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This lively Irish jig in 6/8 time for flute and piano comes from the collection Flute Globetrotters (with CD backings), which introduces world-music styles to beginner players.

This joyful and upbeat original composition is in the style of tonwship jazz (with words to aid learning the rhythm) and comes from the collection Flute Globetrotters (with CD backings), which introdu...

This fun bossa nova for flute and piano (with words to aid learning the Latin rhythm) comes from the collection Flute Globetrotters, which introduces world-music styles to beginner players.

This blues piece in swing style for flute and piano (with words to aid learning the rhythm) comes from the collection Flute Globetrotters (with CD backings), which introduces world-music styles to beg...

This original composition for flute and piano is based on the 'chamamé' folk music style of Argentina, featuring simple polyrhythm and characteristically warm-hearted music. This is one of 12 pieces f...

This descriptive composition in a gentle 4/4 captures the characteristics of Chinese music and the style of playing on the bamboo flute. This is one of 12 pieces forming the collection Flute Globetrot...

This original composition is based on Norwegian folk music and gathers momentum and speed. This is one of 12 pieces forming the collection Flute Globetrotters (with CD backings), introducing beginner...

The text, by Steven Heighton, is a secular rewriting of Psalm 23 'The Lord is my shepherd'. Quartel pairs the contemplative message with powerful textures and driving triplet rhythms. The wind is my s...

Skempton's Third Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis setting was written for Wells Cathedral and premiered in May 2012. The simplicity and purity of the setting is typical of Skempton's style, ideal for male...

Commissioned by Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD 2016, Tipsy Howl abounds with inspiring technical challenges that make it a worthwhile addition to the solo horn repertoire.

Issued to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, this verse anthem by William Child was composed for King Charles II in 1660-3, and is published here for the first time. It contains lively solo...

These five pieces are taken from A Picture of the World, a setting of excerpts from the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgentstein. In the larger work they occur as interludes between the...

Dancing Solo gives clarinettists an excellent chance to display their technical prowess in a widely varied, dramatic, and colourful context.

In this collaboration with author Charles Bennett, the journey of a boat becomes a metaphor for the journey through life. The nine choral songs present their own stories within the whole, with interlu...

In A new heart Ian Assersohn sets his own text about love and sacrifice. The rich harmonies of the choir are anchored by a supportive piano accompaniment. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

The piece is a suite of six contrasting miniatures built around fragments of melodies which are repeated, each time with subtle variations. Particularly striking is the simple, folk-like melody of the...

Sarah Quartel's Veni Sancte Spiritus is a tranquil setting of passages from a 13th-century sacred Latin text and its English translation. The voices are underpinned by a supportive accompaniment that...

The music is composed to create layers of tonality which overlap in space, especially in a vast space with a long acoustic decay.

This excellent addition to the tuba repertoire allows this oft-neglected instrument to demonstrate its more versatile side. Concert Piece explores a 3-octave range, allowing the tuba to combine fast-p...

In an arrangement for violin, this celebrated movement concludes both parts of Bach's Cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben ('Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life'), composed for the revised version of...

Featuring elegant melodies, the Rondeau from Mozart's Piano Sonata K309 is arranged for violin here by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are the award-winning authors of OUP's educational string series....

From the collection Solo Time for Violin Book 2, this arrangement of the Andante from Mozart's masterful piano sonata caputures the essence of the classical style.

Taken from the collection Solo Time for Violin Book 2, this arrangement captures the traditional Klezmer style while featuring the fast dance in 4/4 called the Bulgar.

This lively setting of a traditional 19th-century English text (interspersed with a Latin refrain) recaptures the spirit of Bullard's earlier Angel Alleluias. With its straightforward harmony, snappy,...