music

Includes all new choral
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music
new publications
January–June 2017
contents
Instrumental and books
p. 2......Instrumental
p. 3......Keyboard workbook
p. 4......Books
Choral
p. 5......Sacred choral
p. 8......Secular choral
p. 10......Christmas choral

Instrumental
Also by Kathy and David Blackwell:
Solo Time for Violin
major new title
978-0-19-340479-3 978-0-19-340478-6 978-0-19-340490-8
Kathy and David Blackwell
Solo Time for Viola
Three books of graded concert pieces
for viola and piano
• A graded series of pieces ranging from intermediate to more
advanced levels
• 15 carefully selected and arranged pieces in each book, displaying
an exciting variety of styles
• Keys and technical challenges suited to the level
• Helpful fingering and bowing suggestions
• Informative notes on the pieces and performance techniques
• Stylistic piano accompaniments for all pieces
Featuring tailored arrangements and original pieces by the authors
of the award-winning Fiddle Time series, Solo Time for Viola provides
sophisticated repertoire from the Baroque to the modern age and
introduces styles and techniques for the developing performer.
Book 1
J. S. Bach: Gavotte • English trad.: No Man’s Jig • F.C. and M.P.C.: Two
Dances from Terpsichore • Fauré: Cantabile, from Requiem • Haydn:
Minuets 1 and 2 from Piano Sontata, Hob. XVI/43 • Elgar: Ysobel
Bohm: Little Hungarian Rhapsody • Bartok: Two Pieces from For Children
Satie: La diva de l’Empire • Telemann: Presto • K. & D. Blackwell: A Song
for August • Handel: V’adoro, pupille • Spiritual: Joshua fit the battle of
Jericho • Mozart: Rondeau • Rebikov: Russian Dance
Book 1: 978-0-19-351328-0 • Difficulty B • 48pp • £13.95
Book 2
J. S. Bach: Prelude in G • Moszkowski: Penseé fugitive • Dancla: Petite
Fantasie—Bolero • Mazas: Rondo • Klezmer trad.: Odessa Bulgar
Mendelssohn: Song without words • Lavildevan: Sugar with Cinnamon
W. A. Mozart: Allegro • Scottish trad.: Afton water • K. & D. Blackwell:
Escape attempt • Schubert: Minuet and Trio • Janác˘ek: Dobrou Noc!
Dvor˘ák: Slavonic Dance • Grieg: Puck • Vivaldi: Largo and Allegro
Book 2: 978-0-19-351329-7 • Difficulty B-C • 72pp • £14.25
coming soon
String Time Joggers 2
More fun and characterful ensemble pieces for young string players.
major new title
Edited by Julian Elloway
The Oxford Book of Funeral and
Memorial Music for Organ
This is a collection of practical repertoire for church organists playing
at funerals and memorial services. Covering a broad range of music
for players of intermediate ability, it includes hymn preludes and newly
commissioned arrangements, and constantly requested pieces by
J. S. Bach, Dvor˘ák, Elgar, Handel, Mendelssohn, and Satie, among others.
The result is a comprehensive, thoughtful, and welcome resource for
working organists.
Contents include:
Thomas Attwood: A Grand Dirge • J. S. Bach: Herr Gott, nun schleuss
den Himmel auf BWV 617 • J. S. Bach: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr
dahin BWV 616 • J. S. Bach: Nun danket alle Gott BWV 657
J. S. Bach: Sonatina from Cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
‘Actus Tragicus’ BWV 106 • J. S. Bach: Sinfonia from Cantata Ich steh’
mit einem Fuss im Grabe BWV 156 • Brahms: How lovely are thy
dwellings from Deutsches Requiem • Dvorák: Largo from Symphony
No. 9 ‘New World’ • Elgar: Nimrod from Enigma Variations • Ravel:
Pavane pour une infante défunte • Handel: I know that my Redeemer
liveth from Messiah • Handel: Ombra mai fu from Serse
Mendelssohn: O rest in the Lord from Elijah • Satie: Gymnopédie no. 1
Schubert: Andante con moto from Quartet in D minor Op. post. ‘Death
and the maiden’ • Stölzel: Bist du bei mir from 1725 Anna Magdalena
Bach Notebook • Vierne: Berceuse Op. 31 No. 19 • Whitlock: Folk Tune
978-0-19-340119-8 • Available June • Difficulty B • 64pp • £13.50
Book 3
J. S. Bach: Sinfonia in G • Elgar: Sonatina • American trad.: Cripple
Creek • Vivaldi: Allegro non molto • Brahms: Intermezzo • Telemann:
Lento and Allegro • Romanian trad.: Jiana • Albéniz: Mallorca • W. A.
