Chorpartituren

As is typical of Finnissy, this piece is demanding for the performers. The tempo is slow and much of the music of the upper two parts consists of sustained notes, with more movement occurring in the p...

This is a profound setting of a selection of poems by Wilfred Owen. The sense of human connection and imagery of the natural world imbued in Owen's poetry is perfectly conveyed in Chilcott's music, wh...

Palestrina's setting of the Marian motet Alma Redemptoris Mater seamlessly interweaves each of the four independent voices based on the solemn tone of the corresponding chant.

This original composition combines several traditional proverbs (Good things come to those who wait, What goes up..., Where there's a will...), a quirky melody, a laid-back swing feel, a whispering se...

Down the Silver Road is a comforting and uplifting setting of the poem To F.W. by Edith Franklin Wyatt, which describes the joy of growing old with a companion.

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...

This gentle and enchanting carol, set to a poem by Elizabeth Jennings, began life as the fourth movement of Chilcott's Christmas cantata, 'And Peace on Earth'. Chilcott's sublime melodic writing and s...

This enchanting setting of a text by Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith is a welcome addition to the carol repertoire. With its endearing yet straightforward melody, it has broad appeal and is suitable for c...

Setting Joseph Addison's text, Jackson explores the use of vivid imagery the poem provides through this dramatic medium. Rather than using the full forces of choir, brass and organ throughout, the pie...

The opening verse for solo soprano gives way to an enchanting and imaginative setting of the beloved carol In the bleak mid-winter. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

This consists of two pieces, played in an order the performer chooses. The number five, closely related to the nature of the zortziko, a Basque dance in 5/8, has been applied to several musical parame...

Spring Rounds is a significant work that is rich in variety and orchestral colours. Jackson has selected texts by a multiplicity of authors, from the seventeenth-century poet Thomas Carew to contempor...

Refuge sets a powerful Sara Teasdale poem that perfectly captures the healing power of singing: 'For with my singing I can make a refuge for my spirit’s sake'. Quartel's musical structure complements...

An exploration of friendship's many facets. The work is in two linked sections; the first exuberant and rhythmically dynamic, the second more lyrical and reflective.

Commissioned and first performed by the choir of Liverpool Cathedral, this anthem is ideal for use during the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Combining a sense of joy with moments of reflection, this...

This is a beautiful setting of Psalm 128. Tranquil vocal lines, accompanied by lilting, atmospheric flute and guitar, capture perfectly the optimistic nature of the text. Although the words of this an...

The optional opening section, for which there is a graphic score, is spoken to texts by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and other esteemed poets and authors. The four sung movements which follow are conven...

A new orchestration by Edward Harper has brought this colourful setting of Coleridge's epic poem back to life after the original orchestra score was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1940. A welcome addi...

This energetic and joyful carol features contrasting dynamics, buoyant rhythms, and changing metres. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

Andrew Carter's setting matches in its powerful simplicity the text attributed to the French Quaker missionary, Stephen Grellet: 'I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore...

Setting the George Herbert poem 'Whitsunday', this lilting, gentle anthem is particularly useful for Whit Sunday services. Syncopations and duplets provide rhythmic interest, with memorable melodies,...

This tender movement from the Advent cantata O Come, Emmanuel is in memory of Bullard's teacher, Herbert Howells, with text translated from a traditional German carol Es ist ein Ros entsprugen. Suitab...