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2025 Fall Choral Catalog

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118 2025-26 Editors' Choice New Basic Library Large Print Edition A Cappella Available via ePrint Downloadable All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision Light Concert & Novelty Selections It's a Brand-New Beautiful Day!—Mary Donnelly & George L.O. Strid. Swing into happiness with this lively, up-tempo choral guaranteed to put a skip in your step and a smile on your face! Crafted in a fun swing style with easily accessible vocal lines and a jazzy accompaniment, this joyful tune radiates with positivity and excitement. Ideal for beginning harmony singers, these parts are easy to hear, learn, and hold successfully. 11566996 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . E 3.15 It's Halloween!—Camille Saint-Saens/ arr. Mark Weston. This spooky Halloween- themed piece is not only perfect for the season of changing leaves and ghosts and goblins, it's also based on musical themes from Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre, so it's a terrific way to introduce classical themes to young singers! It can be sung in unison throughout or with optional two-part harmony that is easily learned, and it's short and a quick learn for the busy fall season. It's a winner! 11510570 Unison/Two-Part. . . ME 2.75 Jabberwocky—Sam Pottle. The humorous poem by Lewis Carroll from Through the Looking Glass is brought to life with wit and marvelous choral effects in this unique and charming piece. The innovative use of a variety of small percussion instruments enhances the fun and drama! 3701687 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 3.20 10590433 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 3.20 10004517 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.95 Jolly Roger (A Pirate Anthem)—Eric DiMarzio. Here's a swashbuckling pirate anthem featuring text from John Masefield's A Ballad of John Silver. An energetic melody, contrasting dynamics, and memorable chorus make this tenor- bass feature incredibly fun to sing, while simple harmonies, cued notes, and sensitive vocal ranges make it accessible to singers of all ages. 11609583 TB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.15 Just Be Happy—Pinkzebra. A fun, upbeat, and positive song about happiness, laughter, and feeling good. Easy to learn, catchy, and wonderfully motivating, this song has great rhythmic energy and is a joy to perform. Supplemental instrument parts are now available for a live band accompaniment option. The accompaniment MP3 includes both a fully produced version and a piano- only version. Help your students rehearse with the part-dominant MP3 practice tracks, available in a multi-user bundle to share with your whole choir. 10748183 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.65 10748184 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.65 10748186 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.65 10748185 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.65 10846119 Instrumental Parts . . . 30.00 Nonsense Limerick Rounds—Tim Winebrenner. Featuring Edward Lear's whimsical limericks from A Book of Nonsense, this playful collection helps young singers develop blend, tone, and part-singing skills. Flexible and fun, all three rounds can be performed completely a cappella, or with optional Orff instrumentation. Sure to bring smiles to performers and audience members alike! 11609588 SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 1.75 O n o m a t o p o e i a — M a r k B u r r o w s . The only lyric in this piece that is not an onomatopoeia is the word "onomatopoeia," making this original song so much fun to sing! Unison singing, echoes, and spoken parts make this piece accessible to elementary and other young choirs. Perfect for teaching rhythmic and cross-curricular concepts, your students will not only learn something, but they'll also have a good time! 11559640 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.60 Ooey-Gooey Cinnamon Bun—Andy Beck. With its happy groove and deliciously clever lyrics, this tasty tribute to a favorite sweet treat is sure to be the most flavorful moment of any concert, at any time of year! Three layers in the "roll, roll, roll" refrain spice up otherwise beginning two-part harmony, and the accompaniment track is the icing on top! 11613741 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . ME 2.20 11613742 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99 Pizza Love—Teresa Jennings. Written in a retro Motown style, this novelty number is a tongue-in-cheek romantic ode to pizza! Perform it as a unison song or with the optional three-part background vocals. So much fun to sing and hear! 11597300 Unison w/ opt. Three-Part Background Vocals ME 2.30 11597301 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.95 Pizza Party! (Tarantella Pizzacato)— Michelle Christensen & Tracey Craig McKibben. Here's an Italian extravaganza, served with extra cheese! Incorporating the famous Italian melodies Funiculi, Funicula and Tarantella Napoletana, this easily learned novelty is a mouth-watering, crowd-pleasing ode to everyone's favorite food, pizza! It even includes a middle section where your singers can come out and tell "cheesy" pizza jokes that will make everyone groan with laughter! Delightful! 11561809 Unison . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.75 Pulse—Robert T. Gibson. 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 neutral syllables that layer and combine to be fun to sing for all. 11503275 SATB divisi . . . . . . . ME 2.05 Raining Tacos—Parry Gripp/arr. Andy Beck. Young singers will really eat this up! Many kids will already be familiar with the goofy lyrics from the viral video about this favorite fast food. "Shell, meat, lettuce, cheese." Quick to learn and fun to sing; this zany piece is sure to be a hit! 10866263 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.10 10866264 TB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.10 10866265 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99 A Respectable Bird—Suzy Johnson. Here's a lighthearted number inspired by one of America's founding fathers, Ben Franklin, who was a big fan of the American turkey. Set in the style of a tango with a clarinet for color, this novelty extols the virtues of this corpulent, feathery friend. Fun and engaging at any time of year, but especially near Thanksgiving, your singers and audiences will gobble this one up! 11582048 Two-Part or SA . . . . ME 3.75 11525370 Three-Part Treble or SSA. . . . . . . . . . . ME 3.75 Rhythm of Life—arr. Richard Barnes. Positive lyrics and an energetic beat are the power behind this selection from "Sweet Charity." Four-hand piano accompaniment. Lots of fun! 982710 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.75 1299858 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.50 1212844 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95 1229442 SATB Choreography . . 2.50 10029621 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99 A Scottish Riddle—Mary Donnelly & George L.O. Strid. Inspired by the nursery rhyme As I Was Going to St. Ives, this humorous song features independent vocal lines, back-and-forth singing, and several key and tempo changes to tell a riddle. Add the charming track for even more drama in this incredibly fun selection! 11611140 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . ME 2.30 11611141 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99 See, What Had Happened Was...—Christi Jones. Laden with fun reasons why singers did not turn in their homework, this delightfully playful song is novel, funny, and extremely singable. Feature multiple students as soloists, and even give them the opportunity to come up with their own excuses! 11559643 TTB w/ opt. Violin . . . . E 2.50 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 Simon Says—Felipe Rosales. Everyone knows Simon Says, and now this beloved children's game has been transformed into a clever musical adventure. With catchy call-and-response melodies, rhythmic surprises, expressive dynamics, and options for audience participation, this lighthearted selection is sure to be a hit with all who sing and hear it! 11609597 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.30 Six Limericks—David A. Gerig. Six humorous anonymous limericks flow one to the other in this original concert setting for tenor-bass choir. Choirs are encouraged to add movement and characterizations as desired in their performances to express the limericks. A great novelty selection! 11618484 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 2.90 The Skeleton Dance—Brian Childers. A perfect choice for Halloween or any time of year when you want to add some fun and fright to your performance! This clever original features a memorable unison melody with a ton of performance options that include adding some optional harmony, classroom instruments, and simple choreography - all of which are spelled out in the score. Quickly learned, it's an ideal choice for younger choirs in the fall. This title includes a downloadable Rehearsal Resource Page, created by Sing! editor Victor C. Johnson, featuring a range chart, solfege chart, vocabulary, preparation exercises, and extension activities for use in choral rehearsals. 11620393 Unison/Two-Part. . . . . E 2.75

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