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Eric Whitacre

Born: 1970. Living in: United States

An accomplished composer, conductor and lecturer, Eric Whitacre has quickly become one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation. To date, Whitacre's published works have received thousands of performances and have sold in excess of one million copies worldwide. Over the past few years, his loyal fans and supporters have moved online, spreading Eric's popularity to an ever-expanding worldwide audience.

Though he had received no formal training before the age of 18, his first experiences singing in college choir changed his life, and he completed his first concert work, Go, Lovely, Rose, at the age of 21. Eric went on to the Juilliard School, earning his Master of Music degree and studying with Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winning composer John Corigliano.

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Eric Whitacre : Animal Crackers : SATB : Sheet Music Collection : Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre : Animal Crackers

Here are six whimsical settings of Ogden Nash poems that are perfect for a lighter portion of your program or as an encore. They are easily-learned and fun to perform!

Songlist: The Panther, The Cow, The Firefly, The Canary, The Eel, The Kangaroo

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Voicing: SATB | 7219b | Sheet Music Collection | $5.95 | A Cappella


Eric Whitacre : The City and the Sea : SATB : Sheet Music Collection

Eric Whitacre : The City and the Sea

The City and the Sea is a new collection of five compositions from one of the world's most popular choral composer based on the poems of e.e. cummings. "i walked the boulevard" - White key clusters in the piano create the rhythmic framework for the playful vocals sung in unison declamation or that ricochet one part to another in this vividly portraying an urban street scene. "the moon is hiding in her hair" - This languorous setting features a chaconne-like left hand pattern in the piano along with right hand cluster chords and legato vocal phrases in octaves to create a meditative musical atmosphere. "maggie and milly" - With the characteristic clusters broken into arpeggios for this movement, this playful work features delightful wordplay and simple fun! "as is the sea marvelous" - This tender setting creates an image of the ebb and flow of the sea through pulsating parallel cluster chords in the piano and long legato vocal phrases. "little man in a hurry' - Full of colorful contrasts, this final movement from The City and the Sea dances with fun and humor! The rhythmic wordplay and deconstructed syllables poem hurtle ever faster to the final sudden "stop" for an extraordinary concert finale.

Songlist: little man in a hurry, as is the sea marvelous, maggie and milly and molly and may, the moon is hiding in her hair, i walked the boulevard

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Voicing: SATB | 7312b | Sheet Music Collection | $12.45 | Accompanied


Eric Whitacre : The Children : SATB  : Sheet Music : Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre : The Children

Set to a text by William Butler Yeats, "The Stolen Child" was commissioned by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and The King's Singers to celebrate their 25th and 40th anniversaries, respectively. The chorus represents the voice of "the human child, innocent and naive" while the six solo voices represent the "water and the wild," seducing the children away from the world with the promise of endless revelry and eternal youth. Excerpted from Whitacre's music theater work Paradise Lost "Sleep My Child" for SATB and soloists is marked by delicate, ethereal sounds and purity of tone.

Songlist: Sleep My Child, The Stolen Child

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Voicing: SATB | 8711b | Sheet Music | $6.95 | A Cappella


Eric Whitacre : Nox Aurumque : SATB  : Sheet Music : Eric Whitacre : 884088474409 : 08751018

Eric Whitacre : Nox Aurumque

Translated as "Night and Gold," this work is a companion work to Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) with themes, both textual and musical, taken from Lux Aurumque and the composer's music theater work Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings. In Latin.

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Voicing: SATB | 8712b | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella


Eric Whitacre : A Cappella  Arrangements 1 : SATB divisi : Sheet Music Collection : Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre : A Cappella Arrangements 1

The powerful fusion of Octavio Paz's Spanish text and Eric Whitacre's musical imagery has made 'Cloudburst a favorite with good high school choirs and beyond in the U.S. and abroad. Of timeless beauty, 'Waternight' speaks to singers and audiences of all generations, offering a high point in any concert program. A Boy and a Girl is a tender, delicate poem put to music by Eric Whitacre. It was commissioned by the 2002 California All-State Chorus. 'When David Heard' uses the text of David, lamenting the slaying of his son Absalom (II Samuel 18:33). It is a major work, with great dramatic moments describing the feeling of a father's loss.

