John Rutter Sheet Music for Choir and Instruments
Originally published in Oxford Solo Songs: Sacred, this is a popular movement from John Rutter's Requiem arranged here for solo low voice and piano (which may be adapted for performance on the organ)....
Originally published in Oxford Solo Songs: Sacred, this is a popular movement from John Rutter's Requiem arranged here for solo low voice and piano (which may be adapted for performance on the organ)....
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In "Blow, blow, thou winter wind", John Rutter masterfully pairs William Shakespeare's timeless poetry with his signature melodic brilliance. Originally published as part of Rutter's celebrated six-mo...
In "Blow, blow, thou winter wind", John Rutter masterfully pairs William Shakespeare's timeless poetry with his signature melodic brilliance. Originally published as part of Rutter's celebrated six-mo...
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This much-loved and uplifting carol, first performed by the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, tells the story of a shepherd boy playing his pipe on the journey to Bethlehem to see the infant Jesus. I...
This much-loved and uplifting carol, first performed by the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, tells the story of a shepherd boy playing his pipe on the journey to Bethlehem to see the infant Jesus. I...
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This upper-voice version of John Rutter's enduringly popular Star Carol is compatible with both full and reduced orchestrations, as well as being suitable for performance with piano accompaniment alon...
This upper-voice version of John Rutter's enduringly popular Star Carol is compatible with both full and reduced orchestrations, as well as being suitable for performance with piano accompaniment alon...
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With 'Sternen-Carol', Oxford University Press presents an exceptionally warm and expressive legato arrangement of the beloved Christmas classic 'Silent Night'. This evocative work is an offprint from...
With 'Sternen-Carol', Oxford University Press presents an exceptionally warm and expressive legato arrangement of the beloved Christmas classic 'Silent Night'. This evocative work is an offprint from...
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What Sweeter Music, published by the renowned Oxford University Press, is one of the most evocative and beloved choral works for the festive Christmas season. Scored for mixed choir (SATB) and organ,...
What Sweeter Music, published by the renowned Oxford University Press, is one of the most evocative and beloved choral works for the festive Christmas season. Scored for mixed choir (SATB) and organ,...
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A piano transcription, made by the composer himself, of the beautiful 'Nativity Carol'. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, and clearly presented and laid out, the transcription also in...
A piano transcription, made by the composer himself, of the beautiful 'Nativity Carol'. Suitable for pianists at early intermediate level, and clearly presented and laid out, the transcription also in...
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Bring festive radiance to your holiday concert: 'The Colors of Christmas', published by Oxford University Press, enchants with its simple, captivating melody and a gracefully flowing piano accompanime...
Bring festive radiance to your holiday concert: 'The Colors of Christmas', published by Oxford University Press, enchants with its simple, captivating melody and a gracefully flowing piano accompanime...
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With "Carol of the Children", world-renowned composer John Rutter presents a heartwarming choral piece full of festive charm and touching simplicity. Featuring both words and music by Rutter himself,...
With "Carol of the Children", world-renowned composer John Rutter presents a heartwarming choral piece full of festive charm and touching simplicity. Featuring both words and music by Rutter himself,...
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The volumes of Carols for Choirs have established themselves as the quintessential carol books for carol-singers around the world. Each volume presents a wide range of carols to suit every occasion, f...
The volumes of Carols for Choirs have established themselves as the quintessential carol books for carol-singers around the world. Each volume presents a wide range of carols to suit every occasion, f...
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This beautiful setting of verses from the psalms was commissioned by Westminster Abbey for the wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton. It was first performed on 29 April 2011 b...
This beautiful setting of verses from the psalms was commissioned by Westminster Abbey for the wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton. It was first performed on 29 April 2011 b...
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Diese Ausgabe des beliebten 'Shepherd's Pipe Carol' über einen flötenden Hirtenjungen auf dem Weg nach Bethlehem von John Rutter enthält viele Hintergrundinformationen und hilfreiche Aufführungstipps...
Diese Ausgabe des beliebten 'Shepherd's Pipe Carol' über einen flötenden Hirtenjungen auf dem Weg nach Bethlehem von John Rutter enthält viele Hintergrundinformationen und hilfreiche Aufführungstipps...
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Immerse yourself in the tender and contemplative sound world of 'Dormi, Jesu'. This moving piece for mixed choir (SATB) masterfully captures the magic and tranquility of a traditional lullaby. Accompa...
