Choral music Books
Edition Peters Petite Messe Solennelle Vocal Score
Book SynopsisRossini never distinguished himself by composing sacred works. But the Petite Messe Solenelle represents his last major sacred work after Rossini''s retirement from the opera. The original instrumentation consists of only two pianos and a harmonium, as the work had its premiere in Count Pillet-Will''s house chapel. Nowadays the second piano part is integrated into the first, including in this edition.Petite Messe solennelleDurch die Komposition geistlicher Werke ist Rossini nie hervorgetreten. Doch die Petite Messe Solenelle stellt nach Rossinis Rückzug aus der Oper sein letztes großes geistliches Werk dar. Die Originalbesetzung besteht nur aus zwei Klavieren und einem Harmonium, denn das Werk hatte seine Uraufführung in der Hauskapelle des Grafen Pillet-Will. Die zweite Klavierstimme wird heutzutage in die erste integriert, so auch in dieser Ausgabe.
£14.20
Edition Peters Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 Full Score
Book SynopsisJohann Sebastian Bach''s Christmas Oratorio has been a firm fixture of the Festive season since its six component cantatas were performed in the two great churches of St Thomas''s and St Nicholas''s in Leipzig on the Holy Days of Christmas in 1734. This full score edition, edited by Carl Eberhardt is the perfect choice for any choral singer, conductor, repetiteur, or Bach enthusiast. It is the practical choice for any performer.Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248Johann Sebastian Bachs Weihnachtsoratorium ist ein fester Bestandteil der Weihnachtszeit, seit seine sechs Kantaten 1734 zwischen dem ersten Weihnachtsfeiertag und Epiphanias in den großen Kirchen in Leipzig, der Thomaskirche und der Nikolaikirche, erstmals aufgeführt wurden. Diese von Carl Eberhardt herausgegebene Ausgabe in Partiturform.
£56.70
Edition Peters Messe solennelle St Cecilia Mass Vocal Score
Book SynopsisThe appearance of the Messe Saint-Cécile caused a kind of shock. This simplicity, this grandeur, this serene light which rose before the musical world like a breaking dawn, troubled people enormously. . . . at first one was dazzled, then charmed, then conquered. So wrote Camille Saint-Saëns after hearing the premiere of Gounod''s ''Messe solennelle en l''honneur de Sainte-Cécile'' on St Cecilia''s day, 22 November 1855. Classic Edition Peters Vocal Score edited by Roland Erben. Contains a piano reduction of the orchestral accompaniment.Messe solennelle St Cecilia MassDie Messe solennelle en lhonneur de Saint-Cécile ist eine der wenigen Orchestermessen Gounods. Sie begründete seinen Ruhm als Kirchenkomponist und weicht ab von dem nüchternen Stil der frühen Messen durch die üppige Besetzung mit Chor, Solisten, großem Orchester und Orgel. Die erfolgreiche Uraufführung fand am 22. November 1855 an Saint-Eustache in Paris statt. Wenige Jahre zuvor hatte Goun
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Edition Peters Stabat Mater
Book SynopsisRossini''s Stabat Mater for SATB and Piano. Vocal ScoreStabat Mater (Klavierauszug)Rossinis Stabat Mater für SATB und Klavier.Klavierauszug
£12.30
Edition Peters Gloria in D RV 589 Vocal Score
Book SynopsisVivaldi''s international renown came about largely as a result of his concertos, which were collated, and, of course performed, throughout the courts of Europe. Quite unlike the concertos, Vivaldi''s voluminous output of sacred works was hardly known beyond the purlieus of their original performance. Following the composer''s death they became increasingly unknown and even today it is difficult to say how many pieces of church music Vivaldi composed.As few of Vivaldi's church compositions can be dated on the basis of written or stylistic evidence, the origins of the Gloria In D remain shrouded with conjecture.Rather than being conceived aspart of a larger Mass setting, the Gloria is an independent work, a cyclical composition of broad design consisting of twelve self-contained movements. Stylistically, it closely resembles a concertante Mass.This Urtext edition of Vivaldi's ever-popular work provides you with an accurate realisation of the composer's original in
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Edition Peters Te Deum Vocal Score
Book SynopsisThe pride of my life [...] my best work'', was Anton Bruckner''s own view of his Te Deum, for soloists, chorus and orchestra, which he dedicated to the Glory of God. This Edition Peters urtext vocal score, edited by Christiane a Campo, is used internationally by the best choirs, soloists and conductors.Te Deum (Klavierauszug)Die Uraufführung von Anton Bruckners Te Deum fand zuerst in einer Bearbeitung mit zwei Klavieren anstatt des Orchesters statt, da es laut Joseph Hellmesberger zu lang war, aber der Erfolg dieses Konzerts war so überzeugend, dass kaum ein Jahr später die eigentliche Version mit Orchester uraufgeführt wurde, was Bruckner, der sich erst kurze Zeit vorher mit seinen Sinfonien etabliert hatte, in seinem Ansehen festigte.
