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Oratorio for Narrator, Soprano & Baritone soli, Mixed Choir (SATB) and full Concert Band. This is the first edition of an impressive and moving oratorio for Holy Week
based on the Stations of the Cross, including a 15th station (Resurrection). Just under one hour in duration.
The text was written in Polish, to which an excellent alternate English text has been added, so that the oratorio can
be sung in either language. The text is chosen from Biblical passages, to which have been added some references from the
teaching of Pope John Paul II, and material from liturgical prayers.
Composed in 1999 by one of Poland's renowned choral composers, this work is destined to become a standard in the choral repertoire.
The musical language is only moderately difficult for the singers, even though it often employs the so-called 'Arabian scale.' An outstanding addition to the sacred repertoire.
| Prologue (3.02mb) | See score |
| Station II (2.39 mb) | See score |
| Station IV (2.83 mb) | See score |
| Station IX (2.75 mb) | See score |
| Finale (2.59 mb) | See score |
POLISH CAROLS
Arranged by Polish composers Marcin Mazur and Wlodzimierz Soltysik, these editions have full Polish text with English sub-text accurately translating the originals. These are the best English texts you will find anywhere for these carols.
POLISH CHORAL OCTAVOS SERIES
#1
CQ2308 Veni Creator (in F),
by Zygmunt Noskowski, $2.95. View sample
for 8-voice double choir SATB/SATB and organ, 19 pp., duration ca. 6'45". A magnificent work for a festival occasion,
this setting of the ancient hymn, Veni, Creator Spiritus, does not suffer by comparison to the best of
Mendelssohn or Brahms. Singer-friendly with a simple organ part.
This work has now also been arranged for double choir and chamber orchestra (Fl., Ob., Cl., Bsn., 2 Horns, Tpt., Timp., Strgs.) by Wilbur Skeels. Order CQ2308A Conductor's Score and parts, rental only, $25.
#2
CQ2306 Veni Creator (in D flat), by
Zygmunt Noskowski, $1.65. View Sample
for 4-voice TTBB male choir a cappella. Shorter text than CQ2308 and entirely different musical material.
Requires sustained legato singing to produce a highly devotional effect. Difficulty level 2-3. 5 pp. Duration ca. 2'40."
| Listen to mp3 recording by the Los Robles Master Chorale, live in concert in Glendale, California.
#3
CQ2320 Veni Creator (in E flat), by Zygmunt Noskowski,
$2.95 View Sample
for 4-voice mixed choir SATB, 3 pp., duration ca. 1'30",
difficulty level 2. Shorter text than CQ2308 and different musical material from either of the preceding settings.
#4 CQ2307 Lauda, Anima Mea, by Marian Sawa, $1.65. View Sample
For SATB choir, a cappella. Text from Psalm 146 (145), v.2. A vigorous anthem, with Alleluias in antiphonal style.
Difficulty level 2-3. 5 pp. Duration approx. 3 mins. | Listen to mp3 recording by the Los Robles Master Chorale, live in concert in Glendale, California.
#5 CQ2309 Przed Tron Twoj (At thy throne), for SATB choir, by Zygmunt Noskowski, $1.65 View Sample
For mixed choir, SATB, a prayer for God's mercy in difficult times. Polish text with English underlay. Difficulty level 2-3. Starts in F minor, ends in F# major. 8 pp. Duration approx. 3'30".
#6 CQ2310 Nad Mogila (At the grave), by Zygmunt Noskowski, $1.35. View Sample
For male choir (TTBB) a cappella. Polish text with English underlay. A beautiful lament. Difficulty level 2. 3 pp. Duration approx. 1'35".
#7 CQ2316 Wiosna (Spring), and Posel (The Messenger), by Frederyk Chopin, $1.95. View Sample
Two songs arr. for a cappella mixed choir (SATB) by Wlodzimierz Soltysik. Polish text with English underlay. Difficulty level 2. Two octavos for the price of one! (Not available separately) 13 pp. Duration 1'35" and 2'20" (total 3'55"). | Listen to mp3 recordings of Wiosna and Posel by the Los Robles Master Chorale, live in concert in Glendale, California.
#8 CQ2317 Three Songs: Czary (Enchantment), Hulanka (Drinking Song), and Piosnka litewska (Lithuanian Song), by Frederyk Chopin, $1.95. View Sample Three songs arr. for a cappella mixed choir (SATB) by Wlodzimierz Soltysik. Polish text with English underlay. Difficulty level 2. Three octavos for the price of one (not available separately! 12 pp. Duration 2'30", 1'45" and 1'55" (total 6'10").