Immerse yourself in the tender and contemplative sound world of 'Dormi, Jesu'. This moving piece for mixed choir (SATB) masterfully captures the magic and tranquility of a traditional lullaby. Accompa...
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Experience a thrilling and powerful choral masterpiece with 'Gloria a 7'. Published by the renowned Oxford University Press, this composition unfolds an extraordinary sonic splendour: The rich, seven-...
Experience a thrilling and powerful choral masterpiece with 'Gloria a 7'. Published by the renowned Oxford University Press, this composition unfolds an extraordinary sonic splendour: The rich, seven-...
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Bring radiant Easter joy to your service or concert! John Rutter's stirring setting of the traditional Easter hymn 'Christ the Lord is risen again' is a resplendent, celebratory masterpiece for mixed...
Bring radiant Easter joy to your service or concert! John Rutter's stirring setting of the traditional Easter hymn 'Christ the Lord is risen again' is a resplendent, celebratory masterpiece for mixed...
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For SATB with clarinet and organ, or clarinet, harp, and strings. A setting of words from Psalm 27 featuring a solo clarinet with various choral groupings. A clarinet part is included in the vocal sco...
For SATB with clarinet and organ, or clarinet, harp, and strings. A setting of words from Psalm 27 featuring a solo clarinet with various choral groupings. A clarinet part is included in the vocal sco...
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Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for SATB, brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 2 trombones or 2 horns, bass trombone and optional tuba), timpani, percussion and organ An alternative orchestral accompan...
Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for SATB, brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 2 trombones or 2 horns, bass trombone and optional tuba), timpani, percussion and organ An alternative orchestral accompan...
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The Complete John Rutter Piano Album draws together piano transcriptions of sixteen of the composer's best-loved choral pieces into one volume. Designed for pianists at early intermediate level, the c...
The Complete John Rutter Piano Album draws together piano transcriptions of sixteen of the composer's best-loved choral pieces into one volume. Designed for pianists at early intermediate level, the c...
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Elegy, with its warmly expressive tenor-range melodies, is highly suitable for use at funerals, while the cascading joy of Festive Bells makes it perfect as a wedding recessional. Both pieces have tha...
Elegy, with its warmly expressive tenor-range melodies, is highly suitable for use at funerals, while the cascading joy of Festive Bells makes it perfect as a wedding recessional. Both pieces have tha...
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The instrumentation is the same as Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.5. The Suite is made up of six movements ranging from 'a Bach-like Aria' to a 'Richard Rodgers-style Waltz'. Rutter's own style comes...
The instrumentation is the same as Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.5. The Suite is made up of six movements ranging from 'a Bach-like Aria' to a 'Richard Rodgers-style Waltz'. Rutter's own style comes...
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for SATB and four-piece ensemble (flute, oboe, harp, piano). Four-piece chamber ensemble accompaniment to Rutter's lively arrangement of the Spanish carol. Pack includes full score and set of parts.
for SATB and four-piece ensemble (flute, oboe, harp, piano). Four-piece chamber ensemble accompaniment to Rutter's lively arrangement of the Spanish carol. Pack includes full score and set of parts.
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In keeping with its title, this Christmas carol is bursting with joyous energy. Scores and parts for the accompaniment are available on sale or on hire/rental from Oxford University Press. This carol...
In keeping with its title, this Christmas carol is bursting with joyous energy. Scores and parts for the accompaniment are available on sale or on hire/rental from Oxford University Press. This carol...
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With the enchanting 'Candlelight Carol', John Rutter created one of the most touching and beloved Christmas carols of modern times. This arrangement for four-part upper-voice/women's choir (SSAA) weav...
With the enchanting 'Candlelight Carol', John Rutter created one of the most touching and beloved Christmas carols of modern times. This arrangement for four-part upper-voice/women's choir (SSAA) weav...
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Words and music by John Rutter. for SATB and piano or strings and organ ad. lib. The string accompaniment, which is available for sale and hire, may be used with W91 (SSA) and X169 (SATB). Also in Car...
Words and music by John Rutter. for SATB and piano or strings and organ ad. lib. The string accompaniment, which is available for sale and hire, may be used with W91 (SSA) and X169 (SATB). Also in Car...
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- 50 carols for every occasion - well-loved tunes in fresh arrangements - original compositions, including many specially written for the collection - a wide range of composers - carols for audience o...
