As you sing

As you sing for SSAA and hand drum In this fast and energetic piece, Quartel sets her own text celebrating the joy of singing. The melody weaves in and out of the texture, supported by dynamic vocal accompaniment and rhythmically driven by the hand drum. This is a memorable and uplifting song ideal for concert […]

Morning Light

Morning Light for SSAA unaccompanied Morning Light sets an optimistic text by the composer about home and finding your way. Inspired by American folksongs, the captivating melody and warm harmonies perfectly complement the uplifting theme of the text. Morning Light will be a welcome addition to the upper-voice repertoire. Komponist: Sarah Quartel, Herausgeber / Notenverlag: […]

I will be with you

I will be with you for SSAA unaccompanied I will be with you sets a reflective text by the composer with a message of enduring solace. Lush harmonies, with predominantly homophonic passagework, coupled with flowing and cascading lines in every voice part make for a tranquil musical experience. Komponist: Sarah Quartel, Herausgeber / Notenverlag: Oxford […]

This endris night

This endris night for SSAA unaccompanied or with optional handbells (or percussion, or organ) Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this carol for upper voices. The carol may be sung unaccompanied, though for added sparkle there is an optional part for handbells (or percussion or organ). Komponist: Sarah Quartel, […]

God will give orders/Sweet Child

God will give orders/Sweet Child for SATB, piano, djembe, and cello ‘This anthem from the larger work Snow Angel is in two halves. The first section (”God Will Give Orders”) is ethereal, until a vibrant figure in the djembe lifts the music into the uplifting second section (”Sweet Child”). Instrumental parts are in the vocal […]

Silent night

Silent night for soprano duet and SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied ‘In this beautiful, atmospheric arrangement of Franz Gruber”s ”Silent night” Sarah Quartel employs choral divisi and unexpected harmonies to create a lush bed of sound over which the soprano duet soars.’ Komponist: Sarah Quartel, Herausgeber / Notenverlag: Oxford University Press, Edition: Chorpartitur Download, 9780193538764 Verfügbar […]

Grow

Grow for SSA and piano Grow is a warm and heartfelt setting of words by the composer that celebrate human personal growth, comparing this to the season change from winter to spring. A rocking piano part underpins the eminently singable vocal lines, and a scat section draws the piece to a reflective close. Komponist: Sarah […]

The Birds' Lullaby

The Birds' Lullaby for SATB unaccompanied This a cappella setting of evocative words by E. Pauline Johnson is immediately appealing, with its playful, swinging syncopations and dancing scat accompaniment. Also available in a version for SSAA in the Songbird series. Komponist: Sarah Quartel, Herausgeber / Notenverlag: Oxford University Press, Edition: Chorpartitur Download, 9780193543713 Verfügbar als: […]

'Hope' is the thing with feathers

'Hope' is the thing with feathers for SATB and Piano This is a beautiful setting of an evocative poem by Emily Dickinson that explores the symbolization of hope as a bird. Quartel offers soaring melodic lines, rich harmonies, and a fluttering accompaniment to illustrate the persistence of hope even through hardship. Komponist: Sarah Quartel, Herausgeber […]

Huron Carol

Huron Carol for SATB and piano This is a traditional Canadian carol with a text by St Jean de Brébeuf, a seventeenth-century French missionary who worked primarily with the Huron people. Following an ethereal beginning with dissonant, haunting harmonies, the carol builds to an expansive climax. An accompaniment for chamber orchestra is available on hire. […]

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