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3 Songs of Henry VIII

for SS(A) choir and piano

4A Wreck

a re-written version of the Fauré Requiem

A Different Point of View

arrangement of the song by Neil Tennant and Christopher Lowe (Pet Shop Boys) for mixed choir and accompaniment

A Thousand Years

arrangement of the Christina Perri song for unaccompanied choir (SSAATB)

Abba Yitkadash Shemakh

the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic, for choir SATB with solo clarinet or viola

Advent Cantata

for choir SATB (div), brass quintet and narrator

Advent Fantasia

for organ

Advent Ricercare

for organ - using the melodies Wachet Auf and Veni Emmanuel

Advent Voluntary

an organ voluntary which combines Wachet Auf and the Match of the Day theme

Afton Water

an arrangement of the Scottish folksong for choir SABar and piano

Aide-mémoire [choral setting]

for choir SSA or SATB

Aide-mémoire [solo voice]

comic song for solo voice and piano

All creatures of our God and King

for choir SAATTB, brass quintet, piano, bass guitar and percussion

All I want for Christmas is You

arrangement of the Mariah Carey hit, for SATB voices, unaccompanied

All my hope on God is founded

hymn arrangement (organ/brass/descant)

All the world's a stage

for unison voices and piano

Toccata on All you need is love

for organ

All You Need is Love [choral arrangement]

an arrangement of the Beatles song for mixed choir

Almighty Framer of the Skies

for choir SATB accompanied by piano, or organ, or small orchestra

Always look on the bright side of life

arrangement of the song by Eric Idle (Monty Python) for choir SSATB or SAATB

Amen

short piece for choir SSAATTBB; or for 8-part strings; or for ensemble of 8 violas

Lament on And I love her

for instrumental ensemble or solo organ, based on the song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Angel cake

a solo piano re-imagining of Franck's Panis angelicus

The Angel Gabriel [women's/treble voices]

arrangement of the traditional carol for choir SSSA and harp (or piano)

The Angel Gabriel [mixed voices]

arrangement of the traditional carol for choir S A Bar

Angels from the realms of glory [accompaniment]

accompaniment & harmonisation for unison singing, for piano, or organ, or strings, or brass

Anthem for Remembrance

anthem for 2-part (SS) high voices (with occasional divisi) accompanied by cello and organ

Anti-Suffragist Reasons [choral version]

for upper voices (soprano, mezzo, alto) unaccompanied

Anti-Suffragist Reasons [solo vocal version]

for solo voice and piano

après-garde

for chamber ensemble (strings, one each of trumpet, flute, clarinet and oboe)

April is in my mistress' face

madrigal for two-part choir SS (or two vocal soloists) and piano

Ariston men hudor

for unaccompanied choir S S A T Bar B

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba [transcription]

Handel's Sinfonia to Act III of Solomon, a.k.a. The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, arranged for keyboard (organ or piano or harpsichord)

The Art of Music

for choir SATB and marimba

Artemisia

song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and string trio

Artemisia Quartet

for oboe and string trio

As I went out one May morning

arrangement of the English folksong for choir SATB and piano or harp

At the round earth's imagin'd corners

song for high voice (soprano or tenor) and piano

Aural tests

for Trinity Guildhall examinations, grades 1 to 8

Ave felix corpus

a solo piano re-imagining of Byrd's Ave verum corpus

Away in a manger

harmonisation of the carol for choir SAATB

Two-Part Variations on Axel F

for piano 

The Ballad of the Boys of Bighorn O'Malley

chamber opera (cast of 10; 8 instruments)

Be still for the presence of the Lord

arrangement of the worship song for choir SAATB

Be thou my vision

an arrangement of the hymn (tune: Slane) for SATB voices

Beautiful Dreamer

arrangement of the Stephen Foster song for choir SATB

The Best-Beloved

song for high voice (soprano or tenor) and piano

Beyond the Barrier

music for short silent animated film 

Bicentennial

for piano

Bless This House

arrangement of the song by May Brahe for choir SATBdiv and piano

Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel

song for unison voices, spoken voice, with one or two melody instruments with accompaniment (piano, guitar, organ...)

Blow blow thou winter wind

for solo voice, or for choir (flexible scoring) and piano (or guitar)

Brahms' Lullaby

arrangement of Brahms' Wiegenlied op 49 no 4, for unaccompanied voices, STTBB or TTTBB or SATBarB

Brethren

for men's voices (tenor, baritone, bass), organ and 3 cellos (or organ alone)

Call it Grace

for choir SSATB

Canonic Movements

for cello, clarinet (in A) and piano

Cantate Domino

for choir SSA and piano (or orchestra)

Carols Fantasia

for flute and piano

Chapel Royal Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis

for choir SSA unaccompanied

Choral Cwiz Theme Tunes

a set of 12 re-imaginings of well-known choral works for piano

Christ whose glory fills the skies

for men's voices T Bar B and piano

The Christ

dramatic oratorio for choir, soloists, narrator and ensemble

Christmas Bicinia (two-part carols)

a series of Christmas carols, melody and countermelody, for any two voices or instruments

Christmas carols for 3-part voices

a collection of carols scored for SABar voices unaccompanied

Christmas is coming

 for choir SATB

A Christmas Round

multi-lingual round for voices, accompanied

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire)

choral arrangement of the Mel Tormé classic

The Christmas Truce

for choir and piano

Variations on Cinco Lobitos

variations on the traditional Spanish nursery rhyme for two-part voices and accompaniment