Songlist: Cloudburst, Waternight, When David Heard

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Voicing: SATB divisi | 9053b | Sheet Music Collection | $8.95 | A Cappella


Eric Whitacre : A Cappella  Arrangements 2 - e.e. cummings : SATB : Sheet Music Collection : Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre : A Cappella Arrangements 2 - e.e. cummings

'i will wade out' the first piece in the set, cries out with lush, neo-romantic harmonies. In 'hope, faith, love, life' each word is repeated as a musical meditation, quoting different works from Whitacre's choral library.' I 'i thank you God, for this most amazing day,' the shimmering quality of the chords help to convey the Whitacre's feeling of the text used in the poem. All three pieces are based on the poems by e.e. cummings, and are part of Eric Whitacre's series, titled 'Three Songs of Faith.'

Songlist: I Thank You God For Most This Amazing Day, I Will Wade Out, hope, faith, love, life

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Voicing: SATB | 9054b | Sheet Music Collection | $6.95 | A Cappella


Eric Whitacre : A Cappella  Arrangements 3 : SATB : Sheet Music Collection : Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre : A Cappella Arrangements 3 bestseller

'Sleep' is the collaboration between Eric Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, drawing on the mystical moment between awareness and sleep. For the setting of Lux Aurumque, Whitacre chose the Latin translation of an Edward Esch poem, enhancing the elegant simplicity of this new work. The text explores Leonardo da Vinci's dreams of flying. The blend of Italian madrigal and contemporary style supports the text, once again, by Charles Anthony Silvestri.

Songlist: Sleep, Lux Aurumque, Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machines

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Voicing: SATB | 9056b | Sheet Music Collection | $5.85 | A Cappella


Eric Whitacre : Arrangements 4 : Mixed 5-8 Parts : Sheet Music Collection : Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre : Arrangements 4

in 'Five Hebrew Love Songs - inspired by Whitacre's trip to Switzerland - each song is a "postcard," capturing lush, romantic moments in full. The songs are dedicated to Jerusalem born Hila Plitmann - poet of the beautiful text, and the Whitacre's wife. A simple and delicate setting of the timeless love poem by the Sufi poet Jalal al-Din Rumi, 'This Marriage' marks the first time that Whitacre has written for four-part a cappella chorus without divisi. Composed in the spirit of the Renaissance works written to Elizabeth I - "fair Oriana" - 'Her sacred Spirit Soars,' written for double choir, is in the signature Whitacre style with brilliant choral textures unfolding into a majestic final salute, "Long live, Oriana!" 'Little Birds' is the third setting of words by Octavio Paz (Water Night; Cloudburst) from Eric Whitacre. 'Little Birds' pays homage to Gabriel Faure with its running piano part and fluid sensual melodies. According to the Whitacre "it holds mysterious and magical effects", imitating delicate birds. Suitable for festival or competition use.

Songlist: This Marraige, Little Birds, Five Hebrew Love Songs

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Voicing: Mixed 5-8 Parts | 9262b | Sheet Music Collection | $7.50 | A Cappella


Eric Whitacre : Three Flower Songs : SATB : Sheet Music Collection : Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre : Three Flower Songs

Go, Lovely Rose is structured around the cyclical life of a rose, and is connected throughout by the opening 'rose motif,' a seed that begins on the tonic and grows in all directions before it blossoms, dies and grows again. Each season is represented. With A Lily In Your Hand is from a prodigious series of poems arranged in thematic "suites," later collected and in 1983 published as Suites. The original poem is titled: Curva. I Hide Myself is a simple little song. All of the musical suggestions come from a careful study of the poem, a quiet, passionate soul occasionally speaking a little bolder than the age will allow. She loves almost to the point of distraction, and this mood must prevail in the performance: shy and sullen, her passion surging to the surface only to sink back into the silence that is herself.

Songlist: Go, Lovely Rose, With a Lily in Your Hand, I Hide Myself

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Voicing: SATB | 9491b | Sheet Music Collection | $4.95 | A Cappella


Eric Whitacre : The City and the Sea : SATB : Songbook : 888680931063 : 00292595

Eric Whitacre : The City and the Sea

Assembling five songs previously published separately and all with texts by e.e. cummings, this set is a real bargain. Originating as a Chorus America commissioning project, the sum is greater than its parts.

