SPRING 2015 CATALOG
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CONTENTS
Diction
Italian, Latin, French, German: the Sounds
and 81 Exercises for Singing Them
2 Books and Resources
3–5 Demo Disc: New Choral Music
6 New Keyboard/Instrumental Music
7 Recent Releases
8 Secular Selections for Schools
9Sacred–Lent/Easter
John Moriarty
Text book for singers. A comprehensive singer’s guide
to the pronunciation of Italian, French, Ecclesiastical
Latin and German, in an approach developed for diction
classes at the New England Conservatory of Music. A
thorough and scholarly treatment in a practical, easily
used format.
0650$38.00
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0–11 Multi-movement works/collections
12 Demo CD Track Listing
The A to Z of
Foreign Musical Terms
Christine Ammer
Five Mystical Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Contents: No. 1: Easter; No. 2: I Got Me Flowers; No.
3: Love Bade Me Welcome; No. 4: The Call; No. 5:
Antiphon
Students, singers, instrumentalists, conductors, and composers—from beginners
to the most advanced professionals—this
handy book provides quick answers and
definitions of basic terms as well as guides
to Italian, German, and French pronunciation. Paperback. 125 pages.
1.5038, Piano/Vocal Score
1.2936, Organ/Vocal Score
1.5029, SATB Choral Score
1.3240, TTBB Choral Score
$9.20
$10.75
$2.80
$2.80
4469$10.75
Full Orchestra
Piano and String Quartet
Wind Ensemble
Rental
Rental
Rental
The Renaissance Singer
Excerpts from Five Mystical Songs
1.5259, “The Call,” Two-Part Treble
1.5245, “The Call,” SATB
1.5028, “Antiphon,” SATB
$1.55
$1.95
$1.95
Arr. Thomas Dunn
A history and reference book for Renaissance-era singing and music which
includes many of the best known pieces of
music from the period. Includes a scholarly
essay by Joseph Dyer. An invaluable resource. Paperback. 165 pages.
2974$15.50
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Up Front!
Becoming the Complete
Choral Conductor
ed. Guy B. Webb
This book shares the experience and
knowledge of twelve outstanding professional choral musicians, each writing
on just one critical topic. The result is an
exceptional resource for all levels of choral
directors.
Paperback. 293 pages.
4638$35.70
SPRING 2015—NEW CHORAL MUSIC­
EASTER CHORAL
PAUL GIBSON
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The Shepherd Motets
DAVID ASHLEY WHITE
3
Ave verum Corpus
(Hail true presence)
I Am the Good Shepherd was first performed at the
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles,
California, on April 29, 2012, Frank Brownstead
conducting the cathedral choir, Samuel Soria,
organist. Simon, Son of John, Do You Love Me?
received its premiere performance at St. Peter’s
Church on Capitol Hill, Washington, District
of Columbia on June 29, 2012, Kevin O’Brien,
organist-choirmaster. These two lush works
feature words from John 21:15–19 and 10:14–16,
respectively. Each edition features substantial
program notes by the composer and the texts as
printed matter.
In addition to the well-known 14th-century Eucharistic hymn in Latin, this moving setting features
a new English (singing) paraphrase by Richard D.
Leach (b. 1953).
Medium
SATB • #7630 • $1.55 • c. 2:25
USE: Easter services, concerts
FOR: church choirs, community, college, professional choruses
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Medium
DANIEL PINKHAM
1. Simon, Son of John, Do You Love Me?
SATB & Organ • #7923 • $1.95 • c. 2:50
Sing Lustily
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This dramatic setting by the late master features his
trademark use of declamatory text setting to great
effect.
2. I Am the Good Shepherd
SATB & Organ • #7924 • $1.95 • c. 4:00
Medium
USE: Easter services
FOR: church choirs
SAB & optional Keyboard doubling • #5856 •
$2.25 • c. 8:00
USE: Easter services, concerts
FOR: church choirs, community, college, professional choruses
SACRED CHORAL—MIXED VOICES
IVAN BOŽIČEVIĆ
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HENRY MOLLICONE
Kyrie eleison
Locus iste
Kyrie eleison uses both Greek and English versions
of the Kyrie text. The score calls for a three-manual
organ. With skillful registration, however, the piece
is feasible on a two-manual instrument. This edition
includes a brief harmonic analysis by the composer.
If you are looking for a modern-day alternative to
Bruckner’s masterful setting of this traditional Latin
text, then Henry Mollicone has supplied one with
fresh harmonies and melodies.
Medium
Moderately Difficulty
SATB & Organ • #8034 • $3.40 • c. 7:40
USE: church services, concerts
FOR: skilled church choirs
FRED GRAMANN
We give thee but thine own
This gracious setting of a text by William Walshom
How (1823–1897) as adapted by the composer is a
gentle piece to sing.
Moderately Easy
Soprano Solo, SATB • #8104 • $1.55 • c. 3:15
USE: church services (stewardship), concerts
FOR: church choirs, community choruses
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SATB • #8028 • $1.55 • c. 2:15
Winner of the 2014 AGO/
ECS PUBLISHING Award
in Choral Composition
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USE: Gradual for the Mass celebrating the dedication
of a church, general church services, concerts
FOR: church choirs; community, college, professional
choruses
ALICE PARKER
Sun, Rain, Wind
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Set to a recent text by Jean Janzen, Sun, Rain,
Wind exhorts us to “Do justice like the sun which
breaks the night and wakes the singing in the
trees,” “Love mercy like the rain that sweetens
drought, that pours its silver on the rich and poor,”
and “Walk humbly like the wind invisible that
spins the leaf and bends the grass.”
