Essential Repertoire is a core library of time-tested choral works which provide a framework for teaching style and history, all through performance. The graded series includes Masterworks (Renaissance through Contemporary), Folksongs (American and Multicultural), Spirituals, A Cappella and Accompanied works. The series is available for beginning through advanced choirs, and for mixed, treble and tenor bass ensembles.

Songlist: Ach, arme Welt (Alas, Poor World), Achieved Is Thy Glorious Work, Alma Redemptoris Mater, An American Salute, Blow,Blow, Thou Winter Wind (Arne), Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light, E la don don, Verges Maria, Ezekiel Saw De Wheel, Gloria, Gloria In Excelsis, Hodie!, I Saw Three Ships, In Praise Of Spring, Let The Whole Earth Stand In Awe, Lobet den Herren (Praise The Lord), The Nightingale, Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal, Petite Nymphe Folastre (Nymphette, so Dashing and Appealing), Prairie Waters By Night, The Shepherd's Farewell To The Holy Family (Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly Dwe, Sing Out Your Joy, A Song Of Hanukkah (The Feast Of Lights), Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Tantum ergo in E Flat, Thee with tender care

This collection from the young British choirmaster Gareth Malone includes the main songs from his album Voices. It's his most personal album, embodying his vision for the future for choral music. After searching the UK for the most talented young voices in the country he formed a genre-breaking new group.

Songlist: Hamburg Song, Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart, Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, Calgary, A Little Respect, Nights in White Satin, White Winter Hymnal, No Surprises, Video Games, I Can't Make You Love Me, Go Your Own Way, Passion Choral

Four madrigals on rose texts for unaccompanied SATB (with divisi). Commissioned by John Armitage Memorial and first performed by the joint choirs of the University of St. Andrews Chapel Choir, University of Aberdeen Chamber Choir and the Edinburgh University Chamber Choir, conducted by Michael Bawtree.

Songlist: Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal, Lady, When I Behold The Roses Sprouting, Upon A Bank With Roses About, A Spotless Rose

Louise Toppin : Black Composers in Art Song - High Voice

Vocal anthologies have been a staple in voice studios for many years, providing teachers and students with a wide array of repertoire at a reasonable cost. Teachers eagerly stocked their studios with these multi-composer volumes as well as those of the more popular single composers such as Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, Fauré, etc. There is a plethora of anthologies devoted to the Arie antiche, German lieder, French mélodie, and American art song. Missing from this landscape was an anthology with multiple composers devoted to the art songs of Black composers. Acknowledging that there have always been some anthologies by Black composers devoted to single composers of art songs, song cycles, and spirituals; there have been relatively few collections that offer singers a variety of songs by different Black composers. This new collection Black Composers in Art Song is designed with the studio teacher in mind. Its appealing repertoire meets technical, linguistic, and interpretive goals to make it easier for teachers to expand the musical canon they teach to include works by Black composers. The composers selected represent the United States, England and France and both male (9) and female (5) composers. The fourteen selected songs span the 18th to 21st centuries and utilize three of the singing languages (English, German, French and French creole). The book includes a thorough introduction along with composer bios. Songs include: The Butterfly upon the Sky (Jeremiah Evans) - Dans Un Bois Solitaire (Joseph Bologne) - Dream Variations (Richard Thompson) - Fais Do Do (Camille Nickerson) - Grief (William Grant Still) - Herz, Mein Herz, Sei Nicht Beklommen (Marques Garrett) - Hold Fast to Dreams (Forence Price) - Homesick Blues (Leslie Adams) - I Want to Die While You Love Me (Undine Smith Moore) - In the Springtime (Betty Jackson King) - Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (Harry T. Burleigh) - Since You Went Away (J. Rosamond Johnson) - Thou Art the Soul of a Summer's Day (Adolphus Hailstork) - What Lips My Lips Have Kissed (Margaret Bonds) - The Willow Song (Samuel Coleridge-Taylor).

Songlist: The Butterfly Upon The Sky, Dans Un Bois Solitaire, Dream Variations, Fais Do Do, Grief, Herz, Mein Herz, Sei Nicht Beklommen, Hold Fast To Dreams, Homesick Blues, I Want To Die While You Love Me, In The Springtime, Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal, Since You Went Away, Thou Art The Soul Of A Summer's Day, What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, The Willow Song

