Sacred Music Sheet Music

Chorpartitur - gemischter Chor (SATB)

Chorpartitur - gemischter Chor (SATB)

O the depth is a devotional work, suitable as an introit or short anthem, which couples together a passage from the New Testament (Romans 11) and a single verse from the Old Testament (Isaiah 55) whic...

Composer’s note Tantum Ergo should have a chant-like feel especially on the repeated pitches. Keep the tempo flexible to enable effective contrast in dynamics and a sustained sound throughout. The acc...

Composer’s note O sacrum convivium was written in 2007 - it is one of my earliest choral compositions. Olivier Messiaen’s setting had a profound impact on me as a young chorister. As John Cooper, the...

Composer’s note O sacrum convivium was written in 2007 - it is one of my earliest choral compositions. Olivier Messiaen’s setting had a profound impact on me as a young chorister. As John Cooper, the...

This little anthem for unaccompanied chorus was written as a tribute to Alexander Goehr on his 50th birthday. It sets a poem by Robert Bridges putting words into the mouth of the blind John Milton, pu...

Based on a traditional Alentejo carol from southern Portugal, this music of the Magnificat is gentle, soothing, and almost hypnotic. Each verse is treated differently, giving the solo voice and all th...

With music evoking fanfares and introspective feelings alike, this setting of Psalm 8 expresses praise for God and the honor of being human.

Hwayana yaMwari is composed in the spirit of choral music heard at the Episcopal Cathedral in Harare, Zimbabwe, in the summer of 1993. Shona is the majority tribe in Zimbabwe and its language. The tex...

James Biery's setting of the traditional 13th century Ave Maria text alternates between undulating motion and homophonic simplicity while hovering around a pedal-point G. Each of the two main sections...

This setting captures the narrative of this famous text using different colors to create a special affect for the listener.

Berger's always unique touch, this time with suggested electric piano and optional percussion accompanying mixed voices on an appropriate text from the Bay Song Book. Pleasant, easy, modern, voice-lea...

Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630) was a German composer of mostly vocal music, both sacred and secular. This setting of Martin Luther's "Christ lag in Todesbanden" (Christ Lay by Death Enshrouded) is...

Inspiration for Emma's choral compositions comes from a variety of sources, including the music of the Orthodox traditions, Gregorian chant and Counter-Reformation polyphony. This short four-part mote...

A choral setting of "Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations for SSAATTBB choir, as arranged by John Cameron. Piano for rehearsal only.

S.A.T.B. a cappella

Hailstork's exhilarating addition to the Psalm 117 repertoire draws inspiration from his elegant blend of traditional choral writing, with a spiritual-like melody in the Basses, and a tinge of Gospel...

The spiritual "You Can Tell the World" was fertile ground for Margaret Bonds’ compositional genius. She first arranged it for solo voice and piano, then went on to write an orchestrated version for so...