Kim André Arnesen: Intermediate Sheet Music

Commissioned by the St. Olaf Festival in Trondheim, Norway, 'Even When He Is Silent' masterfully expresses the sentiment of the text - hope in times of despair. Beautifully melodic, with rich harmonic...

Kim André Arnesen’s Stabat Mater breathes new life into the 13th-century Latin hymn, which portrays the Virgin Mary’s suffering at the crucifixion of her son, Jesus Christ. Amongst the traditional sta...

Kim André Arnesen’s Stabat Mater breathes new life into the 13th-century Latin hymn, which portrays the Virgin Mary’s suffering at the crucifixion of her son, Jesus Christ. Amongst the traditional sta...

The Holy Spirit Mass was commissioned for the National Lutheran Choir, Dr. David Cherwien, Artistic Director, through a gift from Gary Aamodt and Celia Ellingson to commemorate the 500th Anniversary o...

This Magnificat by Kim André Arnesen can be performed with organ alone, or with organ, piano, and strings.

Composer's note: 'Christmas is always a new gift, always a fresh and refreshing gift: the human heart is renewed by the gift not of wealth but of a small, fragile child. His light in us is a thanksgiv...

This setting of Ave Regina cælorum (Hail, O Queen of Heaven), one of the four Marian antiphons with origins in the 4th century, is a joyous work for upper voices, suitable for children’s or women’s ch...

Combining a text by Charles Anthony Silvestri with syllables inspired by the song tradition (joik) of the Sami people in Scandinavia, Sing the earth is a tribute to our common home, the earth, as well...

Combining a text by Charles Anthony Silvestri with syllables inspired by the song tradition (joik) of the Sami people in Scandinavia, Sing the earth is a tribute to our common home, the earth, as well...

This work by Kim André Arnesen (one of Norway’s most performed contemporary composers) was commissioned by the Athens Master Chorale, Georgia, USA for the 50th anniversary of their founder and conduct...

The unique ability of the act of singing to comfort, cheer and raise ones spirit is celebrated in this beautiful choral work by Kim André Arnesen, one of Norway's most frequently performed and increas...

This work by Kim André Arnesen (one of Norway's most performed contemporary composers) was commissioned by the Athens Master Chorale, Georgia, USA for the 50th anniversary of their founder and conduct...

Composer's note: 'This work comes from amazement - that the encounter with divine love, our relationship with the sacred, is to be constantly astonished by the endlessness of the depths of love. Love'...

Composer’s note In Sancta Mater, the fifth movement of my Stabat Mater, we comfort not only Mother Mary but all parents who have lost their own child, and we cry and we pray with them. Musically, the...

Composer’s note This piece is an adaptation of the instrumental movement ‘Reflection’ in my large-scale work The Stranger. I was inspired by research showing the emotional effect of having eye contact...

Composer’s note Eja Mater is a prayer for comfort to all parents who have lost their own child but also expresses love from parents to their children. Originally written for choir and orchestra as par...

Kim André Arnesen’s Stabat Mater breathes new life into the 13th-century Latin hymn, which portrays the Virgin Mary’s suffering at the crucifixion of her son, Jesus Christ. Amongst the traditional sta...

Adapted from a movement of Arnesen's Stabat Mater for upper voices and orchestra, Eja Mater is arranged for mixed voices with frequent divisi, obligato cello and harp (or piano). This part of the Stab...

Kim André Arnesen’s Stabat Mater breathes new life into the 13th-century Latin hymn, which portrays the Virgin Mary’s suffering at the crucifixion of her son, Jesus Christ. Amongst the traditional sta...

Let us build a house is the final piece from Kim André Arnesen's large-scale choral work The Stranger. Instead of a typical majestic ending, Arnesen here has aimed for a quiet conclusion to a large wo...

Do not neglect is a stand-alone movement from Kim André Arnesen's large-scale choral work The Stranger, which uses a thought-provoking New Testament text from chapter 13 of Hebrews: 'Do not neglect to...

Do not neglect is a stand-alone movement from Kim André Arnesen’s large-scale work, The Stranger, which uses a thought-provoking text from chapter 13 of the Epistle to the Hebrews: ‘Do not neglect to...

Combining a text by Charles Anthony Silvestri with syllables inspired by the song tradition (joik) of the Sami people in Scandinavia, Sing the earth is a tribute to our common home, the earth, as well...