John Rutter Sheet Music for Choir and Instruments
for soprano and baritone soloists, SATB chorus, and the composer's original chamber instrumentation Orchestral and vocal material is available on hire. Organ plays from the vocal score.
for soprano and baritone soloists, SATB chorus, and the composer's original chamber instrumentation Orchestral and vocal material is available on hire. Organ plays from the vocal score.
- Soloists, Mixed Choir (SATB) and Chamber Orchestra
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For soprano soloist, mixed choir, and orchestra or ensemble (with organ) This is one of the best-loved and most widely performed choral works of the twentieth century. The texts (in Latin and English)...
For soprano soloist, mixed choir, and orchestra or ensemble (with organ) This is one of the best-loved and most widely performed choral works of the twentieth century. The texts (in Latin and English)...
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John Rutter's Magnificat is a joyous celebration of the Virgin Mary, inspired by feast-day festivities in countries such as Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Following the example set by Bach, the Magni...
John Rutter's Magnificat is a joyous celebration of the Virgin Mary, inspired by feast-day festivities in countries such as Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Following the example set by Bach, the Magni...
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for SATB and orchestra John Rutter's setting of the Te Deum is jubilant, straightforward, and appealing. It is well-suited to performance in choral concerts as well as sacred settings. Material for th...
for SATB and orchestra John Rutter's setting of the Te Deum is jubilant, straightforward, and appealing. It is well-suited to performance in choral concerts as well as sacred settings. Material for th...
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John Rutter's setting of the Te Deum is jubilant, straightforward, and appealing. It is well-suited to performance in choral concerts as well as sacred settings. Material for this orchestral version,...
John Rutter's setting of the Te Deum is jubilant, straightforward, and appealing. It is well-suited to performance in choral concerts as well as sacred settings. Material for this orchestral version,...
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A welcome collection of piano transcriptions, made by the composer, of eight of his best-loved choral pieces, from early classics such as 'The Lord bless you and keep you' to recent gems like 'A flowe...
A welcome collection of piano transcriptions, made by the composer, of eight of his best-loved choral pieces, from early classics such as 'The Lord bless you and keep you' to recent gems like 'A flowe...
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'Visions' is a four-movement showpiece for solo violin in unique combination with upper-voice choir, harp, and strings (or organ). Inspired by the idea of 'Jerusalem' both as a Holy City and a utopian...
'Visions' is a four-movement showpiece for solo violin in unique combination with upper-voice choir, harp, and strings (or organ). Inspired by the idea of 'Jerusalem' both as a Holy City and a utopian...
- Female Choir, Violin Solo, Harp and Strings
- Piano Reduction
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for SATB and four-piece ensemble (flute, oboe, harp, organ). Four-piece chamber ensemble accompaniment to Rutter's arrangement in B major. Pack includes full score and set of parts.
for SATB and four-piece ensemble (flute, oboe, harp, organ). Four-piece chamber ensemble accompaniment to Rutter's arrangement in B major. Pack includes full score and set of parts.
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for SATB and four-piece ensemble. Four-piece chamber ensemble accompaniment to Rutter's classic anthem. Pack includes full score and set of parts. Compatible with the SA, SATB, and TTBB vocal scores.
for SATB and four-piece ensemble. Four-piece chamber ensemble accompaniment to Rutter's classic anthem. Pack includes full score and set of parts. Compatible with the SA, SATB, and TTBB vocal scores.
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Bird Songs is a playful and uplifting work centred around bird-themed texts. 'Two Owls' presents a whimsical children's rhyme in a lightly swung style, with characterful interplay between the voices r...
Bird Songs is a playful and uplifting work centred around bird-themed texts. 'Two Owls' presents a whimsical children's rhyme in a lightly swung style, with characterful interplay between the voices r...
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For ST and piano or orchestra. Offprinted from the anthology Opera Choruses, this is a short, beguiling piece from Madama Butterfly. - Short but effective piece - Edited by John Rutter
For ST and piano or orchestra. Offprinted from the anthology Opera Choruses, this is a short, beguiling piece from Madama Butterfly. - Short but effective piece - Edited by John Rutter
- Mixed Choir (ST) and Piano
- Piano Score
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Opera Choruses is a collection of 35 classic opera choruses, skilfully arranged as separate concert works, all with excellent English singing translations and practical keyboard reductions.
Opera Choruses is a collection of 35 classic opera choruses, skilfully arranged as separate concert works, all with excellent English singing translations and practical keyboard reductions.
