Setting this classic American patriotic song, which dates back to the Civil War, Rutter makes prominent use of trumpets and percussion to create a rousing arrangement. The setting is equally effective when accompanied by the two keyboard parts of the reduced vocal score, which may be performed by two pianos, piano and organ, piano and… Read more »
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Using music legally
For requests relating to permission to use John’s sheet music, please visit Publishers’ Licensing Services Ltd. (www.plsclear.com). Good information about various uses of copyright material is also available from John’s publisher: Oxford University Press – Music Rights, or for questions not answered by either of the above sites you can email music.permissions.uk@oup.com. For permission… Read more »
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I too shall walk to Bethlehem
Setting a text by Marc Bratcher, I too shall walk to Bethlehem depicts a journey to the Bethlehem stable ‘where once a child was born’, recounting the strength, courage, and heart acquired from the encounters along the way. Unison passages in upper and lower voices move seamlessly into warm homophonic harmonies, with brief moments of divisi. A… Read more »
Guidance for UK singing day organisers
NOTES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF UK SINGING DAY ORGANISERS by John Rutter – as at 8th July 2019 General I have been leading Come-and-Sing days for well over twenty years, at the request of many different organisations – the RSCM, ABCD, Making Music, choral societies, churches, charities – and many of the same questions… Read more »
Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (ed. John Rutter)
Bach’s motets are essential pillars of the choral repertory, and the irresistibly joyful Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (Praise ye the Lord, all ye Gentiles) is a wonderful introduction to them for choirs unfamiliar with the works of Bach. It features concise contrapuntal writing and a sophisticated harmonic language, yet the vocal lines are not… Read more »
Questions to John Rutter: High School and University
John talks about his time at high school and beyond.
War and Peace – but not by Tolstoy
The arts are resilient and do not disappear in wartime. If anything, they assume greater importance than in times of peace.
Information for programme note writers
Programme notes for a number of John’s compositions: major works and shorter pieces.
Questions to John Rutter: Advice for young composers
Today’s young composers could probably give me advice…