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Oxford Music<br />
An introduction <strong>and</strong> <strong>recent</strong> issues<br />
Spring <strong>2024</strong>
Oxford Music is the home of quality music that can<br />
bring people together, educate <strong>and</strong> celebrate<br />
excellence.<br />
We publish for the choral <strong>and</strong> instrumental markets<br />
predominantly, as well as orchestral.<br />
Oxford Music's ambition is to become the gateway to<br />
participatory music making.<br />
About<br />
Oxford Music<br />
We are proud of our legacy <strong>and</strong> excited about<br />
our future.<br />
Intro <strong>and</strong> <strong>recent</strong> <strong>titles</strong> OUP Spring 24<br />
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Meet our team:<br />
Griselda Sherlaw-Johnson<br />
Choral Promotion <strong>and</strong><br />
Business Development Manager, Music<br />
- griselda.sherlawjohnson@oup.com<br />
Nicola Cook<br />
Head of Business Development,<br />
Music<br />
- nicola.cook@oup.com<br />
Chris Graham<br />
Business Development Assistant, Music<br />
- christopher.graham@oup.com<br />
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Music for Choir <strong>and</strong> Cello<br />
• What A selection is this of work? sacred What <strong>and</strong> are secular its selling pieces points?<br />
• Another A wide range bullet of point composers, from Palestrina <strong>and</strong> Bach,<br />
to Rutter <strong>and</strong> Quartel<br />
• Etc.<br />
• Cello part available separately<br />
• Three pieces recorded by Apollo 5<br />
• An ideal concert programme in one collection!<br />
View score on<br />
Published<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary <strong>2024</strong><br />
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The Oxford Book of Choral Music by Black Composers<br />
• What 35 pieces is this for work? SATB What choir, are unaccompanied its selling points? or with piano<br />
or organ<br />
• Another Mixture bullet of sacred point <strong>and</strong> secular non-idiomatic works,<br />
including anthems, choral art songs, madrigals, motets,<br />
• Etc. <strong>and</strong> part-songs<br />
• Pieces from the Renaissance, Classical, <strong>and</strong> Romantic<br />
eras, in addition to the twentieth <strong>and</strong> twenty-first<br />
centuries<br />
• Features composers from a variety of nations,<br />
including Brazil, Canada, Portugal, the United Kingdom,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the United States<br />
Published<br />
February 2023<br />
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The Oxford Book of Choral Music by Black Composers<br />
- find out more:<br />
“Whether used as a teaching resource<br />
or for performance, it should exp<strong>and</strong><br />
imaginations <strong>and</strong> start to address the<br />
lack of representation of Black<br />
composers in the choral canon.<br />
Equally important, there is some<br />
stunning music to sing which will be<br />
enjoyed by youth <strong>and</strong> adult choirs<br />
alike.“ Choir & Organ, May 2023<br />
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Carols for Choirs 6<br />
• What is this work? What are its selling points?<br />
• Showcasing some of today's most exciting names in<br />
• Another choral composition<br />
bullet point<br />
• Etc. Well-loved melodies in fresh arrangements<br />
• A diverse range of composers, including a 50/50<br />
gender balance<br />
• An exciting mix of accompanied <strong>and</strong> unaccompanied<br />
<strong>titles</strong>.<br />
Published<br />
July 2023<br />
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Watch Bob Chilcott <strong>and</strong> David Hill discuss working together on<br />
compiling Carols for Choirs 6:<br />
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New German choral translations of John Rutter works:<br />
• What Two collections are these publications? of John Rutter’s What best-loved are their choral selling<br />
points? pieces in German translation compiled to be both<br />
accessible to a wide range of choirs <strong>and</strong> appropriate to<br />
• Highlights the needs in of these today’s anthologies liturgy.<br />
• Voice Geistliche parts, Chorgesänge Etc. von John Rutter<br />
• ISBN 9780193566170<br />
• Add hyperlinks to the images below if there is<br />
• audiovisual Weihnachtslieder content. von John Rutter<br />
• ISBN 9780193566187<br />
Click on cover images to view contents on<br />
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Also available as choral leaflets:<br />
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German translations by Bob Chilcott <strong>and</strong> Sarah Quartel<br />
• What is this series? What are its<br />
selling points?<br />
• Another bullet point<br />
• Add hyperlink(s) to the icon below if<br />
there is audiovisual content.<br />
• Etc.<br />
View all our German Translations on<br />
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A reminder about our best-selling anthology ‘Glory to God’:<br />
• What Answering are these dem<strong>and</strong> publications? among What German are their choirs selling for<br />
points? English music,<br />
• Contains music from Engl<strong>and</strong>'s most important church<br />
• Highlights composers in with these German anthologies as well as English or Latin<br />
texts.<br />
• Voice Covers parts, the best Etc. of nearly five centuries of English<br />
church music.<br />
• Add 56 anthems, hyperlinks hymns, to the services, images below <strong>and</strong> psalms if there cover is all<br />
audiovisual occasions in content. the church year, as well as Evening <strong>and</strong><br />
Eucharist services.<br />
• Available in both paperback <strong>and</strong> spiral bindings<br />
Click on cover images to view contents on<br />
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Cecilia McDowall<br />
• Award-winning British composer praised for her<br />
innovative <strong>and</strong> fresh approach to composition often<br />
incorporating folk <strong>and</strong> world music elements into her<br />
