Adaptation of the motet 'Tristis est anima mea' attributed to Johann Kuhnau. The motet 'Der Gerechte kommt um' comes down to us as part of the Passion cantata 'Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld' by Carl Heinrich Graun into which movements by various other composers including Bach and Telemann were also later inserted. According to the research of Diethard Hellmann editor of this edition the motet was originally an a cappella composition by Johann Kuhnau with the text 'Tristis est anima mea' which then was adapted ? most likely by Bach ? with a new text and the addition of instrumental parts. The motet 'Der Gerechte kommt um' comes down to us as part of the Passioncantata 'Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld' by Carl Heinrich Graun into which movements by various other composers including Bach and Telemann were also later inserted. From the research of Diethard Hellmann editor of this edition the motet was originally an a cappella composition by Johann Kuhnau with the text 'Tristis est anima mea' which then was adapted?most likely by Bach?with a new text and the addition of insturmental parts.

Eight madrigals by Thomas Morley SATB, SSAT, SSATB and SATTB Edited by E H Fellowes. Revised by Thurston Dart CONTENTS Clorinda false (SATB) Come lovers follow me (SSAT) Fire, fire my heart (SSATB) Leave, alas, this tormenting (SSATB) Love took his bow and arrow (SATTB) Now is the gentle season (with The fields abroad) (SATB) Now is the month of Maying (SATTB) Shoot false love, I care not (SSATB)

This gentle arrangement of Will L. Thompson's words and melody (1880) is ideal for upper-voice choirs of all levels of experience. The melody is sympathetically treated with simple Vocal harmonizations alongside unison singing and the accompaniment creates a lush bed of sound over which the voices resonate.

Published in 1978, the Swedish pop group ABBA released as a B-side, Thank You For The Music, originally created as part of the mini-musical 'The Girl With The Golden Hair' and was initially only played live. This unaccompanied SSATB arrangement by Carsten Gerlitz features 10 vocal scores of this evergreen hit. / Choeur Mixte (SSATB)

For Passion in 1680 Dieterich Buxtehude composed his largest work in the style of an oratorio the cantata cycle Membra Jesu nostri and he dedicated it to his friend the Swedish Court Music Director Gustav Düben. In each of the seven separate cantatas which in principle follow the scheme ?instrumental introduction ? choral movement with biblical texts ? vocal soli (aria) with a sacred text from the Middle Ages ? repetition of the choral movement ? the feet knees hands side chest heart and face of the crucified Christ are interpreted allegorically. The original scoring for strings in No. VI ('Ad Cor') consists of a consort of five gambas. If this group of instruments isnot available then violins I/II can be substituted for gamba I/II and the gamba V parts can be played by the violone (the music for these substitute parts is contained in each respective parts) so that in this case only two gambas (III IV) are needed. For such a performance only two copies of the Gamba performance score (Carus 36.013/16) are required.

Edited by Geoffrey Bush and Michael Hurd Four glees and madrigals by Pearsall, Stafford, Smith, Walmisley and S. Wesley. SSATB CONTENTS PEARSALL, R.L. Why weeps, alas! my lady-love STAFFORD SMITH, J. Blest pair of sirens WALMISLEY, T.A. Sweete floweres! ye were too faire WESLEY, Samuel O sing unto mie Roundelaie

Edited by Thurston Dart 23 madrigals for SSA by Bateson, Byrd, East, Hilton, Holborne, Johnson, Jones, Morley, Porter, Tomkins, Ward, Weelkes, Wilbye and Youll. CONTENTS BATESON, Thomas Nightingale BYRD, William Benedictus EAST, Michael See Amaryllis shamed How merrily we live HILTON, John If it be love HOLBORNE, William Gush forth, my tears Since Bonny-boots was dead JOHNSON, Robert Full fathom five Where the bee sucks JONES, Robert Sweet Kate MORLEY, Thomas It was a lover and his lass Lady, those eyes See mine own sweet jewel This love is but a wanton fit Though Philomela lost her love PORTER,Walter When first I saw thee TOMKINS, Thomas Sure there is no god of love WARD, John Fly not so fast Go wailing accents WEELKES, Thomas Those sweet delightful lilies Though my carriage be but careless WILBYE, John Away, thou shalt not love me YOULL, Henry While joyful springtime lasteth

Cecilia McDowall's I Know That My Redeemer Liveth for SSA(A)TB unaccompanied. This attractive motet was written for performance alongside Brahms's Requiem following the precedent of Handel's famous setting of the same text being sung at the premiere of the Brahms in 1868. The gracefully sculpted music clothes the text with touching melodies expressive harmonies and varied sonorities.

Music runs through the story of Arion which begins with a singing competition in Sicily. Arion wins the prize and this puts his life in danger: his newfound wealth excites the greed of the sailors who are supposed to be bringing him back to Corinth and they threaten to kill him. They allow Arion to sing one last song and the power of his singing attracts dolphins to the ship.  At the end of his song he jumps overboard and one of the dolphins carries him to safety.  So Arion’s musical gift gets him into trouble but it is also his salvation.   The idea of being rescued by a music-loving dolphin is very appealing. In Robert Graves’account of the myth the dolphin could not bear to be parted from Arion and accompanied him back to court where “it soon succumbed to a life of luxury.”  However Herodotus says that after his rescue and return to Corinth Arion failed to return the dolphin to the sea and it died there.  Apollo placed the dolphin among the stars and next to it Arion’s lyre in recognition of his musical skill.  This is one of the mythical explanations of the origins of the constellations Delphinus and Lyra. It seems natural to sing a story that has singing at its heart. When I was asked by the Nicholas Berwin Charitable Trust to write a choral work for Making Music something that would be within reach of many choirs and involve children this story struck me as ideal: the men of the chorus could be the bloodthirsty sailors and the women could create an atmosphere of mystery for the arrival of the dolphins represented by children’s voices. There would be one solo voice: Arion the marvellous singer. Andrew Fardell the conductor who was advisor to this commission had suggested that I might use the same instrumentation as a popular arrangement of Orff’s Carmina Burana a work that as well as using children’s chorus features a solo countertenor. I thought the magical otherworldly quality of this