Chorpartituren

Dieser sechsminütige Madrigalsatz auf eines der tiefgründigen Gedichte Rainer Maria Rilkes beginnt als Dankgebet: für den Sommer, für die Früchte des Herbstes. Doch bringt bereits der erste Wind die F...

Eine reflektierende Vertonung eines Marien-Antiphons (‘Hail, Queen of Heaven' - ‘Ave, du Himmelskönigin') der aufstrebenden Komponistin Kerensa Briggs. Eine ununterbrochene, meist homophone chorale Te...

McGlade's tender piece is full or arching phrases that swell and fade with the emotion of Rosetti's text. The carefully crafted cello part interacts with and responds to the choir without ever losing...

This tender arrangement of the well-loved Irish folk melody Londonderry Air sets an uplifting poem by Howard Walter. I would be true has been recorded by the Cambridge Singers on the CD This is the Da...

Der Film "Hannyo" basiert auf drei Kurzgeschichten von Shofu Muramatsu; der Titelsong wurde im Film von Peggy Hayama interpretiert. "Mienai Kodomo" wurde im Film "Kanojo to kare" von der Sängerin Yoko...

Thou, my love, art fair sets the William Baldwin poem Christ to his spouse. This delightful song makes full and effective use of the voice parts and features charming harmonies and interweaving melism...

Das Vaterunser als höchstes Gebet des Christentums wird hier in einem schlichten, aber nicht banalen Satz von Javier Busto vorgelegt. Das Werk beschreibt einen sehr ruhigen, demütigen und leisen Chara...

This uplifting anthem sets the Invocation text from Carmina Gadelica. McDowall's beautiful melodies flow and intertwine, decorated by scotch snaps that reflect the text's origin. Suitable for services...

A simple setting of this popular medieval Advent carol which has great originality and impact. The style is controlled, almost austere, and the effect is hypnotic. This is an unsettling but poignant p...

In this innovative arrangement Stanley M. Hoffman takes Henry Purcell's most popular solo aria, the 'Lament' from his opera Dido and Aeneas, and reimagines it as a work for unaccompanied soprano solo...

McGlade's setting of 'The Call' by George Herbert is simple but effective, reflecting the directness of the original poem. The three-bar phrases create a feeling of expectancy throughout the verses, a...

This is a beautiful setting of words from Act 3 Scene 2 of The Tempest. The opening soprano and tenor melody is based on a dreamlike, oscillating two-note cell which threads throughout the piece, broa...

This lively and joyous arrangement of the folksong 'Montagnarde' from the Haute-Auvergne region of France makes playful use of the call of the cuckoo in a catchy refrain. 'Montagnarde' is featured on...

For SSAATB unaccompanied.

Written in an a cappella style with scat accompaniment, A Tree is a Song is a joyful celebration of the affinity between trees and how wisdom can be passed on 'as a melody from tree to tree'. McDowall...

Originally published in the New Horizons collection Cantica Nova, this expansive Advent motet creates a unique sound world through unusual harmonic inflections, striking spatial effects, unmeasured no...

Motets ist eine Zusammenstellung von innigen und geistig anregenden A-cappella-Chorwerken von Karl Jenkins. Darunter befinden sich neben zwei neu komponierten Stücken vor allem Arrangements von Teilen...

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, fresh music which perfectly...

Setting a beautiful text by Charles Bennett, this is a gentle, optimistic piece that remembers those lost to conflict and looks encouragingly towards peace. The tenor solo is supported by vocal accomp...

Following Jackson's settings of the seven 'O' antiphons (Seven Advent Antiphons), this is a setting of the text recognised as the eighth 'O' antiphon and performed as such in many Christian traditions...

The Scholar is a sensitive setting of Robert Southey's poem that explores a man's kinship with the dead. With Bednall's characteristic metrical fluidity and effective word setting, this piece will pro...

This setting of a tune from The Sacred Harp is strong and march-like, with accented rhythms and percussive vocal lines contributing to a rousing overall effect. It was originally published as part of...

Victimae paschali laudes is an atmospheric arrangement of the plainsong melody for this Latin text for Easter Sunday. Lawson employs interjections of 'alleluia' within the main text as an expression o...