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In Quiet Peace sets tender words by the composer, Tristino Ali, reflecting on the calm found when spending time alone with God. With accessibly written and primarily stepwise parts, Ali achieves a rem...

My soul is awakened (Mi alma se despierta) establece palabras de Anne Brontë sobre el efecto edificante de la naturaleza en el espíritu humano. La composición de Ali también es adecuadamente edificant...

My soul is awakened sets words by Anne Brontë about the uplifting effect of nature on the human spirit. Ali's setting is also suitably uplifting and ebbs and flows like the waters it represents. There...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

This small collection of partsongs by Bruckner shows occasional glimpses of the transcendental quality, grandeur, and poise that typify his church music. English translations are included alongside th...

Se trata de una composición llena de carácter de un texto navideño medieval clásico. Festiva y danzante, la música encarna la alegría de la Navidad y celebra la redención humana a través de Cristo. La...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

These partsongs of Robert Franz display similar qualities of Schubert's style and are less overtly passionate than many of Schumann's. English translations are included alongside the German text. Offp...

These two partsongs brilliantly display Gade's colourful use of vocal textures. English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, e...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

In Phil Mattson's arrangement, the melody and text have been set with some contemporary harmonies, which begin simply and become more complex. Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas, edi...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

Rubino wanted to "create something that would maintain the traditional spirit of the carol, while engaging the singer and listener in a new way." Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas,...

Schubert's contribution to the unaccompanied partsong repertory is small, however he is influentcial as among the first of the Romantics. English translations are included alongside the German text. O...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

D'où viens-tu, bergère? is one of the most popular lullaby carols in the francophone world. The carol takes the form of a dialogue between inquisitive villagers and a young shepherd girl who has just...

This partsong encorporates florid and chromatic vocal lines with regularly flowing dynamics. English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

In Skempton's effective minimalistic style, this short work sets a well-known sacred text from Ecclesiastes 3, 1DS8. Emphasis is given to the text through the homorhythmic texture and flexible metre.

Guárdame como a la niña de los ojos es una obra sacra tranquila y meditativa, apta para ser interpretada durante todo el año litúrgico. Extraído del Salmo 17, el texto es una súplica de refugio y prot...

Con un texto de Thomas H. Troeger, esta pieza profundamente expresiva explora la noción de compañerismo y resistencia en tiempos difíciles. La melodía lírica y reconfortante se sitúa sobre un lecho de...

Basada en el conocido poema de William Blake, esta pieza navideña transporta a los oyentes con sonidos de ángeles celestiales que hacen señas al pequeño Cordero en fragmentos melódicos estratificados...

Esta pieza, una animada adaptación del conocido texto macarrónico de Navidad, utiliza cambios frecuentes de compás, síncopas y movimientos independientes en cada parte, lo que da como resultado una te...

Faith's Foundation celebrates church architecture as a means of teaching and representing Christian values. Setting George Herbert's poem The Church Floor, this piece marvels in melodic clarity and fl...

This is an edition by Marques L. A. Garrett of a short work by Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia, who was active in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Solemn and largely chordal in t...