The Music Connection
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David Eddleman
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To a lively Calypso beat and a delightful and witty original text, David Eddleman has created another winning selection for young singers. Simple tunefulness is a gift that keeps on giving and with the enhancement provided by the recorded rhythm section, the audience at your Spring or Fall concert will be happily swaying to the Lain beat.
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Level: Elementary School - Moderately Easy
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CM9015 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM9015CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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The Friendship Song
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Linda Marcus; Russell Robinson
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To a lovely original text by Linda Marcus outlining the joys of friendship, Russell Robinson has crafted a touching and earnest "memories" song. The second section is set for two solo voices and the final verse calls for a descant. This is a perfect item for the last concert of the School year.
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Level: Elementary School - Moderately Easy
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CM9006 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard and Optional Solo Voices, Descant and Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM9006CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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If You Sing an Allelu
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Steve Kupferschmid
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This infectious two-part number has the tunefulness that is essential to choral music for younger performers, along with craft and elegance. Steve Kupferschmid has produced a piece that asks for a warm, free tone from developing young voices, supported here by a charming piano accompaniment.
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Level: Elementary School/Middle School - Easy
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CM8982 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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Cooroo, Cooroo
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Steve Kupferschmid
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This touching ballad, with original words and music by Steve Kupferschmid, will greatly enrich a winter choral program in need of something reflective. A quiet winter scene is evoked with the help of a lovely piano part and a flute that represents the gentle call of a bird in flight.
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Level: Elementary School/Middle School - Moderately Easy
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CM8983 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard and Optional Flute or C-Instrument $1.60
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The Ring Prsten, Op. 32, No. 9
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Antonin Dvorak; Patrick Liebergen
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Patrick Liebergen has devised a terrific edition of a Czech classic with the winsome character of a folk song. A good choice for festival performance, the English version of Dvorak’s original makes it suitable for treble or women’s voices in any combination and the exciting piano part will help put this delightful selection across.
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Level: Middle School/High School - Medium
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CM9022 - Two-Part Women's Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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Somebody's Knockin' at Your Door
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arranged by Walter Ehret
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A rollicking arrangement of one of the best-known of traditional spirituals, that will be great fun to sing. Solo opportunities are included and the idiomatic piano part keeps things moving at a lively pace in this sure-fire piece from master arranger Walter Ehret.
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Level: Elementary School/Civic Children's Choir/Church Children's Choir - Moderately Easy
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CM9020 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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Boogie Board Boogie
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Rich Adams
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If you are looking for a way to turn on the boys in your choir, this charming tribute to the musical styles of the 1960s beach crowd could be just the answer. The distinctive rhythmic track and familiar rock-and-roll progressions will have everyone in the audience in a nostalgic mood, while the chorus will get a chance to really swing with the characteristic syncopations of the style.
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Level: Elementary School - Moderately Easy
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CM9023 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM9023CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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Our Grand Finale
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Greg Gilpin
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The ultimate end-of-the-year, knock-‘em-dead show finale, this popular selection has tongue firmly planted in cheek and has proven a great crowd pleaser in earlier SATB and Three-part Mixed versions. Now set for Two-part young voices it will give the kids a chance to kick back and do something for the sheer fun of it!
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Level: Elementary School - Moderately Easy
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CM8723 - Three-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM8724 - SATB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM8724CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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CM8990 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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Cantate Domino
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Hans Leo Hassler; arranged by Russell Robinson
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16th-Century composer Hans Leo Hassler's best-known choral piece sparkles in this expert arrangement for three-part women by Russell Robinson. Already available in a version for SAB voices (CM8883), this classic selection is ideal for Festival or Contest use and will work well with small groups or larger ensembles.
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Level: Middle School/High School - Medium
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CM8984 - SSA Voices a cappella $1.60
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Sing a Song with Me
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David Eddleman
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A feel good song that is really fun to sing and play. The joyful experience of singing is the focus of this charming piece. The gradual addition of the extra parts results in a rich interplay of textures that will be enhanced by the optional percussion and rhythm section.
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Level: Elementary School - Medium
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CM8999 - Three-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard, Percussion and Optional Rhythm Section $1.75
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CM8999CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be?
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arranged by Earlene Rentz
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This popular children's song is a great way to introduce your choir to independent part singing and compound time. Arranger Earlene Rentz has provided some very helpful exercises for preparing the piece, which will make a great selection for Contest and Festival performance.