Moderately Easy
SATB • #7551 • $2.25 • c. 5:00
USE: church services, concerts
FOR: church choirs, community choruses
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SECULAR CHORAL—CHILDREN’S VOICES
SACRED CHORAL—MIXED VOICES cont.
FRANK PESCI
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That Heavenly Country
Dream
The words for this hopeful setting are from The
Book of Common Prayer: “Bring us to that heavenly
country where, with all Thy saints, we may enter the
everlasting heritage of Thy sons and daughters.”
Moderately Easy
SATB & opt. Keyboard • #7999 • $1.55 • c. 2:02
Let Thy blood in mercy poured
John Brownlie wrote the text which the composer
employed in this devotional work: “Let Thy blood
in mercy poured, Let Thy precious body broken, Be
to me, O gracious Lord, Of Thy love the token. Thou
didst give Thyself for me, Now I give myself to Thee.”
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Moderately Easy
15
The fact that the text for this work even exists is
a miracle. It was written by Abraham (“Abramek”)
Koplowicz, a Jewish boy who was exterminated
by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Abramek was
born in 1930 in Lodz, Poland, and died 1944 in
that country’s infamous concentration camp at
Auschwitz-Birkenau. He wrote this poem during
the time that his family was trapped in the Lodz
ghetto. This poem was not found until 1983 when
Eliezer (“Lolek”) Grynfeld, the poet’s half-brother,
discovered it among their late father’s belongings. Children who sing this work will be transported on a magical flight around
the world through time and space along with their audiences. The edition
includes a detailed biography of the poet and pictures from his life.
Moderately Easy
SATB & opt. Keyboard • #8000 • $1.95 • c. 2:30
SATB • #8109 • $4.90 • c. 10:07
USE: church services, concerts
FOR: church choirs, community choruses
USE: Holocaust memorial services, concerts
FOR: temple, church, community, elementary school choruses
DAVID ASHLEY WHITE
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The Divine Image
DIANE ABDI ROBERTSON
This prayerful piece features the famous text
“The Divine Image” from Songs of Innocence by
William Blake. “To Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love
All pray in their distress; And to these virtues of
delight Return their thankfulness.”
Moderately Easy
SATB • #7488 • $1.55 • c. 2:00
USE: church services, concerts
FOR: church choirs, community choruses
SACRED CHORAL—CHILDREN’S VOICES
GWYNETH WALKER
Blessings from the Children
SECULAR CHORAL—
WOMEN & GIRL’S VOICES
GWYNETH WALKER
Words of Strength
Words of Strength takes the form of a dialogue between the generations. Young women turn to the
adult women for the knowledge and experience to
overcome difficult times. “I have no confidence. I am
frightened. I am lost.” The women answer by singing
verses of I’ve Got Peace Like a River. The generations
alternate in their singing, with the younger voices
joining the adults as the message becomes clear. By
the end, the two choruses sing together: “We can
find the words to build a life of hope.”
Medium
Moderately Easy
Two Soprano Soli, Women’s Chorus (SSA),
Two-part Girl’s Chorus & Piano •
Score • #6680 • $2.80 • c. 5:00
Children’s Chorus Part • #6681 • $1.55
Two-part Treble Chorus & Orchestra
or optional Piano
USE: concerts
FOR: private and public school choirs, community choruses
The texts for Blessings from the Children are found in the collection In Every
Tiny Grain of Sand—A Child’s Book of Prayer and Praise by Reeve Lindbergh.
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Full Score • #7764 • $50.00 • c. 12:00
Study Score • #7764_Study • $25.00
Complete Set of Parts • #7765 • $150.00
Individual Instr. Part • #7766 • $5.25
SECULAR CHORAL—TREBLE VOICES
Piano/Choral Scores:
NESTOR TAYLOR
1. The Blessing of Light
#7761 • $2.80 • c. 4:00
2. The Circle of Days
#7762 • $2.25 • c. 4:00
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3. On Morning Wings
#7763 • $2.25 • c. 4:00
USE: church services, concerts
FOR: church, community choruses
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14
Dedication
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Nestor Taylor gives us a haunting setting of the
poem Mother o’ mine by Rudyard Kipling from the
1891 publication The Light that failed.
Moderately Easy
SSA • #7331 • $1.55 • c. 1:00
USE: concerts
FOR: high school choirs; community, college,
professional choruses
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SECULAR CHORAL—MIXED VOICES
CONRAD SUSA
“The Evening Star”
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from Serenade
Moderately Easy
Difficult
SATB (divisi) • #7134 • $1.95 • c. 1:30
USE: concerts
FOR: accomplished college, professional choruses
CONNOR KOPPIN
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Connor Koppin’s setting of i carry your heart uses
only a few short lines from E. E. Cummings’ poem
of the same name in a mantra-like fashion. The
phrase, “I carry your heart with me” is repeated a
number of times using different textures, harmonies and voices, thus reenforcing the idea of intertwining two souls into one. Men’s and women’s
voices are often at odds in this setting and come
together only in moments of absolute unity. Part of
the Lee Nelson Choral Series.
1. Shed No Tear!
SATB • #7848 • $1.95 • c. 3:00
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2. Ah! Woe Is Me
SATB • #7849 • $1.95 • c. 3:00
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3. Tears, Idle Tears
SATB • #7594 • $1.95 • c. 4:00
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4. A Farewell!
