OUP Women Composers Orchestral, Opera, Chamber, Instrumental and Choral Catalogue

Libby Larsen Today, this

Libby Larsen Today, this spring SSAA and piano Vocal score 9780193860407 This set of three pieces for treble voices and piano was commissioned by David L. Cooper and Thomas Scott in remembrance of David’s wife and Tom’s sister, both of whom succumbed to breast cancer. 8 minutes Western Songs 1: Buffalo Gals SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193869387 The arrangements by turn spin contrapuntal and antiphonal textures then relax into meltingly beautiful chords, while glissandi and yipping vocal slides evoke the sounds of the barn dance and the cattle drive. 3 minutes A Young Nun, Singing SSA unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193868557 A Young Nun, Singing, is a collection of four poems arranged to tell the story of a young woman, chafing at her parents’ plans for her, faced with the prospects of marriage or a life of seclusion. 7 minutes Western Songs 2: Green grow the lilacs SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193869400 3.5 minutes Western Songs 3: The Ol’ Chisholm Trail SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193869424 9 minutes The Witches Trio SSAA unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193863958 Larsen’s take on the famous witches’ incantation, ‘Double, double, toil and trouble,’ from Shakespeare’s Macbeth is filled with lurid word-painting and rhythmic tricks. 4.5 minutes The Womanly Song of God SSSSAAAA unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193867550 The choir acts both as a singing group and as a drumming group, spinning sung rhythmic patterns into a buoyant accompaniment to the sung text. As the piece progresses, foot-stomping and hand-clapping is added to make a vibrant song-dance. 7 minutes 34

Choral Works Christmas Canticle of Mary SSA and piano duet or chamber orchestra Vocal score 9780193859852 Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193859869 An unusually joyous setting in which straightforward vocal lines portray Mary’s humility, and the accompaniment expresses exuberance and freedom of spirit. This is a strikingly original setting of the Canticle for concert rather than liturgical use. 9 minutes Choral Octavos Christmas A Simple Gloria SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193396296 Digital 9780193531192 Originally published in the anthology, An American Christmas, this is a serene setting of a macaronic text by M. K. Dean describing the song the angels sang for the birth of the Christ-child. 4 minutes Libby Larsen 35