Advanced Sheet Music from Oxford University Press

For soprano or mezzo-soprano solo, SATB chorus and either full orchestra or chamber orchestra Minimum recommended string forces for the chamber ensemble are 2.2.2.1.1. Full scores, vocal scores, and i...

John Rutter's Magnificat is a joyous celebration of the Virgin Mary, inspired by feast-day festivities in countries such as Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Following the example set by Bach, the Magni...

Originally published in the New Horizons collection Cantica Nova, this expansive Advent motet creates a unique sound world through unusual harmonic inflections, striking spatial effects, unmeasured no...

This volume contains all of the shorter pieces for violin and piano, comprising new editions of 'Chinese Puzzle' and 'Midsummer Moon' and the first publication of 'Lullaby', all edited from materials...

The Gift of Life' is a six-movement choral celebration of the living earth and its creation. Setting a variety of sacred texts, including new words by the composer, the work includes the mystical 'Hym...

An historic addition to the advanced keyboard repertoire, this critical and performing edition presents Price's Four Fantasies for Piano in their entirety for the first time. This spectacular set show...

This new vocal-score edition was published to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, in June 1953. First performed as the new Queen processed out of Westminster Abbey, Walton's...

Joining the Dots offers pianists lots of material to help build confidence and skill in sight-reading. The series brings together a range of activities to help students improve their sense of keyboard...

This volume contains newly edited versions of four important later orchestral works by Walton: Capriccio Burlesco, Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten, Prologo e Fantasia, and Varii Cap...

Here is the ring I have made for My Lady Poverty This reflective setting of an evocative text by Charles Bennett uses pastoral and romantic imagery to depict the beauty of a life free from the desire...

What sweeter music is an atmospheric setting of Robert Herrick's popular Christmas text. The carol opens with hushed, interweaving choral lines, creating a soft veil of sound that expands texturally a...

The signature tune for the award-winning Swedish a cappella group Vocado, this poignant love song is characterized by mixed messages: the lover wants to leave, but can't quite bring himself to walk ou...

Setting a popular text paraphrased from the Song of Solomon, Rise up, my love is an uplifting anthem ideal for Easter services, although the text's beautiful springtime imagery would also make a lovel...

Setting a fifteenth-century English text containing some short Latin passages, this is a joyful, dance-like carol with a medieval feel. The spirited, lilting melody begins in the sopranos and altos bu...

Commissioned by the King's Singers in celebration of their 40th birthday, this work has unusual forces and a comparatively complex nature. Using two texts by Henry Vaughan and John Gillespie Magee, th...

Alice is a quirky, light-hearted celebration of the Alice books by Lewis Carroll. The singers' tale of an encounter with the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, and the Hatter, is underpinned by a lively...

O Be Joyful is a jubilant setting of Psalm 100 from the Book of Common Prayer. Suitable for performances throughout the church year, it features fluctuating time signatures, a lively tempo, and bright...

This jubilant single-movement setting of the Latin 'Gloria' by celebrated organist Simon Johnson has something for everyone. Scored for SATB choir with brass ensemble, organ, and timpani (or organ alo...

Twentieth-century arrangements from choral and instrumental works - Seventeen contrasting Bach transcriptions originally published separately by OUP from 1925 to 1954 - Pieces carefully selected by M...

John Rutter's Magnificat is a joyous celebration of the Virgin Mary, inspired by feast-day festivities in countries such as Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Following the example set by Bach, the Magni...

William Walton's vibrant cantata Belshazzar's Feast is adapted here by acclaimed organist David Briggs and percussionist David Bending for voices, organ, and percussion. Three performers, the organist...

In this joyous and colourful piano concerto, John Rutter both reflects, and reflects upon, the many soundworlds and styles that have inspired him. The 40-minute work, in four movements, is virtuosic f...

This virtuoso showpiece, dating from 2002, is worthy to stand alongside the Toccatas of Gigout and Boëllmann, and makes a superb conclusion to a service or recital on any size of organ. Its harmonic l...

This tender carol sets an affecting text by Christina Rossetti that tells the story of Jesus's birth. In classic McDowall style, the setting explores a variety of choral textures and is interspersed w...

This strikingly effective carol for alto solo and a cappella choir combines verse by Robert Louis Stevenson with an ancient Latin antiphon text in music of great spaciousness and lyricism. Offprinted...