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Brighter Days, Erich J. Eastman

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Brighter Days is a musical composition for choir, solo voice, and guitar, depicting the stages of an emotional journey through five separate movements. Each movement represents a different set of feelings, exploring themes of frustration, perseverance, hope, elation, and other sentiments. The movements are interconnected, employing key relationships and cross-references throughout the work. Musical styles vary, and genres are blended to create tonal landscapes that are both unique and accessible. Brighter Days is an expressive new work about finding light in darkness and coming to terms with oneself.

Annunciation And The Cross: The Marian Theology Of Incarnation In James Macmillan’S Music And Public Discourse, Joel Clarkson

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

Many of Scottish composer James MacMillan’s most essential works are influenced by his Catholic faith, and thematically focused on a theological expression of Incarnation and suffering worked out through a dissonant musical style. MacMillan has developed a robust public discourse that includes statements about his faith and the way it informs his music, and his forthright demeanor has often provoked tension with various figures and groups. This article suggests that these two forms of conflict—discordance in his composition, and elements of conflict in his public dialogue—are both driven by a Marian theology of Incarnation that provides the impetus both for …

What Defines A Runestad Work? The Evolution Of Choral Music In The Twenty-First Century, Nora Cullinan

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

Choral music has undergone a number of changes through the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, thanks in part to technological advances that offered composers a wealth of music traditions from which to draw inspiration. This led to what some have called the “neoimpressionist” style of choral composition: a new approach that combines historical traditions such as impressionism and early polyphony with forward-thinking sonorities and harmonic progressions, as well as a strict focus on text. In defining this style, musicologists often turned to the works of Eric Whitacre, who is well-known for his text-driven pieces laden with clustered harmonies. In …

Tu Lo Sai | 10-96190, James Q. Mulholland

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Tu Lo Sai

Part Number: 10-96190

Price: $1.80

Voicing: TTBB

Transcription By: Piero Floridia

Music By: Giuseppe Torelli

Arranged By: James Q. Mulholland

Commissioned by the "Singing Statesmen"University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireGary Schwartkoff, director

And I Will Sing A Lullaby | 20-95750, Robert I. Hugh, Henry Leck

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And I Will Sing a Lullaby

Part Number:
20-95750

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
Two-Part Treble

Lyrics By:
William Blake & Thomas Dekker

Music By:
Robert I. Hugh

Edited By:
Henry Leck

Featured at:
2016 TCDA Convention
2016 KCDA Summer Conference

Branch Of May, A - Ttbb | 41-96550, James Q. Mulholland

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A Branch of May (I Brought You Here)

Part Number: 41-96550

Voicing: TTBB

Lyrics By: Tradition May-Day Song

Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Branch Of May, A - Satb | 10-96020, James Q. Mulholland

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A Branch of May (I Brought You Here)

Part Number: 10-96020

Voicing: SATB & Treble

Lyrics By: Tradition May-Day Song

Music By: James Q. Mulholland

May Peace Be With You: Alleluia | 10-96030, James Q. Mulholland

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May Peace Be With You: Alleluia, for SSAA Voices with Violincello and Piano

Part Number:
10-96030

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
SSAA

Lyrics By:
Paraphrased from Phillipians 4:8,9

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

with Optional Violincello (part included)

Commissioned by colleagues and students of Nancy Leisl, choral director at Connor High School
To honor all of the things she has taught us.

Sleep, My Loved One | 16-96750, Christopher Matthews

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Sleep, My Loved One (Sleep and Dream of Me)

Part Number:
16-96750

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Nixon Waterman (1859-1944)

Music By:
Christopher Matthews

a cappella

Featured at:
2015 National ACDA Convention
2015 Atlanta Summer Conducting Institute
2015 Rodney Eichenberger Summer Conductor's Clinic
2015 ICDA Summer Conference

Softness Of My Mother's Hands, The - Satb | 20-96235, John Starr Alexander, Henry Leck

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The Softness of My Mother's Hands

Part Number:
20-96235

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
John Starr Alexander

Music By:
John Starr Alexander

Edited By:
Henry Leck

Featured at:
2015 Atlanta Summer Conducting Institute

Snowflakes Fantasy | 20-95760, Hyun Kook, Henry Leck

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Snowflakes Fantasy

Part Number:
20-95760

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Linda Marcus & Julie I. Myers

Music By:
Hyun Kook

Edited By:
Henry Leck

with Optional Triangle and Bell Tree

Snowflakes Fantasy Percussion Part | 20-95761, Hyun Kook, Henry Leck

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Snowflakes Fantasy

Part Number:
20-95760

Price:
$5.50

Voicing:
Percussion Parts

Music By:
Hyun Kook

Edited By:
Henry Leck Triangle and Bell Tree

I Shall Not Live In Vain | 16-96760, Christopher Matthews

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I Shall Not Live in Vain (Three Choral Fugues)

Part Number:
16-96760

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Emily Dickinson

Music By:
Christopher Matthews

a cappella

Dear Friends Farewell | 10-96065, James Q. Mulholland

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Dear Friends Farewell, Appalachian Folk Song for SATB Voices with Piano Accompaniment

Part Number:
10-96065

Price:
$1.75

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Traditional

Music By:
Traditional

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

Composed for the Berea College Concert Choir, Berea, KY
Stephen C. Bolster, conductor (2014)

