Desmond Ratcliffe

Faure was not drawn to compose a Requiem because of the death of a loved one, even though his mother had died during the early stages of composition and his father had passed away two years before. Fa...

A harvest service for Reader, Narrator, SATB chorus and Organ, setting texts selected by Laurence Swinyard.

Scored for SATB choir with Organ or Piano accompaniment. Text in English and French, with English words by Sarah Leftwich. Edited by Desmond Ratcliffe.

In this collection, the composers have attempted to provide pieces that display the individual tone-colours of the modern organ. Works of this nature are scarce, but their value, particularly for the...

For SATB Chorus.

Taken from The Pirates of Penzance and arranged for Sopranos and Baritones by Desmond Ratcliffe.

Sixty interludes for organ.

Thomas Arne's Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind arranged by Desmond Ratcliffe for unaccompanied SATB choir. This work is a setting of text from As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7 by William Shakespeare. Durati...