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Recent Publications by John Leavitt

 

Choral Large Work:

 

Jubilee, A Choral Cycle of Spiritual Arrangements,

            SATB & piano, Concordia, 97-7103

            Full Score & parts for optional string bass and percussion, Concordia, 97-7104

            Full Performance Compact Disc, Concordia, 99-1727

 

Glad Tidings We Bring, A Yuletide Festival of Carols (Readings and Carols),

            SATB & Keyboard, Hal Leonard, 8744389

            Two part & Keyboard, Hal Leonard, 8744390

            Full Score/Parts for Chamber Orchestra, Hal Leonard, 8744391

            Preview Compact Disc, Hal Leonard, 8744392

 

Songs of Travel, (Song Cycle) (Note: These are available from JL Recordings and Music only)

            Let Beauty Awake,

                        SATB & piano, JL Music C9000

                        Two part & piano, JL Music 8737

            Youth and Love, SATB & piano, JL Music 8708

            The Road Side Fire, SATB, JL Music 8709

            Whither Must I Wander, SATB, mezzo solo, piano, JL Music 8710

            The Vagabond, SATB, tenor solo, piano, JL Music 8711

            Full Performance CD, JL Music 8712

 

Requiem,

            SATB & piano, (optional orchestra), Concordia, 98-3583

            Full Performance Compact Disc, Concordia, 99-1688

            Full Score and Parts on hire, Concordia

 

What Child is This, A Christmas Cantata,

            SATB & piano, (optional orchestra), Concordia, 98-3689

            Full Performance Compact Disc, Concordia, 99-1698

            Full Score and Parts on hire, Concordia

 

The Children of Christmas, A Musical, Two part or unison voices, piano, opt. percussion and string bass,

            Two part or unison & piano, Concordia, 97-6961

            Instrumental parts for optional string bass and percussion, Concordia, 97-6974

            Full Performance Compact Disc, Concordia, 99-1699

 

Festival Te Deum,

            SATB & organ (or piano), opt. brass choir & percussion, Concordia, 98-3639

            Full Score/parts for optional brass choir & percussion, Concordia, 98-6895

 

A Festival of Lessons and Carols,

            SATB & Keyboard, Hal Leonard, 08742428

            Full Score/Parts for Chamber Orchestra, Hal Leonard, 08742429

            Preview Cassette, Hal Leonard, 08742431

 

Lenten Canticles,

            SATB & Keyboard, Hal Leonard, 8742964

            Full Score/Parts for Chamber Orchestra, Hal Leonard, 8742965

            Preview Compact Disc, Hal Leonard, 8742967

 

Choral Sacred:

 

Let All the People Praise You,

            SATB & organ or piano, Concordia, 98-3840

            Full Score/Parts with optional brass quartet and percussion, Concordia, 97-7130

 

Two Love Songs from the Song of Songs (appropriate sacred or secular)

Rise Up My Love,

            SATB & piano, Concordia, 98-3773

            SSA & piano, Concordia, 98-3793

            Full Score & parts for optional string bass and percussion, Concordia, 97-7088

 

Set Me As A Seal Upon Your Heart, SATB, Concordia, 98-3754

 

Two Spirituals

There is a Balm in Gilead,

            SATB & piano, Concordia, 98-3805

            SSA & piano, Concordia, 98-3807

 

Go Down, Moses,

            SATB & piano, Concordia, 98-3806

            SSA & piano, Concordia, 98-3808

 

How Firm a Foundation, Hymn arrangement

            SATB & keyboard, Concordia, 98-3712

            Full Score & parts for Brass Quartet and Percussion, Concordia, 97-7003

 

God So Loved the World, Stainer/Leavitt

            SATB, Hal Leonard, 08743928

 

This Joyful Eastertide, Treasury edition/arrangement, Wood/Leavitt

            SATB, Concordia, 98-3744

 

Come My Way My Truth My Life, original sacred choral, Leavitt

            SATB, Hal Leonard, 08743938

 

