Alexander L'Estrange

Camden Town's nutty boy pop ska band have become a British institution. They dominated the charts during the 1980s, notching up a staggering 214 weeks in the charts (a UK record for that decade), and...

The flute score to An Irish Blessing. This optional flute part adds a folk-like quality and, in addition to the wide dynamic range indicated, further textural variety can be achieved with opportunitie...

Three exquisite original songs for solo voice exploring love and longing by Alexander L'Estrange. Inspired by the English song of composers such as Roger Quilter and Gerald Finzi and with stunning tex...

English song in the first half of the twentieth century was largely defined by the wonderful output of Roger Quilter and Gerlad Finzi, both of whom delighted in setting fine peotry by Wordsworth, Shak...

England 'this scepter'd isle', has been the inspiration fo many beautiful folk melodies through time. Here are three contrasted songs that capture the atmosphere of past times - the hard toil, the lov...

The love of all things retro is a collective cultural obsession through which we celebrate a fondness for bygone days. This collection represents three of the best-known and classic retro hits that, o...

This volume is a toe-in-the-water introduction to some of the great and much loved American folksons. Two individual songs are presented here, Oh Shenandoah and Simple Gifts, which are complemented wi...

An uplifting celebration of King Henry VIII's famous warship, the Mary Rose, it cleverly fuses the music of Tudor times with an array of catchy sea shanties and also includes a sublime setting by L'Es...

Wales - the 'land of song' - has not only produced some of the world's greatest singers, including the bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, but also some of the British Isle's finest folk melodies. Here are thr...

The acclaimed Choral Programme Series is much loved by choral conductors for its breadth of repertoire and practical value-for-money editions. The series has been re-designed and now features a stylis...

The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living composers and incl...

Zimbe! is a 40-minute work for SATB chorus, children's choir and jazz quintet with percussion, by the UK composer Alexander L'Estrange.It is a vibrant sequence of twelve African and gospel songs, char...

This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity of musical styles. From Broadway, pop and folk to spirituals, gospel and...

Faber Choral Singles offer a series of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity of musical styles for today's choirs. From Broadway, pop and folk to spirituals, gospel and original works, the F...

The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of contemporary composers an...

This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity of musical styles. From Broadway, pop and folk to spirituals, gospel and...

Commissioned by BBC Music Magazine, Love came down at Christmas is Alexander L'Estrange's stunning setting of the classic poem by Christina Rossetti. The music reflects the direct, sincere and express...

Hodie was written for Portsmouth Grammar School and is an ideal opener for Christmas concerts. The soaring vocal lines are underpinned by rhythmic and harmonically rich organ part, resulting in a joyo...

A stirring, accessible original carol with words by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange and music by Alexander L'Estrange. Suitable for mixed-voice choirs of all levels of experience, it will prove a popular cho...

A collection of four joyful songs exploring the 'lighter' side of the Christmas. 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas' was made famous by the 1944 film Meet me in St. Louis, where it was sung by Ju...

The jazzy and joyous Rejoice, rejoice! and its reprise, which feature clapping and optional percussion, frame two charming carols Save the world and Come and see . With touching lyrics based on the Ch...

Wassail! Carols of Comfort and Joy (this edition for unison and simple two-part voices and piano) is a sequence of 12 uplifting folk-inspired Christmas songs, exploring both sacred and secular aspects...

Commissioned by Finchley Children's Music Group, Winter Songs by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange and Alexander L'Estrange comprises three contrasting songs for upper voices and piano accompaniment, setting l...

The children's choir part to Drive the cold winter away from Alexander L'Estrange's Wassail! Carols of Comfort and Joy (this edition arranged for unison and simple two-part voices). Taken from the seq...