William Byrd : Four Motets for All Saints

Review: William Byrd's Mass Proper for the feast of All Saints is beautifully arranged for unaccompanied mixed voices by Sally Dunkly.

Songlist: Mass Of Propers For The Feast Of Old Saints, Introit, Gradual & Alleluia, Offertory, Communion

William Byrd : Mass for Four Voices

Review: This publication of William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices by Dean Witte expands on Henry Washington's celebrated 1959 performer's edition. It features judiciously updated notation and text underlay that helps clarify many matters of interpretation and also conforms with more recent practices in editing early music. This edition otherwise preserves the essential practical focus introduced by Washington, including the step-downward transposition of the music.

William L. Dawson : A Cappella Tuskegee Choral Series for Mixed Choirs

Review: William Levi Dawson, born in 1899, was educated at Tuskegee Institute, the Horner Institute of Fine Arts, and the American Conservatory, and wrote his own "Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony" in 1934. He began publishing and recording his arrangements of traditional African-American spirituals in 1955 and they are now considered to be some of the finest examples of the genre. Here are a selection of his finest works for unaccompanied mixed voices. Recommended!

Songlist: Oh, What A Beautiful City, Soon Ah Will Be Done, Ain'a That Good News, There Is A Balm In Gilead, Steal Away, Ezekiel Saw De Wheel, Behold The Star, Hail Mary, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

William L. Dawson : Accompanied Tuskegee Choral Series for Mixed Choirs

Review: Here are a selection of his works with piano accompaniment. When they are as good as this we have to forgo our a cappella only policy!

Songlist: I Wan To Be Ready, Out In The Fields, Feed-A My Sheep, Slumber Song, You Got To Reap Just What You Sow

William L. Dawson : Dawson Spirituals Vol 1

Review: The beloved spiritual arrangements and original compositions of William L. Dawson have been celebrated by choirs and audiences since they were first published, and have become among the most widely performed choral works for concert, contest, and festival settings. These new compilations, Dawson Spirituals, Volumes 1 & 2, each feature six favorites for Mixed Chorus (SATB) that have been carefully re-engraved to feature clean and clear notation. Not only do they provide tremendous readability and clarity, but they remain historically relevant. Every choir will want copies of these collections - William L. Dawson's legacy is everlasting, and his works will be in demand for generations to come!

Songlist: Ain'-a That Good News, Hail Mary!, Steal Away, In His Care-O, Mary Had A Baby, Ezekiel Saw De Wheel

William L. Dawson : Dawson Spirituals Vol 2

Review: The beloved spiritual arrangements and original compositions of William L. Dawson have been celebrated by choirs and audiences since they were first published, and have become among the most widely performed choral works for concert, contest, and festival settings. These new compilations, Dawson Spirituals, Volumes 1 & 2, each feature six favorites for Mixed Chorus (SATB) that have been carefully re-engraved to feature clean and clear notation. Not only do they provide tremendous readability and clarity, but they remain historically relevant. Every choir will want copies of these collections - William L. Dawson's legacy is everlasting, and his works will be in demand for generations to come!

Songlist: Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit, I Wan' To Be Ready, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Soon Ah Will Be Done, There Is A Balm In Gilead, Behold The Star

William L. Dawson : Spirituals for Mixed Choirs

Review: Revel in the splendor of these four, select spirituals by William Dawson.

Songlist: I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, King Jesus Is A-Listening, My Lord, What A Mourning, Talk About A Child That Do Love Jesus

William Mathias : Anthems

Review: This anthology of nine anthems by William Mathias (1934-1992) celebrates the eightieth anniversary of the composer's birth. Ideal for church and concert choirs, it includes a variety of sacred works from throughout Mathias's career, each demonstrating an aspect of his unique compositional voice-from the lively 'Alleluya Psallat' to the peaceful 'As truly as God is our Father'. Alongside more established anthems, the collection reintroduces a number of lesser-known works into the choral repertoire, making it a must for all admirers of Mathias's choral music.