Songlist: Little Man In A Hurry, As Is The Sea Marvelous, Maggie And Milly And Molly And May, The Moon Is Hiding In Her Hair, I Walked The Boulevard

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Voicing: SATB | 9912b | Songbook | $8.95


Eric Whitacre : The Sacred Veil : SATB : Songbook : 840126927535 : 1705113303 : 00347410

Eric Whitacre : The Sacred Veil

The Sacred Veil is a 12-movement work and the most recent collaboration between Eric Whitacre and poet/lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri telling a story of life, love and loss. Silvestri's wife, Julie, died of ovarian cancer at age 36 in 2005, leaving two young children. Including texts from Silvestri, Whitacre and Julie herself, the intimate, compelling score tells a story of courtship, love, loss and the search for solace. Although inspired by this extraordinary and moving friendship, the piece does not mention Julie by name and shares a very human journey-one that so many of us can relate to. The Sacred Veil has been recorded with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Jeffrey Zeigler (cello), Lisa Thomas (piano) and Eric Whitacre (conductor).

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Voicing: SATB | 9943b | Songbook | $16.95 | Accompaniment CD Available


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A Boy and a Girl : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Songbook : 08744627 : 073999658170

Eric Whitacre : A Boy and a Girl

A Boy and a Girl is a tender, delicate poem put to music by Eric Whitacre. It was commissioned by the 2002 California All-State Chorus.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.50 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available | video
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| 08744627 | Digital Version Available| Showtrax CD Available


All Seems Beautiful to Me : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 01106785 : 196288102953

Eric Whitacre : All Seems Beautiful to Me

Commissioned by the United States Air Force Band, Colonel Don Schofield, Commander and Conductor based on the 1819 poem by Walt Whitman.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 01106785 | Digital Version Available


Alleluia : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08754807 : 884088663414

Eric Whitacre : Alleluia

One of the latest hotly-anticipated choral works from Eric Whitacre, Alleluia is sure to be popular with choirs for concerts and liturgical services and events alike. The work simply sets one word - Alleluia - and embodies Whitacre's trademark style. Duration: ca. 10:00.

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08754807 | Digital Version Available


as is the sea marvelous : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08753350 : 884088578398

Eric Whitacre : as is the sea marvelous

This tender setting creates an image of the ebb and flow of the sea through pulsating parallel cluster chords in the piano and long legato vocal phrases.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.75 | With Piano | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08753350


Child of Wonder : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00324745 : 888680985424

Eric Whitacre : Child of Wonder

This is the last movement of The Sacred Veil, a twelve-movement work written with poet Charles Anthony Silvestri. The major work chronicles the rich life of Tony and his late wife Julie Silvestri. The poetry for this final movement is written by the composer as a benediction for Julie and Tony.

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.85 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 00324745 | Digital Version Available


Cloudburst : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1001 : 073999841893

Eric Whitacre : Cloudburst

The powerful fusion of Octavio Paz's words and Eric Whitacre's musical imagery has made this work a favorite with good high school choirs and beyond in the U.S. and abroad. Spanish text. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Eric Whitacre Score Errata

Lyricist: Octavio Paz

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.45 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| WJMS1001


Enjoy The Silence : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00155190 : 888680104481

Eric Whitacre : Enjoy The Silence

Eric Whitacre composed and recorded this cover of the English band Depeche Mode creating an elegant and spacious sonority that is deeply moving.

Country: United States

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 00155190 | Digital Version Available


Equus : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00190908 : 888680634230

Eric Whitacre : Equus

A wild ride from the composer of October and Ghost Train! Equus is the Latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Commissioned by Gary Green and the University of Miami, Equus is not for the faint of heart! (Grade 5) Dur: 10:00

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.95 | With Piano | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 00190908 | Digital Version Available


Five Hebrew Love Songs : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1038 : 073999651317

Eric Whitacre : Five Hebrew Love Songs

In this suite - inspired by a trip to Switzerland - each song is a "postcard," capturing lush, romantic moments in full. The songs are dedicated to Jerusalem born Hila Plitmann - poet of the beautiful text, and the composer's wife. The suite is scored for SATB chorus with either string quartet accompaniment or piano and violin.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Eric Whitacre Score Errata Ê

