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4 Ain' a That Good News!—
arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney. Your men will enjoy
learning and performing this accessible arrangement
of the favorite spiritual. Precise articulation of the
text, dynamics, and rhythmic figures will make
your students better singers. Fun for any contest or
festival performance!
10586579 TBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
4
An Die Musik—Franz Schubert/
ed. Craig Courtney.
These transcriptions, for
mixed, treble and male choirs, of this famous
Schubert song offer the perfect material for
teaching free, bel canto-style singing, German
diction, and "arch and taper" phrasing. With its
strophic form and relatively simple melody, the
piece can be easily learned, allowing time to
focus on and develop expressive phrasing and
musicality. English translation is included in this
wonderful introduction to Schubert Lieder for high
school choirs! Highly recommended!
10606984 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
4
Ballgame—Albert von Tilzer/
arr. Debra Morton. Break out the caps, bats,
gloves and hot dogs! It's Take Me Out to the
Ballgame, craftily arranged to bring out all the fun of
this most famous baseball song. Your developing
male choir will hit a home run with this showy,
entertaining novelty. Play ball!
10583536 TTB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50
Bile Them Cabbage Down—
arr. Mack Wilberg.
A favorite with all-state
and regional festivals, this uniquely charming
arrangement for choir and piano (four hands) is a
choral hoedown just waiting to happen! Add wood
block and tambourine, or your own fiddles and string
bass for an unforgettable concert feature. Now
available for male as well as mixed choirs.
10589931 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50
Bohemian Rhapsody—arr. Mark Brymer.
One of the most enduring pop hits of the 1970s is
now available in all voicings and with an option for
live instrumental accompaniment! It's the perfect
pop/jazz feature or tongue-in-cheek encore piece for
concert choirs.
10605465 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
1834068 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
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!
10585416 TTB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
4
Captain Jinks—Cristi Cary Miller.
This 19th-century soldiers' song paints a
humorous view of army life and will be a fun
tongue-in-cheek novelty for a young male choir!
Great staging and choreography adds a comedic
touch to your next concert!
10544562 TB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10544563 Teaching P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
4
Cheerleader—arr. Andy Beck.
OMI's international chart-topping hit is now available
for your men's choir! This effervescent pop number
features a fun, infectious chorus. Add the optional
trumpet and conga parts for a memorable men's
feature for your next concert!
10549937 TB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
10549940 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
10549941E Instrumental Parts ePrint. . . . . . 10.00
4
Cheerleader—arr. Ed Lojeski. From Jamaican
singer OMI, this was the major hit of 2015 with its
sunshine-warm vibe and trumpet solo. Audiences
will love this happy tune that is easily learned and
fun to perform.
10554292 TBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10559173 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
4
Clap Your Hands Together—David Rasbach.
This spirited original, based on Psalm 98, is a
wonderful festival piece, a rousing invitation to
make a joyful noise unto the Lord. "Clap your hands
together, all you people; worship God with one
accord. Sing His praise together, all you people; lift
your voices to the Lord!" Highly recommended!
10607001 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
4
A Cowboy's Life—Dan Davison. This is
the perfect feature for middle school boys! The
lyrics, based on a poem by James Barton Adams,
glamorize the life of a cowboy while the music
supports the voices and lays down a solid, riding
beat. There are plenty of short solos to go around,
and the simple chorus will produce a full, masculine
sound. "I sleep beneath the star light and I think of a
pretty gal/With the golden hair who is waiting there
at the bars of the home corral."
10583533 TTB or TB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50
Danny Boy—arr. Mark Hayes. Only Mark Hayes
could write such an enthralling arrangement of this
timeless Irish air. Scored for voices, piano, flute,
and optional percussion, it features a shimmering
accompaniment and a flute obbligato with touches
of Celtic ornamentation. Expressive at every turn, yet
understated when needed, the setting culminates
in a touching pianissimo restatement of the melody.
Now available for mixed, treble and male voices.
10604292 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
3251691 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
4
A Day Upon the Sea—Victor C. Johnson.
Of the many sea-themed pieces available for male
voices, this original is definitely one of the best. It's
a vibrant, melodically-driven setting of a seafaring
poem by Allan Cunningham, with comfortable
ranges for both tenor and bass parts. The stylistic
piano part adds solid support throughout this
robust work. Your guys will love it! "Oh, give to me a
flowing sea, and a wind that follows fast, and fills the
white and rustling sail and bends the gallant mast..."
10590277 TB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
4t
Die Lotosblume—Robert Schumann/
ed. Matthew Oltman.
If you're looking for a lush,
beautiful a cappella feature for your men's choir, be
sure to consider this superb edition, in German with
English translation above the Tenor 1 staff. This is
not difficult, and will display your choir's expressive,
resonant sound in fine style. Highly recommended!
