Choral
Choral Octavo Secular Choral Octavo Sacred Choral Octavo Christmas Choral Works Secular Choral Works Sacred Choral Works Christmas Libby Larsen Dear Love SATB unaccompanied Digital † 9780193546707 From the collection Love Songs, ‘Dear Love’ sets a text by American writer Willa Cather. Scored for SATB unaccompanied, this meditation on the universality of love features rich, lucid harmonies and creates a hauntingly wistful atmosphere. 3.5 minutes Dirty No Gooder Blues SATB and piano Digital † 9780193546745 From the collection Love Songs, ‘Dirty No Gooder Blues’ is a raucous composition which pays homage to worldrenowned blues singer and lyricist Bessie Smith. Scored for SATB and piano, it features Smith’s lyrics alongside bluesinfluenced rhythms and harmonies. 4 minutes Eine kleine Snailmusik Treble voices or SSA and double bass Vocal score 9780193864351 Larsen’s fun setting of a sweetly humorous text by May Sarton will provide enjoyable and rewarding learning for school or amateur choirs. The contrabass part would also be suitable for the younger pupil. 3 minutes Eleanor Roosevelt Speaker, mezzo-soprano solo, SATB Chorus (playing percussion), and ensemble Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193860384 Hire vocal scores 9780193371231 A dramatic cantata, based on the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, which is vibrant, varied, and in the end deeply moving. This is a striking programming choice for a dedicated chorus and an accomplished speaker. Text by Sally M. Gall. Vocal score available on sale from Banks Music Publications 35 minutes Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round SATB, organ, and opt. congregation Vocal score 9780193404809 Commissioned for the American Guild of Organists 2014 National Convention in Boston, Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round is a joyful and exuberant setting of the well-known hymn by John Chadwick. Fanfare and Alleluia SATB, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, handbells, chimes, organ Vocal score 9780193860414 Available from Banks Music Publications 2 minutes Flee we to our Lord SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193869349 This is a lovely, hushed and meditative hymn that is simple and eloquent. The brevity and expressive beauty of this piece can be equally used in both sacred and secular settings. 4 minutes God so loved the world SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193856646 This is a moving arrangement of the familiar passage from the Book of John. Larsen takes an original melody and arranges beautiful harmonies underneath with delicate suspensions. 3 minutes i am a little church SATB and organ Vocal score 9780193868885 This ravishing setting of a heartfelt and emotional poem by e. e. cummings captures a sense of the ineffable place of faith in existence that transcends mere worship, doctrine, even humankind itself. The musical setting is mostly consonant, bittersweet, and well-attuned to the emotional content of the words. 4 minutes I find my feet have further goals SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193861527 The music, superficially simple with a gently rocking rhythm framing a declamation of the text, allows the words to speak for themselves whilst simultaneously enhancing their expressive power. 3 minutes I It Am: The Shewings of Julian of Norwich Soprano, countertenor, baritone soli, SSAATTBB chorus, and orchestra Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193866768 Hire vocal scores 9780193866775 A cantata, in five movements, is an exposition of human experience revealed to us through the writings of Julian of Norwich and her European contemporaries. Focussing on a theme of unity (one is all = all is one), Larsen researched periods of history where cultures coexisted in a civilisation of respect and admiration leading her to the Andulusian and European culture of the period around 750- 1492, and the teaching that within each person is dark and light, and through experiences, as humans we ultimately love. 17 minutes I just lightning SSAA and percussion Vocal score 9780193860445 Percussion part 9780193860452 A riveting setting for women’s voices and percussion of a Mexican Indian chant evoking the Divine Spirit and praying for healing and spiritual strength. Full of Larsen’s characteristic atmospheric effects and vivid word-painting, the text and music celebrate the significance of women in the quest for spiritual enlightenment. Percussion part available from Banks Music Publications 7 minutes I will sing and raise a psalm SATB and organ Vocal score 9780193860438 I will sing and raise a psalm has a text from St Francis of Assisi and works well as a concert piece or as an anthem. The music is rewarding for organist and choir alike. The conclusion, with its evocative radiance, is especially attractive. 4 minutes If I Could Stop One Heart From Breaking SSA chorus and chamber orchestra Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193865907 Originally the last movement of Today, this spring, the work reflects the infinite joyous spirit of two women who succumbed to breast cancer and their courageous example of peacefulness in the face of adversity. Also published in Flexible Choral Songs. 3 minutes Invitation to Music SATB and piano/string quartet/orchestra Vocal score 9780193860704 Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193860711 A haunting depiction of the “magic made by melody . . . Held in the arms of rhythm and of sleep”, from a poem by Elizabeth Bishop. 5 minutes Is God, our endless day SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193864092 This is an affirmation of faith through music, which Larsen describes as ‘perhaps the strongest means we have to recall the moment of God’s touch’. 3 minutes Jack’s Valentine SSAA unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193865952 This piece is the brash inside echo of what so many of us stumble to put into words in the outside world. Aldeen Humphreys’ poem is a tribute to Jack Kerouac and is a little packet of courage for shy lovers. 1.5 minutes Looking at each other SATB & piano Digital † 9780193546691 From the collection Love Songs, ‘Looking at each other’ sets a text by renowned poet Muriel Rukeyser. Scored for SATB and piano, this piece uses paired voices and parallel thirds to explore the image of two people long acquainted and attracted to each other. Recurring motifs and clipped piano phrases enhance the atmosphere of tension. 3 minutes Lord, before this fleeting season SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193864085 3 minutes Libby Larsen 4.5 minutes 18 19
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