Choral, Instrumental and Chamber Music Compositions and Arrangements

Welcome to this portfolio of musical compositions and arrangements, and thank you for your interest!
In the right-hand column beneath here you should see an alphabetical list of works. You can also choose a list of works with a particular label. Alternatively, you can search for a keyword. (Transcriptions and unpublishable works are listed in a page linked at the bottom, if you are interested.) The files here are all freely available. They do carry copyright, but feel free to adapt and/or perform them as you wish, as long as you print/acknowledge the originator (me!) It is always nice to hear from you if you use any of these compositions and arrangements (my email: philiplebas@gmail.com), but this is not a requirement. My main hope, as for many composers, is simply that the works are performed and appreciated. Happy music-making!
Philip

Key to linked files:
pdf = printed score or parts
mp3 = sound file
midi = midi sound file
mxl = compressed MusicXML source file
sib = Sibelius source file, mostly in Sibelius 8 or Sibelius Ultimate format
sib 6 = Sibelius version 6 source file

For access to many of these works via a commercial publisher, go to SheetMusicPlus/published-by-Philip-Le Bas.

Christ the Lord is risen again (descant)

 Scoring: Soprano descant, unison choir, and organ

Date: 2022

A descant written to supplement the last verse (v.4) of Anthony Foster's "Christ the Lord is risen again" from The New Oxford Easy Anthem Book, OUP 2002, p.39.

The original Easter hymn/anthem itself is lovely: very straightforward for the top line, with interesting simple harmonies for altos, tenors and basses. This descant, with its organ accompaniment incorporating some extended harmonies, was written to give some added interest for the sopranos to sing (as well as providing more variation for listeners!) The rest of the choir are to sing the main melody in this verse.

The words are by Michael Weisse (c.1480-c.1530), translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827-78).

Links: pdf - pdf (part) - mp3 - midi - mxl - sib - sib 6





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