Songlist: Alleluya psallat (Sing Alleluya), All thy works shall praise thee, Arise, shine, for your light has come, As truly as God is our Father, Lift up your heads, O ye gates, O how amiable, Salve Regina (Hail, Queen), The law of the Lord, The Lord's Prayer

William Schuman : Casey at the Bat

Review: A Baseball Cantata for SATB chorus, soprano and baritone solos, speaking solo and piano.

William Schuman : Five Rounds on Famous Words

Review: Here's a most interesting collection from William Schuman with accessible arrangements by William Grant Still that will be a great addition to your repertoire.

Songlist: Beauty, Haste, Health, Thrift, Caution

William Schuman : Mail Order Madrigals

Review: William Schuman's hilariously entertaining Mail-Order Madrigals, the words taken straight out of an 1897 Sears Roebuck catalog.

Songlist: Superfluous Hair, Dr. Worden's Pills, Sweet Refreshing Sleep, Attention, Ladies

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Alma Dei Creatoris, K. 277

Review: A Choral Worship Cantata in SATB with SAT Soli voicing, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618

Review: A Choral Worship Cantata in SATB voicing, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Coronation Mass, K.317

Review: Latin.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Dixit Dominus and Magnificat, K.193

Review: Latin.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Grand Mass in C Minor, K. 427

Review: Latin.

Songlist: Laudamus Te, Kyrie (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Gloria (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Gratias (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Domine (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Qui Tollis (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Quoniam (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Jesu Christe (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Credo (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Et Incarnatus (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Crucifixus (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Et Resurrexit (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Et In Spiritum (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Credo In Unam (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Et Vitam Venturi (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Sanctus (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Benedictus (Mozart-Grand Mass C Minor), Agnus Dei, Excerpt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Grand Mass in C Minor, K. 427

Review: Expertly arranged Choral for SATB or SSAATTBB with SATB Soli by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from the Kalmus Edition series. This Choral is from the Classical era.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Litany in B-flat Major - Glory, Praise, and Power, K. 125

Review: A choral worship cantata for SATB with SATB Soli composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Mass in C (Credo Mass), K.257

Review: Latin.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Mass in C minor

Review: Mozart's mass was first performed in Salzburg in October 1783, with Mozart's wife, Constanze, singing the soprano solos. For this edition, Richard Maunder has completed the orchestration of the two Credo movements and reconstructed the Sanctus and 'Osanna', taking full account of Mozart's division of the voices into two choirs. The vocal score includes an orchestral reduction for rehearsal purposes, and details of original sources and editorial practice may be found in the full score.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Missa Brevis in C Major, K. 259

Review: A Choral Worship Cantata in SATB with SATB Soli voicing, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Missa Brevis in C, K.259 (Organ Solo Mass)

Review: Latin.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Missa Brevis in D K.194

Review: Mozart's Missa Brevis was written in 1774 and is divided into six short movements, corresponding to the standard sections of the Mass. Richard Maunder has provided appropriate plainsong intonations for the Gloria and Credo, as well as a playable keyboard reduction, and the work's scoring-for SATB soloists, SATB chorus, and chamber ensemble-and overall compactness make it ideal for performance in a liturgical context as well as in the concert hall.

