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A suite of four pieces, based on once-familiar, and cherished folk-songs.
A-Roving
I have a bonnet trimmed with blue
O waly, waly
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
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Star Carol (unison)
A version for unison voices with a simplified piano accompaniment. Also available for SATB.
Also in Carols for Choirs 4.
Nativity Carol (unison)
One of John Rutter’s earliest carols.
Also available in versions for upper voices (SSA), SATB, solo piano and TTBB (and organ or piano)
Carols for Choirs 2
A second collection of 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompaniments for piano, or organ, or orchestra, or brass ensemble. Many of the carols are from traditional sources, rearranged: among the items composed especially for this volume are carols by William Walton, Benjamin Britten, Richard Rodney Bennett, and William Mathias.
Instrumental material for most of the accompanied items is available to hire.
Eight Carols for Brass for 5 part brass or 8 part brass (to accompany carols from Carols for Choirs 1 and Carols for Choirs 2) are also available on sale.
Cantique de Jean Racine (SSAA)
Cantique de Jean Racine was written in 1865 during Fauré’s final year at the École Niedermeyer, winning him the first prize for composition, and this elegant work now holds a cherished place in the choral repertory for both sacred and secular occasions.
Presented with an English singing translation in addition to the original French, John Rutter’s edition includes an accompaniment for organ or piano, and the work may also be performed with the transcription for harp and strings (available separately), compatible with the instrumentation for the OUP edition of the Fauré Requiem in its 1893 version. Also available in a version for SATB.
Complete orchestral and vocal material is available to hire/rent and on sale. This arrangement for upper voices remains as faithful to the original as possible.
Joy to the world!
An arrangement of the nineteenth-century Christmas hymn.
Also available in 100 Carols for Choirs.
Score and parts are available to hire at the OUP link below.
Orchestration: 2 tpt, timp, strings
Partita for Orchestra
A three-movement orchestral rollercoaster in celebratory mood.
Orchestration: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, 3-4 perc (SD, BD, sus cym, clash cym, tam, tamb, claves, marac, bongos, glock, xylo, vib), hp, str
Lament for the Holy City (violin and piano)
This hauntingly beautiful piece is extracted from Rutter’s large-scale work Visions.
The expressive solo line features long phrases, double stopping in thirds and sixths, and a quasi-improvised section, making it an ideal concert work for advanced violinists.
Also available in an arrangement for flute and piano.
Star Carol (SATB)
Written in 1971 in response to an invitation from Sir David Willcocks and The Bach Choir.
The orchestral accompaniment is available to hire and on sale. A brass accompaniment is available to hire at the OUP link below.
Orchestration: Brass: 4 tpt, 3 tbn, tuba, timpani, perc Orchestra: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 2 hn, 2 perc (glock, sus cym, tri, timp), hp, str
Also in Carols for Choirs 3 and 100 Carols for Choirs.
Also available for unison voices in a shortened and simplified version.
Love came down at Christmas
The simplicity of Christina Rossetti’s text is reflected in this setting, which dates from 1971.
The string accompaniment is available to hire at the OUP link below.