were You There on that Christmas Night? Poorman easy to mod. upbeat arr. of Angels We Have Heard, mostly Eng. some Latin Sleeth easy slow, Sleeth original, also nice for church, easy to mod. All Join Hands, a cappella, upbeat, good UIL, watch tempo easy to mod. slow, Latin, nice UIL choice piece mod. lilting 6/8, Song of Solomon text mod. a cappella, mod. tempo, old SR piece, nice UIL choice piece, SSA Concert A Cappella Songs for Treble Chorus Crocker, Leavitt Agnus Dei Howard Arise, My Love Farnell Autumn Song Crocker Autumn Vesper Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair Snyder 2 mod slow, S(S)A, lots of opportunities for musicality Roth/Moran 2 mod minor, arr. of original folk song, dulcimer acc. (or piano) Cantate Domino Farnell easy opt. a cappella, upbeat, Latin+Eng., good UIL choice, also TTB Cantate Hodie Lightfoot mod. upbeat, cool acc., also avail. SA, SAB, Latin+Eng., also winter? Clap Your Hands Climbin' Up the Mountain, Children (SSA) Shaw mod. upbeat Psalm setting, cool claps, Dilworth mod. upbeat gospel/spiritual, looks intimidating, but accessible, SAB Dance on My Heart Koepke challenging sprightly, fun text, multi-meter, low alto tess., fun honor choir Danny Boy Patterson mod. slow arr., opt. oboe, S2 mel. in vs.2 Freedom is Coming Leck 1? easy a cappella, upbeat, ignore weird rhythm notation per intro. Gloria Fanfare Farnell 3 mod. opt. a cappella, upbeat Latin, also works for winter Gloria Festiva Crocker 3 challenging fast, Latin+Eng., some var. between sections, 4 pt. split at end Heart, We Will Forget Him! How Can I Keep From Singing How Can I Stop Singing My Song? Farnell 3 mod. slow setting of Dickinson poem, triplet acc. Herrington 3? mod. to chall. opt. a cappella, slow, cool chords, middle vs. is canon Gray mod. fast, minor, driving acc. w/ contrasting legato sections In You I Found Farnell mod. slow, lyrical, in 3, love text, repetitive so accessible, I Will Be There to See Bernon easy to mod. slow, opt. flute, great for fall b/c chorus repeats, nice text, I Will Lift Up My Voice Farnell mod. J. Price's TMEA piece, upbeat Psalm setting w/ lyrical verses If I Could Catch A Rainbow Printz mod. to chall. slow, opt. cello, some 4pt., girls connect w/ friendship text, In Time of Silver Rain Joshua! (Fit the Battle of Jericho) Snyder mod. slow, minor, some tuning challenges, but accessible mod. to chall. driving spiritual arr., region choir loved this! Jubilate! Curtright mod upbeat, mostly Eng. & 2-pt., limit #s on high A for UIL Laudamus Te Farnell moderate ABA form, Latin+Eng., upbeat multimeter, also avail. SAB, SATB Laudate Dominum Porterfield mod. slow, Latin, nice UIL choice, only have few S1s sing beat 4 "-te" Let Beauty Awake! Farnell mod. S. Miller's TMEA piece, upbeat, some accessible multi-meter Lullaby of Broadway Althouse mod. to chall. upbeat, swing, district choir loved this! Musica Dei Leavitt easy to mod. slow, Latin, great UIL choice, repetitive, B section trickiest part Music, Lead the Way My Heart Is Full of Merriment and Joy Farnell moderate upbeat gospel style original, also avail. SATB Harris 2 mod. a cappella, fast, fun, tricky at times b/c it's NOT just a canon My Heart's in the Highlands Wagner 3 mod. slow, 3/4, not a difficult PML 3, My Johnny's A Soldier Bennett mod. to chall. slow, minor, tuning a challenge, nice for honor choir My True Love Has My Heart Farnell mod. to chall. slow, lush