Mozart: Andante • Pierné: Cantilène • Schumann: Andante cantabile
K. & D. Blackwell: Fantasia—Arioso • Schubert: Scherzo and Trio
Book 3: 978-0-19-351330-3 • Difficulty C • 96pp • £15.50
All available April
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major new title
Anne Marsden Thomas and Frederick Stocken
Graded Keyboard Musicianship
Howard Skempton
Moving On
Moving On is a single-movement work for string
quartet. Skempton masterfully combines classical
string quartet textures with luxuriant harmonies
and a fluid approach to tonality, resulting in an
appealing modern addition to the genre.
Score: 978-0-19-341717-5 • 12pp • £10.50
Set of parts: 978-0-19-351322-8 • 20pp • £12.50
Both published • Difficulty C • 9 mins
Graded Keyboard Musicianship provides graded and integrated
exercises for developing five core skills at the keyboard: figured
bass, score-reading, transposition, harmonization, and improvisation.
Organized into two books, it develops these skills from an elementary
level, providing support for practical and theoretical music exams,
and for teaching harmony. Book 1 assumes keyboard ability of
Grade 1 ABRSM standard and covers up to Grade 5 (beginner to
intermediate), while Book 2 covers Grades 6 to 8 (intermediate to
advanced). The bite-size approach, catering for pianists and organists,
uses practical worksheets of exercises alongside supplementary text.
Book 1: 978-0-19-341193-7 • Difficulty A–B
Book 2: 978-0-19-341194-4 • Difficulty C–D
Both available April • 64pp • £14.95
Gordon Crosse
Ariadne
Ariadne is an atmospheric concert work for
oboe and mixed ensemble, composed for
leading oboist Sarah Francis, who performed
both the 1972 premiere of the work and on the
later CD recording (Lyrita SRCD.259). This piano
reduction is intended for rehearsal use only. The
full score and instrumental parts are available on
hire/rental from Oxford University Press.
Piano reduction: 978-0-19-340774-9 • Published
Difficulty C–D • 64pp • 23 mins • £11.95
coming soon
Vitalij Neugasimov
Piano Sketches Duets Books 1 & 2
A collection of striking new pieces for piano duet at easy or
intermediate level.
Publishing Summer 2017
Already published in this series:
978-0-19-341327-6 978-0-19-341328-3
John Rutter arr. Mary Kay Parrish
A Gaelic Blessing
John Rutter’s enduringly popular anthem
arranged for handbells. The arrangement is
suitable for three-, four-, or five-octave choirs.
978-0-19-341611-6 • Published • Difficulty B–C
4pp • 2 mins
A Gaelic Blessing is only available from OUP to
customers in the USA and Canada via C F Peters
(www.edition-peters.com). Customers in the UK
and all other countries can purchase it from the
RSCM (www.rscm.com/shop).
coming soon
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Edited by Alain Frogley
Symphony No. 9
Symphony No. 9 in E minor was the last symphony written by Ralph
Vaughan Williams and is described in The New Grove Dictionary of
Music and Musicians as ‘the most impressive achievement’ of the
composer’s final decade. This new, scholarly edition, edited by Alain
Frogley, replaces the existing OUP edition from 1958, and includes
detailed preliminary matter, comprising a preface, sources and editorial
method, and detailed textual notes.
Orchestral material is available on hire/rental: 3fl(3rd+picc).2.ca.2.bcl.2
.cb.3sax-4.1flghn.2.3.1-timp.5perc.2hp.cel-str
Study score: 978-0-19-351412-6 • £19.95
Full score: 978-0-19-351411-9 • £85.00
Both available August • 172pp • 33 mins
Other recently published Vaughan Williams study scores:
978-0-19-336824-8 978-0-19-337949-7 978-0-19-338588-7 978-0-19-341330-6
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Books
Edited by David Lloyd-Jones
A Walton Reader
Drawn from updated material from all 23 volumes of the William
Walton Edition, this unique compendium offers a fascinating insight
into the composer’s life and output. Covering the stage works, filmscores,
and orchestral, vocal, and instrumental pieces, it provides a
highly readable yet authoritative account of the compositions from
conception, and of the issues and characters which shaped them.
