Partitions facile pour Chœur mixte

The Island Itself is a setting of the poem Homage to Omey by Irish poet, Joan McBreen. The imagery of the sea conveyed in the text is reflected through lilting, syncopated rhythms. The melody is suppo...

This is an upbeat original setting of the well-known Latin text. Rambunctious, hearty, and in a sophisticated modal style, it is suitable for both church and concert performance byexperienced choirs.

With words by the composer, this tender piece expresses gratitude and awe for the redeeming power of the Christ-child. Replete with rich contrasting harmonies, the changing metre and effective phrasin...

A short upbeat setting of words from Psalms 9, 95, and 97, Cantate Domino opens with a triple-metre dance-like section that features optional clapping. Brown juxtaposes a darker, more chromatic middle...

This beautiful arrangement of the 17th-century lullaby features subtle jazz inflections and artful imitation. The text seeks to create a calm and comforting atmosphere for sleep, which Parry emulates...

This setting of verses from John 7 imaginatively depicts the 'rivers of living water' and the contrasting 'parched land' in episodic form, providing musical structure, variety, colour, and atmosphere....

The three movements of A Winter Breviary are entitled: 'We look for you', 'The year's midnight', and 'The unexpected early hour'. The movements are each based on an Indian classical Raag: Raag Hamsadh...

This imaginative setting of the well-loved text O little town of Bethleham, by Phillips Brooks, displays McGlade's characteristic rich and expressive harmonies, with their jazz inflections. Opening wi...

Edward Margetson was born in St. Kitts, British West Indies, immigrating to the United States in 1919. One of only a few published choral works by the composer, A few more years shall roll sets a hymn...

This gentle anthem, written for the Choir of St Chad's College, Durham, sets a text that is adapted from several prayers of St Chad. Warm dynamic swells and rich harmonies emphasize the meaning of the...

Two stanzas of emotive verse by Christina Rossetti are set to music of touching directness in this a cappella offering, whose graceful melodies are often adorned by caressing rhythmic patterns. Offpri...

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. The natural rhythmic energy is amplified by sync...

McDowall donne vie à un texte mystique et sombre de Nicholas Dakin sur la nativité, avec des mélodies octatoniques dramatiques et des mouvements parallèles en quartes et quintes. Le rythme propulsif e...

Écrit dans un style a cappella avec accompagnement scat, "A Tree is a Song" est une célébration joyeuse des liens et des affinités que l'on trouve dans la nature et de la façon dont la sagesse et la c...

Le Sanctus enchanteur de Hazzard, qui reprend un texte de la messe en latin, donne l'impression d'un courant impétueux tout au long de l'œuvre. Bien que l'énergie palpite souvent sous la surface, elle...

Reprenant un collect du Book of Common Prayer, cet introït joue sur l'utilisation caractéristique de McDowall de la dissonance et des inflexions modales pour créer un monde sonore hypnotique et légère...

Cette pièce, qui est une mise en scène vivante du célèbre texte macaronique de Noël, utilise des signatures temporelles fréquemment changeantes, des syncopes et des mouvements indépendants dans chaque...

Une belle mise en musique transcendante du texte latin "O mysterium ineffabile" ("O mystère ineffable"), un texte qui s'exclame sur la grandeur et la divinité de la fête eucharistique. Commandée en 20...

O sing to the Lord a été commandé par Peter Asprey et créé par le Choir of Holy Sepulchre, London, en tant qu'introït d'un service spécial pour marquer le St Cecilia's Day en 2024. Le texte édifiant,...

Cette mise en musique d'un chant anonyme en vieil anglais ("Nous avons vu la lumière briller au loin, le matin de Noël"), sous-titré "de Melchior, Balthazar et Caspar, les trois rois", The Golden Caro...

The original tune is set in F major using traditional harmony. The suspensions are set at words which reveal tension to be resolved, which I have not always done. The tonal structure is of a modified...

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), who studied astromomy, wrote this poem just a few years after Urbain Le Verrier (1811-1887), the well known astronomer, gained great respect for identifying the celestial...