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Level: Concert/Middle School/High School Women's Choir (SSA) - Medium
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CM8980 - Three-Part Mixed Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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CM8981 - SSA Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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There Will Be a New Day!
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Greg Gilpin
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The uplifting text and pop feel of the music give this song great appeal for young singers and audience alike. This is a re-voicing of a popular piece from 2003, by a master of the popular choral style. There is an effective use of solo and response style in this lively and infectious selection.
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Level: Middle School/High School - Medium
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CM8790 - SATB Voices, Soprano Solo with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM8790CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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CM9025 - Three-Part Mixed Voices, Soprano Solo with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
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Traditional Spiritual/Arranged with Additional Words by David Eddleman; arranged by "David Eddleman"
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Clever rhythmic twists, syncopation and sophisticated harmonies characterize this brilliant and picturesque treatment of the familiar spiritual. All the elements are in place: ram's horns sound, the children of Israel shout and the walls tumble on cue. This will be a terrifically exciting piece for the young men of the choir and it is particularly suited to Festival and Contest performance.
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Level: High School/College - Advanced
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CM8997 - TTBB Voices with Keyboard $1.75
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Love Now Invites Us A Lieta Vita
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Giovanni Gastoldi; arranged by Patrick Liebergen
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A characteristic balletto or dance madrigal by 16th Century composer Giovanni Gastoldi whose inherent liveliness will be greatly enhanced by the optional percussion parts . The English text, by Patrick Liebergen, is a charming (but chaste) hymn to the delights of love. This selection is recommended for Festival and Contest use.
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Level: Middle School/High School - Medium
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CM9018 - SATB Voices a cappella with Optional Hand Drum and Finger Cymbals (or Triangle) $1.60
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Miserere Nobis
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Ruth Elaine Schram
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A beautiful new setting of a familiar Latin text from the Gloria of the traditional Latin Mass, this is a sonorous example of choral writing at its best. Miserere Nobis will be a fine showcase of a good choir's performance ability in atraditional choral, style, since it is rich in harmonic nuance and singable lines.
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Level: High School - Moderately Advanced
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CM8989 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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Deep River
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arranged by Elizabeth Campbell
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A gospel-styled arrangement of a beloved spiritual that has a gentle and most effective swing to it. The men are given some special moments to shine and there is a nice balance between unison, full choir and a cappella sections. The accompaniment track is a particularly effective addition for this selection.
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Level: High School - Moderately Advanced
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CM8986 - SATB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM8986CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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Wee Croodin' Doo
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arranged by Ken Berg
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A heart-stoppingly lovely folk song setting that shows the remarkable musicality of arranger Ken Berg. Written for the Brevard County Middle School All-County Chorus, this is classic choral writing at its best. Opportunities for solo singer (male or female) are included and the piano part is unusually sensitive and well thought out.
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Level: High School - Moderately Advanced
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CM9007 - SA(A)T(T)B(B) Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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One More River to Cross
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arranged by Walter Ehret
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A spirited and march-like 6/8 treatment of the story of Noah and the ark, this invigorating arrangement incorporates a descant and has some divisi enhancement at the climax. A selection that is a perfect choice for a choir looking for something fresh in the way of a spiritual arrangement.
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Level: High School - Medium
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CM9021 - SATB Voices and Descant with Keyboard $1.60
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Down in the Valley
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arranged by Russell Robinson
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This classic American Folk Song has been artfully arranged by Russell Robinson for a young mixed choir. The alternation of unison singing, two-part writing and the use of the full SATB ensemble gives variety and texture to the strophic form typical of folk songs. Down in the Valley will be an excellent choice for contest/festival performance.
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Level: High School - Medium
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CM9000 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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I Got Shoes
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arranged by Walter Ehret
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What would this popular spiritual be without an opening "walking bass" line? Walter Ehret is the master of this type of arrangement, and has expertly arranged this crowd pleaser with a swinging feel that spotlights the syncopations. This is a selection that will make a great concert closer or even an encore!
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Level: High School - Moderately Easy
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CM9019 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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Tis the Last Rose of Summer
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arranged by David Lantz III; Thomas Moore; Richard Alfred Milliken
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A lovely choral setting of the familiar Irish song set to Thomas Moore’s famous words, that alternates the opening melody between the men and the women, before employing rich four-part textures. A sweetly written Flute obbligato adds a wonderful pastoral color to the piece, which will be an elegant addition to any program.
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Level: Concert/High School - Medium
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CM8979 - SATB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Flute or C-Instrument $1.60
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Sing Joy, Sing Gaudia!
