Partitions facile de Musique sacrée et d'église

Version for SAB Choir and Accompaniment.

Version for SATB Choir and Piano. Uses: Service Music, Benediction Scripture: Isaiah 55:12; Luke 8:48 The quintessential benediction for any sacred gathering is found in this warm melodic blessing. T...

SATB & organ/orchestra & organ This invigorating arrangement of a well-loved hymn is the ideal choice for services and concerts throughout the year. Opening with a strong unison melody, each verse is...

SATB choir & piano four-hands/orchestra First published in My Song in the Night (2009), Wilberg's Down to the River to Pray is a spirited arrangement of the traditional melody. The piano duet accompan...

In this gently uplifting setting of the opening verses of Psalm 25, a psalm of faithfulness and trust, Skempton employs seamless homophony to create a sound-world that encourages the listener to refle...

This triumphant anthem for mixed voices and organ sets a well-known Easter text by Edmund Spenser. Building from a calm, reflective soprano melody to a grandiose fortissimo climax for full choir under...

Pilgrim Song is a powerful and heartfelt arrangement of a traditional American tune and lyrics. The text speaks of the glory of heaven and the risen life, and welcomes the day of judgement; these word...

This Easter anthem sets the second part of George Herbert's poem 'Easter', famously set in full by Ralph Vaughan Williams in his Five Mystical Songs. The opening section has an almost pastoral feel, w...

For SATB and organ or chamber orchestra This offering from Mack Wilberg is a joyful yet graceful arrangement of the well-known hymn tune by Conrad Kocher. Featuring a lyrical accompaniment and variati...

This uplifting anthem combines two well-known texts that are commonly read at weddings: 1 Corinthians 13:13 ('And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.') an...

The Mass for All Saints is a captivating setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The accessible choral lines, idiomatic organ part, and colourful harmonies make this an ideal work for choirs looking for a...

This arrangement of an American Revivalist hymn sees a flowing piano/harp part and instrumental obbligato combine with voices in one to eight parts. A 'Hosanna' motif is recurrent throughout the piece...

This Easter anthem sets an evocative text by J. M. C. Crum. Stately, expressive vocal lines are underpinned by a lively organ part, with crisp staccato melismas that pop out of the texture.

Perfect for celebrating Pentecost, this joyous anthem on the theme of the Holy Spirit centres around the Veni Creator Spiritus plainchant, fragments of which have been skilfully developed to create an...

Setting a text by the composer, this choral hymn addresses God, the risen Christ, and the Holy Spirit in turn, with a strong sense of worship and adoration. With an appealing melody, sumptuous harmoni...

Horatius Bonar's well-known hymn 'Beloved, let us love' is a perfect text for wedding services, expressing the belief that it is only through loving others that we can know God's love for us. Bullard'...

This poignant anthem was written in memory of the Revd Dr John Hughes (1978-2014), Dean of Jesus College, Cambridge. The text combines the nineteenth-century poet and Christian minister George MacDona...

This arrangement features Robert Bridges' translation of J. Neander's 17th-century German text set to Herbert Howells' hymn tune 'Michael'. John Rutter adds a descant and reharmonizes the 4th and 5th...

For SATB and organ. 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 contra...

Robert Lowry's text and melody is a beautifully reflective take on the well-known hymn. Simple vocal lines are enhanced by a gently flowing accompaniment, rich in suspensions and harmonic interest. Th...

Setting the George Herbert poem 'Whitsunday', this lilting, gentle anthem is particularly useful for Whit Sunday services. Syncopations and duplets provide rhythmic interest, with memorable melodies,...

This anthem from the larger work Snow Angel is in two halves. The first section ('God Will Give Orders') is ethereal, until a vibrant figure in the djembe lifts the music into the uplifting second sec...

This joyous, upbeat anthem sets a text by contemporary poet Sean Street on the subject of 'alma mater', reflecting on the profound ties we can form to a time or a place. The bright, driving organ part...

An evocative and stirring arrangement of Rachmaninov's celebrated fifth movement of the Vespers (or 'All-Night Vigil'), with guitar accompaniment and an alto solo.

Opening out from a lyrical exchange between unison lower and upper voices, this anthem is based around a John Tauler poem rich in metaphorical language that reflects on the protagonist's relationship...