Can you list all of the “music technology” that you use in your work? It’s a trickier question than you might think. First, there are general tools which help us organize and communicate. Tools such as web browsers, Google Docs, e-mail and text messaging can be an essential part of our toolkit, but we use […]
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“Soon One Day”: TTBB setting of spiritual now available
My popular spiritual “Soon One Day” is now available for a cappella TTBB choir. The TTBB version was commissioned by The Naperville Men’s Glee Club for their 25th anniversary concert (concert in 2013) and was very well received. Scores are available from my website and from sheetmusicplus.com. http://www.michaelsandvik.com/soon-one-day-ttbb/ http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=michael+sandvik the recording is the satb version […]
Stick Time: 500-Year-Old Surround Sound
In the current world of home theatre installations, “surround sound” is all the rage. Various companies schlep incredibly expensive systems intended to give the listener the impression of “being there” while watching a movie. Note to the sound-system companies: Your “new” system is not entirely new. We choral folks have been at this for, […]
Stick Time: Text vs. Musical Line
Today, let’s consider how manner in which text is set affects performance. Mini history lesson. One of the ways in which the upheaval of the Reformation affected music is the how texts were set. There was at that time a movement against florid polyphony, or as Thomas Cranmer said, “the song that shall be […]
O Vos Omnes | Connor Koppin | MusicSpoke
An unaccompanied setting for SATB choirs of a classic passage from the Book of Lamentations, Connor Koppin’s O Vos Omnes is a non-traditional interpretation, as it is a prayerful setting. This setting puts all faith in the Lord and asks for divine intervention in the speaker’s life. While dissonance is present in this setting, it […]
10 Dutch folksongs Now available in English.
Ten well-know Dutch folksongs arrangements now are availble in English. Please take a look at my website, take a look at the sheet music and listen to the Netherlands Chamber Choir. The voicings can be adapted to your wishes Thanks Jetse Bremer Title Voicing Level Listen mp3 Sheet music Ain boer wol […]