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Coverhist whist [level: Medium]
Patrick Baker
RELEASED: February 2024
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1760 | duration: 3'05 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Set to a spooky, well known text by E.E. Cummings, Australian composer Patrick Baker has written a lively piece for treble choirs with piano. The score calls for actions/movement, props, and sound effects by the choir - including wind noises, chattering mice, croaking toads, and simple body percussion. With plenty of unison lines and simple harmonies, children’s choirs, middle level, and developing high school choirs will love singing this piece. Great for fall concerts or any time of year, this is accessible and fun!

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CoverHoneybees [level: Easy]
Andrea Ramsey | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1356 | duration: 2:45 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Andrea Ramsey has created a set of pieces set to the clever Paul Fleischman poems detailing the inner life of insects. Can be performed as a stand-alone work or with the other movements of  “A Joyful Noise” : Jubilant Cicadas & The Moth’s Serenade—his sophisticated work will be fun for both the audience and the singers.

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CoverHope [level: Medium]
Marjan Helms | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 517 | duration: 4:01 | price: $2.50
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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CoverHope Is the Thing with Feathers [level: Medium]
Susan LaBarr
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voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1071 | duration: 3:50 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

Treble choirs will delight in this beautiful setting of the favorite Emily Dickinson text. An elegant, dramatic piano accompaniment adds great color and support to the expertly crafted melodic lines of the singers.

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CoverI Am a Cloud [level: Easy]
Neil Ginsberg
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 883 | duration: 4:35 | price: $2.30
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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CoverIf It Must Be [level: Medium]
Andrea Ramsey | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1366 | duration: 3:45 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

Composer Ramsey again works her magic with this beautiful setting of an imaginative text. Composed as a memorial,the piece can provide an elegant addition to a concert with its soaring choral melodies and tasteful piano accompaniment.

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CoverIf Music Be the Food of Love [level: Medium]
Andrew Miller
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1132 | duration: 4:35 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, violin or flute

Great passion, a glorious melody, and a fine accompaniment, together make this a very special piece. It stays in two parts except for 5 measures of divisi.

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CoverIf Thou Kiss Not Me? [level: Medium]
Hyun Kook
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1595 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano

The composer is known for his ability to create great melodies. The famous text comes to vivid life here with all the earmarks of an art song.

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CoverIn Anchor Bay [level: Easy]
Sue Bohlin
voicing: SA (div.) | catalog number: SBMP 731 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.30
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: $2.20
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: $2.20
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: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

Upbeat fun for the singers with a virtuoso piano part. Bound to delight.

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CoverJubilant Cicadas [level: Easy]
Andrea Ramsey | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1244 | duration: 3:25 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

The highly creative poem tells of Cicadas singing, humming, buzzing, droning, booming, and sending forth their joyful noise. Playful, clever, and fun, this piece is a true delight that will brighten any program. Andrea Ramsey has created a set of pieces set to the clever Paul Fleischman poems detailing the inner life of insects. Can be performed as a stand-alone work or with the other movements of  “A Joyful Noise” : Honeybees & The Moth’s Serenade.

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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: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

Festive, great musicality, a wonderful addition to the collection of treble pieces using this text.

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CoverKidSong (SA) [level: Medium]
Stephen E. Caldwell
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1540 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

This medley of beloved children’s songs will be fun to sing, and is guaranteed to be a hit with the audience. Recommended for the advanced children's choirs.

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CoverLa Bonne Nouvelle [level: Easy]
arr. Robert Sieving
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voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 161 | duration: 2:50 | price: $2.05
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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CoverLa Cancion del Caminante [level: Medium]
Scott Rieker
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1518 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

Set to a poem by a famed Spanish poet, the singers take turns with the melodies, while the rhythms provide the Spanish flavor. The piece builds to a bravado ending.

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CoverLe Lion Amoureux [level: Medium]
Christopher Fox
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1622 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

Treble choirs will delight in this jewel of a piece. To be sung in French, it tells the tale of a lion who fell in love.

