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In this beautiful setting of words by the composer, based on a quote by Brian Palmer, singers are encouraged to listen to the sounds and people around them in order to learn and grow: 'one act of love...

This is a vibrant setting of a poem by George Parsons Lathrop that describes how music underpins all earthly life. An active piano part provides an energetic undercurrent to compelling vocal lines, wi...

Afternoon on a Hill sets a poem by American poet Edna St Vincent Millay, which conveys a sense of wonder, appreciation, and respect for the natural world, and the contentment of the subject to return...

This is a catchy, joyful song about singing, togetherness, and social and musical harmony. With words and music by Robert T. Gibson, this feel-good piece incorporates Gospel-style harmonies, syncopate...

Khattar pattar uses a distinctive style of onomatopoeia to describe how we sometimes let our thoughts run out of control. Opening with a whispered section, it has a high rhythmic energy and continual...

Reconciliation is a dramatic setting of a profound text by Irish poet William Butler Yeats. Underpinning the voices is a dazzling piano accompaniment featuring glittering spread chords, cross-rhythms,...

This inspiring piece opens with repeated powerful statements of the opening line of the text 'Lift every voice and sing' by writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson. The rising opening vo...

Bird Songs is a playful and uplifting work centred around bird-themed texts. 'Two Owls' presents a whimsical children's rhyme in a lightly swung style, with characterful interplay between the voices r...

Well known as an orchestral piece, Fauré's 'Pavane' is here presented with the choir parts the composer himself provided. The vocal score was first published in 1891, the charmingly slight and musical...

This exciting work packs a huge amount of musical variety into its compact frame, despite being written with the needs of developing organists in mind. A fanfare-like section in 3-time twice gives way...

Elegy for the Time of Change was written in response to the horrifying murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police in May 2020. Imbued with singing melodies and richly expressive har...

Fiddle Time Scales 2 has been revised to reflect the syllabus at ABRSM grade 3 and part of grade 4, and is an ideal companion to Fiddle Time Sprinters.

SSA & piano On this day is a bright and exuberant upper-voice setting of the English version of 'Personent hodie' from Piae Cantiones (1582). The text and the manageable vocal parts make this carol pa...

In The Three Kings Chilcott sets verses from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Christmas poem telling the story of the three kings' journey to Bethlehem. A sense of travel is created by the stately 6/8 tim...

This thought-provoking carol takes up the topical theme of the plight of refugees, drawing parallels with the stories and reception of Christ's birth. The text, by the composer, alludes to familiar li...

Intricate counterpoint and a continuo-style bassline bring a medieval flavour to Williams' arrangement of this much-loved carol. The gentle vocal lines build in texture throughout, with optional suppo...

The time draws near is instantly recognisable as Chilcott. The text, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, describes the feeling of anticipation before the birth of Christ. Chilcott has set these words using a pu...

Ring the bells is a joyful setting of a text by Frances Crosby that celebrates the coming of Christmas. Written in a lively compound time, the carol explores one melodic refrain through numerous keys...

Ideal for a carol service or concert, this piece follows the three Kings on their journey to the birth of Jesus and is characterised by its alternation of major and minor modes.

This French carol scored in 6/8 has a rhythmic, cheerful organ part that gives the traditional tune a lift. The choral parts are straightforward, the choir singing in unison initially and later in fou...

First published in a two-part version in The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols, Alan Smith's In the Beginning is presented separately here in a mixed-voice arrangement. Kevin Carey's text is set to gentl...

This cheery carol by Sir Philip Ledger was originally published in the collection Carols for Choirs 5. The important and uplifting message of Longfellow's text is reflected in Ledger's classic and per...

First published in Carols for Choirs 5, this is a touching setting of the well-known fifteenth-century words. The contours of Stroope's melodic writing perfectly mirror the narrative from the manger s...

This spirited carol gives a fresh take on the traditional Christmas text. The lively 7/8 metre, lilting upbeat rhythms, and contrasting textures are a real pleasure to sing, and perfectly express a se...

A baby so small, a message so great is an expressive Christmas song setting a text by the composer. Contrasting gentle melodies and sparse piano writing with richly dramatic chords, it creates a real...