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H Murasame (The Mists of Evening)—Victor
C. Johnson. This gentle original setting of
an eleventh-century Japanese text captures
the mystery and flavor of ancient Japan and
frames the middle section, which is in English.
Haunting melodies and simple harmonies are
complemented by optional chime tree and rain
stick for a distinctly Asian mood. A pronunciation
and translation guide is included.
10273543 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10273544 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.95
Nda Wana—arr. Michael Barrett. An African
game song in Venda accompanied by djembe
and hand clapping. It begins with a single voice
part, and as the song progresses more voices are
added, creating more complexity and density.
Makes a great processional piece! Translation
and pronunciation guide provided.
10708968 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20
t Ndikhokhele Bawo—arr. Michael Barrett. What
a terrific festival piece for a cappella voices with
drum! It's the traditional South African song, with
lyrics (in Xhosa language) based on Psalm 23.
In this authentic-sounding setting, the
optional solos will add much to the drama
of your performance. English translation and
pronunciation guide are included.
10572210 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20
lL Ndikhokhele Bawo (Xhosa Prayer)—arr.
t Mzwandile Mabuza. This traditional Xhosa
song could be found on the lips of many South
Africans who grew up in the church. Commonly
performed with Communion, the gentle lyrics
express gratitude while the lightly rhythmic
groove is contemplative. With percussion added
in the second verse, this rhythm picks up and
the call and response texture with soloists builds
to a soulful ending. A notated percussion part is
included, as is the translation for the text.
10913004 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10913004L SATB Large Print . . . . . . . . . 3.25
10572212 SSAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10572212L SSAA Large Print . . . . . . . . . 3.25
10913005 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10913005L TTBB Large Print . . . . . . . . . 3.25
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Ning Wendete (Kenyan Folk Song)—arr.
Greg Gilpin. Rhythm abounds in the vocal and
percussion sounds of this a cappella arrangement
of a Kenyan folk song. With a simple, delightful
text, energy-filled vocals, rhythmic hand claps,
small percussion and body percussion, this has
all the ingredients of a dynamic multicultural
musical experience! Highly recommended!
10672864 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10503346 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . 2.50
10503347 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50
4L Nino Querido—arr. Mark Burrows. The gentle
melody of this Spanish lullaby and soothing text
are first sung in unison and then in canon. An
original middle section utilizes an English text
and complementary melody before the return
to the original. Sing in Spanish, with a helpful
pronunciation guide and translation, or use the
English text option provided to create a tender and
sweet feature for your treble choir.
10906178 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10906178L Two-Part Large Print . . . . . . 2.25
10906180 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.95
H
Niska Banja—arr. Nick Page. Available in
several voicings, Niska Banja is a Serbian Roma
dance popular throughout the Balkans. To Central
Europeans, the 9/8 rhythm of 2-2-2-3 is as
natural as a 4/4 rock beat is in North America,
and rapidly becomes both infectious and quite
natural. Piano 4-hands and optional clarinet
and tambourine parts included in vocal score.
Duration: 1:20
10091375 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
1728708 SSAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10093430 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10093431 TB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
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Njoktje—Frode Fjellheim. This piece combines
text that draws on Scandinavian mythology,
techniques and traditions of the native music of
the Yoik people and contemporary harmonies to
create something visionary and completely new.
Mature treble choirs will find this challenging
but also rewarding as they discover this unique
style. Detailed performance notes offer excellent
guidance for a successful performance.
10829043 SSAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
Numi, Numi (A Hebrew Lullaby)—Yekhil
Halperin & Yoel Engel/arr. Jill Gallina. This traditional
Hebrew lullaby makes a lovely, sweet partner-style
choral feature, using English for the main tune and
Hebrew for the counterline (with phonetic subtext).
A gentle piano accompaniment supports both
melodies in this beautiful concert selection for any
time of year. "Sweet dreams, my precious one. Sun
is gently falling...night is softly calling."
10688236 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10363420 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50
10363421 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
4t Obwisana—arr. Victor C. Johnson. This not-
to-be-missed a cappella setting of a Ghanian
folksong sparkles with energy and excitement for
treble choirs. Strong vocal pairings, hand claps
and active percussion parts for shakers, djembe,
and Bass drum combine with the call and
response texture creating a full choral experience
accessible for any choir.
10846394 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
t Ohtul (Evening)—Paert Uusberg. In this beautiful
work by Estonian composer Paert Uusberg, a poem
by Ernst Enno speaks of evening and of the images
we associate with dusk. The tonalities, both familiar
and other-worldly, will make this a favorite of your
singers. Translation and pronunciation guide for the
Estonian language are provided.
