John McCabe

This little tribute to William Ferris and the William Ferris Chorale consists of two sections, the first slow and the second quick. The text is simply the two words of the title, the Amen being the fi...

The 1964 setting for mixed chorus by John McCabe.

Arranged for SSSAAATTTBBB, the lyrics are from an anonymous writer of the fourteenth century and have been adapted by the composer. The composer says: Woefully arrayed is a supreme choral setting by...

Written for SATB chorus, this is John McCabe's setting of a text by Thomas Hardy, celebrating the songbirds of England and the birth/rebirth of life itself. A Piano accompaniment is provided for rehea...

Commissioned by St John's College, Cambridge, the first performance of John McCabe's The last and greatest Herald took place at St. John's College, Cambridge, on 29th November 2008 by the combined Cho...

Chausson wrote some interludes for flute and harp for a production of Aristophanes' The Birds, performed at Le Petit ThéÔtre de la Galerie Vivienne, Paris, in 1889. At the request of Emily Beynon, wor...

The composer writes: Pilgrim was inspired, it will be no surprise to learn, by reading Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress - Vaughan Williams's great opera on the subject had fascinated me from its first perf...

The composer writes: Pilgrim was inspired, it will be no surprise to learn, by reading Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress - Vaughan Williams's great opera on the subject had fascinated me from its first perf...

For Clarinet and String Quartet. Published in 2011. Score. This work was commissioned by Linda Merrick and the Kreutzer Quartet, to whom it is dedicated, as a project involving commission, performa...

For Clarinet and String Quartet. Published in 2011. Parts. This work was commissioned by Linda Merrick and the Kreutzer Quartet, to whom it is dedicated, as a project involving commission, performa...

First performance 12 October 2011, at St George's Hall, Liverpool, by David Pyatt (horn) and the Sacconi String Quartet, as part of the Centenary Concert of the Rodewald Concert Series. Composer's No...

First performance 12 October 2011, at St George's Hall, Liverpool, by David Pyatt (horn) and the Sacconi String Quartet, as part of the Centenary Concert of the Rodewald Concert Series. Composer's No...

John McCabe's Nocturnal For Piano Quintet was composed in 1966, commissioned by the Park Lane Group, London, and first performed by the Lancaster University Ensemble. Duration: Approximately 13minute...

John McCabe's Sonata for Clarinet, Cello and Piano. Score and parts. This work was commissioned by Brocklehurst-Whiston Amalgamated for the 1969 Macclesfield Festival.

This is an exciting chamber work for Horn, Violin and Piano, composed by John McCabe in 1967. This expressive and adventurous work will provide an enjoyable challenge for your chamber group. The Horn...

John McCabe's Concerto For Piano And Wind Quintet. Commissioned by the Birmingham Chamber Music Society, for first performance by the Venturi Ensemble (Sebastian Bell, Philip Jones, Roy Jowitt, AlanHa...

Meditation On A Norfolk Ballad by John McCabe for Tenor Recorder and String Quartet. Score and Parts.

This is the full score for Rainforest 1, a work for Chamber Ensemble by composer John McCabe. The work was commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York, and is scored for a St...