Choral
Choral Octavo Secular Choral Octavo Sacred Choral Octavo Christmas Choral Works Secular Choral Works Sacred Choral Works Christmas Sarah Quartel Here in my Heart SSAA and piano Vocal score 9780193403673 Digital 9780193535800 Here in my Heart is an uplifting setting of an original text by the composer that explores the power of the natural world to fill the heart with song. The evocative melody perfectly complements the text’s theme and uses duplets and syncopated rhythms to create a sense of ebb and flow. 5 minutes Here on these Branches SSAA and percussion Vocal score 9780193392243 Digital 9780193536111 This bewitching setting tells the story of a girl walking in an enchanted forest, mesmerized by ancient songs sung by a chorus of birds. An ostinato played on finger cymbals and claves accompanies the voices, and Quartel sets a strong melody against the harmonies of the birdsong. 4 minutes ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers SATB and piano Vocal score 9780193530270 Digital 9780193538955 This is a beautiful setting of an evocative poem by Emily Dickinson that explores the symbolization of hope as a bird. Quartel offers soaring melodic lines, rich harmonies, and a fluttering accompaniment to illustrate the persistence of hope even through hardship. 3.5 minutes How can I keep from singing? SSAA or SATB unaccompanied SATB Vocal score 9780193524590 SATB Digital 9780193538603 SSAA Vocal score 9780193522084 SSAA Digital 9780193538252 thyme blows SATB and piano Digital † 9780193538955 This setting of words from A Midsummer Night’s Dream features all the hallmarks of Quartel’s signature style, with uplifting melodies and a supportive, accessible piano accompaniment. Originally published in the collection Shall I compare thee. 3.5 minutes I remember SA or SABar or Unison and piano SA Vocal score 9780193392281 SA Digital 9780193536128 SABar Vocal score 9780193534810 SABar Digital 9780193534827 Unison Vocal score 9780193550841 Unison Digital 9780193550858 I remember reflects on the wonder of the natural world and the people who shape our lives. The stirring melody calls to mind the folksong tradition, and is underpinned by a gently flowing piano accompaniment. 3.5 minutes I Will Be With you SSAA or SATB unaccompanied SSAA Vocal score 9780193525924 SSAA Digital 9780193538719 SATB Vocal score 9780193525894 SATB Digital 9780193538689 I will be with you sets a reflective text by the composer with a message of enduring solace. Lush harmonies, with predominantly homophonic passagework, coupled with flowing and cascading lines in every voice part make for a tranquil musical experience. 3 minutes In Time of Silver Rain SA or SABar or Unison and piano Morning Light SSAA unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193404755 Digital 9780193535961 Morning Light sets an optimistic text by the composer about home and finding your way. Inspired by American folksongs, the captivating melody and warm harmonies perfectly complement the uplifting theme of the text. 4.5 minutes My soul is awakened SSAA and piano Vocal score 9780193530294 Digital 9780193540576 This is a beautiful piece setting an evocative text by Anne Brontë that explores natural imagery on a blustery day and the feelings they inspire. Supported by the piano acccompaniment, Quartel’s soaring melodies, rich harmonies, and syncopated rhythms illustrate the power of the wind, while its unpredictable nature is hinted by the hemiolas and cross-rhythms throughout the texture. 4.5 minutes One of these Days SSATBarB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193554498 Digital 9780193554504 Setting words by the composer, One of these days is an affirmatory piece with pop-inspired rhythms and harmonies. The scat syllables and repeating patterns of the lower parts provide a rich cushion for the lilting melody of the soprano lines, with lyrics that encourage us to seize the day! 4 minutes The Parting Glass TTBB or SATB unaccompanied TTBB Vocal score 9780193527461 TTBB Digital 9780193531499 SATB Vocal score 9780193550773 SATB Digital 9780193550780 The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. Sarah Quartel’s arrangement features close harmonies, idiomatic Scotch snap rhythms, and effective interjectory moments in what is a largely homophonic setting. With its valedictory message, it would make a fitting end to a performance, perhaps as an encore item. 3 minutes Refuge SSAA & piano Vocal score 9780193552272 Digital 9780193552289 Refuge sets a powerful Sara Teasdale poem by the same name, which perfectly captures the healing power of singing: ‘For with my singing I can make a refuge for my spirit’s sake, A house of shining words, to be my fragile immortality’. Quartel uses musical structure to complement the poem’s narrative, opening and closing with music marked ‘resilient and strong’, with a central section that is ‘warm and hopeful’, as expressed by rich harmonies and soaring melodic lines. 3.5 minutes Sarah Quartel Songbook Upper voices in 2-4 parts, with piano or unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193551053 The Sarah Quartel Songbook brings together a selection of the composer’s best-loved pieces for upper voices, including favourites such as ‘The Birds’ Lullaby’ and ‘I remember’, as well as a new setting of Sara Teasdale’s lifeaffirming poem ‘Refuge’. This is an invaluable resource both for choirs looking to explore the work of this fine choral composer for the first time and for admirers of Quartel’s Sarah Quartel This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement that pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. These elements capture both the gentle hope and the profound joy contained in the text. Also including moments of tenderness and reflection, the piece comes to a rousing close with an energy that engages both singers and audience. 4 minutes I know a bank where the wild SA Vocal score 9780193525887 SA Digital 9780193531314 SABar Vocal score 9780193540071 SABar Digital 9780193540118 Unison Vocal score 9780193550865 Unison Digital 9780193550872 Commissioned by the Treble Makers Women’s Choir, this secular work sensitively sets Langston Hughes’s poem of the same name. A lilting melodic line, eloquent partwriting, and an effective piano part combine to create a piece that will appeal to both youth and adult choirs. 2.5 minutes 38 39
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