Choral

Our Choral Compositions are divided into these 2 categories:

Original Compositions

and

Arrangements

How it Works:

When you place an order, you will receive computer-generated copies of the work on 8 & 1/2” x 11” 24 pound bond paper. The copies will be in the form of a center-stapled booklet. Some of the markings will be handwritten. They will normally be shipped using Media Mail (USPS).

Shipping and Handling charges will be applied as follows: 1 to 9 items $3.00 Total Shipping

10 items and up $5.00 Total Shipping

A Sampler Packet of my works will soon be available for purchase at a cost of $8.00. The Sampler Packet will contain one page (probably the first) of each of my choral works listed on this web site.

Since printing costs, like everything else, have skyrocketed, some of my works are now costing me more to produce than I could reasonably sell them for, so I am making you this offer: For $25.00 I will send you a single copy of any one of my choral works along with a signed statement allowing you to photocopy as many as you need for your choir -- but your choir only, please.

Of course, you may still purchase multiple copies. The price for each copy of most of my works will be $2.25. Several of my longer pieces and my medleys, however, will be priced individually according to several factors, one of which is their length. The special price will be noted in the left column.

Original Compositions

'Single Copy' does not include Photocopy Permission.

'Photocopy Permission' includes Photocopy Permission to reproduce needed # for your Choir.

Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Alleluia (1973, 1990) SA with piano EASY Written for a children's choir. There are two textual versions: one for Christmas, and one for Easter. The music is exactly the same.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Balloon Going Up (1967, 2007) SATB with piano MED A beautiful example of Doug Rintell’s poetry of the 1960's. The rhythm is "early bossa nova."
Single Copy $2.50 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Breathe In The Spirit of God (2003) SSA with piano MED This work was commissioned by the Kentucky Baptist Women's Choir. My wife, Ruth, wrote the text that inspired its creation.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Days Of Bittersweet SATB with piano MED Another of Doug’s beautiful poems of the '60's set in "early rock" rhythm. The piano part has an obbligato section of medium difficulty.
Single Copy $2.50 Photocopy Permission $25.00	For If I Die (1995) SSAATTBB a cappella DIFF Thoughtful and serious, this is the last poem that Doug sent me after we both left St. Louis in 1969. He had an idea for our “next” musical, and this was the first poem he created for it. Many years later, I set it for the Ole Miss Concert Singers.
Single Copy $3.00 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Land Of Liberty (2008) SATB with piano MED Commissioned for high school use, with a large choir in mind.
Single Copy $3.00 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Land Of Liberty - 2 (2008) SATB with piano MED This is basically the same composition, but performable with fewer voices.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Little Boy Blue (1984) SATB a cappella DIFF Based on Eugene Field's wonderful, sad poem, it won the international Ithaca College Composition Contest in 1986, where it was sung by a very good high school chorus.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Little Ballerina, My (1993) SSAATTBB a cappella DIFF For everyone who has, or knows, a little ballerina. My wife, Ruth, wrote the poetry.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Little Cowboy (1985) SSAATTBB a cappella DIFF For everyone who has, or knows, a little cowboy. Again, Ruth wrote the poetry.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Little Cowboy - 2 (1985) SSAATTBB with piano DIFF This is my a cappella version plus a piano part.
Single Copy $2.50 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Long Ago (1989) SSAATTBB a cappella DIFF A grandfather's reminiscence.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Makin' Music Makes Me Happy (1977) SB with piano EASY This work was commissioned by a county school “gifted” program. It contains mostly unison (octave) singing and lots of syncopation.
Single Copy $5.00 Photocopy Permission $25.00	1945 (1995) $5.00 SSAATTBB a cappella VERY DIFF Based on a poem by my father, this piece calls for two choirs with some divisi in both. I envisage a large number of voices, perhaps several hundred. To perform this would be a huge undertaking, and the text is in German. It is easily the most dissonant piece I have written.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	With Trumpet And Drum (1987) SATB a cappella DIFF The text is another wonderful poem by Eugene Field. The middle section is rhythmically difficult.
Go To	Man In The Moon, The (1998) SSAATTBB a cappella DIFF This work was created for my “Song Set III,” and commissioned by the Mississippi Music Teachers Association. The poetry for the set was created by my wife, Ruth. It is available through Walton Music.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Merry Christmas, Happy New Year (1996) SB with piano EASY The music is an exact copy of “Makin’ Music Makes Me Happy,” but with words are for Christmas.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Ole Miss Christmas, An (1995) SATB with piano DIFF This was written for the entertainment ensemble at the University of Mississippi, and would be enjoyable for Ole Miss "connected" folks.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Village, The (2004) SATB (3-part ladies' voices) with piano MED This was commissioned by the Cedar Mountain Singers in Hot Springs Village. It is short, and the rhythm has a Spanish "feel."
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Village Christmas, A (2008) SATB with piano MED This is an adaptation of “An Ole Miss Christmas” written for, and dedicated to, the Cedar Mountain Singers of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.

