Madeleine Dring's settings of seven songs from the plays and poems of Shakespeare, written for medium voice with Piano.
These stylish and passionate songs present technical challenges for even accomplished singers, though their cumulative effect is worthwhile. Twentieth century English composer, singer and actress Made...
This set includes To Daffodils, To the Virgins ('Gather ye rosebuds while ye may'), To The Willow Tree, To Music and To Phillis in a changing palette of musical colours. Twentieth century English comp...
Dring herself had perfect pitch and these songs make technical demands upon the singer, to good effect. Twentieth century English composer, singer and actress Madeleine Dring wrote songs that frequent...
This is the final volume in this wonderful collection of Madeleine Dring's songs. Volume 6 features 6 songs to poems by Sidney, Otway, moore, Ellison, Daniel and Drayton, arranged for High Voice and P...
A magnificent set of Six Victorian sketches for String orchestra by Geoffrey Bush. The Consort of the title refers to Prince Albert and these six movements display various styles popular in his time.
Bridge's early works those written before the first World War were more late Romantic in style, warmly expansive, than his mature works. The Lament for Two Violas was written for himself and Lionel Te...
The first volume contains four of these Eleven Pieces for Violin and Piano by Bridge.
Fourteen compositions that showcase Lehmann's very personal harmonic style and rich harmonic language. This songbook includes her own personal favourite Magdalen At Michael's Gate and her strangely pr...
A glorious collection of character pieces for high voice and Piano by Geoffrey Bush. Archy is a cockroach who borrows Don Marquis typewriter by night to write about life as seen by himself and his fr...
The Miracle Masque is a morality play with music, set in mediaeval Italy, and follows in the tradition of Morality plays stretching back to the Middle Ages when they were a much need mixture of satire...
A Musical play with words by John Oliver and music by Betty Roe. This is the script containing all song lyrics, stage directions and dialogue. Set in the late 18th century, this fictional play is abo...
This mini-musical beagn life as a workshop project commissioned by June Keyte for late-teenage children at Kingsmead School, Enfield. The three main characters are a contented boy, an uncertain girl a...
Four songs for Unison voices and piano. Betty Roe has used her extraordianry talents in this fabulous setting of Leonard Clark's poems. A splendid marriage of interesting dynamic text with wonderful m...
Betty Roe: All The Day - The Chorus Line Part for Betty roe and Leonard Clarks's musical All The Day.
This work presents royal portraits of five of England's queens: Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I, Anne, Victoria and Elizabeth II. Majestic and regal, these are thoughtful pieces for two-part upper voices and...
The 2-Part Vocal Line Score for Crown of Briar Roses is a set of regal and thoughtful songs by Marian Lines and Betty Roe. A terrific and majestic work; these are five royal portraits of English Queen...
This evocative song is full of imagery in its descriptions of the four elements; Earth, Air, Fire and Water, and is Ideal for children and Schools with interesting and charming Unison lines. A Quire O...
This touching and melodic composition is set to the poignant and memorable words of Charles Causley's nursery rhyme.
A Musical play with words by John Oliver and music by Betty Roe. This is the score for Voice and Piano accompaniment, containing all the music and song lyrics. Set in the late 18th century, this fict...
This second volume of Part-songs by Frank Bridge contains 5 songs for 2-Part Upper voices and Piano accompaniment.
Betty Roe's The Venite with written for Eagle House School, Sandhurst, and incorporates an unusual 'echo' effect between chorus and congregation.
Three wonderful characterful pieces, by Betty Roe, for Two-Part Upper voices and Piano accompaniment. These bright songs are based on texts by the Poet Charles Causley. This set is suitable for Childr...
Another fantastic collection of songs by Peter Warlock, set for 2 and 3-part Upper Voices with Piano accompaniment. Warlock was a treasure of British song-writing, he composed and arranged a good dea...
Ivor Gurney, doubly gifted as both poet and composer was born in 1890. The wonderful song cycle presented here, was inspired by Gurney's discovery of William Bliss Carmen's poems in 1919. Carmen's poe...
The Family Tree is an entertainment for Upper Voices and Piano, written by Betty Roe. Like any good composer, the line of distinction between music for adults and music for children is blurred because...
Merry Be Man is a Christmas sequence scored for 3 Soloists, and SSA Chorus a cappella. It is an excellent piece for any Christmas concert.
Two songs for three-part upper voices and Piano, with music by Betty Roe and words by Leonard Clark. Evocative character pieces with wonderful imagery of Butterflies and Bees.
Percy Turnbull's Where Go The Boats? for SSA and Piano accompaniment. Based on a text by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Music's Empire consists of four pieces, of which this is the second. Music is a positive and bright piece, and is a setting of a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The work was written for St. Cecilia's Day...
A terrific setting of Mother Julian of Norwich's text for unccompanied SSAA choir by Betty Roe. A dynamic and driven piece that audiences and performers are sure to enjoy!
