CHORAL MUSIC BY ASKOLD MUROV

Song cycle, "From Siberian Folk Poetry" (1963)

Edited by Gregory Cherninsky, with translations by Wilbur Skeels.
Six octavos. Russian text, phonetic underlay, plus singable English text.
Approximate duration for the whole cycle, 19:00.
Buy complete sets in quantity and save 10%, or individual octavos as below.

CQ2325     From Siberian Folk Poetry. The complete Song Cycle. $11.70 ($10.50 at quantity price).
For 4-part mixed voices, and 4-part women's voices. Set of six a cappella octavos (see descriptions below). These are not arrangements of existing folk songs, but original compositions embodying the spirit and characteristics of Siberian folk music, done with a modern edge to the harmonies. From a composer admired by Shostakovich as a master of his craft.

CQ2325A is the complete set minus CQ2323. Order for the full strength of your SATB choir; $8.75 (10% savings). At this price only when you also order CQ2325B. Minimum order 12 copies.

CQ2325B is the code for the discount price on CQ2323. Order as many as you need for the women in your choir; $1.75 (10% savings). At this price only when you also order CQ2325A. Minimum order 6 copies.

For quantities less than the minimum orders above, please order the individual octavos as below.
The entire song cycle has been recorded by the Atlanta Singers, with David Brensinger,
conductor, in the album Antiphonica, ACA Digital Recording CM20095.

CQ2321     On Barabinski's Open Plain (Opus 61),  SATB, 12 pp., $1.95      View Sample    
For 4-part mixed voices, a cappella. Evokes the ambience of the Russian steppe and the celebration of harvest. Folk text. Difficulty level 3-4. Duration ca. 2:55. Listen to mp3 recording (3.15MB) by the Atlanta Singers (see above).

CQ2322     Here Come the Starlings! (Opus 62),  SATB, 12 pp., $1.95      View Sample    
For 4-part mixed voices, a cappella, this song sees in the seasonal return of the starlings the call to work in the fields. The countryside becomes alive with the sound of tractors, workers, and singing! Folk text. Difficulty level 3-4. Duration ca. 2:40.

CQ2323     The Little Orphan (Opus 63),  SSAA, 10 pp., $1.95      View Sample    
For 4-part women's voices, a cappella. An orphan girl sings a lament of her hard life, the pity of her friends, and her despair that she will never marry. Folk text. Difficulty level 3-4. Duration ca. 4:00.

CQ2324     The Chain Gang (Opus 64),  SATB, 13 pp., $1.95      View Sample    
For 4-part mixed voices, a cappella. As the chain gang shuffles homeward at day's end, they are encouraged to "strike up a song and forget all their troubles." Based on a poem by A.K.Tolstoy (1850). Difficulty level 3-4. Duration ca. 3:40.

CQ2326     In the Valley, In the Meadow (Opus 65),  SATB, 15 pp., $1.95      View Sample    
For 4-part mixed voices, a cappella. To the sound of the bayan (accordion) and folk dancing, young villagers 'court and retort' as they work in the harvest. The girls sing and the men strut their parts! Folk text. Difficulty level 3-4. Duration ca. 3:05.
Listen to mp3 recording (2.88 MB) from a live concert, with Gregory Cherninsky guest conducting the Los Robles Master Chorale, in Glendale, California.

CQ2327     Village Life Is Very Good (Opus 66),  SATB, 15 pp., $1.95      View Sample    
For 4-part mixed voices, a cappella. Hoe-down on the steppe! Harvest time is flirting time. Away from the village the young workers can express themselves freely. A barn burner. Folk text. Difficulty level 3-4. Duration ca. 2:20.
Listen to mp3 recording (2.26 MB) from a live concert, with Gregory Cherninsky guest conducting the Los Robles Master Chorale, in Glendale, California.

IN PREPARATION

Murov's Sacred Concertos - never before published! To be released in 2008.

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