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Greg Gilpin
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Here is the brilliant concert opener you have been looking for, from the pen of the prolific Greg Gilpin. Energy and nicely phrased and graceful choral lines characterize this superb piece. Described by the composer as a "Seasonal Processional", Sing Joy, Sing Gaudia! will add distinction to almost any program.
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Level: Middle School/High School - Medium
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CM8865 - Two-Part Treble Voices and Descant with Keyboard $1.60
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CM9024 - SATB Voices and Descant with Keyboard $1.60
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CM9024CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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May You Always
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Earlene Rentz
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This traditional Irish Blessing makes a fine choral piece that will fit into almost any program, but it will be a particularly useful and poignant addition to an end-of-the-year concert. All of these versions are characterized by artfully simple voice parts and lush harmony.
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Level: Elementary School - Moderately Easy
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CM9003 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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CM9004 - Three-Part Mixed Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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CM9005 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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A Billion Billion Stars
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Ken Bible; Tom Fettke
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A wonderful text by Ken Bible has inspired Tom Fettke to produce an unusually expressive choral piece that will stay in the mind and heart. A celebration of life, love and the miracle of the world and the universe, this is a piece guaranteed to inspire young singers to give their all. The rhythm track is subtle and unobtrusively enriches this marvelous selection enormously.
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Level: High School - Medium
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CM9017 - SATB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM9017CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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Simple Gifts
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Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr.
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The Darmon Meader touch is applied to the ever-popular Shaker tune in a choral setting destined to become a standard for choirs with a taste for classy arrangements. The harmonies are lush, rhythms complex, voicings dramatic and the overall effect, stunning.
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Level: High School/College - Advanced
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CM9014 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.75
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Shadrack
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arranged by Eugene R. Thomas
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MacGimsey's celebrated modern retelling of the biblical story of Shadrack, Meshak and Abednego from the Book of Daniel is given a sizzling new arrangement by Eugene R. Thomas. Imitating instruments, the fiery furnace and everything else under the sun, the choir will have great fun with this vivid example of imaginative choral writing.
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Level: Concert/High School and above - Advanced
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CM8977 - S(S)A(A)T(T)B(B) Voices a cappella with Soprano Solo $1.95
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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
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Traditional Spiritual/Arranged with Additional Words by David Eddleman; arranged by David Eddleman
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Clever rhythmic twists, syncopations and sophisticated harmonies characterize this picturesque treatment of the popular spiritual. All the elements are in place: ram's horns blow, the children of Israel shout and the walls tumble on cue in a terrifically exciting piece for mixed chorus in this second version, which is especially suitable for Festival or Contest performance.
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Level: High School/College - Advanced
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CM8998 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.75
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Hava Nagila Let Us Rejoice
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arranged by Eugene R. Thomas
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First transcribed in 1915, as a song without words, Hava Nagila became phenomenally popular in the version with Hebrew words by Avraham Zvi Idelsohn. David Eddleman's virtuosic arrangement mixes the familiar Hebrew text with his own English version. The ponderous opening, with pronounced middle eastern overtones, sets the stage for the driving rhythms and ever accelerating tempo to come. The brilliant vocal and piano writing of this selection will leave everyone in the hall breathless.
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Level: High School - Advanced
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CM9008 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.75
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Stairway to Paradise
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George Gershwin; arranged by Donald Moore
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Donald Moore has given this Gershwin classic, with original lyrics by B. G. De Sylva and Arthur Francis, written for George White's Scandals of 1922, a snazzy new arrangement. Gershwin's first big Broadway hit, the tune is as fresh today as it was eighty some years ago and this deliciously jazzy version will give it a whole new lease on life.
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Level: Concert/High School - Medium
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CM8978 - SATB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM8978CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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Give My Regards to Broadway
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George M. Cohan; arranged by Carl Strommen
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What better way to bring a choral program to an end than with this hardy perennial, written for 1904 show Little Johnny Jones. A hymn to New York and the Great White Way, this famous song is well served by these Carl Strommen arrangements with their smooth "broadway" harmonies and rhythmic pizzazz.
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Level: Elementary School - Moderately Easy
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CM8991 - SATB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM8991CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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CM8992 - Three-Part Mixed Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM8993 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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Christmas Bell Celebration
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Peter J. Wilhousky; arranged by Patrick Liebergen
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Framed by music from the ever-popular Carol of the Bells, this medley of Christmas Bell Carols is a tour de force. Snippets from Ding Dong! Merrily on High, Ring Joyful Bells (Czech Carol), I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Joy to the World, and even a bit of the Hallelujah Chorus parade by in this giddy and delightful stew of Christmas delights.
