Sheet Music Downloads from Chester Music

Kaija Saariaho’s Oltra Mar for chorus and orchestra was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and had its world premiere in 1999 under the baton of Kurt Masur. It includes text by Amin Maalouf and...

Vocal score

Sorores (‘Sisters’ in Latin) is an 8-minute work for vibraphone and strings. It is in four connected sections, with a short cadenza for the vibraphone in the final part.

Originally written as an octet, this version of Kaija Saariaho’s Neiges calls for twelve cellos. In the composer’s words, “When I considered the ensemble of eight cellos, I first thought of matt and d...

Prospero's Vision

This suite for chorus and string orchestra was commissioned by the Addison Singers, London, and dedicated to their conductor David Wordsworth. It is a setting of texts by three American poets - E E Cu...

Study score. Fifteen minute work for string orchestra. Parts available on hire. The title Terra Memoria refers to two words which are full of rich associations: to earth and memory.

Study score for Weir’s orchestral work commissioned by Britten Pears Arts for the Aldeburgh Festival 2024 where Weir was Composer in Residence. PLANET is a set of three short orchestral pieces inspire...

Performing score

Diaries of Hope is a five-movement work for voices, strings and piano, inspired by the diaries and poems of Polish children who were victims of the Holocaust.

Study score for Danse des Flocons (String Orchestra)

All Perfections Keep