Single Songs
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Sweet Gentle Rain
A single song for SATB.
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Description:
This short, ethereal-sounding chant is arranged here for SATB. It starts with a brief introduction, then the four vocal parts sing the main melody and counter-melody in pairs, to form a doubled round. The melodies are different lengths, so as the round progresses, the related patterns shift and merge to create a strangely hypnotic, echoey effect. The whole song lasts for about two minutes.
The short, repeated phrases make it easy to learn and quick to teach, so it is ideal for warming-up, practice, or performance. The occasional use of a rain-stick and descending plinks of a sansula or kalimba can enhance the atmosphere of this enchanting song.
Like a Feather so Light
A single song for SATB.
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Description:
A short, uplifting song, approx. (1 minute 45) ideal for any time of year, for practice or performance. The lyrics are positively affirming and each vocal part is an ear-worm in its own right, which makes the song fun to sing and easy to learn! This catchy song is suitable for singing groups of all sizes to enjoy.
A shorter, 3-part version of this song can also be found in the 'Chants and Rounds' songbook on the 'Songbooks' page. (Number 12 on the first of the audio players.) HERE
Mr. Moon
A single song for a soloist or small group of singers.
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Description:
Vocal line and piano accompaniment, arranged here for Alto/Tenor with optional whistle. Approx. 3 minutes long.
This song has been described as 'Retro Cabaret-Style'. It is originally from the singer-songwriter album Soul Shine. (Penny woke up one morning with the tune going round in her head – so she quickly wrote it down!)
See The Snow
A single song for SATB / SA with piano accompaniment
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Description:
A song for adults or children, SATB or two vocal parts with piano accompaniment. (Approx. 3 minutes long). Originally based on 'Christmas Eve' in the 'Songs for All Seasons' songbook. Ideal for Christmas celebrations.
Ujima
A single song for schools / community
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Description:
2 vocal parts with additional 'Call', piano accompaniment, guitar chords, drum / xylophone. Useful in Schools / Community, for choirs and activity groups. Suitable for assemblies / performances / special occasions, or in the home - just for fun! A lively song to celebrate life and encourage Ujima: ‘working together for common good’. The easy chorus encourages audience participation.
This song was originally inspired by an old Tarzan film I saw as a child! Tarzan explained what ‘Ujima’ meant to Jane and the word / ethos, has stuck with me ever since. Nearly forty years later… I was asked to write a song for a ‘whole-school celebration, to involve the audience and inspire co-operation’. So I used the idea for this song.
Original recordings of the song, sung by staff and pupils of Knighton School 2000, are available on CD and MP3.
The Border Ballad
A single song from Offa's Dyke
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Description:
For 2 vocal parts (for ladies / children) with piano music and guitar chords, 3 verses and 3 choruses.
This song was originally written for the Bettws-y-Crwym W.I.Choir led by Kris Norton in 1998, and it is dedicated to them.
The intention behind the song is to bring peace to past troubles.
This is a song from Offa's Dyke! It was inspired by and written on Offa's Dyke, about Offa's Dyke, for a choir who live close to Offa's Dyke!
Ensembles:
Elegy in Bb
A single, short piece for Organ/Piano, Flute, Violin, Viola, and 'Cello
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Description:
A slow elegant instrumental piece, perfectly suited to stately occasions or funerals. It is just over 2 minutes long and was orifginally written for a small ensemble to play at a family member's committal. We'd been struggling to find some music that would suit the occasion and would also be short enough without having to fade it out prematurely.