Choral Music of Our Time

My collection of laude has its origins in the world of early music, being based in spirit and feeling on the unaccompanied vocal 'laude' found in a collection from 13th century Cortona. The people who...

Les œuvres contenues dans ces trois volumes pour chœur d'hommes à huit parties proviennent d'une mise en musique de sonnets d'Edwin Morgan, poète lauréat écossais (1920-2010). Bryars, grand admirateur...

The works in these three volumes for eight-part male choir are settings of sonnets by late Scottish Poet Laureate, Edwin Morgan (1920-2010). An admirer of Morgan's virtuosic poetry, Bryars wrote Silva...

The works in these three volumes for eight-part male choir are settings of sonnets by late Scottish Poet Laureate, Edwin Morgan (1920-2010). An admirer of Morgan's virtuosic poetry, Bryars wrote Silva...

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Like many Englishmen I had sung madrigals for pleasure - usually late at night with friends, after several glasses of wine. While these madrigals have their charm, and many are extremely beautiful, I...

Ecrit pour marquer le 60e anniversaire de la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, ce petit choral convient aux chœurs professionnels, amateurs et d'église. L'utilisation de textes bibliques (Isaie...

'Broken Psalm' was commissioned by Cambridge University to celebrate their 800th anniversary and first performed by the Choir of Gonville & Caius College in 2009. Goehr, who was Professor of music at...

The choice of 16th century texts, by Bronzino and Battiferri, reflects the interests of the dedicatee of these sonnets - Craig Hugh Smyth, a fine art historian and former director of the Villa I Tatti...

This pair of English psalm settings for mixed choir is the newest addition to Watkins' growing collection of vocal music. Each under 5 minutes, they are fitting both for liturgical use and concert per...

This pair of English psalm settings for mixed choir is the newest addition to Watkins' growing collection of vocal music. Each under 5 minutes, they are fitting both for liturgical use and concert per...

This Easter anthem by British composer John Casken is an expert example of contemporary choral writing and would be ideal for amateur choirs looking for exciting new repertoire.

Cet arrangement de la Lamentation de Didon fut composé à l'occasion des funérailles de Frank Campbell, un ami du compositeur. Par respect pour Frank qui était un pianiste accompli, aucune musique inst...

1. Stampa ciel (ATTB) - 2. Avventurose genti (ATTBarB) - 3. Misera giovinetta (ATTBar) - 4. Su L'orride paludi (ATTBarB)

Les sentiments d'un astronaute effectuant une promenade dans l'espace et qui voit la planète Terre dans toute sa magnificence. Steve Martland met le texte en musique de manière brillante, incantatoire...

One of Martland's most popular works, often broadcast on BBC Radio 3, this brilliant and joyful piece culminates in a full-throttled version of the famous 'Sumer is i-cumen in'.

Diese Bearbeitung des schottischen 'Skye Boat Song' wurde ursprünglich 1956 für den Zyklus 'Four Songs from the British Isles' komponiert, jedoch noch vor dessen Drucklegung durch die Bearbeitung eine...