Clifton Lodge Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis

for choir S(S)ATB and organ

Close to You

arrangement of the Carpenters song for a cappella choir SSATBarB or SSAATB

The Cloths of Heaven

for soprano voice, oboe (or clarinet, or saxophone, or violin, or viola) and piano

Come down O Love divine [choral setting]

for choir SATB and piano 

Come down O Love divine [hymn arrangement]

hymn arrangement (organ/descant)

Come let us sing together

for choir SSA and organ

The common singing-men

for men's voices TTBB

A Coronation Round

a round for any voices and piano 

The Coventry Carol

an arrangement of the traditional carol, for three-part unaccompanied voices (SSA or SABar)

Covidea I

for any instrument

Covidea II

for keyboard, or for any three instruments

Covidea III [duo version]

for violin, or cello, or saxophone, or any other suitable instrument, with organ accompaniment

Covidea III [solo version]

for organ, or for small instrumental ensemble

Covidea IV

for horn and trombone (or for any two suitable instruments)

The Crab That Played With The Sea

mini-musical/opera for all ages

Crazy curates

a solo piano re-imagining of Haydn's Insanae et vanae curae

Cry Mayday

children's opera

Cry me a river [a cappella SSATB]

arrangement of the classic Arthur Hamilton song for choir SATB with one (or two) vocal soloists

Cry me a river [SABar or TBArB with piano]

arrangement of the classic Arthur Hamilton song for choir SATB with one (or two) vocal soloists

Daisies

for children's choir (SS) and piano

Danket dem Herren denn er ist sehr freundlich

prelude on the Lutheran chorale

Darius and Alexander

children's songs - a mini-musical

Dashing away with the smoothing iron

arrangement of the traditional English song for choir SATBdiv

Prelude on The day thou gavest (Du laesst den Tag)

chorale prelude for organ

Dear Lord and Father of mankind (hymn arrangement)

last-verse harmony and descant for the hymn - melody Repton by C H H Parry

December is in my mistress' heart

a solo piano re-imagining of Morley's April is in my mistress' face

The December Sun

for choir SATB and organ

Deep River

arrangement of the spiritual for choir SAATTB

Deilig er den himmel blå / Beautiful the azure sky

for choir SSAATTBB

The Departure of the Queen of Sheba [ensemble]

a short piece for chamber organ (no pedals) inspired by Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

The Departure of the Queen of Sheba [harpsichord]

a short piece for harpsichord inspired by Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

The Departure of the Queen of Sheba [organ]

a short piece for chamber organ (no pedals) inspired by Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

The Departure of the Queen of Sheba [piano]

a short piece for solo piano inspired by Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Diademata Fanfare

for trumpet and organ

Diamonds are Forever

arrangement of the John Barry song for voices SSAA - also available in lead-ATB voicing (ie SATB or ATTB)

Did you see me coming

arrangement of the song by Neil Tennant and Christopher Lowe (Pet Shop Boys) for mixed choir and accompaniment

Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel?

arrangement of the spiritual for choir SATB(div)

Ding dong! merrily on high [accompaniment]

accompaniment & harmonisation for unison singing, for piano, or organ, or strings, or brass

Ding dong! merrily on high [upper voices]

carol for choir SS and piano

Do you remember?

for choir SATB unaccompanied

Doctor Faustus

incidental music for 7 clarinets

Dog and Cat

a miniature opera for two singers

Don't Give Up

song for children's voices (unison, optional harmony) and piano

Drive my Car

arrangement of the Beatles song for choir SSATB

Driving Home for Christmas [mixed voices]

choral arrangement of the Chris Rea song for SATB and piano

Driving Home for Christmas [upper voices]

choral arrangement of the Chris Rea song for SSA(A) and piano

Duo for Flutes / Duo for Violins / Duo for (anything)

for two flutes, or two violins, or two cellos, or two (two of almost any instrument!)

Easter Anthem

for choir SSATTB

Easter Rounds

for any voices 

Ecce sacerdos magnus

for choir SATB, soloists SATB and three trumpets

Ecce trombe

fanfare for brass ensemble

Editions

link to editions of other music (mainly Baroque) by Paul Ayres

Edo Lullaby

arrangement of the traditional Japanese lullaby for two voices and string trio (or for children's choir and piano)

El Rag

a solo piano re-imagining of Elgar's Ave verum corpus

Prelude on Eleanor Rigby

for string ensemble or for organ

Ely Responses

for choir SATB

Entre le boeuf et l'ane gris

arrangement of the French carol for choir SAATTB

Variations on Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen

for organ

Espoir si cher (Fuchsia version)

Music of the Fuchsia arrangement of the Lully song for high voice and piano

Estrellitas

for choir SATB or SSAB with trumpet, marimba, double bass and percussion

Evermore and evermore

chorale prelude on "Corde natus ex Parentis" for string trio or for organ

Every Tube Station [2-part arrangement]

arrangement of the Jay Foreman & Jon Gracey song, for choir and piano 

Every Tube Station [4-part arrangement]

arrangement of the Jay Foreman & Jon Gracey song, for choir and piano 

The Exercise of Music

for choir SATB and piano (with optional vocal solos)

Exite Fideles

postlude on Adeste Fideles for organ

Fable

classical cabaret song for (female) voice with flute, clarinet, cello, accordeon and piano

