Rutter Mass of the Children vocal score

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John Rutter 

mass of the 

children 

Vocal score

JOHN RUTTER 

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MASS OF THE 

CHILDREN 

FOR SOPRANO AND BARITONE SOLI, 

CHILDREN’S CHOIR, MIXED CHOIR, 

AND ORCHESTRA 

B

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Scored for children’s choir and adult voices, Mass of the Children is a setting of 

the Latin Missa brevis. Set alongside the Latin are several relevant English poetic 

texts, the first and last of which are taken from Bishop Thomas Ken’s renowned 

morning and evening hymns for the scholars of Winchester College.The work 

exists within the framework of a complete day, from waking to sleeping, within 

which other texts and moods appear like events in that day or landmarks in a 

life.The result is a mellifluous yet vibrant setting that has established itself as an 

important addition to the choral repertory. 

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 formed his own choir, the Cambridge Singers. 

He now divides his time between composition and 

conducting and is sought after as a guest conductor 

for the world’s leading choirs and orchestras. John 

Rutter’s music has been widely recorded and is available on many record labels 

including Universal, Naxos, and Hyperion.The Cambridge Singers have 

recorded many of his works on the Collegium Records label. John Rutter was 

awarded a CBE in the 2007 New Year’s Honours List, in recognition of his 

outstanding services to music. 

‘The most successful and well-known composer of choral music in recent British history’ 

BBC Music Magazine 

Other choral works by John Rutter 

available from Oxford University Press: 

Birthday Madrigals 

Dancing Day 

Fancies 

Five Childhood Lyrics 

Five Traditional Songs 

Gloria 

Magnificat 

Psalmfest 

Requiem 

The Sprig of Thyme 

When Icicles Hang 

Winchester Te Deum 

For more details about John Rutter and his music, please contact Oxford 

University Press, Music Department. 

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