Suggestions for women's choir?
  • FidemInFidebusFidemInFidebus
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    My ladies group sang today and did a beautiful job. There isn't much in our library for them, so I would like to get some new music and build their repertoire. Any suggestions are welcome!
  • Chris Garton-Zavesky
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    Lassus' 2-part pieces.

    Oh, wait: you're in a Protestant community, aren't you. Lassus is still good, but you might try (instead) a piece called Prayer of St. Richard of Chichester, by ?R.H.White.
  • jefe
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    There may be a few tunes in here you can use. See post down about 5 posts. Our women's Compline Choir, Voces Angelorum has made great use of them. Beware though, as we have 5 female 'tenors' so I write for them. I find the best sound with the limited tonal range of women is music in 2 or 3 parts. Of course, the majority of 4-part harmonized tunes on the list are for SSAA. There is also a lot of realized Gregorian and Ambrosian chant on there along with mucho realized harmonized Anglican chant Psalter.
  • irishtenoririshtenor
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    Have you looked at the Small Choirs UK website? Or St. James Press?
  • FidemInFidebusFidemInFidebus
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    @irishtenor: No, but I will definitely check them out thank you!

    And yes I work in a Methodist church.
  • ghmus7
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    don't forget you can sing TB music up the octave
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    You might give the 3-part women's choir version of my "O Taste and See" a try. Works as a motet just as well as it does as a Communion proper.
    Giffen-O_taste_and_see_SMzA-rev.pdf
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    Giffen-O_taste_and_see_SMzA-rev.mp3
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  • jefe
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    And to come full circle, below is a Giffen tune we are doing this Sunday at Compline with Voces Angelorum. I did some editing to better fit our women's voices. It is a winner by any standard. Bravo, Charles.
    11Giffen in manus tuas SSAT - Full Score.pdf
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    Thanks, jefe. Your arrangement for SSAT voices works very well.
  • FidemInFidebusFidemInFidebus
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    jefe, I do not see anything there???
  • jefe
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    Fidemin, try dumping your cookies and closing other programs. Did you download my library for women's voices? If you're working at a Methodist Church, a lot of that will work. You might even consider starting your own all-women Compline Choir using the Methodist Format for Compline. It is a hit wherever it is tried. Here is Charles' tune again.
    11Giffen in manus tuas SSAT - Full Score.pdf
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  • jefe
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    Fidemin, this is a better link to my women's choir library;
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3n236k0089maerc/AAB9NqHXPGT5_a7dlWnaOrufa?dl=0
  • JesJes
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    Chuck's suggestion is great. I've also written more female repertoire if you're interested. I get time in January for more writing if you want to commission something.
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  • jefe
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    Here is the link to last Sunday's Voces angelorum Compline. Charles' piece is next to last. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bq1leqa9tvblzhc/20171001.mp3
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  • StimsonInRehabStimsonInRehab
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    Ave Maria by Caccini.
    Da Pacem Domine by Gounod.
    23rd Psalm by Schubert.
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  • DiapasonDabbler
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    A couple here that we have used. The Ave Maria is 3-part (SSA / SAA), while the Grace is 2-part (SS / SA). http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/tim-attride-sheet-music/3002298?isPLP=1&Ns=displayName&recsPerPage=25&currentPage=1
  • FidemInFidebusFidemInFidebus
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    @jefe and everyone thank you so much!!!
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