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Alleluia, Amen This exciting work has a driving vitality all its own. Using only the words Alleluia, Amen!, Bart Bradfield has created the perfect piece for massed choirs, choral festivals, or any concert setting BG.005.002 SATB, a cappella $1.45 | |
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The Angel’s Song Using the words of Jean de Brebeuf and translated by J. E. Middleton, Paula has written a flowing barcarole melody with a slight exotic sound. This stunning Advent or Christmas piece is accessible to many church, high school, and college groups. BC.018.002 SSA, with piano and flute $1.45 | |
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Away In a Manger A charming arrangement of the familiar Kirkpatrick tune and Murray text. First performed by the Hastings College Singers, this is a perfect holiday offering for both women’s and children’s choirs in either concert or worship. BC.032.002 SSA, with piano $1.50 | |
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Be Thou My Vision This new arrangement of the traditional hymn brings a familiar and comforting text to life. The anthem’s warmth and accessibility make it a joy for any women’s choir to learn and perform. BG.043.003 SSA, a cappella $1.45 | |
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Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord This Psalm of praise and Mr. Scialla’s talent for writing beautiful melodies with supportive accompaniments make this a wonderful choice for most church choirs. The SAB voicing and the familiar Psalm text make for a stunning offering throughout the liturgical year! BG.025.010 SAB, with optional keyboard $1.40 | |
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Christ the Lord Is Risen Today This is a fresh new approach to the familiar text by Charles Wesley. Using 6/8 time and ending each verse with a fanfare-like Alleluia!, Paula has created the perfect way to begin a service of Resurrection. BE.018.001 SATB, a cappella $1.45 | |
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O Come, O Come to See the King A calling to those of the day, as well as of the present to come to the manger to see the new born king. The verse–refrain structure is accentuated by a brief moment of a cappella singing on the word Alleluia, bringing this piece to a beautiful and tranquil ending. BC.025.009 SATB, with keyboard $1.45 | |
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Come Unto the Lord Using an original text, Mr. Scialla has created a gentle, yet stirring SAB anthem. Any church choir would enjoy this anthem’s harmonies that are always transparent, yet rich and moving. BG.025.012 SAB, with keyboard $1.40 | |
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Ecce sacerdos A bold and dramatic work from beginning to end. The beautiful Latin text and section of free-style chant make this a piece the listener will not soon forget. BG.029.006 SATB, with soprano solo and piano $1.60 | |
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Even The Animals Did Bow Down This is a melodic, tranquil and original setting of the Nativity that singers and listeners will love. A flexible and supportive accompaniment is scored for piano or organ with an optional flute or C instrument obligato, or you may use an instrumental ensemble of violins, viola, cello/bass, and oboe. BC.025.002 SATB, with keyboard
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Glory to God in the Highest This energetic setting of the familiar Gloria text uses a repeated refrain with verses. The accompaniment is inspiring while beautifully supporting the voices. There is a brief divisi in the women’s parts. Both listeners and singers will feel this piece’s energy and majesty. BG.025.013 SATB, with keyboard $1.45 | |
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God of Grace Sounding both contemporary and romantic, this is a refreshing new treatment of the text by H. E. Fosdick with a new third stanza by the composer. This moving setting which is lyrical and rich in harmony is perfect for general use or for mission services. BG.031.001 SATB, with piano $1.45 | |
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Go From Your Country, Abraham A rich setting of God’s call to Abraham in Genesis 12. Mr. Scialla has composed an accessible anthem with a melody that is both haunting and inspiring. BG.025.007 SATB, with keyboard $1.45 | |
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Hear Me A moving prayer response using a text adapted from Psalm 4. This straightforward work is of only modest difficulty and will enhance any type of worship experience. BG.039.001 SATB, a cappella $1.30 | |
