Charlene Archibeque Bio
Away in a Manger
arr. Charlotte Bara
A quodlibet skillfully combining Away in the Manger  with the Brahms Lullaby.  This combination of two beautiful melodies is a great audience pleaser. The piano offers support in the style of the lullaby; the voices have unison, two-part, and three-part texture.
SSA - piano
SBMP 20
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Bagels and Biscuits
Theodore Lucas
If you seek a fun novelty piece that will entertain your audience and delight your singers, this is it. A great encore or opener.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 262
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hear the music [© all rights reserved] San Jose State University Choraliers, Charlene Archibeque, conductor
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Billy and Ming Do the Bebop Thing
Ron Newman
Fun abounds in this jazz piece with text by a jazz singer and music by a jazz expert. A real treat for treble choirs. Audiences will adore this one.
SA - piano, drums - opt. bass
SBMP 488
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hear the music [© all rights reserved] Michigan State University Children's Choir, Mary Alice Stollak, conductor
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Bird's Courting Song
American folk song - arr. Barbara Harlow
The instruments add great fun and color to the dramatic content of this well known love song of the birds.This novelty number is one the singers can dramatize, and one the audience is sure to love. It has been successfully performed by junior high school through college age groups.
SATB - piano, flute, tuba or bass
SBMP 23
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Blessed be that maid Marie
English traditional carol - arr. Joy Sherman
This piece has appeared on many a Christmas concert, high school through semi-professional. The minor mode and simple drum part add a uniqe touch to this little known melody.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 53
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Canons for Choirs
ed. Archibeque/Hannaford
Four wonderful canons not found in other collections. They are great for warm-ups, sight reading, ear training AND performance.
Any - a cappella
SBMP 46
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Chindia (pronounced keen-DEE-ah)
Alexandru Pascanu
A Romanian folk dance tune, this piece has been a best seller with junior high through college groups. The text is all on syllables like "Tra la la "so there are no language difficulties.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 44
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hear the music [© all rights reserved] Wisconsin HS Honor Choir, Charlene Archibeque, conductor
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Cooling Shadow
Charlene Archibeque
A pensive art song for the sensitive chorus. The text, by early American poet Anne Bradstreet, sets a mood which is exquisitely brought to realization in this little gem of a piece. Great for madrigal choirs.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 27
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Cuckoo
American folksong - arr. Robert E. Heninger
An endearing American folk song, beautiful in its simplicity. This proven audience pleaser is a musical treasure that will appeal to choirs of all ages. Choirs touring Europe will want to include the Cuckoo in their repertoire.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 11
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Daily Workout for a Beautiful Voice
Charlotte Adams
VIDEO - Manual Included
SBMP 21 - VHS - ORDER HERE
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Daily Workout - Vocal Exercises
Charlotte Adams
Video supplement in octavo size for use with choirs - all exercises from the video are notated.
SATB - MINIMUM ORDER 15
SBMP 40
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Domine, labia mea aperies
Orlandus Lassus - ed. C. Archibeque
A beautiful, moving motet. This performing edition includes a word by word translation of the text, a pronunciation guide, and directives for creating interpretive nuances for performance.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 02
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Downshift
Mark Vance
High school singers will love this clever, groovy piece about a "gleaming machine" and "auto romance."
SSATBB - a cappella
SBMP 368
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hear the music [© all rights reserved] Nevada Union High School Chamber Choir, Rod Baggett, conductor
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Erik a Som
arranged Lajos Bárdos (Hungary) - ed. Charlene Archibeque
A delightful Hungarian folksong arranged here in two parts except for brief refrains. A pronunciation guide to the Hungarian text is underlayed and an English text is provided.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 47
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Exaltabo te
Orlandus Lassus - ed. Kenneth Hannaford
A dramatic, energetic motet. This performing edition includes a word by word translation of the text, a pronunciation guide, and directives for creating interpretive nuances for performance.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 03
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Fine Sally
American folk song - arr. Bill Erickson
A light-hearted setting of this American folk song about the courting of Fine Sally. Verses in one, two and three parts offer a variety of vocal experiences for the treble choir; the glockenspiel adds color to the performance of this piece.
SSA - piano, optional glockenspiel
SBMP 05
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Here we come a-caroling
English Carol - arr. Brant Adams
Rollicking and energetic, contemporary harmonies enhanced by a tasteful piano accompaniment. This piece may also be performed a cappella.
SATB - optional piano
SBMP 90
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hear the music [© all rights reserved] San Jose State University Choraliers, Charlene Archibeque, conductor
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Joy to All the World
Craig Bohmler
A colorful piece for the holiday season including traditional carols from many countries and ending with a powerful and joyous rendition of Joy to the World.
SATB - keyboard or orchestra - duration 10 minutes
Orchestral score and parts available for rent from the publisher.
SBMP 99 - RENTAL ONLY
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Jubilate Deo
László Halmos (Hungary)
"Sing joyfully to God, all the earth" - the text describes the mood of the piece. In four parts with no divisi and a conservative range, with a Latin text that is not difficult - this dramatic piece can serve many types of choirs. Easy.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 24
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Lark, The (Lerchengesang)
by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - ed. Kenneth Hannaford
Both the original German and delightful new English texts are provided. Judicious expressive markings by the editor are clearly marked in the score as editorial.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 244
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Lord, I know I been changed
spiritual - arr. More/Regin
Swing out with this fine gospel arrangement.
SATB - opt. piano
SBMP 335
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Oh My Love's Like a Red, Red, Rose
R. Scott Coulter
SSA/TB
SBMP 04
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Pamugun
Francisco F. Feliciano
A showpiece by a renowned Filipino composer. For the advanced choir.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 451
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hear the music [© all rights reserved] Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club, Jonathan Velasco, conductor
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Rytmus
Ivan Hrusovsky
One of three etudes by the venerable Slovak composer. These pieces will have great interest for choirs seeking something exciting and different for their repertoire. Rhythmic and harmonic challenges provide the interest, while brief Latin-based phrases make up the highly accessible text.
SATB - a cappella; opt. piano
SBMP 319
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Rules of Interpretation
Charlene Archibeque
Concepts all musicians should know and apply when performing classical music, especially music written before the nineteen centruy.
Pamphlet - $1.00
SBMP 100
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Sing and Dance for Joy
Robert Jager
A sophisticated piece that is not difficult. Young choirs will love the challenge, and mature choirs will find great expressive possibilities in this fine piece.
SSA - piano
SBMP 484
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hear the music [© all rights reserved] Michigan State University Children's Choir, Mary Alice Stollak, conductor
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Song of May (Mailied)
by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - ed. Kenneth Hannaford
Both the original German and delightful new English texts are provided. Judicious expressive markings by the editor are clearly marked in the score as editorial.
SATB - a cappella
SBMP 242
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Twenty Christmas Canons
Brent Heisinger
A canon for every Christmas occasion. An amazing amount of music is created by only a few notes. Endless performance possibilities for any choir.
any voicing - a cappella
SBMP 489
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Weeping Mary
Social Harp - arranged Brad Holmes
Shape note music comes to life with the SATB choir divided into three choirs to lend a dramatic, antiphonal effect to this arrangement. At times all singers are involved, or only one of the three choirs, or a combination of two. The voicings: Choir I: SSA; Choir 2: SAT; Choir 3: A/T TB. The recording conducted by the arranger demonstrates the performance style needed for this piece.
SATB - a cappella
duration: 2:00
difficulty level: mediuim
Series: Charlene Archibeque
SBMP 750
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hear the music [© all rights reserved] Millikin University Choir, Brad Holmes, conductor
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