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CoverAmazing Grace [level: Easy]
arr. Michael Mauldin
voicing: SA or TB | catalog number: SBMP 424 | duration: 2:20 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano
A tasteful arrangement for the beginning treble or male ensemble.


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CoverAmerica, the Beautiful [level: Easy]
Samuel A. Ward, arr. Munsen/Golemo
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 353 | duration: 4:45 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano, opt. brass/perc.



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CoverAnd One Bee [level: Easy]
Charles K. Hoag | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 779 | duration: 1:15 | price: $1.80
accompaniment: piano
The whimsical poem by Emily Dickinson comes to life, complete with the buzzing of the bee.

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CoverAngels' Voices [level: Medium]
John Burge | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: Unison - SA - SSA | catalog number: SBMP 617 | duration: 21:00 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano or orchestra or band
A five movement work for treble voices with piano or orchestra OR BRASS BAND accompaniment. Wonderful for any time of the year, and special for the Christmas season. This is a charming, impressive work for the children's chorus.

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CoverAnswer to a Child's Question [level: East]
Timothy Strang
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 98 | duration: 3:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, flute
The text of Samuel Taylor Coleridge provided composer Strang with a wonderful opportunity to write a piece with great appeal to young people.

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CoverArise My Love [level: Easy]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SA div. | catalog number: SBMP 552 | duration: 3:45 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
The famous SONG OF SOLOMON text is joined by the text of the hymn tune AT THE RIVER. A dramatic piece with colorful support added by the piano. With minimal divisi most of which is in octaves, and conservative ranges, this piece is accessible to many choirs.

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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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CoverBanjo Sam [level: Easy]
American Folk Song, arr. Jay Broeker
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1055 | duration: 3:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, banjo, percussion
Based on an American folk tune from the southern folk tradition of the early 1900s, this is an upbeat showpiece that incorporates a banjo player, a bit of non-improvised scat singing, a fun text, and the option of clog or tap dancers to create both rhythmic and visual excitement. It was commissioned for and first sung by a treble honor choir.

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CoverBattle Hymn of the Republic [level: Easy]
Steffe, arr. Munsen & Golemo
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 441 | duration: 3:20 | price: $1.60
accompaniment: piano/opt. brass
There are many possibilities for this dramatic arrangement: sing it in unison, use a soloist on the first verse, sing it in two parts, add a brass/percussion ensemble.

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CoverBeautiful Dreamer [level: Easy]
Stephen Foster, arr. Ronald A. Nelson
voicing: SA or TB | catalog number: SBMP 197 | duration: 4:00 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: keyboard
A beautiful arrangement of this favorite that can be sung by either treble choirs or men.

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CoverBell Carol [level: Easy]
Leontovich, arr. Dick Thompson
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 72 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano, opt. handbells
An easy, effective two part arrangement of the familiar Carol of the Bells by Lenontovich


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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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CoverBilly and Ming Do the Bebop Thing [level: Medium]
Ron Newman | Charlene Archibeque Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 488 | duration: 3:53 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, opt. bass, drum
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.

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CoverBreath of Angels [level: Medium]
James McCray
voicing: SA/SATB | catalog number: SBMP 78 | duration: 13:00 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: keyboard, opt. handbells
A children’s choir provides the angelic sounds that enhance this four movement work. Using a variety of texts about angels, the choir narrates the story and the children join in as cherubs making this a special, dramatic work.

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CoverCalico Pie [level: Easy]
Timothy Strang
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 241 | duration: 2:50 | price: $1.70
accompaniment: 1 piano, 4 hands
The whimsical text by Edward Lear sets the tone for this frolicking, energetic piece. Wonderful for young singers.


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CoverCall of the Flowers [level: Medium]
Léo Delibes, arr. Ronald A. Nelson
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 464 | duration: 2:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
The beautiful Duet from Lakmé lowered a minor third making it accessible for choruses. The original French is included along with an optional English text.

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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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CoverCaro Mio Ben [level: Easy]
Giordano, arr. Barbara Harlow
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 138 | duration: 2:10 | price: $1.50
accompaniment: piano
The famous Italian art song set in two parts. Pronunciation guide underlayed. The piece may also be sung in unison.

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CoverChristmas-time Begins with Him [level: Easy]
Timothy Strang
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 180 | duration: 3:15 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano
Unison, then 2-parts, the piece tells the Christmas story.

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CoverClick Beetle [level: Easy]
Neil Ginsberg | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 931 | duration: 2:00 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano
A clever text by Mary Ann Hoberman meets composer Ginsberg who gets the castanets going to emulate the beetle; the piano then joins in taking off in a jazzy swing style, and the story gets told with fun, playful melodies interweaving as though at play. One of a set of three Bug Songs.

