Musica da chiesa

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The a cappella classics 'Christus Factus est' and 'Locus iste' are central to this collection featuring the best of Bruckner's outstanding output for unaccompanied choir. These pieces are among the mo...

Composed in 1997, Lauridsen's 'Ave Maria' is a texturally rich, eight-part setting of the most loved of Marian antiphons. This treatment recalls the sumptious polychoral music of Gabrieli as well as t...

The Lord is My Shepherd is best known as the theme tune to the award-winning BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley. Warm and melodious, Goodall's setting of Psalm 23 is deservedly well loved by choirs and...

This is a beautiful piece in melody and form, but what stands out even more is how composer Kevin Memley has used the voice to orchestrate the piece. Programmatic effects are tastefully incorporated i...

The new work of young composer Eric Whitacre uses the text of David, lamenting the slaying of his son Absalom (II Samuel 18:33). It is a major work, with great dramatic moments describing the feeling...

The anthem is selected from the Six Latin Hymns, Op. 40, written in 1912 by the Swedish organist and composer well known for his Te Deum for chorus and orchestra. In Latin, it is well suited for high...

This elegant five-part a cappella work may also be performed doubling with organ or keyboard. A great selection for a mature choir.

The Word Was God is a deeply moving sacred choral anthem for mixed choir (SATB a cappella) that captivates singers and audiences alike. Based on the powerful and sublime text from the Gospel of John (...

This work is pure magic! Short rhythmic phrases, repeating and building on top of one another, contrasting sections, a dynamic and rewarding conclusion. The traditional Latin text makes it appropriate...

With both an English and a Swedish text, this simple tune and comforting text are perfect for general church services or the concert stage. The melody is passed around from one voice part to another b...

Un divertente brano sincopato di tipo spiritual per coro a cappella. C'è anche una parte per un soprano solista. Richiede un gruppo completo, poiché tutte le parti si dividono a volte. Un'entusiasmant...

This second book of anthems by Bob Chilcott assembles pieces in a wonderful range of styles and moods. The anthems have been carefully selected to be both approachable to a wide range of choirs and ap...

Displaying Chydenius's unique style, I am the great sun is a driven and focused setting of Charles Causley's poem. This is textured choral writing: you'll find imitative passages, melodic and rhythmic...

per SATB (divisi) con 2 assoli di soprano Questo pezzo, scritto in modo accattivante, mette in scena le Lamentazioni di Geremia. La sovrapposizione dei passaggi musicali tra i solisti e il coro crea u...

Setting a text spoken by Nurse Edith Cavell on the eve of her execution in 1915 and re-fashioned by the poet Sean Street, McDowall has created a work of haunting beauty. It is equally suitable for fun...

For SSAATB unaccompanied.

This simple, well-crafted motet is bright, optimistic, and compelling. Skempton employs artful homophony and sensitive word-setting, and the repetitions of the opening refrain build towards an effecti...

Skempton's setting of the Preces and Responses is simple, well-crafted, and harmonically rewarding, and is perfect for choirs seeking new material for the liturgy.

per SSSSAATTBB non accompagnato Quella di Gabriel Jackson è una delle ambientazioni moderne più sorprendenti di questo antico testo. La diversità di tessitura tipica del compositore è molto evidente,...

This exquisite miniature combines old and new, with plainchant-like melodies and tonality set against expressively dissonant contemporary harmonies. It was recorded by The Epiphoni Consort on David Be...

Rallegratevi nel Signore è un'ambientazione veloce, festosa e gioiosa del Salmo 33. Dopo un'apertura esuberante, un vivace passaggio d'organo conduce a un bellissimo momento di quiete del coro, non ac...

Traditionally sung on Christmas Eve, 'O Virgo virginum' is often described as the eighth ‘O' Antiphon and praises Mary, ‘O virgin of (amongst) virgins.' McDowall's setting is vigorous and joyful, with...

Questo lavoro corale sacro, dolcemente scorrevole e contemplativo, contiene parole tratte da Isaia 26 e dal Salmo 73, che esprimono gratitudine per la protezione e la guida di Dio. McGlade include un...

Questo lavoro, solenne e drammatico, mette in scena una preghiera tradizionale latina che inneggia alla Vergine Maria, con linee melodiche intense e allo stesso tempo ferme, che riflettono il mistero...