James MacMillan

Atmospheric settings of poems in Scottish and in English by William Soutar (1898-1943), a central figure in the Scottish literary renaissance: Scots Song (6 mins), Ballad (4 mins) and The Children (6...

In the tradition of music written in homage to a dead artist, this work was composed for Thomas Trotter in commemoration of the French painter Georges Rouault (1871-1958). A leading figure in the arti...

Setting of a passage from Khalil Gibran's The Prophet, dating from 1984 and only recently released by the composer. The powerful imagery in the text is brought to life in the music. Suitable for inter...

An attractive addition to the contemporary organ repertory this suite of three contrasting movements was commissioned by the University of St Andrews in celebration of its 600th Anniversary.

Commissioned by John Scott Whiteley, Organist Emeritus of York Minster, who gave the first performance in July 2019 at Gloucester Cathedral as part of the Three Choirs Festival. Cast in a single, eigh...

In its original scoring for mixed voices MacMillan's The Gallant Weaver has become a favourite; this arrangement now extends the setting to upper voices. Paul Spicer comments, 'This ideal introduction...

Setting of a prayer by Mother Cornelia Connelly, foundress of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus in 1846 and latterly Mayfield School. In 1863 she was inspired to transform the ruins of the Old Palac...

In splendoribus sanctorum is a communion motet for Nativity Midnight Mass. The obbligato trumpet (or organ) performs completely independently of the choir. The four obbligato passages are cued by the...

Especially commissioned by the Dean & Chapter of Westminster for performance at the Funeral Service of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September 2022. The text, f...

Setting of Latin text combining a versicle at Matins on the Feast of St Andrew with a fragment of a prayer attributed to him.

Short motet commissioned by St Dominic’s Sixth Form College, Harrow-on-the-Hill, UK, to celebrate its 40th anniversary. MacMillan chose a text which is entirely appropriate to young people about to be...

This is an approachable and affecting setting of a devotional poem by the revered Carmelite nun St Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–97). The choral writing, marked ‘placid’, comprises simple four-part homopho...

Esta breve pero sobrecogedora pieza ceremonial fue encargada por la Catedral de Westminster para la visita del Papa Benedicto XVI en 2010. Órgano, metales y timbales retumban en torno al texto cantado...

A welcome addition to this composer’s output of secular choral works, Oh Sleep! is a beautiful and lyrical setting which will be appreciated by choirs both amateur and professional. It was composed to...

Compuesto para ser interpretado en el 2022 Cumnock Tryst, el festival anual de música comunitario creado por James MacMillan en la ciudad de Ayrshire donde creció. MacMillan comenta que "mis primeras...

Von der Britten Sinfonia und der Town Hall in Birmingham in Auftrag gegeben, wurde das Stück 2009-10 komponiert. Seine Uraufführung erlebte es mit Nicholas Daniel als Solisten und der Britten Sinfonie...

Etwas zurückhaltend fue escrita en 1982, cuando el compositor era estudiante en la Universidad de Durham. La pieza cayó en el olvido hasta 2009, cuando MacMillan se dio cuenta de que gran parte de sus...

Compuesta en 2007, esta obra de 25 minutos fue un encargo del Southbank Centre para sus artistas asociados, el Cuarteto Takács. Importante adición al repertorio contemporáneo de cuartetos de cuerda, e...

Esta publicación reúne tres miniaturas para cuarteto de cuerda, todas ellas compuestas "in memoriam" de una persona en particular. Memento (4 minutos) fue escrita en memoria del amigo del compositor,...

Compuesta en 1988 y revisada en 1991, esta obra de 28 minutos fue un encargo del legado McEwen de la Universidad de Glasgow. El compositor declaró en 1991: "Mi primer cuarteto de cuerda, Visions of a...

Klavierauszug für 2 Klaviere

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. The Latin text is taken from the Graduale Romanum. The pieces are suitable for intermediate stan...