Bob Chilcott : Partitions facile

This engaging musical drama follows the quest of Pip the Sparrow to be accepted into the Dawn Chorus. Along the way Pip meets characters like the Doc Rock Peacocks, who promise to transform the sparro...

For SATB and organ or string orchestra This peaceful arrangement of James R. Murray's melody explores a different choral texture in each of its verses, from optional solo to SATB a cappella. The final...

Written for the BBC Last night of the Proms, this sensitive setting of the well-known Irish folk song does justice to the beauty of the original melody. Chilcott's harmonic subtleties add to the poign...

Une émouvante bénédiction traditionnelle irlandaise mise en musique avec beaucoup de simplicité et de beauté. Chilcott saisit parfaitement la chaleur et la sincérité du texte, et tisse une mélodie mém...

This tender Advent carol sets an original text by Charles Bennett that creates a sense of anticipation for the arrival of Jesus. Underpinned by a gently rippling piano part throughout, the piece opens...

Arranged here for unison voices and piano, this heartfelt setting is built upon a haunting melody of folk-like simplicity, underpinned throughout by a lyrical and independent accompaniment. Also avail...

Sur un texte de Sister Polly M. Rupe, Gentle Words est une réflexion réconfortante sur le pouvoir des mots bienveillants, tant pour celui qui les prononce que pour celui qui les reçoit. Construites su...

SSAA and piano Setting an uplifting hymn by Timothy Dudley-Smith, I lift my eyes is a rousing anthem that will appeal to all upper-voice choirs. Unison sections are contrasted with imitative writing,...

Jesus, Springing by Bob Chilcott is a beautiful and tender carol that sets a text by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Tuneful and imitative vocal lines combine with a gently flowing keyboard part to create a d...

Lente et nostalgique, tout en conservant la chaleur et l'exubérance caractéristiques de Chilcott, cette pièce est à l'image du texte qui l'accompagne : un poème de John Greenleaf Whittier qui explique...

A moving, traditional Irish blessing set to music of great simplicity and beauty. Chilcott perfectly captures the warmth and sincerity of the text, and weaves a memorable melody, which he clothes in r...

Singing Children' is an upbeat, optimistic piece featuring scat-like vocalizations, extended unison passages, syncopations, and intuitive harmonies. The composer has adapted a song from the Elizabetha...

Unison children's choir, SATB choir, piano Combining texts by Christina Rossetti and Robert Burns, this mixed voice version retains the upper-voice opening of the original, with the latter section bei...

A Sporting Chance is a fun and lively choral work on the theme of sport, games, and exercise. Each of the seven movements celebrates a different sport - you'll find running, soccer, weightlifting, and...

SSAATTBB unaccompanied This is a truly beautiful addition to the Christmas repertory, setting a specially commissioned poem by Charles Bennett. The flexible metre creates a sense of movement, while th...

An Affirmation is a setting of an elegiac text by Richard Brett conveying the themes of grief and remembrance. The piece opens with a single voice that grows into a warm chordal passage. It gains mome...

Partition complète et jeu de parties pour The first Nowell de Bob Chilcott. Les six couplets de ce chant mélodieux et chantant marient habilement la variété et la diversité pour créer une forme attray...

Brimming with groove and energy, this is a terrific arrangement of the popular spiritual. Chilcott's syncopated melodies and jazzy harmonies are well supported by the piano accompaniment, which featur...

Sing we and chant it sets the text of a well-known sixteenth-century madrigal of the same name by Thomas Morley in a jazz waltz style. Chilcott injects energy and fun into the piece through a quick th...

Our Voice sets the poem 'Murmuration' by contemporary poet Eleanor Stewart-Pointing, which explores the relationship between the human voice and the sounds and music of the natural world. The piano wr...

In A Song of Blue, Chilcott explores the power of music through the metaphor of nature. This piece opens with a simple ostinato in the piano accompaniment that is glittering, yet melancholic. The uppe...

This celebratory work sees Bob Chilcott collaborate with poet Charles Bennett to explore all that we can learn from the natural world. The first movement, 'Follow the music', leads us on a journey thr...

This tunefully lilting carol for choir and organ will prove popular with audiences and choirs alike, its six verses deftly marrying variety with diversity to create an attractive shape. Offprinted fro...

Orchestration : fl, cl, cor, timb, glock, marimba, hp, pno, vc, db Une œuvre en neuf mouvements qui réunit des chœurs à voix supérieures et mixtes Collaboration entre Bob Chilcott et Charles Bennett...

> Variety of composers, including Bob Chilcott, Alan Bullard, Howard Skempton, Cecilia McDowall, and Will Todd > Accompanied and unaccompanied settings > Well-known Shakespeare texts, including 'It wa...