Rounds and Canons

This collection of rounds and canons is quite special, as it itself will come back around in our newest volume of Take Note!

Take Note is a lifestyle magazine for choral musicians, with extensive repertoire lists and programming ideas for conductors, interviews with thought-leaders in the choral field, and practical tips to move a composing career forward.

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Morning Round/Awake, Awake, Ye Sleepers, by Abbie Betinis
Flexible (round, partner song, or double canon)
These two upbeat, flexible rounds greet the day with joy and gratitude.

Song of the Five Thousand, by Elizabeth Alexander
Flexible choral voicing: 2-4 part canon OR unison, piano
A canonic table grace with abundance, gratitude and generosity at its core.

Before the Bread (SATB), by Elizabeth Alexander
SATB a cappella; also SA
A gracious canonic setting of a traditional English blessing.

Come Dance and Sing, by Joan Szymko
SSA (equal voices), piano
A energetic Shaker dance song.

I’ll Stay Beside You, by Timothy C. Takach
3-part round
A touching round, perfect for honoring a special parting.

Love Isn’t Static, by Grace Brigham
3-part round
An easy to learn three-part round with a message about love.

Nobody Knows This Little Rose, by Timothy Hoekman
3 equal voices (soloists or chorus), piano
An easy 3-part canon with a well-known Emily Dickinson poem.

Oseh Shalom, by Nili Abrahamsson
3-part round with body percussion
May the one who makes peace from on high make peace on us all.

the rain came, by Jocelyn Hagen
3-part round for equal voices
A flexible round, embracing the cycle of writing and re-writing our love.

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