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Three Christmas Spirituals SA |
New to Morton Music – digital copies are now available from RSCM Music Direct (UK) via the Other Countries link. Three Christmas Spirituals includes the following pieces for treble voices; also available for mixed voices. Go Tell it on the Mountain; There’s a Star in the East; and The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy These three simple arrangements of some of the best-loved Spirituals are suitable for youthful voices of all ages. While specific to the Christmas Season, the narrative element in these texts make them appropriate for church or concert performance throughout the year.
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Three Christmas Spirituals SATB |
New to Morton Music – digital copies are now available from RSCM Music Direct (UK) via the Other Countries link. Three Christmas Spirituals includes the following pieces and is for an accompanied SATB choir; also available for treble voices. Go Tell it on the Mountain; There’s a Star in the East; and The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy These three simple arrangements of some of the best-loved Spirituals are suitable for youthful voices of all ages. While specific to the Christmas Season, the narrative element in these texts make them appropriate for church or concert performance throughout the year.
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Lullaby |
New to Morton Music – digital copies are now available from RSCM Music Direct (UK) via the Other Countries link. This gentle piece expresses the the feelings of Mary as she reflects on the child she has borne. She feels affection for the sweet young babe she holds in her arms. Yet there is also wonderment and awe, as she understands his true nature and grapples with what the future holds for him. These are feelings similar to what any mother would have for her child. A mothers love is a universal theme. It can be understood by people of all faiths and creeds. Therefore, this piece, while sacred, can be sung in secular contexts as well as in services.
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Jingle Bells |
Please click here to download “Jingle Bells” by Graeme Morton Add to your Christmas Carolling with this light-hearted arrangement. |
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Lo, There Is Light! |
New to Morton Music – digital copies are now available from RSCM Music Direct (UK) via the Other Countries link. Combines the text of Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning with two verses of Australian bush poet “Banjo” Paterson’s Sunrise on the Coast. Excellent Christmas piece. This work was commissioned in 1996 by The Harvard University Choir.
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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel |
New to Morton Music – digital copies are now available from RSCM Music Direct (UK) via the Other Countries link. Suitable for college or church choir. A strophic setting that builds to an exciting climax. Appropriate for Advent or Christmas use. This setting captures the sense of longing that can be found in the text.
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Three Carols |
New to Morton Music – digital copies are now available from RSCM Music Direct (UK) via the Other Countries link. Three simple carols for women’s or children’s choir using the medieval texts Terly Terlow, When Christ Was Born of Mary Free and I Sing of a Maiden. The recordings below feature the Brisbane Chamber Choir. (i) Terly Terlow The old English text discusses the shepherds and the music suggests the sound of shepherds’ pipes. (ii) When Christ was Born of Mary Free The second song of the three also discusses the shepherds and the song of the angels. (iii) I Sing of a Maiden This one page piece is a hauntingly beautiful setting of the medieval text. For the most part in two parts, it divides into three at the end. Highly recommended! |