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The King of love my shepherd is sets Psalm 23 to an arrangement of the Irish traditional melody St. Columba. Rutter keeps the first three verses largely in unison, alternating between male and female voices, before allowing the music to bloom into rich and ever-expanding polyphony for the last three verses. The arpeggios in the… Read more »
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A Prayer of Saint Patrick
This short, eloquent Benediction sets words from St Patrick’s Breastplate (5th century). Also available in John Rutter Anthems.
We plough the fields, and scatter
In his setting of the German hymn Wir pflügen und wir streuen, with a text translated by Jane Campbell, Rutter keeps the voices largely in rhythmic unison, skilfully bringing variety through variations to the timbre and dynamics from verse to verse. The text’s focus on praise and thankfulness for a successful harvest makes it especially… Read more »
Te Deum
Te Deum is a hymn of praise, appropriate for choral concerts as well as for use in sacred settings. The music is jubilant, straightforward, and appealing; with an extrovert organ accompaniment. The orchestral and brass accompaniments are available to hire at the OUP link below. Orchestration: Brass: 3 tpt, 2 tbn, tba, timp, perc, hp,… Read more »
How great our joy!
A traditional German carol using text dating back to around 1500 AD. Orchestral scores and parts are also available. Offprinted from the collection Joy to the World.
Christ is made the sure foundation
This arrangement of the familiar Westminster Abbey tune for organ and brass is majestic, and sure to draw hearty singing from a congregation. Score and parts are available to hire at the OUP link below. Orchestration: 3 tpt in C, 2 tenor tbn, 1 bass tbn, 3 timps, perc (snare, susp cymbals, crash cymbals), organ
O God, our help in ages past
Rutter’s arrangement of the hymn O God, our help in ages past uses the hymn tune ‘St. Anne’ to great effect. The verses alternate between choir alone and choir with congregation, building to an uplifting finale in which all sing together. Brass choir score and parts are available to hire at the OUP link below.… Read more »
A mighty fortress is our God
An arrangement of Martin Luther’s popular hymn Ein feste Burg, with the English translation by F.H. Hedge. Rutter arranges verses 1, 3, and 4, using J.S. Bach’s harmonization for verse 2. An accompaniment for brass ensemble is available to hire at the OUP link below. Orchestration: 4 tpts in C, 3 tbn (2 tenor, 1… Read more »
Love Divine, all loves excelling
This popular hymn is here set to the tune Hyfrydol and has a splendid last verse descant.
Let’s begin again
Let’s begin again is the finale from John Rutter’s ‘musical fable’ The Reluctant Dragon, and makes a perfect gentle encore or leave-taking piece. Also available in Encores for Choirs 1. Instrumental material is available to hire at the OUP link below. Orchestration: perc (1 player: vibraphone & glock), drum kit, harpsichord (or electronic substitute), electric… Read more »