There is no rose of such virtue is an anonymous mediaeval text, already well known through beautiful settings by Britten (in his Ceremony of Carols), John Joubert and others. The poem is 'macaronic' (it presents a verse in English, followed by a varying Latin refrain). This new version follows the illustrious examples above by remaining strophic and presenting broadly the same music in a succession of slightly different guises. The first verse is a straightforward four-part setting, the second gives the melody to the tenors and surrounds them with hushed, wordless writing for the other parts, and the third explores a freely canonic relationship between the tenor and soprano lines before carrying the previous verse-endings to a higher, more exalted pitch and mood. The fourth verse then expands its texture in a free climactic passage evoking the songs of praise sung by the angels. This subsides towards the final verse, where the texture of the music attenuates again to four parts, and canonic writing (based on the first four notes of the original melody) permeates all of them. This slightly extended statement leads to a hushed final cadence. Francis Pott (b. 1957) began musical life as a chorister at New College, Oxford. He held open music scholarships at Winchester College and at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he studied composition with Robin Holloway and Hugh Wood while pursuing piano studies privately in London with the distinguished British artist, Hamish Milne. Throughout the 1990s Francis was John Bennett Lecturer in Music at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and a lay clerk in the Choir of Winchester Cathedral. In 2001 he became Head of London College of Music, University of West London, later leading research across the University's Faculty of Arts and acceding in 2007 to its first Chair in Composition. Francis Pott has become recognised particularly for his sacred choral and organ music. This has been performed in concert and on radio in over three dozen countries worldwide, published by four major UK houses and released extensively on CD. Winner of four national composition awards, in 1997 he received first prize in the piano solo section of the S. S. Prokofiev Composing Competition, Moscow. In 2006 and 2011 he was a nominated finalist in the BASCA/BBC Annual Composer Awards. In summer 2012 he was winner of the international composing competition of the Cheltenham Festival, which sought new piano variations on the arioso song Bist du bei mir, well known in the arrangement by J. S. Bach. Francis lives with his wife and two children on the outskirts of Winchester. An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Description Noël! 3 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed-voice choirs, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. The contents range from the Baroque to the present: familiar settings of traditional and lesser-known carols through the ages to Howells, Berkeley and Warlock, and works by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Mealor, John Tavener, Francis Pott and Richard Allain. Mixed-voice choirs of all levels will enjoy these new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating original works for the Christmas season. Songlist A Lullaby of the Nativity [Blackford, Richard] A Spotless Rose [Mealor, Paul] Annunciation [Tavener, John] As I Lay Upon A Night [Hall, Jamie W.] Balulalow [Allain, Richard] Balulalow [Burton, James] Benedicamus Domino [Warlock, Peter] Bright Star Carol [Muhly, Nico] Child Of The Stable's Secret Birth [Rathbone, Samuel] Coventry Carol [Bennett, Richard Rodney] Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly (Arr. Adrian Lucas) [Traditional] Ding Dong! Merrily On High (Arr. Malcolm Williamson) [Traditional] Hereford Carol (Arr. Christopher Robinson) [Traditional] Hodie Christus Natus Est [Locklair, Dan] Hurry On To Bethlehem (Arr. Jonathan Wikeley) [Traditional] I Saw Three Ships [Bennett, Richard Rodney] I Wonder As I Wander (Arr. Matthew O'Donovan) [Niles, John Jacob] In The Bleak Mid Winter [Allain, Richard] In The Snow [Cleary, Pippa] In Wintertime [Berkeley, Lennox] Infant Holy, Infant Lowly [Roberts, Keith] Joseph And The Angel [Terry, Richard Runciman] Joseph Lieber, Joseph Mein [Praetorius, Hieronymus] Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming (Arr. Jan Sandström) [Praetorius, Michael] Lullay, My Liking [Hill, David] Lute-Book Lullaby [Pott, Francis] Mary, That Mother Mild (Arr. Adrian Lucas) [Gesangbuch, Kölner] My Jesu, Sleep [Harvey, Adam] O Holy Night! (Arr. John West) [Adam, Adolphe] O Magnum Mysterium [Locklair, Dan] O Mortal Man (Sussex Mummers' Carol) (Arr. Herbert Howells) [Traditional] O Radiant Dawn [MacMillan, James] Quelle est cette odeur agréable (Arr. Matthew O'Donovan) [Traditional] The Burning Babe [Wikeley, Jonathan] The Holly and The Ivy [Thompson, Stuart] There Is No Rose [Cusworth, Andrew] This is the Truth Sent From Above (Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams) [Traditional] Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Arr. Stuart Nicholson) [Traditional] Tua Bethlem Dref (Arr. Geoffrey Webber) [Traditional] 'Twas In The Winter Cold [Barnby, Joseph] Walking In The Air [Blake, Howard] We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Arr. John Gardner) [Traditional] Wexford Carol (Arr. Timothy Noon) [Traditional] Winter's Wait [Whitbourn, James] Xicochi [Fernandes, Gaspar]