Songlist: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Missa Brevis in D Major, K. 194

Review: Written in Salzburg, when Mozart was just 18 years of age, this short mass in D Major expresses the depth of Mozartis faith as well as a measure of youthful joy. This score presents the choral portion of the work in Latin, with each voice on a separate staff, including solos and a piano reduction of the orchestral portion for accompaniment or rehearsal. 32 pages. Includes: Kyrie * Gloria * Credo * Sanctus * Benedictus * Agnus Dei.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Missa Brevis in F, K.192

Review: Latin.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Missa Brevis, K. 192

Review: A Choral Worship Cantata in SATB with SATB Soli voicing, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Missa for Archbishop Colloredo (Mass in C, K.337)

Review: Latin.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Missa Solemnis in C Major, K. 337

Review: A Choral Worship Cantata in SATB with SATB Soli voicing, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Piccolomini Mass (Missa Brevis in C, K.258)

Review: Latin.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Regina Coeli

Review: Latin/English.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Regina Coeli, K. 276

Review: A bright, joyful work, Regina Coeli, K. 276, is the last of three settings of this text by Mozart. Regina Coeli is Latin for "Rejoice, Queen of Heaven," and this antiphon in honor of the Virgin Mary is traditionally sung from Easter Sunday through the Saturday before Pentecost. This score presents the choral portion of the work in Latin, with each voice on a separate staff, including solos and a piano reduction of the orchestral portion for accompaniment or rehearsal. 16 pages.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Requiem

Review: Latin.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Requiem

Review: This edition of Mozart's final work, the Requiem, starts afresh from Mozart's incomplete score, omitting the continuations and orchestrations by Joseph Eybler and Franz Xaver Süssmayr, who were engaged by Mozart's widow, Constanze, to complete the setting. The orchestration has been reworked throughout by Richard Maunder, and the 'Lacrymosa' has been given a new continuation. Süssmayr's Sanctus and Benedictus movements have been included as an appendix. The vocal score includes an orchestral reduction for rehearsal purposes, and full details of editorial emendations and additions can be found in the full score.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Requiem

Review: Masterpiece of vocal composition, among the most recorded and performed works in the repertoire. Breitkopf & Härtel edition. 112 pgs.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Requiem

Review: A masterpiece of vocal composition, Mozart's final work majestically combines the voices of orchestra, chorus, and four soloists into a deeply moving, elegiac work of glowing intensity. This miniature score version offers a conveniently sized version of one of the most recorded and performed standards of the repertoire.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Requiem

Review: Commissioned with an anonymous letter delivered by an unknown messenger, Mozart's Requiem has haunted audiences and fueled myths for centuries. Legends recount the composer's premonitions of his untimely death amid his feverish attempts to complete the Requiem. A work of emotional power and dark fury, it evokes the pathos and injustice of dying young.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Requiem Mass, K. 626

Review: Mozartis Requiem Mass in D Minor, K.626, as we now have it, is actually the work of several composers since Mozart died before its completion. It is especially puzzling because of the uncertainty of its origins. This choral score contains the choir and soloist parts, with a piano reduction of the orchestral parts. The text is in Latin, and the Table of Contents lists the 12 sections and adds the text of each of them in the description. Includes: Requiem * Dies Irae * Tuba Mirum * Rex Tremendae * Recordare * Confutatis *Lacrymosa * Domine Jesu * Hostias * Sanctus * Benedictus * Agnus Dei.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Six Masses

Review: Includes "Coronation Mass," K. 317, Mass in C Minor, K. 427, "Missa Brevis," K. 192 and three more. Breitkopf and Härtel edition.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Two Tantum Ergos, K. 142 K. 197

Review: A choral worship collection for SATB with Orchestra accompaniment, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Veni Sancte Spiritus, K. 47

Review: It is believed that Mozart wrote the "Veni Sancte Spiritus" before he was 12 years of age, around 1768 or 1769. Latin text, 12 pages, with piano accompaniment.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Vesperae de Dominica, K. 321

Review: A Choral Worship Cantata in SATB with SATB Soli voicing, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Vesperae Solennes de Confessore (K. 339)

Review: These Vespers, or Evening Prayers, K. 339, were written by Mozart in 1780, presumably in honor of St. Rupert and/or St. Virgil, patron saints of the Salzburg, Austria region. 88 pages. Originally published by Belwin Mills, this choral score, in Latin, contains the voice parts on separate lines over a piano reduction of the orchestral score. Includes: Dixit Dominus * Confitebor * Beatus Vir * Laudate Pueri * Laudate Dominum * Magnificat.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Vesperae solennes de Confessore, K. 339

