In keeping with its title, this Christmas carol is bursting with joyous energy. Taking Lowell Mason’s melody, which was based on an earlier melody by Handel, Rutter adds a virtuosic accompaniment which can be played by either piano, organ, orchestra, or brass ensemble and plays a prominent role in the carol. Scores and parts for… Read more »
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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,… Read more »
Allegri: Miserere (ed. John Rutter)
A practical edition of the extremely famous work by Allegri, for unaccompanied SSATB voices with SSAB soloists.
Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen
John Rutter creates a peaceful and contemplative atmosphere in this new arrangement of the traditional German carol, Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen. The piece opens with a lyrical melody from the solo oboe, over a wash of gentle, hummed vocal harmonies. Rutter continues the carol by underpinning the vocal melodies with ‘ah’s and hummed parts,… Read more »
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.
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… Read more »
Stanford: When Mary thro’ the garden went (ed. John Rutter)
A sacred partsong by CV Stanford. This simple devotional part-song perfectly captures the mood of the first Easter morning.
Stanford: O for a closer walk with God (ed. John Rutter)
A sacred partsong by CV Stanford One of Stanford’s simplest and best-loved church anthems, based on a familiar Scottish hymn-tune.
Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem
John recalls singing in the original recording of Britten’s War Requiem.
My true love hath my heart
An exquisite setting for upper voices of a love song by Sir Philip Sydney, taken from Rutter’s Birthday Madrigals. Also available for high voice and piano, and low voice and piano.










