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Set Me as a Seal
Robert Scholz / arr. David Scholz
SATB, Violin (Treble Instrument in C), and Keyboard A setting of the familiar Song of Solomon text framed by modern liturgy and for love is of God (1 John 4:7). All parts share in delivering and supporting the warm melody and rich harmonies, connected by a solo instrumental line. Medium
50-9852 Choral Score 50-9852A Instrument Part
Also available for TTBB
50-9754 Choral Score $2.25 $5.00
$1.95
Be Thou My Vision
Mark A. Miller
SATB and Piano Although the hymn tune SLANE does make a brief but telling appearance here, the composer has provided an original melody with a flowing piano accompaniment for most of the curation of the ciation to celebrate the new millenium. This best-selling piece is set to a beautiful, poetic text by Charles Welsey and has been a choral favorite all over the world for the past 15 years. Duration: 5:30
piece. Simple, fresh, and effective with any size SATB choir. Duration 3:00 Moderately Easy
50-6164 Choral Score $2.25
God’s Got the Whole World
Mark A. Miller
SATB divisi, a cappella The composer uses an adaptation of the traditional African American spiritual text but provides new music which is at once introspective, thankful, and triumphant. The slow tempo allows much expression and emotion, and we think your choir will find this deeply moving. Duration 2:00
50-9861 Choral Score $1.95
Love Divine
Howard Goodall
SATB divisi and Organ or Piano or opt. Strings Commissioned by the Choir Schools’ AssoModerately Easy
Easy
56-0011 56-0011A 56-0011B Choral Score opt. Full Score opt. String Parts
$3.00 $20.00 $55.00
The A to Z of Foreign Musical Terms
Christine Ammer
Students, singers, instrumentalists, conductors, and composers—from beginners to the most advanced professionals—this handy book provides quick answers and definitions of basic terms as well as guides to Italian, German, and French pronunciation. Paperback. 125 pages.
4469 $10.75
Up Front!
Becoming the Complete Choral Conductor ed. Guy B. Webb
This book shares the experience and knowledge of twelve outstanding professional choral musicians, each writing on just one critical topic. The result is an exceptional resource for all levels of choral directors. Paperback. 293 pages.
4638 $35.70
Diction
Italian, Latin, French, German: the Sounds and 81 Exercises for Singing Them John Moriarty
Text book for singers. A comprehensive singer’s guide to the pronunciation of Italian, French, Ecclesiastical Latin and German, in an approach developed for diction classes at the New England Conservatory of Music. A thorough and scholarly treatment in a practical, easily used format.
0650 $38.00
The Music of Randall Thompson (1899–1984)
A Documented Catalogue Carl B. Schmidt and Elizabeth K. Schmidt
This featured publication is a compelling and complete chronological catalogue of the late Randall Thompson’s works, both published and unpublished. Readers will discover information gleaned from correspondence, diaries, personal interviews with his family, friends, and colleagues, newspaper reviews, the composer’s own program notes, recordings, and assorted other sources. Extensive performance histories of Thompson’s most notable works, as well as a complete list of every known performance which Thompson himself conducted or attended are also included. Hardcover. 492 pages.
8016 $45.00
A High and Holy Calling
Essays of Encouragement for the Church and Its Musicians Paul Westermeyer
This book aims to start a dialogue by asking difficult questions about the status quo of life in church and music. This volume contains speeches, articles, and reflections on the work and worth of the vocation of the church musician. Westermeyer details a breadth of topics facing the church and its musicians, including cultural assumptions, clergymusician relationships, congregational singing, and the legacy to which all of these subjects contribute. Paperback. 116 pages.
Church Music in the United States
1760–1901 Paul Westermeyer
These essays by David W. Music and Paul Westermeyer discuss church music in the United States from the middle of the eighteenth century to the end of the nineteenth. Not a comprehensive history, they can be read singly or as a whole. Their insights into where we have been give perspective on where we may be called to go. Paperback. 328 pages.
From Postlude to Prelude
Music Ministry's Other Six Days 2nd Edition C. Randall Bradley
Featuring current language relating to worship styles and terminology; updated sections regarding instruments and technology; reorganized in order to provide better flow and readability; original appendices removed or integrated into the body of the book; significant updates to chapters dealing with: pastoral care concerns, interviewing and job searches, working with volunteers, facility design, and management. Designed for church music classes and those currently involved in leading music ministries. Paperback. 400 pages.
90-65 90-49
90-32 $16.00 $24.95 $32.00
In Their Own Words
Slave Life and the Power of Spirituals Eileen Guenther
This groundbreaking study of slavery and spirituals is the first to place the unique voices of an enslaved people squarely within the context of their daily lives. Dr. Guenther’s deeply researched account weaves a succinct history of “America’s original sin” into an examination of the role of singing and religion in slave life and directly correlates slave testimonies—in their own words—to the themes of Spirituals. In addition to surveying the musical styles, performance practices, and melodic and rhythmic characteristics of spirituals, In Their Own Words includes a biblical concordance to 100 of the spirituals most frequently sung. Paperback. 520 pages.
90-52 $28.00
To God I Give My Melody
Reflections for Worship Susan Palo Cherwien
We are pleased to offer a third volume in this popular series of Susan Palo Cherwien’s meditations for hymn festivals, worship services, and for your own private reading. The first volume, Crossings, has received much recognition and has been widely used. The second, From Glory into Glory, includes the same beautiful expressions of faith that have made Susan’s work so well known. This volume includes suggested hymn festival outlines that served as the inspiration for the meditations found in the book as well as a basic template for structuring such festivals.
