Partitions de Musique sacrée et d'église à télécharger (PDF)

Originally published in Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs, this is a modern, macaronic setting of the Pentecost text with a fluid metre and colourful organ accompaniment throughout.

This carol belongs to the genre of folk variations on Lutheran hymns: the original hymn, with a text mostly by Luther, is Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ. After being translated into Estonian, the text...

From the collection Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs, this modern setting of the Ancient Greek hymn text translated into English provides a fresh alternative to older settings. Scored for SATB and or...

Originally published in Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs, this anthem for All Saints' Day is inspired by the sacred polyphonic style from the sixteenth century, with staggered entries and extended me...

The Cherubic Hymn' is a hidden gem from Rachmaninov's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, perfect for Trinity Sunday. With flowing melodic lines, exquisite harmonies, and a contrasting second half, the re...

For soprano and tenor soli, mixed chorus (with divisions) and organ (in the Gloria only).

This affecting setting of the well-known poem from George Herbert's The Temple features rich harmonies and sweeping melodies to create a work of depth and poignancy. The piece begins with an instrumen...

Orchestral material is available on hire

An arrangement of the popular American folk hymn to the traditional 'Foundation' tune.

A powerful and solemn setting of Psalm 57 with a lighter, lilting middle section, published posthumously. Originally published in A Stanford Anthology.

Based on popular hymn tunes, these short anthems by Stanford were written as complements to his Six Bible Songs (Op. 113), but also stand independently as inventive works in their own right. Originall...

He that dwelleth evokes Holst and Vaughan Williams in their more visionary modes. This is especially true of the opening and closing passages with their gently bitonal effect that surrounds the highly...

Palestrina's Agnus Dei II from Missa Brevis is presented here in a special arrangement by Becky McGlade. McGlade places the cello at the heart of the music, using it as a direct substitution for the s...

J. S. Bach's motet, Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230, is presented here with the basso continuo transcribed for solo cello. Offprinted from Music for Choir and Cello.

Weston's setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, with English text, is a glorious contribution to the tradition of choral Evening Services. Written in the canon of Vaughan Williams and Howells, t...

This is one of the finest of the six great Haydn masses in an edition prepared from Haydn's autograph which fully integrates both the original Eisenstadt and expanded Viennese orchestrations. The spec...

The heartbeat depicted in the lower voices alongside a lyrical cello part make for a lovely mix of text painting and aesthetically pleasing sounds. The text, by Emily Dickinson, addresses battles betw...

The piece is divided into six short movements corresponding to the standard sections of the Mass. This feature, coupled with the compactness of the work and its modest scoring makes it ideal for perfo...

A stunning atmosphere is instantly created in this short piece by the coupling of slow-moving, homophonic choral lines and an almost ethereal organ part, featuring flourishes on the flute stops. These...

This jubilant single-movement setting of the Latin Gloria is highly original and packed with content, including recurring rhythmic and melodic motifs, harmonic twists, a peaceful central section, and...

This is a poignant setting of the well-known Christian prayer for peace formerly ascribed to St Francis of Assisi. John Rutter perfectly captures the sense of compassion and contrast between light and...

The exuberant chorus from Messiah. The orchestral material is available on hire.

This bright, up-tempo arrangement combines a funky piano part with walking pizzicato bass, a strong tune, scat vocal lines, and swing-band style vocal harmonies to make an exhilarating show-stopper.

Ave Maria was joint winner of the Concours Europ'een pour Choeurs et Matres de Cath'edrales 1999. Its double choir forces belie its sensitive scoring and taut motivic construction, which is well withi...

This is an uplifting setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The choir may be accompanied by organ, chamber ensemble, or a selection of the ensemble instruments in combination with organ, opening up severa...