SATB • #7579 • $1.95 • c. 4:30
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USE: concerts
FOR: high school choirs; community, college,
professional choruses
DAVID ASHLEY WHITE
In love with the
beautiful eyes…
Moderately Easy
SATB (divisi) • #1.3374 • $1.95 • c. 5:37
USE: concerts
FOR: community, college, professional choruses
ERIC NELSON
Faery Songs
These four publications all share a mournful
mood: Faery Songs is a diptych on texts by John
Keats (1795–1821); A Farewell! and Tears, Idle Tears
both feature words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
(1809–1892).
Completed in August 2007 by the now late Conrad
Susa, the exquisite Serenade is composed to a
text drawn from the poems of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow (1807–1882). It is dedicated to Philip
Brunelle and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers.
It is they who we hear performing The Evening Star
on this track.
i carry your heart
GREGORY J. HUTTER
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How do I love thee?
This sensitive piece is a setting of the well-known
poem How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43) by Elizabeth
Barrett Browning (1806–1861).
The composer set this same poem years earlier as
part of a song cycle (Four Madrigals of Michelangelo, high voice, violin, and piano, #5447, publ.
2001). The poetry is from the Complete Poems and
Selected Letters of Michelangelo, translated into
English by Creighton Gilbert. Like its companions
in the aforementioned song cycle, the text for
this new choral work employs “eyes” as its central
theme. As Professor Gilbert pointed out in the
foreword to his book, in the Renaissance, eyes were perceived as the most spiritual element of the human body, and the window to the beloved’s soul.
Moderately Difficult
SATB (divisi) • #8047 • $1.95 • c. 3:40
USE: concerts
FOR: skilled high school choirs, community, college, professional choruses
Medium
SATB & Piano • #1.3375 • $2.80 • c. 6:30
USE: concerts
FOR: community, college, professional choruses
WILLIAM AVERITT
Ocean Dance
Sweet Freedom is based on music from
America (My country, ’tis of thee) and words by
Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895) as adapted by
Gwyneth Walker.
Ocean Dance is a fun piece. This is a fun piece.
The sophisticated and witty text is about the
dance of undersea life. The text is by talented
writer and conductor Robert Bode. As a conductor, Dr. Bode is best known as the director of the
Seattle-based ensemble Choral Arts, whom he
conducted in the performance of Ocean Dance
on this track.
Moderately Easy
Moderately Difficult
SATB • #7698 • $2.25 • c. 3:00
SATB (divisi) and Piano • #8025 • $2.25 • c.
3:40
GWYNETH WALKER
Sweet Freedom
USE: concerts
FOR: high school choirs, community choruses
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USE: concerts
FOR: accomplished high school choirs, community, college, professional choruses
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NEW KEYBOARD AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC­—SPRING 2015
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC—FLUTE SOLO
ORGAN SOLO
GEORGE ROCHBERG / ARR. CHRISTINA JENNINGS
RONALD PERERA
Caprice Variations
Hymnos
The arranger’s transcription includes 20 of the
original 51 caprices. She chose to include those
best suited to the flute while representing the
enormous stylistic range of Rochberg’s entire
set. Her goal in the transcriptions was to use the
flute to its fullest capacity, challenging the player
with dynamic, technical and stylistic extremes:
the range of these variations goes from a B1 to
an E4 and from pppp to ffz! She made minimal
breathing and metronome suggestions, adding
these only when they seemed most important. In
George Rochberg’s Afterword to the Performer, he permits omitting some of the
repeats and variations to suit the length and artistic discretion of the performer.
However, he advocates for balance in preserving “the stylistic spread which is a
fundamental premise of this work.”
The ancient Greek word “hymnos” gave us the
Latin word “hymnus” and the English word
“hymn.” Hymnos is replete with many wellknown, well-loved hymn tunes including
Michael, Star in the east, All my hope on God is
founded, Love divine, all loves excelling (Hyfrydol),
Amazing grace, Jesus shall reign where’er the sun,
Holy, holy, holy!, Ye watchers and ye holy ones,
and Jerusalem, my happy home. Organist Grant
Moss gave Hymnos its premiere performance in
a recital at Christ Church Cathedral, Springfield,
Massachusetts, on October 20, 2013.
Difficult
Flute Solo • #1.3371• $18.40 • c. 27:00
Medium
Organ Solo
#8101 • $13.10 • c. 10:30
USE: church concerts
USE: concerts
ORGAN AND SAXOPHONE
HARPSICHORD
HENRY MOLLICONE
FRANK FERKO
Elegy
Elegy was commissioned by organist Douglas
Cleveland. It is a one-movement work in a
lyrical, meditative style. Its harmonic language is
French-influenced, but the composer considers
the piece primarily melodic. Although Elegy is
not a programmatic work, it is based on musical
materials that are varied throughout, and
suggested to the composer a restive, pastoral
setting.
Medium
Soprano Saxophone (opt. Clarinet) & Organ
Score & Part • #7974 • $10.50 • c. 3:30
USE: church services and concerts
ORGAN AND VIOLA
DANIEL PINKHAM
Sonata da Chiesa
Triptych for Harpsichord
Triptych for Harpsichord was composed in the
spring of 2000 for harpsichordist Tatiana Zenaishvili. Ms. Zenaishvili gave the world premiere
of the work in a concert in Rachmaninov Hall
in Moscow, Russia on January 25, 2001. She
subsequently performed the American premiere
at a concert in Lutkin Hall in Evanston, Illinois on
April 17, 2001. Triptych for Harpsichord employs
formal concepts which were commonly used
in harpsichord works of the 17th and 18th
centuries—toccata, variations and fugue—but
no attempt was made to simulate a baroque
musical style. The theme upon which the second
movement is based is an old, Russian folk song. The variations have maintained
the tonal style of the original melody. The fugue subject used in the third movement is based on a theme introduced in the toccata movement.
