Musica Sacra

Missa Katharina is a mass - comprising of the standard movements Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei. In addition to this the composer has added additional instrumental movements -...

Missa Katharina is a mass - comprising of the standard movements Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei. In addition to this the composer has added additional instrumental movements -...

Cantica de Sancto Benedicto is a three-movement work for mixed choir, soprano solo, concert band and organ ad libitum - on Latin lyrics that relate to the life of Saint Benedict. It was commissioned b...

John Bacchus Dykes (1823 - 1876) war ein englischer Geistlicher und Kirchenmusiker, der über 300 Kirchenlieder komponierte, von denen heute noch viele in Gebrauch sind. Der Titel Holy, Holy, Holy stam...

Roland Kernen schuf eine ausgezeichnete Bearbeitung für Blasorchester des Chorals Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren. Das beliebte Lied hat seinen Ursprung in Deutschland im 17. Jahrhunder...

Roland Kernen schuf eine ausgezeichnete Bearbeitung für Blasorchester des Chorals Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren. Das beliebte Lied hat seinen Ursprung in Deutschland im 17. Jahrhunder...

The French composer Louis Bourgeois lived from c. 1510 to 1560. Bourgeois was cantor in Geneva and, commissioned by John Calvin, he composed melodies for metrical (rhyming) versions of the psalms. Aft...

The French composer Louis Bourgeois lived from c. 1510 to 1560. Bourgeois was cantor in Geneva and, commissioned by John Calvin, he composed melodies for metrical (rhyming) versions of the psalms. Aft...

Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten was composed by Georg Neumark in about 1641 and was subtitled 'Trostlied' literally meaning consolation song. Songbooks at the time showed the popularity of this s...

Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten was composed by Georg Neumark in about 1641 and was subtitled 'Trostlied' literally meaning consolation song. Songbooks at the time showed the popularity of this s...

This excellent arrangement by Robert van Beringen is of the well-known German chorale Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, taken from the oratorio Paulus (St. Paul) by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-18...

Meditation is based on Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (1887) by the English composer and organist Frederick Charles Maker (1844 - 1927). This is a calm, introverted work that however has an intense e...

The title of this piece gives a clue as to how it came about: Jan de Haan took the setting of psalm 149 from the Geneva Psalter of 1562 and created from this simple, beautiful melody a glorious, livel...

The title of this piece gives a clue as to how it came about: Jan de Haan took the setting of psalm 149 from the Geneva Psalter of 1562 and created from this simple, beautiful melody a glorious, livel...

This work is based on the 13th Century Dies irae (Day of Wrath) attributed to Thomas von Celano. Many famous composers have already employed this originally Gregorian chant in their works, including B...

Based on traditional Easter chants Fantasia di Pasqua is a tremendous work to feature four of your players in a religiously inspired work. Often this work is performed in church concerts or religious...

In seiner Fantasia di Pasqua verwendete Michael Bilkes traditionelle Osterlieder. Ein Quartett spielt hier eine entscheidende Rolle. Dies kann ein Blech- und/oder Holzbläserquartett sein, möglich ist...

Eins der meist gesungenen Kirchenlieder ist Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr. Der Text des Hymnus ist ein Ausdruck der Ehre Gottes und Dankbarkeit für seine Gnade. Wim Stalman basierte sein Werk Grace a...

Eins der meist gesungenen Kirchenlieder ist Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr. Der Text des Hymnus ist ein Ausdruck der Ehre Gottes und Dankbarkeit für seine Gnade. Wim Stalman basierte sein Werk Grace a...

The year 2000 is a jubilee year for the Roman Catholic Church. To celebrate this the Vatican Church commissioned Jean-Paul Lecot to compose a hymn for the festivities. The composition, 'Christ hier, C...

The year 2000 is a jubilee year for the Roman Catholic Church. To celebrate this the Vatican Church commissioned Jean-Paul Lecot to compose a hymn for the festivities. The composition, 'Christ hier, C...

In 1725 J. S. Bach composed the cantata BWV79 'Gott, der Herr, is Sonn' und Schild for the celebIn 1725 J. S. Bach composed the cantata BWV79 'Gott, der Herr, is Sonn' und Schild for the celebration o...

The well-known chorale Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord) was written by Martin Luther in 1524 and derives from a translation of a hymn from the 4th century before Christ...