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This Marian text for Eastertide, Regina caeli, was set four times by Morales. This setting for four voices was first published in the Spanish composer's 1543 collection and notated in high clefs. The...

Recent scholarship postulates that this anonymous motet for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was in fact written by Leonora d'Este, daughter of Duke Alfonso I and Lucrezia Borgia...

The opening of this motet displays Massaino's skill in the art of word-painting with soaring lines that play on the word 'arise' (Surge). Punctuated with occasional homophonic writing, the beautiful m...

para SSAA sin acompañamiento. Garden of Dreams reúne fragmentos de textos de Safo, traducidos por Arthur Sanders Way y A. S. Kline. Sarah Quartel ha utilizado ritmos cruzados, síncopas y líneas melódi...

Setting inspiring words by James Weldon Johnson, this work is both poignant and stirring, encouraging singers and listeners to reflect on the challenges of present times and to move forward with coura...

Este villancico para coro a capella yuxtapone un texto en latín con un espiritual jubilar que celebra a los Reyes Magos que vieron la estrella que les condujo hasta el recién nacido. La energía rítmic...

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. The natural rhythmic energy is amplified by sync...

Heart of Earth reúne fragmentos de poemas de Laura Purdie Salas llenos de vívidas descripciones del mundo natural. Rajasekar se sintió atraída por estos textos por la forma en que se relacionan con su...

Keeping Time for Joy de Marie-Claire Saindon abunda en la alegría del texto de la escritora contemporánea Sarah Windle en esta edificante pieza. Melodías folclóricas escalares, impregnadas de ímpetu a...

Dedicada a las "hermanas de todo el mundo", esta obra de tres movimientos combina varios temas a través de la poesía de Sara Teasdale. El primer movimiento, "Sister of the Sky" (Hermana del cielo), se...

This three-movement work combines a number of themes through the poetry of Sara Teasdale. The first movement, 'Sister of the Sky', focuses on the morning in early spring. The central movement, 'Fearle...

Kling no, klokka! is a traditional Norwegian carol, skilfully arranged here for upper voices by Frank Havrøy. The piece has a compelling folk feel, with glissando and chromatic passages contributing t...

With "God Be In My Head", Oxford University Press presents a deeply moving setting of a timeless prayer for three-part upper voice choir (SSA) a cappella. The arrangement is defined by an affecting si...

For SSAA unaccompanied

Inspired by Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil, Vespers is a 12-movement English-language work in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Suited to concert and liturgical settings, it draws from several Orthodox...

The shades of Finzi and Vaughan Williams are strongly present in these three delightful unaccompanied choral settings, and yet the style and execution are wholly Rutter's own.

This exquisite piece has been made available as a separate choral leaflet. It is also in the anthology Weddings for Choirs. Ideal for concerts, and special occasions such as weddings and anniversaries...

This is an energetic setting of a medieval text, with a modal feel and lively rhythms. After opening with an unaccompanied melody sung by the sopranos, the music gradually becomes more intricate, culm...

For SSATB unaccompanied - This setting of a poem by William Blake is evocative and appealing. Jackson ingeniously offsets simple, pure harmonies against moments of chromaticism to create beautiful, fr...

para SSATBarB sin acompañamiento. Se trata de un sorprendente ajuste de un poema de Gilbert Keith Chesterton, caracterizado por intercambios antifonales entre las voces superiores e inferiores, y armo...

Originally published in the New Horizons collection The Ivy and the Holly, this carol has a mysterious, other-worldly character that complements the sixteenth-century text attributed to the Wedderburn...

This important Requiem demonstrates Gabriel Jackson's gift for writing mesmerising choral music on a large scale. Combining sections of the traditional Requiem text with poems from other cultures and...

For SATB unaccompanied - 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 choi...

SATB Accompanied and Unaccompanied. 10 classic carols with a twist. Arranged by leading choral composer Bob Chilcott. Suitable for all mixed-voice choirs. Includes 'Away in a manger' and a jazz waltz...

Combining a number of early lullaby texts in one setting, Adam and the Mother is a haunting carol recalling the fall of Adam. It combines irregular melodic lines with lilting ostinato passages and wil...