Difficult
Harpsichord Solo
#5774 • $13.15 • c. 10:58
USE: concerts
Sonata da Chiesa was composed for the dedication of the organ built by Darron Wissinger for
the Plymouth Congregational Church, Belmont,
Massachusetts, Helen T. Taylor, organist. The
premiere of this work was played on 24 April
1988 by Patricia McCarty, viola and James David
Christie, organ. The viola part for this edition
was edited by Patricia McCarty.
Medium
Viola & Organ
Score & Part • #4264 • $28.90 • c. 16:00
USE: church concerts
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RECENT CHORAL RELEASES
SACRED
DAVID FROST
TILL MACIVOR MEYN
PAUL GIBSON
The Saints Sing “Hallelujah!”
Jubilate Deo
Rejoice in the Lord Alway
Arranger David Frost,
who has for years been
the Principal Librarian
for the Columbus (OH)
Symphony Orchestra,
has stumbled upon
something that is both
clever and funny. He
discovered that Handel’s
Hallelujah Chorus and
the traditional Gospel
tune When the Saints Go
Marching In share some musical elements, so he combined them. The resultant piece will provide a good
time for both performers and audiences. Great as an
upbeat concert closer or encore number. Full score
and parts available for rental from ECS Publishing,
1-800-647-2117.
Moderately Easy
SATB & Piano or optional Organ and Orchestra
7982
Choral Score
$2.25
(Praise the Lord)
This setting of Psalm
100 is in both Latin and
English as translated by
the composer.
Moderately Difficult
SATB and Organ or
Piano
8060$2.25
FRANK PESCI
Give the King Thy Judgments
Text from Matthew 2:2 Psalm 72:1-2, 7 KJV. (We have
seen his star in the East and have come with gifts to
worship the Lord. / Give the king Thy judgements, O
God, and righteousness unto the king’s son. He shall
judge the people with righteousness.)
Medium
SATB a cappella
7993
Choral Score
$1.55
Paul Gibson has
taken this well-known
choral piece and done
something wonderfully
unexpected with it by
assigning the entire
piece to a Chorus 1 part,
and adding a newly
composed Chorus 2
part in the style of that
era to create an eightpart piece! His setting
is also very versatile in that the Chorus 2 part may
be performed in any one of three ways: as an organ
reduction, as a brass quartet transcription, and as an
SATB chorus.
Moderately Easy
SATB a cappella,
with opt. Organ or Brass Quartet
7878
Choral Score
7879
Instrumental Parts
$3.40
$2.60
SECULAR
STEPHEN CHATMAN
ROBERT APPLEBAUM
Peace
Chorus a cappella
Recipient of Canada’s highest civilian honor, composer
Stephen Chatman became a member of the Order
of Canada in 2012. He has a large catalog of works
with Highgate Press, a division of ECS Publishing.
These works are quintessentially Chatman, featuring
lyrical melodies, his signature harmonic vocabulary
and, when accompanied, instrumental writing that is
always gracious.
7.0591
7.0600
7.0592
7.0602
7.0593
7.0603
7.0594
7.0604
7.0601
SATB version
Full Score for SATB
SAB version
Full Score for SAB
SSAA version
Full Score for SSAA
TTBB version
Full Score for TTBB
String Parts for all versions
$2.60
1. Come to me
SATB and Piano with opt. Clarinet
7.0616 Choral Score
$2.25
2. And if thou wilt, remember
Chorus and Piano with opt. Clarinet
7.0617 SSATB version
7.0618 SSA(A) version
800-647-2117
7.0582 SATB version
7.0583 SSAA version
7.0584 TTBB version
$2.80
$2.80
$1.55
$1.55
$1.55
Robert Applebaum offers three versions each of these
three settings from the much “beloved” Song of Songs,
or Song of Solomon. Each title features printed matter
containing a Hebrew transliteration guide, the text
in Hebrew, the text in transliteration, and the text in
English translation. The lyrics appear underlayed in
Hebrew, and underlayed in English as translated by
the composer. Text sources: 1) Song of Songs 2:8; 2);
Song of Songs 2:9; 3) Song of Songs 2:10-13.
1. Kol Dodi Hinei Zeh Bah
(My Beloved Calls)
Chorus and Piano or a cappella
7768 7771 7798 SSAA and Piano
SATB and Piano
SATB a cappella
$2.25
$1.95
$2.25
2. Domeh Dodi Litzvi
(My Beloved Is Near)
Soprano Solo, Chorus, and Piano or a cappella
GREGORY J. HUTTER
Poem by Christina Rossetti (1830–1894)
7.0619 Clarinet Part
Chorus a cappella
Poem by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) c. 2:35.
$1.95
$25.00
$1.95
$25.00
$1.95
$25.00
$1.95
$25.00
$40.00
Songs of Remembrance
Songs of My Beloved
I am not yours
Blow, Blow,
Thou Winter
Wind
SATB and Piano
This setting of a wellknown poem by William
Shakespeare features a
piano accompaniment
evocative of the wind.
