SCORES BY JOAN YAKKEY

These are the titles and links to previews, videos, concerts and recordings of many original scores and transcriptions/arrangements. Hopefully an editor will contact me someday noticing this Blog.

LANGUAGE OF MUSIC Sight-reading in contemporary idiom - 16 small volumes
Eurpean editions: http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/CoYZ0ohT/sharing.html

North American Edition
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B6fgMPr6wyBhNDlkZTdhOGUtNTI2Mi00NjRiLTk5NDAtMWVhM2I5ZDI4YWRl&hl=en

CONTEMPORARY TEACHING METHODS: MUSIC CARDS, MUSIC COLORING BOOKS FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN MUSICAL NOTATION, LANGUAGE OF MUSIC examples (CONTEMPORARY SIGHT-SINGING ALBUM in English version). Consult esnips folder: http://www.esnips.com/SharedFolderAction.ns

NOSTALGIC MOODS Trio for piano, violin, clarinet performed at Virgina Tech University Women's Day celebration 1995

THE COMET Oratorio for 2 children's choirs, organ, percussion, soloists and Narrator performed in the Duomo of Florence for the Millenium celebrations 2000. Music and lyrics by Joan Yakkey in Italian or English. German version in progress. Cd and Video available

SWEDISH FANTASY for PIANO 2007 on folktunes from Sweden for Piano, performed in Goteborg 2007 by Riccardo Foti http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=51522815 and recorded by Ennio Clari on the cd "Women in Harmony" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SIJ20Q

PIANO SONATA 1993 dedicated to Paul Zwiefel and performed in 1995 at Virginia Tech University by Teresa Ehrlich. Mp3 download: http://www.4shared.com/file/83443050/b2243c20/SONATA_FOR_PIANO_1993_Joan_Yak.html

MASS FOR THREE FEMALE VOICES 1988 performed in 1995 at Virginia Tech University. The kyrie can be heard on this video:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=51948823

PSALM 116 for SSA voices and piano accompaniment performed at FIU 2002

PSALM 99 for SSA a cappella performed at FIU 2002

PSALM 84 for SSA voices in English commissioned and performed for the Council of Episcopal churches in Europe 1997

MY DREAM for children's voices commissioned by the Ellis School of Pittsburgh

AMAZING GRACE for SSA voices, a contemporary setting. Track 17 on the cd WOMEN IN HARMONY http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SIJ20Q

GAUDETE Early Latin Carol for SSAA voices. Youtube Video: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=joyakkey#p/u/4/W2SXELbHuic

MAGGIO SERENATA (MAY SERENADE) SSA setting of a Tuscan folksong. Recorded on track 15, cd WOMEN IN HARMONY http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SIJ20Q

CHI DI NOTTE CAVALCA Madrigal in Italian language on poetry by Michelangelo for SSA voices. Excerpt can be heard on track 12, on the cd WOMEN IN HARMONY http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SIJ20Q

CHRISTMAS ORATORIO by JS BACH arranged for SSA voice with soloists, narration and organ accompaniment in Italian/German . .or English. 2008 concerts can be heard on the following videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YhtFlP_mQM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zW68TUOMbE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1UODO27FPQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEd2CXV0Nt0
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=51713991


CD available of the repeat performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio in 2009 at the Badia of Scandicci - sul sito di Centro D'arte Vito Frazzi


BEATUS VIR by Vivaldi arranged for SSA voices, keyboard and violin, performed on tour to Stockholm 2007. Youtube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmrI2-iHL68

TE DEUM - W.A.Mozart arranged for SSA and organ or piano, performed by the Ensemble Tempus Floridum in Rome during the Festival of Young musicians in the church of

MAGNIFICAT - W.A.Mozart arranged for SSA voices and keyboard acc.

MESSIAH - G.F.Haendel - excerpts arranged for SSA voices and keyboard

THE BELLS on poetry by E A Poe for Mezzo-soprano, guitar or harpsichord and percussion. Performed at the Fiesole School of music, Florence Italy and at Virginia Tech University 1995, Mary Sue Hyatt mezzo-soprano, Elena Pierini percussionist, Mary Louise Hallauer Harpsichordist - Recorded on the cd TEMPUS FLORIDUM & AMICI and visible on the following video:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=51976084

THE MINUET- song for solo voice or SSA chorus and piano, performed here by Clarity James 1995
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=51773864


GAUDETE early Latin carol SSAA voices. Youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2SXELbHuic

PERCHE SE M'ODIAVI - C. Monteverdi. Performance edition of unknown madrigal. Performance can be heard on esnips: http://www.esnips.com/doc/7928a4b8-0729-4b59-a076-e7

AVE MARIA - C. Monteverdi SSA - performance edition with embellishments. on cd "Claudio Monteverdi Early Compositions" track 5 http://www.amazon.com/Tempus-Floridum-amici/dp/B002A6KIHW/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1267045348&sr=1-6

VENITE ADOREMUS - on music by Vivaldi for SA voices and keyboard, in the album "TEMPUS FLORIDUM & AMICI" track 15, mp3 download http://www.amazon.com/Tempus-Floridum-amici/dp/B002A6KIHW/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1267045348&sr=1-6

JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO - SSAA and solo on Youtube Video: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=joyakkey#p/u/34/b4DN6AqUIJw

EXSULTATE DEO - A. Scarlatti arranged for SSAA by J Yakkey. Mp3 download: http://www.4shared.com/file/83222778/6a23b1cd/Exsultate_Deo__A_Scarlatti__ar.html

LEARN TO FLY (IMPARA A VOLARE) - SA and piano. Mp3 available from the cd "Women in Harmony" track 1. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SIJ20Q

PEACE IS A GREAT CROWD - soprano solo and piano, based on a Haydn Sonata. Mp3 available on cd "Tempus Floridum & Amici" track 19. http://www.amazon.com/Tempus-Floridum-amici/dp/B002A6KIHW/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1267045348&sr=1-6

THE TOY FACTORY (LA FABBRICA DEI GIOCATTOLI) - opera for young people: 3 choirs, youth orchestra (flute, piccolo, clar, piano, harp or synthesizer, strings), treble voice soloists, Baritone or Tenor soloist, Mezzo-soprano soloist. Written in 2010, first performances in Florence, Italy 2011. Libretto and score available in Italian or English. Available: Vocal-Piano score, Orchestral full score, Vocal scores, Instrumental parts.