Intermediate Sheet Music from Boosey & Hawkes

Son de Camaguey is a Cuban folk song from which the composer takes the refrain and then frames it with kaleidoscopic patters of ostinati inspired by the song, and by Afro-Cuban music in general.

In this piece we are told of the manner in which things described by the Passionate Shepherd will be changed with the passing of time; only if youth and love prevail will the nymph accept the shepherd...

The piece begins with a Mozartian setting followed by a two against three pattern in the piano that is based on the mbira (thumb piano) music of Zimbabwe. The ending quotes the 'Rock-a-bye Baby' theme...

London Bridge is a theme and variations (with major, minor and lydian modalities) that plays with the contrasts in this simple song: contrasts of happiness and sadness. The happy innocence of a deligh...

These original settings create the feeling of tenderness and sorrow so typical of the Spanish lullaby. A litling Brazilian style lullaby, a 3-part a cappella chorus, a flight of imagination for guitar...

This is a piece about discovering the power of our own voices, and letting them dance - setting ourselves free, exploring and learning to let go of preconceived notions of how we 'should' be or 'shoul...

There is a mysterious quality about the man hidden in the rafters of so many cathedrals and civic buildings of long ago. He is secretive, curious, playful, enigmatic. This music is rhythmic and angula...

Here is a work about light. Light which brings peace, hope, awareness, wholeness. The a cappella writing is descriptive and transparent and a wonderful vehicle for exploring choral colors.

An energetic show-piece for youth choirs, with the composer's trademark phonetic text to be sung in a 'tribal' manner, and some foot-stamping adding to the effect. This harsh fashion contrasts with th...

Written as a commission for the Los Angeles Colburn School, this piece is full of joy, celebrating all of our differences as people, and the importance of being accepting, kind souls. The lyrics are i...

The Te Deum is a Latin prayer that has been set to music countless times. But never before has there been a Te Deum for multiple choirs and Bluegrass band. Building on the immense success of The World...

This is an evocative, folk-like setting of Yeats' poem 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree.' The modal vocal writing is both simple and sophisticated and always expressive of the yearning in Yeats' words.

New edition with completion by Christian Alexander of the young composer's first extended work; only the instrumental prelude was performed during Finzi's lifetime. The other three movements are setti...

The most memorable and emotional ballad from one of the most enduring musicals of all time skilfully adapted for concert band by Jay Bocook.