Eric Barnum Sheet Music for Mixed Choir

For the high school choir, here is a masterful poem speaking of grief and beauty, in a beautiful setting with a soaring soprano solo above the choir. Needs good preparation for a great performance - a...

The Human Heart' is a heartfelt rendering of several moments in William Wordsworth's poem Imitations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood. The text calls us to take nothing for grante...

The bread of angels text set by Eric William Barnum is a fresh sound worth hearing. The primary melody is immediately captivating, and his development equally satisfying. Churches, high schools and co...

A sophisticated mood piece, with text taken from the 19th century poem, Ruth, inspired by the dramatic love story of Ruth and Boaz in the Old Testament, this is a good teaching piece which will amply...

Teachers, church choir directors and community choirs will like this beautiful, yet intimate, setting of the well-known Latin text. This work is easy to prepare and rewarding to sing! Duration: ca. 2:...

Duration: ca. 5:00.

Here is another example of Eric Barnum's masterful blending of great poetry and sensitive music, ending with a soaring soprano solo. A fine festival piece for high school choirs and beyond, this work...

Winner of the 2003 Chanticleer Student Choral Composition Competition, this work for advanced choirs sets the Byron text in a lush harmonic style.

Eric William Barnum is a fresh voice among composers. This expressive and lightly dissonant work for mixed chorus and semi chorus takes its text from a poem by Oscar Wilde. Duration: Approx. 6:00

A profoundly beautiful poem speaks of life as a series of doors opening and of sighs unfolding, one upon another, rising on a tide of mornings. The music creates a peaceful atmosphere of unfolding son...

A profoundly beautiful poem speaks of life as a series of doors opening and of sighs unfolding, one upon another, rising on a tide of mornings. The music creates a peaceful atmosphere of unfolding son...

The stars are with the voyager wherever he may be…so love is with the lover's heart. This lovely sentiment in Thomas Hood's text has been thoughtfully treated by composer Eric William Barnum. This una...

With its slow, stately gospel feel and warm harmonies, this piece could fulfill various functions in a church setting, including a memorial service. Comfortable ranges in all parts.

Your sopranos will love this romantic work, telling the heartfelt story of love lost! Featuring djembe, the appeal of this artful and commanding work lies in the expression, enabling your choir to shi...

Opening with solo voices in a quasi-recitative style (Barnum offers an option to begin the piece following the solos) and unfolding into an work of artistry and beauty, the overall mood is one of opti...

An excellent work for beginning high school choir, with flowing lines, contained ranges and straightforward accompaniment. Engaging romantic poetry by Shelley will appeal to maturing young singers. Op...

Sprightly and engaging, this setting of a well-known early 19th century lyric by James Leigh Hunt (a contemporary of Shelley and Keats) offers competent high school choirs a chance to explore rhythmic...

The contemplatively lyrical poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay finds a pefect match in Eric Barnum's evocative setting, perfect for more sophisticated high school, college or community choirs. Of medium...

This work is inspired by the emotions in the profound text about hope in times of unrest. In a straight four-part setting, the composer lets the drama unfold through the climax of the work. A fine cen...

For SATB and piano, this original setting of Maya Angelou's poem, 'Prayer' is in a soulful 6/8. (The accompaniment occasionally quotes 'Lift Every Voice and Sing, ' which gives you an idea of the temp...

Days Gone By features incredibly rich music that paints the picture of the beautiful text by James Whitcomb Riley. Nostalgia abounds in this work that explores themes of nature and memory of a simpler...

This easy secular Christmas piece pays homage to the pleasures of the holiday season without being overly sentimental. Unstrained vocal writing makes this a delight for mixed choirs at any level from...

Respected composer and conductor Dr. David Dickau has selected this superb Eric Barnum 21st century madrigal for his series. An excellent spring concert piece for high school and above, the careful cr...