7769 7772 7799 SSAA and Piano
SATB and Piano
SATB a cappella
$1.95
$1.95
$1.95
3. Anah Dodi, V’amar Li
(My Beloved Spoke to Me)
Chorus and Piano or a cappella
7770 7773 7800 SSAA and Piano
SATB and Piano
SATB a cappella
$2.25
$1.95
$2.25
8097$2.25
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SECULAR SELECTIONS FOR SCHOOLS
Blow, Blow,
Thou Winter Wind
Stephen Chatman
SATB and Piano
7.0477 Choral Score
Loch Lomond
Ralph Vaughan Williams
SSATB a cappella
1.5176 Choral Score
Solomon: Music, Spread Thy
Voice Around
$1.95
$2.25
Love By the Water
No. 1 Blow the Candles Out
Chester
William Billings/Gwyneth Walker
SATB and Piano, opt. Percussion
7033
Choral Score
$1.95
Gwyneth Walker
SATB and Piano
5249
Choral Score
Come Again, Sweet Love
Motherless Child
John Dowland
SATB a cappella
1110
Choral Score
$1.55
Katherine K. David
SATB and Piano
1.1262 Choral Score
$1.95
$1.55
Fire, Fire! My Heart
Thomas Morley
SSATB a cappella
3.0612 Choral Score
$3.40
Adolphus Hailstork
Soprano & Bass Soli, SATB a cappella
5768
Choral Score
$2.25
J. Brahms/H. Clough-Leighter
SATBB a cappella
1727
Choral Score
$1.55
O Shenandoah
Early One Morning
unknown
SATB a cappella
2273
Choral Score
Streets of Laredo
O Lovely May!
The Deaf Old Woman
Alice Parker
SATBB a cappella, with opt. Oboe,
Harp, and Strings
1.3101 Choral Score
$1.95
The Road Not Taken
$6.30
Randall Thompson
SATB and Piano or Band
or Orchestra
2485
Choral Score
$2.80
$1.55
David Mooney
SATB a cappella
5938
Choral Score
Sweet Betsy
John David Earnest
SATB a cappella
6070
Choral Score
$4.10
There Is Sweet Music Here
No. 3 Music, When Soft Voices Die
Stephen Chatman
SATB and Oboe
7.0488 Choral Score
$2.25
Three Elizabethan
Partsongs: Sweet Day
Ralph Vaughan Williams
SATB a cappella
1.5011 Choral Score
$1.55
Grant Cochran
SATB and Piano
6697
Choral Score
$2.25
White Horses
$1.95
Gwyneth Walker
SATB and Piano
4548
Choral Score
$2.25
The Silver Swan
$1.55
O. Gibbons/H. Clough-Leighter
SSATB a cappella
0397
Choral Score
$1.55
I Wanna be Ready
James Miller
Soprano or Tenor Solo, SATB a
cappella
1.1370 Choral Score
$2.25
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$2.80
The Salley Gardens
Flower of Beauty
John Clements
SATB a cappella
1.5024 Choral Score
John David Earnest
SATB and Piano
6072
Choral Score
The Water Is Wide
Fireflies
Victoria Glaser
SAB a cappella
2241
Choral Score
G. F. Handel/H. Clough-Leighter
Alto Solo and SATB and Keyboard
or Orchestra
1664
Choral Score
$2.25
Sing We and Chant It
Thomas Morley
Arr. Henry Clough-Leighter
SSATB a cappella
1183
Choral Score
When Johnny Comes
Marching Home
George Mead
SAB and Piano
1.1450 Choral Score
$2.25
$1.95
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MUSIC FOR THE LENT AND EASTER SEASONS
The Concord Anthem Book
ed. A. T. Davison and H. W. Foote
A collection of 40 sacred anthems for mixed
voice choirs. Drawn from many sources representing the noblest schools of church music,
the selections are of varying degrees of difficulty. Many composers represented including
Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Gibbons,
Handel, Hassler, Palestrina, Rachmaninoff, and
Tchaikovsky. Paperback. 156 pages.
0013, Book 1
$14.00
1200, Book 2
$18.90
The A Cappella Singer
Arr. Henry Clough-Leighter
Collection of thirty arrangements for voices.
Madrigals, Ayres, German Folksongs. Composers include Palestrina, Vittoria, Weelkes,
Morley, and more.
1545, SSAA Voices
1682, SATB Voices
$16.30
$14.70
2015
All-Night Vigil
the 100th Anniversary of
All-Night Vigil
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Edited and Translated by Anthony Antolini
Alto and Tenor Soli and SATB divisi, a cappella
This publication includes a singable English
translation, extensive preface and notes, Slavonic
pronunciation guide, and liturgical chants.
7808
$25.95
all movements are also available separately
1. Come, ye people (7821)
2. Bless thou the Lord (7822)
3. Blest the man (7823)
4. Gracious radiance (7824)
5. Lord, now lettest Thou (7825)
6. Virgin Mother (7826)
7. Glory be to God (7827)
8. Sing praises to the Lord (7828)
9. Blessed art Thou, O most gracious Lord (7829)
10. Having now beheld the resurrection of
the Christ (7830)
11. My soul doth magnify the Lord (7831)
12. The Great Doxology (7832)
13. Salvation has come (7833)
14. Thou didst arise from the tomb (7834)
15. O victorious leader (7835)
The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Edited and Translated by Anthony Antolini
SATB divisi, a cappella
Reconstructed from surviving part books. English translation,
preface, Slavonic pronunciation guide. Twenty movements.
