Sacred Music

Discovery Level 1 Here is a playful contemporary madrigal for younger mixed choirs that will be great for concerts and festivals at any time of year. Set in a buoyant 3/4, the strophic text will be ea...

The opening majestic brass quartet fanfare sets the tone for this festive Easter anthem, leading to a contrasting a cappella middle section. The final verse is enhanced by a soaring descant and glorio...

This ethereal transcription, as recorded by Bobby McFerrin, provides a new and different setting for this cherished Psalm. The very free, almost chant-like rhythms and repetitive harmonies of this a c...

This ethereal transcription, as recorded by Bobby McFerrin, provides a new and different setting for this cherished Psalm. The very free, almost chant-like rhythms and repetitive harmonies of this a c...

A superb edition of this famous motet! Available: SATB a cappella. Performance Time: Approx. 2:35.

This masterwork of the 16th century is a standard on many contest lists. This excellent new edition from John Leavitt is ideal for developing the representative style qualities of the era. Available f...

The expressiveness of the Renaissance is richly portrayed in this new edition of the classic masterwork by Palestrina. An excellent choice for beginning and developing SATB ensembles. Available for SA...

This masterwork from Hassler's Missa Secunda is ideal for developing the representative style qualities of the era. Excellent for contest and concert! Available for SATB a cappella. Performance Time:...

With a text from Lamentations 1:12, this historical setting by Croce works well with a small or large ensemble. Leavitt's editorial markings enhance the musicality of the work. Available for SATB a ca...

From Hassler's Missa Secunda, this short imitative work offers opportunities for choirs to develop the performance practices of the late Renaissance and early Baroque era. An excellent selection for c...

From Hassler's Missa Secunda, this short imitative work offers opportunities for choirs to develop the performance practices of the late Renaissance and early Baroque era. An excellent selection for c...

Heinrich Schütz was one of the great German masters of vocal music, serving as a bridge between the early contrapuntal school of Palestrina and the later contrapuntal school of Bach and Handel. This m...

This delightful Italian madrigal will be a charming addition to any concert with imitative vocal phrases alternating with homophonic sections and culminating in a dancelike ton dari don ton ton refrai...

This delightful Italian madrigal will be a charming addition to any concert with imitative vocal phrases alternating with homophonic sections and culminating in a dancelike ton dari don ton ton refrai...

This brilliant motet by Jan Pieter Sweelinck is a substantial work for better high schools and up; opening with a virtuosic unfolding of imitative vocal phrases followed by a quiet middle section and...

This brilliant motet by Jan Pieter Sweelinck is a substantial work for better high schools and up; opening with a virtuosic unfolding of imitative vocal phrases followed by a quiet middle section and...

Rich harmony and passionate feeling in the music is brought forth through long arched phrases in this motet by one of the masters of the High Renaissance. The sorrowful text from Lamentations was used...

John Leavitt's simple a cappella setting of the beloved Song of Solomon text features haunting suspensions and warm choral sonorities. Available: SATB a cappella.

John Leavitt's simple a cappella setting of the beloved Song of Solomon text features haunting suspensions and warm choral sonorities. Available: SATB a cappella.

This traditional folk song from Kenya is a conversation between a man and a woman. I love you, but you do not love me. How is that? If you do not love me, you had better tell me so. Dynamic contrast,...

With a text by poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and incorporating the hymn tune Amazing Grace sung by a soloist and then audience/congregation, the chorus sings a jazz-influenced hymn to create a deeply felt...

With a text by poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and incorporating the hymn tune Amazing Grace sung by a soloist and then audience/congregation, the chorus sings a jazz-influenced hymn to create a deeply felt...

A truly creative use of Fauré's 'Pavane' meshes with beautiful lyrics to create an anthem appropriate for Easter, Lent or any time. Effective use of contrasting textures and vocal lines gives an inter...

A beautiful Sacred Choral Anthem for Mixed Voices a cappella, with text taken from John 1:1-3.

Eli Villanueva is quickly becoming a respected name in the musical circles of Los Angeles, first as a soloist, but now as a composer. His artistic setting of the familiar Latin text 'Laudate Dominum'...