James MacMillan: Partituras medio

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. The Latin text is taken from the Graduale Romanum. The pieces are suitable for intermediate stan...

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. The Latin text is taken from the Graduale Romanum. The pieces are suitable for intermediate stan...

This work was commissioned by the Friends of Cathedral Music to mark their Diamond Jubilee in 2016, with the intention of performance by as many of the affiliated choirs as possible.Naturally a celebr...

Especially commissioned by the Dean & Chapter of Westminster for performance at the Funeral Service of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September 2022. The text, f...

Composed in 1986 for the wedding of friends of the composer's, and first performed by him at the marriage ceremony. The manuscript recently came to light as the couple celebrated their Silver Wedding...

Non-liturgical setting of the Kyrie, Sanctus and Agnus Dei from the Latin Mass, scored for 4-part children's choir and full orchestra. The composer states that 'each movement is reasonably substantial...

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. The Latin text is taken from the Graduale Romanum. The pieces are suitable for intermediate stan...

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. The Latin text is taken from the Graduale Romanum. The pieces are suitable for intermediate stan...

Latin setting composed in 1978. An attractive and accessible work which employs homophonic and polyphonic writing along with solo and a cappella passages and minimal divisi. The organ part is substant...

Sacred setting of words of St Ephraim (c. 306-373) from 1979 and has only recently been released by the composer. The text reflects on both Christ's coming as a child and his sacrifice on the Cross. F...

Setting of a passage from Khalil Gibran's The Prophet, dating from 1984 and only recently released by the composer. The powerful imagery in the text is brought to life in the music. Suitable for inter...

An attractive addition to the contemporary organ repertory this suite of three contrasting movements was commissioned by the University of St Andrews in celebration of its 600th Anniversary.

Five-movement work for mixed chorus a cappella with mutiple divisi and semi-chorus.A setting of a poem by Michael Symmons Roberts (English) with Latin text from the mass and an English traditional rhy...

A setting of the final paragraph from Alasdair MacIntyre's book After Virtue, A study in moral theory.

Setting for double SATB chorus a cappella of an anonymous medieval text about Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians.

Sumptuous a cappella setting of a hymn to the Virgin Mary attributed to Poliziano (15th century). It was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation for Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, whose first perf...

Composed in 2021 to commission for the Choir of Westminster Abbey and dedicated to Westminster Abbey Choir School. This is MacMillan's fourth mass setting for exclusively choral forces, following the...

This work was composed in 2020 and was commissioned by the Lord Burghley 500 Foundation for a Service of Thanksgiving in Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of William Ce...

This 17-minute choral sequence is scored for mixed chorus and organ, with optional percussion, and presents five of the Latin 'motets' which occur at the end of movements in MacMillan's St John Passio...

Esta breve pero sobrecogedora pieza ceremonial fue encargada por la Catedral de Westminster para la visita del Papa Benedicto XVI en 2010. Órgano, metales y timbales retumban en torno al texto cantado...

Composed in 2016 to commission by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, this is a rescoring of the 2007 Horn Quintet, with the addition of three short preparatory movements. The horn part in this publicatio...

One of MacMillan's earliest successes was his first percussion concerto, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (1992), firmly established with hundreds of performances to date. Percussion Concerto no 2 was therefore r...

A major addition to the concertante trombone repertory, this single-movement work lasting 30 minutes was premiered in 2017 by Jörgen van Rijen and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Iván...

This publication gathers together three miniatures for string quartet, all composed 'in memoriam' a particular individual. Memento (4 minutes) was written in memory of the composer's friend, David Hun...

Scored for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, the composer states that this short concerto is based on archetypes of Scottish traditional music. The first movement, March, Strathspey and Reel, fo...