Musica sacra per coro femminile

This contemporary original is an accessible concert or contest work for young choirs and features a strong rhythmic drive with contrasting mixed meter sections.

This edition of Cantate Domino is an arrangement for women's voices, in which a relatively broad spread of a men's choir is narrowed down to the more limited sonorous range of a women's chorus. This r...

Edited and arranged for 3-Part Chorus of Women's Voices by Jerry Weseley Harris. English text alternative provided.

Jameson Marvin, through his work with Harvard and Radcliffe, has re-established the importance of teaching polyphony in the modern choral classroom. This beautiful setting of the Magnificat by Palestr...

Jameson Marvin, through his work with Harvard and Radcliffe, has re-established the importance of teaching polyphony in the modern choral classroom. This beautiful setting of the Magnificat by Palestr...

This beautiful piece by Tobin Stokes is loosely based on the five stages of grieving by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. The first section of the music, set for 6-part treble choir on the text Hear my prayer, O...

This beautiful piece by Tobin Stokes is loosely based on the five stages of grieving by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. The first section of the music, set for 6-part treble choir on the text Hear my prayer, O...

For SSAA unaccompanied. This piece was originally published in a version for mixed voices. With lush harmonies, moments of dynamic intensity, and an overriding sense of awe, it would make an ideal cen...

This compelling a cappella setting of Henry Van Dyke's poem has a continual sense of motion, created by the 7/8 metre and scat singing style that is passed around the parts. A powerful and uplifting a...

This heartfelt setting of words by the composer begins with a pianissimo drone over which the sopranos introduce the expressive melody. With lush harmonies, moments of dynamic intensity, and an overri...

Palestrina's setting of the Marian motet Alma Redemptoris Mater seamlessly interweaves each of the four independent voices based on the solemn tone of the corresponding chant. Offprinted from The Oxfo...

In this compelling motet for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, Handl artfully embodies symbolism of the Trinity within the motet's structure. The three verses surrounded by a refrain of 'O beata Trinitas...

This motet in two parts is devotional in character, with each section opening with homophonic writing before elaborating on close imitative polyphonic lines. The motet demonstrates a mature writing st...

Consisting of two sections, this large-scale Christmas motet opens with a rich homophonic texture that is synonymous with Victoria's compositions. This is followed by imitation in the vocal lines befo...

This Marian text for Eastertide, Regina caeli, was set four times by Morales. This setting for four voices was first published in the Spanish composer's 1543 collection and notated in high clefs. The...

Recent scholarship postulates that this anonymous motet for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was in fact written by Leonora d'Este, daughter of Duke Alfonso I and Lucrezia Borgia...

The opening of this motet displays Massaino's skill in the art of word-painting with soaring lines that play on the word 'arise' (Surge). Punctuated with occasional homophonic writing, the beautiful m...

Heart of Earth raccoglie brani di poesia di Laura Purdie Salas, ricchi di vivide descrizioni del mondo naturale. Rajasekar è stata attratta da questi testi per il modo in cui si riferiscono al suo sta...

A finely crafted edition of the classic English madrigal. The editing and easy-to-read open score are right on target for today's choirs. Fluid contrapuntal sections contrast with full sounding homoph...

This trio of fresh, new, madrigals from Jay Althouse is a valuable addition to the choral repertoire of 3-part and SSA choirs. And at 1.75, it's quite a value. The first is in a traditional madrigal s...

This trio of fresh, new, madrigals from Jay Althouse is a valuable addition to the choral repertoire of 3-part and SSA choirs. And at 1.75, it's quite a value. The first is in a traditional madrigal s...

Solos for Young Cellists is an eight-volume series of music compilations with companion CDs. The series ranges from elementary to advanced levels and represents a truly exciting variety of musical gen...

Solos for Young Cellists is an eight-volume series of music compilations with companion CDs. The series ranges from elementary to advanced levels and represents a truly exciting variety of musical gen...

This merry madrigal will be a nice addition to your 3-part choir's a cappella seasonal repertoire. Characteristic counterpoint makes this original Donald Moore piece a familiar form but, unlike many R...

This French chanson (a polyphonic song popular in the 15th and 16th centuries) focuses on the subject of love. Performance notes and a pronunciation guide for the eight lines of French are included in...