1.3100
$19.75
some movements are available separately
6. Lord, to Thee & O Thou Holy (1.3174)
8. Cherubic Hymn (1.3172)
12. To Thee We Sing (1.3170)
14. The Lord’s Prayer (1.3173)
16. O Praise the Lord from the Heavens (1.3171)
Somerset Anthem Books
familiar anthems and original compositions by the
finest contemporary composers for SAB Choir
SELECTED AND EDITED BY
Ronald Arnatt
Volume II: Easter
Volume III: Holy Spirit
Volume VI: Lent and Holy Week
5129$9.70
5139$8.66
5142$9.70
Contents:
This Joyful Eastertide - Ronald Arnatt
Christus resurgens - by Frank Ferko
Christ Is Risen - Ronald Arnatt
Love’s Redeeming Work Is Done - Ronald Arnatt
I Know That My Redeemer Lives - Austin Lovelace
Now the Green Blade Riseth - Ronald Arnatt
Rejoice and Sing - David Clark Isele
He Is Risen! He Is Risen! - John Carter
Contents:
O Breath of Life - John Carter
Come, Holy Ghost - T. Attwood/R. Arnatt
Come Gracious Spirit - Frank Ferko
The Dove’s Song - Ronald Arnatt
Come, Holy Ghost - Austin Lovelace
The Day Is Coming - Jane Marshall
Holy Spirit, Lord of Love - Ronald Arnatt
Send Forth Thy Spirit - Daniel Pinkham
Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers - D. Isele
Contents:
O vos omnes - Frank Ferko
Lenten Prayer - Jane Marshall
Adoramus Te, Christi - Gasparini/Arnatt
Good Friday Anthems - Ronald Arnatt
Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow - Austin Lovelace
Ah, Holy Jesus - James Hopkins
O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded - Ronald Arnatt
What Grace, O Lord, and Beauty Shone - D. Isele
Drop, Drop, Slow Tears - Ronald Arnatt
800-647-2117
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CHORAL ANTHEMS FOR THE LENTEN SEASON
SATB CHOIR
Hosanna
Appalachian Carols
Saw Ye My Savior?
SATB a cappella
Sanctus/Benedictus (Latin text only). Very melodic and appealing. Matthew 2:9
Gwyneth Walker
SATB a cappella
SATB and Keyboard or
Brass Quintet
Presented in a straightforward manner, similar
to a processional. The
block chords in the brass
evolve into fluid lines
to usher in the verse
“Ye winged seraphs fly.”
Harmonies in this setting are purposely open and
sparse, within a folk idiom.
6808
1. Wondrous Love
David Conte
4188
Choral Score
$2.25
Lord Jesus,
think on me
Derek Healey
SATB and Organ
A Lenten anthem featuring a text by Synesius
(375-430) as translated
by Allan William Chatfield
(1808-1896).
Moderately Easy
7841
Choral Score
5666
$1.95
G. Palestrina/H. Clough-Leighter
SATB a cappella
Choral Score
$1.55
Hear Me, Redeemer
Henry Mollicone
SATB, opt. Soprano or Tenor Solo, Piano
4511
Choral Score
$4.10
This Gift is Free
Adoramus te, Christe
1760
SATB Score
David Ashley White
$1.95
Fred Gramann
7501
Choral Score
$1.95
Agnus Dei
Daniel Pinkham
SATB and Organ
One of the last compositions which Daniel
Pinkham completed,
this calm and simple,
but effective setting of
the last part of the Latin
Mass Ordinary may also
be sung in traditional English. Duration 2:00
Moderately Easy
6757
Soprano Solo, SATB a cappella
Based on the idea of
Isaiah 55: “Come to the
waters all who are thirsty,
O come and drink, This
gift is free. Come to the
table all who are hungry,
O come and feast. This
gift is free.” Set in a folksong manner, the solo
lines may be sung by a
small group of singers. 2’50’’
Choral Score
Choral Score
$1.55
Three American
Hymn-Tune Settings
2. What Wondrous Love Is This?
Leo Nestor
SATB a cappella
This work develops the tune to celebrate its
comforting text. The end is a rich and joyous celebration— “I’ll sing on.”
4684
Choral Score
$2.25
$1.55
SAB CHOIR
Lenten Prayer
Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow
Adoramus te, Christe
SAB a cappella
SAB and Keyboard
SAB and Organ
Jane Marshall
7085
Choral Score
Austin C. Lovelace
$1.55
7088
Choral Score
$1.95
Q. Gasparini/arr. Ronald Arnatt
7086
Choral Score
O Sacred Head,
Sore Wounded
Surely He Hath
Borne Our Griefs
Ah, Holy Jesus
SAB a cappella
Intricate arrangement
of PASSION CHORALE,
with original treatment
of each verse. A subtle
key change underscores
the change in tone for
an inner verse. The final
verse places the tune in
augmentation for men’s
voices (opt. divisi) and ends forte on octave Gs.
Text includes several stanzas not often included
in hymnals.