compositions.<br />
• Broad range of subject, themes, <strong>and</strong> moods, across<br />
sacred, secular, <strong>and</strong> Christmas <strong>titles</strong>.<br />
• Skillful use of harmonies, creating lush <strong>and</strong> intricate<br />
textures that enhance the emotional depth of her<br />
compositions.<br />
'Cecilia McDowall is one of the leading choral <strong>and</strong> vocal<br />
composers of her generation.'<br />
Musical Opinion<br />
•<br />
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Cecilia McDowall– new choral works<br />
Good News from New Engl<strong>and</strong> | 9780193540552<br />
• Three-movement work for SATB <strong>and</strong> solo violin (15mins)<br />
• Texts exploring the experiences of the Mayflower Pilgrims'<br />
settlement in the New World<br />
• Ideal for concerts on themes of emigration, sea voyage, travel<br />
The Ice is Listening | 9780193572430 (due May ‘24)<br />
• Three- movement work for S solo SATB & piano or chamber<br />
orchestra (16 mins)<br />
• Sets evocative poetry around the theme of ice: from the<br />
nostalgia of frost fairs to a reflection on today's climate crisis<br />
• Ideal for concerts on themes of climate change, or winter<br />
Music of the Stars | 9780193564282<br />
• Three-movement work for SATB <strong>and</strong> piano or strings <strong>and</strong><br />
percussion (17 mins)<br />
• exploring the power of music to console <strong>and</strong> uplift in<br />
challenging times<br />
Three new stunning secular concert works by the UK’s<br />
most prominent female choral composer<br />
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Cecilia McDowall– choral highlights<br />
Secular<br />
• On the Air (Dear Vaccine), SATB unaccompanied<br />
• Photo 51, SSATB unaccompanied<br />
• The Tree is a Song, SATB unaccompanied<br />
Sacred<br />
• A Gaelic blessing, SSATB unaccompanied<br />
• Jubilate Deo (SATB, unison, & organ)<br />
• Crucifixus re-imagined SSAATTBB<br />
Christmas<br />
• In dulci Jubilo, SATB & organ<br />
• There is no rose, SATB unaccompanied<br />
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Bob Chilcott<br />
• Highly respected British composer <strong>and</strong> conductor.<br />
• Strong <strong>and</strong> memorable melodies, making the works<br />
accessible <strong>and</strong> popular with performers <strong>and</strong> listeners.<br />
• Versatility in his compositions, moving seamlessly<br />
across various styles <strong>and</strong> genres, including classical,<br />
jazz, <strong>and</strong> folk influences.<br />
'As a choral director <strong>and</strong> composer Bob Chilcott is revered. He<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>s choirs <strong>and</strong> gets the best from them.'<br />
The Guardian online<br />
•<br />
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Bob Chilcott– new choral works<br />
Yesterday, Today, <strong>and</strong> Tomorrow| 9780193568334<br />
• 3-movement work for SSA <strong>and</strong> piano (10 mins)<br />
• A theme of reflecting on the past, living in the present, <strong>and</strong> not<br />
worrying about the future<br />
• Bringing the energy <strong>and</strong> joy of youth to the fore<br />
Mary, Mother| 9780193564275<br />
• Sequence of 6 carols for SATB & piano or organ <strong>and</strong> opt. harp<br />
(17 mins)<br />
• Explores the role of Mary in the Christmas story, focussing on her<br />
human experience within a story of the divine.<br />
• Ideal for Christmas concerts<br />
Sing in a Season | 9780193563049<br />
• 3-movement work for SATB <strong>and</strong> piano or small ensemble<br />
(15 mins)<br />
• A celebratory work exploring all that we can learn from the natural<br />
world<br />
Three new stunning concert works by the UK’s most<br />
prominent choral composer<br />
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New <strong>titles</strong> in Voice Junction series<br />
View the Voice Junction series on<br />
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A focus on Jussi Chydenius<br />
• Finnish composer, Jussi Chydenius,<br />
combines traditional choral sounds with<br />
pop <strong>and</strong> jazz influences<br />
• Member of award-winning vocal group,<br />
Rajaton<br />
• Songs to suit a range of choirs<br />
• Two new <strong>titles</strong>: A Birthday <strong>and</strong> Uphill<br />
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Major new work by Reena Esmail – She Will Transform You<br />
• Draws on the sound-worlds of Western<br />
European <strong>and</strong> Indian traditions<br />
• Explores the special relationship of an<br />
immigrant <strong>and</strong> her child to their country of<br />
origin <strong>and</strong> how the child bridges the divide<br />
between both cultures<br />
• Version 1 – for SSATB <strong>and</strong> orchestra (16 mins)<br />
• Version 2 – for SSATB <strong>and</strong> flute (8 mins)<br />
Listen to the SSATB <strong>and</strong> flute version:<br />
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Introducing Tracy Wong<br />
• Malaysia born, living in Canada, Tracy is a<br />
choral conductor, music educator, composer<br />
• Her choral works support the development of<br />
vocal technique, musicianship skills, <strong>and</strong><br />
artistry<br />
Two new <strong>titles</strong>:<br />
• Fly! for SA <strong>and</strong> piano | 9780193570368<br />
• Take This Gift – 2 versions<br />
for SATB, piano <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong> drum | 9780193572416<br />
for SSA, piano <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong> drum | 9780193570382<br />
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We have a wealth of choral music to suit every type <strong>and</strong><br />
style of choir. For any more information, thematic<br />
suggestions, composer queries please email me:<br />
griselda.sherlawjohnson@oup.com<br />
or call +44 7584 683477<br />
Griselda Sherlaw-Johnson<br />
Choral Promotion <strong>and</strong> Business Development Manager
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