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This serene romance is one of Vaughan Williams's most enduring popular works. Taking its title from a poem by George Meredith, the music perfectly evokes the lark's 'chirrup, whistle, slur, and shake'...

This reflective and affirmatory communion motet features fluid shifts between 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures and expressive melodic lines that are often underpinned by a drone.

In this exuberant solo work, the principal idea is an arching melody that explores the full range of the instrument.

Arranged here for solo low voice and piano or organ, this heartfelt setting is built upon a haunting melody of folk-like simplicity, underpinned throughout by a lyrical and independent accompaniment....

With an alternating 2/4 and 3/4 time signature, this lilting melody is simple but charming, supported by a delicate piano part. Also available in a version for solo high voice and piano or organ.

Scored for low voice and piano or organ, this is a charming setting of the well-known Psalm in Chilcott's signature style. The melodies flow gently in three, exuding calmness and expression, underpinn...

A much-loved setting of the Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6: 24), this simple but highly expressive work is at once tender and profound. It was composed for a memorial service for Edward T. Chapman, the D...

With a text by the composer, this work was inspired by members of the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'.

This atmospheric setting of familiar words from Shakespeare's As You Like It is sprightly and uplifting, with singers being asked by the composer to perform with 'a bit of frost and a knowing smile'....

This is a gentle and graceful anthem setting the well-loved words usually ascribed to St Francis of Assisi. It has been arranged for high voice from the composer's Lux Perpetua, a choral work on the t...

This secular work for solo low voice and piano sensitively sets Langston Hughes's poem of the same name. A lilting melodic line and an effective piano part combine to create a piece that will appeal t...

The style of this cantata suggests an early date with the use of a dance-form ariette typical in operas from Hamburg, including Handel's.

This cantata was written in 1708 when Handel is known to have been in Naples, with text referencing the river Volturno.

Settings of nine poems by Irene Noel-Baker which take and transform elements of Greek myths. The piece shifts from the mythological past to the present, just as the medium of voice and guitar suggest...

To a text from Seeing the World, a book of poety by Dick Davies.

An easy anthem for low voice and piano or organ, this piece has a haunting simplicity with a flowing tune over a gently rocking accompaniment. Also available in a version for solo high voice.

Arranged here for solo low voice and piano or organ, this lyrical setting of a text by Colin Coppen has an elegant melody and flowing piano accompaniment. It would make a charming addition to any conc...

Scored for low voice and piano or organ, this folk-inspired melody is gentle and free-flowing, perfectly suited to the natural imagery found in the Lowry's popular poem. Also available in a version fo...

Scored here for low voice and piano or organ, this meaningful text by David Warner is accompanied by beautiful leaps and subsequent suspensions in the memorable melody, which is supported by rich text...

Scored for low voice and piano or organ, this setting of a Jewish text is simple but uplifting, and well-supported by a flowing keyboard accompaniment. Also available in a version for solo high voice.

Taken from Sanctum, a setting of the Requiem text for upper voices, 'Lux aeterna' features a simple and gentle melody, supported by a new piano part in this arrangement for solo voice. Also available...

This popular traditional French carol tells of the milkmaids Jeanette and Isabella, who run to tell the shepherds to come and see the baby Jesus in the stable.

This charming traditional Catalan carol is full of natural imagery exploring the return of spring. With both English and Catalan text, Wilberg's arrangement is scored for low voice and piano, captures...