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Ideal for concert, jazz, and swing choirs, this a cappella arrangement features fun meter changes, although the note values remain constant throughout the piece. Offprinted from the collection An Amer...

Written in 1978 for the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, this gentle, dreamy lullaby has gone on to become one of John Rutter's most popular carols. This complete set of parts includes the following...

This ethereal sacred anthem sets texts by David Warner exploring the transfigurative power of peace. Meditative and approachable, it is suitable for any time of the liturgical year, and the score incl...

This arrangement of 'O Jesulein süss', a chorale first written by German composer Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) and later arranged and popularized by J. S. Bach, sets an English text translated by Percy...

percussion, or orchestra. Sing we now of Christmas is an arrangement of the early 16th-century French Christmas carol, Noël nouvelet. The music is familiar, approachable, dynamic, and engaging, and th...

Slow and nostalgic in flavour while retaining Chilcott's characteristic warmth and ebullience, this piece befits the text to which it is set: a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier that speaks to how the k...

This carol reflects on feelings of sorrow and uncertainty that arise during long, dark nights, while also pointing to the hope radiating from the promise of the Saviour's coming. With lyrics in both G...

This carol meditates on the Christmas message, with rhythmical features imitating sparks of hope for a brighter future in times of difficulty. Uplifting and expressive, the carol has lyrics in German...

This carol celebrates the birth of the Saviour, whose reverberating promise, 'I am the light', gives hope that all discord and divides will finally end. Uplifting and powerful, the carol has lyrics in...

This sparkling work draws together four well-known carols that reflect the joys of being together with friends and loved ones to celebrate the festive season, with hopes for brighter times ahead.

This solemn work sets a traditional Latin prayer lauding the Virgin Mary, with intense melodic lines that reflect the mystery of the immaculate conception. McDowall combines modal writing with harmoni...

A lively setting of the well-known macaronic Christmas text, this piece uses modal writing and a celebratory tambourine to lend a Medieval flavour to the setting, but the overall style is undoubtedly...

Christmas Child is a lyrical macaronic carol that encourages us to 'sing, rejoice at our Saviour's coming'. An orchestral accompaniment is available on hire/rental.

In this joyful Christmas work, Tarney sets the classic poem 'The Night Before Christmas' and interpolates it with much-loved carols including 'Silent night', 'Good King Wenceslas', and 'We wish you a...

In Little Jazz Carols Chilcott brings his choral jazz style to the Christmas season. The hymn-like opening movement, 'Blessed be that Mary', is followed by the ballad 'Balulalow', before the energetic...

This playful pairing of favourite carol text 'O little town of Bethlehem' and Arthur Wood's tune 'Barwick Green', commonly recognized as the theme music for popular radio drama The Archers, set in the...

Setting excerpts from the poem 'Wonder' by the metaphysical poet Thomas Traherne, The skies in their magnificence captures the poem's sense of majesty and expansiveness. Long phrases and expressive dy...

A delightful Christmas miniature, Waltz Carol is infused with Gallic charm and an air of festive wonder. Words on the angel's prophecy to Mary and the subsequent birth of Jesus are set to tenderly lil...

In this exuberant carol, Gordon Thornett gives a fresh twist to the words of the traditional English carol 'The first Nowell'. Easy, and with infectious rhythms and a catchy, hummable tune, this is a...

Orchestral material is available on hire.

A cantata for soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists, SATB choir, and orchestra. Words from the Gospels, the Vespers for Christmas Day, and other sources. All material is also available on hire.

Originally published in a version for mixed voices, this much-loved Rutter carol has now been adapted by the composer for performance by upper-voice choirs. This set contains the following parts: 4 x...

Zu 'Candlelight Carol' ließ sich John Rutter durch das Gemälde 'Nativity at Night' (ca. 1490) des niederländischen Malers Geertgen tot Sint Jans inspirieren, dessen Mittelpunkt die Mutterliebe der ers...

Christmas Lullaby was commissioned in 1989 by the Bach Choir in celebration of the seventieth birthday of its conductor, Sir David Willcocks. The haunting melody of the verses and the reflective refra...

Set of parts for John Rutter's accompanied arrangement of Gruber's Silent Night. Please note that it is not compatible with the John Rutter Anniversary Edition arrangement of the carol (9780193407510)...