harmonies, My Very Heart Farnell moderate Ning Wendete Walter easy to mod. slow, romantic text, w/ opt. clarinet, TMEA commission opt. a cappella, fast, UIL choice, easy language, opt. shaker helps tempo Old Joe Clark Goetze mod. a cappella, fast, fun, modal arr., consonants bring it to life Remember Me Farnell mod. to chall. slow, J. Crawford's TMEA '09 piece, close harmonies Sikuyo Crocker mod. a cappella, upbeat, Crocker original with African and Eng. Text Simply SSA Farnell easy to mod. coll. of 4 short pieces w/ opt. acc., 2 fast, 2 slow, good for UIL Stormy Weather Althouse challenging mod. slow, jazz swing, fun honor choir piece 2 3 3 3 Shaw 2 3 2 The April Rainbow Farnell mod. The Gospel Train The Night Shall Be Filled with Music Leck easy triumphant piano acc., upbeat, lyrical sections a cappella, upbeat, perc. instr. help tempo , S2 mel., great UIL choice Farnell mod. slow, S2 mel. in chorus, opt. flute The Poet Sings Stroope mod. to chall. slow, haunting, chall.=8ve leap and tuning, amazing text The Tiger Bernofsky chall. fast, modal, multi-meter, good ranges, fun for honor choir The Water is Wide Three Little Maids from School Farnell mod. slow folk song setting, beginning is easy, ending is tougher Albrecht easy to mod. fun upbeat arr. from "The Mikado", tight harmonies at times Tuuti, Tuuti Tummaistani Collins mod. slow, minor, Finnish, cover says 2 pt., but 3 pt. middle sect. When I Think of You Farnell mod. to chall. moderately slow, lyrical, great Sara Teasdale text!, also SATB You Are My Music Farnell moderate slow, lovely Teasdale/Akins text, TMEA commission, A Joyful Noel Johnson mod. to chall. slow, The 1st Noel w/ Jesu Joy, opt. flute, verses different Angels' Gloria Farnell moderate medley of “angel” carols, mostly faster, avail. 2-pt, SAB, SATB Four Noels Oldham challenging a cappella, Il Est Ne (No. 2), upbeat, French (Eng. avail.) He Is Born Talley mod. to chall. lilting 6/8, upbeat, original music to Eng. text, Here We Come A-Caroling Pooler easy to mod. straightforward arr. of trad. carol, good ranges In the Bleak Midwinter Farnell mod. slow setting of Holst carol Jingle Bell Fantasy Huff mod. to chall. creative Jingle Bells arr., I recommend omitting p4 descant Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow! (SSA) Farnell mod. slow intro., swing/boogie arr. of trad. carol, fun acc. Lojeski easy upbeat spiritual, lots of unis./2 pt sections, fun acc., EE book Santa Baby Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Huff easy to mod. easy, swing, lots of unis./2 pt sections, pop Shaw easy to mod. upbeat, swung, jazz scat section in middle, fun! S'Vivon The First Noel/Pachelbel's Canon (SSA) Bertaux mod. a cappella, fast, Hebrew, minor, Hanukkah piece, OMIT vs. 4, Clawson mod. slow, 1st Noel w/ Pach. Canon, acc.=piano duet, but adaptable Through Winter's Window Un Flambeau, Jeanette Isabella Printz mod. slow, non-holiday, can omit lowest note in short SSAA section Farnell challenging a cappella, slow, French, easier in Eng. (also avail.), peaceful What Sweeter Music Daley challenging slow setting of Herrick text, lovely modulations Whisper! Whisper! Althouse mod. to chall. a cappella, upbeat, spiritual-style, few 4 pt. splits, add conga!! Winter Wonderland Lojeski mod. to chall. mod. swing, some jazz chords and 4 pt. splits, nice acc. easy upbeat, minor, German, manly! easy opt. a cappella, upbeat, Latin+Eng., good