Christ the Lord is risen today is an arrangement of the Easter hymn tune ‘Lyra Davidica’. Not to be confused with Rutter’s own composition, Christ the Lord is risen again, published as part of the John Rutter Anniversary Edition. With an exciting introductory fanfare composed by Rutter, this uplifting anthem provides a powerful ending to any Easter service.
Brass choir score and parts are available on sale from OUP.
Orchestration: 3 tpt in C, 2 tenor tbn, 1 bass tbn, tuba, 3 timps, perc (snare, susp cymbals, crash cymbals), organ
In this arrangement of the hymn tune St Clement, traditional verses alternate with those newly arranged by John Rutter. The piece is part of a wider collection of hymn arrangements, which have been recorded by the Cambridge Singers, directed by John Rutter, on the Collegium CD Sing, ye heavens (COLCD 126). Individual leaflets from the series are available on sale from Oxford University Press.
An arrangement by John Rutter of the popular Passiontide hymn When I survey the wondrous cross, set to the hymn tune Rockingham, with which these words have long been associated. Part of the Cambridge Singers Hymn series, it features on the Collegium recording Sing, ye Heavens (COLCD126), performed by the Cambridge Singers and directed by John Rutter.
This charming carol, composed in 1975 by Barbara Bell, was discovered by John Rutter, who enlisted the help of John Suchet and Classic FM to track down the composer. Haunting in character, but with a delightful French waltz feel and a sweeping piano part, La Berceuse has been recorded by Voces8 on the Decca label.
Christmas Lullaby was commissioned in 1989 by the Bach Choir in celebration of the seventieth birthday of its conductor, Sir David Willcocks. The haunting melody of the verses and the reflective refrain of ‘Ave Maria’ have made this an immensely popular carol.
Written in 1978 for the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, this gentle, dreamy lullaby has gone on to become one of John Rutter’s most popular carols.
Also available in a version for SSAA and as a piano solo with Epilogue.Full scores and instrumental parts (flute, oboe, harp, and strings) are available to hire and on sale at the OUP link below.
Rutter’s charming piece sets a secular text by the composer that emphasises the significance of music and harmony in an ephemeral world. A simple accompaniment figure in the piano provides the backdrop to alternating unison and polyphonic verses that manage to capture both nostalgia for what was and optimism for what is to come.
Orchestral material is available to hire at the OUP link below.
This charming French carol (with E.C. Nunn’s English translation) tells of the milkmaids Jeanette and Isabella, who run to tell the shepherds to come and see the baby Jesus in the stable. The 3/8 time signature and interplay between the vocal lines give it a lilting and engaging character.
Parts for the orchestral accompaniment are available on sale and to hire/rent at the OUP link below.
This festive arrangement of a traditional German carol features an English text, translated and adapted by John Rutter himself. The first two verses are sung by soloists (or alternatively by a semi-chorus over a background of choral hums) before all singers come together in the final verse and then fade into solemn stillness.
This original hymn is touching and lyrical, with unison first and second verses blossoming into four-part writing in the third verse. It may be performed as either a congregational hymn (a congregation part is included), or as a choir anthem.
The full score and set of parts are available to purchase here.
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