Boosey & Hawkes

These settings of African-American religious folk songs (Spirituals) were written with younger voices in mind but they are equally appropriate for more mature ensembles. Although the set comprises fou...

Birdsongis a celebration of life. The text comes from a collection of poems written by children who, while incarcerated in the Terezin Concentration Camp in Czechoslovakia during World War II, wrote o...

The lovely new tune by Paul Short is a lyric and expansive melody, particularly well-suited for the voice, while the appearance of the original tune by Samuel Ward and the juxtaposition of the two in...

Kenneth Grahame's simple and slightly archais language brings to mind the gentle rocking rhythm associated both with traditional carols and folk lullabies, which the composer has augmented with occasi...

This is a merging of modern diction with the ancient forms of counting song, nursery rhyme, round, or “catch,” and the incantational folk songs that paid homage to the natural powers of th...

Eliyahu Hanavi is one of the many “Elijah songs” sung by almost every Jewish community from as early as the eleventh century. These folk and para-liturgical songs are sung at the departure...

The words quote the old English lullaby 'Golden Slumbers' that the Beatles also quoted on their Abbey Road album.

This piece introduces singers both to French opera and the French singing style.

This is one of the most famous of all Scottish song - a song of friendship, of love, and of parting

The Isle of Skye, off the northwest coast of Scotland, was home to Flora MacDonald, made famous by aiding the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie following his defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Th...

While this song has become one of the most familiar in our culture, oft used for ushering in the new year, it remains a heartfelt air, extolling enduring friendship and waxing nostalgic over the passa...

The mood and texture of this piece is simple, limpid, and serene: the peace that passes understanding. Every line in every voice, no matter how understated, is of melodic interest and emotional import...

In this setting, the text is repeated in fragments, and not in its usual three-fold form used in liturgy today. Musically, the phrases are formed in continual motion of uninterrupted breath.

John Davies' paraphrase of the 150th Psalm says much in few words and brings familiar sentiments to life in a new way. Each line of text is infused with exultation, which is echoed in the vocal fanfar...

With words by Robert Burns, the melody used in this setting is an entirely new one, but one which is somewhat reminiscent of an old Scottish air.

This setting of the familiar Cantate Domino text is full of rhythmic vitality and forward momentum. Enjoy the playful metric surprises!