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Originally published in John Gardner Carols, this is an atmospheric setting of the well-known text, with gentle, rocking melodies, and beautifully ethereal harmonies. Also available as the second piec...

Anthem for SATB (with baritone soloist or semi-chorus) and organ or orchestra. Also in Anthems for Choirs 1.

Spirited and full of colour, this celebratory anthem is filled with clever interplay between the SATB soloists and the choir, with the weaving textures creating rich, powerful harmonies. Originally pu...

This joyful carol of celebration, with its uplifting 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' refrain, is presented here in German translation. The orchestral accompaniment is available on sale and on hire/rental.

Jackson makes use of chromatic moments and extended chords in his lilting arrangement of Love came down at Christmas. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

This energetic setting of a 14th-century Christmas gradual recalls the lively rhythms and open harmonies of medieval song. It can be sung in the original Latin or in English. A wonderful carol to be e...

Setting words by Chief Dan George, this optimistic work reminds us that there is still beauty to be found in times of trouble and that difficult days will not last forever. The balanced vocal lines wi...

Light Eternal brings together the liturgical text for Remembrance, Lux Aeterna, and the evocative poetry of Denise Levertov. Commissioned as part of a trilogy, Light Eternal has a haunting and exotic...

Adapted from the edition in A Purcell Anthology, this anthem for The Ascension of the Lord bears all the hallmarks of Purcell's style. Features optional organ accompaniment and a contrasting middle se...

Setting a secular text by the sixteenth-century poet John Fletcher, this rich, sonorous piece bursts with invention and word-painting like a large-scale madrigal. The piece works equally well with or...

This a beautiful and meditative setting of a translated text from Carmina Gadelica, a collection of Gaelic hymns, prayers, and other texts. With gentle suspensions and exquisite harmonies, this anthem...

This piece is demanding for both the singers and the accompaniment with much ornamentation in the vocal part. The work is slow in tempo and the text is by Algernon Charles Swinburne.

The piece consists of nine fully notated sections which surround eight sections of improvised music. Each of the improvised sections includes the reading of a poem which refers to the moon.

Originally published in Piano Sketches Duets, Book 2, 'Rumba for Johann' is a pastiche on Bach's style with a rumba groove, offering a modern twist on a well-loved composer.

This equisite Fantasia on the timeless English folk song 'Greensleeves' was arranged for piano duet by Hubert Foss based on music from Vaughan Williams's opera Sir John in Love.

This collection of piano duets is brilliantly arranged from the orchestral suite by Constant Lambert.

Originally published in Piano Sketches Duets, Book 2, 'Autumn in Paris' is an evocative, carefree piece, featuring polyrhythm and key changes.

Originally published in Piano Sketches Duets, Book 1, 'High in the sky' features a graceful melody floating over interesting harmonic changes and a semi-quaver piano flourish that is passed between th...

Originally published in Piano Sketches Duets, Book 1, 'Crazy Clown' is a quirky, playful waltz exploring sudden dynamic changes, key changes, and chromatic notes.

Originally published in Piano Sketches Duets, Book 1, 'Just for You' is a gentle pop ballad with an opportunity for beginners to practise pedalling and more complex rhythms.

Originally published in Piano Sketches Duets, Book 2, 'Music for a Silent Film' features a swinging melody in the Primo part and steady chords in the Secondo part. Perfect for duet partners looking fo...

Originally published in Piano Sketches Duets, Book 1, this fun, short piece perfectly imitates the falling of raindrops, making it ideal for beginners wishing to practise staccato articulation, phrasi...

Originally published in Piano Sketches Duets, Book 2, 'Russian Song' is a gentle piece in the minor key with a touch of melancholy. Perfect for practising chord shapes and phrasing.