Musique sacrée

The new work of young composer Eric Whitacre uses the text of David, lamenting the slaying of his son Absalom (II Samuel 18:33). It is a major work, with great dramatic moments describing the feeling...

The anthem is selected from the Six Latin Hymns, Op. 40, written in 1912 by the Swedish organist and composer well known for his Te Deum for chorus and orchestra. In Latin, it is well suited for high...

This elegant five-part a cappella work may also be performed doubling with organ or keyboard. A great selection for a mature choir.

This work is pure magic! Short rhythmic phrases, repeating and building on top of one another, contrasting sections, a dynamic and rewarding conclusion. The traditional Latin text makes it appropriate...

With both an English and a Swedish text, this simple tune and comforting text are perfect for general church services or the concert stage. The melody is passed around from one voice part to another b...

Un morceau amusant, syncopé, de type spirituel pour chœur a cappella. Il y a également une partie pour un solo de soprano. Nécessite un groupe complet, car toutes les parties se divisent par moments....

This second book of anthems by Bob Chilcott assembles pieces in a wonderful range of styles and moods. The anthems have been carefully selected to be both approachable to a wide range of choirs and ap...

Displaying Chydenius's unique style, I am the great sun is a driven and focused setting of Charles Causley's poem. This is textured choral writing: you'll find imitative passages, melodic and rhythmic...

pour SATB (avec divisions) sans accompagnement Cette œuvre sacrée a cappella est un hymne joyeux, écrit pour la visite papale à l'Abbaye de Westminster en septembre 2010.

pour SATB (divisi) avec 2 solos de soprano Cette pièce à l'écriture captivante met en scène les Lamentations de Jérémie. Les passages musicaux qui se chevauchent entre les solistes et le chœur créent...

pour SATB sans accompagnement Une mise en musique de la messe en latin, écrite pour le Truro Cathedral Choir.

Setting a text spoken by Nurse Edith Cavell on the eve of her execution in 1915 and re-fashioned by the poet Sean Street, McDowall has created a work of haunting beauty. It is equally suitable for fun...

For SSAATB unaccompanied.

For SATB unaccompanied This collection of 27 Russian sacred choral works was compiled and edited by Russian music scholar and choral director Noelle Mann, who was curator of the Prokofiev Archive at t...

This simple, well-crafted motet is bright, optimistic, and compelling. Skempton employs artful homophony and sensitive word-setting, and the repetitions of the opening refrain build towards an effecti...

Skempton's setting of the Preces and Responses is simple, well-crafted, and harmonically rewarding, and is perfect for choirs seeking new material for the liturgy.

pour SSSSAATTBB sans accompagnement L'œuvre de Gabriel Jackson est l'une des mises en scène modernes les plus frappantes de ce texte ancien. La diversité des textures, caractéristique du compositeur,...

A surging choral work with distinct punctuated vocal lines, often with a leading tenor part.

This famous text is set to richly textured music filled with graceful melodic shapes.

A rousing celebration of Christ's ascension to Heaven featuring fantastic runs of notes shared between the voices.

Fresh, crisp and full of life, this work is the perfect setting for the jubilant words recounting the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles.

Grounded and powerful, this work rises and falls with tuneful motifs shared between upper and lower voices.

This work by Palestrina is both deeply reflective and notable for its warm mellifluous texture that ponders on series of long, held notes.

For SSAATB unaccompanied.

Rejoice in the Lord est une mise en musique rapide, festive et joyeuse du Psaume 33. Après un début exubérant, un passage animé à l'orgue mène à un beau moment de calme dans le chœur, sans accompagnem...