Partiture per coro

for SATB, congregation (opt.), organ/brass

For SATB choir and organ - Written for the John S. Davies Singers, commissioned by the Ludlow Festival, in 1987, Cantate Domino sets words from Psalms 149 and 146. This setting explores the medium of...

This joyous introit sets words from Psalm 95 and features recitative-like melodies, striking harmonies, and fluctuating metre. The flexible scoring facilitates performance by SATB choir, unison voices...

Robert Lowry's text and melody is a beautifully reflective take on the well-known hymn. Simple vocal lines are enhanced by a gently flowing accompaniment, rich in suspensions and harmonic interest. Th...

Setting the George Herbert poem 'Whitsunday', this lilting, gentle anthem is particularly useful for Whit Sunday services. Syncopations and duplets provide rhythmic interest, with memorable melodies,...

This anthem from the larger work Snow Angel is in two halves. The first section ('God Will Give Orders') is ethereal, until a vibrant figure in the djembe lifts the music into the uplifting second sec...

This joyous, upbeat anthem sets a text by contemporary poet Sean Street on the subject of 'alma mater', reflecting on the profound ties we can form to a time or a place. The bright, driving organ part...

An evocative and stirring arrangement of Rachmaninov's celebrated fifth movement of the Vespers (or 'All-Night Vigil'), with guitar accompaniment and an alto solo.

This piece sets the first six verses of Psalm 105 in a song of praise packed with energy and fervour. A spirited organ part is present throughout, with spritely triplet figurations set against long, m...

Written for the Choir of The Cathedral of St John, Albuquerque, Ash Wednesday sets typically fervent verses by Christina Rossetti. The vocal lines are mostly simple and affecting, with some highly ind...

The third movement of McDowall's powerful Da Vinci Requiem, this anthem is a compelling pairing of the 'Lacrimosa' text from the Missa pro defunctis with extracts from the Notebooks of Leonardo da Vin...

This rhapsodic anthem sets verses from Psalm 95 and features contrasting sections, changing metre, and a buoyant organ part.

This is an uplifting setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The choir may be accompanied by organ, chamber ensemble, or a selection of the ensemble instruments in combination with organ, opening up severa...

Locus iste is an atmospheric setting of a well-known Latin text. With an ever-changing time signature, Todd's writing is gentle but effective; the mysterious piano accompaniment combined with the diss...

This bright and exultant arrangement of Michael Praetorius's melody 'Puer nobis nascitur' is presented with two text options: 'O splendor of God's glory bright' for general worship and 'That Easter da...

This anthem sets a powerful poem by John Henry Newman that reflects on the spirituality of solitude. An alternative accompaniment for guitar (the composer's original instrumentation) is available for...

A gentle setting of Psalm 84 taken from John Rutter's larger work Psalmfest.

This collection of Preces & Responses follows on from Shaw's classic 'Tudor' volume, with later settings by Gibbons & Barnard (SAATB), William Child (SAATB), Richard Ayleward (SATB, in D major), John...

For SATB and piano or orchestra - 3. 2. 2. 2-4. 3. 3. 1-timp-2perc-org-str - David Warner's text speaks of peace calming the strife after war is over and urges reconciliation. Wilberg's heartfelt arra...

This meaningful text by David Warner is accompanied by beautiful leaps and subsequent suspensions in the memorable melody, which is supported by rich textures in the organ and orchestra. Appropriate t...

Eleanor Daley sets well-loved texts by George Herbert in this suite of three pieces. They may be performed separately as part of a church service, or together for an impressive concert piece. This sui...

Eleanor Daley sets this Wesley text in an antiphonal style between the SATB choir and organ (or brass quartet, parts sold separately). The sound is majestic and declamatory, just as one would expect f...

A lyric and serene sacred song, foreshadowing the mood of the Requiem.

A setting of the first five joyous verses of Psalm 108.