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Good News!

Traditional African American Spiritual




Good News!

Good News!

This adventurous spiritual arrangement is a great confidence builder for developing choirs. Powerful and dramatic, with interesting harmonies and driving accompaniment, it makes an excellent concert and festival finale!

Voicing: SAB


Good News!

Good News!

This adventurous spiritual arrangement is a great confidence builder for developing choirs. Powerful and dramatic, with interesting harmonies and driving accompaniment, it makes an excellent concert and festival finale!

Voicing: 2-Part



Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Jay Althouse : Christmas Spirituals for Men's Voices : TTBB : Sheet Music Collection

Jay Althouse : Christmas Spirituals for Men's Voices

A selection of superb well-crafted orginal a cappella Christmas sprituals. "Good News" opens with an energetic melody sung by the low voice with the upper three voices singing in counterpoint above. Rhythmic energy develops the piece and it ends with an electrifyimg eight measure coda that's the pinnacle of excitement. No solos, no tempo changes make for quick learning. In the classic spiritual tradition, yet fresh and contemporary." Whisper! Whisper!" has strong dynamic contrasts (from "Whisper, whisper, tiny baby in a manger lay" to "Shout it out from the hills and valleys; baby born today") make this a winner for your choir. A lush middle section contrasts with the rhythmic excitement of the opening theme. Brief, easy solos for male singer. Who's That Baby?" opens with the basses asking, in a hushed, rhythmic melody, "Who's that baby in a manger bed?" The text is classic spiritual style, but the music is anything but... it's fresh, new, and alive! "Have You Heard?" features contrasting dynamics (excellent for teaching phrasing), male solos, and a tender middle section which contrasts with the hushed excitement of the opening and closing melody. Includes a descant on the final chorus.

Songlist: Good News!, Who's That Baby?, Whisper! Whisper! ( Baby Born Today ), Have You Heard?, Look Up, Children

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Voicing: TTBB | 9167b | Sheet Music Collection | $10.50 | A Cappella


Jay Althouse : Christmas Spirituals for Mixed Choirs Vol. 2 : SATB : Sheet Music Collection

Jay Althouse : Christmas Spirituals for Mixed Choirs Vol. 2

A new, original Christmas spiritual by Jay Althouse in the tradition of his top-selling "Whisper!, Whisper!," "I saw a Star," and "Star of Glory." "Come, See The Baby" features much three-part singing over a solid, traditional bass part, as well as an echo section between the women and the men. Sudden dynamic changes are powerful and effective (and simple to sing). "Have You Heard The News" is everything you have come to love and expect from a Jay Althouse Christmas spiritual, and a whole lot more. Lively and quick lyrics, solid rhythmic hooks, and refreshing parallel chords fill every phrase, followed by melodic riffs from the men's section. A contrasting middle section gently holds back before the A section returns including a well-written modulation and rousing descant over the final flourish. A great addition to your choral library. If you're having trouble finding a good, singable spiritual, look no further! Patsy Simms' arrangement of the traditional "Good News" is your choice. Features a rollicking piano accompaniment, some handclapping and a swinging descant on the final chorus. "Festival Deck The Hall" is a fresh and contemporary a cappella approach to a traditional carol. Jay Althouse has added wonderful new rhythms and harmonies, and has added a completely unique "fa la la" section reminiscent of a Swingle Singers arrangement. The first part of each phrase is true to the original carol; it's the "fa la la's" which take off in a whirlwind of choral excitement. Original, exceptional...and your singers will love it! Also included in thiis package is "Look-A That Star," "Who's That Baby," and "The Twenty-Fifth Day Of December."

Songlist: Look-A That Star, Who's That Baby?, Have You Heard the News?, The Twenty-Fifth Day of December, Good News!, Festival Deck the Hall

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Voicing: SATB | 9233b | Sheet Music Collection | $9.95 | A Cappella


Ken Burton : <span style="color:red;">Good News!</span> : SSAA : Songbook : 9780571519187 : 12-0571519180

Ken Burton : Good News!

Following the outstanding success of Feel the Spirit!, this second Ken Burton collection will doubtless prove another sensation. Good News! is a superb introduction for all upper-voice choirs to the Gospel genre and the EMI Classics recording Steal Away includes several of the pieces contained in this volume.

Songlist: Good News!, Oh, What A Beautiful City, Joshua Fit 'de Battle, Walk with Me

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Voicing: SSAA | 40787b | Songbook | $7.50


Peter Hunt : Voiceworks - Young Choirs: A Handbook for Singing : Songbook & 2 CDs : Peter Hunt : 0193435490

Peter Hunt : Voiceworks - Young Choirs: A Handbook for Singing

Choir directors will be delighted with Voiceworks, a superb resource for leaders of choral groups aged 11 to 14 ... This handbook covers all the areas a leader needs to know about. A detailed introduction is followed by sections on how to warm up the voice and rehearse. The section on boys' changing voices is particularly useful. The undoubted triumph of the publication is the very approachable material: 60 songs, from unison to four-part harmony.