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CoverLittle Birch Tree [level: Easy]
arr. Sue Bohlin
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 757 | duration: 2:00 | price: $2.20
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: $2.40
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: $2.40
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: $2.15
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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CoverLunar Lullaby [level: Easy]
Jacob Narverud | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
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voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1282 | duration: 3:10 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

In two parts except for one cadence, this is an exquisite piece that can appeal to treble singers of all ages. The imaginative text tells of the “celestial child” up there in the stars. A piano part in constant motion offers support and contrast to the flowing melodies of the singers.

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CoverMairi's Wedding [level: Easy]
arr. Jay Broeker | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 229 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano & flute

Young singers find this piece delightful.



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CoverMendelssohn’s Prayer for Peace [level: Easy]
Mendelssohn, arr. Kirk Aamot | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 884 | duration: 2:50 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano, flute, cello

A charming piece by the famous composer. Sing it in German or English.

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CoverMoh lee hwah [level: Easy]
arr. B. Wayne Bisbee
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 677 | duration: 2:50 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano, finger cymbals

Composer Bisbee has painted a beautiful picture of a Chinese garden. The gentle finger cymbals set the tone, the piano adding embellishment like a colorful blossom in the garden. To be sung in Chinese, there is a pronunciation guide for this easy text.

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CoverMountains Are Calling Me, The [level: Easy]
Tom T. Shelton Jr. | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 943 | duration: 3:50 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, glockenspiel

A charming piece with a great melody first presented alone, then with a descant. Young singers will adore this one.

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CoverMozart's Adagio [level: Medium]
Mozart, arr. Kirk Aamot | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 565 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano, clarinet or vln. or fl.

A vocal adaptation of the beautiful melody from the second movement of Mozart's CLARINET CONCERTO IN A MAJOR, the text the traditional KYRIE. All first sing the melody before branching out into two parts. The clarinet obbligato adds authenticity to the arrangement, based as it is on the original score.

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CoverMusic Speaks for me, The [level: Easy]
Philip E. Silvey
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 403 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano, violin or flute

"The music speaks for me as only music can." Two parts throughout, singers will enjoy the melody and the sentiment of this piece presented in a contemporary folk style.

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CoverNigra sum [level: Medium]
Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Robert Sieving
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 997 | duration: 4:10 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano

Originally for viola , the piece has been skillfully arranged with great melodic interest in both voice parts, accompanied by a baroque-style piano accompaniment. This is a beautiful addition to the choral literature for treble singers.

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CoverNine Hundred Miles [level: Easy]
arr. Philip E. Silvey
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voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 438 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

The composer catches the mood of the train theme of the piece in a most artistic fashion. Great for middle school singers.Also available for TBB, SATB or SAB.

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CoverNoel (SSA) [level: Difficult]
Naomi LaViolette
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1579 | price: $2.30
accompaniment: piano, drum

The music ”sways” as would a large bell. Add some dancers to this and it just might be the creative highlight of December.

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CoverOh! Susanna [level: Easy]
Steven Foster, arr. D. Shawn Berry
voicing: SA or TB | catalog number: SBMP 609 | duration: 2:30 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, violin, woodblock

Arranger Berry had super fun with Miss Susanna! The fiddle and the foot-tapping piano accompaniment set the stage for the singers.

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CoverOne River [level: Medium]
Christopher Fox
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1606 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

The profound text uses the metaphor of a river that gives as it flows on its journey. The music gives all singers turns at delivering the melody making this special to sing.


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CoverÓró Mo Bháidín [level: Easy]
arr. Ruth Boshkoff
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 820 | duration: 3:15 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano, oboe

Fishing in small boats has a great, long history in Ireland. In this song, the fisherman says he “won’t be back until St. John’s Feast Day.” Depending on when he set sail, that could be a long time on the water. A charming song with text beginning in Gaelic and concluding in English. The Gaelic is written out as a transliteration.

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CoverOut in the Fields [level: Medium]
Andrea Ramsey | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 744 | duration: 2:40 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Elizabeth Browning’s poem credits the beauty of nature with chasing away our ills, This happy, sprightly piece would be a delight in a spring program.

