Hark, hark, the lark is a collection of eight exquisite settings for upper voices, specially commissioned to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. The volume pays tribute to Britain's greatest writer, presenting a selection of his finest texts set to music by some of today's most accomplished choral composers.

Songlist: And will he not come again?, Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Come unto these yellow sands, Hark, hark, the lark, Our revels now are ended, Over hill, over dale, When icicles hang by the wall, You spotted snakes with double tongue

To commemorate their twenty-fifth anniversary, Chanticleer has put together an anthology of some of their favorite songs. Edited by Matthew Oltman and conductor Joseph Jennings, this book is comprised of pieces from the Renaissance through the twentieth century. Selections include "Vox in rama" by Palestrina, "Fuggi, fuggi, dolor" by William Hawley and "There is a Balm in Gilead" arranged by Joseph Jennings. The book includes notes and translations for the pieces as well as performance suggestions. Also featured is a section of pictures of the group from the past twenty-five years.

Songlist: Vox in Rama, Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Credidi, So ben mi ch'a bon tempo, Voices of Autumn, Fuggi, fuggi, dolor, from Tre Rime di Tasso, Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind, Coventry Carol, Two Medieval Lyrics, Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair, Nelly Bly, All The Pretty Little Horses, Dulaman, An Oiche, Lost In The Stars, There Is A Balm In Gilead, Keep Your Hand On the Plow, There is no rose of such virtue

Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types and abilities, this collection has been edited by David Wordsworth so that all the pieces are fantastic both to sing and hear. The collection features some beautiful settings that have well and truly stood the test of time. These songs truly are a joy to perform, with some relatively simple arrangements that are purely fun to sing, while some more complex settings that will be thoroughly rewarding for choirs and audiences alike. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection is an essential anthology of stunning settings of beautiful words which will be performed and enjoyed for many years to come.

Songlist: Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind, Hymn For Shakespeare's Birthday, Lo, Here, The Gentle Lark, O, How Much More, Four Rounds To Shakespeare Texts, It Was A Lover And His Lass, Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred, Who Is Silvia?, Rosemary, If We Shadows Have Offended, Be Not Afeard, Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?, How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps, Weary With Toil, I Haste Me To My Bed, Ophelia's Lament, Sigh No More, Ladies, A Summer Sonnet, Orpheus With His Lute, Light Thickens, Fear No More, Fear No More, Look In Thy Glass, Orpheus, Daffodils, O Mistress Mine, Full Fathom Five

More great teaching material at the same level as the first volume. Over 30 songs in each volume with no song duplicated between voice types. A student could easily begin either in The First Book or The First Book Part II, or the books may be used concurrently.

Songlist: Blow, Ye Winds, Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind, Bois Epais (Sombre Woods), Bright Is The Ring Of Words, Build Thee More Stately Mansions, Deep River, Die K?nige (The Kings), Die Wetterfahne (Weathervane), Down Harley Street, Du Bist Wie Eine Blume (Thou'rt like unto a Flower), Du Bist Wie Eine Blume (Thou'rt like unto a Flower), Ein Ton (What Sound Is That?), Eldorado, The First Concert, Give A Man A Horse He Can Ride, God Is My Shepherd, The Heart Worships, I Wonder As I Wander, In Einem K?hlen Grunde (Mill Of The Valley), Jesus, Fount Of Consolation, L'Amour De Moi (Love of My Heart), Le Miroir (The Mirror), O'er The Hills, Os Tormentos De Amor (The Torments of Love), Pilgrim's Song, Pretty as a Picture, The Pretty Creature, The Roadside Fire, Rolling Down To Rio, Sea Fever, and more

60 songs, with all the top favorites, with a significantly different compilation from the existing Quilter collections. Includes all Shakespeare settings (Op. 6, Op. 23, Op. 30), the complete Arnold Book of Old Songs, To Julia, and other complete sets, as well as individual songs. Contents: An Old Carol - Arab Love Song - The Ash Grove - Barbara Allen - Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms - Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind - The Bracelet - Brown Is My Love - By a Fountainside - Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes - Charlie is My Darling - Cherry Ripe - Come Away, Death - The Constant Lover - Damask Roses - Dream Valley - Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes - Fair House of Joy - The Faithless Shepherdess - Fear No More the Heat o' the Sun - The Fuchsia Tree - Go, Lovely Rose - Hey, Ho, the Wind ad the Rain - How Should I Your True Love Know? - I Dare Not Ask a Kiss - In the Bud of the Morning-O - Interlude (from To Julia) - It Was a Lover and His Lass - The Jealous Lover - The Jolly Miller - Julia's Hair - June - Love's Philosophy - The Maiden Blush - The Man Behind the Plough - Music, When Soft Voice Die - My Lady Greensleeves - My Lady's Garden - My Life's Delight - The Night Piece - Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - O Mistress Mine - Oh! 'tis Sweet to Think - Over the Mountains - Prelude (from to Julia) - Pretty Month of May - Sigh No More, Ladies - Since First I Saw Your Face - Song of the Stream - Take, O Take Those Lips Away - Three Poor Mariners - 'Tis St. Valentine's Day - To Althea from Prison - To Daisies - Under the Greenwood Tree - Weep You No More - When Daffodils Begin to Peer - Who is Silvia? - Why So Pale and Wan? - Ye Banks and Braes

