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Drama The Other Voice A Portrait of Hilda of Whitby in Words and Music Libretto by Gail Godwin Music by Robert Starer St. Hilda was the 7 th century Abbess who founded the Monastery of Whitby. Under her wise rule, it became the most celebrated religious house and center of learning in Northeast England. Several of her charges became bishops and abbesses, and it was through her guidance that Caedmon, a humble farm laborer on the monastic estate, became known to us as the first English poet. The Other Voice presents a scenario of how she might have brought this to pass. This dramatic work calls for a cast of four who speak and sing. Hilda of Whitby is a Mezzosoprano, the princess Elfleda is a lyric Soprano, Rolf the Reeve is a Baritone and Caedmon is a light Tenor. The accompaniment may be played on the organ, on a piano, or a synthesizer. The chorus in the final scene is optional. It’s an accessible work, scenery needs are minimal, and yet it will be a rewarding production for your audience. Gail Godwin’s ten novels include A Mother and Two Daughters, the Odd Woman, and Violet Clay, all of which were nominated for the American Book Award. Her most recent novels are A Southern Family, Father Melancholy’s Daughter, and its sequel, Evensong, published in March 1999. She has been awarded a Guggenheim fellowship and the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The Other Voice is her eighth collaboration with composer Robert Starer. She and Mr. Starer received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to write the opera Apollonia. Robert Starer’s orchestral works have been performed by major orchestras in the U.S. and abroad under such conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Erich Leinsdorf, and Zubin Mehta. His stage works include several scores for Martha Graham. Interpreters of his music include the sopranos Roberta Peters and Leontyne Price, violinist Jaime Laredo, cellist Janos Starker, and flutist Paula Robison. Starer has taught at the Juilliard School and the Graduate Center of C.U.N.Y. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1994. Order no. 650-001 (Soft-cover) ........................... $12.00 (U.S.) Order no. 650-002 (Spiral bound) ..................... $20.00 (U.S.) 14 Vocal solos How Can I Keep from Singing New! music by Russell Schulz-Widmar LOW VOICE AND PIANO An ecstatic interpretation of Robert Lowry’s famous hymn, for low voice and piano. The setting is very reminiscent of Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs, and is both beautiful and moving. (2' 50") 430-889 (Low voice) .................... 2 for $9.00 6 3 & b & ? b b b b b b b œ œ œ ˙ w . w . w . w . ˙ w b ˙œ œ 2 rall. w w 2 w w 2 rall. œ œ œ œ _ ˙ _ œ _ œ The Journey New! music by Russell Schulz-Widmar MEDIUM VOICE AND PIANO A powerful setting of an equally powerful text by Emily Dickinson, similar in tone and harmonic language to the best of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ art songs. Scored for medium voice and piano, this sacred song is suitable for performance in service or recital.(2' 50") 430-888 (Medium voice) ....................................... 2 for $9.00 Frontier Songs music by David Ashley White 2 3 2 3 2 3 U in time " Œ Ó Ó Œ ˙ . œ œ ˙ . œ œMy life flows on in ˙ . ˙ . in time ˙ .. " _ _ _ _ _ ˙ P œ œ˙ œ œ ˙ _ œ œ œ˙ œ œ œ w 3 U ˙ . " Œ ∑ Œ Ó ˙ œ w . π ˙u œ w . FOR HIGH VOICE AND PIANO Five texts (and, in three instances, tunes) that were well-known to many of the American settlers who moved westward in the nineteenth-century. A serious and rewarding set for a good soloist, with thoughtful and sometimes playful accompaniments. Includes “Promised Land,” “Come, Pure Hearts,” “Where, Oh Where,” “Watchman, Tell Us of the Night,” and “From All That Dwell Below the Skies.” Commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association and Texas Music Teachers Association. Moderately difficult. 430-870 (High voice) ........... 2 for $12.00 Easter Wings text by George Herbert music by David Ashley White FOR MEDIUM-HIGH VOICE AND PIANO • EASTER An artful setting of Easter Wings, one of Herbert’s cleverest poems. Moderately difficult. 430-411 (Medium-high voice) .............................. 2 for $5.00 When Love Is Found New! music by John Horman WEDDINGS • HIGH VOICE AND PIANO Brian Wren's remarkable text addresses both the joys and the trials of married life. John Horman’s music reflects well the changing moods of the text and brings the song to its triumphant conclusion. High voice. (3' 15") 430-714 (High voice and piano) ........................... 2 for $9.00 5 # & # 4 5 Ó Ó F œ ˙_ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ > œ œ œ œ # & # 4 5 w ? # # 4 5 w √ a tempo w When œ Œ love is found and ˙ œ œ Œ œ œ ˙ œ hope comes home Sing and be glad that œ œ œ ˙ . ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ . ˙ œ œ œ > œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œœ œ œ œ ˙ This Love, O Christ New! music by Alfred V. Fedak WEDDINGS • MEDIUM VOICE AND KEYBOARD A warm and loving song for weddings. Jaroslav Vajda’s text compares marital live to Christ’s love for his Church. The accompaniment works equally well on organ or piano. Medium voice. (2' 20") 430-743 (Medium voice) ................ 2 for $9.00 4 & b Ó Œ ‰ P j œ This & b w ‰ b œ œ ? b b œ œ œ œ n œ ˙ œ . J œ . œ love, O Christ, is œ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ˙ œ œ œ˙ œ Love Is of God music by Donald Busarow WEDDINGS • LOVE • CHRISTIAN LIFE A gentle solo for weddings or general use with a text by James Quinn. An optional flute descant is given. (2' 15") 420-314 (Medium voice) ....................................... 2 for $6.00 420-315 (Medium-high voice) .............................. 2 for $6.00 Instrumental Jayne Southwick Cool’s hymn arrangements are some of the finest we’ve ever seen. Her writing is idiomatic and inspiring, and these arrangements will lift the spirits of your congregation and encourage them in their singing. Brass quartet Rise Up, Ye Saints FESTAL SONG setting by Jayne Southwick Cool 820-410 (Score and parts) ................................. $15.00 (U.S.) Brass quintet + timpani Lift High the Cross CRUCIFER setting by Jayne Southwick Cool 820-498 (Score and parts) ................................. $15.00 (U.S.) The Church’s One Foundation AURELIA setting by Jayne Southwick Cool 820-501 (Score and parts) ................................. $18.00 (U.S.) Brass quintet O God, Our Help ST. ANNE setting by Jayne Southwick Cool 820-505 (Score and parts) ................................. $18.00 (U.S.) Strings These two fine instrumental arrangements appear on our CD Fill the World with Loudest Praise (cat. no. 520- 425). They are the winning student compositions in a search for new instrumental arrangements of familiar hymn tunes. Both of these can be performed with a small ensemble and are moderately easy. French Horn & Strings Christ the Lord Is Risen EASTER HYMN New! setting by Kit Mills 815-201 (Score and parts) 3' 53" ....................... $25.00 (U.S.) English Horn & Strings Just As I Am WOODWORTH/JUST AS I AM New! setting by Eric Demarest 815-501 (Score and parts) 5' 44" ....................... $25.00 (U.S.) J œ œ b œ œ œ œ . j œ so much like your own, This œ œ œ œ˙ œ˙ œ œ œ˙ œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
Organ/keyboard General Aria David Ashley White A lyric piece which opens with a solo flute, builds to a fortissimo climax at its midpoint, and fades to pianissimo at its close. Well-wrought and memorable, this makes an ideal service prelude. Order no. 160-680…$5.00 Partita on Coronation Wayne L. Wold New! A wonderful and useful set of variations on the most frequently used American hymn tune from the eighteenth century. Order no. 160-635…$7.00 & b 4 œ . > œ œ œ . . œ. ? b 4 œ œ> œ . œ. œ . ? b 4 ∑ Fanfare Craig Phillips New! A joyous piece for service or recitals. Playable on most any organ, but most effective on instruments with a big solo Trumpet, preferably en chamade! Oblong format. Order no. 160-640…$10.00 . , ˙> œœ œ . œ. œ œ œ œ œ ˙> > œœ , œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . ∑ Ó œ Œ ∑ œ> Allegro maestoso e marcato (q=ca. 76) & b ? ? b b b b b b b b b b b b b 4 3 œ œ ƒ 4 3 Œ œ ˙ Œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Œ ˙ œ œ œ œ- n œ n n œ - b 4 3 Œ Œ ˙ Œ - n ‰ n œ J - # ‰ œ J - b b ‰ œ J - ‰ œ J - ‰ j b œ ‰ j Œ - œ- ˙ Glad Praises We Sing Four Preludes Craig Phillips “High quality and highly recommended.” –Cross Accent Best seller Phillips uses his imaginative compositional style for four oftenused hymns: KREMSER (“We gather together”), HYFRYDOL, the early American tune NETTLETON, and ENGELBERG. Moderately difficult, but you’ll use them often. Oblong format. Order no. 160-814 ................................ $12.50 Procession Russell Schulz-Widmar This fine wedding or festive processional is playable on piano as well as organ. Makes a great postlude, too! Moderately easy. Order no. 160-626…$5.00 “perfect piece for a wedding” –Sacred Music News & Review Six Preludes New! Austin C. Lovelace A useful collection of preludes on well-known hymns by a master composer of church music. Included are straightforward settings of MCKEE and CWM RHONDDA, a lovely chorale prelude on ARFON (with the melody in the tenor), a fughetta for manuals on EASTER HYMN, an ear-bending meditation on - œ œ - Œ œ Austin C. Lovelace Pre- ludes Arfon Charlestown Cwm Rhondda Easter Hymn McKee Slane CHARLESTOWN, and a flashy toccata on SLANE. Easy to medium difficulty. Order no. 160-671…$9.00 œ- solo Trumpet œ œ œ Œ Œ 15 Tribute Craig Phillips New! A lush