John Rutter Sheet Music for Choir and Instruments
This tender Christmas song will appeal to all fans of John Rutter's music. With a simple, appealing melody and a flowing accompaniment, The Colours of Christmas evokes a touching sense of longing for...
This tender Christmas song will appeal to all fans of John Rutter's music. With a simple, appealing melody and a flowing accompaniment, The Colours of Christmas evokes a touching sense of longing for...
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Inspired by Geertgen's painting Nativity at Night, Candlelight Carol centres around the love of a mother on that first night in the stable. Orchestral material, compatible with both the SATBB and SSAA...
Inspired by Geertgen's painting Nativity at Night, Candlelight Carol centres around the love of a mother on that first night in the stable. Orchestral material, compatible with both the SATBB and SSAA...
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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 baby Jesus in the stable. The 3/8 time...
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 baby Jesus in the stable. The 3/8 time...
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A lilting 3/4 metre carries the listener through this familiar Christmas story, beautifully depicted in a text by the composer and expressed through artful word-painting. Christ our Emmanuel may be ac...
A lilting 3/4 metre carries the listener through this familiar Christmas story, beautifully depicted in a text by the composer and expressed through artful word-painting. Christ our Emmanuel may be ac...
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Originally published in a version for mixed voices, this much-loved Rutter carol has been adapted by the composer for performance by upper-voice choirs. Full scores and Sets of Parts, specially compos...
Originally published in a version for mixed voices, this much-loved Rutter carol has been adapted by the composer for performance by upper-voice choirs. Full scores and Sets of Parts, specially compos...
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Bring festive magic to your Christmas concerts with the deeply moving 'Nativity Carol' by John Rutter. Featuring both words and music by the world-renowned choral composer, this timeless masterpiece c...
Bring festive magic to your Christmas concerts with the deeply moving 'Nativity Carol' by John Rutter. Featuring both words and music by the world-renowned choral composer, this timeless masterpiece c...
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John Rutter creates a peaceful and contemplative atmosphere in this new arrangement of the traditional German carol, Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen. The piece opens with a lyrical melody from the solo o...
John Rutter creates a peaceful and contemplative atmosphere in this new arrangement of the traditional German carol, Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen. The piece opens with a lyrical melody from the solo o...
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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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For countless singers and listeners, the carols of John Rutter form the quintessential repertoire of any Christmas concert or service and they celebrate the Christmas story in works of great imaginati...
For countless singers and listeners, the carols of John Rutter form the quintessential repertoire of any Christmas concert or service and they celebrate the Christmas story in works of great imaginati...
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Written in 1978 for the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, this gentle, dreamy lullaby has gone on to become one of John Rutter's most popular carols. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.
Written in 1978 for the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, this gentle, dreamy lullaby has gone on to become one of John Rutter's most popular carols. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.
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For SSA and piano or strings and organ ad. lib. Words and music by John Rutter. Also in Carols for Choirs 4. The string material is available and may be used with OUP42591 (SSA) and OUP42970 (SATB). D...
For SSA and piano or strings and organ ad. lib. Words and music by John Rutter. Also in Carols for Choirs 4. The string material is available and may be used with OUP42591 (SSA) and OUP42970 (SATB). D...
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For SATB and piano or strings and organ ad. lib. The string accompaniment may be used with OUP42591 (SSA) and OUP42970 (SATB). Also in Carols for Choirs 2 and 100 Carols for Choirs. Duration: 4.5 minu...
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Immerse yourself in the magic of the festive season with 'Love came down At Christmas' – a poignant Christmas carol published by the renowned Oxford University Press. This exquisite piece expresses th...
Immerse yourself in the magic of the festive season with 'Love came down At Christmas' – a poignant Christmas carol published by the renowned Oxford University Press. This exquisite piece expresses th...
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Bring festive brilliance to your holiday season with Adolphe Adam's unforgettable masterpiece 'O Holy Night' (Cantique de Noël). Published by Oxford University Press, this high-quality edition present...
