Fred Gramann: Partituras medio

A choral rendition of Proverbs 22:9.

A traditional motet based on Matthew 5:16. The text is in Latin with a brief English statement of the text featured in the soprano solo.

The surprising joy of the Resurrection is conveyed through jubilant fanfares in the accompaniment and a shifting of the rhythm between 3/4 and implied 6/8 meters. As the mood softens, a more melodic s...

Intoned by a chord cluster on bells (only four bells are required) or keyboard, a soloist or several voices chant the first phrase (the piece can be sing in either English or Latin). The intensity gro...

The 18th-century poem, Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree, found its way into an American hymnal compiled by Joshua Smith in 1784. Most often classified as a carol. A soprano soloist introduces the simple m...