Partituras para coros

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...

This gentle setting of Sir Philip Sidney's poem has a beautiful, memorable tune which perfectly complements the romantic nature of the words. Chilcott uses overlapping phrases between male and female...

This is an atmospheric setting of an anonymous fifteenth-century text. The exquisite tenor solo at the opening and the calm intensity of the middle section attest to Chilcott's gift for writing beauti...

Setting a contemporary poem by Kevin Crossley-Holland, The Heart-in-Waiting is a rich, expressive carol with sonorous chords and a deep, rich sound. Ideal for mixed-voice choirs looking for an evocati...

This lively and uplifting carol sets a joyful fifteenth-century Christmas text by James Ryman.

Melodically simple and rewarding, this piece is a straightforward introduction into double choir repertoire.

Combining the evocative Emily Dickinson poem Before the ice and the Latin responsory for Christmas day O magnum mysterium, this carol has rich textures and harmonies and a sensitive text setting that...

This is a peaceful and positive setting of words by Elizabeth Jennings from the poem 'Assurance beyond midnight'. The magical images that Jennings conjures as she reflects on her life are perfectly ca...

This affecting carol was composed in memory of Alan Greaves, the organist from Sheffield who was murdered on his way to Midnight Mass in 2012. The text, The Bethlehem Star by Gerard Manley Hopkins, is...

I my Best-Beloved's am was written in 1999 for the BBC Singers and focuses on the theme of marriage, setting the nuptial responses from the old Tridentine Catholic marriage service and stanzas from Fr...

'La-bas, dans cette plaine' is a gentle, lilting a cappella arrangement of one of the famous folksongs from the Haute-Auvergne region of France.

Chilcott's arrangement of 'Viens par le pré, a folksong from the Haute-Auvergne region of France that presents a heartfelt expression of love, is tender and expressive, with rich, warm harmonies. 'Vie...

For SSAATTB unaccompanied.

Setting words from the Ordinary of the Lutheran Mass, this brief but resoundingly effective piece is perfect for opening a choral concert. The piece begins with each part entering a 3rd lower than the...

This collection presents some of most attractive carols by the composer Charles Wood and the hymnodist, antiquarian, linguist, and musician G.R. Woodward, who both composed his own music and provided...

Three jewels of English carols from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in practical editions.

Well suited to beginners, this is a piece of elegant simplicity that remains in rhythmic unison throughout, with focus placed on the dynamic range. Its text, written by the composer, emphasizes the co...

Commissioned by Chorus America, A Dedication and an Amen is a flexible work designed for use in a variety of contexts. Featuring a secular Dedication and an optional Amen, it can be adapted to suit wo...

An impressive setting of the Gradual for Maundy Thursday, dating from 1884, the period of the Seventh Symphony and the Te Deum.

This setting of Orlando Gibbons and Catullus is a re-working of Gibbons's celebrated seventeenth-century madrigal (of the same title) for five voices. It retains the lilting depiction of the swan and...

A traditional Somerset carol, collected by Cecil Sharp from the Drayton wassailers.

A choral song in praise of the power of music, for unaccompanied mixed choir and solo flute. The flute introduces and comments on the phrases sung by the choir.

My prayer is a technical 'tour de force', meticulously sculpted from the distilled essence of Purcell's original and yet always recognizably Chilcott. The music is involved, passionate, and frequently...

This expressive anthem-style setting would be the perfect choice for any dedication festival. A lilting triple time pulse and rich harmonies combine to make music of effortless beauty whilst remaining...