Música espiritual y eclesiástica

Este himno es una tierna versión de una oración de San Ricardo de Chichester. Aparece en los álbumes High Flight (SIGCD262) y Christmas Presence (SIGCD801) de The King's Singers.

This atmospheric carol sets the well-known 'O magnum mysterium' text in the version famously used by Victoria, with its tender, devotional additions. Set in four parts, the work unfolds simply, from s...

Traditionally sung on Christmas Eve, 'O Virgo virginum' is often described as the eighth ‘O' Antiphon and praises Mary, ‘O virgin of (amongst) virgins.' McDowall's setting is vigorous and joyful, with...

Esta obra, solemne y dramática a la vez, recoge una plegaria tradicional latina en la que se alaba a la Virgen María, con líneas melódicas intensas que son a la vez firmes y cautivadoras, reflejando e...

John Sheppard's Verbum caro factum est is perhaps the most magnificent of his Responds, as befits its Christmas context. The music alternates between polyphony and plainchant, and the text is one that...

Develop your choir's a cappella skills with this straightforward original madrigal by Donald Moore. Traditional harmonies, modest ranges, and lots of repetition make it a quick-learn piece. Contrastin...

Develop your choir's a cappella skills with this straightforward original madrigal by Donald Moore. Traditional harmonies, modest ranges, and lots of repetition make it a quick-learn piece. Contrastin...

Develop your choir's a cappella skills with this straightforward original madrigal by Donald Moore. Traditional harmonies, modest ranges, and lots of repetition make it a quick-learn piece. Contrastin...

Develop your choir's a cappella skills with this straightforward original madrigal by Donald Moore. Traditional harmonies, modest ranges, and lots of repetition make it a quick-learn piece. Contrastin...

Sixteenth-century playwright and poet Ben Jonson wrote the text to this nativity hymn. This original a cappella setting begins with an expressive solo, then gives both the women's and men's voices a s...

Sixteenth-century playwright and poet Ben Jonson wrote the text to this nativity hymn. This original a cappella setting begins with an expressive solo, then gives both the women's and men's voices a s...

A Christmas time stunner that truly stands out! This a cappella arrangement is brilliantly crafted with a constantly evolving undercurrent of motives that imitate the sounds of flutes and drums ('tu-r...

A Christmas time stunner that truly stands out! This a cappella arrangement is brilliantly crafted with a constantly evolving undercurrent of motives that imitate the sounds of flutes and drums ('tu-r...

Los Strathclyde Motets son motetes de comunión en los que se interpretan puntales de la misa de varios domingos y fiestas. Son adecuados para coros de nivel intermedio. Esta pieza es una antífona para...

Another close harmony arrangement of a traditional Christmas melody, with Latin text. The melody, shared by different voice parts, is accompanied by sustained, stirring harmonies in the remaining part...

'Blessed be that Maid Marie' was premiered by the BBC Singers at St Giles' Cripplegate, and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 broadcast in December 2012.'Blessed be that Maid Marie' is essentially a traditiona...

This short carol, a setting of an anonymous 15th-century text, was commissioned for a service given in Cambridge in 2012 by the Fairhaven Singers, conducted by Ralph Woodward. A witness account of The...

Devised as a choral Christmas waltz, this carol for unaccompanied mixed voices (no divisi) by Welsh composer Gareth Treseder is a jolly setting of a traditional text. The work is structured in the man...

The set of 'Four Carols for Dark Times' was written between 2003-5 and commissioned at the rate of one piece per year for the Birmingham Bach Choir to perform at their Christmas concerts. The third ca...

Two traditional French carols, Berceuse de Noël ('Entre le boeuf et l'âne gris') and Nouvelle agréable ('Nouvelle agréable un Sauveur Enfant nous est né') arranged for unaccompanied mixed voice choir,...

Commissioned by the Anglo-Chinese Junior College Alumni Choir, Singapore, and first performed in December 2018, The Isaiah Carol uses text from the book of Isaiah which tells of the of the profound ch...

Composer's note: 'I was introduced to William Blake's poem The Lamb many years ago through John Tavener's famous setting and, when commissioned by York Minster to write a carol for their 2019 nine les...

Composer's note: 'I was introduced to William Blake's poem The Lamb many years ago through John Tavener's famous setting and, when commissioned by York Minster to write a carol for their 2019 nine les...

Composer's note: 'The words of Edith Reed's translation of this traditional Polish poem wonderfully encapsulate the Christmas message. I love the way that the text captures the innocence and humblenes...

Composer's note: 'The words of Edith Reed's translation of this traditional Polish poem wonderfully encapsulate the Christmas message. I love the way that the text captures the innocence and humblenes...