Andrew Carter

The shades of Finzi and Vaughan Williams are strongly present in this delightful madrigal for unaccompanied choir. Offprinted from Rutter's Three Shakespeare Songs, Sigh no more, ladies is a cheerfull...

Richard Allain's Lute Book Lullaby is a gentle and comforting setting of a sixteenth-century text from William Ballet's Lute Book. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

This four-movement work is inspired by the idea of 'Jerusalem' both as a Holy City and a utopian ideal of heavenly peace and seraphic bliss. The composer has selected four biblical texts, in English a...

The music, superficially simple with a gently rocking rhythm framing a declamation of the text, allows the words to speak for themselves whilst simultaneously enhancing their expressive power.

In this captivating piece Mahler explores feelings of doubt and insecurity, employing the compelling metaphor of the tide and searching for existential meaning. Bewitching piano cascades and rolling b...

Phoenix is a series of interlinked, contrasting sections - by turns elegiac, radiant, and menacing - culminating in a luminous cantilena for the four melody instruments against densely clustered chord...

Andrew Carter's arrangement for amateur and school orchestras of Mozart's Spring Rondo, with Piano score and parts that are flexible to suit your own ensemble. The parts have also been designed to sui...

Andrew Carter's simple but subtle setting of this favourite text is equally suited to be sung as an anthem in the context of prayers or communion, or at weddings, or as a benediction.

Two easy and contrasting settings for unaccompanied SATB. Spanish Lullaby is beautiful and tender with an evocative pastoral refrain. Spanish Carol celebrates the birth of Christ in a more exuberant f...

This setting is particularly suitable for the opening of an Advent or Christmas serivce, with a unison first verse which may be unaccompanied and sung in procession.

for SATB unaccompanied

For SATB unaccompanied. This light-hearted arrangement of the popular classic is perfect encore material.

A rollicking arrangement of this ever-popular song for unaccompanied SATB voices. It will delight singers and audiences alike with salty evocations of sun, sea, and brass bands! Also in Encores for Ch...

For unaccompanied SATB choir. Andrew Carter's setting matches in its powerful simplicity the text attributed to the French Quaker missionary, Stephen Grellet: 'I expect to pass through this world but...

A short and easy canonic setting for SA unaccompanied.

For unison upper voices and piano or harp. No. 2 of Three upper-voice carols, this is a setting of the traditional words. A fluid melody and Carter's adroit harmonic interpretation of the text combine...

The lark is depicted either by a solo soprano, as originally written, or by a flute.

A lively Easter anthem for SATB and organ, the simple yet strong melody lines and dancing rhythms propel the music forward to a triumphant close. It is effective, yet easy.

This anthem for SATB and organ is a highly effective and simple work suitable for Pentecost. The strong hymn-like tune builds through the addition of a descant to a powerful climax.

This is a vivacious, throw-away number that would make an ideal opening or closing item for a concert. The piece flashes by in a moment, but not before painting an hilarious picture of Christmas. Incl...

An exciting and exuberant carol, using jazzy rhythms and constant shifts of key.

for SATB and piano 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, varie...

A rumbustious setting of an anonymous medieval text, this carol celebrates Christ's birth in an indomitably joyful fashion and provides an ideal and uplifting finale for any carol concert.

Für gemischten Chor SATB. Schwedischer und englischer Text.