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Recent scholarship postulates that this anonymous motet for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was in fact written by Leonora d'Este, daughter of Duke Alfonso I and Lucrezia Borgia...

The opening of this motet displays Massaino's skill in the art of word-painting with soaring lines that play on the word 'arise' (Surge). Punctuated with occasional homophonic writing, the beautiful m...

Setting inspiring words by James Weldon Johnson, this work is both poignant and stirring, encouraging singers and listeners to reflect on the challenges of present times and to move forward with coura...

Dieses Lied für A-cappella-Chor stellt den lateinischen Text einem Jubiläums-Spiritual gegenüber, das die Heiligen Drei Könige feiert, die den Stern sahen, der sie zum neugeborenen Kind führte. Die na...

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. The natural rhythmic energy is amplified by sync...

Heart of Earth enthält Auszüge aus Gedichten von Laura Purdie Salas, die reich an lebendigen Beschreibungen der natürlichen Welt sind. Rajasekar fühlte sich von diesen Texten angezogen, weil sie einen...

Marie-Claire Saindons Keeping Time for Joy spiegelt die Freude im Text der zeitgenössischen Schriftstellerin Sarah Windle in diesem erbaulichen Stück wider. Volkstümliche skalierte Melodien, die durch...

Dieses dreisätzige Werk, das den "Schwestern überall" gewidmet ist, kombiniert eine Reihe von Themen mit der Poesie von Sara Teasdale. Der erste Satz, "Sister of the Sky" (Schwester des Himmels), konz...

This three-movement work combines a number of themes through the poetry of Sara Teasdale. The first movement, 'Sister of the Sky', focuses on the morning in early spring. The central movement, 'Fearle...

Kling no, klokka! ist ein traditionelles norwegisches Weihnachtslied, das hier von Frank Havrøy gekonnt für hohe Stimmen arrangiert wurde. Das Stück besticht durch seinen volkstümlichen Charakter, wob...

For SSAA unaccompanied

The shades of Finzi and Vaughan Williams are strongly present in these three delightful unaccompanied choral settings, and yet the style and execution are wholly Rutter's own.

This is an energetic setting of a medieval text, with a modal feel and lively rhythms. After opening with an unaccompanied melody sung by the sopranos, the music gradually becomes more intricate, culm...

For SSATB unaccompanied - This setting of a poem by William Blake is evocative and appealing. Jackson ingeniously offsets simple, pure harmonies against moments of chromaticism to create beautiful, fr...

für SSATBarB unbegleitet. Dies ist eine eindrucksvolle Vertonung eines Gedichts von Gilbert Keith Chesterton, die durch antiphonale Wechsel zwischen Ober- und Unterstimme und reiche, sich ständig verä...

Originally published in the New Horizons collection The Ivy and the Holly, this carol has a mysterious, other-worldly character that complements the sixteenth-century text attributed to the Wedderburn...

This important Requiem demonstrates Gabriel Jackson's gift for writing mesmerising choral music on a large scale. Combining sections of the traditional Requiem text with poems from other cultures and...

For SATB unaccompanied - Setting a contemporary poem by Kevin Crossley-Holland, The Heart-in-Waiting is a rich, expressive carol with sonorous chords and a deep, rich sound. Ideal for mixed-voice choi...

Combining a number of early lullaby texts in one setting, Adam and the Mother is a haunting carol recalling the fall of Adam. It combines irregular melodic lines with lilting ostinato passages and wil...

This unaccompanied carol is scored for four equal parts and comprises a sequence of three rounds. Rhythmic and engaging, this carol demonstrates the distinctive clarity of Skempton's musical language....

I saw three ships is a lively setting of the traditional English text for unaccompanied mixed voices. A simple melody, swapped between the outer voices and answered by altos and tenors, gradually buil...

This gentle carol sets a well-known text, 'Balulalow', that paints an image of Mary singing a lullaby to Jesus. Bullard's gentle sways and lilting rhythms reflect the story, while soft dynamics and wa...

This anthem is a tender setting of a prayer by St Richard of Chichester. It features on The King's Singers' albums High Flight (SIGCD262) and Christmas Presence (SIGCD801).

First performed by the choirs of St Paul's, Westminster Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey, this anthem sets a medieval English poem to contemplative music with all the hallmarks of McDowall's style: ex...

Oxford Choral Classics: English Church Music assembles in two volumes around 100 of the finest examples of English sacred choral music. The second volume presents a wealth of service material suitable...