Da Vinci Requiem

This significant seven-movement work from Cecilia McDowall presents an imaginative pairing of extracts from The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci with texts from the Latin Missa pro defunctis. Da Vinci's reflective and penetrating insights into the nature of mortality and all that it encompasses cast new light on the familiar Requiem texts, and McDowall employs her orchestral forces to create a rich, atmospheric backdrop to the profound narrative presented by the chorus and soprano and baritone soloists. Dark, sonorous writing precedes an energetic 'Sanctus', and the closing bars of the luminous 'Lux aeterna' create a powerful allusion to da Vinci's concept of 'The Perspective ofDisappearance'.

I obey thee, O Lord [Lacrimosa] : From Da Vinci Requiem

The third movement of McDowall's powerful Da Vinci Requiem, this anthem is a compelling pairing of the 'Lacrimosa' text from the Missa pro defunctis with extracts from the Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, and has a poignant, tender simplicity.

Songs For Voice And Piano : Arie Da Camera E Da Chiesa

Puccini's songs were written as occasional pieces: student works, contributions to periodicals, salon pieces for friends. Some passages pre-echo, or were borrowed for, his operas, and they throw fascinating light on his compositional development. The 15 songs are presented here with English translations, notes on chronology, and a detailed introduction. Most are suitable for either male or female performers.

Sonate Da Chiesa

First Flight

This inventive work, composed in 2019, owes its title to that year's two great anniversaries connected to manned flight: the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. Arange of highly effective textures and atmospheric harmonies takes us on a journey towards a gloriously affirmative D major ending.

A Simple Gloria

A Simple Gloria by Libby Larsen for SATB unaccompanied.Offprinted from An American Christmas, this is a serene setting of a macaronic text by M. K. Dean describing the song the angels sang for the birth of the Christ-child.

A Stanford Organ Album

A Stanford Organ Album contains a selection of pieces for the Organ by Charles Villiers Stanford. This volume was edited by John Scott Whiteley.

A Girl's Song To Her Mother

A tender, deeply touching extended song which is within the scope of students. A Girl's Song to her Mother is a companion piece to Wings of the Grasses. Each piece recalls the open, high moorland of South Wales. In A Girl'sSong to her Mother the voice is a younger person comforting an older one. In Wings of the Grasses the voice changes from that of a child to that of a reflective adult.

Jazz On A Summer's Day

Jazz on a Summer's Day is a unique collection of stylish jazz arrangements and original compositions for solo piano. It conveys the many sides of summer through swing, blues, samba, calypso, and folk. The author's credentials, as a celebrated jazz pianist and composer, guarantee a perfect introduction to jazz.

Away in a manger

A simple setting for SSAATTBB unaccompanied

Birdland : A musical drama

Exploring themes of identity, inclusivity, and self-belief, this heart-warming musical drama, with texts by Charles Bennett, is a testament to the unifying, healing power of music. The eminently singable melodies are complimentedby a characterful orchestration, with Chilcott drawing on a broad range of musical styles.

Away In A Manger

for SATB and piano or harp Higgins's arrangement of Away in a manger is beautiful and delicate. The first verse is taken by unison upper voices: the second is a cappella, with a soloist (or small group) on the melody accompanied by sustained 'ooh's: and the last verse features fresh, homophonic harmonies.

A Little Piano Book

A book of pieces of around grades 3-5 standard.

A Crown of Glory

for SATB and organ This is a powerful setting of an Advent prayer from the Mozarabic Liturgy. Emotive chromatic harmonies reinforce the dramatic imagery of the text to create a strong and stirring anthem.

A Grieg Organ Album

An anthology for organ of 14 varied and colourful arrangements of pieces by Grieg. The volume contains a mixture of well-known pieces and new discoveries for use in recitals or as voluntaries in a church setting.

Of A Certain Age

The soprano protagonist looks back, either in her imagination or in real terms, on a life richly lived. The texts, five by Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Lisel Mueller and one by Judith Baumel, range from the bittersweet andnostalgic to the humorous and tragic. Taken together, the poems offer a mature perspective on love, loss, ageing, and what it means to be a 21st-century woman.

Jazz On A Winter'S Night

Jazz on a Winter's Night is a Christmas piano album of stylish arrangements. Favourite Christmas classics receive the complete jazz treatment, with grooves, chords, and solos all fully notated. The expertise of the arranger - celebrated jazz pianist Nikki Iles - guarantees an authentic jazz sound and a wide range of styles.

A Visit With Emily

A powerful, evocative, and very beautiful cantata based on texts by Emily Dickinson.

At A Solemn Wake

A virtuosic single movement piece for cello and piano which moves through a series of moods from mysterious and atmospheric to turbulent and agitated, and takes full advantage of the range of timbral, rhythmic, and texturalpossibilities allowed by this combination of instruments.

A Little Jazz Mass

This fantastic backing CD, recorded by a professional jazz trio, is ideal for use in both rehearsals and concerts. Compatible with the mixed-voice and upper-voice versions of A Little Jazz Mass, it is sure to inspirebreathtaking performances from all choirs!

Conducting a Choir

Imogen Holst, 1907-84, was a much-loved source of inspiration for countless musicians and students who encountered her over the years of her involvement with the Dartington Summer School of Music and the AldeburghFestival.This book conveys her infectious enthusiasm and insight as a choral conductor. Here she sets out, clearly and concisely, a wealth of practical information on the physical business of conducting which will be ofparticular value to the amateur conductor. She deals with the forming and training of a choir, the presentation and rehearsal of the music, and how to approach public performances and competitions. Her final chapter gives adviceonthe rehearsal of specific choruses by Purcell, Handel, and Britten.Originally published in 1973, this edition has been corrected and updated by Lowinger Maddison, Archivist for the Holst Foundation.

A Song of Blue

for SATB and piano In A Song of Blue, Chilcott explores the power of music through the metaphor of nature. This piece opens with a glittering ostinato from the piano. The upper voices begin by singing in unison, before expanding into more complex textures and yearnful harmonies.

I give you a new commandment

A short anthem for TTBB and optional organ

A Catalogue

This revised, updated, and expanded edition of the definitive catalogue of works by Sir William Walton (1902-83) follows the completion of the William Walton Edition. A comprehensive source of musical and documentaryinformation relevant to Walton's life and work, the catalogue features full details of composition dates, instrumentation, first performance, publication, the location of autograph manuscripts, critical comment, andsignificant recordings, as well as previously undiscovered pieces. Appended are a helpful bibliography for further reading and indexes including for works, authors of texts, first lines, and dedicatees.

I Will Sing And Raise A Psalm

I will sing and raise a psalm has a text from St Francis of Assisi and works well as a concert piece or as an anthem. The music is rewarding for organist and choir alike. The conclusion, with its evocative radiance, isespecially attractive.