978-0-19-341466-2 • Available July • 256pp • £25.00
Also available:
Stewart R. Craggs
William Walton: A Catalogue
This revised, updated, and expanded paperback
edition of the definitive catalogue of works by
Sir William Walton (1902–83) follows the
completion of the William Walton Edition. It
forms a comprehensive source of musical and
documentary information relevant to Walton’s
life and work.
978-0-19-340944-6 • Published • 192pp
£35.95
Timothy Dudley-Smith
A Functional Art
Reflections of a Hymn Writer
One of the finest and most influential hymnwriters
of our age, Timothy Dudley-Smith
has published around 400 hymn texts. In this
fascinating book, the author explores not only
the writing of hymns but many other aspects
including the study and singing of them. It is not
a history, a text book, or an academic treatise,
but the personal reflections of an experienced
practitioner who has been speaking and writing
on this subject, on both sides of the Atlantic, for more than fifty years.
His armchair reflections draw freely on the writings of others, and in a
discursive, almost conversational, style.
978-0-19-340871-5 • Available March • 320pp • £19.99
Choral
In Winter
OUP is pleased to celebrate the collaboration of Katie Melua and
Bob Chilcott for the recent CD ‘In Winter’, and to publish four
arrangements for SATB from this recording.
Cradle Song/Legă nelul Lui Lisus
for SATB unaccompanied
The simple and graceful folk melody of this characterful Romanian
carol is skilfully shared between parts in its verse and refrain structure.
978-0-19-351760-8 • Difficulty B • 8pp • 2 mins • £1.95
Nunc Dimittis/Nine otpushchayeshi
for SATB (with divisions) and guitar or harp
This is Rachmaninov’s celebrated fifth movement of the Vespers
(or ‘All-Night Vigil’), arranged with accompaniment and a new singing
translation by Bob Chilcott.
978-0-19-351758-5 • Difficulty B • 8pp • 4 mins • £1.95
The Little Swallow/Shchedryk
for SATB unaccompanied
This traditional Ukrainian carol was first introduced to the Englishspeaking
world as ‘Carol of the Bells’, with lyrics that link it to
Christmas. Here the original is presented in Ukrainian and English,
with the haunting and atmospheric folk motifs distributed between
the parts.
978-0-19-351757-8 • Difficulty B • 12pp • 2 mins • £2.25
O Holy Night
for SATB and guitar or harp
Adolphe Charles Adam’s carol, based on Cappeau de Roquemaure’s
poem and then translated, is here arranged to enhance the appealing
simplicity and dramatic swells of the original, drawing on Katie’s guitar
from the recording and a sonorous choral texture.
978-0-19-351759-2 • Difficulty B • 12pp • 4 1 / 2 mins • £2.25
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Sacred choral
major new title
Edited by Alan Bullard
The Oxford Book of
Easy Flexible Anthems
Simple, varied anthems for the church year
• More than 65 flexibly scored anthems
• Suitable for mixed choirs, upper-voice choirs,
male-voice choirs, choirs with few men, unison
choirs, small choirs, and all other groups
• New flexible arrangements of modern classics
and traditional favourites
• Brand new pieces by composers such as
Malcolm Archer, Alan Bullard, Cecilia McDowall,
Sarah Quartel, and Richard Shephard
• Wide range of material, from Thomas Tallis to the present day and
including plainsong, folk tunes, spirituals, and African songs
• Accessible keyboard accompaniments suitable for organ (with or
without pedals) or piano
• Comprehensive coverage of the Church’s year, excluding
Christmas, with a table printed for reference
• Available in both standard and spiral-bound editions
• Recordings of many of the anthems are on the companion website
The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems is designed to complement
The Oxford Book of Flexible Anthems, enabling church choirs of all types
and sizes to have at their fingertips easy music for every occasion. The
collection presents flexibility of scoring in a constructive and realistic
way, with particular provision for unison or two-part singing, while not
forgetting SATB choirs, and a focus on ease of learning and performance.
With complete coverage of the Church’s year, and a fabulous range of
accessible, quality material, this is a vital resource for all church choirs.
