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Anthem accompaniment for chamber orchestra

This is a simple and elegant miniature in characteristic Skempton style, with graceful choral homophony, seamlessly fluctuating time signatures, and hypnotic, meandering harmonies. The text, by Willia...

Setting inspiring words by James Weldon Johnson, this work is both poignant and stirring. My heart be brave is an ideal choice for choirs looking to address issues of social justice in their programmi...

This expressive and tender carol, with options for singing in Swedish and English, evokes the innocence of the newborn child. A version for SATB voices is published separately and an orchestral accomp...

This piece was composed in 1977 and combines Langston Hughes's evocative 'Words like Freedom' with excerpts from three of his other poems. The piece includes significant solos for soprano and baritone...

With its evocative piano accompaniment, this piece is wonderfully understated and sincere, in keeping with the sentiment of the original, and is sure to raise a tear or two from any audience. The acco...

These beautiful motets provide inspiring new repertoire for choirs. Locus iste is rhythmic and uplifting; Ave Virgo sanctissima is a gentle setting of a Spanish antiphon, full of sumptuous harmonies;...

A piano transcription, made by the composer, of his much-loved 'A Gaelic Blessing'. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, the transcription includes the lyrics within the piano score, for...

A piano transcription, made by the composer himself, of Rutter's well-loved choral piece 'A Clare Benediction'. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, and clearly presented and laid out, t...

William H. Harris' (1883-1973) arrangement of 'Bist du bei mir', from the Clavierbüchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach, was published in 1949, and offers an enjoyable and remarkable realization of chords....

echo is musical celebration of human connectivity. It is singable, powerful, rhythmic, and contemplative. Wong reflects in her music and text the idea that 'the coming-together of many singers to a si...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Anthems 2, 'The Lord's my Shepherd' is Chilcott's original setting of Psalm 23, scored for SATB and piano. Serene and flowing, this beautiful melody captures the atmos...

Fresh and unsentimental, this setting is as beautiful as the familiar anthem by Stainer of this much-loved text, and a worthy alternative.

An original arrangement of a popular Christmas carol by John Rutter. Offprinted from the collection O Holy Night.

A beautifully simple setting of familiar words by Langston Hughes, Bring me all your dreams showcases Harris's effective homophonic writing and rich harmonic palette. It is incredibly atmospheric, wit...

This is a warm and tender piece setting the last three verses of Christina Rossetti's 'What good shall my life do me?', which encourages leading a life of love as an example for others. Daley's heartf...

Set of parts for John Rutter's enduringly popular setting of William Sharp's uplifting words. Not compatible with the upper-voice or unsion versions.

Originally published in the New Horizons collection The Ivy and the Holly, this carol has a mysterious, other-worldly character that complements the sixteenth-century text attributed to the Wedderburn...

One of John Rutter's famous carols now arranged for lower voices. In this version, the melody line trades between the tenors and basses, where it is clearly stated when not in the top voice. Also avai...

The organ part is supportive, but full of interest and not merely accompanimental. Particularly memorable are the jaunty Gloria, with its constantly shifting time-signatures, and the haunting Agnus De...

A gentle and melodious setting of a Lutheran hymn. Also available in European Sacred Music. Instrumental material is available on hire.