for SATB unaccompanied This short eloquent Benediction sets words from St Patrick's Breastplate (5th century). Also available in John Rutter Anthems. A gentle song with words taken from St Patrick's Breastplate from the 5th century. Composed and arranged for SATB Choir a cappella by John Rutter.

for SATB brass ensemble timpani optional handbells and optional organ OR SATB and piano This is a joyful carol in which John Rutter sets a traditional English text to a bold and straightforward melody and creates an uplifting work replete with forthright Christmas cheer. Instrumental parts are available on hire. The handbell part is printed in the vocal score. This is a joyful carol in which John Rutter sets a traditional English text to a bold and straightforward melody and creates an uplifting work replete with forthright Christmas cheer. Scored originally for SATB Voices and Brass ensemble with optional Organ and Handbells this arrangement of Rejoice and be Merry may be performed with Piano playing from the Keyboard reduction given in this Vocal score. If available Handbells may be added as well as the Handbell part is printed at the end of this score. With under 3 minutes of performance time and minimal necessary rehearsal time Rejoice and be Merry is the perfect additionto any Holiday performance this festive season.

Double Bass-More String Time Joggers is a welcome addition to the ensemble repertoire for beginner strings from the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series. This exciting collection provides inventive and enjoyable ensemble material for all string groups whatever their size. More String Time Joggers is a welcome addition to the ensemble repertoire for beginner strings from the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series. This exciting collection provides enjoyable and inventive ensemble material for all string groups whatever their size.

for SATB unaccompanied This setting of the Song of Songs is a fine example of Skempton's distinctive ability to distil and express the emotional essence of a text. Beautifully understated and employing a straightforward tonal language with gorgeously refined harmony this is an exquisite piece of choral writing. This setting of the Song of Songs is a fine example of Skempton's distinctive ability to distil and express the emotional essence of a text. Beautifully understated and employing a straightforward tonal language with gorgeously refined harmony this is an exquisite piece of choral writing.

Harp-for upper voices SATB and harp My Perfect Stranger is a captivating setting of Kevin Crossley-Holland's retelling of the Christmas story. The artful harp writing makes for a vibrant accompaniment and a successful alternative to the more common accompaniment for keyboard. My Perfect Stranger is a captivating setting of Kevin Crossley-Holland's retelling of the Christmas story. The artful Harp writing makes for a vibrant accompaniment and a successful alternative to the more common accompaniment for Keyboard.

One of Berkeley's earliest published compositions Three Songs to Children sets texts by W B Yeats Wilfred Owen and Walter de la Mare. The direct simplicity of Yeats and Owen settings contrast with a central more ambitious setting of a poem by Wilfred Owen.

Parry's Songs of Farewell were composed over the final decade of his life. The elegiac tone of the Songs may also reflect a sense of loss caused by the First World War - in which some of Parry's most promising students at the Royal College of Music lost their lives - and a decline in national confidence expressed in a different manner in Parry's famous Jerusalem of 1916. The motets are among Parry's most eloquent and concise works and deservedly form part of the rich canon of British choral music. This edition by Associate Professor Robert Quinney Director of the Choir ofNew College Oxford is the first to offer a critical assessment of the autograph manuscripts held in the Bodleian Library Oxford. It offers a significant earlier version of a section of the fourth motet rescored passages from the fifth helpful notes on performance and supporting online materials. A comprehensive and practical edition it also provides a clear and elegant presentation of the text.

for four equal voices and piano A song everyone will recognise arranged by James Fulleylove for Unison Voices and Piano Accompaniment.

Gabriel Jackson 's Nightingale Fragments for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied. The text for this vibrant part-song is a deftly chosen selection of lines from Keats' Ode to a Nightingale. Premiered by the Vigala Singers in 2017 Jackson's setting features many of the composer's stylistic hallmarks: glissandi decorative melismas aleatoric patterns and solo lines that float above the texture. Highly attractive and suitable for summer concerts.

for SATB and piano or organ or strings Also in 100 Carols for Choirs. Material is available on hire. This carol is a setting of John Rutter's lyrics to an old sixteenth-century French melody arranged by Rutter for SATB Choir and Organ accompaniment.

John Rutter 's Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day? for SATB unaccompanied. This secular work is set to the text of Shakespeare's famous Sonnet No. 18. Throughout the work Rutter skilfully weaves the figurative language of the sonnet within the lyrical melodic lines of the music. Shakespeare's expressive text is passed between the voices with the warm verdant harmonies enveloping the sonnet's use of imagery and the work's central metaphor of comparing love to a summer's day.

A simple setting of the Magnificat for SATB and organ with optional brass quintet (2 trumpets horn 2 trombones). The instrumental material is available on hire. This lovely piece is a simple setting of the Magnificat and was comissioned by the Shrine Of Our Lady Of Walsingham to celebrate the Second Millennium of the Lord's birth. Arranged for SATB and Organ Accompaniment.

A setting for soprano clarinet and piano of words by David Whitter. The piece is in four movements - Introduction and Recitiative Aria Cantilena and Chorale - they represent each of the seasons from winter in the first movement to autumn in the fourth. The text draws parallels between the changing seasons and the story of Christ.

Paperback- Cecilia McDowall 's When Time Is Broke for SSAA (with divisions) unaccompanied. Cecilia McDowall's fresh and appealing style is amply displayed in this cycle subtitled 'Three Shakespeare Songs'. In total six Shakespeare texts are used and McDowall 's response encompasses a fleet-footed impression of Scottish fiddle music a gorgeously plangent slow movement and a helter-skelter finale that broadens to a mysteriously pitchless ending. Also available for SSATB.

for SAB accompanied and unaccompanied SongStream 1 is an exciting and innovative collection of 10 songs for youth choirs. Largely scored for SAB with some divisi and optional parts these songs combine the music of Bob Chilcott and the Voiceworks approach of Peter Hunt to present a dazzling array of pieces in all styles for young singers. Accessible relevant and heart-warming these pieces will communicate directly with young singers and their audiences and freshen any concert programme.10 fantastic songs for youth choirs selected compiled and arranged by Chilcott and Hunt to provide a relevant and accessible repertoire for SAB choral groups. The pieces cover a large range of styles and moods from spirituals and traditional tunes to The Beatles and beyond.

This anthem for four-part unaccompanied upper voices is an exquisite and heartfelt gem. This anthem for four-part unaccompanied upper voices is an exquisite and heart-felt gem.

A beautiful setting of the Ave Maria arranged for SATB Choir a cappella. A beautiful setting of the Ave Maria arranged for SATB Choir a cappella.

for SATB and piano or orchestra to words by William Morris Instrumental material is available on hire. David Willcocks: Masters In This Hall for SATB and piano or orchestra to words by William Morris Instrumental material is available on hire.

for SSA and organ This is a refreshing and approachable setting of the popular 15th-century text 'I sing of a maiden that is makeless'. The simple uncluttered melody which first appears in two-part harmony and later in canon between the three voices is underpinned throughout by a gentle organ accompaniment. An attractive and highly singable carol. This is a refreshing and approachable setting of the popular 15th-century text. The simple uncluttered melody which first appears in two-part harmony and later in canon between the three voices is underpinned throughout by a gentle Organ accompaniment. An attractive and highly singable carol.

A radiant original setting of familiar words this carol displays Todd's characteristically emotive harmonic language rich in poignant suspensions. The arching melodies for verse and refrain will soon become as instinctive as the traditional carol tune and the running quavers in the supportive organ part provide a strong foundation upon which the soaring choral lines can rest.