Sheet Music Downloads from Oxford University Press

The melody and text of this traditional carol were first collected in 1968 by the composer Peteris Plakidis, in Katlakalns (a district of Riga). It is here arranged for unaccompanied SSA voices by Sel...

Acalentándo Jesús is a gentle lullaby for the newborn baby Jesus by Brazilian composer Ernani Aguiar. Here the original text by Gerson Galle is presented alongside English words by Jeremy Jackman.

Scored for unaccompanied SSAA voices, this vibrant setting of Isaiah 9: 6 draws on the rhythms and textures of modern Nigerian art music in a setting full of dynamic contrast. A version for SATB voice...

French's quasi-lullaby setting of Thomas Hardy's The Oxen opens by alternating between a tutti refrain and solo verses, with an atmospheric syllabic accompaniment, before building to a tutti final ver...

Perfect for celebrating Pentecost, this joyous anthem on the theme of the Holy Spirit centres around the Veni Creator Spiritus plainchant, fragments of which have been skilfully developed to create an...

Hyun Chul Lee's carol Ju Nashuhtdah welcomes the newborn king with the jubilant acclamation 'Jesus is born'. Using Korean traditional rhythms, and a pentatonic melody, he creates a bright feeling of e...

In this carol for unaccompanied SSA voices Séamas de Barra sets Séamus Ó Néill's translation of I sing of a maiden (both version of the text are presented in the score).

The work explores both conventional Sonata forms and the flexibility of performance practice for which Finnissy is renowned. The piece was designed to interact with some of the materials of the first...

Marked 'light and flowing', Quartel's setting of Sara Teasdale's poem 'Peace' features slow, sustained vocal writing over a piano part with continual moving quavers. The harmonic palette is rich and w...

This gentle carol sets the text of Isaac Watts' popular 'Cradle Song' to the music of Charles Villiers Stanford's lullaby, 'Golden slumbers, kiss your eyes', from his Six Songs (op. 19), written in 18...

With lilting rhythms and modal inflections in the harmony, this short, unaccompanied motet celebrates The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Includes an English translation of the La...

This carol is an original composition on a text in Old French which summarizes the story of the Nativity in rhyming verse. The composer's use throughout of a hypnotic, rhythmic melody alternating with...

Selga Mence's arrangement of this Latvian folksong presents the two phrases of the original song in a variety of textures, beginning and ending with imitations of the sound of bells. An English text b...

An original carol by Ernani Aguiar, Acalanto para o Menino Jesus was written for the feast of the Conception of the Virgin Mary and illustrates the Italian influence on Brazilian culture. An English t...

Immanúel oss í nátt meditates on the birth of Christ with harmonies of increasing richness before ending with echoes of the opening motif. An English text by Bob Chilcott is presented alongside the or...

This work was awarded the British Composer Award for Liturgical Music in 2003, but is published for the first time in 2013. The Roman Catholic Liturgy includes an antiphon to the Magnificat at Vespers...

This reminiscent piece, originally from Three Children's Songs, has been arranged for mixed choir and suits a spring-time programme. Offprinted from Vaughan Williams for Choirs 2.

The music and style of d'Este's compositions are skilful in the art of polyphonic writing and the beautiful Sicut lilium inter spinas, written for five voices, is a fine example of this style.

Here Helvey has created a beautiful musical landscape for George Herbert's tender poem 'Virtue'. Each verse begins with a modal-sounding unison figure which flowers into expressive harmonies built on...

Originally published in Bach Transcriptions for Organ, this dignified Sarabande taken from BWV 812 is rich in expressive dissonances. An ancient Spanish dance, the Sarabande was the usual slow movemen...

This Christmas miniature sets the popular Latin text rejoicing in the birth of the Saviour. A 'vivace' tempo marking and offset rhythms combine with Pott's uniquely striking harmonies and undulating p...

Five Bagatelles were written for Julian Bream and dedicated to Malcolm Arnold 'with admiration and affection for his 50th birthday'. They were given their first performance in Bath on 27th May 1972.

This is a vibrant and varied choral cantata in five movements. Together the movements evoke a contemporary impression of London's sights, sounds, and moods. The music is irresistible, by turns contemp...

This is a new original setting of the well-known Christmas text. With a gentle melody, warm harmonies, and a graceful organ accompaniment, Infant Holy will make a moving feature in any mixed-voice cho...

Kay's setting of this well-known text demonstrates many hallmarks of his style, including modal harmonies, imitation, and the occasional use of word painting. Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Choral...