Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

For this joyous piece, McDowall set a text from the Ambrosian Rite celebrating the Virgin Mary's recent motherhood. The lively organ accompaniment and strong rhythmic drive create an instantly celebra...

Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round is an exuberant setting of the well-known hymn by John Chadwick. The second section explores the Lydian mode, while the adamantine final verse reflects the text's...

This lively setting of the Venerable Bede's Christ is the morning star features all the hallmarks of McDowall's original and vibrant style. With rich harmonies, compelling modulations, and a flowing o...

This joyful setting of Psalm 98 is a bright and celebratory anthem of praise. The intricate organ writing offsets emphatic statements from the choir full of melodic and harmonic interest while grounde...

A Time for all Seasons is an evocative cantata that explores the complexities of the human condition. McDowall's impressive range of musical styles, effective antiphonal writing, and artful juxtaposit...

This anthem from the larger work Snow Angel is in two halves. The first section ('God Will Give Orders') is ethereal, until a vibrant figure in the djembe lifts the music into the uplifting second sec...

This joyous, upbeat anthem sets a text by contemporary poet Sean Street on the subject of 'alma mater', reflecting on the profound ties we can form to a time or a place. The bright, driving organ part...

This significant seven-movement work from Cecilia McDowall presents an imaginative pairing of extracts from The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci with texts from the Latin Missa pro defunctis. Da Vinci's...

Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems, A Prayer of St Columba is an expressive and emotive anthem with appealing, arching melodies underpinned by a sparkling organ part.

Written for the Choir of The Cathedral of St John, Albuquerque, Ash Wednesday sets typically fervent verses by Christina Rossetti. The vocal lines are mostly simple and affecting, with some highly ind...

The third movement of McDowall's powerful Da Vinci Requiem, this anthem is a compelling pairing of the 'Lacrimosa' text from the Missa pro defunctis with extracts from the Notebooks of Leonardo da Vin...

Originally published in the renowned collection "The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems" by Oxford University Press, "A Prayer of St Columba" is a deeply moving and expressive choral piece for mixed...

The third movement of McDowall's powerful Da Vinci Requiem, this anthem is a compelling pairing of the 'Lacrimosa' text from the Missa pro defunctis with extracts from the Notebooks of Leonardo da Vin...

A Prayer of St Columba is an expressive and emotive anthem with appealing, arching melodies underpinned by a sparkling organ part. Also available in a version for SAB and organ or piano in The Oxford...

A Prayer of St Columba is an expressive and emotive anthem with appealing, arching melodies underpinned by a sparkling organ part. Also available in a version for SAB and organ or piano in . The Oxfor...

For this joyous piece, McDowall set a text from the Ambrosian Rite celebrating the Virgin Mary's recent motherhood. The lively organ accompaniment and strong rhythmic drive create an instantly celebra...

This joyful setting of Psalm 98 is a bright and celebratory anthem of praise. The intricate organ writing offsets emphatic statements from the choir full of melodic and harmonic interest while grounde...

This anthem from the larger work Snow Angel is in two halves. The first section ('God Will Give Orders') is ethereal, until a vibrant figure in the djembe lifts the music into the uplifting second sec...

This anthem commemorates the First World War. It sets a stark English text by Dr Joseph Spence which conveys the relentless hardship of life in the Trenches, alongside Latin words from Psalm 130, prov...

Written for the Choir of The Cathedral of St John, Albuquerque, Ash Wednesday sets typically fervent verses by Christina Rossetti. The vocal lines are mostly simple and affecting, with some highly ind...

He that dwelleth evokes Holst and Vaughan Williams in their more visionary modes. This is especially true of the opening and closing passages with their gently bitonal effect that surrounds the highly...

Density of light is an anthem that sets an evocative hymn by Thomas Troeger. The text is drawn from an Epiphany reading and explores the theme of the triumphing of light over darkness. The organ opens...

This celebratory anthem sets Psalm 100 'O be joyful in the Lord' from the Book of Common Prayer and uses organ flourishes, dancing vocal melodies, and lively articulation to emphasize the exultant mes...

This is a substantial setting of the canticles of Mary and Simeon, suitable for performance in both concert and liturgical settings. The choral writing features fugal counterpoint and a chromatic soun...

This is a substantial setting of the canticles of Mary and Simeon, suitable for performance in both concert and liturgical settings. The choral writing features fugal counterpoint and a chromatic soun...