This charming setting of a familiar text is characterized by refrains which use six-part divisi writing; overlapping and imitation in close sequence may prove a technical challenge to singers in terms of articulation and...
This evocative text, reminiscent of the old country, immediatly inspires colorful sound-scapes. The poem speaks of home and family, a haven in a vast cold landscape. It encompasses the quiet coziness of snuggling up beside a warm fire in a...
The text of this Brazilian song and the three counter melodies are full of good humor. The rhythm and melody capture the flavor of this colorful culture, and will have immediate appeal to young singers and to conductors seeking a novelty...
Autumn Song is a setting of a poem by Emily Dickinson, which depicts the season's onset as a charming change of venue and dress. The wit and conciseness of Dickinson's imagery inspired the similarly clear and concentrated writing of the...
This arrangement is rhythmically animated and the accompanying alto line is accessible to beginning singers. The hammer dulcimer part is easily adapted to the piano, but the light shimmering sound of the dulcimer should be kept in...
In this setting, the haunting Scottish melody is accompanied by a simple countermelody that is played by the recorder and later sung. It provides an opportunity for young singers to gain vocal control over leaps, to develop a sense of phrasing, and...
Juan Orrego-Sala, a noted Latin American composer, is Professor Emeritis of Composition and Latin American Music at the Indiana University School of Music. This charming set of Christmas pieces reflects his native country, Chile, not only in the...
Longfellow wrote the text, entitled “Christmas Bells,” in 1863. During that Christmas season, the poet's son was critically wounded in a war, and the text expresses his father's anguish over was and his longing for peace on earth. The...
The music for Circles, inspired by the title of an Indiana Music Educators Association event, was guided by traditional musical symbolism for circles, the more obvious of which are singing rounds, song cycles and triple meter.
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While the text of this is symbolic, for young children the telephone analogy has been treated in a literal and utterly whimsical fashion. The accompanying [vocal] parts portray the trials of the party-line and the busy signal.
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This lively folk song is accompanied by two repetitive countermelodies, each with its own character and humor. The middle voice is the melody, giving young singers an opportunity to develop inner voice part-singing skill, hearing pitches which are...
This canon at the fourth has the simplest melodic material, which when combined in two and four voices achieves an interesting and contrapuntal effect. It can provide students an easy entrance into the flavor of the simple four-part music which...
The lilting vocal melody and the buoyant piano accompaniment imaginatively capture the freedom and graceful movement of a willow blowing in the breeze. Inspired by a fond, vivid memory from her childhood, Ebel-Sabo recounts that she happily danced...