Fairies' Song

for voices SSAA

Fancy on Beatles tunes

for piano

Fanfare

for three trumpets

Fantasia 150

for organ

The Finchley Service

for unison voices (congregation), choir SATB and organ

Five Senses

for choir SSATB

Folksongs for 3-part voices

a series of folksongs and traditional melodies arranged for three-part unaccompanied voices

For all the Saints who from their labours rest

hymn arrangement (organ/brass/descant)

For I will consider my cat Jeoffry

passacaglia for solo voice and accompaniment (string quartet, or piano, or organ)

For Sale

a short opera for two singers (soprano and tenor) and string quartet

Funiculi Funicula Finale

for organ, based on the song by Luigi Denza

Glad that I live am I

for solo voice, vocal duet, or choir

Gloria for Easter

for choir SATB, organ, optional congregational refrain

Gloucestershire Wassail

arrangement of the traditional English carol for choir SATB

Go down Moses

arrangement of the spiritual for choir SATB(div)

Go gentle babe

song for unison or two-part children's voices and piano or ensemble

Go tell it on the mountain [a cappella]

arrangement of the Christmas spiritual for choir SATB

Go tell it on the mountain [accompaniment]

accompaniment & harmonisation for unison singing, for piano, or organ, or strings, or brass

God be in my head

an arrangement of the Walford Davies hymn for 8-part choir

God looks on nature with a glorious eye

for choir SATB and organ

God rest you merry gentlemen

arrangement of the traditional English carol for choir SATB divisi (a cappella - optional percussion and brass accompaniment)

Goin' Home

arrangement of the song (Antonín Dvořák, adapted by Williams Arms Fisher) for choir SATB

Good Friday Reproaches

for men's voices (TB) (sung and spoken) and organ

Good King Wenceslas

arrangement of the traditional carol for unison or two-part voices and piano

Grant O God Thy protection

for upper voices (1-7 parts) and organ

Great and wonderful

for choir SATB and organ

Great and wonderful (song)

for voices (two parts) and piano/guitar

Green Suite

for organ

Greensleeves (The old yeare now away is fled)

arrangement of the traditional song for choir (mixed voices)

Grove Responses

for choir SATB (optional congregation)

Guide me, O thou great Redeemer

last-verse organ harmony and vocal descant for the hymn (tune: Cwm Rhondda)

Hallelujah-4

musical game, round, exercise or performance piece

Hark! a minor herald angel swings

for solo piano

Hark! the herald-angels sing

carol arrangement (organ/brass/descant)

The Harmony of Heaven and Earth

a three-movement work for SATB choir, piano and handbells

He to Her - She to Him

two songs for soprano and viola d'amore

Heidelberg Music

for violin, cello, clarinet and piano

Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh

a choral arrangement of the Allan Sherman song

Toccatina on Here Comes the Sun [organ]

for organ (manuals only)

Toccatina on Here Comes the Sun [piano]

for piano 

Toccatina on Here Comes the Sun [harpsichord]

for harpsichord

Herzlich tut mich verlangen

chorale prelude for organ

Hills of the North rejoice

hymn arrangement for organ with vocal descant

Hodie Christus natus est

for choir SATB

Hodie nobis caelorum Rex

for choir SSATBarB

Hodie nobis de coelo pax

for choir SSATB and organ

Holding out for a Hero

arrangement of the Jim Steinman & Dean Pitchford song for unaccompanied women's voices SSAA

The holly and the ivy

arrangement of the traditional carol for choir SATB (or for high voices accompanied)

Holy Trinity Prayer

song for children's voices (unison, optional harmony) and piano

Home and Dry

arrangement of the song by Neil Tennant and Christopher Lowe (Pet Shop Boys) for mixed choir and accompaniment

Hör ich das Liedchen klingen

song for tenor and piano

How many carols? [Version I]

How many carols can be combined with the Pachelbel Canon bass line? 

How many carols? [Version II]

How many carols can be combined with the Pachelbel Canon bass line?

How many carols? [Version III]

How many carols can be combined with the Pachelbel Canon bass line?

How The World Was Made

a choral version of music from Just So: Tegumai's Tales (an opera-musical for all ages)

hymn arrangement: Abide with me

last-verse harmony and double-descant for the hymn-tune Eventide

hymn arrangement: At the name of Jesus (Camberwell)

a "last-verse harmony" setting for organ

Hymn-Tunes

original hymn-tunes for congregations and assemblies

Hymns: last-verse harmonisations

for organ

Hymnus Amoris

cantata for choir SATB divisi, 2-part children's choir, piano, cello, trumpet and bass guitar

The Hypochondriac

incidental music for flutes, oboe, harpsichord, voices

I am love

for choir SATB

I asked for Peace

for choir SSA, or for three singers

I give you the end of a golden string

for four solo voices and/or choir SATB

I saw three ships come sailing in

arrangement of the carol for three parts (SAB or STB)

I stand upon the seashore [mixed voices]

for choir SATB and piano

I stand upon the seashore [men's voices]

for choir TBarB and piano 

I vow to thee my country

arrangement of the tune "Thaxted" from Holst's "The Planets" for unaccompanied choir

Concerto on I want to hold your hand

for organ, or harpsichord, or piano, or strings - based on the Lennon/McCartney tune

I washed my hands in muddy water

arrangement of the traditional American song for choir SABar

I would be true

arrangement of the Irish-Scottish folksong "Londonderry Air" for 10-part choir SSSSAATTBB

I would rather die than hate you

for double-choir SATBSATB unaccompanied

I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing

arrangement of the song by Neil Tennant and Christopher Lowe (Pet Shop Boys) for mixed choir and accompaniment

I'll tell you a tale of the olden time

carol for choir SATB, children's choir and piano

I'm a wise and charming animal

a song from Just So: Tegumai's Tales (an opera-musical for all ages) - could be performed as a vocal solo, a vocal duet, or by a children's choir (children "of all ages"!)

