Choir sheet music that is just fun
High quality arrangements for mixed choir, male choir and female choir
A great
choir arrangement ...
... is more than just adapting a song for voices. When you are challenged but not overwhelmed, you can perceive what the other singers in your choir are doing while you sing yourself. Thus, singing at the same time becomes experiencing and creating music together.
What sounds so simple starts with well-designed choral arrangements that are fun from day one.
The perfect arrangement is certainly an illusion. Because fortunately, each one of us has very different musical skills and tastes. Top-quality arrangements do not attempt to be perfect. But they pave the way to let every choir member participate with joy and within the "green zone" of his or her possibilities.
My arrangements for choirs are designed to provide the best possible starting point for achieving quick notable success while having fun from the very first rehearsal. With more than 20 years of experience, I focus on catchy melodies - also in the secondary voices, careful use of leaps and a balanced proportion between tension and release.
In the meantime more than 100 of my choir arrangements have been published. Please check if there is one suitable for you or send me a message if you want me to create an arrangement based on your individual wishes.
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Mixed Choirs,women'S choirs, men's choirs
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for mixed choirs
Here you will find all mixed choir arrangements - from simple SAB to eight-part fireworks for those who can draw from the full.
for female choirs
Writing for a women's choir is always a challenge because there is little difference between the highest and lowest voices, so the "voicings" need to be crafted with utter precision. Here you can find all my arrangements for women's choir.
for male choirs
My first arrangements more than 25 years ago were for men's voices for my own use. Even though I don't sing any longer with a male ensemble, you will find many arrangements for male voices here.
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The right sheet music for your choir
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Universal arrangements
When arranging for choirs, there are a few general guidelines - for example, regarding the range of voices in each register, or in terms of phrase lengths and voicings (i.e., the way sounds are layered into chords).
This is similar to clothing sizes at your local thrift store and allows me to compose arrangements that fit the needs of as many choirs as possible.
Take a look at my selection of universal choir arrangements, maybe you will find something that suits you?
Individual arrangements
Some tenors really excel in reaching the high F-sharp while others struggle to reach such high notes without the use of an oxygen apparatus. There are basses who playfully sing rhythmic figures while snapping cheerfully to them, while others break out in a sweat as soon as quavers appear on the horizon.
The list of individual strengths and weaknesses could be continued indefinitely.
If you want these unique characteristics of your choir to be taken into account, you can simply order a custom arrangement.