£10.92
Edition Peters BegriiBungschor Singschule aus Zar und Zimmermann
Book SynopsisBegriiBungschor (Singschule) aus Zar und Zimmermann eine komische Oper in drei Akten von Albert Lortzing. Die Oper wurde am 22. Dezember 1837 im Stadttheater Leipzig uraufgeführt und erzählt die Geschichte der halb-inkognito-Reise Peters des Großen durch Europa am Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts. Dieser gemischten Chorpartitur liegt ein Klavierauszug bei.Cantata Chorus from Zar und ZimmermannCantata Chorus from Zar und Zimmermann (Tsar and Carpenter), a comic opera in three acts by Albert Lortzing. The opera was first performed at the Stadttheater in Leipzig, on 22 December 1837 and tells the story of Peter the Great''s semi-incognito journey through Europe at the end of the 17th century. This mixed voice choral score comes with a piano reduction.
£8.64
Edition Peters Chor der Dienerschaft aus Don Pasquale ADur The
Book SynopsisChor der Dienerschaft aus Don Pasquale A-Dur ist eine komischen Oper, in drei Akten von Gaetano Donizetti. Die Oper wurde am 3. Januar 1843 vom Théâtre-Italien im Salle Ventadour in Paris uraufgeführt. Dieser gemischten Chorpartitur liegt ein Klavierauszug bei.The Servants'' Chorus from Don Pasquale in A MajorThe Servants'' Chorus from Don Pasquale, a comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Opera was first performed on 3 January 1843 by the Théâtre-Italien at the Salle Ventadour in Paris. This mixed voice choral score comes with a piano reduction.
£8.64
Edition Peters Mass in G D167 Vocal Score
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Edition Peters Elias Elijah Op. 70
Book SynopsisIn this new Urtext edition, Klaus Burmeister builds on our 1929 edition by Kurt Soldan. The piano part has been revised for consistency alongside our new full score, supplying instrument cues and supporting accompaniment in a cappella passages, while retaining rehearsal letters and measure numbers.Elias op. 70 (Klavierauszug)Revidierte Neuausgabe (Urtext) nach den Quellen Ersetzt die bisherige, 1929 von Kurt Soldan vorgelegte Peters-Ausgabe. Moderner Klavierauszug mit großzügigem und übersichtlichem Notensatz Neue Seitenaufteilung unter Beibehaltung der traditionellen Taktzahlen und Studierbuchstaben Klaviersatz neu durchgesehen, optimiert und mit Instrumentenhinweisen.
£16.10
Edition Peters Cool Christmas
Book SynopsisNicht schon wieder die alten Kamellen! Lieber was Cooles singen. Dass alte Weihnachtslieder durchaus auch cool klingen konnen, beweist Peter Przystaniak mit seiner Sammlung Cool Christmas. 12 traditionelle Advents- und Weihnachtslieder im modernen Sound hitverdächtige Neukompositionen Leichte bis mittelschwere modulare Arrangements für variable BesetzungenAuch als Einzelausgaben erhältlich. Cool Christmas: German Christmas Carols in New ArrangementsNot the old camels again! It's better to sing something cool. Peter Przystaniak proves that old Christmas songs can also sound cool with his collection Cool Christmas. 12 traditional Advent and Christmas songs in a modern sound new compositions that are likely to be hits Light to medium-level modular arrangements for variable line-ups.
£13.25
Edition Peters A Cradle Song
Book SynopsisA Cradle Song by William Blake (1757-1827) depicts a mother's love for her child. In his choral setting, Fredrik Sixten creates a bright-sounding piece full of affection and atmospheric warmth. The piece was commissioned by Helsingborgs Vokalensemble.A Cradle Song von William Blake (1757-1827) handelt von der Liebe einer Mutter zu ihrem Kind. Fredrik Sixten schafft in seiner Chorvertonung ein eindrucksvolles sowie emotionales Arrangement. Das Stück wurde vom Helsingborgs Vokalensemble in Auftrag gegeben.
