Spartiti per coro misto

Two of Stanford's finest partsongs for unaccompanied SATB voices

A Christmas motet for SSATB unaccompanied or with ensemble

A short, but eloquent setting of the eighth stanza of the hymn 'Pange lingua', and thus an effective Holy Week motet. For SATB unaccompanied Duration: 2 minutes Difficulty: Easy

For double SATB chorus unaccompanied This is Stanford's extended Latin setting of this text, written in 1918 and acknowledged as its composer's finest a cappella choral work. Duration: 12 minutes Diff...

An impressive setting of the Gradual for Maundy Thursday, dating from 1884, the period of the Seventh Symphony and the Te Deum.

A very popular Renaissance chanson which is partly onomatopoeic. Duration: 1.5 minutes Difficulty: Easy

Composed in 1840, this popular eight-part madrigal is also in the anthology Madrigals and Partsongs. Replete with fine polyphonic writing and rich and expressive sonorities, it provides a fine example...

Also in Carols for Choirs 2, and 100 Carols for Choirs. There is a different arrangement of this carol for SSA unaccompanied in Carols for Choirs 4.

Arrangements of traditional American tunes. Sourwood Mountain is also available in Encores for Choirs and Folk-Songs for Choirs 1. Black sheep is also available in Folk-songs for Choirs 1.

For solo baritone and SATB unaccompanied. This setting perfectly captures the essential simplicity of this Christmas spiritual, with a wordless chorus backing a solo baritone. Also available in 100 Ca...

Two easy and contrasting settings for unaccompanied SATB. Spanish Lullaby is beautiful and tender with an evocative pastoral refrain. Spanish Carol celebrates the birth of Christ in a more exuberant f...

Chilcott sets the melody of this traditional American spiritual against a whispered accompaniment in the lower parts. Richly scored for voices, this classic arrangement creates an atmosphere of magica...

A choral song in praise of the power of music, for unaccompanied mixed choir and solo flute The flute introduces and comments on the phrases sung by the choir.

For SATB unaccompanied or with percussion. This energetic and highly rhythmic arrangement of a 15th century carol uses a folksy call-and-response style, which helps the piece maintain its momentum rig...

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...

For SATB unaccompanied. The text is taken from Shelley's epic poem Prometheus Unbound. Skempton sets passages in which a Chorus of Hours and a Chorus of Spirits celebrate in ecstatic language the unsh...

Based on Feste's famous words from Twelfth Night, this energetic piece abounds in word painting and imitative exchanges, as the music sings, dances, questions, laughs, and teases along with its text,...

For SATB unaccompanied. This is a simple, attractive folk-song setting of Shakespeare's 'O mistress mine' from Twelfth Night. Each of the two verses begins with double counterpoint between tenor and b...

For SATB with divisions, unaccompanied. Chilcott's setting captures the mood of painful introspection that infuses this spiritual, in a way that few others have achieved. A truly moving response to a...

My prayer is a technical 'tour de force', meticulously sculpted from the distilled essence of Purcell's original and yet always recognizably Chilcott. The music is involved, passionate, and frequently...

The text is a beautiful anonymous poem that narrates the experience of the shepherds, drawn by starlight to the baby Jesus. The lovely, poignant melody of folk-like simplicity is supported by languid...

For SATB unaccompanied. This gutsy folk-inspired Advent carol is original and contemporary without losing the raw fervour of its medieval model. With its rhythm punchy and driven, and its harmony stro...

This expressive anthem-style setting would be the perfect choice for any dedication festival. A lilting triple time pulse and rich harmonies combine to make music of effortless beauty whilst remaining...

Chilcott's fresh and simple arrangement has a touch of magic that makes it a perfect leave-taking concert item.

For SATB unaccompanied. You and Me comprises two expressive love songs, each exploring a different side of love. 'Brightness' is a rapturous hymn to a beloved, its gentle syncopations and flexible rhy...