Chorus

Secular repertoire
Andy Brooke
Sweet and low
Setting a tender poem by Alfred, Lord
Tennyson, this lullaby is full of sweet and
recurring melodies that rock gently in 6/8
time. The vocal lines are well supported by a
twinkling piano part and combine together
to create a feeling of warmth and tranquillity.
Also available in versions for SA and piano, and
SABar and piano.
SATB and piano
3 mins, Very Easy–Easy
SATB vocal score: 978-0-19-353997-6
Publishing August 2020
SA vocal score: 978-0-19-353998-3
Publishing August 2020
SABar vocal score: Details are on p.12
Michael Higgins
Scarborough Fair
Higgins’s setting of this popular folk song is
simple and wistful, particularly well-suited
to children’s and youth choirs. With delicate
quaver flourishes, the piano accompaniment
flows gently alongside the vocal lines, creating
suspensions that reflect the mysterious
demands of the narrator. Originally published
in The Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs.
SSA and piano
2 1 /2 mins, Very Easy–Easy
978-0-19-354023-1 | Published March 2020
Michael Higgins
Three American Songs
Higgins’s arrangements of three North-
American traditional songs are sophisticated
and beautiful. The first, ‘Bright morning stars’, is
illuminated by a shimmering piano part with
opportunities for a soloist or small group.
Energy and bounce is abundant throughout
the second, ‘Little wheel a-turnin’’, where
the melody is passed around the voices and
coloured with interesting harmonies. The
last piece, ‘He’s gone away’, is a parting song
between two lovers with flowing melodies
and accompaniment, and ends on a note of
anticipation.
SATB (with divisions) and piano
8 mins, Moderately Difficult
978-0-19-354051-4 | Publishing June 2020
Henry Purcell
Arranged by
Stanley M. Hoffman
When I am laid in earth
In this innovative arrangement, Stanley M.
Hoffman takes Henry Purcell’s most popular
solo aria, the ‘Lament’ from his opera Dido and
Aeneas, and reimagines it as a choral work, thus
making a staple of the solo song repertoire
available for choral performance.
Soprano solo and SATB unaccompanied
4 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult
978-0-19-353523-7 | Published February 2020
Sarah Quartel
See the light
See the light sets a text by the composer inspired
by the Hawaiian story ‘The Bowl of Light’. With
its uplifting melodies and energetic rhythms,
this accessible piece explores the light in each
person and creates a sense of community,
while the sparkling piano accompaniment
supports the voices with its repeating figures.
SA and piano
4 mins, Very Easy–Easy
978-0-19-353112-3 | Published January 2020
Howard Skempton
Poems of Love
and War
This is an imaginative setting of a sequence of
nine poems from ‘Viking Poetry of Love and
War’ by Judith Jesch. The war poems are formal
and celebratory, making vivid use of figures
of speech known as ‘kennings’, while the love
poems are more direct, and sometimes playful.
SATB unaccompanied
8 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult
978-0-19-353354-7 | Published February 2020
Will Todd
All will be well
With a text by the composer, this is a beautiful
piece about optimism, companionship, and the
belief that ‘all will be well’. Todd’s gentle melodies
are supported by a delicate, pulsing piano
accompaniment, and an optional percussion
part that adds extra spark to the music. Also
available in a version for SABar (see page 12).
SA and piano (with optional percussion)
4 mins, Easy
978-0-19-353996-9 | Publishing August 2020
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