This charming setting of a familiar text is characterized by refrains which use six-part divisi writing; overlapping and imitation in close sequence may prove a technical challenge to singers in terms of articulation and...
The text of this Brazilian song and the three counter melodies are full of good humor. The rhythm and melody capture the flavor of this colorful culture, and will have immediate appeal to young singers and to conductors seeking a novelty...
This arrangement is rhythmically animated and the accompanying alto line is accessible to beginning singers. The hammer dulcimer part is easily adapted to the piano, but the light shimmering sound of the dulcimer should be kept in...
In this setting, the haunting melody is accompanied by simple countermelody which is played by the recorder and sung.
DetailsPublisher: Boosey & HawkesPublication Date: 06/2004Credits: (arr. Goetze)Pages: 12Length: 10.50 in.Width: 6.80 in.Series: BH...
Juan Orrego-Sala, a noted Latin American composer, is Professor Emeritis of Composition and Latin American Music at the Indiana University School of Music. This charming set of Christmas pieces reflects his native country, Chile, not only in the...
Longfellow wrote the text, entitled “Christmas Bells,” in 1863. During that Christmas season, the poet's son was critically wounded in a war, and the text expresses his father's anguish over was and his longing for peace on earth. The...
The music for Circles, inspired by the title of an Indiana Music Educators Association event, was guided by traditional musical symbolism for circles, the more obvious of which are singing rounds, song cycles and triple meter.
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While the text of this is symbolic, for young children the telephone analogy has been treated in a literal and utterly whimsical fashion. The accompanying [vocal] parts portray the trials of the party-line and the busy signal.
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This lively folk song is accompanied by two repetitive countermelodies, each with its own character and humor. The middle voice is the melody, giving young singers an opportunity to develop inner voice part-singing skill, hearing pitches which are...
This canon at the fourth has the simplest melodic material, which when combined in two and four voices achieves an interesting and contrapuntal effect. It can provide students an easy entrance into the flavor of the simple four-part music which...
The lilting vocal melody and the buoyant piano accompaniment imaginatively capture the freedom and graceful movement of a willow blowing in the breeze. Inspired by a fond, vivid memory from her childhood, Ebel-Sabo recounts that she happily danced...
If harp is not available, the accompaniment can be played by piano.
DetailsPublisher: Boosey & HawkesPublication Date: 06/2004Credits: (arr. Goetze)Pages: 8Length: 10.50 in.Width: 6.75 in.Series: BH Mary GoetzeFormat: UnisonUPC: 073999080568Voicing:...
This setting of the poem Faldang captures the flavor of the fiddle tunes referred to in the text with the zestiness of meter changes and non-diatonic excursions.
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Written in the Dorian mode, and using only the white notes of the piano keyboard, each of this poem's two verses is sung by the choir in unison and then repested in two-part harmony. The piano part is simple enough to be performed by a young player....
The poem which inspired this piece was written by a thirteen-year-old girl. In it, she expresses the power of fire, of its life-giving and life-consuming potential, in simple and clear form.
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A beautiful melody accompanied by a simple yet lush piano accompaniment, this work provides unique moments for singers to sing expressively and create a tender mood through dynamic contrasts. With a setting of the ancient children's prayer...
Both the text and melodic content of Give Ear Unto Me works very well with young choirs. The echoing back and forth of the two voices adds interest to the melodic material. The text is a paraphrase of Psalm 27. Benedetto Marcello, an Italian...
An imitative part and a lively counter-melody accompany the simple refrain of this spiritual, contrasted by the verse in which singing in parallel thirds is practiced.
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