Music
Choral and Congregational
All choral and congregational pieces have a minimum order of
$20. This lets you make as many copies as needed for one choir
or congregation. You can order most of them from the Order Form.
The exceptions are Ah! Toi Belle Hirondelle ,Beauty
is Before Me, and Candles are Dancing, which can be
ordered from Cypress
Choral Music.
Ah! Toi Belle Hirondelle
- 3:10 minutes
- SATB with piano. Moderate
Order from Cypress.
An old French-Canadian folk tune. Separated lovers keep their love alive with the help of a swallow. The bird flies over the high seas to send the message that they will remain faithful and true to one another.
Al-le! Alleluia
- 2:30 minutes
- SATB a capella
- Moderate
An alleluia that expresses joy. Praise be!
All Rivers
- 2:20 minutes.
- For congregation and piano.
Nature's gifts heal us and enable us to recreate ourselves with its beauty. How can we show our gratitude? - by sharing our lives and experience with others. Especially useful for Unitartian-Universalist water communion ceremonies and ingatherings.
Beauty is Before Me
- 2:30 minutes.
- Settings:
- SSAA with piano. Easy to moderate.
- SATB with piano. Easy to moderate.
Order from Cypress.
Respect and awe for nature can help us keep to a true path.
From the beautiful Navajo text, filled with peace and wisdom.
"--- in my youth, I am aware of it, and, in old age, I shall
walk quietly the beautiful trail."
The Blessing of Peace
- 2:40 minutes.
- Settings:
- SATB with descant and piano. Range F#2 – A5. Easy.
- Optional violin and cello parts for above: $4.50.
- Also available as a duet with optional descant.
A serene, hymn-like choral tune that can be used to celebrate
the deliverance from tyranny during Chanukah, or anytime, as a
hymn to peace, ‘May blessings of peace descend on our land’.
English text.
Candles are Dancing
- 3 minutes.
- Settings:
- For Young Adult choirs:
- SA with descant and piano. Easy to moderate. Range Bb3 – A5.
- TBB and piano. Easy to moderate. Range A2 – G4.
- For Adult choirs – more range and challenge musically:
- SSAA and piano. Moderate. Range F3 – A5.
- SATB and piano. Moderate. Range F2 – A5.
- SATB and piano. Moderate. Range A2 – A5.
Order from Cypress.
An infectious, lively tune for Chanukah and Solstice. English
text. ‘Flames from the candles dance to and fro, they tell us
a tale of long, long ago’.
Life Has Loveliness to Sell
- 2:50 minutes
- Setting: 2 part. Easy.
"Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things;
Blue waves whitened on a cliff …
And children’s faces looking up,
Holding wonder like a cup."
A setting that will work with small choirs as well as large.
Morning, So Fair to See
- Anthem, SATB, piano accompaniment, 4:50 min.
- Motet, SATB, unaccompanied, 2:50 min.
- Hymn, for congregation and piano, 2:10 min.
- Also available for solo voice.
"Morning, so fair to see
Night veiled in mystery
Glorious the earth and resplendent skies!
Pilgrims, we march along,
Singing our joyous song,
As through an earthly paradise.'
Peace
- 2:10 minutes.
- SATB and Piano. Moderate.
Spring Breaks in Foam
- 2 minutes.
- Setting: SSAA a capella. Moderate to difficult.
A lyrical paean to spring with a text by Canadian poet
Charles G.D. Roberts. ‘Spring breaks in foam along the
blackthorn bough. Whitethroat and goldenwing are mating now’.
Solo Voice and Duets
All solo voice and duet compositions have a minimum order of
$5.00 per piece. This lets you make copies for the soloist(s)
and accompanist.
The Blessing of Peace
- 2:40 minutes.
- Voice(s) and piano.
- Optional violin and cello parts: $4.50.
- Original key, F# minor. Other keys on request, please email pennymakesmusic@gmail.com
- Sing as a duet or use the top line for a solo. Moderate range, (with optional descant, A5.)
Morning, So Fair to See
- 4:50 minutes.
- Voice and piano.
- Original key: Eb, range Eb – F. Other keys on request, please email pennymakesmusic@gmail.com
"Morning, so fair to see!
Night veiled in mystery."
O Come, My Beloved
- 2:40 minutes
- Voice(s) and piano.
- Optional violin and cello parts: $4.50.
- Original key, F# minor. Other keys on request, please email pennymakesmusic@gmail.com
- Range:
- Optional descant to A5.
- Top line, C – E.
- Bottom line, B – C#.
A beautiful, lyrical song for the bride and groom. Sing
as a duet or use the top line for a solo.
" Together we'll be family, forever entwined.
True love shall keep us to the end of time."
Three Love Songs from the Poetry of Sara Teasdale
For Voice and Piano. Set $10 or $5 each.
- 3:30 minutes, Key G minor (D4 -G5)
- 1:30 minutes. Key G major (E4 -G5)
- 3:30 minutes. Key A major (C - F#)
Sara Teasdale wrote about love with great passion and vivid imagery. These songs capture the variety of her experiences, from the wistful regret of ‘I Love You’ to the youthful flirtatiousness of ‘The Look” and her wonderful expression of true love in ‘The Kiss’.
To place order in a different key, please email with request.
Yiddish Folksongs
Arrangements of six folksongs for solo voice and piano. The
original is set for medium voice. Contact me at pennymakesmusic@gmail.com
and the pieces can be transposed to suit your own voice.
Purchase individually, or get all six for $25.00.
- Gey Ikh Mir Shpatsieren
- 2:30 minutes.
- See lyrics
- Shlof Mayn Kind
- 4 minutes.
- See lyrics
- Der Filozof
- 2 minutes.
- See lyrics
- Di Goldene Pave
- 3:20 minutes.
- See lyrics
- Mayn Harts Veynt in Mir
- 4 minutes.
- See lyrics
- Rozhinkes mit Mandlen
- 2:20 minutes.
Piano
Prayer
- 2:20 minutes
- Cost per copy: $2.65
A contemplative piece with a folk-like tune. Easy to moderate.
Instrumental
Pnina's Niggun
- Trio for Violin, Flute and Harp
- 4 Minutes
- Easy to moderate
- Cost for full score and three parts: $15
An uplifting introduction to worship with a lilting,
dancelike quality.
Variations on a Yiddish Lullaby
- Flute and Harp
- 4 minutes
- Easy to moderate.
- Cost for full score and two parts: $12.