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Also in Carols for Choirs 4 and available in versions for solo voice, SATB and unison
Orchestral material is available to hire and on sale at the OUP link below.
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Now thank we all our God
Festival hymn with introductory fanfare.
Brass parts/brass and organ score available to purchase.
Orchestral score and parts are available to hire at the OUP link below.
Orchestration: Brass: 4 tpt, 2 tbn (or 2 hn), btbn, tba (opt), timp, perc, org. Orchestra: 2.2.2.2-4.4.4.1-timp.perc-organ-hp-str
Two American Folk Songs: Sourwood Mountain and Black Sheep
Arrangements of traditional American tunes.
Sourwood Mountain is also available in Encores for Choirs 1 and Folk-Songs for Choirs 1.
Black Sheep is also available in Folk-songs for Choirs 1.
Jesus Child (SATB)
Caribbean music became widely popular in Britain from the 1950s, and this carol shows its influence.
This carol is also available in Carols for Choirs 3 and 100 Carols for Choirs. The piece has also been arranged for upper voices and for unison.
All the instrumental accompaniments are available for hire at the OUP link below. The arrangement for orchestra is also available on sale.
Orchestration: Brass: 4 tpt, 3 tbn, tuba, perc, organ Ensemble: 2 fl, perc, pno/org, db Orchestra: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, bn, 2 hn, 2 perc (claves, maraca, glock), hp, str
When the Saints go marching in
A Dixieland style arrangement which would make a rousing concert finale or encore.
There are two accompaniments available to hire – for small ensemble and full orchestra, at the OUP link below.
Orchestration: Ensemble: cl.tbn.string bass.drums.pno Orchestra: 2.2.2.2-4.3.3.2-timp.2perc.hp.str
Also available in an arrangement for TTBB
What sweeter music (SATB)
Written for the King’s College Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, in 1987.
Also available in an arrangement for upper voices and a version for solo piano
A set of parts for the SATB version is available to purchase here.
O Tannenbaum
An arrangement by John Rutter of the German folk-tune O Tannenbaum.
Mary’s Lullaby (SSAA)
A simple and touching carol which upper voice choirs will find very appealing. Words and music by John Rutter.
The original SATB version is also available (X272).
For the beauty of the earth (SA)
There are three versions of the vocal parts – for SATB and piano or orchestra, TTBB and piano or orchestra, or SS or SA and piano or orchestra. The piece is also included in The John Rutter Piano Album, arranged for solo piano.
Orchestral material is available to hire at the OUP link below
Orchestration: 2.1.2.1-2.0.0.0-perc-hp-str
Personent hodie
This can be performed on modern instruments or recorder, 3 crumhorns, sackbut, psaltery, lute, and tabor.
Instrumental material is available to hire at the OUP link below.
Orchestration: Modern Instrumentation: picc (opt), 2 ob, cl, 2 bn, hn (alt.to cl), tabor or SD, hp and/or org Period instrumentation: sopr. recorder (opt), des. rec, alt. crumhorn, ten. crumhorn, sackbut, psaltery and/or lute, tabor