John Rutter

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today is an arrangement of the Easter hymn tune 'Lyra Davidica'. Not to be confused with Rutter's own composition, Christ the Lord is risen again. Brass choir score and parts...

Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for mixed choir, brass ensemble , timpani, percussion and organ, or orchestra

John Rutter's original setting of this popular Easter hymn is resplendent and celebratory, with frequent metre changes that give a fresh feel to these historic words.

In this arrangement of the hymn tune St Clement, traditional verses alternate with those newly arranged by John Rutter. The piece is part of a wider collection of hymn arrangements, which have been re...

There are two versions of the vocal parts - for two-part upper voices with piano or for SATB with organ. An orchestral accompaniment is also available for both versions. Words are from Corinthians 1:1...

A bright and optimistic benediction contrasting passages of unison writing with homophonic chordal sections. The piece builds to a triumphant conclusion.

The instrumental material is available on hire.

This can be performed on modern instruments or recorder, 3 crumhorns, sackbut, psaltery, lute, and tabor. Instrumental material is available on hire.

Questa struggente ninna nanna combina l'economia e la moderazione con il calore e l'intensità del sentimento. Il materiale è disponibile a noleggio.

For SATB and organ, or accompanied by chamber orchestra (oboe, harp, strings) or by small ensemble (oboe, harp, and organ). The instrumental material is available on hire.

Set to a popular text by Walter de la Mare, this secular work is an expressive homage to J. S. Bach, combining lyrical vocal lines with a contrapuntal accompaniment.

Con una melodia semplice e accattivante e un accompagnamento fluido, The Colours of Christmas evoca un toccante senso di nostalgia per le gioie della stagione festiva.

For SATB, brass ensemble - 3Tpt, Tbn I Or Horn In F, Tbn Ii, Bass Tbn, Tba, Timps, Handbells (Opt), Organ (Opt), timps, optional handbells, and optional organ OR SATB and piano. This is a joyful carol...

L'accompagnamento orchestrale è disponibile per l'acquisto.

Questo canto gioioso e allegro è stato ristampato, a grande richiesta, da Sir David Willcocks: A Celebration in Carols. Con il suo tempo di 7/8, la melodia memorabile, le trame ricche e diverse e il d...

A lilting 3/4 metre carries the listener through this familiar Christmas story, beautifully depicted in a text by the composer. Rutter employs artful word-painting throughout, and the verse-refrain st...

Dedicated to the Oxford Vaccine Team and premiered by Sir Bryn Terfel, The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Choir of Merton College in a special tribute concert, Joseph's Carol sets words by the...

Carol accompaniment for brass ensemble from X456

Rutter brings humorous chromatic inflections to this lively song that harks back to mid-century harmonies and barbershop quartets. The double bass, as presented in the composer's Birthday Madrigals, h...

This warm and legato arrangement of Silent night is an offprint from Benedict Sheehan's musical dramatization of A Christmas Carol.

This bracing arrangement for choir and organ of the traditional carol is replete with catchy rhythms and harmonic surprises, and boasts a glittering organ part. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

The text Justus cor suum tradet is taken from Ecclesiasticus and is a Vespers antiphon for the Common of One Confessor. Compositional techniques such as word-painting and the exploration of a broad te...