I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger

an arrangement of the traditional American song, for voices (flexible scoring) and piano

Icicles

for choir SATB and piano

If music be the food of love [choir and piano duet]

for choir S A Bar, or S A A, with piano duet accompaniment

If music be the food of love [choir SSATB unaccompanied]

for choir SSATB

In my life

arrangement of the Beatles song for choir SABar accompanied

In the stillness

for choir SATB and string trio (two violins and cello)

Intermezzo

for piano duet

The isle is full of noises

for choir (SATB, or SABar) and piano

It came upon the midnight clear

for choir SATB and piano

It had to be you

arrangement of the Isham Jones song for soprano voice, flute and cello

It is a good thing

song for voice and piano

It's my mother's birthday today

arrangement of the song for choir SABar and piano

It's Raining Men

a cappella choral arrangement of the Weathergirls song

It's the most wonderful time of the year

an arrangement of the Christmas song, for SATB choir, a cappella, or with piano accompaniment

Jerusalem the Golden

anthem for choir SB and organ

Jingle Bells

arrangement of the James Pierpoint song for choir SABar (or SSB)

jollymerry

for unison children's choir, or solo voice, string quartet and oboe

Joseph fell a-dreaming

arrangement of the John Ireland song for choir SATTBB

Joshua fought the battle of Jericho

arrangement of the spiritual for choir SSA(T)B (optional trumpet)

Joy in Four

a solo piano re-imagining of Bach's Jesu joy of man's desiring (Jesus bleibet meine Freude)

Jubilate

for choir SATB and organ

Just So Songs

for children's voices, piano and (optional) percussion

Just So: Tegumai's Tales

Tegumai's Tales: a musical/opera for all ages, based on Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories

King's Hall Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis

for choir SSA and organ

Lasst uns erfreuen

introduction, last-verse harmony and descant for the melody Lasst uns erfreuen

Last Christmas

arrangement of the George Michael song for choir SATB - unaccompanied or with piano

The Last Rose of Summer

an arrangement of the traditional song for choir SATB

The Last Supper [from The Christ]

for soprano, tenor and bass solo voices, accompanied by string quartet

Let all mortal flesh keep silence

hymn accompaniment to the melody Picardy for organ - with optional descant and scoring for brass ensemble

Let my music be

for choir and piano

Let my prayer rise before you

for voices (optional harmony) and piano/guitar

Let the singing singers

for choir SSATB unaccompanied

Let us with a gladsome mind

for choir SATB and handbells

Let's Face the Music and Dance

choral arrangement of the Irving Berlin tune

Light Gatherer

for solo voice (tenor or soprano) and piano

The Light Walking

song-cycle for voice (tenor or soprano) and piano

Listen to the River

a children's musical, loosely inspired by John Ruskin story

Lo he comes with clouds descending

an arrangement of the hymn, for organ, choir (SAATTB), with descants, optional brass parts

Locus ist Eighties

a solo piano re-imagining of Bruckner's Locus iste

Look well to this day

for choir SSA unaccompanied

The Lord my Shepherd is

for choir and solo melody instrument

The Lord my pasture shall prepare

for choir SB and organ or piano

The Lord's my shepherd [choral arrangement]

arrangement of the tune Crimond for choir (SATB or SSA or TTB) accompanied

The Lord's my shepherd [chorale prelude on Crimond]

chorale prelude for organ, based on the melody Crimond by Jessie Irvine (1836-87)

The Lord's my shepherd [hymn arrangement]

arrangement of the hymn (Crimond) for choir SATB, or for use as an organ accompaniment to unison singing

Lord's Prayer [from St Pancras Responses]

for choir SAB unaccompanied

Lord's Prayer [from The Christ]

for choir SATB

Loughborough Cantata

for choir SATB and piano

Love Divine

for choir SATB and organ

Love is the spirit

for any number of voices with piano or harp

Low Mass

for choir SS(S) and piano or organ

Lulla hush now / Hajej nynej Jezisku

arrangement of the Czech carol for choir SATB

Macbeth

incidental music for harpsichord

Mademoiselle from Armentières

arrangement of the World War I song for men's voices (TBarB) and piano 

Echo Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis

two-part voices, accompanied

Make we merry

carol for SATB choir, brass quintet and audience participation

The Making of Maps

for brass trio (horn, trombone, tuba - or three trombones)

Mama Paquita

arrangement of the novelty song for choir SABar with piano or guitar

Marianne

arrangement of the song for men's voices (T Bar B) and piano

Mark Zuckerberg Wants To Be My Friend On Facebook

song for voices and piano 

Mary had a baby

arrangement of the Christmas spiritual for choir (flexible scoring) and piano

Mass for Five Voices

for choir SSATB unaccompanied

Mass for Two Voices

Latin mass setting for two voices, unaccompanied

Master Kangaroo

a mini musical/opera for all ages

Maybe we still have time / Tal vez tenemos tiempo aún

for double choir SATBSATB

Memoriamley

for two organs

Messyah

a re-written version of Handel's Messiah - a work-in-progress

Amen (from Messyah)

for choir SATBdiv and ensemble: a re-working of the final movement of Handel's Messiah

