John Rutter Sheet Music for Choir and Instruments
This gentle yet uplifting carol was commissioned for the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was first performed during the 2012 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Rutter's gift for melody is in...
This gentle yet uplifting carol was commissioned for the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was first performed during the 2012 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Rutter's gift for melody is in...
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With "Christmas Lullaby", renowned composer John Rutter presents an enchanting choral work filled with warmth, tenderness, and festive contemplation. This beautiful Christmas lullaby is artfully arran...
With "Christmas Lullaby", renowned composer John Rutter presents an enchanting choral work filled with warmth, tenderness, and festive contemplation. This beautiful Christmas lullaby is artfully arran...
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For SATB and piano or orchestra or brass ensemble or ensemble. This carol is also available in Carols for Choirs 3, and 100 Carols for Choirs. All the instrumental accompaniments are available for hir...
For SATB and piano or orchestra or brass ensemble or ensemble. This carol is also available in Carols for Choirs 3, and 100 Carols for Choirs. All the instrumental accompaniments are available for hir...
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Bring the magic of the holiday season to the choral stage: 'The Very Best Time of Year' is a heartwarming and uplifting piece that celebrates the festive season in all its splendor. Published by the p...
Bring the magic of the holiday season to the choral stage: 'The Very Best Time of Year' is a heartwarming and uplifting piece that celebrates the festive season in all its splendor. Published by the p...
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Set of parts for John Rutter's accompanied arrangement of Gruber's Silent Night. Please note that it is not compatible with the John Rutter Anniversary Edition arrangement of the carol (9780193407510)...
Set of parts for John Rutter's accompanied arrangement of Gruber's Silent Night. Please note that it is not compatible with the John Rutter Anniversary Edition arrangement of the carol (9780193407510)...
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Bring the festive splendour of the holiday season to your concert hall with the unforgettable classic "O Holy Night". Scored for mixed choir (SATB) and orchestra, this timeless masterpiece unfolds wit...
Bring the festive splendour of the holiday season to your concert hall with the unforgettable classic "O Holy Night". Scored for mixed choir (SATB) and orchestra, this timeless masterpiece unfolds wit...
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Bring festive joy and holiday sparkle to your concert programme! With the timeless classic "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", masterfully published by Oxford University Press, you will delight your audi...
Bring festive joy and holiday sparkle to your concert programme! With the timeless classic "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", masterfully published by Oxford University Press, you will delight your audi...
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Dancing Tree is a captivating set of eight songs for mixed choir and harp that draws upon the poetry of Cornish writer Charles Causley. The work presents a rich selection of Causley's texts, primarily...
Dancing Tree is a captivating set of eight songs for mixed choir and harp that draws upon the poetry of Cornish writer Charles Causley. The work presents a rich selection of Causley's texts, primarily...
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With 'Celebration for solo organ' from the renowned Oxford University Press, you bring radiant brilliance and captivating energy to the organ console. This expressive piece for solo organ impresses wi...
With 'Celebration for solo organ' from the renowned Oxford University Press, you bring radiant brilliance and captivating energy to the organ console. This expressive piece for solo organ impresses wi...
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With "Open thou mine eyes", John Rutter crafted a deeply moving and expressive a cappella anthem for mixed choir (SATB with divisions). Published by Oxford University Press as part of the prestigious...
With "Open thou mine eyes", John Rutter crafted a deeply moving and expressive a cappella anthem for mixed choir (SATB with divisions). Published by Oxford University Press as part of the prestigious...
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For SATB (with divisions) and piano. This arrangement of Gruber's timeless carol is warm and gentle. It was recorded by the Cambridge Singers on the The John Rutter Christmas Album (Collegium Records...
For SATB (with divisions) and piano. This arrangement of Gruber's timeless carol is warm and gentle. It was recorded by the Cambridge Singers on the The John Rutter Christmas Album (Collegium Records...
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Immerse yourself in the moving choral soundscapes of John Rutter: With "Open thou mine eyes", Oxford University Press presents a gem of sacred choral music as part of the esteemed John Rutter Annivers...
Immerse yourself in the moving choral soundscapes of John Rutter: With "Open thou mine eyes", Oxford University Press presents a gem of sacred choral music as part of the esteemed John Rutter Annivers...
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This festive arrangement of a traditional German carol features an English text, translated and adapted by John Rutter. The first two verses are sung by soloists (or alternatively by a semi-chorus) ov...
