I Sing of a Maiden

for SAB choir, unaccompanied

Audio file generated by cantamus.app

I Sing of a Maiden (I syng of a mayden) is a Middle English poem or carol of the 15th century celebrating the Annunciation and the Virgin Birth of Jesus. The poem is written from a first person point of view, and contains five quatrains. No evidence of original music is known to exist, though obviously it is meant to be sung.  

This short piece was written for SAB chorus.  The text used here is in a more modern English flavour for easier singability, although makeles [matchless] and ches [chose] are still used. It is written in A Phrygian with switch to A Major in the final verse.  Apologies to the Altos for all the E4 notes. 

Vocal Ranges: Soprano: E4-E5, Alto: D4-B4, Baritone: Bb3-C4

ISWC: T3298231177
ISMN: 979-0-9025253-7-4

SKU: RDD-008 Categories: , Instrumentation:
Sacred or Secular:Sacred
Season or Event:Advent, Christmas
Language:English
Voicing:SAB
Descriptive Tags:Christmas, Medieval, Virgin Mary
Instrumentation:A Cappella, SAB choir

$2.00/copy

This title is available in print or for immediate download. For both options, there is a minimum required quantity of 8 copies for choral titles. Please support self-publishing composers by ordering the quantity according to the number of singers in the ensemble that will perform the work.

Print orders are printed on demand and shipped by our printing partner, and can be expected to be processed with a few days of the order. Please do not hesitate to contact [email protected] to follow up.

Quantity

    Explore More Music…

    Filters Sort results
    Reset Apply
    Title
    View
    Voicing
    Duration
    Language
    Composer
    for mixed chorus and organ
    ADY-022
    SATB
    3'20"
    English
    A setting of John Donne’s poem of repentance, redemption, and trust in God’s mercy, especially suitable for the Lenten season.
    More info & view score »
    14 rounds from the Chapel for mixed voices
    BKR-007
    Equal Voices
    SSAA
    Each round 1′30″ to 2′ (in performance)
    English
    Latin
    The modern Chapel is a meeting-place for diverse musical expression, a place where choral polyphony has long had a home. The term “a cappella” (“in the style of the chapel”) evokes the sound of a Renaissance chorus unaided by any church organ. This original collection of 14 sacred and biblical rounds (a “poor man’s polyphony”) […]
    More info & view score »
    for SATB chorus & organ/piano
    ROC-005
    SATB
    5'
    English
    This carol was first published in 1833 in a collection entitled “Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern”. William Sandys, a solicitor by day and music & manuscript collector by night, purportedly came across the tune in Devonshire, England. In this gentle setting from 1991 many colors of choral writing appear with sections for SATB, 3-part men, […]
    More info & view score »
    for SATB choir and piano
    ROM-1202
    4' 45"
    Oden und Lieder in fünf Bûchern, a collection of poems by prolific German poet Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708-1754), was published in Hamburg, Germany in 1747. The fifth volume contains the six verse poem Die Alster, the text of this choral work. The German language written and spoken in Hagedorn’s lifetime preceded today’s codified, standardized German, […]
    More info & view score »
    for SATB choir a cappella
    RCL-021
    SATB
    3'30"
    English
    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 »
    for SATB choir a cappella
    RCL-016
    SATB
    3'35"
    English
    The text of “In Those Years, No One Slept” is a scene from a time of conflict/war, by Romanian-American immigrant Claudia Serea. The score is at once rhythmic and exciting, haunting and unsettling. It was a winner of the 2018 Uncommon Music Festival Composition Competition. It is accessible for all fine high school, collegiate and […]
    More info & view score »
    for SATB choir (S, A divisi)
    RDD-006
    SSAATB
    3'28"
    English
    (Choral SATB with S,A divisi) Written for a choral composition competition in 2024 (I didn’t win), this piece uses the text of Psalm 13 to demonstrate David’s dispair and doubt turning into faith and joy. Text in English is from the 1928 US Books of Common Prayer vv. 1-3, 5-6. ISMN 979-0-9025253-5-0 ISWC T3250054634
    More info & view score »
    for mixed choir a cappella
    JBN-016
    SATB
    2'40"
    English
    for mixed choir and organ
    ADY-006
    SATB
    3'35"
    English
    A setting of Edward Caswall’s translation of the Latin office hymn Summi parentis filio, suitable for the feasts of the Sacred Heart and Christ the King, as well as general use.
    More info & view score »
    Shopping Cart