Oxford University Press

Violin Sight-reading Book 2 includes exercises in higher registers and covers grades 6-8.

Plongez dans ce stock de musique de Noël facile pour violon ! Déballez un chant traditionnel, dansez sur la "valse des patineurs", et tirez sur un cracker plein de solos et de duos. Avec des paroles à...

This volume is a collection of 37 of the best pieces for use at carol services, Christmas services, and Christmas concerts. It includes a number of exciting new pieces on established tunes (from Andre...

Set of parts for John Rutter's sprightly carol celebrating the piping of a shepherd boy on his way to Bethlehem. This set includes the following string parts: 4 x vln I, 4 x vln II, 3 x vla, 2 x vc, 1...

Set of parts for John Rutter's lively and joyful arrangement of this popular Christmas-themed African-American spiritual. This set includes the following string parts: 4 x vln I, 4 x vln II, 3 x vla,...

With a simple, appealing melody and a flowing accompaniment, The Colours of Christmas evokes a touching sense of longing for the joys of the festive season.

This sprightly setting of a sixteenth-century English text tells the tale of a jolly shepherd named Wat. With an upbeat triple metre and a joyful swing feel, this carol has imaginative, contrasting te...

In this compelling work, Sheehan presents an engaging musical dramatization of Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Dickens's text has been artfully abridged to facilitate concert performance, and the narrati...

For SATB and piano. Orchestral material is available on hire.

This appealing setting of a poem by Christina Rossetti has a memorable tune and a gentle, flowing piano accompaniment. Joyful, vibrant, and accessible, this carol is a great option for church and conc...

This is a gentle and lyrical setting of a text by Helen Dunmore. Uniting a simple, tuneful melody with luscious harmonies, this evocative carol retells the Christmas story beautifully. A wonderful add...

Ce chant de Noël entraînant démontre le talent de Rutter pour écrire des airs captivants et mémorables. La mélodie se faufile entre les différentes voix et notes, tandis que la partie de piano complèt...

Ring the bells is a joyful setting of a text by Frances Crosby that celebrates the coming of Christmas. Written in a lively compound time, the carol explores one melodic refrain through numerous keys...

Ideal for a carol service or concert, this piece follows the three Kings on their journey to the birth of Jesus and is characterised by its alternation of major and minor modes.

For solo soprano, SATB, and piano - 2fl, 2ob, 2cl, 2bsn, 2hn, 2tpt, 2perc, hp, str - This folk-carol is known throughout the Spanish-speaking world for its melody and dance-like spirit. John Rutter's...

With a colourful text by Brian Wren, the mystery of the Christmas story is explored through shifting time signatures and intertwining vocal lines in this carol.

This lively carol gives a new take on the well-loved Christmas text and provides an enticing alternative to more familiar versions. Including a range of textures, from unison to four-part writing, thi...

This is an upbeat and joyful setting of the traditional hymn text. Combining a strong melody, some modal nuances, and a fanfare-like organ accompaniment, it's a rousing carol that would be the ideal c...

This French carol scored in 6/8 has a rhythmic, cheerful organ part that gives the traditional tune a lift. The choral parts are straightforward, the choir singing in unison initially and later in fou...

SSA & piano On this day is a bright and exuberant upper-voice setting of the English version of 'Personent hodie' from Piae Cantiones (1582). The text and the manageable vocal parts make this carol pa...

First published in a two-part version in The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols, Alan Smith's In the Beginning is presented separately here in a mixed-voice arrangement. Kevin Carey's text is set to gentl...

Novo profusi gaudio is a vibrant Christmas motet, setting a medieval text that combines English, Latin, and French words. This joyful account of the nativity is combined with colourful, exuberant musi...

This stirring Christmas song, setting a text by Kevin Crossley-Holland, combines bouncing rhythms, expressive Chilcott harmonies, and vibrant word-painting to depict the gifts brought to Christ's stab...

A little child there is yborn is a cheerful and spritely carol with words celebrating the birth of Jesus. Supported by a busy organ part, the lilting vocal lines bounce between 4/4 and 7/8 and are col...