Frauenchor a cappella

This imaginative setting of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem encourages the use of evocative bird and wind noises to capture the text's natural imagery. In a fresh, a cappella style, Hawley's charism...

This imaginative setting of Longfellow's poem encourages the use of evocative bird and wind noises to capture the text's natural imagery. In a fresh, a cappella style, Hawley's charismatic melodies so...

'TaReKiTa' is a refreshing concert piece that effortlessly blends the Indian and Western classical styles. The composer's scats are combined with a fast triple metre, vocal slides, and captivating mel...

'TaReKiTa' is a refreshing concert piece that effortlessly blends the Indian and Western classical styles. The composer's scats are combined with a fast triple metre, vocal slides, and captivating mel...

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...

Clemens composed two settings of the Marian text Ego flos campi, one scored for mixed choir of seven voices and this other, more intimate, setting for three voices. Here the voices weave beautiful cou...

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 simple, charming two-part motet features long melismatic phrases that reflect the text (1 Corinthians 2: 9), such as the rising melodic line over three bars on the word 'ascended' (ascendit).

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...

Setting inspiring words by James Weldon Johnson, this work is both poignant and stirring, encouraging singers and listeners to reflect on the challenges of present times and to move forward with coura...

Dieses Lied für A-cappella-Chor stellt den lateinischen Text einem Jubiläums-Spiritual gegenüber, das die Heiligen Drei Könige feiert, die den Stern sahen, der sie zum neugeborenen Kind führte. Die na...

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. The natural rhythmic energy is amplified by sync...

Heart of Earth enthält Auszüge aus Gedichten von Laura Purdie Salas, die reich an lebendigen Beschreibungen der natürlichen Welt sind. Rajasekar fühlte sich von diesen Texten angezogen, weil sie einen...

Marie-Claire Saindons Keeping Time for Joy spiegelt die Freude im Text der zeitgenössischen Schriftstellerin Sarah Windle in diesem erbaulichen Stück wider. Volkstümliche skalierte Melodien, die durch...

Dieses dreisätzige Werk, das den "Schwestern überall" gewidmet ist, kombiniert eine Reihe von Themen mit der Poesie von Sara Teasdale. Der erste Satz, "Sister of the Sky" (Schwester des Himmels), konz...

This three-movement work combines a number of themes through the poetry of Sara Teasdale. The first movement, 'Sister of the Sky', focuses on the morning in early spring. The central movement, 'Fearle...

Kling no, klokka! ist ein traditionelles norwegisches Weihnachtslied, das hier von Frank Havrøy gekonnt für hohe Stimmen arrangiert wurde. Das Stück besticht durch seinen volkstümlichen Charakter, wob...

Eine rätselhafte weibliche Präsenz wirbelt in einer dunklen und beunruhigten Lautstärke, mit kurzen und scharfen Sätzen: Diese erste Hälfte von Florence Delays Gedicht "Ghost" ist wie ein unterdrückte...

Olli Kortekangas suite in four movements (text in Finnish) is suitablbe for juvenile choir.

Tre naturscener for descant choir (1976-77, rev. 2016) by Lars Karlsson is set to Gustaf Fröding's vivid poems in Swedish.

No. 33 from 'Répertoire folklorique' (2-part chorus (equal voices))

1. Noël provençal de Saboly (SATB chorus); 2. Noël ancien (SMzA chorus)