An unusual setting of the Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis by Tarik O'Regan written for a double chorus with Cello or Soprano Saxophone. The works were commissioned separately by Timothy Brown for the Choir of Clare College Cambridge. The Magnificat was premièred at the 2000 Spitalfields Winter Festival while the Nunc Dimittis was composed for a BBC broadcast in 2001. The full work is a large-scal…
Selected pieces and traditional songs in five volumes-The five-volume ABRSM Songbook series offers singers and their teachers an unrivalled choice of core repertoire that will provide the bedrock for many years of rewarding vocal study. This series features: Over 1000 art songs drawn from Grades 1-5 of the Associated Board's Singing syllabus. A massive range of repertoire from the Medieval to m…
Lully Lullay was written at the request of Philip Reed music director of the Bury St Edmunds Bach Choir which gave the first performance on 17 December 2011 at Holy Trinity Church Long Melford Suffolk. Inspired by the familiar medieval text of the Coventry Carol it is sung a cappella and invokes the sense of a lullaby through its metre and lilting melody. The fragility and bittersweet tonali…
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) was an English renaissance composer who wrote several well-known works in both the Catholic and Anglican traditions many of which are still highly popular today. He studied under ThomasTallis at the Chapel Royal before becoming organist and master of the Choristers at Lincoln. He later returned to the Chapel Royal as Gentleman and Organist. O Quam Suavis was inspired …
The 1961 edition of the score for this masterpiece of Tudor polyphony edited by Henry Washington using reference to the original part-books in the British Museum. Arranged for Alto Tenor and Bass voices.
The Italian And Spanish Schools For 5 Voices-The volumes of this expanding series are devoted to a wide range of sacred renaissance motets with Latin texts and contain a mixture of well known and unfamiliar pieces some of which are published for the first time.Allappear in completely new editions by Anthony G. Petti.
The Faber Carol Book is an exciting volume of Christmas carols and songs with an original contemporary twist designed to breathe fresh air into Christmas concerts. It contains forty pieces expertly edited and arranged by Gwyn Arch and Ben Parry capturing a variety of moods and styles through time – from contemporary arrangements of medieval and traditional carols to spirituals and musi…
Sing Low is a new and wide-ranging collection of sacred music for church collegiate cathedral school and youth choirs of 'low voices': altos tenors and basses. The anthology includes Medieval and Renaissance works and represents the rich diversity of twentieth century church music. Selected and edited by Barry Rose.
Collection-Orlando di Lasso was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance known for his mature polyphonic style. Equally adept in many languages and both sacred and secular forms his compositions remain a staple of the modern choral repertoire. This collection of French chansons includes five representative works and is excellent value! Includes: Bonjour mon Coeur Dessus le marche Paisi…
of the 17th & 18th Centuries-Now available in 5 keys! Newly researched and engraved collections including the original Schirmer 24 plus four additional songs. With International Phonetic Alphabet word-for-word translations and historical information oneach song and composer. The CDs feature accompaniments and recorded diction lessons.
Selected pieces and traditional songs in five volumes-The five-volume ABRSM Songbook series offers singers and their teachers an unrivalled choice of core repertoire that will provide the bedrock for many years of rewarding vocal study. This series features: Over 1000 art songs drawn from Grades 1-5 of the Associated Board's Singing syllabus. A massive range of repertoire from the Medieval to m…
The English School For 6 Voices-The volumes of this expanding series are devoted to a wide range of sacred renaissance motets with Latin texts and contain a mixture of well known and unfamiliar pieces some of which are published for the first time.Allappear in completely new editions by Anthony G. Petti.
The German School For 4 Voices-The volumes of this expanding series are devoted to a wide range of sacred renaissance motets with Latin texts and contain a mixture of well known and unfamiliar pieces some of which are published for the first time.Allappear in completely new editions by Anthony G. Petti.
One of the most famous settings of the Mass by Lassus. Edited by Ivan Moody this is part of a series of short volumes each devoted to a single composer or appropriate group of composers thoroughly exploring the unlimited resources of Renaissance sacred polyphony.
Jameson Marvin through his work with Harvard and Radcliffe has re-established the importance of teaching polyphony in the modern choral classroom. This beautiful setting of the Magnificat byPalestrina has been edited by Dr. Marvin to accommodate modern notation clefs and measure lines. He also maintains rhythmic groupings enabling the singers to move beyond the tyranny of the bar line and bring…
The Byrd Edition Volume 17. Edited by Kenneth Elliott Though Byrd's In nomine settings for consort were probably the first of his works to circulate widely the dating of his consort music in general is problematical. The famous 'Browning' variations are probably an early display of the composer's mastery of the form. The only complete Fantasia à 4 is found in the Psalmes Songs & Sonnets of 1611.…
The five-part motets Nos. 1-12-The Five-Part Motets Nos. 1-12 (SWV 369-380)Reflects the latest in musicological research based on the New Schutz Edition.Includes a detailed foreword (Eng/Ger) on performance practice by a Schutz expertInstrumental parts (Strings Winds) available in transpositions.In 1648 Heinrich Schutz published a collection of 29 motets with five to seven parts titled ?Geistli…
These editions taken from the acclaimed Tudor Anthems anthology represent some of the most popular musical works from the volume. They include sacred works of various lengths and standards of difficulty for mixed voice choir accompanied and unaccompanied by an array of composers including Batten Byrd Gibbons Philips Sheppard Tallis Taverner and Weelkes. The works are prepared in an easily…
On The Underground (or 'A Medieval Summer') is based upon texts from Poems On The Underground and was commissioned by the Ionian Singers with funds from The Holst Foundation. Written by Thea Musgrave for unaccompanied SATB chorus.
For Four Part Choir Satb-A Medieval Carol is for unaccompanied SATB and is a setting of a text transferred from medieval English by Stephen Pegg. Originally written for the Headington Singers the carol has been performed widely by choral societies and school choirs since 1989. Duration: approx 3 minutes.
Morley's early-Renaissance setting of the Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis alternates between the unison lines based upon Gregorian tones and an SATB chorale-style texture. Edited by Francis Burgess and Royle Shore.
Rorate Coeli for unaccompanied chorus was written in 1973 in response to a commission from the National Federation of Music Societies in Great Britain. It was first performed by the Thomas Tallis choir in Greenwich. It is a setting of two interleaved poems of the famous Scottish poet William Dunbar (written circa 1500). One poem is the Nativity poem of the title the other is the poem about th…
Looking for something absolutely extraordinary? This exciting adventurous piece sets an unusual Latin text to music that ranges in style from renaissance dance to shimmering chorales to chant and in texture from unison to an expansive eight parts. Requiring highly developed musicianship this work is sure to become a memorable concert highlight. SSAATTBB A Cappella. Duration: ca. 7:00