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $3.55 | Piano | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| WJMS1038
Other Voicings: SA


Fly to Paradise : SATB Divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00138730 : 888680032838

Eric Whitacre : Fly to Paradise

Featured in Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4, bringing together over 8,000 submissions from 101 countries from around the world, Fly to Paradise is taken from the award-winning musical Paradise Lost by Eric Whitacre which boasts 10 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards nominations, the 2008 Los Angeles Garland Award, and the LA Weekly Award. Please note the work requires an electronica track for performance. Access to that online audio is included in the purchase price.

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Voicing: SATB Divisi | Sheet Music | $3.25 | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 00138730 | Digital Version Available


Glow : SSA : Emily Crocker : Sheet Music : 00276548 : 888680746612

Emily Crocker : Glow

Simple and welcoming, Glow was performed for the first time by the World of Color Honor Choir at Disney's California Adventureae Park. The Honor Choir, made up of over 700 singers from across America, were selected to be part of the night-time spectacular Winter Dream show. Now this beautiful piece is available for both men's choirs and women's choirs skillfully adapted by Emily Crocker.

Arranger: Emily Crocker

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| 00276548 | Digital Version Available
Other Voicings: SAB, TBB, SAB, TBB, SATB


Go, Lovely Rose : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : SBMP432

Eric Whitacre : Go, Lovely Rose

Stunningly beautiful. The final piece of "The Three Flower Songs" by Eric Whitacre.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $1.95 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| SBMP432


Godzilla Eats Las Vegas! : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00217741 : 888680667146

Eric Whitacre : Godzilla Eats Las Vegas!

Eric Whitacre's famous work for concert band, now with optional vocal parts! An original work best described in the composer's own words as being really out there. The writing reflects a keen interest in theater, film and television, with the structure of the piece being very film-like in its very rapid changes of style. A totally unique and very memorable work.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.95 | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 00217741 | Digital Version Available


Goodnight Moon : SA : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 01070961 : 196288096450

Eric Whitacre : Goodnight Moon

Originally composed for harp, string orchestra and solo soprano, next adapted for soprano and piano and now finally available for choir and piano. This SA setting takes a whimsical approach to the text we as parents have read hundreds of times. The harmonic structure is transparent and the choral writing is smart and a joy to sing.

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Voicing: SA | Sheet Music | $3.10 | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 01070961
Other Voicings: SATB, SATB


Her Sacred Spirit Soars : SATB Double Choir : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08745015 : 073999667684

Eric Whitacre : Her Sacred Spirit Soars

Composed in the spirit of the Renaissance works written to Elizabeth I - fair Oriana - this soaring work for double chorus is in the signature Whitacre style with brilliant choral textures unfolding into a majestic final salute, Long live, Oriana!

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Voicing: SATB Double Choir | Sheet Music | $3.50 | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08745015 | Digital Version Available


Home : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00324738 : 888680985394

Eric Whitacre : Home

This is the third movement of The Sacred Veil, a twelve-movement work written with poet Charles Anthony Silvestri. The Sacred Veil chronicles the rich life of Tony and his late wife Julie Silvestri. Tony tells of their second date and his feeling like home.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.75 | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 00324738 | Digital Version Available


hope, faith, love, life : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1039 : 073999978483

Eric Whitacre : hope, faith, love, life

The second publication after i thank You God for most this amazing dayÊ in the set of three Songs of Faith, all to poems by e.e. cummings.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.60 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| WJMS1039


Hurt : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Trent Reznor : Sheet Music : 00323127 : 888680977832

Eric Whitacre : Hurt

Setting the iconic song by Trent Reznor in a way that captures both pain and peace, hopelessness and sorrow too deep to describe - and at the same time a feeling of living in its fullness. The music is powerful while requiring a subtleness from the choir. Every bit of emotion in every level of intensity is required from the singers and the listeners.

