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This short evening prayer by James Whitbourn sets an excerpt from the Book of Common Prayer. Written for the Choir of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, it is a meditative request for God's protection...

McDowall's moving and poignant setting of this three-movement work is both an exposition on the horrors of war and a celebration of healers. Inspired by renowned nurse Clara Barton, the text is drawn...

In Quiet Peace sets tender words by the composer, Tristino Ali, reflecting on the calm found when spending time alone with God. With accessibly written and primarily stepwise parts, Ali achieves a rem...

My soul is awakened sets words by Anne Brontë about the uplifting effect of nature on the human spirit. Ali's setting is also suitably uplifting and ebbs and flows like the waters it represents. There...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

This small collection of partsongs by Bruckner shows occasional glimpses of the transcendental quality, grandeur, and poise that typify his church music. English translations are included alongside th...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

These partsongs of Robert Franz display similar qualities of Schubert's style and are less overtly passionate than many of Schumann's. English translations are included alongside the German text. Offp...

These two partsongs brilliantly display Gade's colourful use of vocal textures. English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, e...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

In Phil Mattson's arrangement, the melody and text have been set with some contemporary harmonies, which begin simply and become more complex. Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas, edi...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

Rubino wanted to "create something that would maintain the traditional spirit of the carol, while engaging the singer and listener in a new way." Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas,...

Schubert's contribution to the unaccompanied partsong repertory is small, however he is influentcial as among the first of the Romantics. English translations are included alongside the German text. O...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

D'où viens-tu, bergère? is one of the most popular lullaby carols in the francophone world. The carol takes the form of a dialogue between inquisitive villagers and a young shepherd girl who has just...

This partsong encorporates florid and chromatic vocal lines with regularly flowing dynamics. English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

In Skempton's effective minimalistic style, this short work sets a well-known sacred text from Ecclesiastes 3, 1DS8. Emphasis is given to the text through the homorhythmic texture and flexible metre.

Faith's Foundation celebrates church architecture as a means of teaching and representing Christian values. Setting George Herbert's poem The Church Floor, this piece marvels in melodic clarity and fl...

This is an edition by Marques L. A. Garrett of a short work by Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia, who was active in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Solemn and largely chordal in t...

Written to celebrate the 950th anniversary of St Mary Magdalen Church, Oxford, this compelling double-choir Missa brevis setting is suitable for liturgical and concert settings. The music is beautiful...

Setting William Johnson Cory's translation of Callimachus's epigram, this poignant piece exemplifies Skempton's minimalist aesthetic. Using a restrained rhythmic palette of minims and crotchets, the w...

Written in response to Gibbons' famous setting of the same text from Psalm 47, this piece uses syncopated rhythms, imitative polyphonic textures, and declarative homophonic moments to create a piece f...

This vibrant setting of Isaiah 9:6 draws on the rhythms and textures of modern Nigerian art music. The predominantly homophonic texture is interspersed with solo lines, in a setting full of dynamic co...