Partitions pour Chœur mixte (SATB)

This setting of this popular text was composed in 1997; choir directors should feel free to put a few sopranos on the alto line in the two polyphonic sections. Offprinted from the collection Cantica N...

This Introit is the first of four Latin motets commissioned for the 1976 Edington Festival and first performed in Edington Priory. The Introit firsty pays tribute to Augustine, and then, in a more liv...

At only one point in the piece (bars 37-9) does the the level rise above piano. Despite occassional tuning demands, it should be well within the reach of many choirs. Offprinted from the collection Ca...

A short, eloquant piece commissioned by Winchester College reflecting the spirit of Advent. Offprinted from the collection Cantica Nova.

Bob Chilcott wrote this piece at the request of a friend and colleague Michael Emery, the Producer of the BBC Singers, who wanted a new piece to sing at Mass in Notre Dame, Paris, while touring with t...

This echoing motet was composed for Edward Higginbottom and the Choir of the New College, Oxford, and was subsequently used for their tour around Europe. Offprinted from the collection Cantica Nova.

Written in an a cappella style with scat accompaniment, A Tree is a Song is a joyful celebration of the affinity between trees and how wisdom can be passed on 'as a melody from tree to tree'. McDowall...

Dans cet arrangement d'un chant populaire des Appalaches, Mack Wilberg propose une harmonisation douce qui convient à une berceuse de l'enfant Jésus. Un léger sentiment d'inquiétude est introduit dans...

In this arrangement of the Appalachian folk carol, Mack Wilberg provides a gentle harmonization suitable for a lullaby to the Christ child. A slight sense of foreboding is introduced in the central mi...

La mise en musique originale de Toby Young rafraîchit ce texte bien connu grâce à une mélodie magistrale et mémorable, empreinte d'une tendresse indélébile. Young utilise des changements de textures e...

Toby Young's original setting refreshes this well-known text with a masterful and memorable melody that is imbued with an indelible tenderness. Young makes use of effective textural changes and syncop...

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...

Setting a collect from the Book of Common Prayer, this introit plays on McDowall's characteristic use of dissonance and modal inflections to create a hypnotic and slightly unsettled soundworld that re...

Cette courte œuvre de Marques L. A. Garrett met en scène un texte magnifique et poignant de Paul Laurence Dunbar qui parle des effets curatifs de la musique et de la façon dont notre propre musique pe...

This short work by Marques L. A. Garrett sets a beautiful and poignant text by Paul Laurence Dunbar that tells of the healing effects of music and how our own music-making can spread joy to those arou...

This gentle and tender anthem is suitable for all church and cathedral choirs. Offprinted from the collection Alan Bullard Anthems.

This traditional Hebridean prayer has been given a calm and meditative setting. It calls for peace both locally and between nations. Offprinted from the collection Alan Bullard Anthems.

The original version of this anthem, for upper voices, was commissioned by St Margaret's School, Bushey, for its 250th anniversary. Offprinted from the collection Alan Bullard Anthems.

Cette courte prière du soir de James Whitbourn est un extrait du Livre de la prière commune. Écrite pour le chœur du Harris Manchester College, à Oxford, elle est une demande méditative de protection...

This short evening prayer by James Whitbourn sets an excerpt from the Book of Common Prayer. Written for the Choir of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, it is a meditative request for God's protection...

In Quiet Peace contient de tendres paroles du compositeur Tristino Ali, qui réfléchit au calme que l'on trouve lorsqu'on passe du temps seul avec Dieu. Avec des parties écrites de manière accessible e...

In Quiet Peace sets tender words by the composer, Tristino Ali, reflecting on the calm found when spending time alone with God. With accessibly written and primarily stepwise parts, Ali achieves a rem...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

This small collection of partsongs by Bruckner shows occasional glimpses of the transcendental quality, grandeur, and poise that typify his church music. English translations are included alongside th...

Il s'agit d'une mise en scène pleine de caractère d'un texte classique de Noël médiéval. Festive et dansante, la musique incarne la joie de la saison de Noël et célèbre la rédemption de l'homme par le...