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CoverCockroach [level: Easy]
Neil Ginsberg | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 932 | duration: 4:10 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Second in the set of three Bug Songs, composer Ginsberg approaches this Mary Ann Hoberman text with mock seriousness. Unison much of the way, the second part enters with its own tune, the piano gets melodramatic, and the story ends with a punch line that is a question. Great fun!

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CoverCricket [level: Easy]
Neil Ginsberg | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 933 | duration: 1:45 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Third in the set of three Bug Songs, composer Ginsberg gets playful with this Mary Ann Hoberman text, the piano setting the mood of a dancing cricket, and the singers eagerly telling the story, with one part overlapping the other, often in imitation.

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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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CoverDancing Tree [level: Easy]
Nancy Gifford
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 814 | duration: 2:10 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano
Dancing Tree is a fanciful and exuberantly happy piece for young voices. The verse begins, In my garden grows a tree Dances day and night for me, Four in a bar and sometimes three, To music secret as can be. Taking its cues from this simple but inspired poetry, the piece alternates between duple and triple meters, with light waltzing sections, a Latin dance, and finally a grand valse. Three lyrical melodies are woven together throughout the piece; they are sung separately, in pairs, and all together at the end. In between, a sprightly theme in minor mode appears, accompanied by syncopated rhythms in the piano and flute. All in all, fun to sing, and delightful to hear.

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CoverDown by the Riverside [level: Medium]
arr. Brant Adams | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 231 | duration: 5:25 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano
This piece is sure to bring your audience to their feet! The vocal parts are supported, though not doubled, by the piano part.Conductors will want to add this piece to their library, in the folder marked, “absolute winner!” Also available for SATB or TTBB.

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CoverDown in the Red River Valley [level: Easy]
arr. William L. Ballenger
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 325 | duration: 4:00 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano
Down in the Valley and The Red River Valley combine for a thoughtful, expressive arrangement.Treble choirs of all ages will delight in this easy, effective arrangement. Also available for TB.


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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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CoverFantasy on Divinium Mysterium [level: Easy]
Michael Mauldin
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 426 | duration: 1:40 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano
Chantlike in its melodic style. Sacred text praising God.


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CoverFrankie and Johnny [level: Medium]
arr. Peter Frost
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1036 | duration: 2:50 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
This arrangement really swings with a superb, stylistic piano part setting the groove. Great tossing back and forth of the melody, plus a bit of scat-like singing midway through, make this extra fun to sing. In two parts all the way, Frankie and Johnny begs for a little dramatic action by the singers as they tell this tragic lovelorn story.

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CoverFuyu No Uta [level: Easy]
arr. Rachel Stenson | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 979 | duration: 1:40 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, wind chimes
This is a delightful song children in Japan sing when it is snowing outside. (Fuyu means winter.) The text is partly in Japanese, partly in English. The use of wind chimes with the piano provides a light, supportive accompaniment to this fun piece.

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CoverGardener of the World [level: Medium]
Philip E. Silvey
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1042 | duration: 2:45 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
“Summer Sun,” the Robert Louis Stevenson poem of this piece, has the sun finding its way into all the nooks and crannies of the world below. The music offers sprightly treatment befitting a bright, pleasant day. In unison, or with two melodies working in tandem, and occasionally with 2-part harmony, this is an enjoyable piece to sing.

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CoverGartan Mother's Lullaby [level: Easy]
arr. Neil Ginsberg | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 654 | duration: 2:50 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Not your typical lullaby, the Irish folksong is full of interesting Irish folklore. A lovely melody, and a charming accompaniment. Children will love this piece.


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CoverGoin' to Boston [level: Easy]
arr. John F. Campbell
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 460 | duration: 1:50 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
A sprightly piano accompaniment sets the dance-like mood of this American folk song.

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CoverGuppy and the Cow, The [level: Easy]
Randall Johnson | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 958 | duration: 3:30 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Two whimsical poems by Ogden Nash cleverly come to life, the Guppy moving along with a samba-like piano accompaniment, the Cow swaying to a jazzy beat, spiced up with a bit of doo wop by the singers. Cool fun for the young choir.

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CoverHands Across the Universe [level: Easy]
David N. Childs
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 983 | duration: 4:25 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Composer Childs turned lyricist, captures the legendary power of song in this meaningful text, and creates a song that needs to be sung. The middle verse: May our song of joy reach across the universe; may it touch upon the hearts of people in the world. Errata: Ms. 33-35 alto text should read "May our song of joy reach across the" Also available for SAB.

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CoverHanerot Halalu [level: Easy]
arr. Neil Ginsberg
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 587 | duration: 3:10 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, clarinet
An upbeat piece that is fun to sing and to hear with the klesmer style clarinet adding great color. A short Hebrew text is joined by an English text by the composer.