This festive arrangement of a traditional German carol features an English text, translated and adapted by John Rutter. The first two verses are sung by soloists (or alternatively by a semi-chorus) ov...
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Bring festive joy and timeless tradition to your Advent and Christmas concerts with the world-famous classic 'O Tannenbaum'. Published by the renowned Oxford University Press, this exquisite arrangeme...
Bring festive joy and timeless tradition to your Advent and Christmas concerts with the world-famous classic 'O Tannenbaum'. Published by the renowned Oxford University Press, this exquisite arrangeme...
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Bring festive joy and holiday sparkle to your choral programme with the traditional classic "Deck The Hall", published by Oxford University Press. This spirited arrangement for unaccompanied mixed cho...
Bring festive joy and holiday sparkle to your choral programme with the traditional classic "Deck The Hall", published by Oxford University Press. This spirited arrangement for unaccompanied mixed cho...
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With a text by John Henry Newman, Lead, kindly Light is a short, moving piece perfectly suited for our current times. Step-like movement in the melody reflects the speaker seeking light in the darknes...
With a text by John Henry Newman, Lead, kindly Light is a short, moving piece perfectly suited for our current times. Step-like movement in the melody reflects the speaker seeking light in the darknes...
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74 of the most popular items from Carols for Choirs 1, 2 and 3 in one volume, plus 26 pieces new to the series. The volume contains both accompanied and unaccompanied items, and the Order of Service f...
74 of the most popular items from Carols for Choirs 1, 2 and 3 in one volume, plus 26 pieces new to the series. The volume contains both accompanied and unaccompanied items, and the Order of Service f...
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Bring festive sparkle and infectious holiday cheer to your concert programme! With the timeless classic "We wish you a merry Christmas", published by the renowned Oxford University Press, you are sure...
Bring festive sparkle and infectious holiday cheer to your concert programme! With the timeless classic "We wish you a merry Christmas", published by the renowned Oxford University Press, you are sure...
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Embark on an enchanting musical journey full of nostalgia and poetry: With "5 Childhood Lyrics" (5 Gedichte der Kindheit), Oxford University Press presents a masterful collection for unaccompanied mix...
Embark on an enchanting musical journey full of nostalgia and poetry: With "5 Childhood Lyrics" (5 Gedichte der Kindheit), Oxford University Press presents a masterful collection for unaccompanied mix...
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Open your next concert with a sparkling musical exclamation mark! "A Choral Fanfare", published by Oxford University Press, is a dramatic, colourful, and exhilarating setting of Psalm 81:3–4. Scored f...
Open your next concert with a sparkling musical exclamation mark! "A Choral Fanfare", published by Oxford University Press, is a dramatic, colourful, and exhilarating setting of Psalm 81:3–4. Scored f...
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A second collection of 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompaniments for piano, or organ, or orchestra, or brass ensemble. Many of the carols are from traditional sour...
A second collection of 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompaniments for piano, or organ, or orchestra, or brass ensemble. Many of the carols are from traditional sour...
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Range c-g'. 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 inf...
Range c-g'. 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 inf...
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Celebrate the wonders of nature and life with the timeless, moving choral favorite "For The Beauty Of The Earth". Published by the prestigious Oxford University Press, this enchanting edition features...
Celebrate the wonders of nature and life with the timeless, moving choral favorite "For The Beauty Of The Earth". Published by the prestigious Oxford University Press, this enchanting edition features...
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Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine has all the emotional appeal and refined elegance that one associates with its composer, and has a cherished place in the repertory of both sacred and secular choirs. T...
Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine has all the emotional appeal and refined elegance that one associates with its composer, and has a cherished place in the repertory of both sacred and secular choirs. T...
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This is a simple and gentle setting of the popular American folk hymn. Beginning softly with the sopranos accompanied by piano/harp in the first verse, Rutter explores a wide variety of textures, buil...
This is a simple and gentle setting of the popular American folk hymn. Beginning softly with the sopranos accompanied by piano/harp in the first verse, Rutter explores a wide variety of textures, buil...
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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
- John Rutter sheet music for Brass Band
- John Rutter sheet music for brass ensemble
- John Rutter sheet music for mixed ensemble
- John Rutter sheet music for woodwind ensemble
- John Rutter sheet music for string orchestra
- John Rutter sheet music for chamber orchestra
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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” .