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t Alle Meine Kleider (All My Clothes)—arr.
Christi Jones. This German folk song is both novel
and accessible for the developing treble choir.
A German pronunciation guide in the octavo plus
a downloadable audio guide support the learning
of the text, which can also be sung in English.
Highly recommended!
10735253 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
l Alma Caribe—Juan Tony Guzman. Composed
to teach three essential and specific music and
dance styles in the Carribbean music traditions:
the Cuban "son," the Puerto Rican "Plena," and
the Dominican "Merengue." Accompanied by
piano, bass and Latin percussion all included
in the score. The text is in English combined
with Spanish Caribbean expressions. Movement
suggestions to reflect the musical style along with
teaching strategies are provided in the insightful
performance notes.
10882686 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
Amani (A Song of Peace)—Jim Papoulis &
Jacques Sebisaho/ed. Nunez. Here's a very
special multicultural selection which combines
French and Swahili texts, both with the
same universal message of world peace and
brotherhood. Hand claps and parts for shaker and
djembe or hand drum (included) add to the festive
feeling of the work, as well as a vocal descant
and a spoken rhythmic motive in the alto part, ga
shoon-ga, ga shoon-ga... Impressive!
3301393 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
3302435 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.95
Ht Amani (Peace)—Audrey Snyder. The Swahili
text of this African-style original is a joyful
celebration of peace, set for a cappella voices
with shaker and drums (included in the score).
Somewhat reminiscent of O Sifuni Mungu, it has
everything you want for a truly festive cross-
cultural experience! Now available in a 2-part
voicing. Highly recommended!
10277999 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10278002 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10605429 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
H Amani Utupe (Grant Us Peace, Give Us Courage)
—Patsy Ford Simms. This African-style piece is
just so much fun, everyone will be singing this
on their way home! The text, which includes a
combination of English and Swahili, is as joyful as
the music. The repetitive melody will be a cinch to
learn. The outstanding P/A CD has an authentic
African feel. Effective!
3188018 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.85
3188026 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05
3188034 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
H Amavolovolo—arr. Rudolf de Beer. Here is
a popular traditional Zulu song as arranged
by Rudolf de Beer, former conductor of the
Drakensberg Boys Choir of South Africa. What
a vivid connection to the people and culture of
that part of the world! Authentic percussion and
movement suggestions give this selection great
visual appeal!
10066458 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10066459 SSAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
Ahrirang—arr. Ruth Elaine Schram. A lovely
setting of the beloved Korean folk song about
the mountain pass of Ahrirang Hill. Sung
predominantly in English, the pentatonic melodies
and open harmonies are presented in unison
and canon to appropriately convey the style of
the song and the depiction of the text. Ahrirang
is often believed to be a symbol of peace,
contentment, and personal triumph. This makes
a wonderful selection to teach the context and
style of music from that region.
10757110 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10757111 SSAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10757113 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10757114 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10797294 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.95
lL Arirang—arr. Hyo-Won Woo. Serving as an
unofficial anthem, this beloved Korean folk
song is creatively set by one of Korea's top
female composers. This arrangement begins
with beautiful, flowing unison vocal lines and
simple harmonies, then opens up into an exciting
syncopated rhythmic section with Korean
percussion, divisi, and descant. A truly wonderful
presentation of this anthem that captures both
the lyrical and the celebratory aspects of this
well-known piece!
10873353 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.95
10873353L SATB Large Print . . . . . . . . . 3.95
H Artza Alinu—arr. Earlene Rentz. Here's an
invigorating cross-cultural number that will make
everyone want to dance! It's a joyful Israeli dance
song, incorporating the popular round, Toembai.
With Hebrew text, lots of "tra la la la la" passages
and English subtext on the verse, this has all the
minor-key ethnic flavor you could want, right up to
the final shouted "Hey!"
10192384 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10192320 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10735144 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50
l Avinu Malkenu—John Leavitt. This beautiful and
moving text comes from the Hebrew liturgy and a
Hebrew folk song is quoted in the music. The choral
parts are lovely and accessible, as the choir asks
God to "be gracious and answer us."
10908440 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10908441 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10908442 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10908443 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
10908444E Instrumental Parts ePrint. . . 55.00
4 Ay! Mi Palomita—Juan Tony Guzman. This
traditional, gentle lullaby from the Dominican
Republic has been a favorite of families for many
years. In this arrangement, the sweet gentle head
nods required to finally lull this child to sleep are
captured in the stylish piano accompaniment.
