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Vaughan Williams's Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra was the first major concerto to be written for the instrument. It was composed in 1953-4 to mark the 50th anniversary of the LSO, and was premie...

This upbeat Christmas song sets the traditional and well-known wassailing text to thrilling effect. To be performed 'with inebriated joy', Young's original setting is fast, spritely, and increasingly...

Finzi's small and select output sadly includes no original solo organ music, and organists will find these arrangements by Robert Gower, Alan Ridout, and Philip Brunelle gratifyingly idiomatic and rew...

This important Requiem demonstrates Gabriel Jackson's gift for writing mesmerising choral music on a large scale. Combining sections of the traditional Requiem text with poems from other cultures and...

Setting an original Latin text by the Venerable Bede intertwined with an English translation, this piece is homophonic and by turns ecstatic and calmly contemplative. It is particularly suitable for A...

I my Best-Beloved's am was written in 1999 for the BBC Singers and focuses on the theme of marriage, setting the nuptial responses from the old Tridentine Catholic marriage service and stanzas from Fr...

Thou, my love, art fair' was written for The King's Singers and first performed by the group on St Valentine's Day 2015. Setting the William Baldwin poem, Christ to his spouse, this delightful song ma...

Basato sul noto poema di William Blake, questo brano natalizio trasporta gli ascoltatori con suoni di angeli celesti che fanno cenno al piccolo Agnello in frammenti melodici stratificati che scorrono...

Jennifer Lucy Cook ha scritto sia la musica che il testo di questo emozionante ricordo autobiografico di un'escursione in montagna dalla quale aveva bisogno di essere salvata. On the Mountain ha un'at...

> 14 irresistible new pieces > Suitable for young pianists at intermediate level (approx. Grades 4-5) > Range of styles and moods, including jazz styles, new takes on Baroque and Classical, and beauti...

Commissioned by the 2015 Three Choirs Festival, this is Chilcott's second setting of the Evening Canticles. Bright and rhythmical, the 'Magnificat' features syncopated chords in the organ part that pu...

A work on the subject of pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela, 'To the Field of Stars' features a variety of texts on the nature of travel and worship. Underpinned by evocative cello and percussion l...

A Prayer of St Columba is an expressive and emotive anthem with appealing, arching melodies underpinned by a sparkling organ part. Also available in a version for SAB and organ or piano in The Oxford...

Si tratta di un'ambientazione lirica e tonalmente ricca della Messa latina, composta per commemorare il 900° anniversario della chiesa del Priorato di San Bartolomeo il Grande. L'opera, segnata per SA...

Transcriptions for pianoforte from the works of J. S. Bach - Reissue of an iconic OUP publication from 1932 - Twelve Bach transcriptions prepred for the acclaimed English pianist Harriet Cohen - Cont...

Scritto per il California Junior High All-State Honor Choir, questo brano presenta un testo motivazionale dell'autore sul tema dell'abbracciare nuove opportunità e, usando la metafora di un fiume, inc...

Voice & piano/guitar This volume contains newly edited versions of all Walton's songs for voice and piano, together with Anon in Love for voice and guitar and songs from radio plays. It also includes...

Setting a text by Charles Bennett, 'The White Field' presents a dreamlike scene in which blackbirds plant songs in the cold earth and await the growth of their music. Chilcott's melodies echo through...

Lavoro in tre movimenti, con un soprano solo nel secondo movimento Esplora i temi del dolore, della perdita e della speranza in un futuro migliore Testi di Sarojini Naidu e Seán Street Riduzione per...

Gallant's take on this Acadian folksong is lively and engaging, featuring the quintessential elements of the tradition: podorythmie (seated foot-tapping), diddlage (mouth music), and the spoons. With...

This sophisticated, jubilant setting of a macaronic text by Kevin Crossley-Holland begins with an emphatic opening refrain before setting off on a sprightly dance through fluctuating 2/2 and 7/8 time...

Cecilia, Busy Like a Bee is a reflective setting of a text adapted from the Divine Office for St Cecilia's Day. The influence of plainchant is particularly apparent in the soprano solo, and McDowall i...

This lively and joyous arrangement of the folksong 'Montagnarde' from the Haute-Auvergne region of France makes playful use of the call of the cuckoo in a catchy refrain. 'Montagnarde' is featured on...

Chilcott's arrangement of 'Viens par le pre', a folksong from the Haute-Auvergne region of France that presents a heartfelt expression of love, is tender and expressive, with rich, warm harmonies. 'Vi...

Commissioned by Ralph Woodward and the Fairhaven Singers in memory of Dora Kemp, one of the choir's sopranos, God is Light sets lines from Psalm 139, 1 Thessalonians, and 1 John. It moves from an unse...