Born 200 years ago this year and orphaned at the age of 3, Sterndale Bennett was brought up by his grandfather in Cambridge, where he sang in the choir of Kings College before entering the Royal Academy of Music to study thepiano at the age of 10...Lasīt vairāk
for SATB unaccompanied This makes a very useful addition to the repertory for Ascension Day - either as an introit or as an anthem. The text is from the Collect for the Sunday after Ascension....Lasīt vairāk
for SATTB and organ continuo Continuing the Societys series of Dering motets, this setting of Ave Maria from the 1617 Cantiones Sacra is mainly homophonic, with a few imitative phrases. It displays Derings love of the augmented triad and, with an o...Lasīt vairāk
for SSAATTBB unaccompanied Written in 1844 in thanksgiving for the preservation of the life of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm after an unsuccessful assassination attempt, this is the original a cappella version of the well-known chorus from Elij...Lasīt vairāk
for SSATB and organ Written in 1852 in the wake of S.S.Wesleys groundbreaking Service in E this is an equally ambitious work with an important obbligato organ part. With only one change of tempo, it has an unflagging forward momentum. An ideal work...Lasīt vairāk
for SSATB and organ This completes the Church Music Societys set of four pieces by Samuel Wesley which were much acclaimed by Vincent Novello. The striding bass line of the opening sets the mood for an impressive piece for a special occasion. The or...Lasīt vairāk
for SSATBB unaccompanied This setting of the Nunc Dimittis was written for Westminster Cathedral and first performed at Compline on Easter Day 1916. In concerts it could be contrasted with the Latin settings by Howells and Holst, and in services it c...Lasīt vairāk
for SSATB (with divisions) and organ Following the recent release of a CD of Harry Brammas church music, the Church Music Society is proud to publish this setting of words of St Augustine of Hippo, written for the Choir of St Martins, Dorking, to m...Lasīt vairāk
for SATB (with some divisions) unaccompanied Marks Siretts setting of these anonymous words has a magical quality that is most attractive to singers and listeners alike. The soprano(s) announce the main tune before it is taken up by the full choir....Lasīt vairāk
for SSATB unaccompanied This piece was cited as an example of good church music in S.S.Wesleys pamphlet about the state of church music in 1849. The text had significance for Samuel Wesley as these were the last words said to him by his father. He u...Lasīt vairāk
for SAATTB and optional organ Wesley set this text from Psalm 110 twice - once in 1814 for four voices and again in 1827 for six voices. This latter version, though short, has considerable drive and impact, making it highly suitable as an introit, pe...Lasīt vairāk
for SATB (with divisions) and organ The Church Music Society is proud to publish this mass setting by Anthony Caesar, written for St Pauls, K Street, Washington DC. The quieter sections are strongly influenced by plainsong, and the Gloria has a rhyt...Lasīt vairāk
for SSAATTBB, SSATTB verse and organ First edited in the 1950s by Watkins Shaw and published privately, this magnificent anthem has been revised in honour of the centenary of Shaws birth by his successor as Honorary General Editor of the Church Musi...Lasīt vairāk
for SATB and organ (optional) William Turner was one of the most important composers writing at the time of the Restoration of the monarchy. This sprightly anthem, first performed at the coronation of Queen Anne, is well within the grasp of competent...Lasīt vairāk
for S solo, SSATB & organ This edition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the composers birth. The distinguished Wesley scholar, Peter Horton, has worked from the original folio edition of 1844. It displays Wesleys adventurous harmony and use of...Lasīt vairāk
for SSAATTBB and organ This edition by Richard Lyne retains the original Latin text and is based on the fair copy that Wesley left to his son, Samuel Sebastian Wesley....Lasīt vairāk
for SSAATB and organ William Turner was inspired by the acoustic of Wrens new St Pauls Cathedral and fully exploits it in this sumptuous anthem, which is the companion to his Evening Service in A (CMSR 109). Also in The Restoration Anthem Volume 2...Lasīt vairāk
for SATTB and organ continuo Continuing the Church Music Society series of Sweelinck motets, O sacrum convivium (O sacred banquet) is suitable for any Eucharist outside Lent. The middle section in triple time leads into a joyous Alleluia....Lasīt vairāk
for SATTB and organ continuo Sweelincks setting of the Beatitudes is suitable for any Saints day or the commemoration of the faithful departed. For the words Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake, Sweelinck used a powerful...Lasīt vairāk