10593353 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.40
H Ose Shalom (The One Who Makes Peace)—
John Leavitt. This timely text from the Jewish liturgy
is brilliantly set in a lovely original work by John
Leavitt. Its simple message of peace is enhanced
with soaring melodies and lyric instrumental lines,
making it a strong choice as a multicultural or a
Hanukkah feature. Very highly recommended!
3295478 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
3295479 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
3295480 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
3295481 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
3295482 Instrumental Parts . . . . . . . 25.00
H Oye (Listen!)—Jim Papoulis/ed. Nunez. Full of
life and energy, this work in Spanish and English
expresses the plea of Mexican children to the
rest of the world to listen to their cry for help. The
percussion and bass parts (included in the score)
really make it percolate from beginning to end, and
the performance notes make it easy to pronounce
and understand the Spanish. Now available
for treble and mixed voices, this is a very cool
multicultural feature with an important message for
today's world. Highly recommended!
10030085 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
3301378 Three-Part Treble . . . . . . . . . 2.50
10001346 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
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Pete, Pete!—Victor C. Johnson. On the heels of
his wildly successful arrangement of the Zambian
folk song Bonse Aba, here is Pete, Pete! from
Ghana. Call-and-response-style writing makes the
vocal parts engaging and easy to learn, while conga
drum, shaker, woodblock and cowbell lend an
authentic African flavor (parts included in the score).
A pronunciation guide, translation of the text, and
program notes are included. This has all the right
stuff for a successful multicultural performance!
Highly recommended!
10192867 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10192892 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10192893 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.95
Ht Peze Kafe—arr. Sten Kallman. The perfect
change-of-pace number for any concert, this
colorful arrangement of a Haitian folk song has
lots of fun rhythms and sounds that you just want
to keep singing and hearing. It has an infectious
rhythmic groove, vocal percussion, and plenty of
repetition. The Haitian words are easy to learn as
they tell the story of a young boy who loses the
coffee he's supposed to sell at the market, which
gets him in trouble with his mother. It's very catchy!
10304838 SATB with Percussion. . . . . . 2.25
lL Pong Pong Piyangaw—arr. Maria Theresa
t Vizconde-Roldan. Conductor Maria Theresa
Vizconde-Roldan proves herself a superb arranger
with this Philippine children's game song. Playful
and fun from the start it moves into a rapid canon
and eventually accelerates to a winning finish. A
festival piece, concert selection for treble choirs,
medium in difficulty.
10873406 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.45
10873406L SSA Large Print . . . . . . . . . . 2.45
H Ritmo—Dan Davison. This energetic Latin-style
piece is a great opener, closer or encore number!
Melodic and fun, with Spanish lyrics, handclaps,
finger snaps and other body percussion, it's a party
fixin' to happen! (With four-hand piano).
10065254 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75
10090775 SAB Or ST/AB . . . . . . . . . . . 2.45
10090829 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75
10067378 Instrumental Parts
Four-Hand Piano . . . . . . . . 10.00
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Rosas Pandan—arr. George G. Hernandez. This
Filipino or Visayan folksong is a song of joy and love.
George Hernandez, conductor of the Saringhimig
Singers based in San Francisco, has captured the
native flavor in this rousing arrangement. High
school and college choirs will love it!
10007924 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.45
10512732 SSAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
l Sacred—Frode Fjellheim. Originally part of
a Mass setting incorporating traditional Latin
Mass movements with elements from the Sami
yoik tradition, other Norwegian folk music and
traditional Finnish Music. This single movement,
with organ accompaniment, has no words,
only yoik syllables with no meaning. A simple
pronunciation guide is included.
10829045 SSAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
Sahaytah—Ben Allaway. Here is a truly unique
musical experience for singers of all ages. This
call and response song features soloist, choir,
and audience singing about unity, peace, and
community in ten different languages! Sahayta uses
words and phrases from Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi,
Sanskrit, Spanish, English, Filipino, Swahili and
other African tribal languages, and is appropriate
for any age treble choir. This infectious world-beat
dance unites musicians and audience in the spirit
of love and brotherhood!
3296646 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50
l Sakura—Lee Kesselman. Built on the pentatonic
scale so emblematic of Japanese folk music, this
well-known piece has keyboard accompaniment
along with almost any treble melodic instrument.
The music is simply scored in unison voices with
grace and beauty. Perfect for programming as an
elementary world music selection.
