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Vaughan Williams's famous romance for solo violin and orchestra is given new life in this beautiful arrangement, which features the original solo line as part of a string sextet. Perfect as a rehearsa...

Chilcott's rare gift for crafting the most poignant and beguiling melodies is rarely more apparent than in his setting of this enchanting medieval poem. Also available in versions for solo high voice...

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: A Night at the Theatre, this easy arrangement makes one of ballet's most famous melodies accessible to the developing pianist. Arranged by Janet & Alan Bullard.

A pupil of Clara Schumann, Leonard Borwich (1868-1925) published this simple and effective transcription of 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring' from Cantata No. 147 in the year of his death. Offprinted from...

The pianist Myra Hess (1890-1965) became indelibly associated with Bach after she began playing 'Jesu, joy' by ear in 1920. Her arrangement of the Adagio (offprinted here from OUP's Bach Transcription...

This is a beautiful arrangment for piano of Bach's Fugue in G minor (BWV 578), originally for organ, by Norah Drewett de Kresz (1882-1960). Offprinted from OUP's collection Bach Transcriptions for Pia...

This charming transcription of Bach's Pastorella VWV 590 for organ was made by the accomplished composer, conductor and publisher William Gillies Whittaker (1876-1944) in 1929. Offprinted from OUP's c...

From the collection The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ, Book 2, this rousing piece is arranged by Robert Gower from Whitlock's orchestral Wesssex Suite, which evokes aspects of summer by th...

Originally written for solo piano, Amy Beach's folk-influenced piece is here arranged for organ by Robert Gower. Featuring a lilting melody and serene atmosphere, it is suitable for players of interme...

From the collection The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ, Book 2, this rippling Toccata is Gigout's best-known work, and is a favourite encore piece. Suitable for players of intermediate to a...

From the collection Bach Transcriptions for Organ, in its original form the trio texture of this Largo is very similar to the slow movements of the organ trio sonatas. The violin lines from the trio s...

Kay's setting of this well-known text demonstrates many hallmarks of his style, including modal harmonies, imitation, and the occasional use of word painting. Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Choral...

Written whilst the composer was living in Comeragh Road, the litanies of the title are sixteen discrete sections of music, varying in length from two seconds to a minute. Each of these blocks has a di...

This lyrical setting of a text by Colin Coppen has an elegant melody and flowing piano accompaniment. It would make a charming addition to any concert or service, and is also available in a version fo...

The text of this motet is taken from the Palm Sunday antiphon, which celebrates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The repeated 'hosanna' phrases at the end of the motet bear witness to Palestrina's m...

The Shipping Forecast is in 3 movements: 'Donegal', 'They that go down to the sea in ships', and 'Naming'. The first and last movement are settings of poems by the poet, broadcaster, and academic, Seá...

This sequence of six carols explores the role of Mary in the Christmas story, focussing on her human experience within a story of the divine. The work has two accompaniment options: piano (using the v...

This atmospheric piece sets a text by Christina Rossetti. The first stanza is for sopranos only, with expressive chromatic lines evoking the 'darkness' and 'chillness' of the text. The music flowers i...

Hill’s gentle setting of the well-known fifteenth-century English text flows through changing time signatures, with moments for solo soprano and tenor. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

With words by the composer, this warm, expressive anthem asks Christ to bring justice, hope, and joy to our lives. Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems.

The text is that of a standard Latin Missa brevis, to which several relevant English poetic texts have been added. The first and last of these are taken from Bishop Thomas Ken's renowned morning and e...

Full score for John Rutter's anthem of haunting simplicity and rich orchestral colours.

Full score for this classic Rutter anthem, which is also available in John Rutter Anthems and in a version for upper voices.

The strong, no-nonsense tune breaks into canon, while the brisk piano part propels the music to a joyous, 'good cheer' ending. It is No. 3 of a suite of three songs, 'At the Turn of the Year', depicti...