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Scored for high voice and piano or organ, this folk-inspired melody is gentle and free-flowing, perfectly suited to the natural imagery found in the Lowry's popular poem. Also available in a version f...

An easy anthem for high voice and piano or organ, this piece has a haunting simplicity with a flowing tune over a gently rocking accompaniment.

Taken from Sanctum, a setting of the Requiem text for upper voices, 'Lux aeterna' features a simple and gentle melody, supported by a new piano part in this arrangement for solo voice. Also available...

Scored for high voice and piano, Wilberg's arrangement of this traditional Basque carol is gentle yet charming, with expressive suspsensions in the supportive piano accompaniment. Also available in a...

This characterful collection features settings of six 16th- and 17th-century lyrics by anonymous authors with lively guitar accompaniments, ranging from expressive and atmospheric to bawdy in characte...

A highly expressive setting of the biblical text, this simple work is at once tender and profound. It was composed for a memorial service for Edward T. Chapman, the Director of Music at Highgate Schoo...

This optimistic piece is characterized by catchy, singable melodies and a syncopated rhythmic drive in the vocal and piano writing. The text was co-written by the composer and the vocal percussionist...

Reginal Wright's emotional and uplifting Crossroad sets Robert Frost's well-known poem 'The road not taken'. A twinkling piano accompaniment supports the voices, and the optional violin duet floats ab...

Instrumentation for Down by the riverside: 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, drum kit (trap set), piano, harp (optional), and strings. This set contains the following string parts: 4x vln I, 4x vln II, 3...

The string accompaniment is available on hire and for sale.

An organ duet - quite a rare thing - based on the theme 'O Filii et Filiae', a traditional 15th-century melody. The faster variations use a toccata-like figuration, and the more peaceful ones make use...

One of Chilcott's best-loved carols is here arranged for solo voice and piano. The text, a beautiful poem by Clive Sansom narrating the experience of the shepherds drawn by starlight to the baby Jesus...

One of Todd's best-loved carols, My Lord has Come has been arranged by the composer to facilitate performance by a solo voice with piano. The heartfelt setting of words by the composer begins with a p...

This much-loved and uplifting carol, first performed by the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, tells the story of a shepherd boy playing his pipe on the journey to Bethlehem to see the infant Jesus. I...

Exhibiting Chydenius's unique style, this contemplative ballad sets a wistful text by American lyrical poet Sara Teasdale. The close harmonies, persuasive melodies, and appealing syncopations in the v...

This work is an emotive setting of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116, a favourite text for weddings. The music ranges from passionate and optimistic to contemplative yet resolute. The closing couplet is a fusi...

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 harmonies, and a flowing accompaniment. It is a...

In this fast and energetic piece, Quartel sets her own text celebrating the joy of singing. The melody weaves in and out of the texture, supported by dynamic vocal accompaniment and rhythmically drive...

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 harmonies, and a flowing accompaniment. It is a...

This sensitive arrangement of a well-known Yiddish folksong introduces singers to the harmonic characteristics of Yiddish music. Clapping and body percussion is employed to great effect, and a pronunc...

Chilcott's rare gift for crafting the most poignant and beguiling melodies is rarely more apparent than in his setting of this enchanting medieval poem. The style is akin to folk ballad, lyrical with...

Setting Christina Rossetti's poem 'Remember', this gentle piece was written in memory of the young people who lost their lives in the attack on Utøya, Norway in July 2011. Remember me will make a movi...

Voice on the Wind sets an inspiring text, written by the composer, about the empowerment of singing. With a catchy melody, imitative scat singing, and a driving hand drum accompaniment, this piece has...

This well-known, ever-popular Polish carol-lullaby has been set by Wilberg in a beautifully simple style, incorporating rich harmonies into the organ part. Orchestral material is available on hire.