Louise Toppin : Black Composers in Art Song - Low Voice

Vocal anthologies have been a staple in voice studios for many years, providing teachers and students with a wide array of repertoire at a reasonable cost. Teachers eagerly stocked their studios with these multi-composer volumes as well as those of the more popular single composers such as Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, Fauré, etc. There is a plethora of anthologies devoted to the Arie antiche, German lieder, French mélodie, and American art song. Missing from this landscape was an anthology with multiple composers devoted to the art songs of Black composers. Acknowledging that there have always been some anthologies by Black composers devoted to single composers of art songs, song cycles, and spirituals; there have been relatively few collections that offer singers a variety of songs by different Black composers. This new collection Black Composers in Art Song is designed with the studio teacher in mind. Its appealing repertoire meets technical, linguistic, and interpretive goals to make it easier for teachers to expand the musical canon they teach to include works by Black composers. The composers selected represent the United States, England and France and both male (9) and female (5) composers. The fourteen selected songs span the 18th to 21st centuries and utilize three of the singing languages (English, German, French and French creole). The book includes a thorough introduction along with composer bios. Songs include: The Butterfly upon the Sky (Jeremiah Evans) - Dans Un Bois Solitaire (Joseph Bologne) - Dream Variations (Richard Thompson) - Fais Do Do (Camille Nickerson) - Grief (William Grant Still) - Herz, Mein Herz, Sei Nicht Beklommen (Marques Garrett) - Hold Fast to Dreams (Forence Price) - Homesick Blues (Leslie Adams) - I Want to Die While You Love Me (Undine Smith Moore) - In the Springtime (Betty Jackson King) - Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (Harry T. Burleigh) - Since You Went Away (J. Rosamond Johnson) - Thou Art the Soul of a Summer's Day (Adolphus Hailstork) - What Lips My Lips Have Kissed (Margaret Bonds) - The Willow Song (Samuel Coleridge-Taylor).

Songlist: The Butterfly Upon The Sky, Dans Un Bois Solitaire, Dream Variations, Fais Do Do, Grief, Herz, Mein Herz, Sei Nicht Beklommen, Hold Fast To Dreams, Homesick Blues, I Want To Die While You Love Me, In The Springtime, Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal, Since You Went Away, Thou Art The Soul Of A Summer's Day, What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, The Willow Song

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

Contents: A Winter Dedication (Strauss) - Adelaide (Beethoven) - Amarylis (Caccini) - As Ever I Saw (Warlock) - E'en as a Lovely Flower (Bridge) - From Far from Eve and Morning (Vaughan Williams) - I'll Sail Upon the Dog-Star (Purcell) - Is it Bliss (Brahms) - Is She Not Passing Fair? (Elgar) - Love Song (Brahms) - Moonlight (Schumann) - Night is Mournful (Rachmaninoff) - Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (Quilter) - On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn) - Reign Here a Queen (Brahms) - Rest Sweet Nymph (Pilkington) - Sigh No More Ladies (Stevens) - Sleep (Gurney) - The Brooklet (Loder) - The Knotting Song (Purcell) - The Secret (Schubert) - Thou'rt Like a Lovely Flower (Schumann) - To Mary (White) - 'Twas April (Tchaikovsky) - Under the Greenwood (Arne) - Where E'er You Walk (Handel) - Whither (Schubert) - Who is Sylvia? (Schubert) - Would You Gain the Tender Creature (Handel) - Ye Verdant Hills (Handel). This edition includes access to online audio recordings of piano accompaniments of each piece.

Songlist: Thou'rt Like A Lovely Flower (Du Bist Wie Eine Blume), Sleep, Rest, Sweet Nymphs, Adelaide, Op. 46, Sigh No More, Ladies, Amaryllis, E'en As A Lovely Flower, Under The Greenwood Tree, As Ever I Saw, Would You Gain The Tender Creature, The Secret (Geheimes), The Brooklet, Reign Here A Queen Wighin The Heart, Love Song (Minnelied), Is It Bliss, Or Is It Sorrow?, 'Twas April, To Mary, Is She Not Passing Fair?, A Winter Dedication, From Far, From Eve And Morning, Night Is Mournful (L'Ombre Est Triste), Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal, On Wings Of Song (Auf Flugeln Des Gesanges), Where E'er You Walk, Moonlight (Mondnacht), Whither (Wohin), Who Is Sylvia (An Silvia), The Knotting Song, Ye Verdant Hills, I'll Sail Upon The Dog Star

This collection, representing major composers, was compiled as an introduction to British song literature for collegiate age singers and advanced high school age singers. Britten: Come you not from Newcastle? - Britten: Nocturne - Britten: The Nurse's Song - Clarke: Down by the Salley Gardens - Finzi: Come away, come away, death - Finzi: Oh fair to see - Gurney: Sleep - Purcell/Britten: I attempt from love's sickness to fly - Purcell/Britten: If music be the food of love (1st version) - Quilter: Love's Philosophy - Quilter: Now sleeps the crimson petal - Quilter: Weep you no more - Vaughan Williams: Linden Lea - Vaughan Williams: The Vagabond - Warlock: Take o take those lips away.

Songlist: Now sleeps the crimson petal, SLEEP, Take O Take Those Lips Away