Alfred Choral Designs

Ecco un accorato adattamento di testi di benedizione tradizionali irlandesi e inglesi. Una figura di pianoforte dolce e ritmica sostiene linee vocali aggraziate e occasionali scricchiolii armonici in...

Here's a heartfelt adaptation of traditional Irish and English blessing texts. A gentle yet rhythmic piano figure supports graceful vocal lines and occasional harmonic crunches in this warm closer or...

Here's a new and rousing spiritual for choral groups of all ages. The text includes traditional spiritual imagery, but the music is fresh and new. Easy part writing and straightforward voice leading....

Bongo and hand drum accompaniment highlight this African-styled work filled with rhythmic intensity. The simple 'alleluia' text allows the melodic and rhythmic lines to take center stage. An add-on se...

This powerful gospel original longs for world peace with a deliberate 3/4 groove that explodes into a revival-style tag. Two brief solos are not difficult to sing, but enhance the gospel style. Add th...

Written in the style of a spiritual, this original gospel tune will be a highlight this Christmas season. Featuring call-and-response voicing, stylized articulation, and dramatic dynamic shifts, there...

Here's a beloved American spiritual, sensitively prepared for school and church singers by Victor C. Johnson. The familiar strophic melody is fully arranged with progressively richer sonorities throug...

Questo adattamento soul del noto spiritual americano trabocca di gioia! Aprendosi con un potente assolo opzionale, l'impostazione sincopata di Victor C. Johnson dà a ogni parte vocale la possibilità d...

Sung entirely on scat syllables, this stylized piece is equally appropriate for concert or jazz choirs. Dig the new-age groove!

Bossa nova (Portuguese for 'new trend') is a musical genre that began in Brazil in the 1950s. The combination of samba rhythms, jazz sonorities, and lyrical melodies created a new, sophisticated style...

È la classica poesia di Natale con un tocco di jazz swingante! Un'elegante linea di basso e alcuni schiocchi di dita in backbeat accolgono i versi iniziali, pronunciati stilisticamente a ritmo. Quando...

Imagine the opening solo in darkness. Light increases as the choir begins, growing to full brilliance when three luminous lines intertwine. A 'lux aeterna' refrain is sung in resonant harmony, with to...

Written especially for 2-part choirs, this inquisitive piece includes lyrical unisons, echo singing, and sensible duet harmonies. A haunting piano motive represents the moon throughout as the childlik...

Il multiculturalismo abbonda in questo ritmico coro africano di Sally K. Albrecht e Jay Althouse. Cinque facili frasi in swahili sono seguite dai loro equivalenti in inglese in questo pezzo pulsante c...

This highly imaginative gem feels as though it comes from the pages of a classic storybook. We're off on a fantastical adventure, including a magic carpet, a grand kingdom, and a crystal sea. Just bef...

Accompanied by a delicate piano (symbolizing falling snow) and an optional cello (the lustrous moon), expressively rich choral parts capture the beauty of a winter night. It quiets the mind and touche...

Un avvincente canto ucraino di campane con parole festose per l'inverno. Le parti corali strutturate portano un turbinio di "jing, jingle" e "fa la la". La serie PerformancePlus+ è un'aggiunta innovat...

Stacked vocal lines and counterpoint handclaps sound (and look) stunning! Each voice part introduces its own independent melody with claps, until everything combines in joyful polyphony. Some chordal...

Per i cori più esigenti, un'incantevole composizione del "Benedictus" latino. Un motivo melodico ammaliante è sottolineato da un accompagnamento pianistico dolcemente cadenzato, mentre il coro esegue...

This glorious processional will create an impressive opening at your holiday concert or worship service. Modal harmonies and open intervals are not difficult to sing, but capture the sound of the seas...

Featuring artfully interweaving vocal lines, this original setting of the simple Latin text is a quiet meditation and a gentle plea for peace. Rich dynamic contrasts and full, traditional harmonies pr...

This tender song of remembrance features a poignant original text combined with Latin phrases from the Requiem Mass. Close cluster chords, beautifully sculpted phrases, and expressive dynamics leave t...

This simple yet elegant setting is sung on just two short Latin phrases. A partner song approach gives each voice part independence, while a brief B section includes some homophonic choral harmonies....

This jubilant song of exaltation is designed to make mixed and changing meters intuitive, familiar, easy. Organized in 3 + 2 + 2, the dance-like main theme is quickly mastered. A small number of famil...

Victor Johnson offre l'apertura definitiva del festival con questa gioiosa selezione in metro misto che significa "battete le mani, tutta la terra". Un forte motivo in tonalità minore, armonizzato in...