Moira Smiley
Music Scores for sale
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Scores are listed in alphabetical order of Title. Original Works first, Arrangements, second. Moira’s publishing co., MoMusic (BMI) offers high quality scores (rendered in Sibelius) of mostly vocal-based compositions. Unless otherwise noted, these scores can be obtained by ordering the Original Score (usually $5) and a Copy License ($1 for each copy you will make for your ensemble). Recordings to accompany your score may, in most cases, be purchased on the Recordings page. Finally, you can download this PDF order form and send it to Moira by mail.
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| Original compositions | ||||
| Title | Parts | Recordings | Purchase score | Purchase # of copies (Copy License) |
| A Man Was Born | SSA | Moira Smiley – Rua | ||
| (3 min. -- A simple, drone based tune inspired by the Appalachian ballad style) | ||||
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| Cello Violin Duo 89 | cello, violin | sample demo | ||
| (3 min. -- Bela Bartok inspired string duo) | ||||
| Deep Blue | spoken word, SAAT | moira smiley & VOCO "Blink" | ||
| (5 min. -- A soulful ostinato bass, lyrics about wonder and fear) | ||||
| Earthly Light | SSAT, with cello | Moira Smiley – Changing Woman | ||
| (3 min. -- A dreamy, rhythmic song with bird calls built in) | ||||
| Eya,Forest Song | SATB | Ooolation Camp 2005 | ||
| (5 min. -- a fanciful, African-inspired story-song with body percussion – like the African music in “Lion King”) | ||||
| Find Ways | SATB | Social Band – VT Composers Project | ||
| (4 min. -- a rollicking, post-folk symphony) | ||||
| Grey Shore | SS | Moira Smiley - Rua | ||
| (3 min. -- A new traditional love-across-the-water song – mournful and ornamented) | ||||
| House that Jack Built | SA, banjo, cello, perc | Moira Smiley – Rua | ||
| (5 min. -- a folk-pop ballad with a twist) | ||||
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How Can I Cry
OR How Can I Cry w-cello/bass line |
SAAT | VIDA – In Bloom and moira smiley & VOCO "Blink" | ||
| (4 min. -- a rousing, gospel-inspired tune with room for improvisation) | ||||
| Husha Echoes | SSAA, 2 vocal improvisors | Moira Smiley - Changing Woman | ||
| (4 min. -- For masked singers. Hopi Kachina – inspired chant and improvisation) | ||||
| I Live in California | SAT | moira smiley & VOCO "Blink" | ||
| (2.5 min. -- Bluegrass a cappella sound) | ||||
| La Rivye Leza | ST | Moira voice + drums demo | ||
| (2.5 min.--a rhythmic call & response with Creole lyrics – often done with boomwhackers) | ||||
| Lewis | SATB | Village Harmony – Endless Light | ||
| (4 min. -- in the fuguing tradition of shape-note hymns, a richly layered hymn to the big questions) | ||||
| Light & Shade | SS, accordion | sample demo | ||
| (5 min. -- For virtuosic sopranos - part of a larger song cycle for two soprani and accordion) | ||||
| Title | Parts | Recordings | Purchase score | Purchase # of copies (Copy License) |
| Makedonska | SAAT, cello | sample demo | ||
| (a lament that leads to a fast-paced mouth music piece inspired by Macedonian dance rhythms) | ||||
| Makedonska 2 | SAAT, cello | sample demo | ||
| (exciting mouth music piece in 11/8 and 10/8 inspired by Macedonian dance music) | ||||
| Mother of the Child | SSAA | VIDA – In Bloom | ||
| (4 min. -- Original lyrics in English, lead vocal line over ostinato harmony vocals – inspired by South African choral music) | ||||
| Ngoma | SSAT | VOCO – 5 songs | ||
| (4 min. -- Polyrhythmic, joyful song usually performed with body percussion – based on child’s lament from Zimbabwe) | ||||
| Our Time | SATB | moira smiley & VOCO "Blink" | ||
| (4 min. -- a new spiritual) | ||||
| Promenade | SSATB | sample demo | ||
| (3 min. -- a stately mouth music piece) | ||||