UIL choice, also SSA 3 3 SSA Winter 3? TTB Alleluia Bach/Lefebvre Cantate Domino Children Go Where I Send Thee Farnell 1 Crocker 2 mod. upbeat, minor, spiritual, also works for winter Cindy Johnson 3 mod. to chall. upbeat folk song arr., accessible, ranges on low side Come Travel With Me Farthing 3 mod. fast, fun, accessible, cool acc. Courage Lives! Patterson challenging upbeat, excellent text, some 4 pt splits, great for region In Flanders Fields Emerson mod. to chall. slow, war text, lower ranges, In Praise of Music Farnell 3 challenging upbeat, w/lyrical B sect., text about music, good opener Jubilate Deo Farnell 3 challenging G. Haugen's TMEA piece, fast, Psalm text, Latin+Eng., also SATB My Bonnie Anne Marie Courtney 2 moderate lilting 6/8, folksong-like w/ opt. flute Rosalee Perry 2 easy to mod. upbeat sea song, a classic winner! Salaam Aleikum Farnell easy to mod. upbeat, African folk song arr., opt. acc., opt.instr., T(T)B or unis. Salty Dog Siltman easy upbeat, barbershop-like, repetition helps 3 pt., funny lyrics Shoshone Love Song Emerson 1 easy to mod. slow, guys connect to lyrics, challenge=tuning/musicality Sing to the Lord Crocker 2 mod. a cappella, upbeat, old SR piece that's interesting, short Spirituals Medley Beery mod. upbeat, Joshua, Standin' in the Need of Prayer, I Got Shoes That Heart I'll Give Farnell mod. slow, A. Moore's TMEA '09 piece, deep text, T(T)B The Colorado Trail Scoggin easy slow, trad. folk tune The Dawn's Awake Farnell easy to mod. upbeat T(T)B, text about sunrise, mostly 6/8 The Gospel Train Beery easy upbeat, very accessible, traditional tune The Little Book Spiritual Moore mod. upbeat, good UIL a cappella The West Country Lover Three Contemporary Latin Settings Three Songs For Male Chorus Farnell mod. upbeat, opt. acc., text requires explanation, opt. Solos Workin' On The Railroad 1 2 Estes 3 mod. No. 3 Gloria, upbeat, Latin, almost "pop" acc., but guys love Shearer 2 easy to mod. a cappella, Will You Come to the Bow'r, slow, old SR piece Moore challenging a cappella, upbeat, snaps, FUN! African Noel Johnson challenging a cappella, upbeat, I altered motives to match each time Child of God Crocker challenging fast, fun acc., some 4 part sections Mary Had A Baby Johnson challenging Mary, Mary (SSA adapted) Donnelly/Strid mod. Medley for Christmas Siltman easy to mod. slow, cool chords, lush setting of trad. spiritual upbeat, cover says SSA acc., but transp. up , sing a cappella and add snaps 3 separate, short, upbeat, a cappella pieces (Housetop, Jolly Old, Jingle) Nuttin' for Christmas Crocker easy fast, fun boom-chick acc., traditional tune The Candles of Hanukkah Bernon easy fast, written 2 pt w/ desc., but works TTB down 8ve, minor, TB A Cappella Songs for Tenor Bass Chorus Crocker, Leavitt 1 easy Sons of Art, my opinion=easiest a cappella on PML, upbeat Aura Lee Poulton/Crocker 1 easy slow arr. of the trad. tune, very accessible Benedictus Schram 1 easy to mod. upbeat, minor, Latin, triumphant, be sure ranges fit guys Cindy Scott easy upbeat, cover says 2 pt., but perfect down the 8ve, claps, fun! Get On Board Medley Gilpin easy upbeat, New River Train+Get On Board+This Train, good for fall Her Voice Farnell easy to mod. slow, T(T)B, 3/4 meter I Think My Love So Fair Farnell easy to mod. slow setting of Rossetti/Burns text, bass mel. in vs. 3 My America arr. Farnell easy comb. 3 patriotic, can be sung S/T and