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Edition Peters Canticum Canticorum Caritatis
Book SynopsisWorld Premiere: 8 August 2020, Kärdla Church, Kärdla, Hiiumaa (Estonia), Collegium Musicale, conducted by Endrik Üksvärav.
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Edition Peters Ave Verum Op. 63 No. 1
Book SynopsisFlor Peeters was a renowned 20th-century organist, composer, and teacher from Belgium, whose music was influenced by Renaissance polyphony. This beautiful 4-part a cappella motet with an organ for rehearsal is easily prepared and performed by church choirs and is on many state education lists in the USA. Its liturgical text by Innocent VI is in Latin.
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Edition Peters Ave Maria Op. 63 No. 2
Book SynopsisFlor Peeters was a renowned 20th-century organist, composer, and teacher from Belgium, whose music was influenced by Renaissance polyphony. This beautiful 4-part a cappella choral work with an organ for rehearsal is easily prepared and performed by church choirs. Its liturgical text is in Latin.
£5.69
Edition Peters Nocturne
Book SynopsisNocturne is composed by Jocelyn Hagen for SATB (divisi) and French horn. Using a text by regular collaborator Todd Boss, this piece gently unfurls as a clock ticks through the night. Premiered by VOCES8 and Melissa Morey in 2022.Duration: 4.5 minutes. Level of difficulty: medium.
£6.41
Edition Peters Evening Prayer
Book SynopsisFeatured on Northern Lights (issued by Chandos, featuring the Phoenix Chorale), Evening Prayer features an improvised saxophone part, an improvised piano part (here transcribed from Ola''s improvisation on the recording) and choir.Evening Prayer für Chor SATB, Tenorsaxophon-Improvisation und Klavier.
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Edition Peters VOCES8 SATB A Cappella Songbook 2
Book SynopsisThe internationally-renowned British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. The celebration of diverse musical expression is central to the ensemble's ethos, and this is shown in their versatile concert programmes and innovative educational work. This collection features eight of the ensemble's favourite and most requested arrangements for SATB choir, written by members of the group and its resident arranger, Jim Clements.VOCES8 A Cappella Songbook 2: 8 Songs für 4-stimmiges VokalensembleDer Gesang von VOCES8 ist makellos in seiner Klangqualität und Ausgeglichenheit. Sie verleihen mit ihrem äußerst präzisen Timing und ebensolcher Intonation dem Wort Ensemble eine neue Dimension Gramophone MagazineDas international bekannte britische Vokalensemble VOCES8 ist stolz darauf, seine Zuhörer durch Musik und die geteilte Freude am Singen zu inspirieren. Verschiedenste musikalische Ausdrucksweisen zu zelebri
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Edition Peters Hear the Angels Sing
Book SynopsisHear the Angels Sing is a collection of 24 Christmas carols composed and arranged by Jonathan Rathbone for choir and small orchestra. Primarily intended for choral society carol concerts, the selection includes both concert pieces and classic congregation/audience-participation carols. Requiring only minimal rehearsal, this collection provides a highly practical means of delivering a full choir and orchestra carol concert or service within a sensible budget. 24 arrangements of favourite carols Scored for SATB and small orchestra (minimum 13 players), including woodwind, brass, percussion and strings Can also be performed with piano or organ accompaniment Orchestral scores and parts available separately for hire. Hear the Angels Sing: 24 Carols for Concerts (Klavierauszug)Hear the Angels Sing ist eine Sammlung von 24 Weihnachtsliedern, die Jonathan Rathbone für gemischten Chor und Kammero
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Edition Peters Et cest la nuit
Book SynopsisThe words for this piece were taken from two French poems: LHeure du Berger, by Paul Verlaine, and Le Lac by the ultra-Romantic Alphonse de Lamartine. It was important for me to think of the age gap between myself and the girls of La Matrise de Radio France, who commissioned the piece roughly fifty years! The poet(s) describes a beautiful, memorable night, and tries to convince Time to slow down: Let us savour the fleeting delights of our fairest days! But the boat continues under a red moon, and the water lilies close their petals. There are three movements, and the third has an extended ending on the words eternity and nothingness.Judith Bingham
£6.17
Edition Peters Una preghiera
Book SynopsisUna preghiera is a 5 minute work by Leonardo Schiavo for SATB Choir a cappella.Una preghiera ist ein 5-minütiges Werk von Leonardo Schiavo für Chor a cappella, SATB.
