The Music section of the HBLL has an extensive collection of scores suitable for choirs or special musical numbers. Find them by searching "Mormon Music Collection" in a general keyword search.
Basic range of call numbers for sacred choral music :
M 2020 – M 2101.5
M 2020 - M 2036 = accompaniment of orchestra or instrumental ensemble
M 2061 – M 2080 = accompaniment of keyboard instrument
M 2081 – 2100 = unaccompanied
M 2101.5 = unison choruses
Compositions by LDS composers are designated by a .8 after the call number (so, for example: M 2061.8, or M 2101.58).
Scores held in the library lack sufficient number of copies for a choir; some titles have enough copies for a smaller ensemble. If you find something you would like to use with a choir, library staff can help you discover where more copies are available.
Michelle Willis offers 10 short FREE videos on how to conduct.
Betsy Lee Bailey offers ideas for warm-ups for choirs, including sound files and PDF files.
LDS Church Music
This interactive web page allows you to view, listen to, transpose, and print the Church hymns and children's songs. Additional resources available to assist in learning and teaching music reading and conducting.
Hoffman House Sheet Music by
Selected sheet music from the Hoffman catalogue is available to download and copy for non-commercial purposes at no cost. Adobe Reader required.
A few selections are in Spanish.
Raelene Card's Cantata "He Will Come" is also available here.
The Music of Craig Petrie (LDS arrangments of hymns)
Craig Petrie enjoys composing and arranging LDS/Christian songs, including choral (SATB), solo, instrumental, men's (TTBB), women's (SSA) and other pieces. This web page has been created so you can download the sheet music for these songs. Please feel free to print them out, copy them, and use them in your wards and homes.
Selected Works of Keith D Rowley by
Original compositions and hymn arrangements for others to access and use. All selections may be downloaded for non-commercial use (i.e. free sheet music).
Andrew Hawryluk Sheet Music
This is a collection of free, downloadable sheet music. Inside you’ll find hymns drawn primarily from the music of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arranged for different groups of voices and instruments.
Music by Dr. Wade Kotter
Dr. Wade Kotter is Social Sciences & Music Librarian in the Stewart Library at Weber State University. He has composed several new hymns in a tradtional style, a few new settings for well-known hymn texts, and some new harmonizations of well-known hymn tunes.
Teton Choral Music
Michelle Willis offers downloadable files of choral music for free. In addition, free "How to Conduct" videos are available at http://www.tetonmusic.com/conducting
Smurthwaite Song by
Choir or Group Compositions and Arrangements
These include original compositions and hymn arrangements for choir, trios, quartetts, etc.
Ricky Valadez Sheet Music
Ricky Valadez, alumnus of Berklee College of Music, is an award-winning composer with a distinct and recognizable musical style that blends orchestral, cinematic and pop elements.
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Collections: The BYU Regional Stakes Music Library provides sets of choral music to be used by the 258 wards that make up the 25 BYU student stakes.
Circulation policies: Choir directors may check out choral music sets for use by their ward choirs.
Betsy Lee Bailey notes that it can be difficult to keep a ward choir going all year. Why not switch things up, and have a family choir? See Sister Bailey's ideas and PDFs of suggested music for this purpose here.
Public Domain Hymns from various faith traditions, given in shape-note format.
