Alan Bullard

This is a setting of two twelfth-century poems where the choral parts flow in a chant-like way, interrupted by ecstatic bursts, sometimes of purely instrumental colour. Both the singer and the audienc...

Density of light is an anthem that sets an evocative hymn by Thomas Troeger. The text is drawn from an Epiphany reading and explores the theme of the triumphing of light over darkness.

A traditional Christmas carol beginning and ending with a reflective baritone solo. Orchestral scores and parts are also available. Offprinted from the collection Eight Christmas Carols Set 2.

This atmospheric setting of the celebrated poem 'April Rain Song' by (the Harlem Renaissance writer) Langston Hughes captures the sense of comfort and security while listening to rainfall. The ebb and...

Charles Augustus Fortescue, with music by Alan Bullard and words by Hilaire Belloc. For unison or two-part voices with Piano accompaniment.

Blest Are The Pure In Heart is a work by Alan Bullard for 2-Part Choir and Piano or Organ Accompaniment. A setting of a poem by John Keble, after whom the Oxford college is named, the piece lasts arou...

For SA(B) and piano or organ. This lively carol is fast and fleeting, propelled forward by a constantly shifting meter, and a characterful accompaniment. It may be sung in English or to the Latin text...

This expressive anthem brings together excerpts from the gospels that express God's commandment to mankind to love one another. Underpinned by a flowing piano or organ accompaniment, Love one another...

This original suite, written for the Warwickshire Youth Choir, represents an extended concert item at the centre of the Emerging Voices series. It sets anonymous instructions found in packaging to gen...

Samba Mass is a joyous and colourful setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The work is framed by the gentle bossa nova style of the warm Kyrie and relaxed Agnus Dei, which is prefaced by a funky Benedict...

This is the key is a dramatic, narrative piece, perfect for children's and youth choirs. It can be sung in unison throughout, or the score contains options for two parts, sometimes singing alternating...

This attractive piece for unison voices celebrates the wonder of the 'bright new moon'. The composer's own text, based on traditional Hebridean poems, is set to a simple, flowing melody. The piano acc...

This is the key is a dramatic, narrative piece, perfect for children's and youth choirs. It can be sung in unison throughout, or the score contains options for two parts, sometimes singing alternating...

This original composition combines several traditional proverbs , a quirky melody, a laid-back swing feel, a whispering section, and an immediate melodic 'hook'. The music is well-suited to the text a...

Sixty For Sax is an unmissable collection of studies that cover the full range of musical styles with challenges for players of all abilities. Discover the versatility of your Saxophone - this progres...

Five attractive pieces for young players exploring different moods and producing a well-rounded suite. Idiomatically written for the instrument. Straight-forward, with effective piano accompaniments,...

Opening out from a lyrical exchange between unison lower and upper voices, this anthem is based around a John Tauler poem rich in metaphorical language that reflects on the protagonist's relationship...

This attractive setting of Reginald Heber's 1811 hymn for Epiphany was originally published as part of The New Oxford Easy Anthem Book. Bullard brilliantly captures the mood of the text through varied...

Spirited in tone, this anthem sets a text based on Psalm 148 that praises God's glory. Opening with an uplifting unison melody, the vocal parts gradually open out into jubilant harmonies, which are su...

This is a peaceful setting of the Latin hymn text, translated into English by J. M. Neale. Partially based on the plainsong melody Conditur alme siderum, it features sonorous harmonies, subtle time ch...

Perfect for celebrating Pentecost, this joyous anthem on the theme of the Holy Spirit centres around the Veni Creator Spiritus plainchant, fragments of which have been skilfully developed to create an...

Horatius Bonar's well-known hymn 'Beloved, let us love' is a perfect text for wedding services, expressing the belief that it is only through loving others that we can know God's love for us. Bullard'...

This work comprises three settings of sections from the Penitential Psalms, interspersed with four arrangements of the well-known Ubi caritas plainchant. The psalms may also be performed separately, g...

Opening out from a lyrical exchange between unison lower and upper voices, this anthem is based around a John Tauler poem rich in metaphorical language that reflects on the protagonist's relationship...