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CoverAd te, Domine [level: Medium]
Allen Koepke
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 159 | duration: 3:10 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella
A dramatic sacred piece with a bravura ending, it combines Latin and English text.

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CoverAgnus Dei [level: Medium]
Emma Lou Diemer
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 381 | duration: 6:15 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
From the MASS by Diemer. The composer brings her distinctive contemporary style to the setting of this closing section of the MASS. Originally for 2 pianos, this section was re-arranged for one piano. Dramatic with a fugue leading to a pensive closing, a beautiful setting.

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CoverAgnus Dei [level: Medium]
Jan Dismas Zelenka, arr. Robert Sieving
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 910 | duration: 2:40 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
The Czech Baroque composer left a large legacy of wonderful music, including this little gem from one of his masses. Treble choirs of all ages will love singing this fine piece.

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CoverAgnus Dei [level: Difficult]
Mikael Carlsson
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1019 | duration: 6:20 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
Fine choirs, who have access to a venue with good acoustics, will want to sing this fabulous setting of Agnus Dei. The Swedish composer builds great excitement, culminating in a mid-point phrase with 16 parts. Exquisite beauty, this one brings on goose bumps.

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CoverAllelujah [level: Medium]
J. Michael Haydn, ed. Michael Cleveland
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 312 | duration: 3:00 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano
chamrock A gem from the classic repertoire deserving a place in today’s literature. In a quick three, the piece dances off the page.

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CoverAlma Redemptoris Mater [level: Medium]
Jason R. Bush | Joshua Habermann Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 772 | duration: 3:00 | price: $1.55
accompaniment: a cappella
Number one of Four Marian Antiphons, the composer was drawn to these texts because, as he states, each is a desperate plea for a peace that constantly eludes us, a plea that reaches across the boundaries of ethnicity and religion. Each piece can easily stand alone; together the four make a stunning set. The composer creates great harmonic interest and stunning drama with minimal use of divisi.

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CoverAngele Dei [level: Medium]
Susan LaBarr | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1087 | duration: 3:50 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella
A stunning setting of this Latin text that speaks of a guardian angel, it has great melodic interest combined with superb drama. Building to an impassioned climax, it then dissolves the momentum via repeated amens colored by interesting harmonies, and ultimately comes to rest with all voices now low in their ranges. Special.

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CoverAngele Dei [level: Medium]
Lindsay Goodson | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1095 | duration: 6:20 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella
“Angel of God” presents an opportunity for the women’s choir to sing like angels. Use of the outer reaches of range, occasional antiphonal writing, and clever harmonic shifts make this an outstanding show-piece for the adept choir.

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CoverAve [level: Difficult]
Jiri Teml
voicing: SSAATTBB | catalog number: SBMP 307 | duration: 6:05 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: a cappella
Ave Maria like you have not heard it before. The Czech composer has created a mini choral symphony on this text. Listen to a marvelous performance of it by a Czech choir on the Santa Barbara Music Publishing promotional CD titled MultiCultural.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
László Halmos
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 25 | duration: 2:45 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
An eloquent setting of the familiar Ave Maria text. Hungarian composer Halmos wrote this setting of the Ave Maria in homage to Zoltán Kodály to commemorate the centenary of the composer's birth. Latin text only.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
James McCray
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 57 | duration: 1:20 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
A stunning piece with great dramatic impact - especially beautiful in cathedral acoustics.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Aleksandar S. Vujic
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 195 | duration: 2:10 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
A beautiful setting by the Yugoslavian composer.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Aleksandar S. Vujic
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 196 | duration: 2:00 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
A beautiful setting by the Yugoslavian composer.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 292 | duration: 4:00 | price: $1.75
accompaniment: a cappella
All the beauty of Renaissance vocal lines in a dramatic, contemporary setting. Conservative ranges will allow many age groups to enjoy this beautiful piece.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 358 | duration: 4:06 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
Like no other Ave Maria before it, here is a setting at once dramatic, beautiful, and stunning in its inpact.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Michael Eglin | Nathan J. Kreitzer Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 828 | duration: 3:50 | price: $1.70
accompaniment: a cappella
The third movement of MISSA MARIA. Lush harmonies, intensely beautiful with a dramatic climax and a sensitive conclusion.

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CoverAve Rosa [level: Medium]
Jonathan Adams
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 959 | duration: 3:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Beautifully melodic throughout, this piece is in 2 parts most of the way. A tasteful piano accompaniment offers support and contrast to the vocal lines. The Latin text is an expansion of Ave Maria, first set in the 16th century by the English composer Thomas Tallis.

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CoverAve Verum Corpus [level: Medium]
Jose Ména | Jerry McCoy Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 118 | duration: 3:45 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
Venezuelan composer, Mena‘s a cappella contemporary setting of Ave Verum Corpus is contemplative in nature with plainsong qualities; suitable for high school or college choirs.