| Sandoya Santo | SAAT | sample demo | ||
| (4 min. -- a polyrhythmic mouth-music piece in 5/8, with body percussion) | ||||
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S’loyfn,S'yogn/Dance
OR S'loyfn w-cello part |
SATB | moira smiley & VOCO "Blink" | ||
| (4 min. -- 9/8 mouth music inspired by Yiddish dance music, paired with a Yiddish song) | ||||
| Spring | SSAT | Moira Smiley – Changing Woman | ||
| (2.5 min. -- mouth music, based on playground sounds) | ||||
| Snake Song | S, violin | Moira Smiley – Changing Woman | ||
| (2 min. -- imitative, stark play between voice and instrument) | ||||
| Stand In That River | SAT | moira smiley & VOCO "Blink" | ||
| (4 min. -- A new spiritual to join the Americana tradition, in ¾, a capella or accompanied) | ||||
| Under Sky | SSAA | Moira Smiley – Changing Woman | ||
| (2.5 min. -- vocal meditation) | ||||
| Utopia | SAA | moira smiley & VOCO "Blink" | ||
| (2.5 min. -- 3 interweaving, very lyrical lines, with 18th c. text) | ||||
| Wales | SAAT | Northern Harmony – | ||
| (2.5 min. -- sweet, fuging tune addition to the shape note tradition) Emerald Stream | ||||
| Wiseman | various formats | Moira voice + guitar demo | ||
| (3 min. -- A love song in the Irish/Appalachian ballad tradition) | ||||
| Arrangements | ||||
| Title | Parts | Recordings | Purchase score | Purchase # of copies (Copy License) |
| A Sto Cemo (Men) | TTBB | VIDA – In Bloom | ||
| A Sto Cemo (Women) | SSAA | VIDA – In Bloom | ||
| A Sto Cemo w/cello | SSAA | moira smiley & VOCO "Blink" | ||
| (3 min. -- Croatian urban folksong – tragic love) | ||||
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| Angel From Montgomery | SAAT | VIDA – In Bloom | ||
| (4 min. -- by John Prine) | ||||
| Avre Tu Puerta (1 & 2) | SS | sample demo | ||
| (3 min. -- Sephardic – Ladino text set in two ways – slow/mournful and dancelike) | ||||
| Bartok Mikrokosmos #148 | SAAT, cello, percussion, clarinet | moira smiley & VOCO "Blink" | ||
| (2.5 min. -- fiery, 9/8 arrangement of part of Mikrokosmos Piano Miniature #148) | ||||
| Bartok Mikrokosmos #150 | SAAT, cello, percussion, clarinet | moira smiley & VOCO "Blink" | ||
| (3 min. -- rhythmic, playful 5/8 arrangement of Mikrokosmos Piano Miniature #150) | ||||
| Dilmano, dilbero | SSAA | VIDA – In Bloom | ||
| (2 min. -- a re-working of the song made famous by Les Mystere de Voix Bulgares) | ||||
| Entra Mayo | SAAT | sample demo | ||
| (2.5 min. -- 16th c. Spanish song – “In comes May, out goes April”) | ||||
| How Can I Keep From Singing | SATB | sample demo | ||
| (4 min. -- ostinato parts create a lovely, minimalist web around this American classic – for full choir) | ||||
| I Don't Feel No Ways Tired | SATB | Ooolation / TERRA | ||
| (3 min. -- by Curtis Burrell – old gospel favorite, re-worked) | ||||
| Sephardic Medley | SSAA | sample demo | ||
| (3.5 min. -- simple vocal arrangements of two traditional Sephardic songs – in Ladino) | ||||
| Somagwaza-Hey Dama | SSAA | VIDA – In Bloom | ||
| (4 min. -- A polyrhythmic 11/8 mouth-music ride through a S. African and an Ethiopian song) | ||||
| Wayfaring Stranger | SATB | sample demo | ||
| (3 min. -- A soulful arrangement of this famous American traditional) | ||||
| Title | Parts | Recordings | Purchase score | Purchase # of copies (Copy License) |
| You can also purchase scores and copy licenses for your ensemble by writing to Moira on her contact page. Unless otherwise noted, these scores can be obtained by ordering the Original Score (usually $5) and a Copy License ($1 for each copy you will make for your ensemble). Recordings to accompany your score may, in most cases, be purchased on the Recordings page. Finally, you can download this PDF order form and send it to Moira by mail. | ||||
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