Noël 2 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed voice choirs, which follows on from the highly acclaimed Noël! Volume 1 (Catalogue No. NOV310800). The contents range from the Renaissance to the present: from Byrd and Sweelinck, via Bach, familiar settings of traditional and lesser known carols through the ages to Howells and Leighton, and work by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Eric Whitacre, John Tavener Tarik O'Regan and Richard Allain. Mixed voice choirs of all levels will find here new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating works for the Christmas season, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. Selected and edited by David Hill, Choral Advisor to Novello, Chief Conductor of the BBC singers, Musical Director of The Bach Choir, Chief Conductor of The Southern Sinfonia and Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate by the University of Southampton in 2002 in recognition of his Services to Music. 'Noël was a welcome addition to the Christmas list for decent standard choirs - Noël 2 adds even more to the repertoire in a handy volume... The main enticements are some fantastic new arrangements of old favourites, a number of works previously only available in single sheets (Whitacre's Lux Arumque among others) and some fantastic new surprises. Adrian Peacock's Venite, Gaudete is a wonderfully original and vibrant setting, Richard Rodney Bennet's I Wonder as I Wander is both reflective and effective, and there are plenty more. Some of the pieces here will challenge your choir, but there's a vast amount to get the Christmas inspiration flowing. ' - Jonathan Wikeley, Music Teacher November 2009 '?an outstanding resource for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany ' Andrew Stewart, Choir and amp - Organ November/December 2010 Noel! 2 Interview With David Hill by Musicroom / Choeur SATB Et Orgue (Ou Piano)

Edward Elgar Ave Verum Op.2 No.1 est un Motet pour choeur avec orgue ou accompagnement au Piano. Tout le texte en Latin seulement. / Chant Et Piano / 4 pages / Partition

Carols for Everyone is a brand new collection of seven festive pieces written specifically for both adult and children's voices to sing together. Making Music commissioned Carols for Everyone to help fill the gap in choral repertoire for combined adult and children's voices and, in doing so, bring more people and communities together to make music. The collection, funded by the Carnegie UK Trust and published by Novello, includes six arrangements of well-known carols and six arrangements of well-known carols, from Silent Night and Adam lay ybounden to The angel Gabriel and Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer and an original piece by Paul Mealor. Every piece can be performed by SATB adult choir and children, or by children with piano accompaniment alone, making this group of pieces flexible and approachable for all. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Noel! is an exciting collection for mixed voice choirs, selected and edited by David Hill. The contents range from the Renaissance to the present: the polyphony of Victoria and Byrd, via Bach, familiar settings of traditional and lesser known carols through the ages, and works by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Judith Bingham, John Tavener and Judith Weir. Mixed voice choirs of all levels will find here new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating works for the Christmas season, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. / Choeur SATB