10913132 SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
H
Aya Ngena—arr. Ruth Morris Gray. This authentic
Zulu folk song is a perfect fit for mixed and
treble choirs in three parts! The authentic African
rhythmic groove is punctuated by brief solos and
joyful handclaps. Add the optional percussion (bells,
shaker and drums), and the overall effect will be
most impressive! Now available in SATB.
10452858 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10274693 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10274694 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10274695 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
10452859 TTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10453218 DVD-Lights!
Choral Movement . . . . . . . . 39.99
H
Baba Yetu—Chris Kiagiri & Christopher Tin. This
unique title track from the video game Civilization
IV offers a world fusion sound, including chanting,
strong rhythmic choral sections, and a Swahili
text setting of "The Lord's Prayer." Featured on
the Video Games Live concert tour, and winner of
the 2011 Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental
With Vocalist," this awesome piece is now getting
worldwide play. It features both alto and tenor
soloists. Highly recommended!
10031406 SSATBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
10457411 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
10031411 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
Ht Baba Yetu—Chris Kiagiri & Christopher Tin.
Now arranged for a cappella voices with optional
percussion, this Grammy Award-winning title track
from the video game Civilization IV has a unique
world-fusion sound, including chanting, strong
rhythmic choral sections, and a Swahili text setting
of The Lord's Prayer. It will amaze your audience!
Highly recommended!
10277920 SSAATTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10278066 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
10278071 Instrumental Parts
Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
Babethandaza—arr. Victor C. Johnson. Exuding
sizzling, rhythmic energy, this traditional South
African folk song arrangement is a multicultural
programming winner! A cappella, with percussion
parts included for shakers, djembe, and hand
drum which add authentic texture and flavor.
With some elements of call and response and
clever layering of parts, it is singable and easily
learned. A helpful pronunciation guide and
translation for the Swahili text is also included.
Highly recommended!
10757130 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35
10757162 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . 2.35
10757163 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35
10757165 TTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35
10797295 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.95
t Babethandaza—arr. Daniel Hughes. The award-
winning African-American singing group Sweet
Honey in the Rock has made this piece popular,
and they shared with the arranger the text that they
learned from an African native. The translation of
the original Swahili is: "We are marching in the light
of God." Incorporating the popular tune Siyahamba,
the arrangement features claves, shakere and
djembe as the only accompaniment.
10080199 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20
Ht Balleilakka Rahman—Ethan Sperry. From
celebrated Indian composer A.R. Rahman, who has
composed over 100 film scores in the past 15 years
including the Academy Award-winning song Jai Ho,
comes a piece written for the Tamil film "Sivaji."
Tamil is one of the native languages of India dating
back thousands of years. The text of this piece is a
tongue-twister relating the composer's memories
of his homeland in increasingly faster syllabic
patterns. Exciting!
10187050 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30
10565048 Pronunciation CD . . . . . . . . . 4.50
Banaha—Russell Robinson. Full of rhythmic fun
and regional flavor, this quickly learned folk song
from west-central Africa, with piano and congas,
will brighten any concert set. Written in the form
of a round, all three vocal parts are well within an
elementary choir range. Translation, pronunciation
guide, staging options, and suggestions for adding
movement are included.
10736719 Three-Part Treble . . . . . . . . . 2.25
Banana! (Todos Quieren la Banana - All the
Nations Like Bananas)—arr. Nick Page. This
is a wonderful multicultural selection based on a
Nicaraguan folk song that reminds us that all the
nations like bananas! With alternating sections of
Spanish and English text, this charming arrangement
features multiple ad lib solo opportunities in a way
that encourages personalization and diversity,
all while promoting unity and fun! Suggested
percussion rhythms are given for shakers and claves
or woodblock. "You and me like it, everybody like it!"
10751898 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90
10751899 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90
10751900 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
10778379 DVD-When We Sing! . . . . . 39.99
H Bashana Haba'ah (Next Year)—arr. John
Leavitt. This popular contemporary Jewish song is
presented in a masterful setting by John Leavitt.
As the simple, memorable Hebrew chorus is
restated, the music unfolds in a rich and sonorous
outpouring, supported by a rich accompaniment.
The recorded or live orchestration (clarinet, violin,
cello and bass) will add an extra measure of
authenticity to your performance!
1911205 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
1911213 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
1911247 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
1911239 Instrumental Parts . . . . . . . 20.00
H Bashana Haba-Ah—Nurit Hirsh/arr. Leck.
