B-Dur-Francesco Durante's Magnificat in B flat major is one of his most important works and also one of the most siginifcant settings of the Magnficat text here in cantata form. This work displays a mastery of the polyhonic style and though the use of certain pre-classical 'modern' elements its various forms never sound archaic rather the work presents a synthesis leading to a unique style. Fo…

Un oratorio sacré, arrangé pour le SATB avec les partition de piano. Edité avec la diminution du piano, par Watkins Shaw. En édition livre de poche. / Chant Et Piano / Partition

The ?Petite Messe Solennelle? is the finest work of Rossini?s late years. He composed it between 1863 and 1864 at the age of 71 as a commission for Countess Louise Pillet-Will for the consecration of her private chapel where the work received its first performance in March 1864. Together with the ?Stabat mater? the mass is one of the composer?s most important sacred works.The unusual instrumenta…

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. They are suitable for intermediate standard choeurs. This piece is an antiphon for 21st December, the text (in English) is one of the Great O antiphons which are used on the seven days approaching Christmas. The same text is used in another MacMillan antiphon, O , for choeur, trumpet and stri…

Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. / Répertoire / Soprano, Choeur Mixte à 4 Voix, Instruments à Cord

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Schubert's much-loved masterpiece is a mainstay of the classical choral repertoire. Prepared from the composer's autograph manuscript, Brian Newbould's authoritative new performing edition takes account of invaluable additional source material in Schubert's hand, discovered recently and held in the Monastery Library at Klosterneuburg./ Répertoire / Chorale

Par HARVEY JONATHAN. Written for the choir of Westminster Abbey, Harvey's Missa Brevis is an inspiring piece for any cathedral choir or ambitious mixed-voice ensemble. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

Il volumes de cette série en expansion sont consacrés à un large éventail de sacrés motets renaissance avec des textes latins et contiennent un mélange de pièces bien connus et inconnus, dont certaines sont publiées pour la première fois. Toutes semblent complètement nouvelles éditions par Anthony G. Petti. / Voix

Ce paramètre liturgique remonte à 1977, mais a récemment été libéré par le compositeur. Texte latin : Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, À la fin. Notation tendu (avec quelques divisi) contient des articles homophoniques et en partie imitative-écriture, montrant l'influence des maîtres polyphoniques. Un ajout accessible pour le répertoire des chorales standards intermédiaires, mais une norme profe…

Par HARVEY JONATHAN. Commissioned for the traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols in King's College Cambridge on Christmas Eve, 1994. Harvey uses words by Bishop Taylor in a beautiful melody sung by one choir, accompanied by a second wordless choir providing harmonic support. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

For SSAB and SATB choir.

Victoria's O Magnum Mysterium edited for modern use by Henry Washington. SATB.

Missa O Rex gloriaeited by David Trendell is an exquisite and previously unpublished setting of the mass by the Spanish composer Alonso Lobo (1555-1617).

In this ideal setting for Christmas Grier recreates the jubilant scene using an array of crisp electrically charged rhythms. The effect is vast and spacious. Set for SATB Choir a cappella.

This is a collection of seven beautiful motets by French composers of the 19th century. The beauty of text and music in this repertory transcends liturgical constraint widening the context in which the music can be used to enhance worship and meditation. This collection showing a diversity of style and texture is ideal for church or concert use it includes evocative settings by the lesser-know…