A/B, also avail. SA My Lagan Love Farnell mod. slow, T(T)B, lovely text requires some explanation, (new) Rain Music (TB) Farnell easy upbeat, opt. Instrumentation Red River Valley Farnell easy slow, T(T)B arr. of trad. tune Rest Not! Set Me As A Seal Upon Your Heart Farnell 2 easy upbeat, text about achieving goals, also SATB=graduation? Farnell 2 easy to mod. slow setting of Biblical romantic text She Is Evening Courtney moderate slow, lyrical, T(T)B, romantic text She Walks in Beauty Farnell 2 easy to mod. slow, legato, guys love the text She's Like the Swallow (TB) Farnell 2 easy slow, minor arr. of trad. folk tune Songs of the Road and Sea That's Where My Money Goes Farnell 1 easy 5 short pieces w/ opt. acc., 3 fast, 2 slow, good for UIL easy upbeat, funny The Chariot Spiritual Moore easy to mod. upbeat arr., some chrom. in bass pt., opt. descant at end The Knight and the Dragon Snyder easy upbeat, 6/8 modal, fun, T/B pts "battle", opt. drum/tamb., This Train Moore easy to mod. upbeat, spiritual arr., hard 4 pt. final chord, but rest is do-able Three Latin Songs Farnell easy 3 short pieces a cappella pieces, 2 fast & 1 slow, Latin+Eng. We Shall Not Sleep Farnell mod. slow, T(T)B, war text, higher ranges, opt. C-instr. acc. Born, Born in Bethlehem Moore easy fast, spiritual arr. Deck the Halls Farnell easy fast, flat 7th boom-chick acc., arr. of trad. carol, transpose up? Hodie Farnell moderate slow, Latin+Eng., T(T)B, inc. Venite Adoremus TTB Winter Leininger 2 1? TB or T(T)B Winter I Saw Three Ships Rentz easy fast, flat 7th acc., 6/8 Ring Out Wild Bells Spevacek easy to mod. fast, 2 pt but works 8ve down, minor, opt. bells, New Yr. text The Shepherd's Spiritual Moore easy to mod. upbeat spiritual arr., accessible and fun Three French Carols Moore easy Three Holiday Glorias We Wish You Peace for Christmas Moore easy mod., Sing We Now of Xmas, Il Est Ne, Masters in This Hall mod., Angels We Have Heard, While By Our Sheep, Ding! Dong! Merrily . . . Schram easy slow, inc. We Wish You a Merry Christmas, partner song like What Child Is This? Farnell moderate slow, inc. Silent Night, T(T)B, guys loved it, also avail. SATB Mixed Pop (mostly SATB, w/ good tracks-- Show Choir) Ain't No Mountain High Enough Emerson challenging fast, always a winner, some 5 pt splits, avail. SAB Accidentally in Love Huff challenging fast, from Shrek, some differences between verses (tricky), Born to Hand Jive Shaw easy fast, from Grease, I used SAB, but also avail. SATB Car Wash Contemporary A Cappella Songbook James challenging fast, great track, some tough harmonies, avail. SAB Raugh/Sharon moderate In the Still of the Night, a cappella, add snaps, bass mel., Dancing on the Ceiling Huff mod. fast, 80s, avail. SAB Ease On Down the Road Funk easy fast, from The Wiz, great uplifting lyrics!, avail. 3-pt. mixed Fame Funk mod. to chall. fast, high energy, from "Fame", early 80s, avail. 3-pt. mixed Joy to the World Huff mod. fast, (Jeremiah was a bullfrog), avail. SAB Let It Roll Shaw easy fast, country, lots of unis., only avail. SATB Let's Groove Shaw mod. upbeat, boogie, cool comb. of all melodies at end, avail. SAB Life Is a Highway Billingsley easy to mod. fast, lots of unis., avail. SAB Lullabye Huff mod. to chall. slow, accompanied arr. of Billy Joel ballad, avail. SAB Old Time Rock and Roll Put a Little Love in Your Heart Funk easy to mod. fast, classic, avail. 