Imogen Holst's Two Seasonal Part-songs are based on two tremendous poems and both wonderfully evoke imagery of Autumn and Winter or Christmas time. Both pieces have been set for upper voices, the firs...
The Storm Hound is a fantastic musical fable for Narrator, Upper Voices, Percussion and Keyboard. With the liberetto by Marian Lines and Music by Betty Roe, this is another fabulous musical experience...
Eric Wetherell's Three Sea Pieces are moving and picturesque songs for Upper voice and Piano accompaniment, conjuring images of waves, rising tides and rolling seas. A tremendous trio where Wetherell...
This 18-minute suite was adapted by Dyson from his full scale Choral and Orchestral work of the same name. It is arranged for women's voices (SSAA) and Piano accompaniment.
These five part-songs were composed over ten years from 1903 to 1913, but only the first was published in the composer's lifetime. Bridge's early works those written before the first World War were mo...
A fantastic choral piece by Betty Roe, based on a classic Metaphysical poet John Donne. This romantic and expressive piece is scored for unaccompanied Solo Soprano and SATB mixed choir.
Shadwell Stair is a setting of Wilfred Owen's shadowy poem by Betty Roe. It is scored for Solo Soprano and SATB Chorus a cappella.
The Chorus score for the musical play Crowds by Marian Lines, with music by Betty Roe. The play was commissioned by Oakham School, Rutland and first performed at the school in 1987. This part contains...
A glorious setting by Betty Roe, of this 15th Century text for unaccompanied SATB Choir. Piano line is inlcuded for practice purposes only.
The title piece and fourth movement of Betty Roe's Music's Empire for unaccompanied SATB chorus with solos. Based on a Poem by Andrew Marvell.
Sweet Thames, Flow Softly is a tremendous unaccompanied part-song for SATB choir by Betty Roe with words by Ewan MacColl. A brisk, flowing pace accentuates the meandering of the river through London t...
Three Part-songs for SATB muixed choir by Percy Turnball. A Piano accompaniment is included for rehearsal.
A second tremendous volume, featuring a trio of Part-songs by Percy Turnbull. These songs are all set for SATB mixed chorus.
The fourth book in a fabulous series that presents the best of Peter Warlock's Choral Music. Warlock has been described as the Carollist of the last century, and is a treasure of British song-writing...
Four simple songs for unaccompanied SATB choir by Geoffrey Bush. These pieces were written between 1961 and 1965 with the aim of providing additional repertoire for amateur choirs and lighter material...
Three picturesque part-songs for unaccompanied SATB choir by Geoffrey Bush.
A beautiful version of this Traditional Yuletide Carol for SATB choir, Unison choir of upper voices and sopranos, with an Organ accompaniment, by Betty Roe.
Based on a poem by Robert Herrick, for double SATB choir.
The first of three volumes of choral music by John Ireland for SATB Choir with a piano accompaniment scored for rehearsal purposes. This volume comprises four delightful Carols which vary in style and...
The Part-songs of John Ireland that lay scattered throughout and across various sources and publishers, have been fondly and faithfully brought together into this superb edition. This volume features...
Two SATB arrangements of Pieds En L'Air from Warlock's Capriol, the first being a slumersome lullaby, and the second an optimistic springtime song. Tomlinson's first arrangement, Hush My Child, was i...
A tender and moving piece for Soprano Solo and Unaccompanied SATB. Edited for performance by Alan Gibbs.
The setting of a poem by Martin Luther for SATB chorus.
Based on a poem by William Wordsworth, Eric Wetherell's Westminster Bridge for unaccompanied SSATB choir.
Best known for his exemplary, exuberant orchestral work The Planets, Gustav Holst's diverse gamut also included hymns, pastoral songs and folk music. He and the poet Robert Bridges became great friend...
This setting of the hallelujah chorus was written to celebrate the Handel Tercentenary. For SATB and Keyboard. With fond yet suitably rousing words by Helen Dymond.
A glorious collection of folksongs from Britain and Ireland, arranged for unaccompanied SATB choir by Louis Halsey.
A part-song for unaccompanied mixed voices by George Dyson. Based on a poem by Robert Herrick.
A tongue in cheek and humorous mock Madrigal by the supremely talented Betty Roe. Based on a traditional early English song This work for unaccompanied SATB choir is sure to bring a smile to the faces...
A choral suite by Betty Roe for a full choir of mixed voices, with settings of poems by Herrick Emerson, Walter de la Mare and Marvell. Originally written as a complete suite for St. Cecilia's Day cel...
Familiar texts in less familar settings by Geoffrey Bush, with four settings for SATB chorus with Organ. These devout texts and psalms are well-known and have be staple ingredients of the choral reper...
Book Nine in this fabulous series presenting the best of Peter Warlock's Choral Music. He was a champion of unknown composers before the term early music was coined. To him, music was soemthing to stu...
