Duets for Young Voices is a nine song collection of duets for young singers that are appropriate for ensemble festivals and competitions. Good voice leading, comfortable vocal ranges, interesting vocal lines, and shared melodic lines are just a few...
The Latin text of the Gloria is a magnificent hymn of praise which dates from the earliest centuries of the church. French composer Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) has set these words to music in a rich, incandescent manner which seems to portray a...
From his setting of the Gloria, French composer Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) has set this text in a rich, incandescent manner which seems to portray a cosmic dance before the throne of heaven itself. Available for the first time as a single exerpted...
Maurice Duruflè (1902-1986) dedicated this hauntingly beautiful setting of the Lord's Prayer to his wife. Simple and direct, it is almost chantlike in its melodic purity. Originally written for unison voices (or solo voice) with organ...
Maurice Duruflè (1902-1986) dedicated this hauntingly beautiful setting of the Lord's Prayer to his wife. Simple and direct, it is almost chantlike in its melodic purity. Originally written for unison voices (or solo voice) with organ...
1. L'Archet
2. Le matelot qui tombe a l'eau
3. Romance - Non, les baisers d'amour
4. Les Elfes (for Coloratura Soprano)
From the Foreword by Denis Herlin
The four new melodies contained in the present volume...
From The Requiem, Op. 9, by Maurice Duruflé this movement was performed in 2009 by the Texas All-State Choir. With most of the music in the requiem derived from chant, the work was written in memory of the composer's father.
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The publication of this madrigal-like chorus marks the first time a separate octavo from Ottorino Respighi's (1879-1936) Laud to the Nativity has been made available. Dance with the shepherds as they go to Bethlehem in this sprightly piece, whose...
Composed in 1914, these works are now published as a collection for the first time in an affordable octavo edition featuring new engravings, translations and an IPA pronunciation guide. 1. Nicolette; 2. Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis; 3....
Maurice Duruflé based this famous motet on an ancient plainchant melody. This new adaptation makes the motet more accessible by an intelligent redistribution of parts: in its opening and closing sections, the first tenor line is reassigned to...
