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This is a beautiful setting of an anonymous medieval text that follows a broken-hearted lover into the woods. Fluctuating between major and minor keys, Chilcott's melody is full of nostalgia and grows...

A much-loved setting of the Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6: 24), this simple but highly expressive work is at once tender and profound. It was composed for a memorial service for Edward T. Chapman, the D...

Scored for low voice and piano or organ, this is a charming setting of the well-known Psalm in Chilcott's signature style. The melodies flow gently in three, exuding calmness and expression, underpinn...

Arranged here for solo high voice and piano or organ, this heartfelt setting is built upon a haunting melody of folk-like simplicity, underpinned throughout by a lyrical and independent accompaniment....

Scored for high voice and piano or organ, this is a moving, traditional Irish blessing set to music of great simplicity and beauty. Chilcott perfectly captures the warmth and sincerity of the text, an...

The text Lauda Sion, written by St Thomas Aquinas, is the sequence for the Feast of Corpus Christi. Monteverdi set stanzas one, two, and twenty-three of the sequence, which contains twenty-four verses...

A tender and lovely setting which is easy to sing. Particularly appropriate for weddings. The orchestral material is available on hire.

American traditional song for chamber orchestra or piano

This short, contemplative anthem serves as an ideal introit for church services or as a short meditation piece at Communion during Lent. This contemporary setting presents the text of Psalm 51, 'Creat...

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 ravishing setting of a heartfelt and emotional poem by e. e. cummings captures a sense of the ineffable place of faith in existence that transcends mere worship, doctrine, even humankind itself....

This short expressive piece sets a fifteenth-century penitential poem of great fervour. Jackson alternates a refrain in a simple plainsong style with more passionate, homophonic verses, to powerful ef...

With a simple, appealing melody and a flowing accompaniment, The Colours of Christmas evokes a touching sense of longing for the joys of the festive season.

This carol is also available in Carols for Choirs 3, and 100 Carols for Choirs. All the instrumental accompaniments are available for hire. The arrangement for orchestra is also available on sale.

From the collection Bob Chilcott Anthems 2, 'This day' is a gentle anthem which sets a Jewish text adapted by the composer. Scored for SATB and piano, it creates a prayerful atmosphere with an elegant...

This radiant anthem was commissioned for the celebrations for Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee. Todd employs arching melodies and beautifully simple harmonies, underpinned by a gentle organ accompaniment...

This short and easy anthem is a statement of the Christian intent, serene in its quiet confidence. Words are from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. Scores and string parts are available on hire. Also av...

A piano transcription, made by the composer himself, of the popular 'What sweeter music'. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, and clearly presented and laid out, the transcription also...

Ralph Waldo Emerson's secular text concerning music's omnipresence ('But in the darkest, meanest things there always something sings') is set with affecting and arresting simplicity.

The Suite is made up of six movements ranging from a 'Bach-like Aria' to a 'Richard Rodgers-style Waltz'. Evoking an 'antique' spirit, each movement is based on a Baroque or Classical style.

Harriet Cohen (1895-1967) is chiefly associated with Bach transcriptions through the eponymous OUP collection A Bach Book for Harriet Cohen of 1932, but she made some of her own as well. 'Ertödt' uns...

Set of parts for Rutter's arrangement of this popular French carol. This accompaniment is compatible with both the JRAE vocal score and the Joy to the world! collection. This set contains the followin...