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...

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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...

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.

Discover the timeless magic of traditional choral music: With "England: Early one morning", the opening piece of the popular cycle "Four Songs from the British Isles" takes you on a melodic journey fu...

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...

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...

Settings of medieval texts that feature singable and accessible straight-lined vocal movements suitable for both smaller and larger SATB choirs.

John Casken, who celebrates his 60th birthday in 2009, set Christina Rossetti's In the bleak mid-winter - a poem popularised by Gustav Holts' setting of the same name - for Alwinton and Holystone Chur...

Bryars' Two Love Songs are stunning works for vocal trio or three-part female choir. Setting two of Petrarca's lyric poems of profound and idealised love, the words and music complement each other in...

Lust am Singen - Ce livre s'adresse à tous ceux qui veulent écouter, écouter et écouter leur stimulus. Pourquoi y a-t-il tant d'indicateurs pour les choristes, mais si peu pour les choristes authentiq...

Text from the well-known Christmas song is merged with a tune from Barry's own 4th String Quartet in this unconventional carol. With Barry's characteristic rich and unexpected harmonies, O Tannenbaum...

Text from the well-known Christmas song is merged with a tune from Barry's own 4th String Quartet in this unconventional carol. With Barry's characteristic rich and unexpected harmonies, O Tannenbaum...