And the glory of the Lord (from Messyah)

for choir SATB and piano (optional string bass and drum kit): a re-working of Handel's music from Messiah

Messyah Angles

for string ensemble or string quartet

But thou didst not leave (from Messyah)

for solo voice, solo instrument and accompaniment

But who may abide the day of His coming? (from Messyah)

for bass or alto voice and strings

For unto us a Child is born (from Messyah)

for three SATB choirs with small orchestra (or organ)

Hallelujah! (from Messyah)

for double choir SATBSATB: a re-working of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah

He shall feed His flock (from Messyah)

for three-part high voices (or three solo voices), three melody instruments (optional) and piano

How beautiful are the feet of Him (from Messyah)

for solo voice, solo instrument and accompaniment

I know that my Redeemer liveth (from Messyah)

a re-written version of Handel's aria from Messiah

The Lord gave the word (from Messyah)

for choir SSATBarB and percussion: a re-working of the chorus from Handel's Messiah

O Thou that tellest (from Messyah)

for solo voice, solo violin or viola, SATB choir and accompaniment

Rejoice greatly (from Messyah)

for solo voice and accompaniment 

Since by man came death (from Messyah)

for choir SATB with accompaniment: a re-working of music from Handel's Messiah

Surely He hath borne our griefs (from Messyah)

for double choir SATBSATB, accompanied: a re-working of the chorus from Handel's Messiah

Thou art gone up on high (from Messyah)

for solo voice, solo instrument and accompaniment

Thus saith the Lord (from Messyah)

for solo bass (voice) and solo cello

Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (from Messyah)

for string quartet: a re-working of music from Handel's Messiah

Michelle

arrangement of the Beatles song for choir SATB

Adagio Cromatico on Michelle

for strings or organ

A Midsummer Night's Dream

incidental music for solo violin

Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake

arrangement of the nineteenth-century comic song for choir

Fantasia on Mission Impossible

classical-funk voluntary for organ, based on the Lalo Schifrin tune

Monteverdi - Ave maris stella

plainsong, arranged by Monteverdi, arranged by Paul Ayres for soprano voice, clarinet and piano

Moon River [choral arrangement]

arrangement of the Mancini song for choir SABar and piano

Moon River [instrumental arrangement]

a trio/quartet arrangement (flexible instrumentation) of the classic Mancini song

Moon Sister

for solo voice and accompaniment (any instrument)

Morning so fair to see

hymn-tune

Morning Star

for SATB choir and wind orchestra

Mostly Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor [organ]

a re-written version of Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue BWV 565 for organ

Mostly Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor [piano duet]

a re-written version of Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue BWV 565, for piano duet (four hands on one piano)

Motherless Child

arrangement of the spiritual for choir SATB (optional solos)

Motivations

for piano

Mr Noah's Packing List

for children's voices and accompaniment

Murder in the Cathedral

incidental music for organ and unison voices

Music for a While (Fuchsia version)

song for voice and piano 

Music to hear

song for high voices (two-part) and accompaniment

My heart is like a singing bird

for unaccompanied choir: SATBdiv or AATTBB

My spirit longs for thee

an anthem for SATB and organ or piano, based on the traditional melody 'Fingal'

Nada te turbe

for voice(s), optional instrument(s) and piano

The National Anthem (God save our gracious King)

an arrangement of God save the King - for choir and/or organ and/or orchestra

Nature and Man

for choir SATB divisi and narrator

A new commandment

an arrangement of the song for SATB voices

New Heidelberg Music

for violin, cello, clarinet and piano

Nick a ting nock a ting

for women's voices SSSSAAAA

Night

for choir SSATB

A Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square

arrangement of the Manning Sherwin & Eric Maschwitz song for unaccompanied choir SSAATTBB

The Nightmare Song

arrangement of the Gilbert & Sullivan song for men's voices TTBB unaccompanied

Nobody knows the trouble I see

arrangement of the spiritual for choir SSSAA

None of the Above

arrangement of The Strawheads' song for choir SATB and piano

Danse macabre on Norwegian Wood

for organ

Nosferatu

choral score for silent film

Not for that city

for choir SA and piano

Nothing to do but work

for male-voice choir (TTBB) and piano

Nothing's gonna stop us now

arrangement of the song by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond (Starship) for choir SATB or SABar and piano

Now is the month of maying

madrigal for double choir SATBSATB

Nowhere Man

arrangement of the Beatles song for choir SATB

Nursery Rhyme Terzettini

traditional children's songs in three-part arrangements - for any instruments/voices

Nursery Rhymes Medley

a medley of traditional nursery rhymes, for young people of all ages

O Christmas Tree

an arrangement of the traditional song (O Tannenbaum) for unaccompanied three-part voices: soprano-alto-baritone

O come all ye faithful

carol arrangement (organ/brass/descant)

O come O come Emmanuel

arrangement of the hymn (Veni Emmanuel) for organ and brass

O laud the Lord

for choir and wind orchestra

O little town of Bethlehem

for choir SATB or SS and piano

O little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green)

version of the hymn (tune: Forest Green) with alternative harmony on each verse, for organ and/or strings

