Partitions chœur

This movement from Make We Merry sets the words of the seventeenth-century Christmas text 'Sweet was the song' to a straightforward and lyrical solo line in the first soprano part, with an imitative s...

This joyous yet reflective Christmas carol will appeal to both choir and audience. It is characterized by a soaring melody, an artful use of texture, and a gentle expressiveness, heightened by modal i...

Composed in celebration of David Willcocks's 95th birthday, Jonathan Willcocks sets an uplifting traditional text from Cornwall, the county of his father's birth. Telling the story of the shepherds an...

This joyful setting of the much-loved Christmas hymn is extracted from the Christmas collection Joy to the World. Leaving the first five verses in their familiar form, Rutter adds a spectacular descan...

This is a gentle and lyrical setting of a text by Helen Dunmore. Uniting a simple, tuneful melody with luscious harmonies, this evocative carol retells the Christmas story beautifully. A wonderful add...

Setting a 15th century text, this popular carol on the birth of Jesus is flowing and expressive. It has been recorded by the Cambridge Singers (directed by John Rutter) on the Collegium CD Christmas N...

An arrangement of a Norwegian folk carol.

This piece features a lovely modal tune in a folk lullaby perfect for Christmas. The verses alternate between rich four-part and unison voices (or solos), and the choruses end in warm-hued, velvety ma...

This gentle setting of the traditional Welsh lullaby features a new English text by David Warner. An alternative Christmas text is included. Accessible for most church choirs and suitable for performa...

Une pièce énergique mettant en scène un texte plein d'images naturelles. Les mélodies entraînantes de Mahler sont combinées à la parole, aux percussions corporelles et aux congas pour imiter les carac...

Originally published in a version for mixed voices, this much-loved Rutter carol has been adapted by the composer for performance by upper-voice choirs. Full scores and Sets of Parts, specially compos...

With a lively tempo, dance-like rhythms, and bright harmonies, Chilcott's music perfectly expresses the festive joy of this original Christmas text by Charles Bennett. The uplifting melody is interspe...

Bring festive joy to your Christmas concert with John Rutter's vibrant arrangement of the traditional Cornish "Sans Day Carol". Scored for mixed choir (SATB) and piano (also performable with small orc...

Bring festive magic to your Christmas concerts with the deeply moving 'Nativity Carol' by John Rutter. Featuring both words and music by the world-renowned choral composer, this timeless masterpiece c...

This carol is also in Carols for Choirs 3. The orchestral accompaniments are available on hire.

Set a deeply atmospheric and festive tone for the Advent and Christmas season with the timeless classic "O Come, O Come, Immanuel," published by Oxford University Press. This evocative arrangement for...

This is a characterful setting of a classic Medieval Christmas text. Festive and dance-like, the music embodies the joy of the Christmas season and celebrates human redemption through Christ. The piec...

This jubilant carol sets an evocative fourteenth-century text celebrating the birth of Christ. With a lilting, medieval feel and changing metres, Of A Rose has been recorded by The Sixteen on their al...

This gentle yet joyful Christmas Carol sets a text that evokes imagery of Bethlehem at the time of Christ's birth: a land with olive trees and sheep on the hillside. The delicate and supportive piano...

This ethereal sacred anthem sets texts by David Warner exploring the transfigurative power of peace. Meditative and approachable, it is suitable for any time of the liturgical year, and the score incl...

This arrangement of 'O Jesulein süss', a chorale first written by German composer Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) and later arranged and popularized by J. S. Bach, sets an English text translated by Percy...

percussion, or orchestra. Sing we now of Christmas is an arrangement of the early 16th-century French Christmas carol, Noël nouvelet. The music is familiar, approachable, dynamic, and engaging, and th...

This sparkling work draws together four well-known carols that reflect the joys of being together with friends and loved ones to celebrate the festive season, with hopes for brighter times ahead.

A lively setting of the well-known macaronic Christmas text, this piece uses modal writing and a celebratory tambourine to lend a Medieval flavour to the setting, but the overall style is undoubtedly...

Christmas Child is a lyrical macaronic carol that encourages us to 'sing, rejoice at our Saviour's coming'. An orchestral accompaniment is available on hire/rental.