Wesley set this prayer from the Litany several times and this edition is based on the final one published in 1870. The simple chordal texture of the opening blossoms into a richly contrapuntal Amen. T...
SSAATTBB, SSATTB verse & organ First edited in the 1950s by Watkins Shaw and published privately, this magnificent anthem has been revised in honour of the centenary of Shaw's birth by his successor a...
For SSATB unaccompanied This piece (entitled Carmen Funebre) and Tu es sacerdos were cited as examples of good church music in S.S.Wesley's pamphlet about the state of church music in 1849. The text h...
Wesley set this text from Psalm 110 twice - once in 1814 for four voices and again in 1827 for six voices. This latter version, though short, has considerable drive and impact, making it highly suitab...
Continuing the Society's series of Dering motets, this setting of 'Ave Maria' from the 1617 'Cantiones Sacra' is mainly homophonic, with a few imitative phrases. It displays Dering's love of the augme...
The Church Music Society affirms the importance of music in worship and of the effective use of music appropriate to its proper liturgical use. It strives always to sustain the Church's wonderful musi...
SSATB unaccompanied The Church Music Society affirms the importance of music in worship and of the effective use of music appropriate to its proper liturgical use. It strives always to sustain the Chu...
Four motets for upper voices and organ by French and French-inspired composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