O my Luve's like a red red rose

for choir SATB

O nata luv

a solo piano re-imagining of Tallis's O nata lux

O people of God bless the Lord

for choir SATB and organ (or piano duet)

O praise ye the Lord [choral setting]

for choir SATB including two-part children's choir (or for choir SSSATB), organ and optional percussion (2 players)

O praise ye the Lord [hymn arrangement]

last-verse harmony and vocal descant for the hymn (melody 'Laudate Dominum' by C H H Parry)

O pray for the peace of Jerusalem [choral version]

anthem for choir ATB and organ

O pray for the peace of Jerusalem [solo vocal version]

for solo alto, cello and organ

O Tannenbaum [choral arrangement]

arrangement of the traditional German song for voices and two-part accompaniment (flexible scoring)

O Tannenbaum [chorale prelude]

a chorale prelude on the traditional German folktune - for organ or for instrumental ensemble

O waly waly (The water is wide)

arrangement of the British folksong for choir SSA and piano

Ode to Music

for choir SATB and piano

Ode to Sorrow

a solo piano re-imagining of Beethoven's Ode to Joy

Of the Father's love begotten

simple canonic arrangement of the carol for voices

Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)

choral SATB arrangement of the Stephen Foster song

On Christmas night all Christians sing

arrangement of the traditional English carol ("The Sussex Carol") for choir SATB with piano or harp

On this mountain

anthem for choir SATB and organ

Once in royal David's city [arrangement]

an arrangement of the Christmas carol for choir and/or organ and/or brass

Once in royal David's city [composition]

for choir SATB and piano

One Day Like This [SATB arrangement]

arrangement of the Elbow song for choir SATB 

One Day Like This [SSA arrangement]

arrangement of the Elbow song for choir SSA

One Day Like This [TBarB arrangement]

arrangement of the Elbow song for choir TBarB

One Day Like This [two-part arrangement]

arrangement of the Elbow song for two-part choir

One Day Like This [SAT arrangement]

arrangement of the Elbow song for choir SAT

One Day Like This [orchestral parts]

arrangement of the Elbow song - orchestral parts to accompany the choral version

Opening Number

cabaret song (voice and piano)

Oranges and Lemons

arrangement of the traditional children's song for high voices

Othello

incidental music for unaccompanied voices

The Other

for choir SSAB and piano

Outwithin

short song for solo voice with any instrument(s), or for voices alone

Fantasy-Sonata Over the Rainbow

for organ

Overground Carols

a set of twelve Christmas melodies over ground basses 

The Owl

madrigal for choir SATBarB

Passwords [choral setting]

for choir SSA or SATB

Passwords [solo voice]

comic song for solo voice and piano

Past Song

for choir SSA and piano

Past three a clock

original carol for SAB choir and solo voice or unison children's choir

Pastrio

for soprano saxophone, alto saxophone and organ

The Path of Childhood

for choir SSATB

Pentatonic Pattern

for any instrument (particularly suitable for keyboard or stringed instrument)

Percussion Piece

for one percussion player on marimba, vibraphone, five cymbals and five toms

Pergoleswing

a solo piano re-imagining of the first movement of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater 

Pericles

incidental music for violin, clarinet, piano and voice

Personent Hodie

arrangement of the carol for SATB or SSAB choir, or hymn accompaniment for keyboard

Piano Mews

short piece for piano 

Piano Piece

for solo piano (!)

The Players ask for a Blessing

for choir SSA unaccompanied

Poor Fish

humorous song for voice and piano

Praise my soul the King of heaven

an arrangement of the hymn, for choir, organ, brass, strings and percussion

Praise to the Holiest in the height [hymn descant]

last-verse harmony and descant

A Prayer of St Richard of Chichester

for choir SATB

Prelude

for trombone and piano

Prelude, Chorale & Fugue

for brass band

Prelude: GBH on GFH

for any instrument(s)

The Princess and the Goblin

musical for children and adults, based on George Macdonald's classic fairy-tale

Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs

for choir SSATB

Purcell's Funeral Sentence

for choir SSAATTBB

The quality of mercy

for high voices and piano

Quanto sei bella

for choir SATB with piano or organ

Que sera sera

an arrangement of the classic song for choir SAB and piano

Quem pastores laudavere

arrangement of the traditional carol for S A Bar voices unaccompanied

Quittez pasteurs

arrangement of the French carol for choir S A Bar unaccompanied

The Radio 4 UK Theme

traditional melodies, arranged and adapted for orchestra by Fritz Spiegl, transcribed for organ by Paul Ayres

Reasons for Singing

for choir SATB and piano

Rejoice in the Gym

a solo piano re-imagining of Purcell's Rejoice in the Lord alway and Satie's Gymnopédies

Rejoice in the Lord alway

for soprano (or tenor) and organ

Responsorial Magnificat

for choir (SAB) or cantor, congregation, keyboard, optional melody instrument

Ring out wild bells [arrangement]

an arrangement for SATB and piano of music by Granville Bantock

Royal David's Fanfare

for trumpet and organ

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

arrangement of the classic Christmas song for choir SAB accompanied by piano (or small orchestra)

Ruth

for choir SSATB with semi-chorus SSATB

Saint Martin

for choir SSAAA

The Salutation

for solo voice (tenor or soprano) and piano

Sans Day Carol (Now the holly bears a berry)

arrangement of the Cornish carol for three-part choir (S A Bar) unaccompanied

Santa Baby

arrangement of the classic 1950s tune, for SATB voices, unaccompanied

Santa Claus is comin' to town

arrangement of the song for unaccompanied choir SSATB - optional accompaniment for small orchestra