Paperback: 978-0-19-341325-2 • £15.50
Spiral-bound paperback: 978-0-19-341326-9 • £19.95
Both available March • Difficulty A–B • 288pp
major new title
John Rutter
Visions
for solo violin, upper-voice choir, with harp, and strings or organ
Visions is a four-movement showpiece for solo
violin in unique combination with upper-voice
choir, harp, and strings (or organ). Inspired by
the idea of ‘Jerusalem’ both as a Holy City and a
utopian ideal of heavenly peace and seraphic bliss,
the composer has selected four biblical texts, in
English and Latin, that express different aspects of
this vision. The profound subject matter is taken
up in the celestial soundworld of the choir and
the virtuosic, vibrant, and expressive writing for violin, all set against a
backdrop of rich textures and harmonies in the strings and harp. The
accompaniment is available in two different instrumentations: harp and
string ensemble or harp and organ. The solo violin and harp parts are
identical in both versions.
Conductor’s scores and string parts are available on hire/rental.
Vocal score: 978-0-19-351318-1 32pp £8.25
Solo violin part: 978-0-19-351319-8 12pp £6.95
Organ part: 978-0-19-351321-1 36pp £9.50
Harp part: 978-0-19-351320-4 16pp £6.95
All published • 20 mins • Difficulty B–C
A CD featuring Visions is newly available from
Collegium Records (www.collegium.co.uk).
Conducted by John Rutter, with Kerson Leong
(solo violin), The Temple Church Boys’ Choir, and
Aurora Orchestra. It also includes a new recording
of Requiem.
Also available:
Edited by Alan Bullard
The Oxford Book of Flexible Anthems
Paperback: 978-0-19-335895-9 • £15.50
Spiral-bound paperback: 978-0-19-335896-6 • £19.95
The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols
Paperback: 978-0-19-336462-2 • £15.50
Spiral-bound paperback: 978-0-19-336463-9 • £19.95
Grades of difficulty
A very easy
B easy
C moderately difficult
D difficult
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Sarah Quartel
Snow Angel
for SATB or SSAA, solo cello, djembe, and piano
David Bednall
In manus tuas
Snow Angel is an evocative five-movement choral work that explores
themes of love, rebirth, and beauty through the eyes of children and
the heavenly army of angels that watch over them, yearning to make a
difference to their lives. The work may be performed with narration, in
which three angels present their perspectives on their earthly charges.
Quartel weaves a haunting and poignant cello line throughout the
work, and a vibrant part for djembe in movement four, ‘Sweet child’,
carries the listener from the ethereal and mystical realm the work
predominantly inhabits into an emphatic anthem with a distinctly
African feel. The musical language is emotive and pictorial, allowing
performers to play an active role in the storytelling.
A part for solo cello is available separately.
SATB vocal score: 978-0-19-351229-0 • 56pp • £5.50
SSAA vocal score: 978-0-19-351228-3 • 48pp • £5.50
Cello part: 978-0-19-351451-5 • 8pp • £5.50
Both available January • Difficulty B • 20 mins
Sarah Quartel
God will give orders/Sweet child
for SATB or SSA, solo cello, djembe, and piano
This evocative anthem, from the larger work Snow
Angel, is a piece of two halves. Opening with a
haunting cello line, the first section (‘God will give
orders’) is mystical and ethereal, until a vibrant
figure from the djembe lifts the music into the
second section (‘Sweet child’), which is uplifting
and bold in character, with a distinctly African feel
and an effective a cappella ending.
The instrumental parts are included in the vocal score.
SATB vocal score: 978-0-19-351441-6
SSAA vocal score: 978-0-19-351202-3
Both published • Difficulty B • 20pp • 4 mins • £2.90
Bob Chilcott
We bless thee for our creation
for SATB double choir unaccompanied
This optimistic and affirmatory anthem sets a useful service text
of general thanksgiving from the Book of Common Prayer. Chilcott
makes full use of the imitation and antiphonal effects that these forces
enable, while keeping the vocal lines and part-writing well within the
capabilities of most church choirs.
978-0-19-351219-1 • Available June • Difficulty B–C • 20pp • 4 mins
£2.90
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for SATB unaccompanied
In this short introit Bednall sets the ‘In manus tuas’ responsary for the
Compline service. A setting of a useful text for church or cathedral
services, the anthem is appropriately serene and luminiscent, featuring
trademarks of Bednall’s style such as changing metres, rich harmonies,
and expressive melismas.
