John Rutter

This prayer for freedom was composed in 1990, in response to the demolition of the Berlin Wall and the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. An orchestral accompaniment is available on hire/rental, a...

This original anthem with words and music by John Rutter is warm and tender. The musical setting is simple, drawing attention to the text, which as the title suggests gives thanks to God. This makes t...

A festival hymn arrangement of the 'Lobe den Herren' tune.

An arrangement of Martin Luther's popular hymn Ein feste Burg, with the English translation by F.H. Hedge. Rutter arranges verses 1, 3, and 4, using J.S. Bach's harmonization for verse 2. An accompani...

For SATB, organ, and second organ or piano or harp. Taken from Rutter's edition of Fauré's Requiem, this angelic Sanctus features both the original French words and an optional English text. John Rutt...

It can be performed on modern instruments or recorder, 3 crumhorns, sackbut, psaltery, lute, and tabor.

An impressive, deeply felt anthem by a master of English choral music for 8-part mixed choir with optional organ continuo.

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

Commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Barbers in celebration of their 700th anniversary, this impressive and stately setting of verses from Psalm 90 culminates in a jubilant, maestoso final sectio...

Featuring beautifully arching phrases, an optional soprano solo, and exultant yet tender climaxes, this anthem will be an instant hit with all types of choirs. The text by Selwyn Image based on I Cori...

This poignant anthem combines the nineteenth-century poet and Christian minister George MacDonald's emotive poem Lost and Found with the 'In paradisum' antiphon from the Burial Service. An orchestrati...

The irresistibly joyful motet Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden features concise contrapuntal writing and a sophisticated harmonic language, and John Rutter's edition includes helpful performance suggestio...

A rich and sonorous piece, originally published in 1572.

This elegant setting of the Evensong canticle Nunc Dimittis is in homage to and in the style of composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, whose own Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis settings are staples of t...

This elegant setting of the Magnificat a homage to and in the style of composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, whose own Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis settings are staples of the English church reperto...

Setting words by the medieval monk Notker Balbulus in a translation by J.M. Neale, Rutter creates an uplifting song of praise. Gentle organ arpeggios are set skilfully against carefully wrought choral...

In his setting of this German hymn, Rutter keeps the voices largely in rhythmic unison, skilfully bringing variety through changes of timbre and dynamic. The piece is part of a collection of hymn arra...

This popular hymn is here set to the tune 'Hyfrydol' and has a splendid last verse descant.

An arrangement of the Passiontide hymn When I survey the wondrous cross, set to the tune Rockingham, with which these words have long been associated. Part of the Cambridge Singers Hymn series, it is...

Un arreglo de la famosa melodía de himno de John Darwall con varias versiones del acompañamiento disponibles: órgano, o metales y órgano, u orquesta completa.

This hymn-anthem of thanksgiving begins gently and tenderly, but builds to a rousing climax. It culminates with a verse of the hymn Now thank we all our God (which may be sung by the congregation in a...

In this rousing anthem for double choir, Rutter uses frequent time signature changes to breathe new life into Psalm 148. This anthem forms the conclusion to John Rutter's Psalmfest, for which scores a...