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2023-24 Fall Choral Catalog

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CONCERT MUSIC Editors' Choice 2023 New Basic Library Large Print Edition A Cappella ePrint Downloadable (MP3s, PDFs & more) All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision 114 Go to cart LIGHT CONCERT & NOVELTY SELECTIONS Round and Round: A Collection of Rounds for Emerging Choirs—arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney. The six varied rounds in this collection offer numerous choices for developing ensembles. Rounds are a peda- gogical staple that can develop ensemble blend, tone, and unified vowels through the introduction of the unison melody, and they can also be included as easy-to-learn concert selections. Whether performed a cappella or with piano, this set of rounds will enhance any choral library! Songs: Alleluia; Let Me Fly; O Watch the Stars; the Lone Star Trail; Grasshoppers Three; Debka Hora. 11370915 Unison . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 3.00 Shake the Papaya Down—arr. Ruth Dwyer & Judith Waller. A thoroughly delightful calypso number which can easily be enhanced by the addition of conga, maracas and/or claves (suggested rhythms are included in the performance notes). This is pure fun for three- part treble voices! 1925650 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.05 Solfege Sonata—Audrey Snyder. Have fun practicing solfege with this lighthearted spoof of Mozart's famous Piano Sonata No. 16. Excellent as a concert closer or encore, this piece will make your audience chuckle as they learn a little music trivia about Mozart and melody - plus it's a lot of fun for your accompanist! 11381568 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . E 2.35 11381572 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.20 Solfege Symphony—Cristi Cary Miller. Your developing singers can perfect their solfege skills while learning classical music with this audience pleaser! Melodies (in solfege with moveable do) include fragments from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Haydn's Surprise Symphony, Peer Gynt, Beethoven's fifth and ninth symphonies, and the Hallelujah Chorus. Great fun and great educational value - all rolled into one dynamic selection! 10716127 Three-Part Mixed . . . . ME 2.25 10716137 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.10 10760465 Teaching P/A CD . . . . . . . .22.99 A Song of Nonsense—Mark Patterson. Sing in unison or optional two-part harmony in this lighthearted original song based on four limericks from Edward Lear's A Book of Nonsense. Great for teaching diction and unison tone, it is sure to brighten up any concert. And did we mention you get to use kazoos? 11394020 Unison/Two-Part . . . . . ME 2.25 The Spider—Greg Gilpin. Look no further for the perfect spooky concert offering for Halloween or any time of year! This creative original, set to a text by Jane Taylor, features vivid imagery sparked by dynamic contrasts and rhythmic interplay between parts. The agitated, eerie atmosphere of the piano accompaniment, punctuated by vocal gasps, will definitely provide your audience with moments of fun and fright! 11514684 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.45 Take Me Out to the Ball Game—arr. Marshall Webb. It's a home run! America's favorite baseball song is presented in a jazzy four-part setting that will help your school or community bring a celebratory feel to any number of occasions. Use as a concert novelty selection, or support your baseball team by adding this staple to your repertoire to sing at games and stadium visits. 11393040 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 2.25 This Ol' Man—arr. Greg Gilpin. This Ol' Man has never sounded like this before! In an incredibly clever way, Greg has taken the original song into some unpredictable directions, resulting in a novelty number that is an absolute delight! Each verse has a little musical treat, such as knee-slaps, bees buzzing, or snippets of familiar tunes like Skip To My Lou; Chopsticks and There's No Place Like Home. There's even part of a "knock- knock" joke thrown in! This will definitely be a highlight of your program! 10589199 Three-Part Mixed . . . . ME 2.50 3130358 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.50 3297703 P/A CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26.99 Three Quotes by Mark Twain—Andrea Ramsey. This delightfully provocative piece for treble voices is based on three very short, witty texts by Mark Twain: The Silent Fool; Telling the Truth and My Dear Mother. The music changes with each short section, moving from ragtime to a waltz and finally to the blues. Great fun for all! 10080294 SA or Two-Part . . . . . . ME 2.40 The Turn Off Your Phone Song—Adam Podd & Matt Podd (and Pachelbel). Skip the droll opening announcement about cell phones and sing this instead! Based on Pachelbel's Canon - which, face it, everyone loves - this piece will make a lovely concert opener that also serves a valuable (and comedic) purpose. The original lyrics can be adapted, as well as the timing and audience involvement. It's easily learned and just downright hilarious. Don't miss it! 11416258 SATB opt. a Cappella . . . E 2.50 11416259 SAB opt. a Cappella . . . . E 2.50 11416260 Two-Part or SSA . . . . . . . E 2.50 11416261 Unison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.50 Vox—Greg Gilpin. Part vocalise, part warm-up, part novelty, part concert opener - all this and more in this flexibly fun piece! Explore a variety of vocal textures and articulations, all on nonsense syllables that layer and combine to be fun to sing for all. A perfect opener, use as a processional, add some movement, percussion, or the optional piano accompaniment - whatever works for your ensemble - and enjoy celebrating the voice! 11393380 SAB opt. Piano Accompaniment . . . . . ME 2.05 11393381 SSA opt. Piano Accompaniment . . . . . ME 2.05 11393344 Multi-Song Accompaniment CD . . . . . .44.99 Wannabe (as an English Madrigal)—arr. Nathan Howe. With this follow-up to the top- seller All Star (as an English Madrigal), this fun madrigal adaptation of the Spice Girls hit from the 1990s is another fun way to teach this genre to young singers, and sure to be a hit for your audience! Clever part-writing techniques and harmonic progressions make this familiar melody a standout novelty selection! 11348135 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.35 11348137 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.35 11348136 SSAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.35 The Warm-Up Song—Mark Burrows. Finally! A useful concert opener that also gets your choir warmed up! This hilarious blend of choral warm-up routines is packaged into a performance piece with piano accompaniment. Your choir will love to impress their audience with their perfectly executed choral technique, and you'll love that your choir is really learning something! And it's also useful as an actual warm-up regimen. 11510596 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . E 3.20 We're the Men—Jay Althouse. And now, a song that pays tribute to those un-sung heroes of the chorus..."The Men!" If your tenors and basses don't get the respect that they deserve, this novelty number will certainly bring their dilemma to light. Feature them in your mixed group, or have them branch out on their own with the TB voicing. If your tenors and basses are the prize of the choir, or even if they're not, this is the perfect way to show them off! 1527316 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.50 3257342 TB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.50 3257359 P/A CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.99 Whisper!—Greg Gilpin. "I need to whisper something to you. Whisper, whisper something now!" This creative, energetic, easy piece is great for teaching dynamics and diction. Your young singers will have lots of fun making whispering sounds and going, "Shhh!" At the end, everyone sings loudly, "Are you listening?" It's very cute! 10810635 Three-Part Mixed . . . . ME 3.20 10190894 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95 10204626 P/A CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26.95 Woodchuck—Mark Burrows. "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" Posing this tongue twister and age-old question, this humorous piece features simple body percussion and unison lines that repeat in two- and then optional three-part canon. A lively section of interactive harmony when counting and an emphasis on diction are the names of the game. Sure to be a favorite! 11510606 Two-Part opt. Three-Part . . . . . . . . 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