compiled and edited by Zebulon M. Highben

Augsburg Fortress, 9781506426303

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This anthology of 29 chorale settings brings choral music based on the great tradition of Reformation chorale tunes to choirs of all sizes and abilities. Featuring historic settings by composers such as Bach, Buxtehude, Distler, and Mendelssohn, as well as fourteen new settings by some of the best contemporary composers, the Augsburg Chorale Book presents 500 years of choral music in one volume. Historic selections have been carefully edited to preserve the integrity of the original work. Voicing across the collection ranges from unison to SATB, while instrumentation variously includes organ, strings, winds, and a cappella arrangements—making the Augsburg Chorale Book readily accessible to a broad range of ensembles, conductors, and congregations. 

compiled and edited by Zebulon M. Highben

Augsburg Fortress, 9781451423709

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The Augsburg Motet Book contains 36 motets appropriate for concerts or worship services throughout the liturgical year. Its repertoire spans seven centuries, six countries, and four languages. Well-known works stand alongside brand new pieces and lesser-known historic selections. Vocal textures vary from three to five voice parts.

Sing Many Names: Scriptural Images for God in Hymnody

by Zebulon M. Highben

Augsburg Fortress, 9798341901926

From the publisher:
No single word or image conveys the mystery of God; we need many images in lively conversation and even then, all our language cannot capture the fullness of the living God. In Sing Many Names, scholar and musician Zebulon Highben invites the reader into conversation with the abundant images for God in the Bible, dedicating each chapter to an image or group of related images. Drawing on his scholarship and using the “Scriptural Images for God” in All Creation Sings as an organizing principle, this book invites pastors and musicians, teachers and students, and all who sing to reflect more deeply on the song of the church across time and space.

With A Voice of Singing: Essays on Children, Choirs, and Music in the Church in honor of Ronald A. Nelson

Zebulon M. Highben and Kristina M. Langlois, editors

Kirk House Publishers, 9781933794037

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The late Ronald A. "Ronnie" Nelson (1927-2014) was a conductor, composer, church musician, and children's choir expert. With A Voice of Singing is a Festschrift that pays tribute to Ronnie with a variety of essays covering the topics in the subtitle.

Contributors include Anton Armstrong, David and Susan Cherwien, John Ferguson, Martha Fisher, Ralph M. Johnson, Helen Kemp, Elizabeth Shepley, Mons Teig, Dale Warland, and Paul Westermeyer. Foreword by Paul Manz.