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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
All You Need is Love [choral arrangement]
an arrangement of the Beatles song for mixed choir
Toccata on All you need is love
for organ
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 [choral version]
William Byrd's Ave verum corpus - but changed
Ave felix corpus [keyboard version]
a solo piano (or organ or harpsichord) re-imagining of Byrd's Ave verum corpus
Away in a manger
harmonisations of the carol for choir SSATB or SAATB
Two-Part Variations on Axel F
for piano or organ or any two melody instruments
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)
Cantilena
for organ
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
songs from a children's 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)
Eight Short Preludes not by Bach
free adaptation of music ascribed to J S Bach (BWV 553-560) for piano or organ or ensemble
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
The first Nowell
choral harmonisation of the traditional English carol
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 is Ready
for choir SSATBarB
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)
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 [composition]
for choir SATB
Hodie Christus natus est [arrangement]
SATB a cappella arrangement of the plainsong melody
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 any 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 many carols? [piano/organ duet - version I]
a medley of Christmas melodies for piano duet or organ duet
How many carols? [piano/organ duet - version II]
a medley of Christmas melodies for piano duet or organ duet
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 arrangement: Blaenwern
last-verse harmony and descant for the hymn-tune Blaenwern (Love Divine all loves excelling)
hymn arrangement: Crown him with many crowns
last-verse harmony and descant for the hymn-tune Diademata (Crown him with may crowns)
hymn arrangement: Guide me O thou great Redeemer
last-verse organ harmony and vocal descant for the hymn (tune: Cwm Rhondda)
hymn arrangement: Immortal invisible
last-verse harmony and descant for the hymn-tune St Denio (Immortal invisible)
hymn arrangement: Just as I am
last-verse harmony and descant for the hymn-tune Saffron Walden (Just as I am)
hymn arrangement: Make me a channel of your peace
an arrangement of the Sebastian Temple hymn
Nun danket
last-verse harmony and descant for the hymn-tune Nun danket
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 it ain't Baroque don't Dixit
a playful re-interpretation of material from Handel's Dixit Dominus, for two keyboard instruments
If music be the food of love [choir SSATB unaccompanied]
for choir SSATB
If music be the food of love [choir and piano duet]
for choir S A Bar, or S A A, with piano duet accompaniment
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 us instruments of thy peace
for choir SATB
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
Messing about on the River
choral arrangement of the Tony Hatch song
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 - starts traditionally - then changes to Gospel style...
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 or SSAB
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)
More fools than wise
Orlando Gibbons' The Silver Swan - but upside-down and back-to-front
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
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-tune 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 [composition]
for choir SATB and piano
Once in royal David's city [arrangement]
an arrangement of the Christmas carol for choir and/or organ and/or brass
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)
Prelude I on Rule the World
a solo piano interpretation of the Take That hit
Prelude II on Rule the World
another solo piano interpretation of the Take That song
Ruth
for choir SSATB with semi-chorus SSATB
Saint Martin
for choir SSAAA
The Salley Gardens
an arrangement of the folksong for S-A-Bar voices unaccompanied
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
Shape of my Heart
choral arrangement of the song by Sting
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 - Stille Nacht [four-part arrangement]
an arrangement of the Christmas carol for SATB choir
Silent Night - Stille Nacht [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 Story of Chess
arrangement of the song from the musical Chess for choir SSA and piano
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 SSATB
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 [arrangement]
an extended arrangement of the carol, for SATB choir and accompaniment
This is the truth sent from above [harmonisation]
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 Gwalchmai
a short trio based on the hymn-tune Gwalchmai
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
Wombling Merry Christmas
a choral arrangement (SATB piano) of the Mike Batt 1974 classic
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