What Sweeter Music - CD with Full Orchestra Printable Parts

Full score-John Rutter's What Sweeter Music for SATB and organ or string orchestra  The string accompaniment is available on hire and for sale.John Rutter was born in London in 1945 and studied music at Clare College Cambridge. His compositions embrace choral orchestral and instrumental music and he has edited or co-edited various choral anthologies including four Carols for Choirs volumes with Sir David Willcocks and the Oxford Choral Classics series. From 1975 to 1979 he was Director of Music at Clare College and in 1981 he formed his own choir the Cambridge Singers. He now divides his time betweencomposition and conducting and is sought after as a guest conductor for the world's leading choirs and orchestras.

A Cantata for Christmas-From John Leavitt comes this elegant cantata for Christmas set up in the form of a classic Lessons and Carols service. A colorful tapestry of beautiful sounds this major work has great variety in its scope and style. Whether presented with piano or John's chamber orchestration the sensitive writing will showcase the artful approach of a master arranger making this compilation of carols and readings a thoughtful choice for churches universities and community choruses. Highly recommended! Songs include: Veni Veni Emmanuel: People Look East: The Angel Gabriel: He Is Born the Divine Christ Child: Resonet in laudibus: What Sweeter Music: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day: WeThree Kings of Orient Are: Sing Noel Alleluia! Score and Parts (fl 1-2/pic ob cl 1-2 bn perc 1-3 timp hp vn 1-2 va vc db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.

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This is an innovative and moving setting of Robert Herrick's popular Christmas text. The carol opens with an uplifting unison melody and each verse introduces new vocal textures and increasingly expressive harmonies. Filled with dance-like rhythms and tender four-part choral writing it will make a memorable addition to any Christmas celebration.

This treasured 17th century text by Robert Herrick is set with an expressive melodic line over a flowing accompaniment and lush choral textures incorporating the full dynamic range. A wonderful addition to Christmas concerts orperformances at any time of year! Available separately: SATB SAB SSA. Duration: ca. 3:30.

Par RUTTER JOHN. for sopranos, altos, and unison men with piano or organ or orchestra This collection includes nine of John Rutter\'s most popular Christmas carols, re-scored by the composer into three parts: for sopranos, altos, and unison men. These festive favourites continue to delight choirs and audiences across the world. / Date parution : 2022-11-10/ Recueil / SA, Hommes à l\'Unisson et Piano

The familiar What Sweeter Music text by Robert Herrick forms the framework of this lively original Christmas piece. With an optional instrumental obbligato and a buoyant 6/8 meter this is an excellent opening number or processional for holiday programs.

Hugh Wood's Ballade Op.57 for Piano was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by Joanna MacGregor on 7th June 2012 at the Guildhall Bath as part of the Bath International Music Festival.'The music of Chopinis a revelation which came disgracefully late in my life. To admire is one thing; to try to emulate is quite another: and all that I have borrowed here is a title. Perhaps memories of Joanna MacGregor performing the FourthBallade very beautifully long ago played a part in the naming. But to define what a Ballade should or should not be is quite beyond me: after all Chopin and Brahms both came to quite different conclusions. I just like theold rather poetic word.A fanfarish beginning ends in a falling arpeggionic cascade which will recur in varied form at turning points throughout the piece. A major third emerges to become the accompaniment to the mainlyrical melody which becomes more and more decorated until it ends with a second cascade. The tune resumes more urgently against an undulating semiquaver accompaniment. A bigger climax suddenly gives way to a reminiscence of oneof the opening figures and then introduces alla recit. a new motif. But immediately the main melody continues this time getting gradually calmer quieter and sweeter until the new motif takes over in a passage of 6 and ismore fully worked out.From very high up the opening fanfares are heard in the distance and a faster tempo brings a more vigorous passage culminating in the biggest and most climactic of the cascades. This might be theend of the piece but it is not. A sequence of soft velvety chords rises up eventually to reveal the original major third. Four phrases of the opening melody are then heard over it in their plainest form.' - H.W.