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Puisque tout passe - [Since all is passing] is one of six songs for mixed choir from 1939. It is one of the most natural and spontaneous pieces among Hindemith's a cappella choral works. This work is...

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Davide Perez (1711-1782), who was known to his contemporaries above all as a composer of operas, wrote this skilful late baroque passiontide motet setting of the well-known words from the story of Chr...

'Sing, sing, sing a song, always sing a song. When you're down and wear a frown, always sing a song' - these are the words with which the famous song-writer Klaus Neuhaus begins a song which he has wr...

Commissioned for the International Choral Festival 'Europa cantat', this little cheerful madrigal was written in 2006 by the composer Enjott Schneider (*1950) from Munich. The Latin text ('Trinklied'...

Commissioned for the International Choral Festival 'Europa cantat', this little cheerful madrigal was written in 2006 by the composer Enjott Schneider (*1950) from Munich. The Latin text ('Trinklied'...

Taking as his theme the use of traditional birds' names as pet names for women, Vasks has created a very poetic piece of music based on a text in the Latvian language. German and English translations...

Written for church services, Bertold Hummel's motets were first performed by the choirs of the Würzburg Cathedral. This Dankhymnus enjoys remarkable popularity. The text from the first Christian centu...

A zippy song to be sung with extra motions: clapping and stomping.The big hit at the Open Singing events at the Europa Cantat Festival in Mainz!

Unter diesem Titel sind 'A Choral Fanfare' und das 'Signum' des Festivals 'Europa Cantat 2006' zusammengeführt. Die beiden kurzen, prägnanten Stücke können auch einzeln a cappella aufgeführt werden, m...

During his second American tour (1938) Paul Hindemith wrote numerous songs for musical amateurs, including traditional children's songs for American schoolbooks, amongst others. The songs provided wit...

This Ave Maria is an arrangement made by Bertold Hummel in December 1997 of his motet Gegrüßet seist du, Maria [Hail Maria] (C 53714) which he had composed on 20 May 1993 with a dedication in memory o...

Erst kurze Zeit vor seinem Tod schrieb Genzmer ein Werk für gemischten Chor a cappella über die berühmten Schlussverse aus Goethes 'Faust'. Er widerstand der naheliegenden Versuchung einer übertrieben...

Viktor Ullmann composed his choral arrangements of Hebrew, Yiddish and Chassidic songs in the ghetto of Theresienstadt in 1943/1944. In the function of 'Head of the Studio for New Music', Ullmann made...

Die Motette Gegrüsset seist du, Maria komponierte Bertold Hummel am 20. Mai 1993 und widmete sie dem Gedenken seiner tief gläubigen Schwester Erika. Mein Vater, der im selben Jahr auch das Würzburger...

Naji Hakim, born in Beirut in 1955, is one of the most important organists and organ composers of today. He studied with Jean Langlais as well as at the Paris Conservatoire, was organist at Sacré-Coeu...

When it was possible to celebrate the Catholic Mass in the German language as well, Bertold Hummel wrote his motet Ehre sei Gott for mixed four-part choir. This piece is a 'German gloria' and can be p...

In addition to his world-famous film scores ('Godfather', 'La dolce vita'), Nino Rota also composed chamber and vocal music, with choral music playing a prominent role. The three choral pieces selecte...