Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music Downloads

Exploring the complicated emotions that young people deal with, this original work blends a youthful narrative with an artistic setting. There is a variety of rhythmic and choral textures, and each pa...

This new SSA setting of Rosephanye Powell's I Want to Die While You Love Me brings to life the passionate poetry of Georgia Douglas Johnson with tender harmonies and deep sensitivity. The piece celebr...

The legend of Lorelei, a winsome lady with an enchanting voice said to live atop a rock on the Rhine River, comes to life in this enchanting folk-like choral. The rise and fall of the melody mimics th...

Here's a lovely and accessible setting of a classic Emily Dickinson poem, offering an opportunity for a cellist to be featured with your choir. Singers and listeners alike will resonate with this time...

This original work, speaking of freedom in its many forms, features a driving piano accompaniment and mixed meter, all coming together to create a powerful and memorable concert selection. A great cho...

Winner of the 2025 Emily Crocker Emerging Composer Competition, this piece tells the story of an impoverished girl who finds freedom from adversity through a handful of matches. The piece is based on...

This is an uplifting setting of a fun text by Christie Dickason that characterizes the sky in an imaginative way. The compelling melodies are underpinned by a dynamic piano part, and a contrasting mid...

With a text by the composer, this is a beautiful piece about optimism, companionship, and the belief that 'all will be well'. Todd's gentle melodies are supported by a delicate, pulsing piano accompan...

Setting a tender poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, this lullaby is full of sweet and recurring melodies that rock gently in 6/8 time. The vocal lines are well supported by a twinkling piano part and comb...

This sparkling celebration of nature is inspired by the snowy winters of the composer's native Canada. It was originally published in a version for SATB, solo cello, and piano as part of the five-move...

Like the original version for SATB voices, this upper-voice arrangement of Wide Open Spaces reflects on the journeys and adventures to be found in the wide opens spaces within ourselves and in the wor...

This uplifting piece sets a text inspired by Julian of Norwich, with additions by the composer. Quartel's intertwining vocal lines are beautifully combined with a soaring violin part and flowing piano...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's comforting text is beautifully set as a lullaby for SSA voices. The natural rocking motion suggests not only cradling the little one, but also the waters of the western sea, fr...

This text-driven setting of Rossetti's treasured poem is top-tier. A well-developed choral interlude sounds like swirling winds with round vowels and captivating harmonies to spare. Most notably, Jay'...

Sung ostinatos join one by one in the opening of this rhythmic arrangement of the authentic Ghanaian folk song. Unison lines, block triads, and a reset of the dynamics in the choral bridge are a blast...

A delicate piano introduction leads the listener to an elegant setting of Christina Rossetti's inquisitive poem. Well-conceived voice leading makes the fully realized choral harmony beautifully singab...

Captivating. Adventurous. With just a hint of danger. This feisty minor key setting of William Blake's gripping poem immediately garners attention with a ferocious fanfare. Then a jaunty, detached pia...

This poem has long been a favorite of singers due to its deep passion and expressive imagery, not to mention the warm vowels at the end of each line. In this artistic setting, Greg Gilpin incorporates...

Commissioned by Texas A&M University in remembrance of a lost friend and fellow Cadet, this thought-provoking piece is designed to be a conversation starter about mental illness, depression, grief, an...

Lilting music resembles a folk song from the British Isles in this happy setting of Yeats' text, inspired by memories of childhood summers spent in the Irish countryside. The 12-line poem expresses a...

Captivate your audience and adjudicators with this masterful work for three-part mixed and treble groups. Grand, awe-inspiring music and a compelling Walt Whitman text make for an impressive festival...

Textured choral writing glides effortlessly over a graceful piano accompaniment in this elegant setting of the romantic text by Chilean poet and Nobel Prize-winner Pablo Neruda. Variations in tempo an...

A tour de force cornerstone of choral literature. Lloyd Pfautsch's remarkable setting of the 17th-century poem by Andrew Marvell continues to be a popular choice with contest, festival, and collegiate...

Sara Teasdale's ethereal poetry creates vivid sky-and-moon imagery that transports listeners to a starry night. Close treble triads and a colorful harmonic palette elevate this lush musical setting. A...

Acknowledge life's many gifts with this splendid setting of Sara Teasdale's poem that reminds us to "spend all you have for loveliness." A lilting rhythmic flow and some refreshing mixed meter moments...