John Rutter

This magnificent Easter anthem, in three distinct sections, combines text from Psalm 118 with two hymns from Hymns Ancient and Modern translated by John Mason Neale.

This fun choral work is all about sport and participation. Each movement celebrates a different sport, and words by the composer provide an entertaining narrative of each event.

By the lone seashore is an unaccompanied part-song set at a slow tempo to reflect mourning and sadness. The plethora of semitones and lilting triple metre imitate the rocking of the waves along the sh...

An exuberant, processional anthem celebrating Christ's entry into Jerusalem, ideally suited for Palm Sunday. It is accessible and catchy, with a strong tune and rhythmic accompaniment but not difficul...

Dancing Tree is a captivating set of eight songs that draws upon the poetry of Charles Causley. Rutter employs a diversity of musical styles and uses his choral and instrumental forces to perfectly ca...

This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement which pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. Also available in a version for SSA una...

The opening verse for solo soprano gives way to an enchanting and imaginative setting of the beloved carol In the bleak mid-winter. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

This consists of two pieces, played in an order the performer chooses. The number five, closely related to the nature of the zortziko, a Basque dance in 5/8, has been applied to several musical parame...

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...

This compelling anthem presents an assortment of historic sacred texts, artfully compiled by the composer to form a complete setting, with alternative text for Lenten use. Firmly rooted in the English...

This spiritual work draws its evocative texts from diverse sources ranging from a hymn by St Ambrose to contemporary poems by Doris Kareva and Kenneth White. Profound words by Wallace Stevens draw thi...

This anthem was commissioned for the Enthronement of the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, in March 2013. The vocal lines are simple, flowing, and em...

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 choral work is among some of the finest of the late Tudor and Elizabethan periods and is here available in scholarly edition with a practical piano reduction.

This accompaniment may be used with X233 (SATB)

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.

Set of parts for the secular carol, which celebrates all that we love about the festive season. This set of parts includes the following string parts: 4 x vln I, 4 x vln II, 3 x vla, 2 x vc, 1 x db. A...

Set of parts for John Rutter's joyful, sprightly carol Rejoice and sing!, which has been offprinted from Sir David Willcocks: A Celebration in Carols.

Rhythm and Blues is in two movements: the first is mainly fast and rhythmic, with featured solos for the baritone, soprano, and alto saxophone; the second, which begins with an unaccompanied monody fo...

Originally published as the fifth movement in the large-scale work The Gift of Life, this is a pleasingly optimistic anthem in Rutter's gloriously uplifting style.

Orchestral material is available on hire.