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CoverAve Verum Corpus [level: Medium]
David N. Childs
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 462 | duration: 3:40 | price: $1.65
accompaniment: a cappella
An exquisite setting by a composer who has a special flair for setting Latin motet texts.

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CoverAve Verum Corpus [level: Difficult]
Ariel Quintana
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 507 | duration: 2:30 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
Words cannot describe the beauty of this setting. Limited divisi, a final quiet low E flat for basses, gorgeous harmonies, mature choirs will revel in this piece.

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CoverAve, Regina coelorum [level: Medium]
Jason R. Bush | Joshua Habermann Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 773 | duration: 3:30 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
Number two of Four Marian Antiphons, the composer was drawn to these texts because, as he states, each is a desperate plea for a peace that constantly eludes us, a plea that reaches across the boundaries of ethnicity and religion. Each piece can easily stand alone; together the four make a stunning set. The composer creates great harmonic interest and stunning drama with minimal use of divisi.

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CoverBeati in domo Domini [level: Medium]
James G. Kantor | Robyn Lana Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1112 | duration: 3:20 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: flute
The opening chant could be repeated to accommodate a procession making this a dramatic opening for a concert. Following the chant the music becomes rhythmic and upbeat, with hand claps and finger snaps adding aural and visual excitement. A high-spirited flute adds special color to the performance. Also available for SAB.

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CoverBeati in domo Domini [level: Medium]
James G. Kantor | Robyn Lana Choral Series
voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 1114 | duration: 3:20 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: flute
The opening chant could be repeated to accommodate a procession making this a dramatic opening for a concert. Following the chant the music becomes rhythmic and upbeat, with hand claps and finger snaps adding aural and visual excitement. A high-spirited flute adds special color to the performance. Also available for SSA.

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CoverBenedictus [level: Medium]
Saint-Saens, arr. Robert Sieving | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 722 | duration: 3:35 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
A beautiful duet that will challenge and delight the treble choir.

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CoverCantate cum gaudio [level: Medium]
Henrique Morozowicz
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 792 | duration: 2:50 | price: $1.60
accompaniment: a cappella
Sing with joy—the composer has created a delightful setting of the text. An accessible piece with conservative ranges and divisi only on the final phrase. The text is secular.

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CoverCantate Domino [level: Medium]
Laszlo Halmos
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 102 | duration: 1:40 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
Written in the pentatonic mode with a chantlike Alleluia opening, and much imitation among the parts.

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CoverCantate Domino [level: Easy]
Nancy Hill Cobb | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: SA or TB | catalog number: SBMP 282 | duration: 2:15 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
The piano sets the mood in this lilting setting of the Cantate Domino text. This very popular piece is musically rewarding for the singers.

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CoverCantate Domino [level: Medium]
Paul Ayres | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 526 | duration: 2:15 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano
Great bravado in this piece, a tour de force for the treble choir. Advanced children's choirs will love the challenge, and women's choirs will be delighted to discover a piece that shows off their skills as uniquely as does this high quality show-stopper piece. In 2009 the Concordia Youth Chorale commissioned an orchestration of the accompaniment, for performance with the New Jersey State Youth Orchestra: score and parts are available direct from the composer

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CoverCrucifixus [level: Medium]
Jan Disma Zelenka, arr. by Robert Sieving | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 833 | duration: 3:20 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano, optional 2 violins
A jewel from the Baroque era by the Czech composer now being re-discovered in Europe and beyond.

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CoverCuncti simus [level: Easy]
ed. Ricardo Soto
voicing: Unison | catalog number: SBMP 306 | duration: 2:30 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: optional instrument ensemble [Ostinato: suggested instruments are harp, guitar, strings, and handbells] [Melody: violin, flute, recorder or oboe] [Percussion: claves, congas, and finger cymbals]
The possibilities are numerous for this unison dance-like piece. Add a variety of instruments, use it as a procession, a concert opener or closer, a piece to surround your audience, with a tiny choir, or a huge choir. Great Spanish spirit. Directions for the instrumental ensemble are included in the choral score.

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CoverDomine, labia mea aperies [level: Medium]
Orlandus Lassus, ed. Charlene Archibeque | Charlene Archibeque Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 2 | duration: 1:20 | price: $1.60
accompaniment: a cappella
A beautiful, moving motet. This "performing" edition prepared by Dr. Archibeque includes a word by word translation of the text, a pronunciation guide, and directives for creating interpretive nuances for performance.

