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Setting a well-loved medieval text, this effective piece paints the story of Jesus through lyrical melodies and beautiful harmonic surprises.

Words and music by John Rutter. The accompaniment for orchestra is available on hire and for sale. An accompaniment for brass is available on hire. Also in Carols for Choirs 4.

Originally published in Jazz in Autumn, this well-loved traditional tune is given a jazzy twist, with rich harmonies and free-flowing rhythms.

A piano transcription, made by the composer, of this secular carol, a true celebration of all that we love about the festive season. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, and clearly pres...

Processional bustles with cheerful positivity throughout, its rondo-like structure clarified by the memorability of its abundant melodies. The harmony is modal to begin with, but moves from this delib...

An arrangement of the expressive 'Sweet was the song', a movement from the large-scale work 'On Christmas Night', for solo voice and piano. An optional second voice may join with a counter-melody (the...

Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for SATB, brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 2 trombones or 2 horns, bass trombone and optional tuba), timpani, percussion and organ. An alternative orchestral accompa...

From the collection The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ, Book 2, this majestic piece contrasts a triumphal opening and ending section with a more reflective central section. Suitable for pla...

A highly accessible and mellifluous arrangement for unaccompanied SATB. The delicate scoring, smooth vocal lines, and well-judged splashes of harmonic colour allow the simple beauty of the tune to be...

The Siciliano from Bach's Flute Sonata (BWV 1031) is beautifully transcribed here for piano by Edward Krish. Offprinted from OUP's collection Bach Transcriptions for Piano.

This arrangement of 'Sleepers, Wake' by celebrated pianist Myra Hess is a simple treatment of the three-part version from the Schübler publication of the late 1740s, which was Bach's own reworking of...

Originally published in Bach Transcriptions for Organ, this dignified Sarabande taken from BWV 812 is rich in expressive dissonances. An ancient Spanish dance, the Sarabande was the usual slow movemen...

A transcription, made by the composer himself, of the much-loved Candlelight Carol, inspired by Geertgen's painting Nativity at Night. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, and clearly pr...

This piano transcription of the gentle 'Mary's Lullaby' features a newly written Epilogue, a homage to George Shearing and evoking the style of this celebrated jazz pianist. Suitable for pianists at e...

Composed in 1975 for the liturgical greeting of the Right Reverend Paul Moore, Bishop of New York, this energetic motet is based upon the mode 8 plainsong responsory for the reception of a bishop as f...

Evocative and moving polyphony paired with a text meditating man's relationship with God.

Setting William Johnson Cory's translation of Callimachus's epigram, this poignant piece exemplifies Skempton's minimalist aesthetic. Using a restrained rhythmic palette of minims and crotchets, the w...

Hashkiveinu is a traditional Hebrew prayer that asks for protection while sleeping and to be woken in the morning. The unified choral texture is complemented by a driving piano accompaniment, as liste...

Presented here in a version for unison voices, this tender piece was composed in memory of the victims of Fukushima in 2011. It is both reflective and heartfelt, with a simple, appealing melody, rich...

Presented here in an arrangement for unison voices (with an optional second part), this setting of words by Chief Dan George optimistically reminds us that there is still beauty to be found in times o...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this beautiful piece, with a text by the composer, is about companionship and the belief that 'all will be well'. The optiona...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this uplifting piece, setting Christina Rossetti's poem A Song of Flight, is a celebration of freedom, action, and courage. I...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this joyous piece sets a text by Delphine Chalmers full of vivid imagery of childhood memories, with the refrain: 'Though the...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this engaging, upbeat work sets a text by the Malaysian singer Bihzhu celebrating the collective excitement in exploring the...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this sensitively-written piece sets a motivational text by the composer on the theme of embracing new opportunities and encou...