Nico Muhly

Nico Muhly's Dominus Regnavit for SATB choir and Organ. This work was commissioned by the Master and Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge, supported by a generous donation from Paul and Joanna Lind...

Nico Muhly 's Third Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis) is a work for SATB Choir and Organ Accompaniment. Commissioned by the Master and Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge, it was first performe...

Sidney Grace is a short liturgical work in Latin for chorus a cappella and soprano soloist, composed for David Skinner and the Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Nico Muhly’s Southwark Service is his sixth setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for Evensong. Subtitled ‘Service in Fifths’ this was written for Ian Keatley and the Choir of Southwark Cathedra...

A Missa Brevis for mixed choir and organ. Muhly’s version was commissioned by the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford. First performed on 8 October 2023 at Magdalen College, conducted by Mark Williams,...

For mixed choir with organ this piece was commissioned by Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, with thanks to project patron Rosamond McKitterick, and sets Psalm 8 vv. 1, 3-5, 9.

A setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, composed for the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford. First performed on 29 March 2025 by the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, conducted by Mark Williams...

To Shutt Up This Circle is a 6 minute hymn for SATB and Organ, commissioned by the Warden and Sholars of New College, Oxford, with support from Oxford Festival of the Arts, and first performed by New...

This anthem sets a 14th century text, The Ascension, from The Towneley Mystery Play, c.a. 1460. The work was written for the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, and first performed on 1 June 2025, cond...

Nico Muhly 's Stabat Mater Dolorosa for Soprano, Baritone and Ensemble. Full score. My Stabat Mater is a very simply-constructed piece of music. I knew I wanted to write a duet, a piece of religious m...

Nico Muhly 's Stabat Mater Dolorosa for Soprano, Baritone and Ensemble. Parts. My Stabat Mater is a very simply-constructed piece of music. I knew I wanted to write a duet, a piece of religious music,...

Berceuse with seven variations is constructed around a cycle of twenty-four chords, spaced with maximum distance between the lowest and highest notes. Each variation explores various paths through thi...

A short variation on the “America the Beautiful” tune takes the original and does two processes to it: the first is a kind of shattering, where the melody is buried inside fast filigree. These are int...

Falling Berceuse - a new work by Nico Muhly for solo piano premiered during the Coronavirus lock-down by the multi-talented musician Leo Popplewell.

This short work for piano was commissioned by Adam Tendler as part of his "Inheritances" project. It is a sort of memory-piece, which began as a simple chorale with a set piece of text from the book o...

Viola Concerto is a piece composed by Nico Muhly for Viola and Piano Reduction. This piece is dedicated to the violist Nadia Sirota, for whom it was written and by whom it was first performed. A full...

Spring Figures is a short reaction to Charline von Heyl’s reimagination of Botticelli’s Primavera . The piece, for solo cello, takes its cue from the menace of the vertical lines of the background of...

Commissioned by Gondwana Choirs and Lyn Williams, Artistic Director. The first performance was given on July 15th, 2019 at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.

A treble voice setting of a text by Australian poet Roberta 'Bobbi' Sykes. Commissioned by the Gondwana Choirs and their Artistic Director, Lyn Williams. It was premiered at Sydney Opera House Concert...

Commissioned by Chanticleer and premiered in April 2022, "Beauty of the Day" is a setting of texts that capture the wonder and grandeur of the natural world, and we can't imagine a more perfect topic...

Commissioned by the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford. A setting of Thomas Traherne from The Anticipation.