978-0-19-351424-9 • Available January • Difficulty B • 8pp • 3 mins
£1.95
David Bednall
Like as the hart
for SATB unaccompanied
Like as the hart sets reflective yet fervent words from Psalm 42. The
vocal writing is emotive and expressive, and the fluctuating metres
perfectly complement the rhythm adopted by the psalmist when
penning this devotion.
978-0-19-351427-0 • Published • Difficulty B–C • 8pp • 2½ mins
£1.95
David Bednall
O come, let us sing
for SATB or unison voices and organ
This joyous, celebratory introit sets well-known words from
Psalm 95 and features appealing recitative-like melodies, striking
harmonies, and fluctuating metre. The flexible scoring facilitates
performance by mixed, unison, or high voices, and the organ part
provides a supportive yet compelling accompaniment. O come, let
us sing has been recorded by Wells Cathedral Choir, conducted by
Matthew Owens, on the CD ‘Flame Celestial’ (REGCD320).
978-0-19-351316-7 • Published • Difficulty B–C • 8pp • 2 mins
£1.95
David Bednall
Te lucis
for tenor solo and SATB unaccompanied
David Bednall’s unaccompanied setting of this Compline hymn
contrasts sections of chant, for tenor soloist, with rich responses
for full SATB choir. The introit has a gentle sense of ebb and flow,
compounded by unusual and changing metres.
978-0-19-351425-6 • Available January • Difficulty B • 4pp • 2 mins
£1.70

Gabriel Jackson
Mass for All Saints
The Mass for All Saints is a captivating setting of the Latin Missa
brevis. The accessible choral lines, idiomatic organ part, and colourful
harmonies make this an ideal work for choirs looking for a fresh take
on familiar words.
978-0-19-339007-2 • Available February • Difficulty B • 72pp • 17 mins
£12.95
Gabriel Jackson
Solitude/Vientuliba
for SATB double choir
This large-scale work was written for the BBC Singers and the Latvian
Radio Choir, and shows Jackson at his most inventive in his choral
writing. This vocally demanding score evokes positive aspects of
solitude and silence. It sets two poems: ‘O Solitude’ by John Keats and
‘Klusums’ (Silence) by the Latvian poet Ronalds Briedis.
978-0-19-341592-8 • Published • Difficulty D • 44pp • 7 mins
£7.95
Gabriel Jackson
Ubi caritas
for SATB unaccompanied
This anthem for unaccompanied choir juxtaposes the words of the
Antiphon for the Washing of Feet on Maundy Thursday with ‘The
red rose whispers of passion’ by the poet John Boyle O’Reilly. Jackson
combines lyrical polyphonic phrases for upper and lower voices
with atmospheric passages for full choir, frequently accompanied by
repeated half-whispered text in free time.
978-0-19-341731-1 • Available January • Difficulty C–D • 12pp • 6 mins
£2.25
A CD of Gabriel Jackson’s music is available from Regent Records
(www.regent-records.co.uk). Directed by Christopher Gray, Truro
Cathedral Choir, Joel Garthwaite (saxophone), Luke Bond (organ).
Includes: Vox clara ecce intonat, Seven Advent
Antiphons, Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen,
That wind blowing and that tide, Magnificat and Nunc
dimittis (Truro Service), Holy is the true light, Aria for
Joel and Vicki, Cantate Domino, Confirma hoc Deus,
Factus est repente, Missa Triueriensis
Cecilia McDowall
Cecilia, busy like a bee
for soprano solo and SSATB unaccompanied
Cecilia, busy like a bee is a reflective and
reverential setting of a text adapted from the
Divine Office for St Cecilia's Day. The influence of
plainchant is particularly apparent in the soprano
solo, and McDowall intersperses effective imitative
passages with homophonic writing that features
rich, innovative harmonies.
John Rutter
A Gaelic Blessing
978-0-19-341375-7 • Available January • Difficulty C
16pp • 4 mins • £2.65
for SATB, SSA, or unison voices with organ/chamber ensemble, or piano
John Rutter’s enduringly popular setting of William Sharp’s uplifting
words is serene, tender, and beautiful in its simplicity. The SATB vocal
score is presented with commentary and performance hints from the
composer.
