TTBB Archives • Swirly Music

	Title	Voicing	Duration	Language	Composer
	The Rain Song (SATB) for Chorus and Body Percussion MGN-007	SATB ⋅ SSAA ⋅ TTBB	3'45"	English	Growden, Mark	Info/Listen/Buy »
This piece was written while walking through the Mission District of San Francisco on a rainy evening. California has been experiencing a serious drought these past few years. I was thrilled to feel the raindrops, hence the celebratory feeling of the piece. — Mark Growden Also available in TTBB and SSAA versions. More info & view score »
	All The Whiskey In Heaven for TTBB choir a cappella RCL-010	TTBB	3'15"	English	Campbell, Rich	Info/Listen/Buy »
When I first discovered Charles Bernstein’s beautiful poem, I knew immediately that I wanted to set it for men’s chorus. The poem expresses so much within a brief, 4-verse form. I set out to use harmony to color the text’s rich imagery while honoring the poem’s lyrical and repetitive nature in the melody. The surprising […] More info & view score »
	Pat-a-pan for TTBB, a cappella ROM-9703		2'		Oswald, Rebecca	Info/Listen/Buy »
Hailing from Dijon, France, poet and composer Bernard de La Monnoye (1641-1728) wrote a set of Christmas carols in his local Burgundian dialect. Noei Borguignon de Gui Barôzai (Gui Barôzai being de La Monnoye’s pseudonym) includes the familiar Christmas carol now known as Pat-a-pan. Originally titled “Guillô, Pran Ton Tamborin”, today this carol is the […] More info & view score »
	The Rain Song (TTBB) for SSAA Chorus and Body Percussion MGN-014	TTBB	3'45"	English	Growden, Mark	Info/Listen/Buy »
This piece was written while walking through the Mission District of San Francisco on a rainy evening. California has been experiencing a serious drought these past few years. I was thrilled to feel the raindrops, hence the celebratory feeling of the piece. — Mark Growden Also available in SATB and SSAA versions. More info & view score »
	Psalm of the Sky TBB for TBB chorus, piano, and violin SRD-004c	TB ⋅ TBB ⋅ TTB ⋅ TTBB	5'	English ⋅ Hebrew	Riskind, Sarah	Info/Listen/Buy »
In the poem “Psalm of the Sky,” Rabbi Rachel Barenblat reimagines “The Lord is My Shepherd” (Psalm 23) in a contemporary context. Performers may highlight the many instances of text painting and create contrast between moments of gentleness, boldness, and carefree movement. The last verse of Psalm 23 is included in Hebrew as a coda […] More info & view score »
	Northern Star for a cappella TTBB choir LJP-CM101	TTBB	3'	English	Pugh, Lydia Jane	Info/Listen/Buy »
A stunning piece for a cappella voices. ‘Norther Star’ was a finalist in the Australian Boys Choir Choral Composing Competition (2014), and subsequently recorded and released on their Album ‘Dreams and Desires’ (2015). It has since been performed across the world in the UK, USA and Australia. More info & view score »
	Wayfarin’ Stranger for lower voices a cappella JBN-004	TBB ⋅ TTBB	3'	English	Bernstein, Jeffrey	Info/Listen/Buy »
TTB American folksong arrangement More info & view score »
	Henry Martin for women's or men's chorus and piano ADY-031		3'45"		Doherty, Anthony	Info/Listen/Buy »
A vigorous traditional song of the sea, with a rhythmically intense piano accompaniment in versions for either women’s or men’s chorus. More info & view score »
	Mourning Dove for soprano solo and men's choir a cappella MDC-015	TTBB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
An indomitable sense of hope, and unvarnished sorrow, permeate each line and melody of these unforgettable songs- forged in the anvil of abject misery and despair, aching for freedom’s light. Humiliated beyond all human reckoning, and given no respite from the daily drudgery of endless toil- these fiercely resilient souls somehow persevered, despite the harshest […] More info & view score »