Giles Swayne

The Silent Land Chorus Parts (8 x SSATB). Huge work for 8 choirs and cello. This set contains of one copy of each vocal score

The text for this anthem is taken from the Responsory set for the Office of Matins on Christmas Day. It tells of the great mystery of seeing our Lord laid in a cradle amongst the oxen.

Alleluia ! is a Christmas sequence for speaker, female or boy's voices, harp, piano and percussion. The first performances were given on 14 and 15 December 1976 at St Paul Girls' School. Vocal score w...

Work for SATB Choir and Organ commissioned by the Norwich Festival of Contemporary Church Music.

Op. 77 No. 4. For SATB chorus with harp accompaniment.

The Tiger is a 1995 piece based on the poem The Tiger by William Blake, though it is not a straightforward setting of the work. Part of the poem appears in English and a second part in French, German,...

Written by Giles Swayne in 1995, based around the poem 'The Tiger' by William Blake. The work is for SATB choir, and SSSATB soloists. A separate line for hands and feet is included on the score, with...

Choral work by the acclaimed British composer.

A setting of Christina Rossetti's poem for Soli SATB Quartet and SATB (divisi) chorus. Although this work would tax the most accomplished chamber choirs, the composer remains true to rhythmic style an...

These two songs were written between December 1994 and January 1996. Swayne has said that there will be eventually three songs as he will hopefully include a version of La Belle Dame sans merci.

For Unison Voices and Piano.

Composed in 1986 for Solo Piano.

Composed in 1996 for Solo Piano.

This is the score of Swayne's haunting work Ophelia Drowning for solo Flute with SATB Chorus. The flute represents Ophelia and the voices are those of the horrified spectators of her death. This is a...

Score for SATB chorus, Organ and Solo Trumpet.

Born in 1946, Giles Swayne started composing at an early age, and in his teens was helped by the advice and encouragement of his cousin Elizabeth Maconchy, whilst studying the piano with Gordon Green....

From the work for Cello and 8 Choirs.

Chorus Parts for Choir 1 and Choir 2 from this work for Cello and 8 Choirs.

Parts for Choir 3 and Choir 4 from this work for Cello and 8 choirs.