SATB vocal score: 978-0-19-341673-4 • Published • 8pp
SSA vocal score: 978-0-19-341690-1 • Published • 8pp
Unison voices/solo voice vocal score: 978-0-19-341691-8 • Published • 4pp
The full score and set of parts are not compatible with the upper-voice or
unison versions.
Full score: 978-0-19-341867-7 • 12pp
Set of parts: 978-0-19-341702-1 • 32pp
All published • Difficulty A • 2 mins
A Gaelic Blessing is only available from OUP to customers in the USA
and Canada via C F Peters (www.edition-peters.com). Customers in
the UK and all other countries can purchase it from the RSCM
(www.rscm.com/shop).
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John Rutter
Te Deum
for SATB and organ/brass/orchestra
A full score and set of parts for the brass version of John Rutter's
popular Te Deum is now available on sale, as well as on hire/rental. A
study score for the full orchestration is available on sale.
Study score: 978-0-19-351420-1 • 36pp • £16.95
Full score: 978-0-19-351375-4 • 24pp • £16.50
Set of parts: 978-0-19-351376-1 • 48pp • £35.00
All published • Difficulty C • 7 mins
Alan Smith
Listen, sweet dove
for SATB and organ
Setting the George Herbert poem ‘Whitsunday’ from the 1633
collection The Temple, this lilting, gentle anthem is particularly useful
for Whit Sunday services. Syncopations and duplets provide rhythmic
interest, with memorable melodies, sumptuous harmonies, and
contrasting textures making this a rewarding anthem for performer
and listener alike.
978-0-19-351431-7 • Available February • Difficulty B • 8pp • 2½ mins
£1.95
Alan Smith
O nata lux
for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied
Alan Smith’s setting of the Latin hymn at Lauds for The Feast of
Transfiguration is stately and solemn. Featuring imitative entries
that open out into rich, expansive textures at climactic moments,
the anthem is an appealing alternative to the well-known setting by
Thomas Tallis.
978-0-19-351423-2 • Available January • Difficulty B • 8pp • 3 mins
£1.95
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Will Todd
Mass in Blue
for soprano solo, SATB, piano, bass, drum kit, opt. alto saxophone
Learning tracks for Will Todd’s Mass in Blue have been prepared to
assist choirs in their learning of this dynamic work. Each part (S, A, T,
and B) has been recorded as a separate track, allowing singers to listen
to their own parts, with accompaniment from the Will Todd Trio.
Now available from the Mass in Blue companion website
Mack Wilberg
How can I keep from singing?
for SATB and piano
Wilberg’s arrangement of Robert Lowry’s text and
melody is a beautifully reflective take on the wellknown
hymn. Simple vocal lines are enhanced by a
gently flowing accompaniment, rich in suspensions
and harmonic interest. This part can be played on
the piano, or by the unusual combination of flutes,
cors anglais, harp, and strings.
Orchestral material is available on hire/rental:
3fl, 2c.a., hp, str
978-0-19-351416-4 • Available January • Difficulty B • 8pp • 3 mins
£1.95
Secular choral
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Bob Chilcott
Two Friends
for SATB unaccompanied
Bob Chilcott
Silver Swan
This compact anthem for unaccompanied choir
is the result of another successful collaboration
between Bob Chilcott and the poet Charles
Bennett. Well-crafted and tender melodic lines are
shared between the ‘two friends’ to good effect.
978-0-19-351218-4 • Available January • Difficulty B
8pp • 3 mins • £1.95
for SATB double choir unaccompanied
This setting of Orlando Gibbons and Catullus is a
re-working of Gibbons’s celebrated seventeenthcentury
madrigal (of the same title) for five voices.
It retains the lilting depiction of the swan and
the original composer’s love of antiphonal effects
and rich texture, providing an ideal platform for
established choirs to explore tone, blend, and
musical imagery.
978-0-19-341903-2 • Available January • Difficulty C
20pp • 5 mins • £2.90

Cecilia McDowall
Drink the Sky
for SA, piano, and percussion
This is an uplifting and expressive setting of a fun, descriptive text by
Christie Dickason that characterizes the sky in an imaginative way.
The compelling melodies are underpinned by a dynamic piano part
and characterful glockenspiel and suspended cymbal. A contrasting
middle section in triple time quotes from the Northumbrian folk
song ‘When the boat comes in’, while interjections complement the
narrative. The final section is affirmatory in feel, emphatically repeating
the final line of the poem, ‘and I will grow’.