Satsumas are the Only Fruit [choral setting]

for choir SSA or SATB

Satsumas are the Only Fruit [solo voice]

comic song for solo voice and piano

Scarborough Fair

arrangement of the folksong for choir SSATB

Scheherezade

children's musical, based on some of the stories in the Tales of 1001 Nights

The School Boy

for high voice (soprano or tenor) and piano

Seasoning

for ocarina quartet or woodwind quartet

See amid the winter's snow [accompaniment]

accompaniment & harmonisation for unison singing, for piano, or organ, or strings, or brass

September Song

arrangement of the song by Kurt Weill for choir SSA(T)B

The Servant King

arrangement of the Graham Kendrick song for voices and instruments (flexible scoring)

Set of Quills

arrangement of the spiritual for choir SATB with optional marimba

Shake off thy Sloth

carol for two-part choir (soprano and alto) and piano

Shenandoah

arrangement of the American folksong for choir SATB divisi

The Shower

for soprano voice, flute or oboe, viola, cello

Silent Night [three-part arrangement]

an arrangement of the Christmas carol for three voices (soprano-alto-baritone)

Silent Night [four-part arrangement]

an arrangement of the Christmas carol for SATB choir

Silent Night [five-part arrangement]

harmonisation of the carol by Franz Grüber for choir SAATB

Silly boy

madrigal for choir / vocal ensemble ATTB

Since there's no help

for medium voice and piano

Sing Softly

for any voice and any instrument(s)

The Singers

for choir SATB and piano

Sink or Swim

incidental music for Mike Kenny's play, for Quicksilver Theatre production 2005

Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers

arrangement of the World War I song for upper voices (SSA) and piano 

Slap that Bass

arrangement of the Gershwin song for choir SSAATTBB (optional double bass solo)

The Slow Train

a choral arrangement of the Flanders and Swann song (SATB and piano)

So hallow'd and so gracious is the time

for choir SATB and piano

Solo Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis

for solo soprano, solo tenor, choir SSAATTBB

Somebody to love

song by Queen, arranged for choir SSSAA unaccompanied

Sonatina

for violin and piano

Song for Hospices

for children's voices, choir SATB and small orchestra

The Spring

madrigal for choir SATBdiv

A Springtime Round

for three melody instruments/voices and one rhythm/harmony instrument (eg guitar, keyboard)

St Pancras Preces & Responses

for choir SATB

St Pancras Song

song for children's voices and instrumental ensemble

St Peter Communion Service

for unison voices (congregation) and organ

Stay with me

arrangement of the Sy & Demo trance track for organ

Steam Heat

arrangement of the song by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (from The Pajama Game) for unaccompanied choir (optional string bass)

Still still still

arrangement of the Austrian carol for choir SATB

The Stolen Moon

children's opera

Storm and Tide

for choir SABar and organ

Stormy Weather

arrangement of the Harold Arlen song for choir SSAAB with two soloists (S/T)

The strength of the earth

for unaccompanied SSA voices

Strengthen for Service

for choir SATB

Stronger

arrangement of the song by Greg Kurstin, Jorgen Elofsson, David Gamson and Alexandra Tamposi for unaccompanied voices (SSAA)

Suite for Eric

for solo organ

Sumer is icumen in

a round, based on the thirteenth century English song

The Sun and other Stars

incidental music for solo oboe (and optional voice)

Suo Gân

arrangement of the Welsh traditional tune for two-part choir and piano

Sussex Toccatina

for organ

Swan Upping

a solo piano re-imagining of Gibbons' The Silver Swan

Swing low, sweet chariot

harmonisation of the spiritual for choir SATBB

Take me to the woods

unaccompanied vocal duet (for soprano and alto, or alto and tenor) 

Take O take those lips away

for solo voice (unaccompanied)

Taki no oto wa

for choir SATB and piano

Te lucis ante terminum

for choir SSATB

That Lonesome Road

arrangement of the James Taylor song for unaccompanied SSA voices

That's Amore

arrangement of the Brooks/Warren song for string quartet

The lusty horn

song for voice and piano

The Spacious Firmament

for tenor solo, choir SATB, and piano

The throngers croon in May

for choir SATB

There was a naughty Boy

song for medium voice and piano

Thirty days hath November

song for two-part voices and piano

This is the Day [SSA(Bar) voices]

for choir SSA (with optional solos and/or baritone part) unaccompanied

This is the Day [unison voices]

for unison voices and piano 

This is the truth sent from above

harmonisation of the traditional carol for choir SAATB or SATTB

This joyful Eastertide

arrangement of the hymn for three-part choir (SABar)

This life is not righteousness

 for choir SSATB

This sceptr'd isle

for choir SATBdiv

This world is too beautiful

for unaccompanied SSA voices

The Three Kings

for four voices (choir and/or solos)

Three Minuets

for (beginner) violins and cellos

The Three Ravens

arrangement of the English folksong for three male voices (tenor, baritone, bass)

Three Songs of Time and Fame

a sequence of three pieces for SATB choir and piano

Ti-Jean and his Brothers

incidental music for voices

Tis not too late to seek a better world

for choir SATB and piano

Tis winter now

for choir SATB

To -

for high voice (soprano or tenor) and piano

To An Athlete

for choir SATB and piano

To God ye choir above

for choir SATB and piano

To me fair friend you never can be old

for choir SSATB

To Music

for voice and piano

Toccata Duo

for any melody instrument and piano (or organ)