SAB or ATB a cappella
7089
7090
7092
Hans Leo Hassler/arr. Ronald Arnatt
10
Choral Score
$2.25
J. Cruger/arr. James F. Hopkins
SAB and Organ
A. Lotti/arr. A. T. Davison
1124
Choral Score
$1.55
Choral Score
$1.95
$1.55
O vos omnes
Frank Ferko
SAB and Organ
7084
Choral Score
$1.95
Drop, Drop, Slow Tears
O. Gibbons/arr. R. Arnatt
SAB and Organ
Choral Score
$1.55
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CHORAL ANTHEMS FOR THE EASTER SEASON
SATB CHOIR
Antiphon
(from Five Mystical
Songs)
SATB and Organ or
Brass Quintet or Orchestra
Brass Quintet score and
parts available separately
(order number 1.3368).
Orchestral parts available
for rental. Please call the ECS Publishing rental
department for more information at 1-800-7771919 or 508-620-7400.
$1.95
Alleluia
Randall Thompson
SATB a cappella
Perhaps the most often
performed American choral
work, the millions of copies
sold since its composition
in 1940 for the opening exercises of Tanglewood (the
summer home of the Boston
Symphony) attest to its endurance. Complete
text: Alleluia. Amen.
1786
2593
2312
SATB version
SSAA version
TTBB version
$2.25
$2.80
$2.80
Christ is arisen
Franz Schubert/ed. Daniel Pinkham
SATB a cappella
2686
Choral Score
I Love the Lord
SATB and Brass Quartet, Timpani, and Organ
Noted organist and teacher Gerre Hancock also
composed music. This introit begins with an Alleluia section followed by a setting of Psalm 118:24
(The Book of Common Prayer, 1978).
SATB and Organ
A setting of Psalm 116:
1-4, 7-9, it is especially
appointed for the Friday
of Easter Week, but
appropriate to the weeks
after Easter. David Conte
provides a lyrical and
compelling setting, quietly affirming “I will walk
before the Lord in the land of the living” at the
end. Psalms 116:1-4,7-9 Duration 3’20’’
Gerre Hancock
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1.5028 Choral Score
An Easter Introit
$1.95
7495
7493
7494
Choral Score
Full Score
Instrumental Parts
David Conte
$1.95
$10.50
$23.65
A Hymn of Resurrection
7370
Gwyneth Walker
SATB and Organ, with opt. Brass Quartet or Quintet,
and Timpani
A rousing festival
anthem which can be
done with just organ
accompaniment, or with
brass and timpani. The
text is the hymn by J. B.
Pounds, I know that my
Redeemer lives, and on
the earth again shall
stand. Duration 3’15’
7199
7200
Full/Choral Score
Instrumental Parts
$2.25
$21.00
Break Forth into Joy!
Daniel Pinkham
SATB, Trumpet in C, and opt. Keyboard doubling
“Blow ye the trumpet. / Break forth into joy! / For
the Lord hath turned the shadow of death into
the morning.” An exuberant Easter proclamation.
Trumpet part is included.
6508
Choral Score
$1.55
Choral Score
$1.95
An Easter Service
Henry Mollicone
SATB and Organ, with opt. Trumpet & Percussion
7943
Choral Score
$3.40
To Live Is Christ
Leo Nestor
Soprano Solo, SATB, and Organ
Based on Philippians
1:20b-21. “We could easily construe its use for late
in the Easter season. It “is
a...simple work, gently
propelled by near-constantly migrating harmonies, alternations in the
choral fabric, frequent
changes in organ color,
quietly repeating legato
choral chords and most designedly by the consistent use of motion in chorus and/or organ until
the repose of the final measures...” -Leo Nestor. A
gentle piece. Duration 3:20
7627
Choral Score
$1.95
SAB CHOIR
If Ye Love Me
David Ashley White
SAB a cappella
Here, the music is for
small choir (SAB), and
is appropriate for the
fifth Sunday after Easter,
or any general Sunday
when choristers are
scarce. Duration 1:15
7632
Choral Score
6875$1.95
7053$1.95
Christ Jesus
Lay in Death’s
Strong Bands
David Clark Isele
$1.55
SAB and Keyboard
7055$1.95
Christ is risen
Ronald Arnatt
SAB and Organ
800-647-2117
SAB and Keyboard
Rejoice and Sing
John Carter
Choral Score
Rejoice Together Ev’ry One
Austin C. Lovelace
He is risen! He is risen!
7056
I Know that my
Redeemer lives
$1.95
SAB and Keyboard
7050$1.95
Barrie Cabena
SAB and Keyboard
Richard Wienhorst
SAB a cappella
5640$1.55
This Joyful Eastertide
Ronald Arnatt
SAB and Organ
7048
Choral Score
$1.95
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TrackTitle
* = excerpts only. A full recording is
available at canticledistributing.com
Page
TrackTitle
Page
1
Simon, Son of John, Do You Love Me?
