Choral Masterworks

The melody has a simple innocence, but the harmony provides great warmth and subtlety in this touching love song by Clara Schumann arranged for choral ensembles. Set in a modified strophic form, the setting

This chorus from Haydn's "Heiligmesse" is an ideal introduction to Classical style for treble choirs. Explore musical phrasing, quality tone production, and pure vowels with this simple Latin text and

While this piece is a standard in the baritone solo repertoire, this setting has turned it into a wonderful opportunity to explore this classic with your whole tenor-bass ensemble. The early 20th-century

Beginning with joyous acclamations, this exuberant piece features a polyphonic middle section followed by a lyrical presentation of the "amens" and the return of the homophonic style in the closing

This authentically constructed arrangement of the Schubert masterwork features reasonable ranges and accessible reading for developing singers. Both German and English lyrics are included in the score of

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

Haydn's eighth setting of the ordinary of the Mass was composed in 1782 for performance in Mariazell, Austria. The brief opening portion of the Gloria has been selected for this anthem, featuring Haydn's

Two of Clara Schumann's most renowned solo art songs, Sie liebten sich beide and Warum willst du and're fragen, are beautifully adapted for treble choirs. Retaining the original German

Adapted from a Bach cantata, this joyful work will allow two or three part ensembles the opportunity to experience Baroque music and develop important performance techniques for tone, style and expression.

G.F. Handel's iconic Hallelujah Chorus is an annual tradition for thousands of choirs around the world. Here is the standard version in all its glory for SATB choir with a piano or organ part

The traditional "Gloria in excelsis" text is presented with classical energy and is an accessible choice for churches and schools. This setting is from Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia's 1811 Christmas Eve Mass

Tomas Luis de Victoria's (1548-1611) Renaissance setting of the Latin Nativity text is arguably the most famous setting that choirs have enjoyed as a standard during the Christmas season or at any time of

An authentic and representative lied from a Romantic-era female composer set in a dynamic arrangement for women's or treble choirs. Clara Schumann's dramatic setting of the poem Lorelei was a

Although primarily known as an opera composer, Galuppi contributed a steady output of sacred music. In this edition, the original figured bass has been fully realized in the piano accompaniment, but the

A fresh voicing of a classic favorite, this piece will help introduce mixed ensembles to the Baroque style. A curriculum guide authored by Coty Raven Morris and Colleen McNickle with lesson plans and

Adapted from the original, Hadyn's recognizable Gloria from Harmoniemesse is accessibly set for SAB voices. Lowered to G from the original B-flat, these ranges sit comfortably in the voice, and the

This is one of Clara Schumann's settings of a Heine text set for choral voices in the original key of E-flat major. After the score opens with four full measures of introductory music, chromatic harmony is

This piece from Missa Abreviada, CPM 112, has been edited for choir with solo quartet and piano accompaniment. Beginning slowly, the piece moves into a spirited fugal setting of the traditional Latin

The cries of the damned open the powerful second movement from the Mozart Requiem. “Day of wrath, day of judgment” makes a dramatic choral statement with a mostly homophonic texture. The piano

With the option to perform a cappella or with basso continuo and cello, Monteverdi's masterwork breathes new life in this edited version for divisi mixed choirs. An exciting texture that bridges the