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Level: High School - Medium
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CM9026 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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Sweet Little Jesus Boy
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Robert MacGimsey; arranged by Ken Berg
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The beautiful original MacGimsey song, written in the style of a Spiritual, is given an expressive and touching new setting by the masterful Ken Berg. The use of a solo voice and some divisi textures make this a rich and satisfying piece to perform.
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Level: High School - Moderately Advanced
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CM9009 - SATB and Solo Voices a cappella $1.60
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Jing-a-Bells
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James Pierpont; arranged by Earlene Rentz
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Dr. Rentz has created a driving, rhythmically sophisticated arrangement of the Christmas standard that works equally well for 3-part Mixed Voices and SATB. The voices alternate between singing the tune and playing the part of bells. The piece has a nice combination of crisp rhythms and long melodic lines. A useful rehearsal preparation sheet is also provided.
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Level: Middle School/High School - Medium
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CM8987 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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CM8988 - Three-Part Mixed Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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I Wonder As I Wander
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arranged by Ruth Elaine Schram
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One of the most beautiful of all American Christmas songs has been given an enthralling new 6-part arrangement by Ruth Elaine Schram. A Flute and optional string synthesizer "enhancement" will enrich this lovely, heartfelt setting, with its long, flowing lines.
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Level: High School - Medium
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CM9001 - S(S)AT(T)B Voices with Keyboard, Flute and Optional String Synthesizer $1.60
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Behold That Light
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arranged by Ruth Elaine Schram
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A wonderful medley of Christmas spirituals that includes elements of Behold That Star, Rise Up Shepherd and Follow and Go Tell It on the Mountain, bound together into a wonderfully fresh and joyful new seasonal selection. Very singable voice parts and a lively piano accompaniment will make this piece a pleasure to teach and perform in all three of these voicings.
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Level: Elementary School/Church Children's Choirs - Medium
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CM8994 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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CM8995 - Three-Part Mixed Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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CM8996 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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O Holy Night
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Adolphe Adam; arranged by Ken Berg
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A stunning a cappella setting of a classic 19th Century Christmas song, this beloved piece gains new life from this richly imagined use of the possibilities of unaccompanied choral writing. This version is refreshingly unlike any other version of O Holy Night, but preserves the wonder and majesty of the original.
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Level: High School/College - Moderately Advanced
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CM9002 - SATB Voices a cappella $1.60
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In the Bleak Midwinter
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Christina Rossetti; David Eddleman
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A remarkable new a cappella setting of Christina Rossetti's celebrated poem, this original work employs such contemporary techniques as un-pitched whispering and unmeasured passages to convey the bleak winter landscape that is transformed by the birth of Jesus. An unusual and unique treatment of a beautiful text that will amaze and inspire listener and choir alike.
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Level: High School/College - Advanced
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CM9016 - SATB Voices a cappella $1.60
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Deck the Hall
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arranged by Elizabeth Campbell
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An energetic and mellifluous new version of a holiday evergreen, this carol setting has some rhythmic surprises that will keep the choir on its toes. It will be a favorite with the singers once they have mastered it and audiences will love the fresh treatment of something familiar.
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Level: Middle School/High School - Medium
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CM8985 - SAB (Optional SATB) Voices a cappella $1.60
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The Lovliest Time of the Year
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Carl Strommen
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This Carl Strommen original is a perfect Christmas ballad, with all the warmth and good feeling of a traditional seasonal standard. Beautifully set for chorus, the gently sentimental text and familiar popular influenced harmonic style will make this selection a great audience favorite in any of these versions.
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Level: Elementary School - Moderately Easy
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CM9011 - SATB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM9011CD - Optional Rhythm Section Accompaniment CD $19.95
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CM9012 - SAB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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CM9013 - Two-Part Treble Voices with Keyboard and Optional Rhythm Section $1.60
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Silent Night
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Larry Clark; Greg Gilpin
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With an accompaniment inspired by the Gymnopedie No. 1 of Eric Satie, this tender setting of the immortal Christmas favorite is designed to go with Larry Clark's band arrangement (YPS24). The artful simplicity of this version will make it a wonderfully effective closer for holiday concert and it is a great way to showcase the chorus and band together.
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Level: Middle School/High School - Moderately Easy
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CM9027 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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CM9028 - SAB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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CM9029 - SSA Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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