- Mixed Choir (SATB) and Piano
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- John Rutter Clifford Bartlett
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Stimmenset (2 Va I, 2 Va II, 2 Vc I, 2 Vc II, 2 Kb, 1 Hfe, 2 V I ad lib., 2 V II ad lib.). Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine has all the emotional appeal and refined elegance that one associates with it...
Stimmenset (2 Va I, 2 Va II, 2 Vc I, 2 Vc II, 2 Kb, 1 Hfe, 2 V I ad lib., 2 V II ad lib.). Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine has all the emotional appeal and refined elegance that one associates with it...
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for SATB and orchestra. Setting a well-loved medieval text, this effective piece paints the story of Jesus through lyrical melodies and beautiful harmonic surprises. The vocal lines offer both powerfu...
for SATB and orchestra. Setting a well-loved medieval text, this effective piece paints the story of Jesus through lyrical melodies and beautiful harmonic surprises. The vocal lines offer both powerfu...
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for SATB and orchestra. Setting a well-loved medieval text, this effective piece paints the story of Jesus through lyrical melodies and beautiful harmonic surprises. The vocal lines offer both powerfu...
for SATB and orchestra. Setting a well-loved medieval text, this effective piece paints the story of Jesus through lyrical melodies and beautiful harmonic surprises. The vocal lines offer both powerfu...
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for SATB and organ or string orchestra The string accompaniment is available on hire and for sale.
for SATB and organ or string orchestra The string accompaniment is available on hire and for sale.
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Three short movements for flute and clarinet.
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The text Lauda Sion, written by St Thomas Aquinas, is the sequence for the Feast of Corpus Christi. Monteverdi set stanzas one, two, and twenty-three of the sequence, which contains twenty-four verses...
The text Lauda Sion, written by St Thomas Aquinas, is the sequence for the Feast of Corpus Christi. Monteverdi set stanzas one, two, and twenty-three of the sequence, which contains twenty-four verses...
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Full score for John Rutter's lively arrangement of this barnstorming American folk-song.
Full score for John Rutter's lively arrangement of this barnstorming American folk-song.
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Orchestral material is available on hire. A different arrangement for unaccompanied SA voices is in Carols for Choirs 4. This set of parts includes the following string parts: 4 x vln I, 4 x vln II, 3...
Orchestral material is available on hire. A different arrangement for unaccompanied SA voices is in Carols for Choirs 4. This set of parts includes the following string parts: 4 x vln I, 4 x vln II, 3...
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Instrumentation for Down by the riverside: 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, drum kit (trap set), piano, harp (optional), and strings. This set contains the following string parts: 4x vln I, 4x vln II, 3...
Instrumentation for Down by the riverside: 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, drum kit (trap set), piano, harp (optional), and strings. This set contains the following string parts: 4x vln I, 4x vln II, 3...
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This lovely anthem sets a biblical text to a warm and flowing tune. It is suitable for use in wedding ceremonies and throughout the church year.
This lovely anthem sets a biblical text to a warm and flowing tune. It is suitable for use in wedding ceremonies and throughout the church year.
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For SATB (with divisions) and piano. This charming French carol (with E.C. Nunn's English translation) tells of the milkmaids Jeanette and Isabella, who run to tell the shepherds to come and see the b...
For SATB (with divisions) and piano. This charming French carol (with E.C. Nunn's English translation) tells of the milkmaids Jeanette and Isabella, who run to tell the shepherds to come and see the b...
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For SATB and organ OR organ with 5-part brass ensemble (2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba) and optional timpani and percussion OR orchestra. Winchester Te Deum is a glorious work with a great sense of...
For SATB and organ OR organ with 5-part brass ensemble (2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba) and optional timpani and percussion OR orchestra. Winchester Te Deum is a glorious work with a great sense of...
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This tender piece was composed in memory of the victims of Fukushima in 2011. It is both reflective and heartfelt, with a simple, appealing melody, rich harmonies, and a flowing accompaniment. It is a...
This tender piece was composed in memory of the victims of Fukushima in 2011. It is both reflective and heartfelt, with a simple, appealing melody, rich harmonies, and a flowing accompaniment. It is a...
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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
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- John Rutter sheet music for woodwind ensemble
- John Rutter sheet music for string orchestra
- John Rutter sheet music for chamber orchestra
- John Rutter sheet music for symphony orchestra
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” .