New Zealand Choral Music Sampler: Prepared by SOUNZ
New Zealand Choral Music Sampler: Prepared by SOUNZ
New Zealand
Choral Music
Sampler
2014
children’s choir
community choir
secondary schools’ choir
vocal ensemble
Sampler Contents:
• Chocolate, from Just Desserts - David Hamilton
• Dear Examiner, from Songs Just for You - Anthony Ritchie
• Cut Lunch Blues - Laughton Pattrick
• The North Wind - Cheryl Camm
• Sanctus - Richard Oswin
• My Sister, from Transports of Delight - Philip Norman
• Peace Song - Dorothy Buchanan
Other Works:
• Sea Pie Parcel, a collection of 20 songs with CD - Cheryl Camm
• Fudge, from Out to Lunch - David Hamilton
• Ave Maria - David Hamilton
• Kia hora te marino - David Hamilton
Performing Rights:
If you are going to perform a work in public, you must have purchased or hired the
music, or obtained a photocopy licence. At SOUNZ we stock published scores, and
also sell unpublished scores under a SOUNZ licence.
Please contact SOUNZ regarding the availability of any works and any questions you
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4. Chocolate
David Hamilton (1999)
text: Brian Moses
q = 132
f
f My fa- vou- rite fla- vour is choc'- late whe- ther
ice- cream or cake. Mum al- ways says too much of it will
For more information about this work and composer please visit
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3
Dear Examiner, from Songs Just for You
for 1-3 part female choir and piano
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/12764
4
Cut-Lunch Blues
Song for children and piano
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/13593
5
The North Wind
Four songs for solo voice (or unison choir) and piano
Gently
p
& 44 ∑ Ó Œ ‰ œj œj œ j Œ ‰ œj œj œ œj ˙
1
œ ˙ ˙
p
The North Wind sighed, And in a trice,
& 44 ∑ ∑ Ó Œ ‰ œj œj œ j
œ ˙ ˙ Œ ‰ œj
The North Wind sighed, And
b˙ b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙ ˙
b b ˙˙
˙
b b ˙˙
˙
b b ˙˙
& 44 b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙
π
Œ b œ œ œj œ . Œ j j Œ
6
& ˙. ˙. œ œ bœ ˙ w ˙.
What was wa - ter, Now is ice.
j j Œ b œ œ œj œ . Œ j j Œ
& œ œ œ ˙ ˙. ˙. œ œ bœ ˙ ˙.
in a trice, What was wa - ter, Now is ice.
˙
& b ˙˙ b b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ ..
. Œ
p j
∑ ∑ Œ Œ
12
& œ œ œ œ. ˙. œ œ œ ˙ ˙.
p
What sweet rip - pling Wa - ter was,
∑ ∑ ∑ j Œ
& œ œ œ œ. ˙. œ œ œ ˙
What sweet rip - pling Wa - ter was,
b˙ b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙
& b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙
π
& b œ œ œj œ . Œ Œ ∑
18
˙. œ œ bœ ˙ w ˙.
Now be - witched is In - to glass.
& ˙. Œ b œ œ œj œ . ˙. Œ œ œ bœ ˙ ˙. Œ ∑
Now be - witched is In - to glass.
& b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ ..
. Œ
b b œœœ.
œœœ œœœ b œœœ
p . . .
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/14854
6
Sanctus
For SSA choir and piano
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/19747
7
My Sister, from Transports of Delight
For massed choir, with SA harmony, and piano
“TRANSPORTS OF DELIGHT”
a medley of short songs,
music by Philip Norman, poems by Margaret Mahy
duration: 3'15"
music by Philip Norman
1. My Sister p
poem by Margaret Mahy
b 5 4
q = 96 q = 116
&b 4 4 Ó Œ
Massed Choir and Sopranos
œ
Massed Choir
p
My
b
& b 45 44
q = 96 q = 116
Ó Œ
Altos
œ
Altos
My
q = 96
b 5 œ 4
freely
4 œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
. œ . . . . . . . . . . . .
F >.
P p
œœœœœœ .