978-0-19-339351-6 • Published • Difficulty A • 12pp • 4½ mins
£2.25
Cecilia McDowall
Now is the Time
for SATB and piano
Written for the 2016 'Requiem to Cancer' event at St Paul's Church,
Covent Garden, Now is the Time sets hopeful and inspirational words
by Marie Curie. McDowall's setting is optimistic and appealing, with
charming interplay between the voices and piano.
978-0-19-351260-3 • Available January • Difficulty B 12pp • 2½ mins
£2.25
Sarah Quartel
The Beat of a Different Drum
for SA, piano, and percussion
This original composition sets the composer’s own text celebrating
freedom of expression and the music within each of us. Accompanied
by hand-drum and piano, the piece is an exciting and engaging sing
filled with teachable moments and opportunities for musical growth,
with simple legato and two-part passages, and vocal percussion.
Also available in a version for CBar, piano, and percussion, which is
fully compatible with this upper-voice version.
978-0-19-351271-9 • Published • Difficulty A–B • 16pp • 3 mins
£2.65
Sarah Quartel
A Winter Day
for SATB (with divisions), solo cello, and piano
This five-movement work celebrates the long
Canadian winter, setting texts by the composer,
Sara Teasdale, Lucy Maud Montgomery (of ‘Anne
of Green Gables’ fame), and Melville Cane. The
music conjures up vivid images of a cold and crisp
winter, and of swirling, dancing snowflakes.
978-0-19-351440-9 • Available February • Difficulty B
48pp • 17 mins • £6.95
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Christmas choral
David Bednall
Alleluya, a New Work is Come
on Hand
for SATB and organ
Malcolm Archer
A Virgin most pure
for SATB and organ
The choral writing in this energetic and joyful
carol is rich with rhythmic character, while the
organ part is typically virtuosic. Alleluya, A New
Work is Come on Hand is recorded on the Regent
Records CD ‘A Year at Tewkesbury’ (REGCD474).
978-0-19-351426-3 • Available April • Difficulty C
12pp • 3 mins • £2.25
An energetic setting of a well-loved traditional text, with a memorable
tune, attractive sequences, and enjoyable exchanges between choir
and organ.
978-0-19-351452-2 • Available April • Difficulty B • 8pp • 4 mins
£1.95
Sarah Quartel
Huron Carol
for SATB and piano
This atmospheric arrangement of a traditional Canadian carol
perfectly captures the Christmas story and demonstrates Quartel’s
musical poetry.
978-0-19-339632-6 • Available April • Difficulty B • 8pp • 4 mins
£1.95
Michael Berkeley
This endernight
for SATB and organ
Commissioned by King’s College, Cambridge, for the 2016 Festival
of Nine Lessons and Carols, This endernight is a tender, peaceful
setting of well-known fifteenth-century words. The recurring melody
has an appropriately lilting feel, and Berkeley employs artful textural
juxtapositions, with solo lines always opening out into a rich, full-choir
sound for the 'lullay, by-by' refrain. The organ part provides colour and
support for the voices, with sparkling semiquavers leading into the
final, vibrant section.
978-0-19-351317-4 • Available April • Difficulty B • 12pp • 4½ mins
£2.25
major new title
upper voices
Bob Chilcott
The Midnight of your Birth
5 Songs for Upper Voices
This collection brings together five brand new carols by Bob Chilcott
for upper voices and piano. Suitable for women’s choirs or youth
choirs, the carols were commissioned by celebrated groups including
The St Louis Children’s Choir and Keiichi Asai’s Women’s Choir of
Kyoto. The texts, by long-term collaborator Charles Bennett, weave an
imagery of birds and the natural world with the Christmas narrative.
The Midnight of your Birth • The Blackbird with One White Feather
The Shepherds Answer • The Rain-Tree Carol •The Angel did Fly
978-0-19-351429-4 • Available April • 32pp • 17 mins • £5.25
Other collections for upper voices by Bob Chilcott:
978-0-19-339082-9 978-0-19-340615-5 978-0-19-335920-8 978-0-19-338156-8
Bob Chilcott
Mary’s Child
for SATB unaccompanied, with optional flute
This warm and tender carol sets an evocative text by Norman
Nicholson depicting Mary’s gentle nurturing of her child. There is a
beautiful simplicity in Chilcott’s setting, which features sumptuous
harmonies and lyrical melodies. The optional part for flute weaves in
and out of the texture and will be available as a free download from
the OUP website.
