Texas UIL Choral Tenor/Bass Grade 3

Vibrant rhythms, accessible vocal ranges, and fun-to-sing syncopated melodies highlight this concert or festival selection for developing tenor-bass choirs. A 6/8 lilting meter and Latin text (pronunciation

This exciting concert piece for developing choirs uses a traditional Latin text. The energetic mixed meters are contrasted with a more expressive middle section. The piano accompaniment adds nicely to the

Here is an upbeat and fun song that uses a prayer text from Ghana translated into English. Syncopated rhythms that repeat throughout make this a perfect choice for any choir. Opportunities for optional

Franck's popular canon is a wonderful introduction to singing in Latin for middle school students. You can use the flowing piano accompaniment to support your singers through the learning process, then let

Luscious harmonies, fluid melodies, and a rich piano accompaniment all come together in this inspiring and uplifting original work for mixed chorus. Emotive and so musical at every phrase, this is an

This is appropriately powerful and intense! Angular phrases and percussive attacks add to the drama in this contemporary Latin setting of the Day of Wrath text. A tour de force for

Utilizing a classical style of composition, this piece just might transport you back to the time of Mozart! Full of educational opportunities, the musical style and interpretation is authentic sounding, and

Great as a festival opener, this triumphant setting of a traditional Latin text includes a pronunciation and translation guide and is great for teaching pure vowel sounds. Mixed meter sets an exciting mood

This excerpt from Vivaldi's "Gloria" is specially arranged to meet the needs of the developing singer. An intelligent choice for teaching phrasing and other stylistic features of the Baroque period, this

Introduce your tenor-bass ensemble to Baroque style with this powerful chorus from Handel's oratorio Judas Maccabeus. Adapted for just two voice parts, this arrangement preserves much of the

A longtime favorite, Amazing Grace gets a whole new musical setting that is truly inspired. Upbeat, with pleasantly syncopated lines and optional percussion, this a cappella original surely

An exuberant setting of a traditional Latin text that would make a dynamic concert or festival opener! Contemporary, syncopated choral harmonies, shifting meter and a driving piano accompaniment set the

A longtime standard for tenor-bass choirs, this original concert work in neoclassical style with a Latin text and optional string quartet is an excellent teaching piece as well as a very effective

Using the Mixolydian scale rather than a conventional major scale, this rhythmically charged original setting of the Gloria text is written for the developing choir and expands into three parts. With the

Easy and absolutely beautiful for a cappella voices, this setting of the beloved Latin Christmas text is a succinct and lyrical selection that will create a moment of wonder in your concert or worship

This lively sacred concert opener has a syncopated rhythmic feel that is truly uplifting! The four-hand piano accompaniment is essential to creating the desired effect. "O sing to the Lord, you saints of

The traditional Latin text is set to a haunting melody in this reverent, deeply moving choral work. Composed in memory of the children who perished in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, it is easily singable