? b 5 œ œœœœœ œœ Œ 4 w w
b 4 4 #œ
j
°
P
b
cresc. to end
&b Ó
4
Massed Choir and Sopranos
M.C.
œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ w œ œ
P
sis - ter's re - mark - ab - ly light She can
bb
cresc. to end
& Ó
A
œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ w œ œ
sis - ter's re - mark - ab - ly light She can
b
& b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P
w ˙ ˙
cresc. to end
? bb w w
* ° * ° *
F
b
&b ˙ Ó
8
w œ œ
Massed Choir and Sopranos
M.C. œ œ œ œ ˙
F
float to a fab - u - lous height It's a
b
A &b ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
Ó
œ œ
float to a fab - u - lous height It's a
b
&b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
. . . . . .
œœ œœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
. . . . . . . .
œœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
. . . . . . . . . . œ. œ. œ. œ.
F
w ˙ ˙w ˙
? b w œ œ ˙˙ w w
b
° * ° * * ° ° °
© 2009 Philip Norman music and Margaret Mahy words. Poems used with kind permission of The Orion Publishing Group Limited.
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/19692
8
Peace Song
For voice(s) and piano
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/10465
9
Sampler Contents:
• Fill My Life With Spring - David Childs
• From Age to Age Endure - David Hamilton
• Silver Whispers - Leonie Holmes
• A Sound Came from Heaven - Douglas Mews
• Triptych: Mountains and Rivers - Anthony Ritchie
• Call of the Running Tide - John Wells
• Lord, When the Sense of Thy Sweet Grace - John Ritchie
Other Works:
• Con!tebor - David Gri"ths
• A Shakespeare Garland - David Hamilton
• Through Coiled Stillness - Leonie Holmes
• Song of Hope - Anthony Ritchie
• Gloria Tonga - John Wells
Performing Rights:
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music, or obtained a photocopy licence. At SOUNZ we stock published scores, and
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4
3
Voice
6
3
Voice
to be pro- per- ly a- wake, he is a- lone in his sleep,
9
3
3
Voice
mp
no ar- range- ment they make for him can touch him at all
10
3
Voice
12
3
Voice
14
3 3
Voice
bro- ther Jake child- hood and in- ter- rup- tion
poco rit.
16
3 3
gliss.
Voice
pp
come swift- ly on. oo-
COPYRIGHT © DAVID HAMILTON 1988
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/11713
12
Silver Whispers
For SATB choir, !ute, 2 pianists and 3 percussionists
(Flute tacet)
5. Silver Whispers
Words: Marnie Barrell
q ca.108
Music:Leonie Holmes
rainstick
Percussion 1*
pp f
suspended cymbal
Cue maracas just before rainstick finishes
maracas (scrape with triangle beater)
Percussion 2*
mp
maracas
Percussion 3*
mp
S.
A.
T.
B.
Piano 1
Piano 2
7 sandpaper block bongos, with hands
temple blocks 3
Perc.2
pp 3
woodblock
guiro
Perc.3
pp pp
whispered**
mf
S.
List - en!
mf
A.
List - en!
mf
T.
List - en!
mf
B.
List - en!
*Percussion 1: rainstick, sandpaper block, bongos, vibraphone, glockenspiel (shared with perc.2).
Percussion 2: maracas, suspended cymbal, 3 temple blocks,woodblock, bass drum, glockenspiel, xylophone.
Percussion 3: maracas, guiro, woodblock, glockenspiel (separate).
**Whispered or spoken passages should be conversational, rather than strongly rhythmically accented.
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/17025
13
A Sound Came from Heaven
For unaccompanied SATB choir
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/13724
14
rall. a tempo
q=56
pp mf
SOPRANO
Snow is fro - zen cloud
pp mf
ALTO
3 3
mf p mp p
pp
BASS
3
Snow is fro - zen cloud Tum - bled to the ra - vine -
pp
DIV.
3 3 3
4 p mp mf
3
S.
3 3 3
Tum - bled, Tum - bled to the ra - vine, to the ra vine - The mist and the moun tain - top
p pp
mp DIV.
3 3
A.