A exceptionally appealing and popular song of
hope, Bashana Haba-Ah, edited by Henry Leck, is
widely performed and deservedly so! The Hebrew
text is beautiful and quite easy to learn, and an
excellent pronunciation guide is included.
4962437 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
H Bonse Aba—arr. Victor C. Johnson. Sizzling
with celebratory rhythmic energy, this African
folksong loosely translates as: "Those who sing
have the right to be called the children of God."
The only accompanying instruments are hand drum
(treble drum), djembe (bass drum), and shaker,
which add authentic flavor and opportunities for
improvisation. The vocal parts are easily learned
due to their repetition and call-and-response style.
Highly recommended!
10302661 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10089711 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10089722 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10307386 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10307387 TTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10089725 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.95
Ht Bonse Aba (Traditional Zambian Song)—arr.
Andrew Fischer. Here is an exuberant a cappella
number that's loaded with African atmosphere!
The traditional Zambian words are sung
throughout with such a buoyant, rhythmic feel
that you are transported into the center of a native
celebration. The lyric translates as "All that sing
have the right to be called the children of God."
The song is brief, but may be repeated as many
times as desired. Various voicing options are
possible, and African percussion may be added
as the piece progresses. Your choir will definitely
want to improvise some celebratory whoops and
shouts! Highly recommended!
10012300 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10062620 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
lt Bring Your Calabash—arr. Brian Tate. This setting
of a traditional Ghana folk song tells of using a
tropical gourd, called a calabash, as a bowl for
porridge. The a cappella vocals begin simply
and build harmonically throughout. Rhythm parts
are included, along with a pronunciation guide
and translation.
10873794 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
L
Bwana Asifiwe—arr. Mark Burrows. Mark
Burrows' best-selling anthem returns in a
new voicing for mixed choirs. This fresh, fun
arrangement pairs a Swahili melody with the well-
known hymn, "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,"
and the result is an inspiring anthem of praise.
With an upbeat piano accompaniment and optional
African percussion suggestions, this piece will
delight and energize your adult or youth choir.
10549835 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10549835L SATB Large Print . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10339314 Unison/Two-Part . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10339314L Unison/Two-Part Large Print . 2.10
10400712 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
Bwana Awabariki with Kum Ba Ya—Mark
Weston. This vibrant partnering of two popular
African folk songs features easily learned
vocals with rhythmically supportive piano. Add
percussion to complete this musical celebration
of life. The Swahili text, which includes a
pronunciation guide and translation, gives an
opportunity to teach the language and culture,
which can then be incorporated into this fun
presentation piece for your next concert.
10684737 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
H Can You Hear?—Jim Papoulis & Francisco
Nunez. "Can you hear my cries? I am calling out
to you." The global community of children speaks
together in this dramatic call for a better future
that uses worldbeat sounds, unified chordal
harmonies, and occasional solos for a stunning
effect. This is an inspiring way to close your
concert or festival, or to set a tone for a dynamic
new beginning for a season of music-making.
Highly recommended!
3300136 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
3701106 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
3294677 Three-Part Treble . . . . . . . . . 2.25
3302311 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
3297611 Instrumental Parts . . . . . . . 13.50
Cangoma—arr. Lon Beery & Elisa Dekaney. In
the Bantu language, "cangoma" means "drum."
The text of this piece, in a Portuguese dialect,
celebrates the end of slavery. Use congas, djembe,
tubanos, cajon, or tom-toms to add the simple
drum part. A pronunciation guide is included for
this highly charged and fun-filled Brazilian folk
song. Now available for women's choir!
10443525 Three-Part Mixed
with opt. Baritone . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10735217 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10585416 TTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
H
Cantar!—Jay Althouse. Cuban salsa music is
sweeping the country, and Cantar! (which means
"Sing!" in Spanish) is a stylistically authentic
salsa work for choir. The text is a combination of
English and simple, repetitive Spanish phrases,
set to a rhythmically infectious melody. It's
a cross-cultural song for general concerts,
especially during "Music In Our Schools" month.
The recorded accompaniment really sizzles!
3251592 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.85
3251600 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05
3251618 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.85
10065134 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05
10352513 TB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.85
3251626 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
3251634 Instrumental Parts . . . . . . . 20.00
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I like the many
ways you can refine/
organize a search."
— Lindsay North, Band Director,
Elroy, WI