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CoverEin Deutsches Kyrie [level: Medium]
Johannes Brahms, arr. Robert Sieving | Matthew and Michael Culloton Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1014 | duration: 4:40 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Brahms’ Symphony No.3, Op. 90, third movement is here arranged for chorus and piano, with the familiar Latin Kyrie as text. Beautifully realized, this is an elegant piece with soaring melodies, joined by a great piano part

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CoverExaltabo te [level: Medium]
Orlandus Lassus, ed. Kenneth Hannaford | Charlene Archibeque Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 3 | duration: 1:45 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
A dramatic, energetic motet. This "performing" edition was prepared by Dr. Hannaford and includes a word by word translation of the text, a pronunciation guide, and directives for creating interpretive nuances for performance.

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CoverExsultate justi in Domino [level: Medium]
Brant Adams | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 171 | duration: 4:45 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano
A wonderful concert opener or closer, or contest piece. Full of vitality and rhythmic interest. Note: the recording eliminated the opening piano intro by accident, not design. An orchestral version is available from the composer, conductor's score and parts. Also available for SATB or TTBB.

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CoverExsultate justi in Domino [level: Medium]
Brant Adams
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 172 | duration: 4:45 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano
A wonderful concert opener or closer, or contest piece. Full of vitality and rhythmic interest. Also available for SA or TTBB.

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CoverGloria [level: Medium]
Cristine Temple-Evans
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 434 | duration: 3:35 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
Festive, rhythmic, the piece builds to a big, dramatic ending. Also available for SATB.

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CoverGloria [level: Medium]
Cristine Temple-Evans
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 447 | duration: 3:35 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
Festive, rhythmic, the piece builds to a big, dramatic ending. Also available for TTBB.


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CoverGloria [level: Medium]
Michael Eglin | Nathan J. Kreitzer Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 827 | duration: 6:30 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella
The second movement of MISSA MARIA. Much drama and excitement here. Check out the excellent recording.

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CoverGloria Laudamus Te [level: Difficult]
Michael Mauldin
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 384 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano
Pair this with the Kyrie by Mauldin, or sing it alone, this piece is a great addition to the concert repertoire.

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CoverIn paradisum [level: Medium]
Nathaniel Harnack
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 544 | duration: 3:05 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
A beautiful setting of this Latin text from the Requiem Mass.

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CoverJubilate [level: Difficult]
Martin Ramroth | Paul Head Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1113 | duration: 3:45 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella
Marked by compelling rhythms, many canonic passages, and short melodic fragments, this piece will challenge and delight singers and fascinate audiences.

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CoverJubilate Deo [level: Easy]
László Halmos | Charlene Archibeque Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 24 | duration: 1:40 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella
"Sing joyfully to God, all the earth"—the text describes the mood of the piece. In four parts with no divisi, with a Latin text that is not difficult, and a conservative range, this dramatic piece can serve many types of choirs. Easy.

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CoverJubilate Deo [level: Easy]
Nancy Hill Cobb
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 635 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Moderate ranges will put this piece within reach of younger SATB choirs. A glorious, upbeat setting of this jubilant text.

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CoverJubilate Deo [level: Medium]
Halmos, arr. Barbara Harlow
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 915 | duration: 1:40 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
The SATB version of this piece has been a long-time best seller in the SBMP catalog. At the request of Nancy Parker who recorded it with her choir, a treble version was created. Wonderful antiphonal melodies will lend well to spacing the two sections of the choir a bit apart for a dramatic effect. This is one of those rare a cappella pieces that works really well for treble voices.

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CoverKyrie [level: Easy]
James McCray
voicing: TBB | catalog number: SBMP 112 | duration: 3:20 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: keyboard
A melodic Kyrie setting that is sure to please.



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CoverKyrie [level: Medium]
Joshua Clausen | Daniel Hughes Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 639 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: a cappella
A dramatic, unique setting of this text that will appeal to high school thru college choirs. It sounds more difficult than it actually is; the divisi is minimal (3 measures in the SA parts).

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CoverKyrie [level: Easy]
James McCray
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 113 | duration: 3:20 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: keyboard
A melodic, short, not difficult , Kyrie setting that is sure to please.

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CoverKyrie [level: Easy]
James McCray
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 114 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: keyboard
A melodic, easy Kyrie setting that is sure to please.



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CoverKyrie & Gloria (from Missa Brevis) [level: Medium]
Kristina Vasiliauskaite | Baltic Series edited by Vance Wolverton
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 263 | duration: 1:35 & 1:50 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: keyboard
The first two parts of a stunning Missa Brevis for women.

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CoverKyrie eleison [level: Medium]
Randall Johnson | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 821 | duration: 2:50 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
The composer skillfully creates great, effective music without divisi or excessive difficulty. The musicality of the piece is excellent, the harmonies and rhythms give it a contemporary feel, the vocal writing is superb. The limited tenor range makes the piece accessible for the junior high choir. Also available for TTBB or SSA.

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