Composer: Trent Reznor

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00323127


i carry your heart : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00269490 : 888680738648

Eric Whitacre : i carry your heart

Written for best friends of the composer and premiered by the LA Master Chorale. The heart of this piece is reflected in the text i am never without it. This is an intimate text set in an intimate way.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.95 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 00269490 | Digital Version Available


I Hide Myself : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : SBMP430

Eric Whitacre : I Hide Myself

Re-issued in 2002 after some minor revisions by the composer. An elegant, stunning piece. The first of the "Three Flower Songs" by Eric Whitacre.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $1.95 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| SBMP430


I Thank You God For Most This Amazing Day : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1107 : 884088348595

Eric Whitacre : I Thank You God For Most This Amazing Day

This impressive and beautiful work is the last piece in the stunning set of three Songs of Faith, with text by e.e. cummings. To realize the composer's wish to bring his work back to his very first draft, a revision has been made towards the end (page 12). The revised publication herewith replaces the one from 2001.

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.55 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| WJMS1107


i walked the boulevard : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08753347 : 884088578367

Eric Whitacre : i walked the boulevard

White key clusters in the piano create the rhythmic framework for the playful vocals sung in unison declamation or that ricochet one part to another in this E.E. Cummings setting vividly portraying an urban street scene

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.75 | With Piano | Accompaniment CD Available |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 08753347


I Will Wade Out : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1052 : 073999399554

Eric Whitacre : I Will Wade Out

i will wade outÊis the first in the set ofÊThree Songs of Faith. A passionate, sensual text by e.e cummings is set with beauty and care by the composer.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.25 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| WJMS1052


Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machines : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1032 : 073999014440

Eric Whitacre : Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machines

The text explores Leonardo da Vinci's dreams of flying. The blend of Italian madrigal and contemporary style supports the text by C.A. Silvestri.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $4.95 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| WJMS1032


Little Birds : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1023 : 073999982220

Eric Whitacre : Little Birds

An incredible work from Eric Whitacre employing masterful use of the piano. A gorgeous poem by Octavio Paz with innovative use of the voices by Eric Whitacre. This is a unique work even for Whitacre.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $3.95 | Piano | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| WJMS1023


Little Birds : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08501434 : 073999982220

Eric Whitacre : Little Birds

This is the third setting of words by Octavio Paz (Water Night; Cloudburst) from this successful young California composer. Little Birds pays homage to Gabriel Faure with its running piano part and fluid sensual melodies. According to the composer "it holds mysterious and magical effects", imitating delicate birds. Suitable for festival or competition use. The piano part is available separately as well as in the vocal score. Moderately difficult.

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.35 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 08501434


little man in a hurry : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08753351 : 884088578404

Eric Whitacre : little man in a hurry

Full of colorful contrasts, this final movement from The City and the Sea dances with fun and humor! The rhythmic wordplay and deconstructed syllables of the E.E. Cummings poem hurtle ever faster to the final sudden "stop" for an extraordinary concert finale.

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $3.25 | With Piano | Accompaniment CD Available |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 08753351 | Digital Version Available


little tree : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00869975 : 196288089063

Eric Whitacre : little tree

Commission by Vance George of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and dedicated to Eric's little sister, this piece features text by e.e. cummings. Note from the Composer: While in my second year at Juilliard (1996) I received a phone call from Vance George, the legendary conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus. He wanted to know if I might be interest in a commission for their big Christmas concert, something that would feature their amazing accompanist Marc Shapiro and the smaller choir of 80 singers. The only catch was that it was now the middle of October, and could I please finish the piece by the first of November. I took the commission, of course (how could you say no to Vance George?) and my future wife Hila found for me the timeless E.E. Cummings poem little tree. I started writing as fast as I could and noticed something very strange happening on the page: I was writing with a completely different voice. Part of it was the nature of the poem, but most of it was residue

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

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| 00869975


Lux Aurumque : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1024 : 073999807165

Eric Whitacre : Lux Aurumque

Now celebrating its 15-year anniversary! For the setting of Lux Aurumque, the composer chose the Latin translation of an Edward Esch poem, enhancing the elegant simplicity of this new work. The tight harmonies will need to be carefully balanced by a well trained a cappella choir. Suitable for an advanced high school choir and beyond. Moderately difficult.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. The 15th Anniversary edition includes an excerpt of handwritten manuscript. Westminster Cathedral Choir

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.55 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| WJMS1024


Lux Nova : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1145 : 888680038779

Eric Whitacre : Lux Nova

Whitacre's best-selling Lux Aurumque has been reimagined with a middle section of new material from his musical Paradise Lost. Lux Nova works best with a pure, balanced, shimmering tone with strict attention to the dynamic colors and a slow, luscious pacing. With poetry by Edward Esch translated into Latin by celebrated American lyricist, Charles Anthony Silvestri.

