The Choral Compositions of Michael Deason-Barrow have been inspired
by a New Vision of Music in Sacred Practice.

e.g. Much of his music has been composed to meet the needs of sacred musicing
in a wider variety of contexts and functions than normal, including:



These compositions represent a new distinctive voice in contemporary sacred musicing
inspired by thinking about music in spiritual practice outside the box of conventional thinking on the subject.

The New Vision compositions address the following themes:
  • New Thinking on the Relationship between Choir and Congregation
  • God is not Western or Eastern but hears the Whole World
    (Re-pitching and Re-tuning Sacred Musicing to more Universal Paradigms)
  • Improvisation and Creative Imagination in Sacred Music
  • Sacred Music Responding to the Deepest Questions of our Time
  • Mystery, Revelation and Ecstasis in Music
  • Sounds in Space and Sounds in Movement
  • New Sacred Instruments: New Listening
  • Contemporary Sacred Music for Amateur and Community Groups
  • Choral Meditations, Mantras and Prayers in Music
  • New Worlds of Time - ‘A Glimpse of Eternity through the Window of Time’
  • The Music of Silence
  • New Music for Seasonal and Religious Festivals

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  • Curt Sigh - (poem by Parancs János)
             SS, AA, TT, BB with Improvisation and Instruments
    		• £3.00 each
    C
  • Verbum Supernum Prodiens (based on Sarum Chant)
             SATB with Improvisation
    		• £1.50
    A - B
  • Candles (poem by Howard Thurman)
             SS AA TT BB + Congregation/Circle of Singers and Speaker
    		• £1.50
    A - B
       
     
  • God Help Us to Change (prayer by Michael Leunig)
             SS AA TT BB + Congregation/Circle of Singers and Speaker
    		• £1.50 each
    A - B
  • Meditations in Song -
             (texts by Angelus Silesius, St.Francis of Assissi, Robert Frost,
             Michael Leunig, J. Rumi, T.S. Elliot) SS AA TT BB
    		• £2.50 each
    A - B
             + Congregation/Circle of Singers & Optional Gongs, Tam Tam & Chime Bars
       
     
  • Loves Ground - (poem by Paul Matthews)
             SS AA TT BB and Semi-Chorus
    		• £2.50 each
    B - C
  • Kyrie - (poem by R.S.Thomas)
             SS AA TT BB with optional Organ
    		• £1.50 each
    C
  • The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross - individually
              SATB with Improvisation + Congregation/Circle of Singers
    		•  
              i)   Father Forgive Them & ii) Verily I Say To You £1.00
              iii)  Woman Behold Thy Son £1.00
              iv)  Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? £1.50
              v)  I Thirst & vi) It is Finished £1.00
              vii)  Father Into Thy Hands £1.00
  • The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross - as a booklet
    		• £3.00
       
     
  • Come Holy Spirit - (based on the Gregorian Chant ‘Come Holy Ghost’)
              SS AA TT BB with Improvisation and optional Organ
              and Instruments + Congregation/Circle of Singers
    		• £2.00
       
     
  • To See a World in a Grain of Sand - (poem by William Blake)
              SS AA TT BB with Improvisation & optional gongs and tam tam
    		• £1.50
    B - C
  • The Eye of the Great God - (text from Gaelic ‘Sun Dances’)
              SATB with divisions + optional gongs, bass drum, tam tam & lurs
    		• £3.00
    B
  • I Thank You God for this most Amazing Day - (poem by e.e.cummings)
              SATB with divisions
    		• £3.50
    C
       
     
  • No Sweeter Tone (poem by Angelus Silesius)
              SS AA TT BB
    		• £1.50
    B
       
     
  • Be Still and Know that I am God
              a Sung Breathing Meditation SATB
              for Congregation and Optional instruments
    		• Short score £1.00
    Full score    £3.00
    A
       


    All Choral Pieces listed as: ‘SATB + Congregation + Circle of Singers’ indicates that these works have been written for Mixed Ability Groups. Typically the choir part is written at level B/C, whereas the Circle of Singers parts are written at level A and can be taught orally. All instrumental parts are optional apart from ‘Curt Sigh’.


    A   =   Easy - Oral Teaching is possible. The vocal range is moderate.
    B   =   Moderate
    C   =   Moderately Challenging - Requires both good foundation level music reading and vocal skills.



    Packing & Postage for 1 copy = £1.00
    for 2 - 5 copies   = £1.50
    for 5 - 10 copies = £2.00
    for 10 + copies   = £2.50


    For the full Catalogue & Introduction to CHORAL COMPOSITIONS by Michael Deason-Barrow
    or to place your order, please contact the Tonalis office.
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