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The piece is divided into six short movements corresponding to the standard sections of the Mass. This feature, coupled with the compactness of the work and its modest scoring makes it ideal for perfo...

A stunning atmosphere is instantly created in this short piece by the coupling of slow-moving, homophonic choral lines and an almost ethereal organ part, featuring flourishes on the flute stops. These...

This jubilant single-movement setting of the Latin Gloria is highly original and packed with content, including recurring rhythmic and melodic motifs, harmonic twists, a peaceful central section, and...

The exuberant chorus from Messiah. The orchestral material is available on hire.

Ave Maria was joint winner of the Concours Europ'een pour Choeurs et Matres de Cath'edrales 1999. Its double choir forces belie its sensitive scoring and taut motivic construction, which is well withi...

This is an uplifting setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The choir may be accompanied by organ, chamber ensemble, or a selection of the ensemble instruments in combination with organ, opening up severa...

Issued to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, this verse anthem by William Child for SSAATTBB and organ was composed for King Charles II in 1660-3, and is published here for the first time....

This collection of Preces & Responses follows on from Shaw's classic 'Tudor' volume, with later settings by Gibbons & Barnard (SAATB), William Child (SAATB), Richard Ayleward (SATB, in D major), John...

In a style influenced by Vaughan Williams and Finzi, this work evokes a reflective and sometimes other-worldly atmosphere. The seven movements may be sung as individual pieces. The text is in Latin fo...

For SATB and piano or orchestra - 3. 2. 2. 2-4. 3. 3. 1-timp-2perc-org-str - David Warner's text speaks of peace calming the strife after war is over and urges reconciliation. Wilberg's heartfelt arra...

This meaningful text by David Warner is accompanied by beautiful leaps and subsequent suspensions in the memorable melody, which is supported by rich textures in the organ and orchestra. Appropriate t...

Eleanor Daley sets well-loved texts by George Herbert in this suite of three pieces. They may be performed separately as part of a church service, or together for an impressive concert piece. This sui...

Eleanor Daley sets this Wesley text in an antiphonal style between the SATB choir and organ (or brass quartet, parts sold separately). The sound is majestic and declamatory, just as one would expect f...

A lyric and serene sacred song, foreshadowing the mood of the Requiem.

For SATB and organ - Set to a text by John A. Dalles, a hymn-writer whose work has appeared in a number of significant hymnals, the work is suitable for funerals, memorials, and on any Sunday when the...

For SATB, organ, and trumpet or brass and timpani - 2 tpt, 2 tbn (alt. hn), and timp - Opening with a brass fanfare, this adaptation of Psalm 96 to the well-known tune 'Crucifer' makes a terrific piec...

For SATTB and organ continuo - Continuing the Church Music Society series of Sweelinck motets, O sacrum convivium (O sacred banquet) is suitable for any Eucharist outside Lent. The middle section in t...

SSAATTBB and organ. An offprint from the much-acclaimed The Restoration Anthem Vol. 1, a richly textured setting of verses from Psalm 46 displaying Blow's skilful handling of chromaticism. 12 pages.

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 soli, SSAATTBB & organ This edition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. The distinguished Wesley scholar, Peter Horton, has worked from the original folio edition of 184...

This edition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. The distinguished Wesley scholar, Peter Horton, has worked from the original folio edition of 1844. It displays Wesley's adventur...

SSAATTBB & organ This edition by Richard Lyne retains the original Latin text and is based on the fair copy that Wesley left to his son, Samuel Sebastian Wesley.

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...

The Church Music Society is proud to publish this mass setting by Anthony Caesar, written for St Paul's, K Street, Washington DC. The quieter sections are strongly influenced by plainsong, and the Glo...

William Turner was one of the most important composers writing at the time of the Restoration of the monarchy. This sprightly anthem, first performed at the coronation of Queen Anne, is well within th...