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This gentle arrangement for a cappella choir of the well-known fifteenth-century carol conjures a restful but evocatively melancholy atmosphere. The texture is varied by the use of a soprano or barito...

The melody of this accessible carol for choir and organ (setting the composer's own lyrics) flows with ease. The finely controlled texture builds from sopranos over wordless backing to a rich SATB har...

A homely text by Joyce Kilmer is the starting-point for this gorgeously expressive ballad for choir and piano. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

La mélodie originale, charmante et vibrante, de ce joli chant glisse sur des harmonies presque entièrement diatoniques, mais dont l'inventivité et les fréquentes dissonances passagères font que la pré...

Bach for Violin contains a varied collection of 14 attractive and popular pieces arranged for upper-intermediate standard violinists (Grades 5-7), exploring a range of keys, finger patterns, styles, a...

> 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...

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...

This optimistic piece is characterized by catchy, singable melodies and a syncopated rhythmic drive in the vocal and piano writing. Wong employs a variety of textures to bring the setting to life, inc...

Piano Sketches Duets 2 is a fantastic collection of new pieces for exploring the art of duet playing. Suitable for students working at the 'easy' or 'intermediate' technical level, the book features a...

An exciting new addition to Debbie Cracknell's popular series Enjoy Playing Guitar, this book provides 34 fun and engaging tunes for beginner to intermediate ensemble groups, arranged in up to five pa...

Flute Time presents a complete flute method which offers full support for both specialist and non-specialist teachers. With its well-paced, practical approach to learning the flute, Flute Time is suit...

The Creative Clarinet series is perfect for those who want to play jazz, rock, and contemporary music while mastering the essential technical skills. Each book includes a CD with professional backings...

Palestrina's setting of the Marian motet Alma Redemptoris Mater seamlessly interweaves each of the four independent voices based on the solemn tone of the corresponding chant. Offprinted from The Oxfo...

In this compelling motet for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, Handl artfully embodies symbolism of the Trinity within the motet's structure. The three verses surrounded by a refrain of 'O beata Trinitas...

This motet in two parts is devotional in character, with each section opening with homophonic writing before elaborating on close imitative polyphonic lines. The motet demonstrates a mature writing st...

Consisting of two sections, this large-scale Christmas motet opens with a rich homophonic texture that is synonymous with Victoria's compositions. This is followed by imitation in the vocal lines befo...

This Marian text for Eastertide, Regina caeli, was set four times by Morales. This setting for four voices was first published in the Spanish composer's 1543 collection and notated in high clefs. The...

Recent scholarship postulates that this anonymous motet for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was in fact written by Leonora d'Este, daughter of Duke Alfonso I and Lucrezia Borgia...

The opening of this motet displays Massaino's skill in the art of word-painting with soaring lines that play on the word 'arise' (Surge). Punctuated with occasional homophonic writing, the beautiful m...

Dédiée aux "sœurs du monde entier", cette œuvre en trois mouvements combine un certain nombre de thèmes à travers la poésie de Sara Teasdale. Le premier mouvement, "Sister of the Sky", se concentre su...

With "God Be In My Head", Oxford University Press presents a deeply moving setting of a timeless prayer for three-part upper voice choir (SSA) a cappella. The arrangement is defined by an affecting si...

This gentle carol sets a well-known text, 'Balulalow', that paints an image of Mary singing a lullaby to Jesus. Bullard's gentle sways and lilting rhythms reflect the story, while soft dynamics and wa...

This serene and reflective setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis was commissioned to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells. With expansive harmonies and...

For SATB and organ or chamber orchestra This is a rich and expressive setting of William Chatterton Dix's famous words. Opening with an elegant melody line for sopranos or tenors, it flowers into full...

This edition of the Salve Regina by Portuguese composer Diogo Dias Melgás (1638-1700) is the first published version of the work, which has previously only been available in a library edition. Suitabl...