Sleep On takes pride of place on Hayley Westenra's album, Hushabye (Decca cat no: 4810351), written by Paul Mealor and dedicated to the Royal baby. This vocal score presents the piece arranged for SATB chorus and Piano. Also available for solo soprano and ensemble: Full Score NOV163889 Vocal Score (solo Soprano and Piano version) NOV163900 / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types and abilities, this collection has been edited by David Wordsworth so that all the pieces are fantastic both to sing and hear.The collection features some beautiful settings that have well and truly stood the test of time, such as Thomas Arne's Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind and Henry Leslie's How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps. More recent settings from 20th century and contemporary composers include Ernest Moeran's Sigh No More, Ladies, Gary Carpenter's Lo, Here, The Gentle Lark and John Tavener's Fear No More and Look In Thy Glass.Not only this, the Shakespeare Choral Collection boasts several works that were specially commissioned, including John Joubert's Be Not Afeard, Richard Sisson's Light Thickens and Pawel Lukaszewki's Weary With Toil, I Haste Me To My Bed. Some pieces have never appeared before in print, such as those by Kevin Olsen, Bernard Hughes and John Gardner. These songs truly are a joy to perform, with some relatively simple arrangements that are purely fun to sing, while some more complex settings that will be thoroughly rewarding for choirs and audiences alike.A total of 26 fantastic works comprise The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, which would work as a wonderful concert programme on its own, or could provide a wealth of options for choirs looking to expand their repertoire with a range of unique settings. Also included is a fascinating introduction by editor David Wordsworth, and notes describing each piece.Words written by indisputably the greatest writer in the English language can only be matched with music by composers of talent and renown such as these. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection is an essential anthology of stunning settings of beautiful words which will be performed and enjoyed for many years to come. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

The Novello Book Of Hymns is a collection of 50 favourite hymns, inspiringly and engagingly written for SATB Choirs. Edited by David Hill, all the arrangements in this book are designed to be singable by congregations without music, and can be used in any church or school service.As well as providing uplifting versions of hymns, these arrangements also work well as easy anthems, enabling church and school choirs to learn an often striking and dramatic piece of music quickly and easily.The hymns have been arranged by a range of well-loved composers including Richard Lloyd, John Bertalot, David Hill, Stephen Jackson, Philip Moore, Christopher Robinson and many others.Editor of the collection David Hill is a Choral Advisor to Novello. He is Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers, Musical Director of the Bach Choir, Chief Conductor of the Southern Sinfonia, Associate Guest Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society, and Professor of Choral Conducting at Yale University. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Novello Choral Pops: James Bond is a brilliant collection of James Bond theme tunes all expertly arranged for SATB Choir and accompanying Piano. This superb collection includes theme songs from Bond films On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me, License To Kill, and most recently released Skyfall . Watch and listen to Skyfall here: / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Noël! 3 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed-voice choirs, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. The contents range from the Baroque to the present: familiar settings of traditional and lesser-known carols through the ages to Howells, Berkeley and Warlock, and works by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Mealor, John Tavener, Francis Pott and Richard Allain. Mixed-voice choirs of all levels will enjoy these new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating original works for the Christmas season. / Choeur SATB Et Orgue (Ou Piano)

Partitions pour choeurs, solistes avec haut-bois, 2 violons et basse continue de l'oeuvre de George Fridérc Haendel: antienne #9 pour choeurs HWV 254 'O Praise The Lord With One Consent' / Chant Et Piano / Partition

Partition pour soprano, alto, tenor et basse accompagnement piano de 'Unchained Melody' / Chant Et Piano

L'album numéro un Come Away with Me de Norah Jones établie comme l'un des meilleurs interprètes de l'année. Son directeur de la chorale ancienne, Paris Rutherford, a joliment arrangé cette supérieur unique dans un cadre parfait pour du jazz vocal école secondaire et au-delà. Disponible: SATB, Ipak (R), ShowTrax CD. Env. Heure: 03:10. / Chant Et Piano

The Chester Books Of Madrigals offer an exciting collection of secular European madrigals, partsongs and rounds from the 16th and ear;y 17th centuries, newly edited from early sources by Anthony G. Patti, who contributes copious historical notes to each volume. <br>The majority of the settings are for SATB and simplified keyboard reductions. Texts are in the original languages, with an English translation (for non-English texts) provided at the head of each piece. / Classique / Partition /