Bob Chilcott

Opening with a simplicity and innocence created by the unison theme, this anthem's textures gradually evolve as the other voices make their entries.

This energetic setting of a 14th-century Christmas gradual recalls the lively rhythms and open harmonies of medieval song. It can be sung in the original Latin or in English. A wonderful carol to be e...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Songbook, 'The Runner' is a fast rhythmic piece setting a text by Walt Whitman. With chromatic inflections, close harmonies, and vocalizations to imitate the athlete's...

Beach is taken from the song cycle 'Songs for Seven Storeys', which Bob Chilcott wrote to celebrate the opening of the New Evelina Children's Hospital. Combining a nostalgic melody with a haunting vio...

This tiny, delicate piece has something of the Debussyian prelude about it. It deftly deals with that familiar theme of snow, not rising above a piano dynamic throughout.

This work is by turns joyous and reflective. Rich harmonies, shifting tonalities, and expressive melodies combine to evoke the changing moods explored within the text. The poignant Andante section giv...

This rustic and pretty carol features a winning melody of folk-like simplicity, which is developed over the course of four verses. The result is an up-beat carol that is easy, varied, and rewarding to...

In this beguiling setting of 'A Dream' from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, Skempton weaves a gentle and chromatic melody through harmonies that are pure yet richly expressive.

Dieses zarte Adventslied mit einem Originaltext von Charles Bennett erzeugt ein Gefühl der Vorfreude auf die Ankunft Jesu. Untermauert von einem sanft dahinplätschernden Klavierpart beginnt das Stück...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Carols 2, 'We wish you a merry Christmas' is Chilcott's jazz waltz version of the seasonal classic, scored for SATB and piano. Lively and featuring a soaring descant,...

The Nidaros Jazz Mass draws on a variety of jazz styles to present a fun and innovative setting of the Latin Missa brevis. Recorded by a professional jazz trio, this backing track is a useful tool for...

This collection assembles nine of the finest pieces from Chilcott's first ten years with Oxford, including two new specially written pieces. Together, they offer a great range of styles and moods, and...

This tender Advent carol sets an original text by Charles Bennett that creates a sense of anticipation for the arrival of Jesus. Underpinned by a gently rippling piano part throughout, the piece opens...

Slow and nostalgic in flavour while retaining Chilcott's characteristic warmth and ebullience, this piece befits the text to which it is set: a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier that speaks to how the k...

This carol celebrates the birth of the Saviour, whose reverberating promise, 'I am the light', gives hope that all discord and divides will finally end. Uplifting and powerful, the carol has lyrics in...

Eine höchst originelle und wirkungsvolle Konzertvertonung der lateinischen Missa brevis, bei der die verschiedenen Sätze eine Vielzahl von Jazzstilen umfassen. Die charakteristische Klavierbegleitung...

SATB Accompanied and Unaccompanied. 10 classic carols with a twist Arranged by leading choral composer Bob Chilcott. Suitable for all mixed-voice choirs. Includes 'Away in a manger' and a jazz waltz v...

für SATB unbegleitet

On Christmas Night is a musical celebration of the Christmas story, presented as a sequence of eight original carols. Chilcott calls upon several familiar carol melodies within his own settings, resul...

SATB & Piano(s) & Percussion/Orchestra. For SATB with one piano (with or without 1 or 2 percussion players), or two pianos (with or without 1 or 2 percussion players), or orchestra (2(1Picc, 2 Fl). 2....

This tender Advent carol sets an original text by Charles Bennett that creates a sense of anticipation for the arrival of Jesus. Underpinned by a gently rippling piano part throughout, the piece opens...

With a characteristically memorable tune by Chilcott, Mid-winter is an easy and original setting of the well-known Rossetti text. Also available in versions for SATB, and upper voices.

Ein dunkles und schönes, aber auch sehr zugängliches Werk in drei Sätzen. Die ersten beiden sind von dunklerem Charakter: Abendhymnen, die um Schutz und Trost in der Nacht bitten. Die Musik wird helle...

Vollständige Partitur und Stimmensatz für Bob Chilcotts The first Nowell. Die sechs Strophen dieses melodischen und beschwingten Liedes vereinen geschickt Abwechslung und Vielfalt, um eine attraktive...