John McCabe

Upon The High Midnight contains three nativity carols for unaccompanied SATB Soli and Chorus. An optional organ accompaniment is provided for No. 3 Duration c. 7 minutes. A piano part is included for...

Arranged for SSAATTBB Choir(unaccompanied)

Peace Carol (2006), with text adapted from the Scottish Psalter by Monica and John McCabe, is for SATB choir. Peace Carol (2006) received its first performance on 15th May 2014, at St John's College,...

Scenes in America Deserta was originally commissioned by the King’s Singers who gave the first performance in Houston, Texas in 1987. This version is for SSATTB.

For SATB soli or semi-chorus and SATB chorus a cappella. I sing of a Maiden by John McCabe was commissioned by Liverpool Cathedral and first performed by the Choir of Liverpool Cathedral directed by D...

Arranged for AATBarBarB unaccompanied. Written for the King's Singers.

Arranged for SATB unaccompanied.

Composed in 1979

John McCabe 's The Lord Is My Shepherd is scored for Unison Upper Voices with Organ Accompaniment. A setting of Psalm 23 from the King James Version of The Bible, a full performance lasts aroudn 2 and...

John McCabe's Psalm-Cantata (Orchestral Version). Vocal score for Soprano, Baritone and SATB choir. This work was commissioned by the English Baroque Choir and their music director Jeremy Jackman, who...

Canto is an adventurous work for solo Guitar by John McCabe.

This impressionistic three-minute piece was inspired by a visit to Jerusalem the composer made to research his orchestral work The Chagall Windows. Sustained chords are contrasted with an agile melody...

These Five Bagatelles For Piano by contemporary English composer John McCabe, are varied in their technical difficulty. They are suitable for the high intermediate to advanced student and would make p...

An arrangement of the theme tune from the 1973 Granada Television series ‘Sam’, set in 1930s Yorkshire. Suitable for any treble instrument, this attractive and memorable tune is ideal as a short conce...

This work was commissioned by the Verdehr Trio and funded by Michigan State University. Includes score and parts, (the score in C). Duration: c. 18 minutes.

For Baritone and String Quartet. Commissioned by Jo Boosey in memory of her husband Simon. First performance: 17th March 2012 at St. Mary's Church, Pembridge, Herefordshire, by Marcus Farnsworth (Bar...

This work is sub-titled "Scherzo for soprano, counter-tenor, cello and harpsichord" and is dedicated to the Lydian Ensemble. The words are taken from translations by Robert Kotewall and Norman L. Smit...

This Sonata, by John McCabe, was commissioned by Simon Debruslais, and derives its underlying material from William Byrd's motet 'Haec Dies' from his 1591 collection of Cantiones Sacrae. An outline of...

Bagatelles is a work for two Bb Clarinets, composed in 1965 by John McCabe. There are eight in total, each lasting around a minute: Con fuoco, ma non troppo allegro - Andante - Allegro giocoso -Fugati...

Erinnerung ('Remembering', or 'A Remembrance') was commissioned with the aid of funds provided by the RVW Trust for the Evelyn Barbirolli Memorial Concert at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, on 6th J...