Tum - bled, Tum - bled, to the ra - vine - The mist and the moun tain - top
T.
B.
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/20727
15
Call of the Running Tide
For SATB choir and piano
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/17138
16
St Paul's Cathedral, Richmond St, London, Ontario. Licenced for 35 copies www.sounz.org.nz
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/12793
17
Sampler Contents:
Girls
• Wedding Day - Anthony Ritchie
• She Walks in Beauty - David Childs
• Lux Aeterna - Tecwyn Evans
Boys
• Full Fathom Five - John Ritchie
• Crumpy! - David Hamilton
• Fuji - David Childs
Mixed
• Hine e Hine - arr. Roger Stevenson
• I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes - Chris Artley
• Magnum Mysterium - David Childs
Other Works:
Girls
• The Lord’s Prayer - David Childs
• Olivia, from Five Vignettes of Women - Dorothy Buchanan
• A Child Comes Forth - David Hamilton
Boys
• Zoo Doings - David Hamilton
• Love Song - Philip Norman
• Tihei, Mauri Ora! - Christopher Marshall
Mixed
• E Te Ariki - arr. Roger Stevenson
• Jerry Jones, from Age to Age Endure - David Hamilton
• Lux Aeterna - David Hamilton
Performing Rights:
If you are going to perform a work in public, you must have purchased or hired the
music, or obtained a photocopy licence. At SOUNZ we stock published scores, and
also sell unpublished scores under a SOUNZ licence.
Please contact SOUNZ regarding the availability of any works and any questions you
may have about copyright or performing rights. info@sounz.org.nz or 04 801 8602
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/12764
19
She Walks in Beauty
For SSAA choir and piano, with !ute or oboe
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/16413
20
Lux Aeterna
For SSAA choir
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/21350
21
Full Fathom Five
For TTB choir and piano
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/12788
22
Crumpy!
For TTBB choir and piano
Crumpy!
1. Mustering Bullock Creek
music: David Hamilton
text: Barry Crump
q = 80
pesante
Unison
f
We'd mus- tered all of Dou- ble- burn and
seen some coun- try in my time from the
q = 80
pesante
Piano f (sim)
7 7 7 7
5
Unison
then with- in a week a bloke called Jim had roped me in to
North to Mi- tre Peak but no- thing like the might- y bluffs they've
Pno
7 7 7 7
9
Unison
go and mus- ter Bull- ock Creek. He told me where the
got out there on Bull- ock Creek. Gor- ges cliffs and
Pno
(sim)
7
7 7 7 7
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/15591
23
Fuji
For TTBB choir and piano
Hine e Hine
For SATB choir
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/15660
25
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
For SATB choir and keyboard
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/21017
26
O Magnum Mysterium
For SATB choir
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/15866
27
Sampler Contents:
• Aroha - Chris Archer
• O Magnum Mysterium - Chris Artley
• Three Of a Kind - David Farquhar
• Veni, Sancte Spiritus - David Hamilton
• Childhood - Jenny McLeod
• Three Gallipoli Settings - Richard Oswin
• Carving - Anthony Ritchie
Other Works:
• May God Bless You - Chris Artley
• Carol to St Stephen - Jack Body
• Caliban’s Song - David Hamilton
• A Sound Came from heaven - Douglas Mews
• Lord, When the Sense of Thy Sweet Grace - John Ritchie
• Taiohi Taiao - Gillian Whitehead
Performing Rights:
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music, or obtained a photocopy licence. At SOUNZ we stock published scores, and
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Aroha
For SATB choir
by Chris Archer(2010)
Available from SOUNZ
Aroha
Text: Karin O'Donnell
Chris Archer
Andante with expression q = 85
SOPRANO
pp A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro -
Passage contained within dotted bar lines
ALTO are to be sung by 7 separate soloists - see
soloist.