Sing to the Lord of Harvest, arr. Leavitt

            SAB, Concordia, 98-3768

 

To the Everlasting Hills, original sacred choral (Lent, Ps. 121)

            SATB & organ, Concordia, 98-3745

 

Create in Me, original choral on Psalm 51

            2 part any comb. or unison & piano, Concordia, 98-3711

 

Alleluia for Christ the Lord is Risen, Treasury edition/arrangement sacred choral, Bach/Leavitt

            2 part any combination or unison & piano, Concordia, 98-3710

 

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, original sacred choral (from What Child is This, A Christmas Cantata)

            SATB, Concordia, 98-3698

 

 

Concert/Contest Choral:

 

Magnificat, original choral on traditional Latin text

            SATB, Concordia, 98-3713

 

Gloria Deo, original choral on traditional Latin text

            SATB, Concordia, 98-3690

 

Musica Dei, original piece on traditional Latin text

            Three part mixed & piano, Hal Leonard, 08596750

            SSA & piano, Hal Leonard, 08596752

 

Ose Shalom, original work on Traditional Hebrew Liturgy text

            TTB & piano, Hal Leonard, 08703355

            SATB & piano, Hal Leonard, 08703341

            SAB & piano, Hal Leonard, 08703342

            Two part & piano, Hal Leonard, 08703343

            Full Score & parts for violin, clarinet, cello, and string bass, Hal Leonard, 08703347

 

Old Dan Tucker, choral folksong arrangement

            SATB & piano with opt. string bass & percussion, Hal Leonard, 08743492

            SSA & piano with opt. string bass & percussion, Hal Leonard, 08743493

            TTB & piano with opt. string bass & percussion, Hal Leonard, 08743494

 

 

Christmas Choral:

 

O Little Town of Bethlehem, a mini cantata:

            SATB & keyboard, Concordia, 98-3843

            Full Score/parts for optional string quartet and/or 2 C instr, Concordia, 97-7147

 

Lullaby for the Christ Child, original Christmas choral, (from The Children of Christmas, A Musical), Leavitt,

            2 part or unison & piano, Concordia, 98-3725

 

March of the Kings, original Christmas choral, (from The Children of Christmas, A Musical),

            2 part or unison & piano, Concordia, 98-3726

            Instrumental packet for percussion and string bass, Concordia, 97-7045

 

The Angel's Song, original Christmas piece

            SATB, Concordia, 98-3790

 

A Stable Lamp is Lighted, original Christmas choral song, (from What Child is This, A Christmas Cantata), Leavitt,

            SATB & piano, Concordia, 98-3724

 

How Bright Appears the Morning Star, Sacred Treasury Choral Edition/Arrangement, Johann Kuhnau

            Full Score & Parts for Violin 1 & 2, Cello, Hal Leonard, 08743112

 

Blessed Be That Maid Marie, Leavitt

            SATB & opt. keyboard, C instr, perc, Concordia, 98-3784

 

The Coventry Carol, traditional Carol arrangement for harp or piano & flute or C instrument

            SATB, Hal Leonard, 08743491

            Three part mixed, Hal Leonard, 08743911

 

Antiphonal Gloria, original sacred choral (Latin/English/Macaronic text), Leavitt,

            SATB, Hal Leonard, 08743546

 

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, arrangement of popular Christmas song

            SATB & piano with opt. perc. and bass, Hal Leonard, 08744060

            SAB & piano with opt. perc. and bass, Hal Leonard, 08744061

 

 

Choral Treasury Edition:

 

O Vos Omnes, edition, Croce

            SATB, Hal Leonard, 08596749

 

Swell the Full Chorus, edition/arrangement, Handel,

            SATB, Hal Leonard, 08596746

            SA & piano, Hal Leonard, 08596747

            Full Score with parts for string orchestra, Hal Leonard, 08596748

 

Tanzen und Springen, edition/arrangement, Hassler

            SATB, Shawnee Press, A-2231

 

