Fruitful Earth Archives • Swirly Music

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Pied Beauty for SATB choir, a cappella by Rebecca Oswald •
Pied Beauty is a short, reverent poem by English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1898). Throughout the first half of this choral setting, the music combines a marcato, dappled polyphony with mixolydian/triadic harmony (a nod to the poet’s era and homeland); then, in the second half, the music’s texture mellows into a smooth homophony with extended […] More info & view score »
Among The Trees Three songs for SATB Choir and piano by William Campbell • 14'
Among The Trees The Clearing Rests In Song and Shade I Go Among the Trees and Sit Still All the Earth Shall Sing (The dark around us, come) Three Songs for SATB Choir & Piano Words by Wendell Berry These three songs are about finding peace and unity within nature. Balance comes to many of […] More info & view score »
Peace on Earth for SSATB Choir, unaccompanied by Sanford Dole • 6'
An English translation of the poem “Friede auf Erden” by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825-1898) is set for SSATB choir unaccompanied. Referencing the Christmas story, this setting brings to life the text with lush harmonies freely changing key centers as the story progresses. Each of the four stanzas ends with a variation on the musical material […] More info & view score »
The Red Wheelbarrow for SATB choir and piano by Rich Campbell • 3'
Composer’s Note: “The Red Wheelbarrow,” an innovative environmental/imagist poem I first read as a teenager, struck me as an alluring and joyful means to immerse in a commission by Austin’s Inversion Ensemble for their Planet Home project. The score blossomed during a fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, a pastoral setting that […] More info & view score »
We Will Shine Like The Sun for treble and mixed choirs and piano by Rich Campbell • 3'
“We Will Shine Like The Sun” is an uptempo piece; this arrangement is for combined SA treble choir & SATB choir with piano accompaniment.. The empowering text inspires imagination with optimistic lyrics that are ideal for young singers. The score includes a driving piano accompaniment, a clapping section, and an optional tambourine part. The rousing […] More info & view score »
We Will Shine Like The Sun (SAB/piano) for SAB choir and piano by Rich Campbell • 3'
“We Will Shine Like The Sun” is an uptempo piece; this arrangement is for combined SA treble choir & SATB choir with piano accompaniment.. The empowering text inspires imagination with optimistic lyrics that are ideal for young singers. The score includes a driving piano accompaniment, a clapping section, and an optional tambourine part. The rousing […] More info & view score »
Golden Apples Of The Sun for SATB choir a cappella by Rich Campbell • 3'30"
Golden Apples Of The Sun (SATB, unaccompanied) is a joyful, rhythmic piece with lyrics inspired by a Yeats poem. Accessible, uptempo and exhilarating, it is ideal for civic events and celebrations. It is a dynamic work that is exciting for both performers and listeners. Winner of the Celebration Singers 80th Anniversary Composition Competition. More info & view score »
It’s a Beautiful, Wonderful World Unison or SATB choir and piano by Gordon Thornett • 2'
“It’s a beautiful, wonderful world, A world of wonder for all to share; Let us walk together, hand in hand, Spreading peace and friendship throughout the land…” Inspired by a visit to botanical gardens in California, this song is intended to reflect the beauty of nature around us, and to suggest that we should live […] More info & view score »
Sakura for mixed choir and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 2'45"

21st Century 23rd Psalm for mixed choir and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 3'50"

It’s Harvest Time for mixed choir and piano w/optional children's choir by Gordon Thornett • 3' 15"
This joyful harvest song may be of particular interest to choral groups within the Jewish tradition, but it may equally prove to be a useful addition to the harvest or thanksgiving repertoire of any choir. The text is taken from World Healing Prayers, with additional text by Linda G Marcus, adapted by the composer. There’s […] More info & view score »
Pablo Neruda In Love for mixed choir and piano by Jeffrey Bernstein • 7'25"