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Originally published in Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars, this piece sets a poem by Sara Teasdale that likens a heart seeking its love to a swallow's cry. Chydenius's rich harmonies, syncopated melodies, and...

This set of Preces and Responses, including the Lord's Prayer, will be enjoyed by all seeking new material for the liturgy. The largely syllabic four-part setting harks back to the music of the great...

Part of the John Rutter Anniversary Edition, this a cappella anthem, suitable as an introit or call to worship, was inspired by Celtic folksong.

This festive arrangement of a traditional German carol features an English text, translated and adapted by John Rutter. The first two verses are sung by soloists (or alternatively by a semi-chorus) ov...

This attractive motet was written for performance alongside Brahms's Requiem. The gracefully sculpted music clothes the text with touching melodies, expressive harmonies and varied sonorities.

A different arrangement of this carol, for SSA, is in Carols for Choirs 4.

In this short introit Bednall sets the 'In manus tuas' responsary for the Compline service. A setting of a useful text for church or cathedral services, the anthem is appropriately serene and luminesc...

From the collection Mack Wilberg Anthems, 'Beautiful Saviour' is Wilberg's arrangement of a 12th century melody to create this reverent hymn. Scored for SATB unaccompanied, this gentle, worshipful pie...

Setting words by the composer, this fast gospel-style piece requires strong voices and plenty of energy. This dazzling spiritual features blues-inspired melodies and jazzy harmonies, and also offers a...

The Songs of Farewell are among Hubert Parry's greatest achievements, and have found a secure place in the repertoires of chamber choirs and ecclesiastical choral foundations. While not all are devoti...

This vibrant setting of Isaiah 9:6 draws on the rhythms and textures of modern Nigerian art music. The predominantly homophonic texture is interspersed with solo lines, in a setting full of dynamic co...

This heartfelt setting of words by the composer begins with a pianissimo drone over which the sopranos introduce the expressive melody. With lush harmonies, moments of dynamic intensity, and an overri...

A simple setting of this popular medieval Advent carol which has great originality and impact. The style is controlled, almost austere, and the effect is hypnotic. This is an unsettling but poignant p...

This short sacred work for unaccompanied mixed choir is a highly atmospheric setting of the poet Henry Vaughan's mystical and enigmatic poem of the same name. Written for the choir of St Peter's Colle...

A mystical, atmospheric Epiphany carol, The Wise Men and the Star sets a text by Lucia Quinault depicting the journey of the wise men. Tarney's appealing musical language creates a sense of expectancy...

In this innovative arrangement Stanley M. Hoffman takes Henry Purcell's most popular solo aria, the 'Lament' from his opera Dido and Aeneas, and reimagines it as a work for unaccompanied soprano solo...

Setting a specially written text by Charles Bennett, this gentle lullaby compels us to follow the nativity's animals and angels, and like them create our own Christmas scene wherever we are. Chilcott'...

This piece sets a joyful text celebrating the beauty found all around us. Characterized by tight harmonies and a dynamic hand drum line, the buoyant 7/8 metre drives the piece forward. Lush harmonies...

Setting two verses of the Irish traditional carol, Wilberg's version opens simply with unaccompanied unison men, before the piano creeps in gently. The carol melody's haunting, modal qualities are com...

This Christmas miniature captures the intimacy and atmosphere of the well-loved 16th-century text. Through homophonic textures, word-painting, the use of extended harmonies, and a lilting rhythm, the...

Pete Churchill's thrilling arrangement of this traditional Cornish carol has a gentle South African feel and features 'scat' singing and chromatic shifts in harmony. The traditional melody in 6/8 time...

Tarney's setting of this traditional Scottish text offers catchy melodies and folk-inspired harmonies, driven by a rhythmic piano accompaniment. The ballad is framed by a repeating, haunting, and ethe...

Adapted from Pearsall's own eight-part madrigal 'Lay a garland' (also available from OUP), 'Tu es Petrus' is replete with fine polyphonic writing and rich, expressive sonorities, reflecting his enduri...

Following a collaboration with Katie Melua on her 2016 album 'In Winter', Bob Chilcott has made a choral arrangement of this traditional Ukrainian carol, first introduced to the English-speaking world...

McDowall's setting of Isaac Watts' Cradle Hymn is beautifully tender, coloured by its rich harmonies, suspensions, and chromatic notes. The melodies are complimented by sustained 'oo's and 'ah's and r...