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I Need Thee Precious Jesus A warm, descriptive text with very singable ranges makes this piece appropriate for many occasions and accessible to most choirs. The flowing piano accompaniment is nicely complemented by the flute. BG.029.002 SATB, with keyboard and flute $1.65 | |
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I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing This is a glorious new arrangement of an old favorite. The piano accompaniment adds a jazzy feel to this familiar spiritual. BS.031.003 SATB, with piano $1.50 | |
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In manus tuas This text is the last in the cycle of the daily offices, a devotional statement entrusting the individual’s soul to the consolatory spirit of God. The music is contemplative in mood, allowing the listener to participate in the internal reflection, releasing worldly concerns. BG.046.002 SSAATTBB, a cappella $1.85 | |
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Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross This piece combines the lyrical nature of Fanny J. Crosby’s text and William H. Doane’s familiar melody. with an equally lyrical accompaniment. Each stanza possesses its own unique personality dictated by the text and flows beautifully into an a cappella refrain full of rich harmonic movement. Appropriate for Lent, Eastertide, and general use, this setting is accessible to many levels of choral ability. BD.031.002 SATB, with piano $1.45 | |
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The Lamb This is a delicate, homophonic setting of the William Blake text. The mildly dissonant harmonic language adds to the expressive and tender nature of this work. BG.005.003 SATB, a cappella $1.45 | |
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Let Us Bow Before the Lord This SAB setting of an original text has a speech-like lyrical quality with rich, accessible harmonies. The supportive accompaniment and year-round versatility make this a wonderful choice for any church choir. BG.025.011 SAB, with keyboard $1.45 | |
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Lord, Give Me Eyes A tender, thought-provoking prayer for enlightenment is borne on a haunting melody from a soul deeply searching for truth in spirituality. Contemporary harmonies in the flowing accompaniment enhance the melody and countermelody, both harmonized to form a lush choral sound that the average choir will find moderately easy and rewarding to sing. Based on the simple passage from John, “He that hath eyes, let him see; he that hath ears, let him hear,” the message of the original text can be teamed well with countless scriptural passages. BG.043.001 SATB, with keyboard $1.45 | |
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Lux aeterna For centuries the inner spiritual meaning of the Lux aeterna communion from the Requiem Mass has provided a strong attraction for musical settings. This prayer for God to grant us eternal light is scored for a cappella choir in eight parts. Here the musical elements combine to create a shimmering and undulating quality, with the voices emerging and receding within the textures. The tonal centers, each emphasizing Lydian mode, form a cycle of descending major seconds, suggesting the imagery that beseeches God to allow the “light eternal shine upon them.” BG.046.001 SSAATTBB, a cappella $1.95 | |
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Mary, Blest Are You Among Women A beautiful melody and accessible harmonies make this a perfect piece for Advent. The piano accompaniment provides wonderful support for this telling of the visitation of Mary by the Angel Gabriel as found in Luke. BA.025.001 SATB, with keyboard
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Oh, Rock-A My Soul A wonderful arrangement of the well-known spiritual for women’s voices. Appropriate for many occasions in the church year and positively inspiring! BS.045.001 SSAA, a cappella $1.70 | |
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O Morning Star A glorious work to celebrate the season of Epiphany. This arrangement has moving harmony lines, a wonderful organ accompaniment, and the elegant poetic words of Phillipp Niccolai. BC.031.004 SATB, with organ $1.45 | |
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A Place for You A haunting melody combined with this beautiful text from John 14 are sure to make this a favorite for many choirs. It is perfect for a variety of worship occasions and is of only modest difficulty. BG.032.003 SATB or unison voices, with keyboard $1.40 | |
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Praise the Lord A highly energetic setting of the “Praise” Psalms. Modal harmonies are brought to life by this rhythmic setting while the meditative character of the middle section creates a contrasting moment of beauty. BG.025.020 SATB, with keyboard $1.55 | |