3-pt. mixed Gilpin easy upbeat, mellow boogie feel, also SAB, includes Love Train Seasons of Love Emerson mod. slow, great text, avail. SAB Seize the Day Emerson easy to mod. upbeat, from The Newsies,great lyrics, also avail. TTBB and SAB Some Days You Gotta Dance Huff mod. fast, country, lots of unis. in vs., avail. SAB Splish Splash Shaw easy fast, short, 3-pt. mixed (no SATB available) 2? Mixed Winter Pop (w/ good tracks--I used w/ Show Choir) At Christmas Beck mod. a cappella, mod., SSATB, but not a lot of splits, original music Boogie Woogie Holiday Gilpin easy mod. tempo, SAB, original Gilpin, swing-feel Frosty the Snow Man Shaw moderate fast, creative, guys have the melody often, avail. 3-pt. mixed Perfect Christmas Night Rock-a My Savior (Rock-a That Baby) Gilpin mod. to chall. fast, doo-wop, tight harmonies tricky, but repetitive, also SSAB Shaw mod. a cappella, mod., I chgd. text from "Savior" to "Baby" trans. up Rockin' Reindeer Christmas Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer Run, Rudy, Run! (SATB or 3pt) Billingsley easy to mod. incl. Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree and Rudolph, 3 pt. no SATB Huff easy to mod. upbeat, S=mel., ATB=ostinato, doo-wop style, also SAB Shaw mod. Santa's On His Way Medley Gilpin easy to mod. fast, original music, add falsetto soloist w/antlers for a hit! fast, creative, Up on the Housetop, Jolly Old, St. Cl. Is Comin', SATB or SAB Slow Dancing in the Snow Althouse easy Yule Be Rockin' Huff mod. to chall. slow, 50s doo-wop feel, avail. SAB incl. Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree, Santa Bring My Baby, Jingle Bell Rock, Farnell Mixed & Other pieces A Jubilant New Song SATB+SSA mod. to chall. upbeat, Psalm setting, good for comb. choirs, also SAB+SSA A Song of Night SATB mod. to chall. slow, lovely text, ranges good for MS, but also works for HS Celebrate and Sing! SATB mod. upbeat, based on Whitman text, w/ opt. perc. acc. Clap Your Hands S(S)ATB mod. to chall. comm. by TMEA Reg. 19, upbeat closer, Psalm setting Come to My Heart Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep SATB mod. to chall. slow, lovely text, limited range SATB & SSA(A) challenging slow, ranges can fit MS, but text requires maturity God Is Our Strength SSATB moderate fun, gospel, Psalm 46 setting, great closer Grant Us Peace SATB mod. to chall. slow, HS level, incorporates Brahms piano acc., some Latin i carry your heart SSA challenging P. Dean's ACDA comm. Piece (HS girls), slow, adv. Level I Will Arise and Make Music SATB mod. to chall. TCDA commission piece, MS ranges, good for region aud. Laudamus Te SATB, SAB, SSA mod. upbeat, triumphant, Latin+English, slow middle section Music, Sing To Me SATB mod. to chall. upbeat, text about music in nature, Region 2 MS comm. Sing with The Lark SATB mod. to chall. MS All-State JH comm., JH ranges, moderately slow, opt. flute Farnell Sacred Pieces Come Thou Fount of Ev'ry Blessing SATB moderate rhythmic hymn arr., lots of unison except vs 2, big ending He Watches Over You I Can Do All Things Through Christ The King of Love My Shepherd Is SATB moderate slow, lyrical setting of Psalm 121 SATB moderate SATB moderate multi-meter setting of Phil 4:13 written w/ husband for our wedding, slow orig. setting of trad. text We Are One SATB moderate slow setting of 2 trad. & 1 orig. text, “goodbye”/memorial
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