Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music Downloads

Music gives . . . life to everything. Powerful words by Plato are given a contemporary sound in this buoyant piece by Mark Burrows. Soaring with radiant energy, it uses colorful harmonies and a drivin...

Music gives . . . life to everything. Powerful words by Plato are given a contemporary sound in this buoyant piece by Mark Burrows. Soaring with radiant energy, it uses colorful harmonies and a drivin...

In darkness, we see more than we know. This haunting 6/8 original is carefully crafted for developing groups with moderate-range voice parts and a supportive, uncomplicated accompaniment. Poetic lyric...

The inspiring words of this nature-themed original are a metaphor for carving your pathway in life. Delicate voice parts come and go from unison, creating a satisfying harmonic tapestry that is easy t...

Lyrics adapted from Max Erhmann's "Desiderata" focus on finding inner peace amidst the external noise and haste of this world. Bound to be a choir favorite, with gorgeous unison passages and rich chor...

Staggered vocal entrances, a contemporary melodic hook, and an ear-grabbing accompaniment highlight the uplifting text on themes of unity and community. Halfway through, a left-hand piano feature with...

Emily Brontë's evocative poetry absolutely shimmers in this serene setting by Mark Burrows. Elegant vocal parts include soaring melodies, sumptuous harmonies, and expressive nuances, all of which mirr...

Of all the souls was written for and performed at the wedding of its composer and lyricist (Ed and Alice Newton-Rex) in 2016. The profound and vow-like text encapsulates the essence of a fulfilled sea...

Commissioned by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for a commemorative event in 2022, this work presents the composer's celebrated Passcaglia for string orchestra of 1995 in a new scorin...

A welcome addition to this composer’s output of secular choral works, Oh Sleep! is a beautiful and lyrical setting which will be appreciated by choirs both amateur and professional. It was composed to...

Composed for performance at the 2022 Cumnock Tryst, the community-based annual music festival established by James MacMillan in the Ayrshire town where he grew up. MacMillan comments that “my earliest...

This work for solo soprano, solo cello and mixed chorus (SATB with divisi) was first performed at the University College Dublin Foundation Day celebration in November 2013, and later recorded by the C...

I am a pool is taken from A Memory of the Ocean (2023), a collection of pieces scored for choir, piano and cello. The text is a setting of The Sea-Wind by American poet, Sara Teasdale (1884–1933). Com...

Musical comedy, 6 solo voices and orchestra Exact instrumentation: 6 solo singers (Goose, Peacock, Raven, Hare, Cock, Fox). Orchestra: 1.(+ picc.).1(+ EH).2(+ Eb-Kl. / + BKl.).1(+ Kfg.) - 1.1.0.0. - T...

1 C'est un vieux banc sur la colline, Les moineaux vont s'y réchauffer Quand le soleil sur l'aubépine Chasse au loin gel et giboulées. Doux printemps d'aimer, ô, J'ai gravé nos coeurs pour toujours. L...

In this short song, Caroline Charrière sets to music a poem by the Vaud poetess José-Flore Tappy. She dedicates it to the Fribourg politician Solange Berset, in gratitude for her commitment to the cre...

The Work Caroline Charriere felt at home in the world of the American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) and it is not by coincidence. Writing poems in secret was for Emily Dickinson, who lived in a str...

Caroline Charriere felt at home in the world of the American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) and it is not by coincidence. Writing poems in secret was for Emily Dickinson, who lived in a strict purit...

Vocal drama for soprano solo, mixed choir, orchestra, synthesizer and tape Exact instrumentation: 3(picc).3(eh).2.3(cbs)-4.4.3.1-timpani, percussion, harp and strings

In 1941, Bernard Reichel composed 'Trois Prières latines ' (Three Latin Prayers), which he dedicated to Charles Faller. The lyrics of these songs are extracted from psalms and perhaps reflect the tens...

The work is conceived as a semi-scenic choral work in which the tuba player embodies the character from the poem. The music explores the rhythmic nuances of the German text. These rhythms form the bas...

This piece was written for a concert that brought together two choirs, the Divertimento vocale and the Winterthurer Vokalensemble, around Orlando di Lasso's Vespers. I thought of setting several verse...