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

arrangement of the English folk-carol for choir SAB (or unison) with piano or organ or strings

Touching all things with her alchemy

for soprano voice, clarinet and piano

A Transport of Delight

arrangement of the Flanders & Swann song for choir SATB and piano

Treasure

for choir SATB

Trio on Ich steh' and Hey Jude [organ]

for instrumental trio or for organ

Trio on Ich steh' and Hey Jude [strings]

for strings (two violins and cello, or three cellos)

The twelve months of the year

arrangement of the carol for choir SATB

Two-Part Inventions on Nursery Rhymes

for one keyboard instrument, or for any two melody instruments

Under Milk Wood

incidental music for voices

Unto us is born a Son

a canonic setting of the traditional carol, for any number of voices 

Vari8

for classical folk (lever) harp (in E flat)

Variations on a theme of Paganini (Andrew Lloyd Webber)

solo (classical) organ

Veni creator Spiritus [chorale prelude]

for organ

Veni creator Spiritus [choir]

for choir SSAABar

The very first blessing Mary had [mixed voices]

arrangement of the traditional folk-carol for three-part mixed voices (SABar) and piano

The very first blessing Mary had [men's or women's voices]

an arrangement of the traditional folk-carol for unaccompanied choir (TTBB or SSAA)

The very thought of you

arrangement of the Ray Noble song for choir SSATB (with optional piano accompaniment)

Vexations Variations

for flute, oboe and alto saxophone

The Virgin Mary had a baby boy

a cappella arrangement of the Christmas spiritual, for SABar voices (with optional solo/additional lines)

Volga Boat Song

arrangement of the traditional Russian song, for male voice choir (TTBB) and piano

W żłobie leży / Infant holy

arrangement of the traditional Polish carol for choir SATB, or SSAB, or SS accompanied

Walking Away

for solo voice (tenor and soprano) and piano

Waltzing Matilda

an arrangement of the traditional Australian song for choir SATB

Washington Toccata

for organ

Wassail wassail

for choir SATB and piano

The Water of Tyne [arrangement]

arrangement of the folksong for voice and piano, or for two voices and piano

The Water of Tyne [original setting]

for high voice and piano

Water Song

for (two-part) children's voices and piano

Waterloo

arrangement of the ABBA song for choir SATB (unaccompanied or with piano)

We are anhungered

for choir SATB

We have had enough

song for two-part voices and piano (other scorings possible)

We sing to Him

for choir SATB, piano and handbells

We three Kings of Orient are [a cappella]

arrangement of the carol by John Henry Hopkins for choir SSAB

We three Kings of Orient are [accompaniment]

accompaniment & harmonisation for unison singing, for piano, or organ, or strings, or brass

We wish you a merry Christmas

arrangement for choir SATB

We'll Play Our Part

a song (flexible scoring) written for the exceptional times of early 2020

A Wedding Anthem

for unison voices S, or solo soprano, with organ (manuals only)

Wedding Blessing

for solo bass-baritone and piano

What a wonderful world

an arrangement of the Louis Armstrong tune (song by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele) for choir SAABar or SATB unaccompanied
 

What it feels like for a girl

arrangement of the song by Madonna Ciccone, Guy Sigsworth and David Torn, arranged for choir (SSA) and piano

When I consider thy heavens

for choir SATB and organ

When the song of the angels is stilled

for choir SATB

When we sing together

for choir and piano 

When you see millions of the mouthless dead

for choir SATBdiv

Where'er You Walk

arrangement of the Handel song for choir SATB or SABar with piano

While shepherds watched their flocks by night [arrangement]

arrangement of the carol in 3 vocal parts - SSA, or TTB, or SSATTB

While shepherds watched their flocks by night [original setting]

for unison choir, or solo voice, unaccompanied

The White Cliffs of Dover [mixed voices]

arrangement of the classic Burton/Kent World War II song, for choir SSATB

The White Cliffs of Dover [upper voices]

arrangement of the classic Burton/Kent World War II song, for choir SSA and piano 

A Whiter Shade of Pale

arrangement of the Procol Harum song for organ

Who wants to live forever

arrangement of the Brian May (Queen) song for a cappella choir

Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern

chorale prelude for organ

Winter is icummen in

anti-carol for choir SATB divisi

Winter Wonderland

arrangement of the Felix Bernard song for choir SSATB - unaccompanied or with small orchestra

Wish You Were Here

a flexible piece for any number of players and/or singers

Wisla

arrangement of the Polish folksong for choir SATB

Postlude on Woodlands

an organ voluntary based on the hymn Tell out my soul - melody Woodlands by Walter Greatorex (1877-1949)

Words

arrangement of the Bee Gees song for choir SATB and piano

Ye banks and braes

arrangement of the traditional song for choir SATB unaccompanied, or with piano

Yesterday

arrangement of the Beatles song for choir SSATB

Recitative on Yesterday

for organ

Yorkshire Wassail

arrangement of the traditional English carol for choir SATB with optional solos

You'll Never Walk Alone

choral arrangement of the Rodgers & Hammerstein song, from Carousel

Zacharias' Song

for choir SSAA and piano

Zum Mahl des Lammes schreiten wir

chorale-motet for SATB choir and organ