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What does a chorus do after they perform the Alto Rhapsody? Answer: Four Serious Songs. This arrangement includes the original piano accompaniment by Brahms. Includes Brahms's original German text and...

Der Text für dieses Gedicht stammt aus einer Reihe von Freiheitsliedern, die Thomas Merton (1915-1968) 1966 schrieb. Diese Gedichte entstanden auf eine besondere Bitte hin im Zusammenhang mit der chri...

Released in 2007, this original setting of an anonymous 19th-century text is written in verse-anthem style. The scoring for chorus, harp, and keyboard makes it an ideal companion piece for Britten's A...

The text for this carol was inspired by the priest Phillips Brooks' visit to Bethlehem in 1895. It was set to music by his organist at Trinity Church, Boston, Lewis Redner, in 1868. The arrangement us...

Born in Bethlehem' is a numbers song, similar to 'The Twelve Days of Christmas. ' Each group traveling to the Nativity, or associated with Jesus, is presented in ascending numerical order, from one to...

The Friendly Beasts' portrays the animals who have protected Jesus and Mary during the birth. Each animal proudly takes its turn announcing its contribution. The donkey carried Mary 'up hill and down....

Angels Singing, ' is based on the carol 'Angels We Have Heard on High. ' This new arrangement opens with shepherds (Tenor and Baritone soli) hearing angel voices, 'o'er the mountains, guided by a Holy...

The original composition by Randall Thompson (1899-1984) published in 1928 is for SSAA/SSAA Chorus. A version for SATB/SATB Chorus was published in 1986. The present TTBB arrangement remains true to t...