Partitions pour Chœur mixte (SATB)

Selga Mence's arrangement of this Latvian folksong presents the two phrases of the original song in a variety of textures, beginning and ending with imitations of the sound of bells. An English text b...

An original carol by Ernani Aguiar, Acalanto para o Menino Jesus was written for the feast of the Conception of the Virgin Mary and illustrates the Italian influence on Brazilian culture. An English t...

The main melody of Jajang, jajang, Ahgi Yesu is a popular Korean lullaby that has been handed down through many generations. In the carol Mary, mother of Jesus, is depicted singing her child to sleep....

A lilting 3/4 metre carries the listener through this familiar Christmas story, beautifully depicted in a text by the composer. Rutter employs artful word-painting throughout, and the verse-refrain st...

This sequence of six carols explores the role of Mary in the Christmas story, focussing on her human experience within a story of the divine. The work has two accompaniment options: piano (using the v...

This atmospheric piece sets a text by Christina Rossetti. The first stanza is for sopranos only, with expressive chromatic lines evoking the 'darkness' and 'chillness' of the text. The music flowers i...

Archer's setting of this popular Easter hymn by G. R. Woodward is sparkling with energy, combining the exuberant seventeenth-century Dutch melody with short organ interjections. An exciting addition t...

This is one of the best-loved and most widely performed choral works of the twentieth century. The texts (in Latin and English) are from the Missa pro Defunctis, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Psa...

This tiny, delicate piece has something of the Debussyian prelude about it. It deftly deals with that familiar theme of snow, not rising above a piano dynamic throughout.

Offprinted from Pianoworks: Popular Styles.

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...

Ever-changing in mood and pace, La Musique is a setting of poems by Elizabeth Bishop and Charles Baudelaire on the transformative power of music. Jackson musically represents the complex psychological...

In this classic Rutter anthem the flowing choral melodies perfectly complement the positive message of the well-known thanksgiving text by F. S. Pierpoint. Presented here in German translation.

In this edition, Simon Preston has made a few adjustments to the large-scale vocal writing of Walton's original version to make the work suitable for liturgical performance by a cathedral or ambitious...

A reflective work for church or concert choirs at Passiontide. It sets the traditional Seven Last Words of Christ, well-known hymns, and other sacred texts to create a moving and dramatic work that re...

This carol is a lilting and uplifting setting of a traditional text about the prophecy of Christ's birth, as received by Joseph from an angel. The accessible musical language, with interesting harmoni...

This carol may be sung by a mixed-voice choir, or by upper voices only. Bullard harmonically mirrors the move from darkness to light in a memorable setting of his own words. Offprinted from Carols for...

This energetic piece, originally from Three Children's Songs, has been arranged for mixed choir and suits a spring-time programme. Offprinted from Vaughan Williams for Choirs 2.

Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round is an exuberant setting of the well-known hymn by John Chadwick. The second section explores the Lydian mode, while the adamantine final verse reflects the text's...

Conceived as a set, these eight songs are drawn from several Chinese regions. In this new arrangement the music has been refashioned for Western instruments, with stylistic bowing and fingering. Suita...