- 50 carols for every occasion - well-loved tunes in fresh arrangements - original compositions, including many specially written for the collection - a wide range of composers - carols for audience o...
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Full choral sound in good British tradition! Sheet music by John Rutter
John Milford Rutter (born September 24, 1945 in London), John Rutter for short, is one of the best-known contemporary composers of choral music.
While still studying music in Cambridge, Rutter created his first choral works and recorded them with the Clare College Choir under his direction. Among them the popular “Shepherd's Pipe Carol” (composed at the age of 18) and his “Gloria” for mixed choir, wind instruments, percussion and organ.
His talent and musical ability earned John Rutter the position of Music Director at Clare College at the age of 30 – this, in turn, helped the college choir to leap onto the international stage under the direction of John Rutter.
After only four years in office, Rutter decided to resign from his post in 1979 and to focus fully on his compositional and artistic work, for example as a producer of recordings of the chamber choir Cambridge Singers, which he had founded (descended from former members of the college choir).
“A ‘contemporary’ Composer: Can Rutter's choral music be heard and sung?” - Yes!
Anyone who thinks of “contemporary” Music that only thinks of strictly serial and discordant compositions does not do justice to this adjective. Since the 1970s, a longing for clear harmonies, melodic structures and interesting (but not too difficult) rhythms has led to the development of a new style of music in choral and church music (but not only!), which has become unwieldy attribute “contemporary” completely new life. And so the music of John Rutter can also be classified under the „Postmodernism” style, which, among other things, is directed against rigid principles and forms of composition. “Anything goes” one could say. Or (intended in a positive way): “What do I care about Adorno's opinion!”
One technique of postmodern music, for example, is to resort to stylistics, elements and structures from other epochs and genres and skillfully develop them with one's own musical ideas into a personal style. This can also be found in the works of John Rutter, which were deliberately created under the influence of traditional English choral and cathedral music, peppered with elements of popular musical forms.
In short: John Rutter's music is rich in full, harmonious sounds and clear melody lines. The arrangements are designed in such a way that even with a small cast a rich radiance is achieved: In the chamber version of his “Magnificat” In addition to a small mixed choir, a mezzo-soprano or soprano soloist, harp and percussion, there is only one woodwind instrument (brass is replaced by an organ) and a string group 2/2/2/1/1. Watch and listen to the YouTube recording of the Kamerorkest Kamerata Zuid! You will lack for nothing. Here it becomes clear that John Rutter dealt intensively with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach: Little effort with a big effect!
In addition, John Rutter's music exudes positive energy almost throughout. Even his mass “Mass of the Children” (First performed in New York's Carnegie Hall in 2003), which John Rutter composed on the occasion of his son who died in a traffic accident at the age of 19, carries an unshakable optimism about it.
“Speaking of ‘chamber music’: Is there also instrumental music by John Rutter?”
Yes, there are. Let's stay with the reference to Bach: With his “Suite Antique” John Rutter unmistakably pays homage to the great Leipzig master and his “Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050” - both in the instrumentation and in the structure of the six movements, which are based on the baroque or classical style.
And John Rutter also composed for solo instruments, for example for flute and piano, oboe and piano, Organ solo pieces or also own transcriptions of his works for piano solo .
You can get an overview of Rutter's instrumental music by opening the complete catalog of sheet music from John Rutter and use our filters “Category” and “Sheet Music for instruments” to limit the list of results according to the instruments offered.
“Great Britain has a proud tradition of concert bands. Is there also something by John Rutter?”
Even if John Rutter himself did not compose for concert band (Rutter's original works are available from the British publisher Oxford University Press), a few publishers and their arrangers have taken his works and published arrangements for concert band.
Sheet music by John Rutter is also available for other types of ensembles. We're happy to help you find it!
You will find sheet music from John Rutter arrangements and John Rutter original compositions for these formations here:
- John Rutter sheet music for concert band
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And of course we are also happy to list the extensive choral works by John Rutter for you here. Enrich your concert program with these popular compositions:
- John Rutter sheet music for mixed choir
- John Rutter sheet music for women's choir
- John Rutter sheet music for male choir
- John Rutter sheet music for children's choir or 1-2 part choir
- John Rutter sheet music for various choir arrangements
You can search specifically for compositions by John Rutter in our web shop,
e.g. in the notation rutter schau auf die welt, to get sheet music editions of the German version of John Rutter's Anthem for children's choir “Look at the World” .