TENOR
mp
Love, Love, Love
BASS
6
ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha
thing. Things I've said don't mean a thing, lo - ving you is ev - ery thing. Oh my love
Love, Love, Love Love, Love, Love
mp There's a place for us. What the world needs now is
10
A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro
pp
pp
I hun - ger for your love. A - ro - ha A - ro - ha A - ro -
Love, Love, Love
love sweet love
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/20730
29
O Magnum Mysterium
For SATB choir (with optional glockenspiel)
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/20992
30
Three of a Kind
Nursery rhymes arranged for SATB choir
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/11377
31
Veni Sancte Spiritus
For SSATB choir
q = 54 q = 63 (molto sostenuto)
Soprano 1
pp
ppp
mm- Ve- ni sanc- te Spi- ri- tus
Soprano 2
pp pp p
Ve- ni sanc- te Spi- ri- tus Ve- ni sanc- te Spi- ri- tus Ve-
Alto
ppp pp
mm- Ve- ni sanc- te
Tenor
Bass
q = 54 q = 63 (molto sostenuto)
pp
for rehearsal purposesonly
Piano
5
S.1
p Ve- ni sanc- te Spi- ri- tus Ve- ni
S.2
p
ni sanc- te Spi- ri- tus Spi- ri- tus Spi- ri- tus
A.
p mp
Spi- ri- tus Ve- ni sanc- te Et e- mit- te
T.
p
Ve- ni sanc- te Spi- ri- tus
B.
Pno
COPYRIGHT © 2000 DAVID HAMILTON
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32
Childhood
For SATB choir
CHILDHOOD
I Jenny McLeod
Lively q = 144
Soprano I
Soprano II
Alto I
Alto II
f (whisper)
Tenor I
Get up! Get up!
f (whisper)
ssh
Tenor II
k ch - ka - wee cha shh k ch - ka
f (whisper)
Bass I
Oo - wee ch - ka ta - ka - ta ch - ka oo - wee ch - bong - ee ch - ka Oo - wee ch - ka ta - ka - ta ch - ka
Bass II
7
A
mf
S. I
Cocks crow, Cocks
mf
S. II
hedge hogs bris - tle
mf
A. I
ba - bies grow
mf
A. II
Ket - tles whis - tle,
T. I
ch - k - ta ki cha cheer up! cheer up! ch - k - ta ki cha
- wee cha
T. II
shh k ch - ka - wee cha
B. I
oo - wee ch - bong - ee ch - ka Oo - wee ch - ka ta - ka - ta ch - ka oo - wee ch - bong - ee ch - ka
B. II
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Three Gallipoli Settings
For SATB choir
Andante q = 66
(Sound of the sea - a Mexican wave of 'shhh' right to left)
mp
p p
SOPRANO
Shh, Shh, It was ma - gi - cal, it was
(Sound of the sea - a Mexican wave of 'shhh' right to left)
mp
p p
ALTO
Shh, Shh, It was ma - gi - cal,
(Sound of the sea - a Mexican wave of 'shhh' right to left)
p p
TENOR
Shh, Shh,
(Sound of the sea - a Mexican wave of 'shhh' right to left)
p p
BASS
Shh, Shh,
Seashore
6
S.
ma - gi - cal, it was ma - gi - cal, it was ma - gi - cal when flowers appeared on the up - per reach - es.
A.
it was ma - gi - cal, ma - gi - cal, it was ma - gi - cal when flowers appeared on the up - per reach - es.
mp
T.
It was ma - gi - cal, it was ma - gi - cal when flowers appeared on the up - per reach - es.
mp
B.
It was ma - gi - cal, it was ma - gi - cal when flowers appeared on the up - per reach - es.
10
3
S.
not that we saw much, not that we saw much, of the up - per reach - es.
3
A.
not that we saw much, not that we saw much, of the up - per reach - es.
p
3
T.
p
not that we saw much, not that we saw much, of the up - per reach - es.
3
B.
not that we saw much, not that we saw much, of the up - per reach - es.
Music for 'Gallipoli Peninsula' Copyright © Richard Oswin 2011 All Rights Reserved
Lyrics for 'Gallipoli Peninsula' Copyright © Alistair Te Ariki Campbell. Used by kind permission of Andrew Campbell, estate of Alistair Te Ariki Campbell.
For more information about this work and composer please visit
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34
Carving
For SATB choir and woodblocks
For more information about this work and composer please visit
http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/19676