Glenda E. Franklin

Music class is in session. Two bright melodies (sung on pitch syllables) are presented in unison before combining into a partner song. Additional lyrics remind singers that "daily practice is the key"...

Glenda Franklin captures the essence of the spiritual with this passionate piece for SSA voicing, with lyrics like 'Goin' up to heaven to receive her angel voice.' 2:10

These two a cappella settings of blessings from Ireland will warm your heart. The straightforward chorale-style rendering puts the focus clearly on the text, while allowing for artistic liberty with t...

These two a cappella settings of blessings from Ireland will warm your heart. The straightforward chorale-style rendering puts the focus clearly on the text, while allowing for artistic liberty with t...

Jingle Bells is a must every year! How about adding a well-written and fun partner song and surprise your audience? This selection is a shining gift of the familiar with something new and a wonderful...

Jingle Bells is a must every year! How about adding a well-written and fun partner song and surprise your audience? This selection is a shining gift of the familiar with something new and a wonderful...

The nightingale has long been associated with melodic musical writing and romantic texts. The tenderness of the text is displayed in this choral setting that includes a delicate piano accompaniment th...

The nightingale has long been associated with melodic musical writing and romantic texts. The tenderness of the text is displayed in this choral setting that includes a delicate piano accompaniment th...

Franklin and Gilpin have teamed up to create a fun holiday choral for 2-part voices. Beginning with a verse singing, The tintinnabulation of the bells ring out, their echo lingers for everyone to hear...

Franklin and Gilpin have teamed up to create a fun holiday choral for 2-part voices. Beginning with a verse singing, The tintinnabulation of the bells ring out, their echo lingers for everyone to hear...

Music class is in session. Two bright melodies (sung on pitch syllables) are presented in unison before combining into a partner song. Additional lyrics remind singers that "daily practice is the key"...

An original melody paired with the Scottish folk song, “The Water Is Wide,” creates a gently flowing choral for 2-part voices with optional flute. The original words speak of sailing to places unknown...

An original melody paired with the Scottish folk song, "The Water Is Wide," creates a gently flowing choral for 2-part voices with optional flute. The original words speak of sailing to places unknown...

These charming folk songs may be performed together or separately. The set opens with a lilting waltz, follows with a tender lullaby, and concludes with a playful cuckoo song. Each of the brief moveme...

These charming folk songs may be performed together or separately. The set opens with a lilting waltz, follows with a tender lullaby, and concludes with a playful cuckoo song. Each of the brief moveme...

Beginning with a slow and quiet vocal intro, this favorite spiritual increases in tempo with a hushed energy and builds in sound with each subsequent verse. Creative choral writing fills the piece wit...

Beginning with a slow and quiet vocal intro, this favorite spiritual increases in tempo with a hushed energy and builds in sound with each subsequent verse. Creative choral writing fills the piece wit...

Believed to be written after the Civil War, this American folk song is often credited as a spiritual based on the idea that the words are encoded escape instructions and a map for fleeing slaves on th...

Believed to be written after the Civil War, this American folk song is often credited as a spiritual based on the idea that the words are encoded escape instructions and a map for fleeing slaves on th...

Believed to be written after the Civil War, this American folk song is often credited as a spiritual based on the idea that the words are encoded escape instructions and a map for fleeing slaves on th...

Believed to be written after the Civil War, this American folk song is often credited as a spiritual based on the idea that the words are encoded escape instructions and a map for fleeing slaves on th...

Teaching American folk songs is so important and Stephen Foster wrote some of the more iconic songs we know and love. Here is a fresh new arrangement of one of his finest, accompanied with a banjo-lik...

Poignant message of hope and peace with snippets of 'Silent Night' throughout. Limited vocal ranges and simple vocal textures create an ethereal quality; excellent for teaching tone, diction, dynamics...

Poignant message of hope and peace with snippets of 'Silent Night' throughout. Limited vocal ranges and simple vocal textures create an ethereal quality; excellent for teaching tone, diction, dynamics...