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Edition Peters Underneath the Stars
Book SynopsisThe VOCES8 singles series includes songs for which the group is particularly well known,in choral arrangements produced specifically for VOCES8.Underneath the Stars, in this beautiful arrangement for SATB choir by Jim Clements, is one of the most requested songs performed by the group. It is featured on the VOCES8 Album Eventide on the Decca Classics Label.Underneath the Stars (Bearbeitung für Chor SATB)
£5.69
Edition Peters Eternal Source of Light Divine for Voice Piano 3
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Edition Peters Sometime I Sing
Book SynopsisThis choral version of the song Sometime I Sing was made at the suggestion of Jeffrey Skidmore, who directed the first performances with the Ex Cathedra choir at their Christmas Music by Candlelight series of concerts, December 2013 (optional accompaniment: guitar (or lute or harp or keyboard, sounding one octave lower).The original version forms part of the song cycle My Lute and I (Edition Peters EP72951), settings of poems by Thomas Wyatt for tenor and guitar, composed for Mark Padmore and Morgan Szymanski, and first performed at the Chapel, Lulworth Castle, Dorset, 13 July 2011.The choral version of Sometime I Sing is most effective if sung unaccompanied. If required, it may be performed with the optional accompaniment of guitar or other instruments, as shown in the score.
£5.62
Edition Peters The Pearl
Book SynopsisWhen I was approached by Salisbury Cathedral to write a 30th anniversary anthem for their Girl Choristers, I immediately thought of the traditional 30th wedding anniversary symbol a pearl. When George Herbert was also requested, it was incredible serendipity that he had actually written a poem of that title: The Pearl. Matthew 13:45. This was inspired by the very short parable which compares the immense value of the Kingdom of Heaven to the most exquisite pearl a merchant could sell: a merchant seeking goodly pearls, on finding one of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Herbert expands all that he had to include things of worldly worth such as learning, honour and pleasure, but concludes that there is an immeasurably greater and more priceless gift: the costly love of Christ which is the Kingdom of Heaven.I worried that a poem claiming knowledge of some quite grown-up things might not be suitable for the girls, but their luminescent ageless sound and the
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Edition Peters Treasures in Heaven
Book SynopsisJonathan Dove's Treasures in Heaven is a 6.5 minute work for organ and SATB choir which sets Matthew 6:1921 from the Bible, a text that exhorts the reader to gather treasures in heaven rather than on earth since where the treasure is, there will also be our hearts. The energetic piece is driven from the organ part with the choir singing in rhythmic but homophonic blocks.It was commissioned by Lord Crewe's Charity on the occasion of its tercentenary, in memory of the life and charitable foundation of Nathanial, Lord Crewe and premiered by the Choir of Durham Cathedral on 18 September 2021.This edition (EP 73595) is the choral leaflet, which includes the organ part.
£5.61
Edition Peters The Sound of Silence
Book SynopsisAn exquisite and evocative arrangement by Alexander L'Estrange of Paul Simon's 1960s classic song as performed by Simon and Garfunkel. This 4.5-minute unaccompanied SSAATTBB arrangement embraces the classic folk-rock song style so loved by Simon and Garfunkel.Alexander L'Estrange is a multi-faceted composer, arranger, jazz musician and choral animateur who has been dubbed 'the added 9th of choral music'.Part of the VOCES8 Singles range.
£5.69
Edition Peters Can you hear me
Book SynopsisCan you hear me? is written for eight-part a cappella choir and sets a new text by Peter Thomson that asks simple but fundamental questions about the need for human contact. First performed by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain at the Royal Albert Hall, London in December 2021, it captures one of the problems the world faced with the Covid-19 lockdown, and looks forward to new beginnings. Duration is 4.5 minutes.
