Oxford University Press Sheet Music

For SATB and organ with optional strings. This setting invites the congregation to join in with several of the verses. Verse 1 is sung in unison, verse 2 is men only, verse 3 is a capella, and verse 4...

for soloist and SATB unaccompanied The text is a compilation of various spiritual texts. It is written in the style of an African American Spiritual, but with a contemporary flair. This is jubilant ch...

For SATB with divisions, unaccompanied Choirs will enjoy singing the lush, expanded harmonies in this short, breathtaking anthem. The fourteenth-century text is used widely during communion, but is al...

For SATB unaccompanied. No. 1 of Three Spirituals. This lively spiritual setting is perfect for all choirs looking to energize any church service or concert. A chromatic modulation jump starts each ne...

For SATB unaccompanied. In this haunting and plaintive setting of the classic spiritual, Warren creatively evokes a stark tone of loneliness and despair with descending chromatic inner voices in the o...

For SSAATTBB unaccompanied. This rhythmic and spirited setting of the familiar hymn is perfect for large choirs either as a commemoration piece or in a concert setting.

For SATB unaccompanied. Right from the first bar, this upbeat, refreshing arrangement of the African American spiritual will catch the attention of the performer and audience. Culminating in six-part...

For SATB unaccompanied. This is a lush setting of three poems by Sara Teasdale who, in 1918, won the precursor to the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. This piece would make a welcome addition to the reperto...

Oxford Music from Canada is a new series of choral pieces by significant Canadian composers that reflect the themes and texts of Canada. for SATB unaccompanied Chatman captures the true spirit of a lo...

For SATB unaccompanied. The music opens with 'oos', and, after a pause, the choir enters, singing in Latin, sempre legato. Bassi writes lush choral lines with suspension after suspension, which result...

A setting of a poem by Ursula Wood, later to become Ursula Vaughan Williams. The dedication reads, 'To the memory of Charles Villiers Stanford, and his Blue Bird'.

For TTBB (and two soloists) unaccompanied This is a stirring arrangement of the gospel classic for unaccompanied male voices, with two idiomatic solos. Jefferson's characterful arrangement of the fami...

The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. Sarah Quartel's arrangement features close harmonies, idiomatic Scotch snap rhythms, and effect...

Very effective, this arrangement using gently blending vocal lines evokes wonderful imagery.

This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement which pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. Together, these elements capture both t...

Sing, my Child sets a joyful text celebrating the beauty found all around us in everyday life. Characterized by tight harmonies and a dynamic percussion line, the buoyant 7/8 metre of the opening driv...

Skilfully set to tender words by the poet e e cummings, 'I carry your heart', this piece was commissioned by the acclaimed close-harmony group, The King's Men, and was recorded on their album Love fro...

TaReKiTa is a refreshing concert piece that effortlessly fuses the Hindustani (North Indian) and Western classical music styles. The composer's scats are combined with a fast triple metre, vocal slide...

Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this enchanting carol. The dialogue between Mary and the infant Jesus is woven to a beguiling folk-like melody, in 6/8 metre,...

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. The natural rhythmic energy is amplified by sync...

This is a stirring arrangement of the gospel classic I am on the battlefield for my Lord by Robert L. Jefferson for unaccompanied mixed voices, with two idiomatic solos. Jefferson's characterful arran...

This is a stirring arrangement of the gospel classic for unaccompanied male voices, with two idiomatic solos. Jefferson's characterful arrangement of the familiar melody features swing rhythms, jazz h...

A Tagalog folk song for TTBB unaccompanied - Tagalog is the major language of the Philippines, related to the Indonesian language.

for tenor soloist and TTBB choir, unaccompanied. Very effective, this arrangement using gently blending vocal lines evokes wonderful imagery.

This large-scale work sets a poem by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson that depicts the Creation story. The accompaniment is scored for full orchestra or small ensemble; s...