Intermediate Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music

This important work tells the story of Japanese imperialism in Korea when Japanese were marginalized and incarcerated for being part of an independence movement. The Marketplace is a testament to the...

This work paints a picture of a winter landscape at dusk tied to the thougts of one solemnly reflecting on themes of war, mourning, and the appreciation of motherhood and birth. A new and different ta...

A bridge can serve as a wonderful metaphor—connection and understanding in a world where misunderstanding is pervasive, grace and empathy in a world so quick to judge. In Be the Bridge, the choir invi...

Emily Dickinson’s succinct, deep reflections on life in her poem I had no time to hate inform the musical language of Ellen Gilson-Voth in this setting for choir. The singers and pianist act as co-sto...

What is poetry? Poetry is you. Based on a poem by Spanish poet Gustavo Adolfo, this love song is expressed by composer Sammy Strent through a playful setting for treble choir. Can be performed unaccom...

Sunrise tells the real-life story of the composer sitting on his roof and watching the sun rise one morning during the 2020 pandemic. The text and the music both convey the peace and hopethat can be f...

Sean Ivory's musical setting of Naomi Shihab Nye's heartfelt poem explores themes of compassion and human connection. Ivory's thoughtful composition enhances the reflective nature of Nye's words, maki...

This appealing motet for SATB choir and organ accompaniment was written in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Although the prevailing mood of the gently flowing music is lyrical, with an atmosphere of l...

She Will Transform You is a colourful and vibrant work that draws on the sound-worlds of Western European and Indian traditions. It is centred around a powerful poem by Indian-American author Neelanja...

She Will Transform You is centred around a powerful poem by Indian-American author Neelanjana Banerjee. The text explores the special relationship of an immigrant and her child to their country of ori...

Rebecca Dale's reimagining of César Franck's Panis Angelicus was commissioned for the second instalment of Sonoro's Choral Inspirations project. Dale has drawn upon the harmonic framework of the origi...

This energetic piece draws its thematic material from two Malaysian proverbs about restoration, renewal, and growth. The music, which draws from Malay folk traditions, is bold, energetic, and captivat...

Written for the California Junior High All-State Honor Choir, this piece sets a motivational text by the composer on the theme of embracing new opportunities and, using the metaphor of a river, encour...

'De sancto Pelagio et sancto Theodolo' is a transcription of a composition originally conceived for choir and large orchestra. The texts, which stem from the liturgical chants 'Cantionale' by Thomas K...

Of all the souls was written for and performed at the wedding of its composer and lyricist (Ed and Alice Newton-Rex) in 2016. The profound and vow-like text encapsulates the essence of a fulfilled sea...

Commissioned by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for a commemorative event in 2022, this work presents the composer's celebrated Passcaglia for string orchestra of 1995 in a new scorin...

Composed for performance at the 2022 Cumnock Tryst, the community-based annual music festival established by James MacMillan in the Ayrshire town where he grew up. MacMillan comments that “my earliest...

This work for solo soprano, solo cello and mixed chorus (SATB with divisi) was first performed at the University College Dublin Foundation Day celebration in November 2013, and later recorded by the C...

1 C'est un vieux banc sur la colline, Les moineaux vont s'y réchauffer Quand le soleil sur l'aubépine Chasse au loin gel et giboulées. Doux printemps d'aimer, ô, J'ai gravé nos coeurs pour toujours. L...

In this short song, Caroline Charrière sets to music a poem by the Vaud poetess José-Flore Tappy. She dedicates it to the Fribourg politician Solange Berset, in gratitude for her commitment to the cre...

In this short song, Caroline Charrière sets to music a poem by the Vaud poetess José-Flore Tappy. She dedicates it to the Fribourg politician Solange Berset, in gratitude for her commitment to the cre...

In 1941, Bernard Reichel composed 'Trois Prières latines ' (Three Latin Prayers), which he dedicated to Charles Faller. The lyrics of these songs are extracted from psalms and perhaps reflect the tens...

In 1941, Bernard Reichel composed 'Trois Prières latines ' (Three Latin Prayers), which he dedicated to Charles Faller. The lyrics of these songs are extracted from psalms and perhaps reflect the tens...

Earlene Rentz's Ring Out, Wild Bells brings Alfred, Lord Tennyson's hopeful New Year's poem to life with energy and joy. Inspired by church bells ringing out the old year and welcoming the new, this s...