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.45 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| WJMS1145


maggie and milly and molly and may : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08753349 : 884088578381

Eric Whitacre : maggie and milly and molly and may

With the characteristic clusters broken into arpeggios for this movement, this playful work features delightful wordplay and simple fun!

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.75 | With Piano | Accompaniment CD Available |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 08753349 | Digital Version Available


Oculi Omnium : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08754805 : 884088662981

Eric Whitacre : Oculi Omnium

A new setting of the text of the Latin Grace from Sidney Sussex College at Cambridge University with a beautiful undulating soprano solo. Ideal for the concert hall or for use in a liturgical setting. Duration: ca. 3:00.

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08754805 | Digital Version Available


Sainte-Chapelle : SSATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00137741 : 888680028336

Eric Whitacre : Sainte-Chapelle

Eric Whitacre's work Sainte-Chapelle was written for the Tallis Scholars and inspired by the medieval Parisian chapel. It depicts that stained glass masterpiece through sustained plainchant-like lines which gradually divide into more and more parts, creating shimmering tone clusters for a rich and expressive outpouring of sound.

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Voicing: SSATB | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00137741 | Digital Version Available


She Weeps Over Rahoon : SSA : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1003 : 073999659238

Eric Whitacre : She Weeps Over Rahoon

One of Eric Whitacre's earliest choral compositions, this is for treble voices with the accompaniment of English horn. Available: 3-Part Treble.

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| WJMS1003


Sing Gently : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00354707 : 840126937565

Eric Whitacre : Sing Gently

The Eric Whitacre Virtual Choir #6 had more than 17,000 singers. As a response to COVID-19 and the isolation and division the pandemic was creating, Eric wrote the words and music with the hope that Sing Gently might give some small measure of comfort for those who need it, and that it might suggest a way of living with one another that is compassionate, gentle, and kind.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.75 | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 00354707 | Digital Version Available
Other Voicings: SSA, TBB, SSA, TBB


Sleep : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1035 : 073999699289

Eric Whitacre : Sleep

From the composer of the much performed Cloudburst, here is a new collaboration between Eric Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, drawing on the mystical moment between awareness and sleep. While the voice range is accessible, Sleep requires a big enough choir to handle the divisi passages. First premiered at the 2001 ACDA National Convention by the Concordia College Choir, Rene Clausen conductor.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Lyricist: Charles Anthony Silvestri

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.45 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
WJMS1035


Sleep My Child : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08751020 : 884088474423

Eric Whitacre : Sleep My Child

Excerpted from Whitacre's music theater work Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings for the American choir Chanticleer, this setting for SATB and soloists is marked by delicate, ethereal sounds and purity of tone.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08751020 | Digital Version Available


The Boy Who Laughed At Santa Clause : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00283852 : 888680793883

Eric Whitacre : The Boy Who Laughed At Santa Clause

Although his name was Jabez Dawes, his character was full of flaws! With an hysterical text by Ogden Nash, Eric Whitacre has brought all of his theatrical skills to this three movement work and tells a wonderful story that will leave parents smiling and young children determined to be even better so as not to meet the same fate as young Jabez. This is a holiday treat for singers, players and audiences.

Poetry By: Ogden Nash

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $8.95 | Accompaniment CD Available |
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The Canary : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08751016 : 884088474386

Eric Whitacre : The Canary

Here are three whimsical settings of Ogden Nash poems that are perfect for a lighter portion of your program or as an encore. They are easily-learned and fun to perform! Includes: The Canary, The Eel, The Kangaroo.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08751016


The Chelsea Carol : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00117714 : 884088890049

Eric Whitacre : The Chelsea Carol

Come thou Wisdom, Gift of Winter - Composed for the Choirs of Birmingham-Southern College Service of Lessons and Carols, this meditative advent work for SATB divisi voices and organ with a Latin text by Charles Anthony Silvestri features chant-like melodies over vocal and organ pedal tones, vivid dissonances and striking dynamic contrasts. Duration ca. 7:20.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $3.25 | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 00117714


the moon is hiding in her hair : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08753348 : 884088578374

Eric Whitacre : the moon is hiding in her hair

This languorous setting of the E.E. Cummings text features a chaconne-like left hand pattern in the piano along with right hand cluster chords and legato vocal phrases in octaves to create a meditative musical atmosphere.

