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This imaginative through-composed setting of a poem by 13th-century Persian poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī is rich in dramatic potential. The composer creates a mysterious and evocative soundworld th...

Well known as an orchestral piece, Fauré's 'Pavane' is here presented with the choir parts the composer himself provided. The vocal score was first published in 1891, the charmingly slight and musical...

Setting a tender poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, this lullaby is full of sweet and recurring melodies that rock gently in 6/8 time. The vocal lines are well supported by a twinkling piano part and comb...

Commissioned by the Treble Makers Women's Choir to celebrate both their 10th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of Canada, this secular work for upper voices sensitively sets Langston Hughes's poem...

Higgins's setting explores the vibrant, natural imagery in Rossetti's text with flowing melodic lines and warm harmonies. The elegant piano accompaniment is characterised throughout by quick demisemiq...

These four masterfully crafted songs by Brahms (edited by Rutter) feature the original German words as well as an optional English translation, provided by Rutter himself. Although the piano accompani...

This innovative and imaginative choral arrangement of The Lark Ascending has the original solo violin part accompanied by mixed choir. It sensitively sets George Meredith's poem (on which the original...

Settings of texts from The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Includes a piano reduction for rehearsal only.

This atmospheric setting of familiar words from Shakespeare's As You Like It is sprightly and uplifting, with singers being asked by the composer to perform with 'a bit of frost and a knowing smile'....

This simple setting of words by Tennyson reflects a different side to McGlade's compositional style, without sacrificing any of her trademark characteristics. The largely homophonic vocal lines move a...

Offprinted from the anthology Opera Choruses, this is a short, beguiling piece from Madama Butterfly. Orchestral material is available on hire.

The brevity and voicing make this motet particularly suitable for use as an introduction to the art of singing polyphony.

Originally scored in D major for counter-tenor, with trumpet and strings, the work is here arranged by John Rutter for performance by soprano and organ (or strings and organ continuo), with or without...

Gounod's well-known melody over Bach's first prelude needs no introduction. Popularly sung with the text 'Ave Maria', this beautiful arrangement allows the violin an opportunity to shine. Originally p...

From the collection The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ, Book 2, this fugue is taken from Reger's Variations and Fugue on the 'English National Anthem', and takes the whole of the first thre...

The syncopated Toccatina is influenced by pop music as well as the music of South America, while the use of repeated notes is derived from Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. The piece will be effective on any...

This exciting work packs a huge amount of musical variety into its compact frame, despite being written with the needs of developing organists in mind. A fanfare-like section in 3-time twice gives way...

Perfect as a showpiece voluntary, Herbert Murrill's vibrant 1949 Carillon for organ is a miniature toccata that sets agile passagework above purposeful chords, with flashes of brilliance from the peda...

Elegy for the Time of Change was written in response to the horrifying murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police in May 2020.

Written in the style of milonga, a type of Argentinian tango, this original composition for flute and piano comes from the collection Flute Globetrotters (with CD backings), which introduces world-mus...

Inspired by the legendary cyclists of the Tour de France, Yellow Jersey is a short wind sprint for two saxophones, originally composed for two clarinets. The form of the piece follows how the sprint w...

A slow movement which explores the beautiful sonorities of saxophones played softly.

I saw three ships is a lively setting of the traditional English text. A simple melody, swapped between the outer voices and answered by altos and tenors, gradually builds to a forte last verse comple...