Pie Jesu: 3-Part Mixed Choral Octavo
Music by Greg Gilpin
Item: 00-PO-0004463
$2.25
Minimum order quantity: 20 copies
Pickup currently not available
Description
After hearing the opening piano introduction, you know something special is about to happen . . . and it does! A haunting, unforgettable Greg Gilpin melody unfolds skillfully with fluid voice leading. Perfect for developing your choir's tone and sensitive phrasing. Easy piano and vocal lines.
Pie Jesu: 3-Part Mixed Choral Octavo isn't in MakeMusic Cloud just yet...but it could be. Let us know you'd like to see it, and you'll help shape what comes next. In the meantime, start a free trial and dive into thousands of interactive titles your students can play along with today.
Request This Title
Tell us you want it.
Start Your Free Trial
Explore everything that's ready to play right now.
Sample Audio
1
Audio File
--:--
0:00
0:00
Sample Video
No sample videos found.
Additional Details
Series:
Alfred Archive Edition: Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
8
SKU:
00-PO-0004463
More about this title
About the Composer: Greg Gilpin
Greg Gilpin stands among America's most performed choral composers, recognized with ASCAP awards for his contributions to choral literature. His conducting has taken him across premier venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Sydney Opera House, and Royal Festival Hall, establishing him as a fixture in the professional choral world. As Director of Educational Choral Publications for Shawnee Press, Gilpin shapes the repertoire that reaches classrooms and festivals nationwide.
Beyond composition and conducting, Gilpin has expanded into film scoring, producing the award-winning score for the short film "Rosie's Rescue," and collaborated with opera singer Angela Brown on a contemporary arrangement of "What Child is This?" premiered with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. He holds membership in ACDA, NAfME, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, maintaining deep roots in music education and professional music organizations.
Why we love this
Gilpin's gift for creating melodies that sound effortless but feel profound makes this piece a standout teaching tool. The fluid voice leading teaches your singers how to blend and phrase together without requiring them to navigate awkward ranges or technical obstacles. Festivals consistently respond to this work's combination of accessibility and genuine musical substance.
What to expect
From the first notes of the piano, there is quiet intensity. The melody unfolds with a haunting quality that draws listeners in immediately, and the straightforward voice leading creates space for genuine emotional expression without distraction.
Who it's for
Choirs developing their ability to sing with sensitivity and unified tone will find this piece essential. It works equally well for high school, college, and community choirs seeking accessible but substantive contest or festival repertoire.
How to get the most out of it
- Let the opening piano introduction breathe. Resist rushing into the first entrance; allow the instrumental passage to establish the reflective mood before voices enter.
- Shape each phrase with a gentle arch rather than pressing forward. The beauty lives in the space between notes, not in volume or speed.
- Balance the middle voice carefully. In SAB writing, the alto line often carries harmonic complexity; make sure it's heard without overwhelming the sopranos.
- Work the text naturally into the phrasing. This is sacred music where the words themselves inform where you breathe and where you sustain.
How to use it
Program this as an anchor piece on a concert that pairs sacred and secular works, or use it to open a set where it establishes a contemplative tone for what follows. Its eight pages make it manageable for festival schedules while offering enough musical depth to stand confidently alongside longer works.
Skills your students will build
- Sustained vocal line singing with legit connection
- Blending and balance in three-part mixed voicing
- Sensitive phrasing and text expression in sacred music
- Listening to accompanimental context while maintaining independent vocal lines