Poetry By: e.e. cummings

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.25 | With Piano | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08753348 | Digital Version Available


The Panther : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08746973 : 884088140229

Eric Whitacre : The Panther

Here are three whimsical settings of Ogden Nash poems that are perfect for a lighter portion of your program or as an encore. They are easily-learned and fun to perform!

Poetry By: Ogden Nash

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08746973


The Seal Lullaby : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08749149 : 884088266585

Eric Whitacre : The Seal Lullaby

This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep. The text is a classic by Rudyard Kipling: Oh! Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green. The moon, o'er the combers, looks downward to find us, At rest in the hollows that rustle between. Magical! Available separately: SATB. Duration: ca. 4:00.

Poetry By: Rudyard Kipling

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.95 | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08749149 | Digital Version Available
Other Voicings: SSA, TTBB, SAB, SA, TB, SA, SAB, TB, TTBB, SSA


The Star-Spangled Banner : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Francis Scott Key : Sheet Music : 00198264 : 888680647728

Eric Whitacre : The Star-Spangled Banner

Eric Whitacre has created a remarkable setting of the Star-Spangled Banner, filled with colorful effects and vivid dissonance. Challenging and impressive!

Composer: Francis Scott Key

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.95 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 00198264 | Digital Version Available


The Stolen Child : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08751017 : 884088474393

Eric Whitacre : The Stolen Child

Set to a text by William Butler Yeats, this work was commissioned by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and The King's Singers to celebrate their 25th and 40th anniversaries, respectively. The chorus represents the voice of "the human child, innocent and na•ve" while the six solo voices represent the "water and the wild," seducing the children away from the world with the promise of endless revelry and eternal youth.

Poetry By: William Butler Yeats

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $3.95 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08751017 | Digital Version Available


This Marraige : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 08745014 : 073999832549

Eric Whitacre : This Marraige

A simple and delicate setting of the timeless love poem by the Sufi poet Jalal al-Din Rumi, marks the first time that Eric has written for four-part a cappella chorus without divisi.

Lyricist: Jalal al-Din Rumi

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.50 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| 08745014 | Digital Version Available


Waternight : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WDW1008 : 073999604160

Eric Whitacre : Waternight

Of timeless beauty, this composition speaks to singers and audiences of all generations, offering a high point in any concert program.Ê

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $2.35 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| WDW1008


When David Heard : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : WJMS1019 : 073999188424

Eric Whitacre : When David Heard

The new work of young composer Eric Whitacre uses the text of David, lamenting the slaying of his son Absalom (II Samuel 18:33). It is a major work, with great dramatic moments describing the feeling of a father's loss.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $3.25 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| WJMS1019


With a Lily in Your Hand : SATB : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : SBMP431

Eric Whitacre : With a Lily in Your Hand

Re-issued in 2002 after some minor revisions by the composer. The text by Federico Lorca receives dramatic treatment. In English. The second of "The Three Flower Songs" by Eric Whitacre.

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.05 | A Cappella | Accompaniment CD Available |
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| SBMP431


You Rise, I Fall : SATB divisi : Eric Whitacre : Sheet Music : 00324737 : 888680985387

Eric Whitacre : You Rise, I Fall

This is the eleventh movement of The Sacred Veil, a twelve-movement work written with poet Tony Silvestri. The Sacred Veil chronicles the rich life of Tony and his late wife Julie: their courtship, the birth of their children, Julie's diagnosis of ovarian cancer, her treatment, her struggle, and finally, her death. This movement is set with portamentos throughout to signify moans and sadness during Julie's death.

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Voicing: SATB divisi | Sheet Music | $3.25 | Accompaniment CD Available |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00324737 | Digital Version Available

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