A mouth-watering musical banquet, by Betty Roe, that will have audiences salivating and leave them feeling stuffed! A Song For Your Supper is a culinary fun-piece for Mixed SATB choir and Piano with o...
His Winding-Sheet is a wonderful piece for SATB Choir a cappella with Soprano soli.
A pair of choral settings by Betty Roe, based upon texts by Robert Herrick.
Six adorable settings of the writings by Jacqueline Froom, describing some of our domestic friends from the animal kingdom. The suite was commissioned by the Reading Phoenix Choir in 1999, and will de...
In Heavenly Love Abiding is a serene anthem for Soprano solo and SATB Choir with Keyboard accompaniment.
Moeran was the last major representative of the group of English composers who, in the first two decades of the 20th century, sought musical inspiration in the melodic beauty of traditional folksong....
Thirteen fantastic Piano boogies that will give you a real taste of the sounds and styles of Jazz and Blues. Each solo captures a different element of this rich and varied musical genre, from a slow a...
A set of five preludes composed by Peter Warlock around familiar and traditional folk-song melodies. A heart-warming pastoral repertoire for the accomplished pianist.
Seven songs by one of England's most celebrated composers, forming the first volume of a thirteen-song anthology, selected and edited by Barry Collett. The pieces include the settings of texts by Tenn...
Six songs by one of England's most celebrated composers, forming the second volume of a thirteen-song anthology, selected and edited by Barry Collett. The pieces include the settings of texts by Henry...
Madeleine Dring (1923-1977) was an English composer and actress. She studied Violin, Voice, and Composition at the Royal College of Music, where her teachers included Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert H...
This series includes songs by composers who may be little known outside specialist circles but who have achieved something distinctive in this field. Many of these songs, and some by well-known compos...
The setting of a text by Geoffrey Chaucer for Soprano and Piano by George Dyson. Taken from The Canterbury Pilgrims - Dyson's full setting of The Canterbury Tales.
Sir George Dyson, composer, teacher, organist and administrator was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England in 1883. Sir George was very committed to composing simple pieces for amateur musicians to perfo...
The third collection in the series of performance folios for Countertenor voices with full Piano accompaniment. Ten pieces by a variety of composers from Dowland to Vaughan Williams for the accomplish...
A gentle pastoral text by Barbara Softly set for unison voices, with a beautifully lilting piano axccompaniment, by Betty Roe. Ideal for young singers and school choral groups.
A setting of three lunar-inspired poems of Jean Kenward by Betty Roe, for unison voices with piano. Ideal for young singers and youth choral groups.
Peter Copley's three movement guitar masterpiece. Prelude, Serenade and Finale is fabulous work for Solo Guitar, with some virtuoso moments but predominantly is driven by melody.
A fabulous suite of Guitar music by Betty Roe. The Omega Suite for Guitar Quartet is a terrific ensemble piece with layers and textures typical of Roe's consummate compositions. For convenience of stu...
A superb set of pieces for Guitar by Betty Roe. Summer Suite is dedicated to Lance Brosnan and is a moving, personal and dynamic work that encompasses slow solemn lament and the quickstep of hope.
Five short pieces for Guitar solo by Betty Roe.
A short, but very sweet, Sonata in five movements, for Solo Guitar by Betty Roe. The piece was commissioned by the Zwolle Internationale Gitaaweken in 1977.
A fabulous Sonatina for solo Guitar by Betty Roe. This 1977 piece is dedicated to Lennox Berkeley.
Four pieces by the great composer, carefully jarranged by Robert Threlfall for the solo Piano. The pieces are suitable for the accompalished concert Pianist, and include movements from the Florida Sui...
Elgar's Serenade In E Minor Op. 20, arranged for the solo Piano by Malcolm Kenzie. A beautiful pastorale work initially premiered in 1896, and characteristic of Elgar's poignant melodic writing. The p...
With Family Fanfares, Betty Roe has composed and dedicated a set of pieces for Brass Quartet to her three grandsons. This is a poignant and personal suite but all four pieces are rousing and entertain...
First published in 1921, George Dyson's superb Woodland Suite was originally titled In Pixieland. This title in part describes the musics changes of mood, from lively to tranquil, symbollic of the mov...
J. S. Bach's wonderful composition arranged for String Orchestra by Christopher Bunting and is suitable for String quintet.
A work for Piano solo by Frank Bridge.
This is the full script to Pardon Our Rubbish, a musical play with music by Betty Roe and words by Marian Lines.
Bong and the Tick-Tocks by Colin Taylor and Brian Lynn, is a spectacular yet uncomplicated musical play for Juniors. This book contains the full script, stage directions and production notes to imagin...
A magnificent suite, written in 1987 by Eric Wetherell, for String Orchestra. The first movement is based on the sea shanty Santiano, hinting at the danger as well as the romance of life at sea. The...
The Banks of Green Willow begins in pastorale mode with the title tune established in the Strings with solo clarinet. The work builds to quite a passionate climax before re-establishing the pastorale...
