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A piano transcription, made by the composer himself, of Rutter's much-loved setting of these words of blessing from Numbers 6: 24. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, and clearly presen...

A piano transcription, made by the composer himself, of Rutter's well-known setting of this famous text. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, and clearly presented and laid out, the tran...

From the collection Jazz in Springtime, 'Mwanzo' is a jazz township groove written by celebrated jazz pianist Nikki Iles, inspired by Abdullah Ibrahim. An intermediate level piece, this is an engaging...

This energetic setting of words by St Ambrose of Milan is a real showstopper. With pop-influences and a sparkling organ part, Young effortlessly fuses modern and traditional sound worlds, while change...

This heartfelt carol for choir and piano sets a new translation of the sixteenth-century German Es ist ein Ros entsprungen text, and Praetorius's melody makes a fleeting but effective appearance. Offp...

Jackson's work couples the expressive language of a medieval Latin hymn with the Collect for St Margaret of Scotland. The use of hockets and isorhythms give the music a deep medieval grounding, whilst...

Hill’s gentle setting of the well-known fifteenth-century English text flows through changing time signatures, with moments for solo soprano and tenor. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

Sounding heaven and earth is an organ piece inspired by Prayer, a sonnet by the metaphysical poet, George Herbert.

Vaughan Williams's famous romance for solo violin and orchestra is given new life in this beautiful arrangement, which features the original solo line as part of a string sextet. Perfect as a rehearsa...

Featured on pianist William Howard's album Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs, this evocative miniature is simple but rewarding, with a repeating eight-bar chord progression that produces a kaleidoscopic...

The Suite is made up of six movements ranging from a 'Bach-like Aria' to a 'Richard Rodgers-style Waltz'. Evoking an 'antique' spirit, each movement is based on a Baroque or Classical style.

Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for SATB, brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 2 trombones or 2 horns, bass trombone and optional tuba), timpani, percussion and organ. An alternative orchestral accompa...

Larsen's flowing meditation on the 'Veni creator' tune was written as the Pentecost entry for a multi-composer anthology based on the liturgical year. It was given one of the highest rankings in a sur...

More sweet than my refrain is a tender miniature for three-part choir set to the text of a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The motet features on the new Ars Nova Copenhagen recording, 'First Drop' (Cante...

A rousing setting of the classic American song. Two pianos, piano and organ, piano and synthesiser or two synthesisers may be used for the two keyboard accompaniment. The orchestral/concert band accom...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Songbook, 'The Runner' is a fast rhythmic piece setting a text by Walt Whitman. With chromatic inflections, close harmonies, and vocalizations to imitate the athlete's...

From the collection Hark, hark, the lark, 'When icicles hang by the wall' is a setting by Stephen Hatfield of words from Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Scored for unaccompanied upper voices, this...

A piano transcription, made by the composer himself, of 'A flower remembered', originally written in memory of the victims of the Tohoku area earthquake and tsunami, March 2011. Suitable for pianists...

From the collection Jazz in Springtime, 'Up on the Hill' is a contemporary lyrical jazz ballad by celebrated jazz pianist Nikki Iles. An intermediate level piece, this is an engaging addition to the r...

Originally published in Jazz in Autumn, this is a lovely piece with swung semiquavers and expressive melodies with a relaxing feel.

From the collection Jazz in Springtime, 'Flores' is an intermediate level, contemporary jazz-waltz by celebrated jazz pianist Nikki Iles. Inspired by Miles Davis and Chick Corea, and with a written-ou...

Harriet Cohen (1895-1967) is chiefly associated with Bach transcriptions through the eponymous OUP collection A Bach Book for Harriet Cohen of 1932, but she made some of her own as well. 'Ertödt' uns...

William H. Harris' (1883-1973) arrangement of 'Bist du bei mir', from the Clavierbüchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach, was published in 1949, and offers an enjoyable and remarkable realization of chords....

The pianist Myra Hess (1890-1965) became indelibly associated with Bach after she began playing 'Jesu, joy' by ear in 1920. Her arrangement of the Adagio (offprinted here from OUP's Bach Transcription...

From the collection The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ, Book 2, this majestic piece contrasts a triumphal opening and ending section with a more reflective central section. Suitable for pla...