Moderne bis klassische Chornoten

Setting two verses of the Irish traditional carol, Wilberg's version opens simply with unaccompanied unison men, before the piano creeps in gently. The carol melody's haunting, modal qualities are com...

This Christmas miniature captures the intimacy and atmosphere of the well-loved 16th-century text. Through homophonic textures, word-painting, the use of extended harmonies, and a lilting rhythm, the...

Pete Churchill's thrilling arrangement of this traditional Cornish carol has a gentle South African feel and features 'scat' singing and chromatic shifts in harmony. The traditional melody in 6/8 time...

Tarney's setting of this traditional Scottish text offers catchy melodies and folk-inspired harmonies, driven by a rhythmic piano accompaniment. The ballad is framed by a repeating, haunting, and ethe...

Following a collaboration with Katie Melua on her 2016 album 'In Winter', Bob Chilcott has made a choral arrangement of this traditional Ukrainian carol, first introduced to the English-speaking world...

McDowall's setting of Isaac Watts' Cradle Hymn is beautifully tender, coloured by its rich harmonies, suspensions, and chromatic notes. The melodies are complimented by sustained 'oo's and 'ah's and r...

McGlade's setting of 'The Call' by George Herbert is simple but effective, reflecting the directness of the original poem. The three-bar phrases create a feeling of expectancy throughout the verses, a...

This is a beautiful setting of words from Act 3 Scene 2 of The Tempest. The opening soprano and tenor melody is based on a dreamlike, oscillating two-note cell which threads throughout the piece, broa...

This lively and joyous arrangement of the folksong 'Montagnarde' from the Haute-Auvergne region of France makes playful use of the call of the cuckoo in a catchy refrain. 'Montagnarde' is featured on...

For SSAATB unaccompanied.

Owain Park's arrangement of John Rutter's secular carol presents a new take on this Christmas classic, drawing on Rutter's evocative orchestral colours to create this characterful arrangement. This ar...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Songbook, this is a beautiful unaccompanied arrangement of a popular Japanese children's song. With a text full of natural imagery and a folk-like pentatonic melody, '...

Die Songs of Farewell haben einen festen Platz im Repertoire von Kammerchören und kirchlichen Chorverbänden gefunden. Diese eigenständige Hymne, ein Sonderdruck aus Robert Quinneys kritischer Ausgabe...

A practical edition of the extremely famous work by Allegri.

This setting can be found both in Five Traditional Songs and Folk Songs for Choirs 1. The text is simple, while the arrangement is varied and charming.

Written in an a cappella style with scat accompaniment, A Tree is a Song is a joyful celebration of the affinity between trees and how wisdom can be passed on 'as a melody from tree to tree'. McDowall...

Originally published in the New Horizons collection Cantica Nova, this expansive Advent motet creates a unique sound world through unusual harmonic inflections, striking spatial effects, unmeasured no...

A syncopated opening bass lick lays the groundwork for this quintessential a cappella spiritual. When the other voices join, we begin a journey of texture, harmonic development, and form, indicative o...

Wish your audience a 'Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year' in just a half a minute. This madrigal-style a cappella novelty is equally easy-to-learn and enjoyable-to-sing. Plus, it's a great choice fo...

Tambourine and hand drum enhance the dance-like character of this Spanish villancico that dates back to the Renaissance era. This arrangement makes brilliant use of varied a cappella textures, from so...

In diesem einzigartigen A-cappella-Original entwickelt sich ein einziges Thema zu einem Kaleidoskop musikalischer Texturen. Das vollständig auf neutralen Silben gesungene Stück beginnt im Unisono, erk...

Der traditionelle lateinische Text "Ewiges Licht" wird in diesem kunstvollen A-cappella-Werk der zeitgenössischen Chorkomponistin Ruth Morris Gray wunderbar zum Leben erweckt. Mit viel Raum für Rubato...

Die mittelschweren, sehr prägnanten Stücke sind von engagierten Laienchören problemlos zu bewältigen. Mit seiner höchst eindrucksvollen musikalischen Sprache trifft Furrer auf die Poesie und zeitlose...

Anmerkung der Komponistin:'Ich lernte das Gedicht The Lamb von William Blake vor vielen Jahren durch John Taveners berühmte Vertonung kennen. Als mich York Minster mit der Komposition eines Weihnachts...