#9 CQ2318 Precz z moich oczu (Out of my Sight), and Wojak (Warrior) ; two songs by Frederyk Chopin, arr. for a cappella mixed choir by Wlodzimierz Soltysik. $1.95. 12 pp. Duration 2'30" and 1'35" (total 4'05"). Two octavos for the price of one (not available separately)! Difficulty level 2. Polish text with English underlay. View Sample | Midi file #1 | Midi file #2
#10 CQ2408 Ecce Homo, and Ego Sum Panis, by Marian Sawa, $1.65. View Sample
Two pieces in one octavo (not available separately) for SATB choir a cappella. Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) sets the text from John 19:5, while Ego sum Panis (I am the Bread) uses the text from John 6:51. Duration approx. 2'0" and 4'0" respectively. Latin text only. Difficulty level 2-3, 7 pp.
#11 CQ2409 Laudate Dominum, by Marian Sawa, $1.65 View Sample
Setting of Psalm 116 (117) in Latin for SATB choir. Bright, energetic, sturdy sound with a Slavic flavor. Difficulty level 3. Duration about 2'00", 7 pp.
#12 CQ2410 Sacris Solemniis, by Marian Sawa, $1.95 View Sample
Setting of the classic Latin text by Thomas Aquinas for SATB choir and organ. Difficulty level 3. Duration about 6'20", 14 pp.
#13 CQ2504 Two Motets From Cracow, by Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665-1734), $1.65. View Sample. For SATB choir a cappella. Octavo includes Laetare Ierusalem and Rorate, caeli, desuper. Two introits in stile antico, never before published outside Poland. Difficulty level 2-3, 7 pp. Duration about 1'30" and 2'30" respectively. Play midi file of Laetare. Play midi file of Rorate.
#14 CQ2505 Non Sum Dignus, and Pater Noster, by Andrzej Koszewski (b.1922), SATB, 8 pp., $1.65. Two pieces in one octavo (not available separately). The first ("Lord, I am not worthy . . . but speak the word") sets a text based on Matthew 8:8 in dramatic fashion. The "Our Father" is moderately difficult and can be performed by advanced amateur choirs. Parallelisms and returning unisons make it easier to prepare, dissonances are approached through voice movement, and the voices do not exceed the traditional ambitus. These two works represent the eminent Polish composer's later style of the 1990s. View .pdf file of sample pages from both.
#15 CQ2506 Przyjzn (Friendship), by Andrzej Hundziak (b.1927), 6 pp. $1.75.
For SATB mixed choir a cappella. Lyrics by the eminent Polish poet Janina Brzostowska (1897-1986), with singable English paraphrase supplied. First published in Poland for the centenary celebrations (1886-1996) of the Lutnia Choir. Duration about 2'30". Difficulty level 2-3. View sample pages. Listen to midi file.
#16 CQ2507 Trzy Tance Polskie (Three Polish Dances),
by Andrzej Koszewski (b.1922), 10 pp. $1.65. For women's choir or children's choir, a cappella.
(1) Polonaise, with folk text, for SSAA; (2) Cuiavienne, vocalese, for SSA;
(3) Cracovienne, with folk text, for SSAA. English sub-text. Duration, about 4'0". Difficulty level, 2-3.
| View .pdf file of sample pages. | Play midi file of #3.
#17 CQ2508 Ave Maris Stella, by Marcin Mazur, $1.65 View Sample
Setting for SSA a cappella choir of two stanzas of the ancient hymn (found in the 9th century Codex Sangallensis, now in the Swiss monastery of St. Gallen), variously attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, Venantius Fortunatus (d.609) and others. It is part of the Breviary for Vespers and other occasions. Latin text, a cappella. Difficulty level 2-3. Duration ca.2'00". Play mp3 audio file, choir conducted by the composer.
#18 CQ2705 Canzonetta, by Marcin Mazur, for SSA (or three equal voices) a cappella. $1.75.
The lyrics, by Marta Berowska, tell the true story of the poet-musician whom the King of Poland asked, in 1643, to write a description of beautiful Warsaw. A delightful re-creation in period style. Ranges suitable for children as well as adults. Difficulty level 2-3. Duration ca.2'12". See sample pages. | Listen to a recording by the Bogorya Choir of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, conducted by the composer.