Bring festive brilliance to your holiday season with Adolphe Adam's unforgettable masterpiece 'O Holy Night' (Cantique de Noël). Published by Oxford University Press, this high-quality edition present...
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Bring festive brilliance to the holiday season with "Carols For Choirs Vol. 1", published by the renowned Oxford University Press. This world-renowned choral collection brings together 50 of the fines...
Bring festive brilliance to the holiday season with "Carols For Choirs Vol. 1", published by the renowned Oxford University Press. This world-renowned choral collection brings together 50 of the fines...
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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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Christmas Lullaby is undoubtedly one of the most touching holiday choral compositions by celebrated composer John Rutter. In this magnificent arrangement for concert band, the festive wonder, reverent...
Christmas Lullaby is undoubtedly one of the most touching holiday choral compositions by celebrated composer John Rutter. In this magnificent arrangement for concert band, the festive wonder, reverent...
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Inspired by Geertgen's painting Nativity at Night, Candlelight Carol centres around the love of a mother on that first night in the stable. Orchestral material, compatible with both the SATBB and SSAA...
Inspired by Geertgen's painting Nativity at Night, Candlelight Carol centres around the love of a mother on that first night in the stable. Orchestral material, compatible with both the SATBB and SSAA...
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Christmas Lullaby was commissioned in 1989 by the Bach Choir in celebration of the seventieth birthday of its conductor, Sir David Willcocks. The haunting melody of the verses and the reflective refra...
Christmas Lullaby was commissioned in 1989 by the Bach Choir in celebration of the seventieth birthday of its conductor, Sir David Willcocks. The haunting melody of the verses and the reflective refra...
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Bring festive radiance to your Christmas concert with John Rutter's delightful 'Shepherd’s Pipe Carol'. This spirited and heartwarming masterpiece captures the pure joy of a shepherd boy merrily pipin...
Bring festive radiance to your Christmas concert with John Rutter's delightful 'Shepherd’s Pipe Carol'. This spirited and heartwarming masterpiece captures the pure joy of a shepherd boy merrily pipin...
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Set of parts for John Rutter's arrangement of 'Joy to the World'. The carol is available as an individual choral leaflet and as part of the Christmas collection Joy to the World; this set of parts is...
Set of parts for John Rutter's arrangement of 'Joy to the World'. The carol is available as an individual choral leaflet and as part of the Christmas collection Joy to the World; this set of parts is...
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Full score for John Rutter's arrangement of Joy to the World. The carol is available as both an individual choral leaflet and as part of the Christmas collection Joy to the World; this score is compat...
Full score for John Rutter's arrangement of Joy to the World. The carol is available as both an individual choral leaflet and as part of the Christmas collection Joy to the World; this score is compat...
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Set of parts for the carol O holy night, which is available both as an individual leaflet and as part of the collection O holy night. SATB & organ/orchestra Orchestration: 3 fl, ob, 2 cl, bsn, 2 hn, h...
Set of parts for the carol O holy night, which is available both as an individual leaflet and as part of the collection O holy night. SATB & organ/orchestra Orchestration: 3 fl, ob, 2 cl, bsn, 2 hn, h...
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Sing this night, for a boy is born in Bethlehem – with "Star Carol", published by Oxford University Press, pure festive magic arrives on the concert stage. This radiant Christmas carol delights choirs...
Sing this night, for a boy is born in Bethlehem – with "Star Carol", published by Oxford University Press, pure festive magic arrives on the concert stage. This radiant Christmas carol delights choirs...
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Bring festive radiance to your Christmas concert with the enchanting "Star Carol", published by Oxford University Press. This heartwarming work unfolds its full brilliance whether performed by a mixed...
Bring festive radiance to your Christmas concert with the enchanting "Star Carol", published by Oxford University Press. This heartwarming work unfolds its full brilliance whether performed by a mixed...
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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
- 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” .