Arrangement of the beloved 1952 devotional classic “I Believe,” for TTBB male voices (HIGH), with optional Piano accompaniment. Appropriate for Quartet singing as well as large men’s Chorus, or Glee Club. Song may be performed with or without piano. https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/i-believe-for-ev-ry-drop-of-rain-that-falls-ttbb-with-piano-opt-digital-sheet-music/21146936?d=Email_Live+Composition&referral_id=Email_Live+Composition&utm_campaign=Live+Composition&utm_medium=email&utm_source=bronto
New Publications
Star of the East (SATB, with some divisions) by Gordon Thornett
This reflective new setting of the Epiphany carol, ‘Brightest and best of the sons of the morning’, has just been published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). The accompaniment is for either piano or organ, and an optional orchestration will be available from the publisher’s hire library. This piece, about 4 minutes in duration, is […]
C’est l’aviron – arr. Donald Patriquin
This is a wonderful example of a folk song that came to Canada (Quebec) from Europe (France) and was made into a ‘local’ work song with the addition of a refrain– all sung to make the hard work enjoyable while paddling canoes on early Quebec’s waterways. This song is a hybrid of a folksong from […]
Gregorian Chant Communion Verses Vol. 2: Lent/Easter
Communion verses are an excellent way to add chant to worship and concert programs. They are short and easy to learn, but have all the characteristics of the chant modes. These are newly transcribed into modern notation based on the accentualist principles of Dom Joseph Poitier by Anthony Doherty and presented in choral octavo From […]
New Gregorian chant edition
Volume 2 of Gregorian Chants: Communion Verses for Lent and Easter Season is now available from Swirly Music (swirlymusic.org). Transcribed and edited by Anthony Doherty following the accentualist principles of Dom Joseph Poitier O.S.B., that the rhythm of the chant can best be discerned from the grouping of notes into nouns, and the natural word […]
Café de Chinitas – by Stephen Hatfield
Based on a traditional Peteñeras melody that makes me dance around the room to my own drummer, this Flamenco-drenched story starts at a slow, moody rubato and then builds full speed ahead. The piano gets to burn slowly then spit fire. The piece gives the option of two different endings, one more advanced with divisi […]