£5.69
Edition Peters Two Songs after Friday Afternoons
Book SynopsisTwo Songs from Friday Afternoons by Emily Howard is a 5-minute work for children's choir and piano. With texts by Selma Dimitrijevic the two songs are called1. Big Bums2. Pi (A Pie?)Two Songs from Friday Afternoonswere commissioned by Opera North in celebration of Benjamin Britten's 100th anniversary. The works were premiered on 22 November 2013 at the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds by Opera North's Children's Chorus, Scotton Lingerfield Primary School, Old Earth Primary School, Our Lady and St Peter Roman Catholic Primary School, Monkwood Primary School, conducted by Justin Doyle with Anthony Kraus, piano.
£4.54
Edition Peters Christmas is Here
Book SynopsisA 3.5-minute song which perfectly expresses the joy of Christmas. With words by writer and broadcaster Zeb Soanes, and music by Jonathan Dove, this piece, for unison voices (or solo voice) and piano, is taken from the final movement of Gaspard's Christmas, for narrator and orchestra, in which a friendly fox (called Gaspard) entertains young concert-goers with a musical tale that captures the excitement of Christmas.
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Edition Peters Praise Him with the Sound of the Trumpet
Book SynopsisPraise Him with the Sound of the Trumpet was commissioned by Alan and Victoria Young to celebrate the eighteenth birthday of their daughter, Kate, to whom the anthem is dedicated. The first performance was given by the Choir of Guildford Cathedral, in which Kate had been a chorister for some time. Kate's great love of music guided the composer's choice of text: Psalm 150 is one of the shortest of all the psalms, but has the longest list of musical instruments trumpet, timbrel and dance, stringed instruments and organs, the psaltery and harp, loud and high-sounding cymbals all inviting jubilant musical illustration.
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Edition Peters Sing Joyfully
Book SynopsisThe title Sing Joyfully was actually suggested to me by one of its commissioners from the Saffron Walden Choral Society, as a working title for a piece of music that would eventually explore the pleasure to be derived from singing. The title immediately brought to mind the anthem by William Byrd, with which I then chose to begin this new piece, divesting the work of its religious nature by omitting parts of the text.I decided, inspired by the nature of the commission, to collect some texts that specifically describe singing communally and what benefits this holds for the individual and for society as a whole. A passage from Thomas Morley's Plaine and Easy Introduction to Practical Music describes the narrator's discomfort at being unable to join his fellow guests in some convivial communal singing. This then leads into words from a research paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Science by Eiluned Pearce, Jacques Launay and Robin Dunbar that detail
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Edition Peters Vox Angelica Vox Humana
Book SynopsisWritten for the inauguration of the organ in Peterhouse, Cambridge, and featuring a prominent organ part, this 8.5-minute work for choir and organ sets, in Latin, three biblical stories featuring angels. The choral writing features unison, organum and chordal sections, suggesting the contrasts between the sound of angels and of humankind.
£7.07
Edition Peters The Rising of the Sun
Book SynopsisThe Rising of the Sun for SATB choir (divisi) and organ (duration 4 minutes) was commissioned by Repton School, in memory of Richard Bradburn, and is a setting of part of Psalm 113. It begins with a solitary bird greeting the approaching dawn, and builds to a dance-like song of praise.Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord''s name is to be praised.Commissioned by Repton School, in memory of Richard Bradburn. First performed by Repton School Chapel Choir on 24 January 2024 with Oliver Walker (conductor) and Roger Owens (organ).