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Praise the Lord This is a glorious setting of Psalm 1:48. Divided into four sections, it begins with a stately unison and moves smoothly into a tenor and bass unison melody with soprano and altos sharing a two-part descant. The third section is an unaccompanied four-part passage that leads to the final Alleluia! This is a perfect, accessible anthem for any worship gathering with a praise or thanksgiving theme. BG.019.001 SATB, with organ $1.45 | |
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Praise the Name of the Lord! Exuberance is the word for this uplifting song of praise. This short, energetic piece with a text from Psalm 113:1-2 could work well as a call to worship, response or benediction. BG.043.002 SATB, with optional keyboard $1.30 | |
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Psalm 23 This is a lyrical and stirring setting of a favorite Psalm with the words taken from the Bay Psalm Book. BG.010.001 SATB, with piano and flute $1.50 | |
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Put on the Garments A gentle setting of the text from Colossians 3:12-16, this anthem encourages the listener to “clothe yourself with compassion and kindness.” Unison and two-part textures are contrasted with four-part writing and an echo effect near the end. The simple harmonies can be easily learned and beautifully executed. BG.032.005 SATB, with keyboard $1.50 | |
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The Snow Lay on the Ground Using both “O come, let us adore him” and Venite adoremus Dominum” in the text, this lilting pastorale and melody in 6/8 time make it a perfect anthem to celebrate the Christmas season. Based on the traditional English carol Venite Adoremus. it is written with accessible 4-part harmonies and an optional a cappella section. BC.032.004 SATB, with keyboard $1.70 | |
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Take My Life and Let It Be A fresh and interesting treatment of the 19th century hymn text by Frances Ridley Havergal. It has a gentle, folk-like melody for the choir with a supportive accompaniment of piano and flute. This anthem would greatly enhance any service of dedication or ordination. BG.018.003 SATB, with piano and flute $1.45 | |
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There Shall Come Forth a Shoot This new Advent work is very gentle and peaceful in character. An interesting melody and accessible harmonies create a beautiful foretelling of the coming of the Messiah. The accompaniment includes an optional Oboe I & II. BA.025.003 SATB, with keyboard
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Three Christmas Carols Three carols composed in traditional styles -- two depict the setting of the Holy Nativity in a peaceful, yet stirring manner, while the third carol celebrates the joy of Christmas morning with a rhythmic liveliness. BC.025.008 SATB, a cappella $1.25 | |
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Three Marian Motets Ave Maria is a lyrical, mostly homorhythmic setting of this well-known text. The extensive ranges and dynamic control required in the second movement Salve Regina make this set a real showpiece for any choir. The shifting meters in the final Regina coeli creates an exciting conclusion for this work. BK.029.001 SSAA and SSA, a cappella $2.25 | |
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Veni Sancte Spiritus Veni Sancte Spiritus is a declaration and celebration of the infinite capacity for good, manifold consequences of compassion, and the vast healing effects provided by the divine light. This setting is scored for a cappella choir in six separate parts: SSATTB. The piece begins with a progression of the “fanfares” -- an exuberant joy for the beneficent nature of the Holy Spirit -- and concludes with a long section of resolute catharsis, secure in the knowledge of eternal spiritual liberation and peace. BG.046.003 SSATTBB, a cappella $2.25 | |
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Virgin-born We Bow Before Thee Using the tune Psalm 86 by Claude Goudimel with Reginald Heber’s text, Dr. O’Shea has created a poignant and stirring anthem to Mary. Lyrical lines and well-crafted harmony parts make this piece moving for audience and singers alike. BC.029.004 SATB, with keyboard and optional flute $1.65 | |
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What A Friend We Have in Jesus Combining the beloved text of What a Friend We Have in Jesus with the familiar tune Holy Manna, Donald has allowed us to realize the messages anew. Written for SAB choir, the first verse is a three-part chorale, the second verse combines Converse and Holy Manna with a soprano descant, and the third verse treats the tune in canon. The harmonies evoke the Early American/pioneer spirit. BG.032.001 SAB, a cappella $1.55 | |