Leo Nestor
3
7923
15Dream
Diane Abdi Robertson
4
8109
2
I Am the Good Shepherd
Leo Nestor
3
7924
16 Words of Strength
Gwyneth Walker
4
6680
3
Ave verum Corpus
David Ashley White
3
7630
17Dedication
Nestor Taylor
4
7331
4
Sing Lustily
Daniel Pinkham
3
5856
18 The Evening Star
Conrad Susa
5
7134
5
Kyrie eleison*
Ivan Božičević
3
8034
19 i carry your heart
Connor Koppin
5
1.3374
6
We give thee but thine own
Fred Gramann
3
8104
20 How do I love thee?*
Eric Nelson
5
1.3375
7
Locus iste
Henry Mollicone
3
8028
21 Sweet Freedom
Gwyneth Walker
5
7698
8
Sun, Rain, Wind
Alice Parker
3
7551
22 Faery Songs: Shed No Tear!*
Gregory J. Hutter
5
7848
9
That Heavenly Country
Frank Pesci
4
7999
23 Faery Songs: Ah! Woe Is Me*
Gregory J. Hutter
5
7849
10 Let Thy blood in mercy poured
Frank Pesci 4
8000
24 Faery Songs: Tears Idle Tears*
Gregory J. Hutter
5
7594
11 The Divine Image
David Ashley White
4
7488
25 Faery Songs: A Farewell!
Gregory J. Hutter
5
7579
12 The Blessing of Light*
Gwyneth Walker
4
7761
26 In love with the beautiful eyes…*
David Ashley White
5
8047
13 The Circle of Days*
Gwyneth Walker
4
7762
27 Ocean Dance*
William Averitt
5
8025
14 On Morning Wings*
Gwyneth Walker
4
7763
Recording Credits—Guest Artists
Track 5, Kyrie eleison by Ivan Božičević, was recorded
by The Choir of St. Paul’s Church (Harvard Square),
John Robinson, director, Jonathan Wessler, organist, on
June 27, 2014, at the Basillica and Shrine of Our Lady
of Perpetual Help, Boston, MA. The recording engineer
was Martin Steinmetz. Permission to use this track was
kindly given by James Thomashower (American Guild
of Organists).
Tracks 12–14, Blessings from the Children by Gwyneth Walker, were recorded by the Walla Walla Symphony, Yaacov Bergman, conductor, with the Rogers
Adventist School Singing Scholars under the direction
of Terry Koch, on November 18, 2010, in Cordiner Hall,
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA. This track is used
with the kind permission Leah Wilson-Velasco.
Track 15, Dream by Diane Abdi Robertson, was
recorded by The Singers, Matthew Culloton, conductor,
Timothy Strand, piano, on September 11, 2014, at
House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Richfield, MN. The
producer was Matthew Culloton and the recording
engineer was David Trembley. Permission to use this
track was kindly given by Matthew Culloton.
Track 16, Words of Strength by Gwyneth Walker, was
recorded by the Portland Women’s Chorus, Priscilla Stevens French, conductor, Kathy Fink, piano, on April 8,
2005, at The Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH. The recording
engineer was Robert Gourlay. This track is used with
the kind permission Priscilla Stevens French.
Track 18, “The Evening Star” from Serenade by Conrad Susa, was recorded by the VocalEssence Ensemble
Singers, Philip Brunelle, conductor, in December of
2007, for their “Welcome Christmas!” program which
they performed at various venues in MN. Permission to
use this track was kindly given by Mary Ann Pulk.
Track 20, How do I love thee? by Eric Nelson, was
recorded by Atlanta Master Chorale, Eric Nelson, conductor, in 2004 at Spivey Hall, Clayton State University,
Morrow, GA. The producer was Susan Nelson and the
recording engineer was Fred Horton. Permission to use
this track was kindly given by Atlanta Master Chorale.
Track 21, Sweet Freedom by Gwyneth Walker, was
recorded by the Fidelio Society Choir of Phillips Academy, Christopher Walter, conductor, on October, 31,
2010, at Cochran Chapel, Phillips Academy, Andover,
MA. The recording engineer was Ken McCallum.
Permission to use this track was kindly given by Christopher Walter.
Track 26, In love with the beautiful eyes... by David
Ashley White, was recorded by University of Houston
Moores School Concert Chorale, Betsy Cook Weber,
conductor, on May 18, 2013, at the Modeon Theatre,
Marktoberdork, Germany. This track is used with the
kind permission Betsy Cook Weber.
Track 27, Ocean Dance, music by William Averitt,
words by Robert Bode, was recorded by Choral Arts,
Robert Bode, conductor, Lee Thompson, piano, on May
9, 2010, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA. Bill
Levy was the recording engineer. Permission to use this
track was kindly given by Robert Bode.
Recording Credits—The Philovox Ensemble
Tracks 1–2 were recorded on January 28, 2014, at The
Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, MA, by the Philovox Ensemble directed by Robert Schuneman. The
chorus members were sopranos Rebekah Alexander,
Camila Parias and Brenna Wells, altos Julia Cavallaro,
Carrie Cheron and Mary Gerbi, tenors Marcio de Oliveira, David Thorne Scott and Jason Wang and basses
Jeffrey Ryne Cherry, Jacob Cooper, Bradford Gleim and
Paul Guttry. The organist was Heinrich Christensen.
Tracks 3–4, 6–11, 17, 19, 22–25 were recorded
on September 25 and 29, 2014, at The Church of
the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, MA, by the Philovox
Ensemble directed by Robert Schuneman. The
chorus members on September 25 were Rebekah
Alexander, Camila Parias, and Margot Rood, altos
Julia Cavallaro, Mary Gerbi, and Beth Willer, tenors
Charles Blandy, Sean Lair, and Jason Wang, and
basses Jacob Cooper, Paul Guttry, and David McFerrin. The chorus members on September 29 were
sopranos Rebekah Alexander, Camila Parias, and
Margot Rood, altos Mary Gerbi, Clare McNamara,
and Beth Willer, tenors Charles Blandy, Sean Lair,
and Owen McIntosh, and basses Ryne Cherry, Jacob
Cooper, and Marc DeMille. The vocal soloist was
Margot Rood (track 6). The producer and engineer
was Antonio Oliart Ros and the editing and mastering was by Robert Schuneman.