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Edition Peters Elemental Powers
Book SynopsisWhen Dr Bernie Sherlock approached me to commission a setting of W B Yeats poem for New Dublin Voices, I'm ashamed to say that I wasn't familiar with his work But it gave me a fantastic opportunity to read through his Collected poems so many jumped out at me, begging to be set.The Poet Pleads with the Elemental Powers chimed with me especially the desperation of having to draw so profoundly deeply for nebulous creative inspiration then being swept away with it once it arrives, chimed with the passionate turbulence and Celtic mysticism in this poem.The direction for the performers, from the start is Stormy the elemental powers are relentless and create a constant chromatic swirling accompaniment in one half of the choir, whilst the other half describe the form that the Elemental Powers take.The last verse feels like a prayer of sorts to me, so this is a quieter, more reflective and hymn-like part. However the final chord is strong but unsettled in its harmony, as
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Edition Peters Jubilate Deo
Book SynopsisThis setting was commissioned early in 2023 for the Choir of the Chapels Royal, H.M. Tower of London, as part of a service celebrating the Coronation of H.M. King Charles III. It was first performed by the Choir of the Chapels Royal conducted by its Director of Music, Colm Carey, with Christian Wilson, organist. On the day following the Coronation, the filmed service was broadcast online throughout the Commonwealth.My brief was to create something which, while outgoing and energetic, could be prepared by a professional choir in relatively short rehearsal time, therefore lending itself to regular subsequent performance at Matins services. The music offsets its simple 3/4 time signature with intermittent dancing cross-rhythms in 6/8. In the interests of brevity, most of it is chorally homophonic, moving verbally and rhythmically in lockstep and only occasionally diversifying into brief flurries of imitative counterpoint. I was, however, encouraged by Colm Carey to write with an
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Edition Peters Exceeding glad
Book SynopsisExceeding Glad was commissioned explicitly to reflect my personal experience of the Coronation of King Charles III in May 2023. I was extremely fortunate in being asked to perform at the event as well as to contribute some music. In the week leading up to Coronation Day, I was staying in the Westminster area, close to the Abbey, and was able to soak up the extraordinary, almost unreal atmosphere. It was in marked contrast to the air of dignified solemnity that had accompanied the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II the previous year; the Coronation was to be a celebration on a grand scale and spirits were high.King Charles took a personal, close interest in the music for the whole occasion and commentators noted the breadth and diversity of his choice. The Ascension Gospel Choir made a memorable contribution to the service and certainly added to the joy of the occasion. This sense of joy was present in the noise and brilliance of the amalgamated musicians that day,
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Edition Peters Un poquito cantas
Book SynopsisUn poquito cantas presents folk songs from around the world for SAB choir (Soprano, Alto, and Baritone), arranged by international choral experts and compiled by renowned choral director and workshop leader Jochen Stankewitz. The conveniently handy edition offers incredible breadth and diversity, with songs crossing the globe, from South Africa and Asia to Europe, the Baltic States and Scandinavia to the Caribbean and Australia. Following the popular Kein schöner Lied (EP11611), these singable yet impressive arrangements are perfect for amateur choirs.Anknüpfend an die Sammlung Kein schöner Lied (EP11611) präsentiert Un poquito cantas ein erweitertes Repertoire an Volksliedern aus aller Welt im handlichen Format. Die Stücke wurden von erfahrenen internationalen Chorexpert:innen arrangiert, die es meisterhaft verstanden haben, mit nur drei Stimmen (Sopran, Alt, Männerstimmen) gut singbare und klanglich interessante Sätze zu gestalten.Dem Integrationsgedanken folgend, reicht das Spektrum an Sprachen und Ländern von Südafrika und Asien über Europa, Baltikum und Skandinavien bis zur Karibik und Australien. Lassen Sie sich von der Fülle an Liedern inspirieren und entdecken Sie beim gemeinsamen Singen neue Kulturen und Sprachen!
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Edition Peters Tantum Ergo Op. 64 No.4
Book SynopsisFlor Peeters was a renowned 20th-century organist, composer, and teacher from Belgium, whose music was influenced by Renaissance polyphony and Gregorian Chant. This simple 4-part a cappella choral work in Latin with an organ for rehearsal is easily prepared and performed by church choirs.
