Abandon

SATB div./unacc.  2022; published Walton Music; EDITOR’S CHOICE, J.W. Pepper The sculptor, Auguste Rodin (creator of The Thinker and The Burghers of Calais)  still stands, as one of the greatest sculptors in history.  A young French sculptor, Camille Claudel – a genius in her own right, began working in Rodin’s studio and remained for about six […]

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All So Still

SATB/unacc;  “He came all so still Where his mother was, As dew in April That falleth on the grass…. Mother and maiden Was never none but she!  Well may [might] such a lady God’s mother be.”  This work preserves the haunting simplicity of the text. Publisher: Mark Foster Music MF 540

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American Rhapsody / American Christmas

SATB/strings/harp/perc. Two text versions – one for advent and the other for general use. There are also two accompaniments:   1) SATB/brass/ percussion/organ or 2) SATB/strings, perc. (1), timpani, organ. Duration: 11:25 Publisher: Alliance Music Publ.

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American Rhapsody / American Christmas

SATB/brass quintet /organ/ timpani & percussion (1player) / harp or a second accompaniment version for strings, harp, timpani, perc. Note: American Rhapsody uses a general text; whereas, American Christmas is advent.   Both the general and the advent version are in the same score, and clearly delineated. Duration: 11:25 Publisher: Alliance Music Publ. 5007

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Amor de Mi Alma

SSATB/opt. pno, TTBB version, or solo (high) voice & piano *SSATB version – Walton Music – WJMS 1025; *TTBB version – Walton Music – WJMS 1036; *High voice solo version – email grant.emusicmarketing@gmail.com;  SET: “Amor de mi alma” can be performed separately (above), or is the 4th movement of FOUR SPANISH SONNETS of GARCILASO DE LA VEGA […]

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Amor de Mi Alma (solo version)

AMOR DE MI ALMA (You are the lover of my soul) High voice and piano Z. Randall Stroope, composer (and pianist on the recording); Grant Harper, tenor Garcilaso de la Vega (1503-1536) wrote Soneto V (Amor de mi alma) – a vivid example of a Renaissance individual, skilled in music, arms, letters and the battles of […]

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Amor de Mi Alma (TTBB version)

AMOR DE MI ALMA (TTBB with opt piano) Three versions of Amor de mi alma: TTBB (opt piano), SSATB version, or solo (high) voice & piano version; Publisher of TTBB version: Walton Music – WJMS 1036 (TTBB chorus) Publisher of SSATB version: Walton Music – WJMS 1025 (mixed version) Publisher of solo version:   www.zrstroope.com

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