10589957 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.70
Dominus Vobiscum—Jacob Narverud.
Now available for women's or men's voices,
this powerful, flowing a cappella work in Latin
opens with a unison chant and closes with a
quiet "Amen." It is infused with interesting and
varied harmonies, changing meter, and dramatic
dynamics. This will bring out the musicianship of
your a cappella voices very nicely!
10584802 TBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
4
Evergreen—Barbra Streisand/
arr. Mark Hayes.
"Love, soft as an easy chair..."
Barbra Streisand's signature ballad from her 1976
film "A Star Is Born" has a timeless message. This
lush setting, with long, flowing melodic lines, will let
you develop musical expression. All voice parts get
a chance to sing the melody.
10604406 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
10604409 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
4t
Fields of Gold—arr. Ethan Sperry. This vibrant
a cappella setting of the classic song by Sting opens
gently with a solo voice, expanding to a duet, then
the full chorus, before moving into tempo. Vocal
percussion creates a colorful texture that will engage
your singers and audiences in a fully unique way.
10605603 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
4
Hallelujah—Leonard Cohen/
arr. Ethan Sperry.
This setting of Leonard Cohen's
classic song is for a cappella voices. It is striking
for its range of texture, dynamic contrast and sheer
harmonic beauty. Your experienced ensembles of all
sizes will enjoy learning this arrangement.
10605664 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
4
Harriet Tubman—Rollo Dilworth. Capturing the
importance of the Greenfield poem and the dramatic
story of Harriet Tubman's life, Rollo Dilworth has
crafted this powerful spiritual setting. Tubman
was a conductor of the Underground Railroad and
often referred to as the "Moses" of her people. In
recognition of these titles, the work incorporates
musical themes from the spirituals If I Got My Ticket
and Go Down, Moses.
10558318 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50
Home on the Range—arr. Mark Hayes.
American music at its best! There are sure to be
some misty eyes when you perform this spine-
chilling arrangement. Mark has expertly arranged
this American folk classic to start softly with a
harmonica solo and build to rich, lush choral
harmonies that must be experienced to be believed.
Now available for mixed or male choirs, it is a
concert showpiece!
10589930 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90
Hope—Greg Gilpin & Pamela Stewart.
This powerful and inspirational work sings of "hope"
described through the phases of life, such as a
newborn's cry, the laughter of children, the ashes
of the fire of love that has died, the quiet comfort of
a dream. Set to haunting and dynamic music with
piano or optional orchestration, the gorgeous work
comes to a moving conclusion: "Hope is not lost;
hope is not gone. It is not dead; it still lives on. Hope
will arise!"
10567904 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10453799 Orchestration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
10453799E Orchestration ePrint . . . . . . . . . 50.00
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I Saw Her Standing There—John Lennon
& Paul McCartney/arr. Alan Billingsley.
Now one of Rolling Stone magazine's Top 500
Greatest Songs of All Time, this opening track on
the Beatles' debut album was released in the U.S. in
December of 1963. Fun harmonies and familiar lyrics
make this a real crowd pleaser!
10604447 TB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
10604448 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
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I Want to Hold Your Hand—arr. Kirby Shaw.
From the opening guitar chords you can tell it is
something special! Here's the Beatles' first U.S. #1
hit, staying at the top of the charts for seven weeks.
Your guys will be something special too, as they
re-create those pop vocal harmonies that make
audiences go wild!
10605811 TTB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10605812 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
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I Will Lift My Eyes—Victor C. Johnson.
This majestic Psalm setting combines a pulsating
piano accompaniment with a lush choral texture and
optional oboe to create a glorious men's feature for
school, college and church ensembles. "I will lift my
eyes unto the hills...." Highly recommended!
10583511 TTB or TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
4
I've Got a Dream—arr. Roger Emerson.
Even tough guys have dreams! This hilarious song
from Walt Disney Pictures' "Tangled" will give your
men's choir a chance to show off and get some
laughs! Solo and choreographic options abound.
10605850 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
10605851 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
4t
If Ye Love Me—Thomas Tallis/
arr. John Leavitt.
Create a moment of reverence
and reflection with this English Renaissance anthem,
now arranged for men's voices. Ideal for concert and
worship. Very accessible and highly recommended!
10588005 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90
4t
Jubilate—Clare Toy. Jubilate is not only a joyful
and rhythmically interesting piece, it is also one of
the most versatile. Best performed antiphonally,
it has two choir parts that echo and answer one
another and can be divided in numerous ways.
Optional woodblock, tambourine and finger cymbals
bring added zest to this song of praise.
10598872 SA or TB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35
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