Arr. Philip Sparke. Par HOLST GUSTAV. Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) for inclusion in the first edition (1906) of The English Hymnal, edited by his life-long friend, Ralph Vaughan Williams. Philip Sparke has carefully arra…

In 1977 The Association of English Singers and Speakers published a four-volume work A Heritage of Twentieth Century British Song which was a collection of songs published by Boosey & Hawkes and which were in the opinion of the editors worthy of the attention that such a publication would bring. Sixteen years later with the benefit of further perspective the Association has published this…

In The Bleak Midwinter is one of three hymns that Holst composed at the request of Ralph Vaughan Williams for the English Hymnal which he was editing. Rossetti’s poem had not been published until 1904 after her death and so was a new text to Holst though it has become familiar now through this setting and that of Harold Darke.Holst was a writer of hymns over several religious streams Hymn…

Eleven pieces for solo Organ from the 19th to the 21st century. Selected and edited by Martin Neary. 'An imaginative kaleidoscope of attractive pieces. There is much to enjoy in this wide-ranging collection.' - John Scott LVO Organist and Director of Music Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue New York 'A valuable collection for organists. The fact that it is published in aid of such an important ca…

Fools By Heavenly Compulsion - String Quartet No.3 is a work by David Stoll for String Quartet. The work is divided into three movements Nothing Storm and Never taking their titles and imagery from Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. This is the score and parts for this work a full performance of which lasts around 20 minutes. Commissioned by the Bingham String Quartet with funds from the Ralph Vau…

Brass Treble Clef E Flat-As I sit myself down to write this brief foreword I ask myself can there be music more stirring than these old Cornish folk melodies? Though not Cornish myself (I confess to being born a little further up the road in Bristol) I feel I have spent sufficient time in these 'ere parts to resonate with the sturdy brass band tradition that continues to permeate this incompara…

Par . The Piano Player: Classical Favourites presents 20 of the most popular pieces of classical music, specially arranged for intermediate solo piano. Contents include Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart, Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis by Vaughan Williams and O mio babbino caro by Puccini. The striking cover features Edward Bawden?s colour linocut Aesop?s Fables: Daw in Borrowed Feathers, 1970…

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. . . for Choirs Collections. Par ARCHER MALCOLM / CLEOBURY STEPHEN. Cette collection unique d'approches à nouveau l'Avent, réunissant 52 pièces belles et accessibles qui couvrent toute la gamme des périodes, des styles et des traditions. Advent des chorales est la ressource parfaite musicale et liturgique pour tous les église, cathédrale, et des chorales de concert et inclut de nouveaux paramètre…

O Be Joyful In The Lord. Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. SATB and piano Orchestral parts available for rental (Ref. HL219). For supply to USA please contact ECS Publishing./ Feuillet / SATB et Piano