This is a 'list-in-progress.' Other works will be added later. Please check back or email us for more information.

Arrangements

'Single Copy' does not include Photocopy Permission.

'Photocopy Permission' includes Photocopy Permission to reproduce needed # for your Choir.

Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Auld Lang Syne (2007) SATB with piano MED First a traditional rendition, and then it “swings!”
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Christmas Medley (1993) SATB a cappella MOD-DIFF It includes, "We Three Kings," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and "Coventry Carol." Unexpected tertian harmonies abound.
Single Copies $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby TTB with piano MED A Barbershop "trio" setting; a FUN song. AND, coupled with it: I Had A Dream Dear TTB a cappella MED Another Barbershop "trio" setting and a good companion piece for "Coney Island Baby."
Go To	He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (1991) SSAATTBB a cappella DIFF This arrangement has had considerable international exposure and is probably the most popular work I have ever written. It is available though Walton Music.
Single Copy $2.50 Photocopy Permission $25.00	If I Can Help Somebody (1997) SATB a cappella DIFF This work was commissioned by James and Inez Willoughby. This setting of the Androzzo hymn incorporates jazz elements. It was premiered by the Foundry United Methodist Church Choir in Washington, D.C.
Single Copy $2.50 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Jingle Bells (1967, 2008) TBB, SSA, or SATB with piano MED This fun-filled arrangement can be used with any of the three choruses mentioned above. Written for my high school male glee club in St. Louis, I recently redid it, doubling the voice parts at the octave for the ladies.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Nine Hundred Miles (1967, 2007) TBB with piano EASY This, too, was written during the folk music craze of the 1960’s.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Of The Father's Love Begotten (1993) SATB a cappella MED My setting uses non-tradiional tertian harmonies and includes some contrapuntal writing.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Ol' Joe Clark (1967, 2007) TBB with piano EASY Here is another folk song that was popular among my glee club members and their audiences way back when.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Patriotic Medley (1986) SATB with piano MED It was written for our daughter and the Navy ROTC Unit at the University of Mississippi, and is accessible to most choirs. The arrangement includes, “America,” “America The Beautiful,” “Battle Hymn Of The Republic,” and “God Bless America.”
Single Copy $5.00 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Razz-A-Ma-Tazz (1971, 2006) SATB with piano MED This fun-filled six-minute medley includes “Razz-A-Ma-Tazz,” “Alexander's Ragtime Band,” “Ballin' The Jack,” “Up A Lazy River,” and “Varsity Drag.” I have included chord changes in case you want to use a rhythm section. I received the following comments about the arrangement from the Johnny Mann Singers: “...both personally and on behalf of Johnny Mann, I wanted you to know how much we all enjoyed your work. It’s creative, amusing, and as imaginative as anything we’ve heard lately” (signed Rod Warren for Johnny Mann). This medley should be accessible to many school and community choirs.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Star-Spangled Banner (2007) SATB with piano MED This is a straightforward, respectful arrangement of our national anthem.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Twas In The Moon Of Wintertime (1993) SATB a cappella DIFF Quintal intervals are the "rule" in my arrangement of this Christmas song. Often, tertian harmonies are created by two simultaneous quintal intervals.
Single Copy $5.00 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Two For The Show (2007) SATB with piano MED This arrangement focuses on famous duets from the Movies and Broadway. Included are, “You’re Just In Love,” Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better,” “Make Believe,” “Ah Yes, I Remember It Well,” “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off,” “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Goodnight, My Someone, goodnight,” “There Once Was A Man,” and a hint of two other songs. This is a real crowd pleaser for older audiences.
Single Copy $2.25 Photocopy Permission $25.00	Were You There (1998) SATB a cappella DIFF Unexpected tertian harmonies are found throughout the arrangement.

This is a 'list-in-progress.' Other works will be added later. Please check back or email us for more information.