Sacred Music

Svyati - 'O Holy One' for choir and solo cello. Text in church Slavonic. Quoting Tavener: 'I began to write Svyati in early 1995: while sketching it, Iearned that John Williams, father of Jane, my dea...

The choral work "Nunc Dimittis" by Paul Smith is a subtle contemporary setting of the biblical Canticle of Simeon. Smith, known as co-founder of the world-renowned vocal ensemble VOCES8, uses his deep...

Shortly before his death, Giovanni Pergolesi moved to the Franciscan monastery in Pozzuoli, where he composed his last works. Among these is his Stabat mater. The piece reveals the infusion into churc...

Alfred Schnittke composed his Drei geistliche Gesänge (Three Sacred Hymns) at the request of conductor Valery Polyansky, who, deeply impressed by a performance of Schnittke's Faust Cantata, had asked...

DAS JUGENDCHORBUCH FÜR GLEICHE STIMMEN ZU GOTTESDIENST UND KONZERT - BAND 1 auf Empfehlung der Fachkonferenz Singen mit Kindern und Jugendlichen im Chorverband in der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschla...

The Berlin Mass is intended to be sung liturgically during Pentecost, and includes the Veni Sancte Spiritus specific to that service. The gently unfolding repetition deliberately avoids dramatic and p...

Requiem Novum, an evocative musical work from Swedish composer Mårten Jansson, weaves drama, emotion, and exquisite compositional technique info a masterpiece for our time. The choir (singing the trad...

Considered to be one of the most important choral works of our time, each of five individual movements is beautifully set with strength and dignity. The Latin texts from the Mass Ordinary provide a ve...

With his setting of the traditional hymn 'Ave Verum Corpus', Francis Poulenc created a deeply moving masterpiece of 20th-century sacred choral music. This high-quality sheet music edition from the ren...

Discover a resonant masterpiece for sacred and concert choral repertoire with the "Hymns Op. 118" (Hymnen op. 118). Published by the esteemed Prospect Studio-Label-Verlag, this captivating work unfold...

From the composer of the much performed Cloudburst, here is a new collaboration between Eric Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, drawing on the mystical moment between awareness and sleep. Wh...

Stopford's Ave Verum is scored for SATB divisi a cappella, but is simple and effective. With sustained and powerfully intense harmony, this motet is beautifully crafted and measured. Duration: ca. 3:3...

This tender arrangement of the well-loved Irish folk melody Londonderry Air sets an uplifting poem by Howard Walter. I would be true has been recorded by the Cambridge Singers on the CD This is the Da...

The "Quatre Motets pour un temps de pénitence" by Francis Poulenc are among the most impressive works of sacred choral music of the 20th century. In this cycle, composed between 1938 and 1939, Poulenc...

The twentieth century in Britain witnessed a renewed interest in the number of new settings of the 'Missa Brevis' being composed by leading contemporary composers. These included works by Richard Rodn...

Arvo Pärt wrote the prayer of peace Da pacem Domine to fulfil a commission from Jordi Savall. He began to set this ninth-century Gregorian antiphon two days after the Madrid bombings on 11 March 2004...

This SATB setting of Hildegard von Bingen's Ave Generosa text uses a hauntingly joyful tonality, paying homage to the mysterious story of Mary. A beautiful middle section is surrounded by contrasting,...

A perfect example of a blended anthem, this praise song is expertly paired with a time-honored hymn. The arranging acknowledges the challenges of choral synchronization while respecting the energy of...

The writing of a Requiem is a special challenge for any composer. The great Requiems of the past by composers such as Mozart, Verdi and Berlioz interpret the sacred Requiem text literally, offering pr...

Michael W. Smith's powerful praise anthem is now available in a stirring choral arrangement by Mark Brymer. The optional narrative makes this anthem usable for Easter or any other Sunday of the church...

An easy anthem with words and music by the composer. There are four different versions of the vocal parts: unison (or two-part) with keyboard, upper voices with keyboard, SA and Men with piano or SATB...

This publication offers a source-critical edition of Mozart's fragmentary 'Requiem' as well as an alternative to the traditional Süßmayr version. It makes it possible to perform 1) the fragment, ident...

Oratorio in 3 parts. Piano reduction (English/German) after the Urtext of the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe - Oratorio in three Parts. Vocal (english/german). Soprano solo, Alto solo (2), Tenor solo, Bass...

Klavierauszug (Chorpartitur) nach dem Urtext der Haydn-Gesamtausgabe. Sopran solo, Gemischter Chor-SATB, Streicher, Orgel.

Stella natalis is a work in twelve movements by Karl Jenkins celebrating different aspects of Christmastide - winter, the sleeping child, tidings of peace, thanksgiving - with words ranging from the p...