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Based on poetry by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portugese explores the finding of a mature love by a woman who wonders what part of her must she sacrifice to the lover and to the world...

A song cycle for soprano and piano drawn from Brenda Ueland's 1938 autobiography. Although Ueland's life was nothing out of the ordinary, the philosophy of her writing is to find the joy in everyday e...

Margaret Songs are a collection of three songs of Margaret Elliot, a character in Libby Larsen's chamber opera, Eric Hermannson's Soul, based on a short story of Willa Cather. It charts one woman's em...

Larsen's song cycle is based on the novel by the American writer, Willa Cather, and the songs recount Jim Burden's memories of Ántonia Shimerda during their shared experiences of the pioneering period...

The Oxford Book of Descants is a definitive collection of 102 descants to well-known hymns, carols, and worship songs. It features descants by a wide range of composers, including contemporary names s...

Try me, good King is a group of five songs drawn from the final letters and gallows speeches of the six wives of King Henry VIII. The cycle is a psychologically intense monodrama that presents technic...

With a text by the composer, this work was inspired by members of the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'.

This atmospheric setting of familiar words from Shakespeare's As You Like It is sprightly and uplifting, with singers being asked by the composer to perform with 'a bit of frost and a knowing smile'....

Arranged here for solo high voice and piano or organ, this heartfelt setting is built upon a haunting melody of folk-like simplicity, underpinned throughout by a lyrical and independent accompaniment....

Be enchanted by the moving soundscape of "By the grace of the Spirit". Published by the renowned Oxford University Press, this exquisite piece captivates listeners with its graceful simplicity and pro...

Arranged here for solo high voice and piano or organ, this lyrical setting of a text by Colin Coppen has an elegant melody and flowing piano accompaniment. It would make a charming addition to any con...

Scored for high voice and piano or organ, this folk-inspired melody is gentle and free-flowing, perfectly suited to the natural imagery found in the Lowry's popular poem. Also available in a version f...

Scored for high voice and piano or organ, this is a moving, traditional Irish blessing set to music of great simplicity and beauty. Chilcott perfectly captures the warmth and sincerity of the text, an...

This is a gentle and graceful anthem setting the well-loved words usually ascribed to St Francis of Assisi. It has been arranged for high voice from the composer'sLux Perpetua, a choral work on the th...

Setting words by the Godfrey Thring, this short piece for solo high voice and piano or organ is heartwarming and gentle, supported by a flowing piano accompaniment. Also available in a version for sol...

Scored here for high voice and piano or organ, this meaningful text by David Warner is accompanied by beautiful leaps and subsequent suspensions in the memorable melody, which is supported by rich tex...

Scored for high voice and piano or organ, this setting of a Jewish text is simple but uplifting, and well-supported by a flowing keyboard accompaniment. Also available in a version for solo low voice.

With "Thou art God", published by Oxford University Press, you discover a deeply moving sacred anthem scored for solo high voice with piano or organ accompaniment. The piece captivates listeners with...

This popular traditional French carol tells of the milkmaids Jeanette and Isabella, who run to tell the shepherds to come and see the baby Jesus in the stable.

This charming traditional Catalan carol is full of natural imagery exploring the return of spring. With both English and Catalan text, Wilberg's arrangement is scored for high voice and piano, capture...

Bring festive sparkle and infectious joy to your holiday season with this exhilarating arrangement of the traditional carol 'Deck the Hall'. Mack Wilberg's masterful setting for high voice and piano d...

Scored for high voice and piano, Wilberg's arrangement of this traditional Basque carol is gentle yet charming, with expressive suspsensions in the supportive piano accompaniment. Also available in a...

Scored for high voice and piano, Wilberg's arrangement of this familiar traditional melody is gentle and lilting, supported by rich harmonies and a mellifluous piano part. Also available in a version...

Scored for solo high voice and piano, I remember sets a text reflecting on the wonder of the natural world and the people who shape our lives. The stirring melody calls to mind the folksong tradition,...

This secular work for solo high voice and piano sensitively sets Langston Hughes's poem of the same name. A lilting melodic line and an effective piano part combine to create a piece that will appeal...