978-0-19-341343-6 • Available April • Difficulty B • 8pp • 4 mins
£1.95
Bob Chilcott
My Perfect Stranger
for upper voices, SATB (with solos), and harp
My Perfect Stranger is a captivating setting of Kevin Crossley-Holland’s
retelling of the Christmas story. Soloists take on the roles of key
players in the narrative in the central movement, with the upper
voices taking on the role of the guiding star, as well as enriching the
texture at important moments in the story. The artful harp writing
makes for a vibrant accompaniment and a successful alternative to the
more common accompaniments for keyboard.
978-0-19-341730-4 • Available April • 48pp • 10 mins • £8.25
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New orchestrations for
Bob Chilcott works
Newly available on hire/rental:
Wenceslas
An alternative orchestration for brass quintet, timpani, harp, and organ
for Chicott’s vivid presentation of the story of Good King Wenceslas
on the Feast of Stephen.
Jesus, Springing
This beautiful, tender carol has the new accompaniment option of
brass quintet and organ.
Alan Bullard
A star as bright as day
for SATB and organ/piano
An interesting setting of a familiar text, A star as bright as day
presents the Christmas story through lively then reflective sections
that produce musical contrast and variety, and opportunity for close
ensemble singing. Quirky yet thoroughly enjoyable, this short piece is
perfect for carol concerts, and completes its journey with us looking
at the babe in the manger.
978-0-19-351452-2 • Available May • Difficulty B • 8pp • 2½ mins
£1.95
Alan Smith
Tryste Noel
for SATBB unaccompanied
Setting an evocative text by Louise Imogen
Guiney, this reflective, episodic carol will be a
particularly useful addition to the repertory of
cathedral choirs. The oft-changing metres perfectly
complement the poetic metre of the text, and the
rich harmonies and lilting melodies give the carol
a sense of poignancy.
978-0-19-351430-0 • Available April • Difficulty C
8pp • 3 mins • £1.95
John Rutter scores and parts
Scores and set of parts are newly available for sale (as well as on hire/
rental) for some of John Rutter’s best-loved carols. All sets of parts
include the following string parts: 4 x vln I, 4 x vln II, 3 x vla, 2 x vc,
1 x db.
Angels’ Carol
Compatible with both the upper- and mixed-voice versions.
2fl, ob, 2cl, bsn, 2hn, hp, str
Full score: 978-0-19-351221-4 • 24pp • £15.50
Set of parts: 978-0-19-351222-1 • 84pp • £26.95
Both published • Difficulty A–B • 3 mins
Carol of the Magi
String orchestra, with solo cello
Full score: 978-0-19-351413-3 • 16pp • £15.50
Set of parts: 978-0-19-351414-0 • 48pp • £35.95
Cello part: 978-0-19-337008-1 • 8pp • £2.25
All published • Difficulty B • 5 mins
Christmas Lullaby
fl, ob, cl, str
Full score: 978-0-19-341563-8 • 24pp • £16.95
Set of parts: 978-0-19- 341562-1 • 58pp • £35.95
Both published • Difficulty A–B • 4 mins
I wish you Christmas
2fl, ob, 2cl, bsn, 2hn, perc (glock & bell tree), hp, str
Full score: 978-0-19-351223-8 • 20pp • £15.50
Set of parts: 978-0-19-351224-5 • 88pp • £26.95
Both published • Difficulty B • 4½ mins
Rejoice and be merry
3tpt, tbn I or horn in F, tbn II, bass tbn, tba, timps, handbells (opt), organ (opt)
Full score: 978-0-19-351386-0 • 24pp • £16.95
Set of parts: 978-0-19-351387-7 • 42pp • £35.95
Both published • Difficulty A–B • 2½ mins
The Very Best Time of Year
fl, ob, hp, str
Full score: 978-0-19- 351257-3 • 16pp • £15.50
Set of parts: 978-0-19-351258-0 • 36pp • £26.95
Both published • Difficulty A–B • 3½ mins
We wish you a merry Christmas
fl, ob, cl, bsn, perc, str
Full score: 978-0-19-351225-2 • 20pp • £15.50
Set of parts: 978-0-19-351226-9 • 40pp • £26.95
Both published • Difficulty B • 2 mins
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