Review: Prepared from the composer's original manuscript by the distinguished Mozart scholar, Richard Maunder, this is the first modern Urtext edition of Mozart's Vesperae solennes de confessore K339.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Vesperae solennes de Confessore, K. 339

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Yumiko Matsuoka : Collection Vol. 3

Review: Commissioned by the Boston Jazz Voices, "This Can't Be Love" swings throughout, with room for singers to improvise. Sopranos (and mezzos) are featured with the melody, while basses lay down the walking line. After the improv section the conversation between the parts lead to an energetic climax. Recommended for a bigger ensemble that would like to showcase their tight rhythmic and harmonic chops. "Loving You" is another great arrangment written for Vox One, this 70's hit by Minnie Riperton is a feature for a strong soprano as well as for bass with a good funk feel. The inner voices create a bed of sound reminiscent of a sun-drenced field of flowers. There is a short section in the middle for a tenor solo; and it ends with a slightly slower tempo letting every part shine with their own lines. Recorded on Vox One's Say You Love Me. An American classic "My Grandfather's Clock" sung all over the world is now a spirited jazz waltz! Commissioned by a Japanese arranger, written for Vox One, it features tenor and soprano solos, incorporating the sounds that old clocks make (tick, tock, ding, dong) in the background. The section where grandfather departs from this world is more somber, but it eventually resumes its initial tempo to a heartfelt finish. Suitable for choir as well as well-rehearsed small ensemble. "Summer Breeze," commissioned by Dare to Breath from the Twin Cities, the Seals and Croft hit is given a medium funk groove, above which the tenor or alto solo lays the melody. The original counterlines are used to enhance the mood. The crisp execution of the 16th note rhythm will be a great showcase for everyone in the ensemble.

Songlist: Summer Breeze, Loving You, Air On The G String, My Grandfather's Clock, You Don't Know What Love Is

Zoltan Kodaly : Choral Works for Mixed Voices

Review: A collection from the great Hungarian composer for mixed voices. Forty Five arrangements ranging from easy to difficult.

Songlist: Jankovich Ferenc: Jelige (kis vegyeskar), Jankovich Ferenc: Jelige (nagy vegyeskar), Koszonto, Arany Janos, Gyulai Pal: Janos koszonto, Gomori dal, Esti dal, Vargha Karoly dr: Az eneklo ifjusaghoz, Horatius, Vargha Karoly dr: Horatii Carmen, Vorosmarty Mihaly: Magyarorszag cimere, Pange lingua (l), Vargha Karoly dr: Cohors Generosa, Szedo Denes: Adventi enek, Enek Szent Istvan kiralyhoz (fiu-vegyeskar), Enek Szent Istvan kiralyhoz (kisebb vegyeskarra), Enek Szent Istvan kiralyhoz (nagy vegyeskarra), Bodrogh Pal: Sirato enek, Szekely keserves, Petofi Sandor: A Szekelyekhez, Ady Endre: Akik mindig elkesnek, Petofi Sandor: A magyar nemzet, Balassi Balint: Szep konyorges, Az 50. genfi zsoltar, A 121. genfi zsoltar, Szedo Denes: Elso aldozas, Weores Sandor: Norveg lanyok, Weores Saandor: Oregek, Ady Endre: Folszallott a pava, Kisfaludy Karoly: Mohacs, Turot eszik a cigany, Molnar Anna, and more

Zoltán Kodály : Hymn to King Stephen

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Zoltán Kodály : Laudes Organi

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Zoltan Kodaly : Missa Brevis

Review: SATB Divisi

Zoltán Kodály : Missa Brevis

Review: Contents: Kyrie - Gloria - Credo - Sanctus - Benedictus - Agnus - Ite, Missa Est.