10910959 Unison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
4L San'bonani/Namhla Kudibene—arr. Michael
t Barrett. A typical greeting in the Zulu culture, this
arrangement is written with the call-and-response
technique so strongly associated with traditional
South African music. The soloists can be male or
female and can take their time when performing
their parts. The response from the choir "Hololo
hololo" is jubilant and may contain ululating and
other traditional African noises. Simple hand
gestures and waving towards the audience is
appropriate. This is a perfect opener and an
opportunity for a choir to be walking among the
audience as they welcome them.
10765574 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10765574L SATB Large Print . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10911507 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
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Sansa Kroma—arr. Michael Scott. Don't miss
this! Here is another wonderful addition to your
multicultural programming that includes authentic
native percussion and an infectious beat. The South
African feel is dominant in the rhythms, authentic
lyrics, and in a hand-clapping section that can be
used to feature dancers and costumes. Accessible
to choirs at any age, this two-part arrangement will
be a highlight of your concert!
3262979 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05
3262987 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
H Sarasponda—arr. Ruth Boshkoff. This charming
Dutch spinning song has an easy flow and a
sweet melody that is perfect in young voices.
Entirely in the Dutch language, it's repetitive in text
and melody making it easily learned. And, it has
become a widely-used selection in festivals as well
as concert settings.
3265188 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05
l Schlof, Mayn Fegele (Sleep, My Child)—
Mikhail Lermontov/arr. Ryan Nowlin. A lovely
lullaby setting with sweeping vocal lines, lush
piano accompaniment and shifting harmonies.
Primarily in Yiddish, with a short English section,
this texture has the feel of an Eastern European
folk song presented in a choral arrangement
worthy of your concert.
10910118 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
H Sesere Eeye—arr. Mark O'Leary. Written for
SSA with percussion accompaniment, this piece
is a traditional song and dance from the Torres
Strait Islands. Dance movements are notated in
the score.
10001408 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35
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Shalom, Pacem, Peace—arr. Ruth Elaine
Schram. Based on the haunting By the Waters
of Babylon folk tune, this gorgeous, poignant
setting is a call for peace in three languages:
Hebrew, Latin, and English. Set as a round, it
will work for any combination of voices and will
be easily learned by any age group. The optional
instrumental parts (included) add depth and beauty
to the flowing accompaniment. (Violin 1 or Flute;
Violin 2 or Oboe; Cello.)
10366679 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10190902 Three-Part Treble . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10810622 Two-Part or SA. . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10810622L Two-Part Large Print . . . . . . 1.95
10204621 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.95
Shining Moon (Ngam Sang Duan)—arr. Audrey
Snyder. A traditional Thai folk song is beautifully
arranged for developing treble or mixed choirs.
Gentle melodies are interwoven into a lyrical canon-
like texture that is expressive and compelling.
Written with a singable English version in the score
and a transliteration of the traditional Thai text
underneath. There are additional audio resources
available on the accompaniment CD for ease of
learning. A wonderful and diverse concert selection
for developing choirs!
10689967 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . 2.10
3059763 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10689968 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10738460 Teaching P/A CD . . . . . . . . 22.99
Shiru L'Adonai—arr. David Neches. This
well-known Hebrew blessing, set canonically,
is rhythmically interesting and exciting. The
simple Hebrew text, which translates as "Sing to
God a new song. Sing to God all the earth," has
universal appeal and is appropriate any time of
year. Highly recommended!
10509877 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10501200 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
H Shoshone Love Song (The Heart's Friend)—
arr. Roger Emerson. This tender setting of a
Native American poem has become a standard
in the choral repertoire. With extended legato
phrasing, delicate musicality, and a simple piano
accompaniment that supports the expressive vocal
textures, this is a top choice for concert or festival
programming! Highly recommended!
10303135 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
1816149 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10455151 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
1816131 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
1960988 TBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
H
Shule Aroon—arr. Ruth Elaine Schram. Create
your own Celtic experience with your choir when
you perform this authentic setting of the eighteenth-
century Irish folk song. A mixture of thoughtful
rubato and energetic rhythms, a Gaelic chorus -
written phonetically throughout - and an optional
violin obbligato all contribute to the lively Celtic
flavor and flair.
10519887 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10366682 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
10366683 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.95
Sigue—Ivette Herryman. Here's a lively and fun
selection in Spanish for women's voices, featuring
a piano accompaniment characteristic of Cuban
rhythms and harmonies. This is an impressive
concert or festival piece for treble choirs.
10513282 SSAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85
