Choral ~ Holiday ~ with Keyboard
~ List of Pieces ~
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Adam Lay Ybounden (original composition)
SOUND CLIP / WATCH VIDEO / SCORE SAMPLE / PDF: $50
Scoring: SATB (minimal divisi), acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 3:40 — Difficulty: 3/5
Description: A mysterious and solemn setting of the 15th-century text
All This Night Shrill Chanticleer (original composition)
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Scoring: SATB (frequent divisi), acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 2:00 — Difficulty: 3/5
Description: A fresh, exuberant setting of the centuries-old text
Balulalow (Lullaby) (original composition)
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Scoring: SATB (minimal divisi), acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 2:45 — Difficulty: 2/5
Description: A gently flowing setting of the anonymous 16th-century text
Christmas Hath a Darkness (original composition)
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PDF: $45
Scoring: SATB (minimal divisi) or solo voice, acc. by piano —
Duration: ca. 2:00 — Difficulty: 2/5
Description: An original setting of the mystical poem by Christina Rossetti
In the Bleak Midwinter (arrangement of the Holst melody)
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Scoring: SATB (minimal divisi), acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 6:20 — Difficulty: 2/5
Description: A subtle but moving arrangement that's inspired by the serenity of the text
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (original composition)
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Scoring: SATB (some divisi), acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 3:20 — Difficulty: 3/5
Description: An original carol, written in the style of Appalachian folk music
Let Our Gladness Have No End (arrangement)
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Scoring: SA, acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 2:20 — Difficulty: 2/5
Description: An easy but effective setting of the traditional Bohemian carol
See, Amid the Winter's Snow (original composition)
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Scoring: SATB (frequent divisi), acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 3:45 — Difficulty: 3/5
Description: An original setting of the lovely poem by Edward Caswall (1858)
Sing We All! 'Tis Christmas Morning (original composition)
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Scoring: SATB (minimal divisi), acc. by organ — Duration: ca. 2:30 — Difficulty: 3/5
Description: A jaunty, original setting of an Appalachian text from Kentucky
Sweet Baby, Sleep (original composition)
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Scoring: Sop. solo (or section), acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 3:30 — Difficulty: 3/5
Description: An original setting of the 1641 poem by George Wither
The First Nowell (original composition)
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Scoring: SATB (some divisi), acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 4:40 — Difficulty: 3/5
Description: A fresh new setting of the text, with a gently flowing contemporary sound
The Holly and the Ivy (arrangement)
SOUND CLIP (of chamber orch. version) / WATCH VIDEO (of chamber orch. version) /
SCORE SAMPLE (of the organ-accompaniment version) / PDF: $55
Scoring: SATB (some divisi), acc. by organ — Duration: ca. 3:30 — Difficulty: 2/5
Description: A charming arrangement, with a surprise quotation from Bach!
This Endris Night (original composition)
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Scoring: SATB (minimal divisi) with optional solos for sop. and ten., acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 4:40 — Difficulty: 2/5
Description: A simple but moving setting of a marvellous text from the 15th century
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arrangement)
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Scoring: SATB (some divisi), acc. by piano — Duration: ca. 2:30 — Difficulty: 3/5
Description: A sprightly arrangement done in a combination of 6/8 and 5/8 meters