Herbert Howells

Three of the finest of all settings of the English language canticles. Over the past quarter of a century, Howells has emerged as among the greatest and certainly most widely performed composers of ch...

Three of the finest of all settings of the English language canticles. Over the past quarter of a century, Howells has emerged as among the greatest and certainly most widely performed composers of ch...

Four of the finest of all settings of the English language canticles. Over the past quarter of a century, Howells has emerged as among the greatest and certainly most widely performed composers of cho...

For SATB and Organ. Composed for Magdalen College, Oxford.

From Three Motets (which also include King of Glory and House of Mind) in the Organ and Choir version.

King Of Glory', for mixed voice choir SATB with organ accompaniment, with 'The House of Mind' and 'God is gone up' make up the Three Motets.

Madrigal for SSATB, poem by Robert Wever. Composed for Sir Frederick Bridge and members of the Madrigal Society. Piano part included for practice use.

For SATB. Inscribed 'To the memory of Arnold Bax' composed for the 1965 Cork International Festival.

For SATB Choir. Composed for the 75th anniversary of St. Matthews Church, Northampton.

For SATB Choir (with divisions). Written for Canterbury Cathedral.

For SSAATTBB Choir. Edited Patrick Russill.

Composed for SSAATTBB edited by Patrick Russill.

Walking In The Snow arranged for mixed voice choir SATB. Includes piano part for rehearsal purpose only. Set to a combination of two poems by John Buxton. Composed for the Lady Margaret Singers in Cam...

The poetry set by Howells was written by Scottish poet Andrew Young, a prolific writer of hymns who is perhaps best known for 'There Is A Happy Land'. This major/modal hymn is particularly appropriate...

Scored for SSAATTBB

These two sets of pieces display all the characteristics of the music of this fine English composer - modal inflections, the influence of 16th-century English composers, quirky fast movements, and, in...