Living the Life I Sing: Gospel Music from the Dorsey Era to the Millennium discusses the foundations of gospel music and how the form has developed across time to create a genre that reaches far beyond its geographical borders. In addition, it addresses the future of the genre and considers its place in the general music industry. Section One explores the development of Gospel music, including its transition from the secular path of the blues to a path of sacred spirituality. Section Two focuses on the rise and role of the Black church in spreading Gospel music. Topics include the development of a Gospel methodology, the resistance of the Black press to "swinging" spirituals, the promise of and challenges to contemporary Gospel , and the value of live recording. Living the Life I Sing compiles an outstanding selection of resources to chronicle Gospel music from its blues-based foundation to its role in the lives of a post-millennial generation. The book is well-suited to courses on African-American music, those on the music business, religious music, and African-American history. It can also be used in music workshops.

Johann Sebastian Bach's chorale settings have been vital to the teaching of music ever since they were composed. His four-voiced harmonisations represent a Baroque composer's approach to melodies that are often centuries older. As musical styles continued to evolve, each succeeding generation of teachers and students brought their own viewpoint to bear on this small corpus of music. Consequently, during the three centuries since their composition and a quarter of a millennium since their first publication, a range of contrasting ideas and approaches has tended to obscure the fundamental nature of these short yet complex musical works. This volume of Resources presents a comprehensive selection of individual phrases and whole chorales in Bach's harmonisations, together with some alternative settings for comparison. They have been sorted into five principal types and arranged in an increasing order of complexity. Every phrase has been meticulously checked for accuracy against its original version in the cantatas and Passions. This collection complements any course on chorale harmonisation - in particular, it provides authentic solutions to the exercises set in the accompanying Workbook.

From Glee Club Smarties comes a lullaby, Music of My Dreams. With big notes and simple rhythms, this sheet music is arranged for beginning piano playing success Optimized for all devices, this Kindle edition includes engraved melody-oriented sheet music that will appeal to beginning piano players. MUSIC OF MY DREAMS Just past midnight, while I sleep A song drifts through my mind As the moonlight bathes the sea I hear a lullaby Such sweetly blending beauty Hear the angels sing And I woke softly, pausing then To hear the music of my dreams Gentle harps and whistling flutes Play on and on in my dreams While the night wind cools my room I search my memory And hear a phantom serenade Of haunting melody Just listen, join me as we Journey to the dawn And I woke softly, pausing then To hear the music of my dreams Gentle harps and whistling flutes Play on and on in my dreams I dream of sun-bright ocean skies And I hear mighty waves Whispering their evening song Proud music of the storm Music, the music of my dreams Only, I can hear it Calling me, guiding me home And I will always hear the song Play on and on in my dreams Play on and on in my dreams *Lyric sheet provided by the author/publisher and is used by permission. This Kindle Edition sheet music is optimized for all devices and reading apps with the ability to zoom for a closer look. Formats available include: printed sheet music, Kindle Edition Digital Sheet Music, MP3 Audio Download from the MP3 store and CD.

A History of Western Choral Music explores the various genres, key composers, and influential works essential to the development of the western choral tradition. Author Chester L. Alwes divides this exploration into two volumes which move from Medieval music and the Renaissance era up to the 21st century. Volume I surveys the choral music of composers including Josquin, Palestrina, Purcell, Handel, and J.S. Bach while detailing the stylistic, textual, and extramusical considerations unique to the topics covered. Consideration of Renaissance music includes both sacred and secular works, specifically addressing the growth of sacred music, the rise of secular music, and the proliferation of sacred polyphony from Josquin to Palestrina. Discussion of the Baroque era is organized by geographic location, exploring the spread of Baroque style from Italy to German, France, and England. Volume I concludes by examining the aesthetic underpinnings of the early Classical and Romantic eras. Framing discussion within the political, religious, cultural, philosophical, aesthetic, and technological contexts of each era, A History of Western Choral Music offers readers specialized insight into major composers and works while providing a cohesive understanding of choral music's place in Western history.

Title: L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato Composer: George Frideric Handel Original Publisher: Deutsche Handelgesellschaft The complete score as edited by Friedrich Chrysander and originally published as part of the Deutsche Handelgesellschaft, Band 6, in 1859. Performer's Reprints are produced in conjunction with the International Music Score Library Project. These are out of print or historical editions, which we clean, straighten, touch up, and digitally reprint. Due to the age of original documents, you may find occasional blemishes, damage, or skewing of print. While we do extensive cleaning and editing to improve the image quality, some items are not able to be repaired. A portion of each book sold is donated to small performing arts organizations to create jobs for performers and to encourage audience growth.

Title: Psalms Composer: George Frideric Handel Original Publisher: Deutsche Handelgesellschaft Book 1 of scores to Psalms written by George Frideric Handel and published as part of the Deutsche Handelgesellschaft as Band 34 in 1871. This book contains HWV 246, 247, 248, 249b, 250a, 250b, 251a, 251b, & 251c. Performer's Reprints are produced in conjunction with the International Music Score Library Project. These are out of print or historical editions, which we clean, straighten, touch up, and digitally reprint. Due to the age of original documents, you may find occasional blemishes, damage, or skewing of print. While we do extensive cleaning and editing to improve the image quality, some items are not able to be repaired. A portion of each book sold is donated to small performing arts organizations to create jobs for performers and to encourage audience growth.