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Setting a 15th-century English text, this carol by David Hamilton alternates a lullaby refrain with a starker, more declamatory style setting references to Jesus' crucifixion. Originally published in...

Off-printed from the complete William Walton Edition, this is one of three versions (the others are for SATB unaccompanied) on a text by Phineas Fletcher - 'Drop, drop slow tears'. The poignant chroma...

Bring vibrant joy and the charm of springtime to your choral repertoire! With 'It was a lover and his lass', the exhilarating opening piece from the renowned 'Birthday Madrigals', you will captivate y...

The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. Sarah Quartel's arrangement features close harmonies, idiomatic Scotch snap rhythms, and effect...

Traditionally sung on Christmas Eve, 'O Virgo virginum' is often described as the eighth ‘O' Antiphon and praises Mary, ‘O virgin of (amongst) virgins.' McDowall's setting is vigorous and joyful, with...

With this extraordinary setting of "Cantate Domino", published by Oxford University Press, you will discover a captivating new interpretation of a timeless sacred text. Unlike many traditionally jubil...

This exciting concert piece sets Latin words from the mass orders of the Catholic Church and the Book of Isaiah to form a versatile text that is suitable for both Christmas and use throughout the year...

Cette œuvre chorale sacrée, contemplative et fluide, reprend des paroles d'Isaïe 26 et du Psaume 73, exprimant la gratitude pour la protection et les conseils de Dieu. McGlade inclut un court passage...

Cette œuvre à la fois solennelle et dramatique reprend une prière latine traditionnelle louant la Vierge Marie, avec des lignes mélodiques intenses qui sont à la fois inébranlables et saisissantes, re...

Make we joy now in this fest est une mise en musique vivante et vibrante d'un texte macaronique du XVe siècle. Un chœur éminemment mémorable et énergique encadre des versets expressifs qui illuminent...

Kling no, klokka ! est un chant traditionnel norvégien, habilement arrangé ici pour voix mixtes par Frank Havroy. La pièce a un caractère folklorique irrésistible, avec des passages glissando et chrom...

Kling no, klokka! is a traditional Norwegian carol, skilfully arranged here for mixed voices by Frank Havrøy. The piece has a compelling folk feel, with glissando and chromatic passages contributing t...

In this gentle arrangement of Still, still, still, Remel Derrick underpins the melody of the traditional Austrian carol with contemporary harmonies, creating a warm and refreshing soundscape. A soarin...

Pour SATB (avec divisions) sans accompagnement. Il s'agit d'un chant riche en harmonies qui reprend un texte anglais de la fin du Moyen Âge, centré sur la phrase verbum caro factum est. La pièce s'ouv...

This is a harmonically rich carol setting a late medieval English text centred on the phrase verbum caro factum est. The piece opens with a solo soprano line and gradually expands, culminating in the...

Pour ténor et soprano solo et SATB (avec divisions) sans accompagnement. La quasi berceuse de Thomas Hardy, The Oxen, s'ouvre sur une alternance entre un refrain en tutti et des vers solistes, avec un...

French's quasi-lullaby setting of Thomas Hardy's The Oxen opens by alternating between a tutti refrain and solo verses, with an atmospheric syllabic accompaniment, before building to a tutti final ver...

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...

The Unexpected Early Hour brims with energy as the vibrant melody passes between voices and the rocking crotchet-quaver movement drives the piece towards its climactic ending. Offprinted from Weihnach...

This joyful carol triumphantly proclaims the Christmas message and features changing metres and contrasting textures throughout. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.

This lively carol retells the Christmas story, punctuated by the joyful refrain 'Verbum caro factum est'. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.

This heartfelt setting of words by the composer begins with a pianissimo drone over which the sopranos introduce the expressive melody, rich with lush harmonies, moments of dynamic intensity, and an o...

Rutter's arrangement of this traditional German tune pairs a beautiful Latin text with accessible and compelling harmonies. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.

Welt so alt is a melancholic setting of a text by Christina Rossetti. With a falling bassline, artful use of inverted and diminished chords, and a wordless soprano solo, this carol perfectly captures...

Cet hymne commémoratif émouvant associe la traduction anglaise par le compositeur du « In paradisum » du Requiem à une mélodie d'une grande beauté et à des harmonies d'une expressivité toute en douceu...