Boosey & Hawkes

Three Shaker Songs draws its text from anonymous Shakers of the 19th century. The music reflects the very direct meddage of the texts: the joyous riddance of “Old ugly” (the Devil); a self...

The composer captures the energy and excitement of spring by making Celebrate Spring! one large musical crescendo.

The writings of John Donne are expressions of one man's wrestling with human nature, illness, pain, doubt, faith, trust and hope. All of this English metaphysical poet's words are highly imaginative,...

The writings of John Donne are expressions of one man's wrestling with human nature, illness, pain, doubt, fath, trust and hope. All of this English metaphysical poet's words are highly imaginative, e...

This festive work is an anthem to the common experience of all human beings, the potential in each of us and the necessity to affirm, support and nurture each other.

Elibama combines two traditional celebrations of community: the Yiddish song “Alle Brider” (All are Brothers) and the Madagascar song “Oay Lahy E” (Song of the Sons of the Ance...

The music is at once a blues, a two-step, a cakewalk, a recitative, and Dixieland jazz. The cello is called upon to be a dance-band rhythm section in accompanying the voices.

The Lord's Prayer has served as text to innumerable musical settings throughout the Christian world. None perhaps more indigenous to a specific region that this version from Trinidad, with its calypso...

Wondrous Love is one of the most beloved songs of the shape-note Sacred Harp (1844). This arrangement is based on the original version of the tune and maintains its stark quartal harmonies.

This Inuit text features free and changing meters and frequent divisi.

This Chippewa text is energized by close canonic entries.

This Sioux text is a vigorous piece with canonic imitation and some tone clustering, starting with single voice parts and expanding to full SSAATTBB texture.

This Nahuatl text is a lyrical, rhapsodic setting of a ravishing text.

This Winnebago text is a quiet meditation, featuring a soprano soloist (imitating a boy soprano).

This Tewa text is quite vigorous.

This movement concludes the larger work Earth Chants in quiet benediction.

This Russian folk song is transcribed and arranged here based on a version sung by Olga and Kristina Bashirin in Irkutsk, Russia, in July of 1993. Includes both English and Russian text with pronuncia...