Songlist: Abeeyo, Adio mama, Allunde, Amazing grace, Amen siakudumisa, Away in a manger, Azikatale, Baby one, Certainly, Lord, Chan mali chan, Da doo ron ron, Didn't my Lord deliver Danuel?, Doubletalk, Drumkit, Drunken sailor, Echo, Elijah Rock, Father, father goodbye, Gaudete, Glowing candle light, Good news!, Green trees, rocky road, Halle halle, halle, Hear the wind, Hepa hepa nay nay, Hey ungua, Hill an' gully rider, I'll fly away, In the bleak midwinter, John Kanaka, and more

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5565b | Songbook & 2 CDs | $53.45 ON SALE $


Various Arrangers : Women's Spirituals Vol 4 : SSAA : Sheet Music Collection

Various Arrangers : Women's Spirituals Vol 4

"My Soul's Been Anchored In The Lord" - The iconic spiritual arrangement by Moses Hogan has been masterfully adapted for treble voices by Rollo Dilworth. From the powerful opening chords to the exhilarating call and response sections, this is a work that will bring down the house! "Keep Yo' Lamps" - Renowned composer Rosephanye Powell takes a traditional "field shout" and presents it with care for an authentic sound. There is great passion in this approach and will provide an excellent opportunity to teach the history of the African American spiritual and its importance. "Hold Me, Rock Me" - Brian Tate cleverly combined the texts from a variety of frequently used spirituals to create a brand new choral selection. The yearning for belonging is quickly evident and rocks gently to a satisfying finish. Brian Tate has been composing and arranging a steady string of choral hits that deserves our attention."Roll, Jordan, Roll" - This great, rocking spiritual arranged by Brian Tate is simply fun to sing! A repeated ostinato section builds to the final ending.

Songlist: Hold Me, Rock Me, My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord, Keep Yo' Lamps, Roll, Jordan, Roll, Good News!

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Voicing: SSAA | 7206b | Sheet Music Collection | $11.50 | A Cappella


Jay Althouse : Ready to Sing... Spirituals : Solo : Songbook & CD : 038081179773  : 00-19811

Jay Althouse : Ready to Sing... Spirituals

A wonderful variety of 11 favorite spirituals are featured in this new songbook.

Songlist: Gospel Train, Ride the Chariot, Kum Ba Yah, Down by the Riverside, Wade in the Water, Yes, My Lord!, Amazing Grace, Go, Tell It on the Mountain, Joshua, Good News!, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

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Voicing: Solo | 5449b | Songbook & CD | $24.95


Individual Folios

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Good News! : TTBB : Jay Althouse : Songbook & CD : 00-20095 : 038081186597

Jay Althouse : Good News!

New for TTBB! One of the best in a long line of exuberant, original, a cappella Christmas spirituals by Jay Althouse. It opens with an energetic melody sung by the low voice with the upper three voices singing in counterpoint above. Rhythmic energy develops the piece and it ends with an electrifyimg eight measure coda that's the pinnacle of excitement. No solos, no tempo changes make for quick learning. In the classic spiritual tradition, yet fresh and contemporary.

Arranger: Jay Althouse

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Voicing: TTBB | Sheet Music | $2.25 | A Cappella |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00-20095
Other Voicings: SATB


Good News! : SAB : Roger Emerson : Sheet Music : 00200887 : 888680652111

Roger Emerson : Good News!

This adventurous spiritual arrangement is a great confidence builder for developing choirs. Powerful and dramatic, with interesting harmonies and driving accompaniment, it makes an excellent concert and festival finale!

Arranger: Roger Emerson

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Voicing: SAB | Sheet Music | $2.65 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00200887 | Digital Version Available
Other Voicings: 2-Part, 2-Part


Good News! : SSAA : Ken Berg : Sheet Music : 08751524 : 884088396596

Ken Berg : Good News!

Now available in a treble voicing, this energetic spiritual features a soloist with choral backup, bright percussive rhythms, a bluesy vocal bass line and the visual appeal of body percussion making this a first-rate showcase for mixed or treble choirs!

Arranger: Ken Berg

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Voicing: SSAA | Sheet Music | $2.10 | A Cappella |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 08751524 | Digital Version Available
Other Voicings: SATB divisi, SATB divisi


Good News! : SATB : Steve Anderson : Steve Anderson : Sheet Music : 35008349 : 747510048558

Steve Anderson : Good News!

Steve Anderson has penned a marvelous a cappella choral in traditional Southern gospel style with some not-so-traditional harmonies. This jubilant Christmas piece is a buoyant and exuberant announcement of Christ's birth. Picture the shepherds running back as fast as they can to tell everyone what they had seen and heard that glorious night. Good News!

Composer: Steve Anderson

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.50 | A Cappella |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 35008349

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