Songlist: Dream Valley, My Life's Delight, June, The Ash Grove, Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Brown is my love, By a Fountainside, Cherry Ripe, Come away, death, Damask Roses, Fair House of Joy, Fear no more the heat o' the sun, The Jolly Miller, Julia's Hair, Now sleeps the crimson petal, O mistress mine, Three Poor Mariners, To Daisies, Weep you no more, Barbara Allen, My Lady Greensleeves, Who is Silvia?, It was a lover and his lass, An Old Carol, Arab Love Song, Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, The Bracelet, Ca' the yowes to the knowes, Charle is my darling, The Constant Lover, and more

60 songs, with all the top favorites, with a significantly different compilation from the existing Quilter collections. Includes all Shakespeare settings (Op. 6, Op. 23, Op. 30), the complete Arnold Book of Old Songs, To Julia, and other complete sets, as well as individual songs. Contents: An Old Carol - Arab Love Song - The Ash Grove - Barbara Allen - Believe me, if all those endearing young charms - Blow, blow thou winter wind - The Bracelet - Brown is my love - By a Fountainside - Ca' the yowes to the knowes - Charlie is my darling - Cherry Ripe - Come away, death - The constant Lover - Damask Roses - Dream Valley - Drink to me only with thine eyes - Fair HOuse of Joy - The Faitless Shepherdess - Fear no more the heat o' the sun - The Fuchsia Tree - Go, lovely rose - Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain - How should I your true love know? - I dare not ask a kiss - In the bud of the morning-O - Interlude (from To Julia) - It was a lover and his lass - The Jealous Lover - The Jolly Miller - Julia's Hair - June - Love's Philosophy - The Maiden Blush - The man behind the plough - Music, when soft voices die - My Lady Greensleeves - My Lady's garden - My Life's Delight - The Night Piece - Now sleeps the crimson petal - O mistress mine - Oh! 'tis sweet to think - Over the mountains - Prelude (from To Julia) - Pretty Month of May - Sigh no more, ladies - Since first I saw your face - Song of the Stream - Take, O take those lips away - Three Poor Mariners - 'Tis St. Valentine's Day - To Althea from Prison - To Daisies - Under the greenwood tree - Weep you no more - When daffodils begin to peer - Who is Silvia? - Why so pale and wan? - Ye banks and braes

Songlist: Dream Valley, My Life's Delight, June, The Ash Grove, Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Brown is my love, By a Fountainside, Cherry Ripe, Come away, death, Damask Roses, Fair House of Joy, Fear no more the heat o' the sun, The Jolly Miller, Julia's Hair, Now sleeps the crimson petal, O mistress mine, Three Poor Mariners, To Daisies, Weep you no more, Barbara Allen, My Lady Greensleeves, Who is Silvia?, It was a lover and his lass, An Old Carol, Arab Love Song, Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, The Bracelet, Ca' the yowes to the knowes, Charle is my darling, The Constant Lover, and more

An excellent collection of 34 songs, especially useful in teaching students. This collection is a good alternative or companion to the standard Baroque Italian songs and arias. Now with recorded accompaniments on included CD by pianist Laura Ward.

Songlist: Have You Seen But a White Lily Grow?, Pastime With Good Company, Willow Song, Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind, O Come, O Come, My Dearest, Thou Soft Flowing Avon, When Daisies Pied, Whither Runneth My Sweetheart, Tell Me No More, Fair, If You Expect Admiring, Jack and Joan, Flow My Tears, Weep You No More, Sad Fountains, What If I Never Speed?, Since First I Saw Your Face, The Silver Swan, Come and Trip It, Here Amid the Shady Woods, Let Me Wander Not Unseen, Where E'er You Walk, Fain Would I Change That Note, As I Walked Forth One Summer Day, In Sherwood Lived Stout Robin Hood, How Happy Art Thou, It Was a Lover and His Lass, My Lovely Celia, Diaphenia, Rest Sweet Nymphs, Hark! The Echoing Air, I Attempt from Love's Sickness, and more

An excellent collection of 34 songs, especially useful in teaching students. This collection is a good alternative or companion to the standard Baroque Italian songs and arias. Now with recorded accompaniments on included CD by pianist Laura Ward.

Songlist: Have You Seen But a White Lily Grow?, Pastime With Good Company, Willow Song, Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind, O Come, O Come, My Dearest, Thou Soft Flowing Avon, When Daisies Pied, Whither Runneth My Sweetheart, Tell Me No More, Fair, If You Expect Admiring, Jack and Joan, Flow My Tears, Weep You No More, Sad Fountains, What If I Never Speed?, Since First I Saw Your Face, The Silver Swan, Come and Trip It, Here Amid the Shady Woods, Let Me Wander Not Unseen, Where E'er You Walk, Fain Would I Change That Note, As I Walked Forth One Summer Day, In Sherwood Lived Stout Robin Hood, How Happy Art Thou, It Was a Lover and His Lass, My Lovely Celia, Diaphenia, Rest Sweet Nymphs, Hark! The Echoing Air, I Attempt from Love's Sickness, and more