BUYING SONG ARRANGEMENTS
Several of the songs in our repertoire have been arranged by our Musical Director and can be purchased for your choir or singing group. Songs can be supplied in a variety of formats:
- sheet music (as PDF/ Acrobat file or printed copy)
- individual recorded parts (plus full performance of the song). Available as a CD or as MP3 downloads (1 to 1.5MB per part)
- Finale notation file (2002 or 2006 version or MusicXML — suitable for importing into other notation programs such as Sibelius)
Songs cost £2 each by email, or add 50p to the total for CDs or sheet music by post (non-EC countries add £1.50).
All songs have been arranged for, and fully tested on community choirs so the range of voices is not extreme. Arrangements for equal voices can easily be adapted for all male, all women, or mixed groups. All songs come with full lyrics, translations, song background (if known!) and performance suggestions.
Payments can be made via PayPal using your credit card or by cheque through the post.
For more information on individual songs and how to order, please contact us stating which format you would like the songs in (sheet music, notation file, or recorded parts) and whether you would like them by email or post.
Songs currently available are:
| Song | Voices | Information | Sound clip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Morning Star (Shaker) | 3 equal voices | Gentle hymn | mp3 |
| Cancion Mixteca (Mexico) | 3 equal voices | Classic Mexican song about nostalgia; as featured in the movie Paris, Texas | mp3 |
| Coalblack Smith (England) | 2 women's parts + men | Bawdy call & response folk song | mp3 |
| Eh Kalina, eh Malina (Russian gypsy) | 3 equal voices | Gutsy song of passion that gets faster. | midi |
| Era la vo (Sicily) | 3 equal voices | Lullaby | midi |
| Farewell my friend (Sierra Leone) | call + 3 part response | Typical African parting song (in English) | mp3 |
| I'll fly away (US) | 3 equal voices | 1920s bluegrass style, probably best-known from the film O Brother Where Art Thou? | mp3 |
| Java jive (US) | 3 equal voices | Made famous by the Inkspots | mp3 |
| Land of my fathers (Wales) | SATB | Famous song — in Welsh! | mp3 |
| Lisa Lan (Wales) | 3 equal voices | Haunting love song, featured in the movie Crash | mp3 |
| Lowlands away (sea shanty) | 3 equal voices | Song of a drowned lover from the woman's point of view | mp3 |
| Mbube (South Africa) | 5 parts + bass | Original version of Solomon Linda's song, later made famous as Wimowey (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | mp3 |
| O postaris (Czech gypsy) | 3 equal voices | Passionate song of love from a young woman's point of view | mp3 |
| The Old Miner (England) | 4 equal voices | Mining song collected from Nuneaton, based on the Silly Sisters' version | mp3 |
| The Parting Glass (Ireland) | SATB | Famous Irish leaving song | mp3 |
| Plaisir d'Amour (France) | SATB | Famous 18th C song, the source for Elvis Presley's I can't help falling in love | mp3 |
| Rain and Snow (US) | 3 equal voices | Song about the downside of marriage from a woman's point of view | mp3 |
| Sakura, sakura (Japan) | 2 equal voices + 2 drones | Haunting cherry blossom song | mp3 |
| Shenandoah (sea shanty) | SATB | Gorgeous setting of well-known song | mp3 |
| Sixteen Tons (Merle Travis) | TTBB | Meaty song about the working man's life | midi |
| Sloop John B. (Bahamas) | 5 equal voices | Based on the Beach Boys version of this traditional song | mp3 |
| Stolat (Poland) | 3 equal voices | Well-known drinking song usually sung at birthdays | mp3 |
| Take this hammer (US) | TBB | Chain gang song | midi |
For more information on individual songs and how to order, please contact us.