Textless Choral Music, Q-T
Rabe, Folke (b. 1935).
Rondes
[1964] (Wilhelm Hansen (A) 11894, (B) 10083, © 1967) [(A) SATB, (B) TTBB, a cappella]
Rands, Bernard (b. 1935).
klangmuster 1-4 für stimmen und/oder instrumente
[only 4. Klangmuster 4 für Singstimmen, Schlagzeug, Klavier und Melodie-Instrumente (© 1970)] (Universal (rote reihe 17), EU 20017, © 1972)
Rands, B.
Sound Patterns
[only 2. unison, a cappella; 3. four equal groups, a cappella; 4. three groups, percussion, piano, melody instruments] (Universal EU 14651, 15348, 15349, © 1970)
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937).
Daphnis et Chloe
(Durand, © 1913) [SSAATTBB, orchestra]
Rees, Howard.
Honeywell
(Universal UE 15453, © 1973) ["for three groups of any instruments or voices"]
Regner, Hermann.
Chorstudien
(Schott Workshop 11, © 1972) ["at least 25 voices; the last three sections conceived as SATB, a cappella"]
Roberton, Hugh S. (1874-1952).
Nightfall in Skye
(Presser, 312-41448, © 1936) [SSAATTBB, a cappella]
Roussakis, Nicolas (1934-1994).
Night Speech
(Continuo Music Press/Alexander Broude, © 1973) [for Speech-Chorus and two Players of Instruments]
Roussakis, N.
Voyage
[I. Ordre, II. Beauté, III. Luxe, IV. Calme, V. Volupté] (American Composers Alliance (Composers Facsimile Edition), © 1980) [SSAATTBBB, a cappella]
Schafer, Raymond Murray (b. 1933).
Epitaph for Moonlight
(Berandol 911S3AJ, © 1969/Universal UE 20024, © 1971) [Youth Choir (SATB), optional bells]
Schafer, R. M.
Fire
(Toronto: Arcana Editions, © 1986) [SATB chorus unaccompanied and playing clackers (wood sticks, stones, or one-handed castanets); text consists of vowel sounds: a, e, i, o]
Schafer, R. M.
Gamelan
(Arcana Press, © 1980) [SATB, SASA, TBTB, or some other mixed combination...chorus or soloists]
Schnebel, Dieter (b. 1930).
Für Stimmen
[!: Madrasha II] (Schott Music Corp. 6457, © 1973) [for 3 choruses of mixed voices, a cappella]
Schnittke, Alfred (1935-1998).
Voices of Nature
(G. Schirmer (Library of Russian-Soviet Choral Music,12057), © 1977) [for full chorus of women's voices (5S5A) and vibraphone accompaniment]
Schnittke, A.
Psalms of Repentance
[
Stichi Pokajannye
;
12 Bußverse
] for mixed choir, "bocca chiusa." [No. 12 only] (Frankfurt: M. P. Belaieff 555, © 1988; C.F. Peters [Germany], 1995]). [My thanks to Mark Jennings for his e-mail with this information.]
Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951). "Prelude" to the
Genesis Suite
, Opus 44. (Belmont Music BEL 1011, © 1973;
Sämtliche Werke
, Abteilung V: Chorwerke; Reihe A, Bd. 19, © 1975) [SATB, orchestra]
Schramm, Harold (1935-1971).
Anemophon
(Wind Sound) (McAfee, © 1971) [SATB, a cappella]
Schwantner, Joseph C. (b. 1943).
Aftertones of Infinity
(C. F. Peters P66790, © 1979) [orchestra members sing as a "Celestial Choir"]
Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915).
Prometei
, Opus 60. (Prometháe [Poème du feu], Prometheus [The Poem of Fire]) (NY: Eulenberg 497, 196-?; Edwin F. Kalmus, @ 197-?) [SATB, orchestra, piano, organ, color keyboard ("clavier à lumières")]
Self, George.
Garnett
(Universal UE 4320, © 1967) ["for voices, percussion, wind and strings"]
Serebrier, José (b. 1938).
Vocalise
(Peer International #2160-3, © 1971) [for mixed chorus a cappella]
Shostakovitch, Dmitri (1906-1975). "Weeping Song" from
King Lear
(G. Schirmer (Library of Russian-Soviet Choral Music #12112), #47549, © 1977) [SSAATTBB, a cappella]
Smith, Hale (b. 1925).
In Memoriam--Beryl Rubinstein
(1953) (Higate Press (Galaxy) HP 46, © 1959) [SATB, chamber orchestra or piano]
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971).
Solovei
[Le Rossignol; The Nightingale] (Édition Russe de Musique, © 1914) [8S, 8A, orchestra]
Suk, Josef (1874-1935).
Ripening
[Lebensreissen; La Maturation; Symphonic Poem], Opus 34 ["hidden" women's voices, orchestra]
Sviridov, Georgi Vasilevich (Georgii Vasil'evich) (1915-1998).
Concert in Memory of Alexander Yurlov
[1. Dirge, 2. Parting, 3. Chorale] (G. Shirmer A-739, © 1977; Muzyka, © 1978) [SSAATTBBB (+ S soli in 2, and 3S and 4A soli in 3), a cappella] [Yurlov (1927-1973)]
Swayne, Giles (b. 1946).
Cry
(Novello 070441 05, © 1981) [28 amplified voices: 7S, 3Mez, 4A, 6T, 2Bar, 6B, a cappella]
Taverner, John (1495-ca. 1545).
Quemadmodum
[attributed to Taverner] (
Early English Church Music
, v. 25: John Taverner: II Votive Antiphons, edited by Hugh Benham; London: Stainer and Bell, © 1981, pp. 147-160, and notes p. xiii) [for Mean1, 2, Countertenor 1, 2, Tenor, Bass]
Tchaikovksy, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893).
Shchelkunchik
[Casse-Noisette; Nutcracker] (No. 9 Val's snezhnykh khlop'ev; Valse des flocons de Neige; Valse of the Snow Flakes) [12S,12A (boy's voices preferred)]
Tippett, Michael (1905-1998).
The Mask of Time
[No. 10 "The Singing will never be done"] (Schott 12196 [Vocal score], © 1983) [SMezTB soli, women's à 3 and men's à 3, orchestra]
Trojahn, Manfred (b. 1949).
Architectura caelestis (1974/75)
(Hans Sikorski, Studienpartitur 889, © 1976) ["8 Frauenstimmen (Soli oder Chor)", orchester]
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