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CoverPentatonic Alleluia, A [level: Easy]
Ross Whitney
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 137 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

The one word text, "Alleluia,” is treated aleatorically to create an ethereal, mesmerizing effect. Outstanding in a reverberant church or hall. A great opener. Also available for SSAATBB.

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CoverPer Spelmann [level: Easy]
arr. Nancy Grundahl
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 419 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano, violin

Charming, fun, includes directions for a traditional dance during the instrumental interludes.

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CoverPetit Enfánt [level: Easy]
Linda Miller Shaw & Dana Thompsen | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 199 | duration: 3:20 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: keyboard, opt flute

A hauntingly beautiful melody, a flowing accompaniment, and a soaring obbligato combine to create a special piece for Christmas. May be sung in French or English.

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Coverporky & porkie [level: Easy]
Neil Ginsberg
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 506 | duration: 2:40 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

The whimsy of e.e.cummings is very fresh and fun in this piece.



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CoverProverbs [level: Easy]
Tom T. Shelton Jr.
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1009 | duration: 4:20 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, percussion

Fifteen proverbs, gathered from around the world, make up the text for this special piece. A guiro, cabasa, and bongos provide the rhythmic accompaniment. The piece opens with spoken recitation of the proverbs, and grows to a section where four melody lines converge, accompanied by both percussion and recitation of the proverbs. The highly creative piece ends with the Zimbabwe proverb: If you can walk you can dance, if you can talk, you can sing.

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CoverRisseldy Rosseldy [level: Easy]
arr. Jay Broeker
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voicing: SA or Unison | catalog number: SBMP 310 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

Great fun for the children's choir.

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CoverSanctus [level: Easy]
Vivaldi, arr. Robert Sieving | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 647 | duration: 3:40 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: keyboard; opt. strings

A glorious piece for treble choirs, loaded with opportunites to grow vocally. The recording is done with strings.

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CoverSchlafe, mein Liebster [level: Medium]
J. S. Bach, arr. Tandy C. Reussner | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA or TB | catalog number: SBMP 813 | duration: 2:05 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano or organ

From Bach’s CHRISTMAS ORATORIO, thus beautiful lullaby may be sung in German or English. There is but one sentence of text, and much of the piece is in unison. The elegant piece provides a striking contrast for a seasonal program, or any time of the year

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CoverSeal Lullaby [level: Easy]
Ruth Boshkoff
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 619 | duration: 1:40 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

A charming setting of Kipling's delightful poem. Perfect for the children's choir as it begins in unison, and then adds a second part with a melody of its own.

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CoverShine [level: Easy]
Lessia Bonn
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 80 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

A song with a message of hope and peace.
Children’s choirs will love this piece. A wonderful, dramatic way to end a service or a concert.

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CoverShojojee [level: Easy]
arr. B. Wayne Bisbee
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 741 | duration: c. 1:30 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

This charming Japanese folk song tells the story of a temple in Shojojee where racoon-like animals would dance and beat their big stomachs like drums to compete with the music from the temple monks. The repetitive Japanese text is not difficult to master; the text underlay is a phonetic transliteration. The instruments add authenticity and color.

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CoverSicilian Lullaby [level: Easy]
Mary Carpenter Davis
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1289 | duration: 2:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, flute

A charming melody set to a delightful poem, singers and audiences will love this special piece.

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CoverSigh No More Ladies [level: Medium]
piano accomp.: Mary Ellen Loose - J. Edmund Hughes | Edith Copley Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1028 | duration: 2:20 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

This piece can do well on its own merit, or it can be joined by two others in a unique Shakespeare Suite, each piece being for a different voicing. To perform all three, divide the SATB choir, the women getting their turn first with Sigh No More Ladies; next the men perform Take, O Take Those Lips Away (SBMP 1029); and finally all join in with It Was a Lover and His Lass (SBMP 1030). Clever writing abounds for both the voices and the piano. Add a bit of staging to make the performance extra special

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CoverSilent Night [level: Medium]
Gruber, arr. Bud Bisbee
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 709 | duration: 3:10 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano

A beautiful setting for the children’s choir. Both German and English verses are featured. A duet obbligato adds to this special arrangement.

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