{"title":"Mack Wilberg Christmas Music","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-christmas-meditation","title":"A Christmas Meditation","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMack Wilberg Christmas Sheet Music Sung by Tabernacle Choir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on William J. Kirkpatrick's 'Cradle Song', \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Christmas Meditation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was written by Mack Wilberg as underscoring for a Biblical reading. In the tradition of incidental music, the piece may be used in various ways, including as a processional, a transition between other works, or as background for spoken words and images.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ifuavnm1lic?si=qN11k9WHPBc2f9dz\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48915405766956,"sku":null,"price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/9099\/4220\/files\/christmas-meditation-satb-mack-wilberg-tabernacle-choir.jpg?v=1718210141"},{"product_id":"oh-watch-the-stars-satb","title":"Oh Watch the Stars (SATB)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"expanding_content_container\" id=\"expanding_content_container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expanding_content_container_outer\" id=\"expanding_content_container_outer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expanding_content_container_inner_narrow\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eChristmas Sheet Music for Choir\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSATB Choir and Piano\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eArranged by Mack Wilberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a beautiful, sensitive arrangement of the African-American spiritual and folk hymn \u003cem\u003eOh, watch the stars\u003c\/em\u003e. The text reflects on the beauty of creation, and alternative verses by David Warner celebrating Christ's birth have been included for performance during the Christmas season. Wilberg artfully retains the understated feel and simplicity of the original spiritual while demonstrating hallmarks of his unique style, such as rich harmonies, contrasting keys and textures, and effective obbligato instrumental fills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProgramme Notes:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, Watch the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1925 by G. Schirmer in a collection of spirituals recorded and transcribed by Nicholas George Julius Ballanta(-Taylor) of Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. The title page of \u003cem\u003eSaint Helena Island Spirituals\u003c\/em\u003e notes that the collection was prepared at the Penn Normal, Industrial, and Agricultural School on St. Helena Island, Beaufort County, in South Carolina.\u003cbr\u003eBut these obligatory acknowledgements reveal nothing of the remarkable movement behind the work of Ballanta and others. The world was continuing to waken to the rich and powerful vocal music traditions of Americans who had been cruelly taken from their African homelands in the slave trade. There was also a growing conviction that people of African descent, especially those who had suffered slaveryeither themselves or in their familieswere in the best position to translate the songs into written notes and rhythms. Only they could feel, understand, and express the hearts of those who first sang this music and passed it down from generation to generation.\u003cbr\u003eThis arrangement of \u003cem\u003eOh, Watch the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e was created for a program of American Christmas music. Because there was only one useable verse in the original transcription, two additional verses were added with the same syntactical structure and rhyme scheme. Two sets of text have been provided here, allowing for performance at Christmas and throughout the year. The musical setting reflects melodic gestures and harmonic impulses conveyed by Ballanta and others of the period.\u003cbr\u003eIt is suggested that \u003cem\u003eOh, Watch the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e be performed simply, naturally, and expressively. This will underscore that the performance is not intended to appropriate the culture of the original transcription, but to honour it. In this way, the piece serves as a remembrance and tribute to those whose music this is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum Order:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 Copies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEducator discounts available.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"mailto:service@tetonmusic.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e for a quote. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48915445186860,"sku":null,"price":4.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/9099\/4220\/files\/oh-watch-the-stars-mack-wilberg-christmas-tabernacle-choir-sheet-music.jpg?v=1762634674"},{"product_id":"child-of-light-satb","title":"Child of Light (SATB)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes General Worship \u0026amp; Christmas Sheet Music Text\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSATB Choir and Four-Hand Piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMack Wilberg \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis effervescent setting of two texts by David Warner - one for Christmas, one for general worship - was included on the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square's release, 'Tree of Life'. Over a shimmering, festive accompaniment for piano four-hands or chamber orchestra, the melody is passed between voice parts, and the dynamic contrasts and detailed articulation enable singers to present an engaging characterization.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum Order:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 copies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEducator pricing available.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"mailto:service@tetonmusic.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e for a quote. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MsSAnrr-I4M?si=lsYWgTe7ZPeH8VuC\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48924785213740,"sku":"0193535726","price":4.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/9099\/4220\/files\/child-of-light-mack-wilberg-sheet-music-christmas.jpg?v=1724162191"},{"product_id":"jesus-jesus-rest-your-head","title":"Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBeautiful A Cappella Christmas Sheet Music \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this beautifully interpreted  arrangement of the Appalachian folk carol, Mack Wilberg provides a gentle harmonization suitable for a lullaby to the Christ child. A slight sense of foreboding is introduced in the central minor section as the tenor and bass voices ask 'Have you heard about his fate?'. Wilberg's setting of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJesus, Jesus, rest your head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was broadcast on PBS in 2022, performed by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This is a lovely and accessible selection for Christmas concerts or services.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50086558433580,"sku":null,"price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/9099\/4220\/files\/jesus-jesus-rest-your-head-christmas-sheet-music.jpg?v=1730316591"},{"product_id":"wexford-carol-satb","title":"Wexford Carol (SATB)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor SATB and piano or orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSetting two verses of the Irish traditional carol, Wilberg's version opens simply with unaccompanied unison men, before the piano creeps in gently. 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