and beautiful lullaby, perfect for Christmas Eve, as a quiet recital piece, or as a gentle postlude to an evening service. Order no. 160-682…$6.00 # # & # # 4 3 ∑ Sw. œ œ ˙ ? # # # # 4 3 œ ˙ ? # # # # 4 3 Œ Œ œ Andante grazioso (q=ca. 76–78) Divinum ∑ œ œ œ œœ ˙ ˙ œ Œ œ Ch. œ œ œ . sempre legato œ ˙ . Christmas Mysterium Alfred V. Fedak A gentle 3-stanza organ setting of the plainsong, “Of the Father’s Love Begotten.” Technically easy, the piece has a slowmoving pedal part, and can be played on a single manual with divided stops. Warm, rich, and satisfying to play and hear. Order no. 160-116…$5.00 “This one is a must for Advent” –SMN&R God Rest Ye Merry Three Preludes for Christmas Thomas Bohlert This set gives you a sweet prelude on the French carol QUELLE EST CETTE ODEUR AGRÉABLE? (“What is this lovely fragrance”), a meditative setting on KINGS OF ORIENT (“We Three Kings of Orient Are”), and a bright and lively scherzo on GOD REST YE MERRY. Easy to medium difficulty. Order no. 160-780……$8.00 Joy to the World Three Preludes for Christmas Craig Phillips Best seller Phillips’ three preludes are inventive and a lot of fun to play. He uses rhythm and harmony to create exciting and useful arrangements of DIVINUM MYSTERIUM, FOREST GREEN, and ANTIOCH. Phillips goes well beyond the usual hymn prelude formulaic approach, and they’re not at all predictable. Mod. difficult. Oblong format. Order no. 160-815……$12.00 “Highly sophisticated and imaginative”–AAM Journal Lent/Easter An Easter Triptych Matthew Corl A great new resource for Easter, with three preludes that are short, snappy, imaginative, and colorful. Included is an energetic setting of William P. Rowan’s tune JACKSON NEW (“Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna”), a festive Voluntary on “Thine Be the Glory” (JUDAS MACCABEUS), and a Partita on “Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing” (TRURO). Mod. easy Order no. 160-312…$8.00 4 & 4 f ? 4 . . ? 4 . œ > Œ œ . œ œ . œ œ . œ œ> œ . œ œ . ˙ . Œ œ . œ œ . œ ˙ . œ > Œ œ œ . . j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ . œ œ œ œ œ œ 3 4 b œ œ œ œ ˙ . œ 3 4 3 4 œ œ œ . œ ˙ . œ œ œ j œ New! j œ . 2 œ˙ œ œ œ œ œœ 4 ˙ ˙ Œ œ 2 4 2 4 Variations on PANGE LINGUA New! Alfred V. Fedak A set of six brief versets in contrasting styles, on the well-known plainsong hymn. The work may be performed in whole or in part, and is most effective when each variation is preceded by the singing of a stanza of the hymn, either by a choir or a soloist. Order no. 160-684…$8.00 & 2 ? ? 3 2 3 2 3 , œ œ , , ˙ w ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ w ˙ , , ˙ w , œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ Broadly, with great warmth ˙ œ # œ w . œ œœ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ . œ œ œ Partita on Pentecost VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS Craig Phillips New! A highly colorful and idiomatic set of nine variations on the greatest Pentecost hymn of them all. By turns lively, playful, introspective, energetic, and mysterious, this piece provides a worthy alternative to the Duruflé work on the same theme. Oblong format. Order no. 160-440…$12.50 Full Sw. and Choir œ # œ œw œ œ , œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ w ˙ # & # # 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ sim. œ œ 4 œ 3 3 3 3 3 f # # Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gt. & # 4 3 Œ j ˙ œ œ ‰ œ ? # # # 3 4 Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Gt.: 8' 4' 2' Pr., Sw. and Ch. to Gt. œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Improvisation on VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS Alfred V. Fedak “a winner. …this piece will be especially impressive on Pentecost Sunday.”–SMN&R Your congregation will hear the rushing of the Holy Spirit in this improvisatory prelude (taken from Fedak’s and Carl P. Daw, Jr.’s oratorio The Glories of God’s Grace). Fedak effectively uses sweeping whole-tone scale passages and arpeggios to indicate the Spirit’s presence, while the pedal plays phrases of the hymn tune. Mod. difficult, and fortunately much easier to play than it sounds. Order no. 160-513……$5.00 Communion Meditation on ADORO TE DEVOTE Alfred V. Fedak A quiet, four-stanza organ setting of the well-known plainsong, suitable for use as a service prelude or as a communion meditation. The piece becomes harmonically richer as it progresses from stanza to stanza, yet remains easy to play throughout. Order no. 160-611……$5.00 Trumpet & Organ March for Trumpet & Organ Craig Phillips New! Here is a welcome addition to the repertoire of ceremonial music for trumpet and organ. Multiple key changes will keep this piece interesting during those extra-long wedding processions! Order no. 160-970…$10.00 (tpt. part included)
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