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This SATB arrangement has been the result of 3 other versions of Greensleeves by Vaughan Williams and is perfect for a spring or autumn concert. Offprinted from Vaughan Williams for Choirs 2.

This is a simple and elegant miniature in characteristic Skempton style, with graceful choral homophony, seamlessly fluctuating time signatures, and hypnotic, meandering harmonies. The text, by Willia...

Ben Okri's poem is a hopeful vision of understanding and co-operation between the peoples of the Earth. It is matched by Bullard's imaginative, dynamic, and skilful choral writing. The result is inspi...

Set to text by John Drinkwater, this work is deceptively simple, making use of repetition and carefully placed harmonies which shift subtly to match the text. A beautiful and unusual setting which is...

The first two of these four songs are for solo baritone. The third song, 'Pan', is written for both soloists, with the melody passing back and forth between the singers. Xenophanes is also written for...

This vibrant collection presents five jazzy settings of poems from William Blake's Songs of Innocence. Chilcott challenges the listener's expectations by setting each classic text in a different jazz-...

Another issue in the Church Music Society's series of great 16th-century Responds, John Sheppard's Reges Tharsis is for the season of Epiphany, celebrating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. T...

Fernando Taberner pairs percussion and mixed voices in his innovative and zealous new carol that depicts a shepherd's joy at the birth of Christ. The two percussion parts may be played on tambourines...

In this poignant ballad Toby Young has set an adaptation of Emily Dickinson's poem My Letter to the World to heartfelt melodies with a pop-style piano accompaniment. The song reflects on the pain of b...

This is a version for string quartet of Erkoreka's saxophone quartet, Duduk II. It is the last of the four Duduk pieces which are based on the traditional modes/scales of Armenia.

This expressive anthem is set to an unusual Zachariah text revealing the celebratory vision of the new Jerusalem. Centred around a strong, flowing melody and punctuated with many glorious moments, cho...

This heart-warming setting of a familiar text includes all the hallmarks of a Bullard carol. Through subtle time-signature changes, a gentle modulation, elegant contrapuntal lines, and an uplifting fi...

A Catalan carol supported by a lilting melody from L'Anthologie des chants Populaires Français. Orchestral scores and parts are also available. Offprinted from the collection Twelve Christmas Carols S...

This profoundly beautiful setting by John Rutter of one of the earliest English prayers, from the Sarum Primer of 1514, is presented here in German translation.

This tender and affectionate setting of the well-loved poem of the same title by Robert Burns was written specifically for a wedding, but would suit almost any occasion.

This delightful work tells the story of the 14th-century Dominican mystic Heinrich Suso who, according to legend, notated the carol In dulci jubilo after it had been sung to him by a band of angels; h...

Setting a love poem by W. B. Yeats, Tread Softly is a charming addition to the upper-voice repertory. Featuring melodic vocal lines, luscious harmonies, and rhythmic contrasts, this piece is suitable...

This jubilant arrangement of Deck the halls is an offprint from Benedict Sheehan's musical dramatization of A Christmas Carol.

A short movement from Vaughan Williams's Christmas cantata, 'Hodie'.

This uplifting and affirmatory piece sets a text by the composer inspired by the reflections of the Northwest Girlchoir on what their choir means to them. A gradual building of choral texture creates...

This exciting piece was composed as a television theme in 1959. Like an Elgar Pomp and Circumstance march, it alternates punchy fanfare textures with a warm and supremely 'English' melody. In the hand...