SKU: ST.W187

ISBN 9790220203305.

Anthony Caesar finds a moving text by the teenage Etonian, Oxford Movement influenced, Digby Mackworth Dolben (1848-1867), who died tragically young while swimming. Canon Caesar's anthem is a classic example of the Franciscan principle (observed by lamentably few composers) of true beauty springing from simplicity.

The text inspires a sort of post-Howells harmonic idiom, though with the choir's part kept remarkably simple. The most inspired moment comes when the opening progression, which sets the poignant tension of the first three verses, is subtly transformed into radiant certainty in the last verse: I asked for Thee- / And Thou didst come / To take me home / Within Thy Heart to be. Although the parts divide at times, this miniature classic is not too difficult for any well rehearsed four-part choir.

SKU: ST.CN2P

ISBN 9790220224591.

This is a rowdy and lusty setting of a favourite song from the Coventry Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The music has tremendous swing to its stride, and a folksong quality to which, by the use of judicious pauses, the composer adds the feel of impromptu singing. A certain exaggeration might even be called for in performance, for example in the robustly canonic second verse, with no loss of humour or atmosphere. The music draws too on the cumulative energy of unison and octave unaccompanied singing and, apart from a brief episode suggestive of the shepherds' pipes, that is how it proceeds to its rousing conclusion.

SKU: ST.Y116

ISBN 9790220212437.

SATB SATB and organ. Transposed version of a motet found in Musica Britannica Volume 61. . Edited by John Steele.

SKU: ST.W126

ISBN 9790220217777.

SATB unaccompanied. Full Anthem for Ascensiontide or Whitsuntide.

SKU: ST.MB57

ISBN 9790220218293.

11 anthems by this vigorous reformer of Victorian church music show Romantic harmony and Bachian counterpoint combined with imaginative structures. These works brought new life to a uniquely English genre that had fallen into neglect at the time of their composition.

CONTENTS
Blessed be the God and Father (S solo SATB and Organ)
Glory to God on high (SATB and Organ)
Let us lift up our heart (B solo SATB and Organ)
Man that is born of woman (SATB and Organ)
O give thanks unto the Lord (S solo SATB and Organ)
O God, whose nature and property (original version) (SATB and Organ)
O God, whose nature and property (revised version) (SATB and Organ)
O Lord, thou art my God (B solo SATB and Organ)
Tho' round thy radiant throne on high (SS and Organ)
To my request and earnest cry (B solo SSATB and Organ)
Trust ye in the Lord (S solo SATB and Organ)
Wash me throughly (S solo SATB and Organ)
Ye who the widdow's griefs have cheer'd (SS and Organ).

SKU: HL.1103656

ISBN 9781705176696. UPC: 196288101659. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. I Corinthians 1:9, II Thessalonians 3:3, II Timothy 2:13.

The unchangeable character of God is the subject of this impressive anthem. Structured with both contemporary and traditional elements, there are many artful moments to celebrate as the song unfolds. Score and Parts (ob, vc) available as a digital download.