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Edition Peters Inviolata after Lusitano
Book SynopsisInviolata is an act of homage set on top of another act of homage. When the motet by Josquin des Pres (c. 1450 - 1521) first appeared in print around 1519, he set the bar high for all composers (and there were several) who followed in his wake. His five-part polyphonic decoration of the Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria plainsong is in three sections and includes a double, canonic cantus firmus running throughout at the fifth. This demonstration of technical expertise feels effortless in Josquin's hands. Vicente Lusitano (c. 1520 - 1561), a Portuguese composer possibly of African descent, took up the challenge and more; he decided to retain the double canon but add extra voices to create his an eight-part texture. Lusitano's neglected place in history has garnered a lot of interest recently and Rory McCleery with the Marion Consort have been powerful advocates for his music.Rory invited me to compose my own response to Lusitano's Inviolata setting. I would be adding a third layer on top of Josquin's original, as seen through Lusitano's eyes and then my own. While I did consider constructing my own eight-part polyphonic texture in kind, I acknowledge that I am no Josquin! Besides which, the harmonic rules that governed Josquin and Lusitano barely apply in my century which makes the exercise largely redundant. This is something I explore a little by adding my own musica ficta (modern-day accidentals) to Part One of Lusitano's original, before my 21st century harmony takes the music in a different direction. Instead, thanks to a suggestion from my older brother (who happens to be an expert practitioner of Medieval and early Renaissance polyphony), I thought to go back a stage further even than Josquin's setting and consider the plainsong itself. This was the original melody and text that inspired the whole chain of compositions and I wondered whether it could be my basis for an exploration of plainsong, homophony, organum and polyphony, a sort of mini-history lesson in music.Added to this commission was the circumstances of its premiere as a recording. It was devised for a project in which each individual consort voice was recorded separately in order to be played from an individual speaker. The resulting sound installation was arranged in an otherwise empty room, giving an audient member complete freedom to roam and experience the voices individually at point-blank range or together as part of the full consort. This gave me an opportunity to play with sound and space, having singers at times whisper text into one's ear, as though hearing scraps in the darkness of an abbey cloister. Mixing English with Latin also allowed me to explore the passionate emotion of this Marian text and the extraordinary position Mary holds within the Catholic faith. What Josquin or Lusitano might make of it we shall never know but the homage to their versions is present within my own.Roderick Williams
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Edition Peters Seven Short Prayers
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Edition Peters Stille Nacht
Book SynopsisJonathan Rathbone's arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol, Stille Nacht, set in German for unaccompanied SATB choir.Jonathan Rathbones Bearbeitung des traditionellen Weihnachtsliedes Stille Nacht in deutscher Sprache für Chor a cappella, SATB.
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Edition Peters Sleepers Wake
Book SynopsisFrom Cantata No. 140, BWV 140, Sleepers, Wake! is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded as one of his most mature and popular sacred cantatas. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the 27th Sunday after Trinity and it was first performed on 25 November 1731.The Kikapust Choral Series offers choirs an extensive choice of close-harmony a cappella arrangements. All of our arrangers / composers Jonathan Rathbone, Ben Parry & Mark Williams were long-standing members of the Swingle Singers.Ben Parrys Sleepers, Wake ist eine Bearbeitung der Bach- Kantate BWV 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme für 7-stimmigen gemischten Chor a cappella. Bach komponierte diese Choralkantate in Leipzig für den 27. Sonntag nach Trinitatis. Sie wurde am 25. November 1731 uraufgeführt und gilt bis heute als eine seiner vollendetsten und beliebtesten geistlichen Kantaten überhaupt.Die Kikapust Choral Series bietet Chö
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Edition Peters St. John Passion BWV 245 Vocal Score in English
Book SynopsisLike many of his works, Bach has also edited the St. John Passion several times. A final version of Bach''s hand is not available. The reworking concerns both the instrumentation as well as changes in the sequence of movements. The textual basis is the biblical account of the evangelist John (John 18 and 19) with the insertions from the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 26:75 and 27, 51-52). The hymns come from the current repertoire of the Bach''s time and deviate only in a few cases from the original form. Due to the source material, the (complete) world premiere can be dated with sufficient certainty on April 7, 1724. New English Translation by The Reverend Lyndon van der Pump. Please note the original German text is NOT included in this edition.Johannes-Passion BWV 245 (Klavierauszug)Johann Sebastian Bachs erste Passion aus dem Jahr 1724 basiert auf dem Bericht des Evangelisten Johannes über das Leiden und den Tod Jesus Christus. Während
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Edition Peters St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 Vocal Score English
Book SynopsisComposed in 1727 for performance on Good Friday in the St Thomas Church Leipzig, Bach''s St Matthew Passion stands as one of the greatest expressions of human art. This vocal score is a high quality, reliable edition used by leading choirs and conductors across the world. New English Translation by Lyndon van der Pump. Please note the original German text is NOT included in this edition.Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 (Klavierauszug)Bach vertonte in der Matthäus-Passion Leiden und Sterben Jesu Christi nach Texten des Matthäus-Evangeliums. Bach sah eigentlich in der Aufführung zwei räumlich voneinander getrennte Chöre vor, damit die dialogischen Strukturen besser hervortreten. Zudem setzte Bach statt der Frauenstimmen stets Knabenchöre bzw. sehr hohe Männerstimmen ein. Bitte beachten Sie, dass der deutsche Originaltext NICHT in dieser Ausgabe enthalten ist.
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