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Choral, Instrumental, Music, Orchestral, Vocal

I don’t yet have pages created for all of my pieces, so, this list is somewhat incomplete. For a full list, visit www.FraleyMusic.com/catalog-index/.

a cappella, Cello, Christmas, Duet, Flute, Piano, Sacred, SATB, Song, String Quartet, Tone Poem, Violin, Vocal

Missa Dramatica (Missa Brevis No. 2)

Choral / F. 174 / SATB (a cappella) / 20'0" / 2019

Missa Dramaticus (Missa Brevis No. 2) borrows its intensity from the Agnus Dei of my first mass. While still a work-in-progress, I’ve completed both the Kyrie and the Agnus Dei, and have prepared a video score for the Kyrie so that you can listen to this beautifully dramatic setting while following along with the music.

a cappella, Latin, Mass, Sacred, SATB

Break, Break, Break

Choral / F. 170 / SATB (a cappella) w/divisi / 5'00" / 2016 /

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Tennyson’s poem opens with rather conventional imagery (crashing sea, coldness, grayness). So, too, the music starts with a texture that mimics the endless crashing waves—a cascade of falling voices resolving suspensions only to create new ones: “break, break, break, …” The main narrative is then taken up by the choir in a style that is thick with suspensions that reflect the narrator’s yearning…

a cappella, English, Lord Tennyson, SATB, SSAATTBB

Brightest and Best

Choral / F. 169 / SATB (a cappella) / 3'40" / 2015 /

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The Brightest and Best video can also be found on YouTube or on Facebook. If you like the video, please share with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, etc., and Like it on YouTube or on Facebook. Overview Every Christmas, I get in the mood to write some Christmas music. This is somewhat unfortunate, in that I […]

a cappella, Christmas, English, Hymn, Sacred, SATB, Video

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Vocal / F. 167 / Voice, Cello, Piano / 4'10" / 2014 /

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This is one of my favorite hymns. When I was recently presented with the opportunity to play cello in church in the summer of 2014, I quickly settled on doing a new setting of the hymn, scored for voice, cello, and piano.

Cello, English, Hymn, Piano, Sacred, Song, Thomas Tallis, Vocal

Reminiscence

Choral / F. 166 / SATB/divisi, Piano / 4'50" / 2014 /

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An emotional journey from poignant remembrance to despair.

Let All Mortal Flesh

Choral / F. 165 / SATB (a cappella) / 3'00" / 2013 /

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Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence is based on the traditional text and Picardy hymn tune for SATB (a cappella) choir, and is suitable for concert choirs and church choirs.

a cappella, Christmas, English, Hymn, Picardy, Sacred, SATB