Weihnachtslieder Chornoten – Festliche Klänge für Ihren Chor

A rich rendition of the French carol. With French and English lyrics and piano or chamber orchestration. Available for SATB and SSA. Score and Parts for Flute, Oboe, Hammer Dulcimer, Harp and Cello ar...

SSA & piano On this day is a bright and exuberant upper-voice setting of the English version of 'Personent hodie' from Piae Cantiones (1582). The text and the manageable vocal parts make this carol pa...

Mit 'The Three Kings' ('Die drei Könige') vertont Bob Chilcott Verse aus Henry Wadsworth Longfellows Weihnachtsgedicht über die Reise der Heiligen Drei Könige nach Bethlehem. Das Reisegefühl entsteht...

John Rutter bearbeitete sein beliebtes Weihnachtslied 'What sweeter music' nun auch für Frauenchor und Orgel oder Streicher.

'The Midnight of your Birth' ist eine bezaubernde Sammlung mit fünf Weihnachtsliedern von Bob Chilcott. Ob Frauen oder Jugendchor, die Sätze reichen vom Unisono- ('he Blackbird with One White Feather'...

'There is a flow'r' is a beautifully simple setting of a 15th-century text by the poet and priest John Audelay.

In The Three Kings Chilcott sets verses from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Christmas poem telling the story of the three kings' journey to Bethlehem. A sense of travel is created by the stately 6/8 tim...

Commissioned by Benenden School, Make We Merry is an eight-movement piece which sets texts from the 15th to 19th centuries to a variety of choral textures with a highly characterful accompaniment. A v...

This movement from Make We Merry sets the words of the seventeenth-century Christmas text 'Sweet was the song' to a straightforward and lyrical solo line in the first soprano part, with an imitative s...

This thought-provoking carol takes up the topical theme of the plight of refugees, drawing parallels with the stories and reception of Christ's birth. The text, by the composer, alludes to familiar li...

Higgins's arrangement of 'Away in a manger' is beautiful and delicate. The first verse is taken by unison voices; the second is a cappella, with an optional soloist or small group and sustained 'ooh's...

This lively setting of the medieval 'Hymn to the Virgin' text has a sparkling piano accompaniment, syncopated rhythms, and real flair. It's particularly suitable for Advent or Christmas but can be sun...

This movement from Make We Merry sets the words of the seventeenth-century Christmas text 'Sweet was the song' to a straightforward and lyrical solo line in the first soprano part, with an imitative s...

A joyous carillon celebrating the birth of Jesus and the new world he heralds. The piece builds quickly in volume and excitement from an expectant piano to a spirited fortissimo ending with divided vo...

From the collection For Him all Stars, 'Remember, O thou man' is a reflective Christmas piece by Jonathan Willcocks, scored for SSAA with piano or organ. Featuring a folk-influenced melody, it evokes...

From the collection For Him all Stars, 'A Catch by the Hearth' is a lively folk-influenced carol by Roderick Williams, scored for SSAA unaccompanied. Written in flexible metre, it features interweavin...

Alberto Grau's setting of 'Ananay, nanay', inspired by a Venezuelan folk melody, begins as a cradle song, while in the latter part the tempo quickens and a festive dance begins.

The traditional carol Notre divin Maître comes from a collection known as Noëls Anciens de la Nouvelle-France (Ancient Carols of New France). The melody derives from an old drinking song but has been...

Jól is a serene and beautiful carol setting a poem by Sigurbjörn Einarsson, the former Bishop of Iceland (and Mist Þorkelsdóttir's grandfather). In her setting, she tries to evoke what she calls 'the...

Thought to have originated in the Rhineland, Nikolauslied is now a popular children's song all over Germany, and is often heard at Christmas markets. Karsten Gundermann's arrangement starts with a fee...

Thought to have originated in the Rhineland, St Nicholas Carol is now a popular children's song all over Germany, and is often heard at Christmas markets. Karsten Gundermann's arrangement starts with...

Intricate counterpoint and a continuo-style bassline bring a medieval flavour to Williams' arrangement of this much-loved carol. The gentle vocal lines build in texture throughout, with optional suppo...

Intricate counterpoint and a continuo-style bassline bring a medieval flavour to Williams' arrangement of this much-loved carol.

Francisco Guerrero was born in Seville in 1528 and attained an excellent reputation as a composer throughout Europe during his lifetime. In the Divine Office this text is a responsory for Christmas Da...

Words and music by John Rutter. Also in Carols for Choirs 4. The string material is available on hire and on sale and may be used with W91 (SSA) and X169 (SATB).