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CoverHope [level: Medium]
Marjan Helms | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 517 | duration: 4:01 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Listen to the recording of this piece and you will want to perform it. Emily Dickinson’s poem is treated to a whimsical, rhythmic setting that dances along in 6/8 meter, with an occasional feeling of three or a 2/4 measure inserted to throw it off for just a moment. The sprightly piano part requires a good accompanist.

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CoverI Am a Cloud [level: Easy]
Neil Ginsberg
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 883 | duration: 4:35 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
A clever piece set to a text of Sara Teasdale. The opening repeat of I AM teases us as we wait to be surprised by A Cloud. Always close to Broadway in his style, Ginsberg has created a fun and meaningful adventure for young singers.

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CoverIn Anchor Bay [level: Easy]
Sue Bohlin
voicing: SA (div.) | catalog number: SBMP 731 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano
The composer created this piece for her Anchor Bay Children’s Chorus. Upbeat, with Latin rhythms and a fun text, this one is a crowd pleaser and will be a delight for children to learn. The ranges are conservative, much of the time the writing features unison or melodic writing for each part. There is an opportunity to incorporate some ad lib dancing, making this piece even more fun for all.

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CoverIn Dublin's Fair City [level: Medium]
James Yorkston, arr. D. Shawn Berry
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 515 | duration: 3:10 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Let's all go to Ireland and look for Molly Malone wheeling her wheel barrow! This delightful arrangement of this favorite gives each part a chance at the melody, and when there are two parts, each part is melodic in itself making the piece easy to teach. The piano keeps the wheel barrow moving throughout the piece.

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CoverIraqi Peace Song [level: Medium]
Lori Tennenhouse
voicing: SA/alto solo | catalog number: SBMP 794 | duration: 5:30 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, cello, dumbek
(based on a vocal setting by Norwegian performer, Knut Reiersrud) The song is a lullaby, that universal culture of feeling shared between mother and child. Accompanied by a cello, the piece opens with a hauntingly beautiful solo sung in the original Arabic (a transliteration is in the score.) The piano joins and then the choir, singing first the theme about international peace in English, then moving on to the Arabic. A listen to the recording will quickly demonstrate the intrigue of this piece.

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CoverIt Was a Lover and His Lass [level: Easy]
arr. B. Wayne Bisbee
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 479 | duration: 1:40 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano
Upbeat fun for the singers with a virtuoso piano part. Bound to delight.

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CoverJeanie with the Light Brown Hair [level: Easy]
Stephen Foster, arr. Ronald A. Nelson | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 498 | duration: 4:00 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano
Both parts have a turn at this beautiful melody, joined by an obbligato and a tasteful piano part. Stephen Foster would be pleased.

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CoverJubilate Deo [level: Medium]
Rebecca te Velde | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 640 | duration: 3:20 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Festive, great musicality, a wonderful addition to the collection of treble pieces using this text.

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CoverLa Bonne Nouvelle [level: Easy]
arr. Robert Sieving
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 161 | duration: 2:50 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, flute
A beautiful addition to the Christmas literature for treble voices. Features an obligato which may be played by any treble instrument, and a flowing piano accompaniment. Sing it in the original French, or using the alternate English version.

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CoverLittle Birch Tree [level: Easy]
arr. Sue Bohlin
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 757 | duration: 2:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, opt. cello
The voices sing the melody throughout, with one short section where it is treated as a canon. The piano accompaniment captures the exciting movement of the dancing leaves of the birch tree. This folk melody was made famous by Tchaikovsky who used it the fourth movement of his Symphony no. 4.

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Coverlittle tree [level: Medium]
Paul Carey | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 614 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
A marvelous song for the young to "sing to" the Christmas tree. Great fun, and a musical delight.

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CoverLoosin Yelav [level: Medium]
arr. Paul Carey | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 679 | duration: 4:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
The colorful, melodic song tells of the rising of the moon. Made famous by Dawn Upshaw, it is given artistic treatment in this arrangement and offers much opportunity for dramatic expression. The text is Armenian with the transliteration under the notes; the original Armenian is above the notes for easy reference.

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CoverLord's Prayer, The [level: Easy]
David N. Childs | David N. Childs Sacred Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 224 | duration: 2:10 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
Melodist Childs has created a beautiful setting of the prayer. Elegant in its simplicity, it is mostly in unison, - there is some divisi in each part. Also available for SATB or TBB.


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CoverMagnificat [level: Medium]
Nancy Hill Cobb
voicing: SA div. | catalog number: SBMP 674 | duration: 7:15 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano; opt. wind ensemble
A magnificent, stirring, upbeat setting of the Magnificat. Much of the writing is in two parts, inviting treble choirs of all ages to experience this fine piece.

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