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A gentle, tuneful Advent carol with words by the composer.

This bracing arrangement for choir and organ of the traditional carol is replete with catchy rhythms and harmonic surprises, and boasts a glittering organ part. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

The character who finds herself centre-stage in Guy Turner's delightful love-song Tequila Samba is neither eccentric nor larger than life, but the unwitting object of the author's admiration as she qu...

This powerful setting has a strong, memorable tune and rich harmonies. Robert Louis Stevenson's text presents a highly relevant message, sure to strike a chord with choirs and audiences alike: no matt...

The text Justus cor suum tradet is taken from Ecclesiasticus and is a Vespers antiphon for the Common of One Confessor. Compositional techniques such as word-painting and the exploration of a broad te...

This is a tale of witchcraft and sorcery in music and words, thrilling, entertaining and occasionally bizarre, and enlivened hugely by an assortment of comical organ effects. The character of Mr Majei...

God be merciful is a predominantly homophonic setting of verses from Psalm 67 in the King James translation. This reverential prayer emphasizes 'God' with multiple sustained pitches, and the anthem's...

In this organ voluntary, Skempton has crafted a wash of melting lines using his distinctive harmonic language. Affirmation expands from a singular note into undulating four- and five-part textures.

A serene setting of the familiar New Hampshire text. Carter's writing for the voices - they repeatedly begin a phrase in unison and then divide into rich harmonies - is particularly effective in evoki...

This set contains the following parts: 4 x vln I, 4 x vln II, 3x vla, 2 x vc, 1 x db.

The title piece from a collection for mixed voices, 'Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars' is a gentle, romantic piece setting a text by the composer. The narrator's adoration for their lover is explored through...

A piano transcription, made by the composer himself, of this beautiful recent carol. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, and clearly presented and laid out, the transcription also inclu...

A piano transcription, made by John Rutter himself, of one of his best-loved carols, a joyful work of celebration. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, and clearly presented and laid out...

Georgi Mushel's Toccata, edited for publication by Noel Rawsthorne, is very much in the spirit and style of a Ukrainian Cossack dance; the feel is improvisatory, with contrasting sections allowing dif...

Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for mixed choir, brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 2 trombones or 2 horns, bass trombone and optional tuba), timpani, percussion and organ. An alternative orchestral...

An incandescent setting of versicles and responses for Evensong. The music is haunting in its simplicity, supporting and illuminating the text to great effect. The second set includes an account of Th...

This organ version of the final movement from Bach's St Matthew Passion contracts the original 128 bars to 80 bars, maintaining the movement's ternary (ABA) structure, but omitting the passages where...

Very moving and dramatic, Wilberg creates a beautiful harmonic language that complements this classic carol. Orchestral material is available on hire.

From the collection Jazz on a Summer's Day, 'Summertide' is a reflective jazz ballad which evokes the atmosphere of long, dreamy days. An engaging addition to the repertoire of intermediate players.

This short, punny piano suite was written in response to the Covid-19 lockdown and features Chilcott's celebrated jazz style in three movements: 'Bobbing along', 'Becky's Song' and 'Walking with Ollie...

An easy and original setting, with an extremely memorable tune, of the well-known Rossetti text, here arranged for solo voice and piano. Vocal range: Eb4-G5.