Ola Gjeilo sheet music for choir, piano and ensembles

Ecce Novum

Three pieces from the CD Stone Rose

Described by the composer as perhaps his most personal piece, Contrition sets a line of English text from George Herbert's poem Perseverance and excerpts from Psalm 101, in Latin.

Ola Gjeilo's setting of Coventry Carol uses the well-known carol melody set with a lilting, rhythmic underlay of vocal accompaniment. It is a new take on the traditional sound of Christmas, but with a...

Beautifully warm and gentle, this setting of In the Bleak Midwinter by Ola Gjeilo envelops the listener with a rich and peaceful sonority. The arrangement features a soprano solo backed by lovely voca...

The First Nowell is a beloved Christmas carol, set thoughtully here by Ola Gjeilo. This gorgeous arrangement provides the opportunity to feature a soprano soloist above the gentle and supportive vocal...

The sweeping melody line of this work blends smoothly with a sense of symphonic chorale. The Silvestri text begins with the last words in Gjeilo's 2011 Tundra, here painting a world of light. An excel...

Ola Gjeilo, born in 1978 in Norway, moved to the United States when he was 23 years old to study composition at the Julliard School. He composed this dense and richly textured setting of the Sanctus f...

Ola Gjeilo, born in 1978 in Norway, moved to the United States when he was 23 years old to study composition at the Julliard School. He composed this dense and richly textured setting of the Sanctus f...

The North is a short emotive work for piano from Ola Gjeilo’s album Dreamweaver, a record inspired by his country of birth, Norway and released by Decca in 2023.

Winter Light is a short, 3 minute work for Cello and Piano from Ola Gjeilo’s album Dreamweaver, a record inspired by his country of birth, Norway and released by Decca in 2023.

The Road is a new multi-movement work for choir, piano, harp, and strings with beautiful new lyrics by Charles Anthony Silvestri and music by Ola Gjeilo. Featuring beautiful nature imagery and Gjeilo'...

Ola Gjeilo's first publication for developing voices features new lyrics by acclaimed lyricist, Charles Anthony Silvestri. Exploring the ideals of each of the four seasons, the lyrics have been beauti...

Scenes from Gjeilo's majestic native Norway inspired this contemporary poem. Words and music are fused in a poignant, yet lyrical work with a pulse of its own. An exellent festival choice for mature w...

Meridian comes very much out of the composer's love for ostinato, or groove-based, music. Other diverse influences include the World Music-infused jazz of Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek, as well as th...

Meridian comes very much out of the composer's love for ostinato, or groove-based, music. Other diverse influences include the World Music-infused jazz of Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek, as well as th...

Full Score and Instrumental Parts for The Rose.

If you need a stunning opening for your next concert, this may be it! Of simple A-B-A form, its joyful and celebratory starting and closing sections frame a more serene middle part. The Latin Exsultat...

Ola Gjeilo's arrangement of this Norwegian folksong weaves together threads of tradition and innovation. The etherial melody is set here for unaccompanied choir and offers a modern take on the beautif...

Five pieces from the CD Stone Rose : > January > Sidewalks > Snow in New York > The Hudson > April

Called a 'sequel' to the first Ubi Caritas, this new work has a clear resemblance to the original work. The reccuring melody line leads to a divisi treatment of the continued text. If you already like...

This movement is the beginning of a Mass called Sunrise, and, according to its composer, it is to be performed with the sense of floating in space. A fine challenge for accomplished high school choirs...

This collection, in two volumes, offers seven well-known carols in fresh and sophisticated a cappella settings. Volume 1 includes three outstanding arrangements written for choirs with mature ranges a...

The familiar melody is introduced by a soprano solo, sung by either adult or child. The choir joins with smooth, deep textures that set this exquisite arrangement apart. At the same time innocent and...