Partitions Barbershop pour chœur mixte

This unaccompanied motet, written for the choir of St Paul's Cathedral, relates to the three Mary's in Harvey's church opera Passion and Resurrection.

A dramatic, characterful setting by one of Britain's most talented young composers. With a flawless feel for choral and vocal textures, Jonathan Dove fully exploits the drama and wit of the text to pr...

Seven of the most outstanding settings of Passiontide texts from the 16th-18th centuries, presented in clear, practical and authoritative editions. Ideal for both concert programmes and liturgical use...

Music set to words translated into English from a poem by Jalal Al-Din Rumi. This piece was commissioned and first performed by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain in Fiji on 23 July 1996.

Into Thy Hands, published by Faber Music, is a deeply moving work for unaccompanied mixed choir (SATB). The composition provides a beautifully sensitive and resonant setting of two traditional prayers...

'Lamentations 5' is an extraordinarily powerful setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Pitts' harmony is always striking and he is for ever creating captivating textures, Libera Me is a short, medit...

The Fayrfax Carol was commissioned by the Choir of Kings College, Cambridge for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve, 1997. Subtle and lyrical yet with pointed, bitter-sweet harmon...

In this ideal setting for Christmas, Grier recreates the jubilant scene using an array of crisp, electrically charged rhythms. The effect is vast and spacious.

A serene 'a capella' work by this highly individual and talented young composer. Ethereal, slow-moving harmonies flow into inspired chord clusters. An excellent choice for weddings, memorial services...

'Musicke's Praier' draws together ten classic English prayer settings from the 16th and 17th centuries: a Golden Age in the history of English church music. From Tallis to Tomkins and Ford to Farrant,...

A lilting a cappella setting of a text by Richard Crashaw (1612-1649), where the clear vocal lines are set against a dark and dense harmonic background. This short piece can be performed at any point...

The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living composers and incl...

The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living composers and incl...

'Missa O Rex gloriae', edited by David Trendell, is an exquisite and previously unpublished setting of the mass by the Spanish composer Alonso Lobo (1555-1617).

Matthew Martin's setting of 'Adam Lay Ybounden' was first performed by the Choir of Westminster Cathedral at St. George's, Hanover Sqaure, London on December 19th 2006. Matthew Martin was educated at...

'Adoro te' is a hauntingly atmospheric setting of text by Thomas Aquinas, which has been translated into English by Bishop James Woodford. It's beautiful simplicity and relative brevity makes it an id...

Elizabeth I, 'Fair Oriana', was one of the most remarkable monarchs in English history: she was well educated, strong, fearless and wise. Towards the end of her reign a musical anthology entitled 'The...

SATB Unaccompanied For centuries, composers have been inspired by the beautiful 'O magnum mysterium' text depicting the birth of the new-born King among the lowly animals and shepherds. This setting f...

Matthew Martin's setting of 'Ecce Concipies' was written for Andrew-John Smith and the Choir of St. Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London. Matthew Martin was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford and at...

'Home' for SATB divisi is a strikingly atmospheric piece which conjures up the warm sensation of 'belonging' through slow incantation over ever-shifting and semi-improvisatory choral textures.

Predominantly hushed and serene, Plainsongs for Peace and Light proved to be Jonathan Harvey's final work. It sees Harvey re-examining the very fundamentals of his craft - superimposing lines of plain...

Commissioned by the American Guild of Organists, this festive anthem for mixed voices and organ is an ideal choice for choirs new to Matthew's music, as well as existing fans. Lively, rhythmic and com...

Spring in Winter by John Woolrich for SATB was commissioned for the expansive acoustic of King's College, Cambridge. Taking an extract from Christopher Smart's Hymn 32: The Nativity of Our Lord and Sa...

The sixteenth century was a time of religious upheaval in England. From Henry VIII's protestant reformation through Queen Mary's staunch but short-lived Catholic revival to the return of Anglicanism i...

This Beautiful setting of Sarah Teasdale's Christmas Carol is the latest addition to the Faber New Choral Works Series. Originally, the work was composed for the South Petherton combined Arts Society...