John Rutter

The heavenly aeroplane SATB vocal score One of these nights about twelve o'clock Forces or Category: 2-part/SATB and small ensemble/orchestra Orchestration: 2.2.2.2-2.2.3.1.2perc-hp-strings

Par RUTTER JOHN. for SATB and piano A lilting 3/4 metre carries the listener through this familiar Christmas story, beautifully depicted in a text by the composer. Rutter employs artful word-painting throughout, and the verse-refrain structure enables the compelling melody to soon become as familiar as any traditional carol of the season. / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Répertoire / SATB et Piano

Percussion part for John Rutter's setting of this classic American patriotic song which dates back to the Civil War.

Part of the John Rutter Anniversary Edition this is a profoundly beautiful setting of one of the earliest English prayers from the Sarum Primer of 1514.

for SATB and organ or string orchestra The string accompaniment is available on hire and for sale.

John Rutter's Prelude - Te Lucis Ante Terminum for Organ. Duration: 1 1/2 minutes. This short (44 bars) contemplation is dedicated to the memory of Hilary Cornall and takes the form of a gently­ flowing Andante tranquillo with freq­uently-changing time-signatures but with a constant quaver pulse = 126. This gives the work a haunting quality as if ­in visual terms - quietly observing the passage of cloud across a balmy sum­mer sky. Tonally the music gradually descends from an implied A minor to G - the mode subtly indeterminate but undoubtedly final as the approach of evening. As with so much music by this composer the effect is simple but very touching the constantly flowing open fifths in the right hand adding the principal expression of movement. A most effective miniature. Although dated 2010 on the cover and title page the composer himself gives 2009 at the end of the final bar.' - James Palmer

John Rutter's Christmas Lullaby for SATB and Organ or small Orchestra. Christmas Lullaby was commissioned in 1989 by the Bach Choir in celebration of the seventieth birthday of its conductor Sir David Willcocks. The haunting melody of the verses and the reflective refrain of 'Ave Maria' have made this an immensely popular carol. This set contains the following string parts: 4 x vln I 4 x vln II 3 x vla 2 x vc 1 x db.

John Rutter's Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day? for SATB unaccompanied.  This secular work is set to the text of Shakespeare's famous Sonnet No. 18. Throughout the work Rutter skilfully weaves the figurative language of the sonnet within the lyrical melodic lines of the music. Shakespeare's expressive text is passed between the voices with the warm verdant harmonies enveloping the sonnet's use of imagery and the work's central metaphor of comparing love to a summer's day.

This is a tuneful epiphany carol setting a text by the composer. Underpinned by a beautiful cello solo the vocal lines are rich and flowing and the organ supports the choir with warm harmonies. The carol was written at the invitation of Red Balloon a Cambridge-based UK-wide organization dedicated to the recovery of bullied children.

Full score for the carol O holy night which is available both as an individual leaflet and as part of the collection O holy night.