Chœur mixte avec piano

In an upbeat march in 2/4 meter (the orchestral version starts with a snare drum) the choir lifts off in the bright key of D major. Lightly, and with lots of bounce, the voices celebrate the birth of...

McDowall's setting is optimistic and appealing, with charming interplay between the voices and piano. The inspirational words are by Marie Curie.

A rhythmic and spirited arrangement of a traditional Jewish song. These three folksongs are colourful, original settings well within the grasp of most amateur choirs.

A traditional Jewish song arranged as a gentle lullaby. These three folksongs are colourful, original settings well within the grasp of most amateur choirs.

American traditional song for chamber orchestra or piano

John Rutter's rousing drinking song Good Ale, which was originally published as part of his cycle of six choral settings with small orchestra When Icicles Hang, is full of spirit and character. An acc...

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Dhire-dhire sets a 'dohe' (couplet) about patience by the Indian mystic poet Kabir. Esmail explores the soundworld of the Hindustani classical tradition, and the score includes both devanagari script...

This set of three captivating pieces is designed to introduce choirs to the Hindi language. Each piece teaches linguistic concepts of Hindi and musical concepts of Hindustani music, while reminding us...

This set of three captivating pieces is designed to introduce choirs to the Hindi language. Each piece teaches linguistic concepts of Hindi and musical concepts of Hindustani music, while reminding us...

Setting Christina Rossetti's poem A Song of Flight, this uplifting piece is a celebration of freedom, action, and courage. Its flowing lyrical lines are paired with a supportive and driving accompanim...

This peaceful and meditative work sets William Butler Yeats' classic poem, The Lake Isle of Innisfree. Underpinned by a balladic piano accompaniment, the flowing vocal lines convey a message of longin...

The Violet sets a text by British poet Jane Taylor that describes the apparent humility and beauty of a violet flower. Offprinted from Accessible and Beautiful.

This heart-warming setting of a familiar text includes all the hallmarks of a Bullard carol. Through subtle time-signature changes, a gentle modulation, elegant contrapuntal lines, and an uplifting fi...

With words by the composer, this mesmerising piece comes from the large-scale work, Snow Angel, and celebrates the coming of winter and the everlasting nature of music. Includes an optional cello part...

This is a gentle and tranquil setting of a poem from William Blake's Songs of Innocence. Combining a soft melody, subtle harmonic nuances, and a simple, repeated motive in the piano, the music perfect...

This concerto is an 18-minute single span of music, although it is broken down into three sections - fast, slow, faster. The musical language explores folk-derived materials and performing practices.

To Music is a jubilant anthem set to a poem by Robert Herrick ('To Music - A Song'). Commissioned by the BBC to mark Stephen Cleobury's 60th birthday celebrations in 2009, the work perfectly captures...

Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing is an upbeat setting of a hymn text by seventeenth-century English poet George Herbert. Chilcott uses irregular metres, syncopation, and dancing melodic shapes t...

I sing of a Maiden combines flowing lines with rhythmic irregularity, and ends with an airy weightlessness which, in the words of the composer, echoes the vernal flavour of the words. Although rhythmi...

Show them you care ('cos it's Christmas) is a setting of an original text by Mark De-Lisser and Clare Dove in a pop ballad style. The song includes solos from each vocal section and the voices are sup...

Michael Finnissy's John the Baptist won the 2015 British Composer Award in the Liturgical Category. Commissioned by St John's College, Cambridge, for Advent 2014, the piece recalls the folk music of t...

This arrangement of a classic spiritual begins in sonorous style, with voices moving against quiet piano chords. It then erupts into colour and life, with exuberant voices and full piano part, before...