There Shall A Star, Treasury edition/arrangement, Mendelssohn/Leavitt

            SATB, Concordia, 98-3783

 

Alleluia, edition/arrangement from "Exsultate Justi", Mozart

            SATB & piano, Shawnee Press, A-2233

            SAB & piano, Shawnee Press, D-0665

            Full Score & parts for strings and oboes, Shawnee Press, LB-0428

 

Sicut locutus est, edition, J.S. Bach (Magnificat)

            SSATB, Hal Leonard, 08596740

 

Art Thou Troubled, edition, Handel

            Unison, Hal Leonard, 08596741

 

Adoramus Te, edition, Viadana

            SATB, Shawnee Press, A-2193

 

Der Tanz, edition, Schubert

            SATB & piano, Hal Leonard, 08596739

 

Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming, edition/arr, Praetorius/Leavitt

            TTBB, Hal Leonard, 08596758

 

 

Popular Choral:

 

Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears, popular song arrangement (The Three Irish Tenors)

            SATB & piano, Hal Leonard, 08743605

            SAB & piano, Hal Leonard, 08743606

            SSA & piano, Hal Leonard, 08743607

            TTB & piano, Hal Leonard, 08743608

            Full Score and parts for strings & F horns, Hal Leonard, 08743609

 

Whistle Down the Wind, Broadway Choral Arrangement, (title song) Lloyd Webber

            SATB & piano with opt. string bass & perc., Hal Leonard, 08621262

            SAB & piano with opt. string bass & perc., Hal Leonard, 08621263

            SSA & piano with opt. string bass & perc., Hal Leonard, 08621264

 

Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, (Showboat)

            SSA, piano, Hal Leonard, 08621366

 

Vocal:

 

River in Judea,

            Medium High, Shawnee Press, IA0082

            Medium Low, Shawnee Press, IA0081

 

A Jubilant Song,

            Medium High Hal Leonard, 00740128,

            Medium Low, Hal Leonard, 00740129

 

How Can I Keep from Singing,

Medium with accompaniment CD, Concordia, 97-6958

Medium, Concordia, 97-6921

 

Keyboard:

 

Wonder, Love, & Praise, piano folio of folk hymn arrangements & original pieces

            Concordia, 97-7021

 

Shall We Gather at the River, piano folio of traditional folk hymns

            Concordia, 97-7055

 

Simply Easter, organ folio of hymn based music for entire service

            Concordia, 97-6991

 

Simply Noel, organ edition of selected traditional French Noels

            Concordia, 97-7054

 

Grand Dances for Organ, Treasury edition of Dance Variations by Sweelinck

            Concordia, 97-7042

 

A Little Christmas Suite, organ folio of familiar hymn & carol arrangements

            Concordia, 97-7017

 

 

String Orchestra:

 

The Glory of Christmas, carol medley

            Includes: Angels We Have Heard on High, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Ding Dong Merrily on High

            String orchestra, piano & percussion, Hal Leonard, 04490199

 

Greensleeves,

            String orchestra, piano & percussion, Hal Leonard, 04490164

 

Largo from the New World, Dvorak arr. Leavitt

            Hal Leonard, 04490229

 

American Fiddler's Hoedown(includes American Patrol and Polly Wolly Doodle)

            String orchestra arrangement, Leavitt, Hal Leonard, 04490243

 

Handbells:

 

A Joyful Flourish

            3 octaves, Concordia, 97-6867

 

A Festive Peal

            3 octaves, Hope, 2163

 

Lenten Reflections for Handbells

            3 octaves, Concordia, 97-7120

 

On December Five and Twenty Fum Fum Fum

            3-5 octaves, Concordia, 97-7139

 

Recordings:

 

Wonder, Love, and Praise, The Mid America Symphonic Ensemble

            Concordia, CD, 99-1711

 

Jubilee, The Jubilee Festival Singers

            Concordia, CD, 99-1727

 

Shall We Gather at the River, The Mid America Symphonic Ensemble

            Concordia, CD, 99-1728