Featured at:
2014 Rodney Eichenberger Conductor's Clinic

Christmas Lullaby-Satb | 10-96055, James Q. Mulholland

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Christmas Lullaby (Away in the Manger)

Part Number:
10-96055

Price:
$1.75

Voicing:
SATB

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also Available in SA

Featured at:
2015 ACDA Convention
2015 Atlanta Summer Conducting Institute

Christmas Lullaby-Sa | 10-96050, James Q. Mulholland

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Christmas Lullaby (Away in the Manger)

Part Number:
10-96050

Price:
$1.75

Voicing:
Treble (Univson S/A)

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also Available in SATB

Featured at:
2015 TCDA Convention

If Love Should Count You Worthy Ttbb | 10-96040, James Q. Mulholland

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If Love Should Count You Worthy

Part Number:
10-96040

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
TTBB

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

with Horn (part included)

Also available in SATB

Prayers Of Teasdale | 10-96070, James Q. Mulholland

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Prayers of Teasdale

Part Number:
10-96070

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Sara Teasdale

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Commissioned and Premiered by the 2014 Indiana Choral Directors Association's All-State Honor Choir in honor of past ICDA All-State Chairs, Phil Dunn and Herb Perry.

Rhosymedre | 41-96740, James Q. Mulholland

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Rhosymedre (Welsh for "Lovely")

Part Number:
41-96740

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
TTBB

Lyrics By:
Based on Robert Burns

Music By:
Melody by J.D. Edwards (1805-1885)
Adapted by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

with Four-Hand Piano

Featured at:
2014 Rodney Eichenberger Conductor's Clinic

Written for and dedicated to The Singing Statesmen,
Gary R. Schwartzhoff, conductor

Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day Satb | 13-96865, James Q. Mulholland

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Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day

Part Number:
13-96866

Previous Part Number:
AMP 0142

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
William Shakespeare

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also available in SSAA

Commissioned by Lousiana American Choral Direcor's Association
In Memory of Louise Cochrane Boteler

Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day Ssaa | 13-96860, James Q. Mulholland

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Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day

Part Number:
13-96860

Previous Part Number:
AMP 0143

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SSAA

Lyrics By:
William Shakespeare

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also available in SATB

Commissioned by Lousiana American Choral Direcor's Association
In Memory of Louise Cochrane Boteler

Sour Wood Mountain | 10-96060, James Q. Mulholland

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Sour Wood Mountain

Part Number:
10-96060

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SATB

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

Composed for the Berea College Concert Choir, Berea, KY - Stephen C. Bolster conductor (2014)

Featured at:
2015 MN ACDA Summer Convention

That I Shall Never Look Upon Thee More Satb | 13-96850, James Q. Mulholland

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That I Shall Never Look Upon Thee More

Part Number:
13-96850

Previous Part Number:
AMP 0147

Price:
$2.40

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
John Keats (1795-1821)

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also available in TTBB.

Commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association
Raymond W. Brock Memorial Endowment Trust
for the 1996 ACDA Convention

Auburn Mass | 20-95780, John Starr Alexander, Henry Leck

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Auburn Mass

Part Number:
20-95780

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
SA

Music By:
John Starr Alexander

Edited By:
Henry Leck

Featured at:
2015 TCDA Convention

Farewell To Tarwathie | 20-95790, Shelly Cooper, Henry Leck

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Farewell to Tarwathie
Scottish Folk Song

Part Number:
20-95790

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
Two-Part Treble

Arranged By:
Shelly Cooper

Edited By:
Henry Leck

Featured at:
2015 ICDA/OCDA State Conventions
2016 SW ACDA Convention

Rapsodia Española No. 2, Judith Herrington

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Rapsodia Española No. 2
Spanish Tongue Twister

Part Number:
20-95800

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
Unison/Two-Part

Lyrics By:
Spanish Tongue Twister

Music By:
Judith Herrington

Featured at:
2014 WACDA Summer Institute
2014 Rodney Eichenberger Conductor's Clinic
2014 KCDA Summer Conference
2015 ACDA National Convention
2015 MN ACDA Summer Convention
2016 MSVMA Summer Workshop

Cliffs Of Dooneen, The | 20-95770, Robert I. Hugh

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The Cliffs of Dooneen
(Irish Folk Song)

Part Number:
20-95770

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
Four-Part Treble

Arranged By:
Robert I. Hugh

That I Shall Never Look Upon Thee More Ttbb | 13-96855, James Q. Mulholland

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That I Shall Never Look Upon Thee More

Part Number:
13-96855

Previous Part Number:
AMP 0148

Price:
$2.40

Voicing:
TTBB

Lyrics By:
John Keats (1795-1821)

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Also available in SATB.

Commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association
Raymond W. Brock Memorial Endowment Trust
for the 1996 ACDA Convention

Sunset (In Loving Memory Of Cindy Combs), Miranda Rowland

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Musical notation applied to a poem by J.C. Yule, this piece is intended for vocal performance.

Gentle Mary | 20-95830, Ken Berg

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Gentle Mary
14th Century Spring Carol

Part Number:
21-20534

Previous Part Number:
HL-534

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
Two-Part Treble

Arranged By:
Ken Berg

with Violin (part included)