SKU: OU.9780193415652
ISBN 9780193415652. 12 x 8 inches.
For SSATB unaccompanied This anthem sets lines from Psalm 139, 1 Thessalonians, and 1 John, moving from an unsettled tonality at the beginning, through anguished false relations and wistful expressivity, to find triumphant resolution in a blazing A major at the end. Like all of McDowall's music, it is well crafted and singable.
SKU: OU.9780193361713
ISBN 9780193361713. 12 x 8 inches.
For SSATB unaccompanied Commemorating the martyrdom of St Catharine, this reflective piece sets the Antiphon at First Vespers, Feast of All Saints alongside a thought-provoking contemporary poem by Colin Tan, full of vivid imagery. Melodic lines reminiscent of plainchant enhance the contemplative mood.
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SKU: OU.9780193953949
ISBN 9780193953949. 12 x 8 inches.
For SSATB (with divisions) and organ Following the recent release of a CD of Harry Bramma's church music, the Church Music Society is proud to publish this setting of words of St Augustine of Hippo, written for the Choir of St Martin's, Dorking, to mark the centenary of the birth of Dr William Cole.
SKU: OU.9780193953956
ISBN 9780193953956. 12 x 8 inches.
For SSATB unaccompanied This piece was cited as an example of good church music in S.S.Wesley's pamphlet about the state of church music in 1849. The text had significance for Samuel Wesley as these were the last words said to him by his father. He uses the unusual key (for the time) of C sharp minor, giving the work a special intensity.
SKU: OU.9780193520493
ISBN 9780193520493. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB and optional organ.
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A series of superb anthems spanning one of the greatest periods of English music. The anthems reflect many styles ranging from simple four-part chordal anthems to elaborate motets. They cover all the main seasons and festivals of the Church's year together with many anthems for general use.
SKU: OU.9780193385856
ISBN 9780193385856. 12 x 8 inches.
For SSATB (with divisions) unaccompanied This work was awarded the British Composer Award for Liturgical Music in 2003, but is published for the first time in 2013. The Roman Catholic Liturgy includes an antiphon to the Magnificat at Vespers, O Doctor optime, which Jackson sets incorporating medieval influences such as plainsong.
SKU: CA.966500
ISBN 9790007167707. Text language: Latin/English.
Interestingly, Ayres combines the Latin text of the hymn with his translation here: in the style of a free motet-like cantus firmus, he interprets the Latin text impressively in music, making use of glissandi, wide leaps and unison twelve-tone linear construction for the dramatic second verse with its deceptive vision of night. He places the motet sections after the translated text, but quite simply with the Gregorian cantus firmus and in the style of medieval organum, however with interesting, diatonically written dissonant sounds. This rewarding piece is challenging, but well worth singing in a concert or church service.
SKU: CA.966600
ISBN 9790007167714. Language: English.
This is a short, skilful song setting, a typical English Christmas carol with an Advent text: the cold winter as symbol of the frozen world, waiting for Christ. The setting, through-composed in verses, in five-four time, captivates through its sparse use of diatonic formations of dissonances, cantabile imitations and wide-arching melodic lines. This little gem encourages a beautiful, expressive legato interpretation and makes an excellent counterpart to Deilig (Carus 9.664) in an Advent concert program.
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