Sacred Music Sheet Music

The words of the Cantata Rejoice in the Lamb are taken from a long poem of the same name. The writer was Christopher Smart, an eighteenth century poet, deeply religious, but of a strange and unbalance...

Geschrieben auf Wunsch des Dominikaner-Bruders Robert Mehlhart, Theologe, Musikwissenschaftler und Student an der Wiener Musikuniversität, zu seiner Priesterweihe. Bewusst einfach und kurz gehaltene l...

Orgelauszug = Chorpartitur

Words by Baron Gottfried van Swieten after J. Thomson's 'The Seasons'. Completed in 1801, first public performance on 24 April of that year. New Urtext Edition by Werner Seyfried > New English Transla...

A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer, for Tenor and Bass solo, SATB, and Organ, with hymns for congregational participation. The text was selected and written by Reverend J. Sparrow...

Chilcott's mighty setting of words from the Gospel of St John is a dramatic yet optimistic retelling of the Passiontide story. As with Bach's great Passion settings, the role of the Evangelist is take...

It is not only because of Gershwin's enthusiasm for the organ that his '3 Préludes' virtually suggest themselves to be performed on the organ. They are preludes in a traditional style, character piece...

This tender arrangement of the well-loved Irish folk melody Londonderry Air sets an uplifting poem by Howard Walter. I would be true has been recorded by the Cambridge Singers on the CD This is the Da...

Originally published in The Ivy and the Holly, this simple but effective arrangement of the popular hymn is framed by two verses of free plainchant, allowing the singers to interpret the text sensitiv...

The Oslo Gospel Choir is a gospel choir from Oslo, Norway, founded and directed by Tore W. Aas in 1988. The choir performs contemporary gospel music based on the American style, as well as the type of...

Although written in 1936, this work was not released for performance until 1980, for personal reasons of Howells'. It was the composer's wish that Requiem should be performed unaccompanied, however he...

This SATB setting of Hildegard von Bingen's Ave Generosa text uses a hauntingly joyful tonality, paying homage to the mysterious story of Mary. A beautiful middle section is surrounded by contrasting,...

Vocal score of Igor Stravinsky's Mass for mixed choir and piano reduction by Leopold Spinner.

This much-loved carol, with words by the composer, celebrating the piping of a shepherd boy on his way to Bethlehem, is presented here with informative background information and helpful performance h...

This invigorating arrangement of a well-loved hymn is the ideal choice for services and concerts throughout the year. Cleverly balancing full harmonies with accessible vocal lines, Mack Wilberg offers...

In this version of the popular English hymn, Rutter adorns the well-known melody with an opening fanfare and soaring descant line over the final verse. Full scores and sets of parts for the brass ense...

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today is an arrangement of the Easter hymn tune 'Lyra Davidica'. Not to be confused with Rutter's own composition, Christ the Lord is risen again. Brass choir score and parts...

The Proclamation: Gloria in Excelsis Deo is the opening movement of Karl Jenkins' popular Gloria arranged for mixed voices and piano. Gloria is a large-scale festival piece commissioned by the Really...

Svyati - 'O Holy One' for choir and solo cello. Text in church Slavonic. Quoting Tavener: 'I began to write Svyati in early 1995: while sketching it, Iearned that John Williams, father of Jane, my dea...

As recorded by the Swingle Singers on "The Story of Christmas".

The work "Dona Nobis Pacem" by US composer Mary Lynn Lightfoot is a subtle and sonorous setting of the traditional Latin call for peace. The composition captivates with its flowing, lyrical melodies a...

Shortly before his death, Giovanni Pergolesi moved to the Franciscan monastery in Pozzuoli, where he composed his last works. Among these is his Stabat mater. The piece reveals the infusion into churc...

The Berlin Mass is intended to be sung liturgically during Pentecost, and includes the Veni Sancte Spiritus specific to that service. The gently unfolding repetition deliberately avoids dramatic and p...

Requiem Novum, an evocative musical work from Swedish composer Mårten Jansson, weaves drama, emotion, and exquisite compositional technique info a masterpiece for our time. The choir (singing the trad...