Double Chant in G Major
It’s been a while since I wrote an Anglican chant, so here’s another. I was thinking broadly of Psalm 27 when I wrote it, but it’s in the nature of Anglican chant that it isn’t fixed to one set of … Continue reading
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I sing of a maiden
Here is my .PDF of “I sing of a maiden” I sing of a maiden PDF file. Here is the robot clarionet rendition: Text: I sing of a maiden that is makeless; King of all kings to her son she … Continue reading
This Endris Night
If you’re looking for a relatively straightforward SATB carol, you might enjoy my setting of This Endris Night: This endris night, I saw a sight, A star as bright as day, And ever among this maiden sung, Lully, by by, … Continue reading
Good Friday
Here’s my setting of ‘Good Friday’ by Christina Rossetti: Am I a stone and not a sheep That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy Cross, To number drop by drop Thy Blood’s slow loss, And yet not weep? Not … Continue reading
The Passion
I chose this poem by George Herbert for Station X in my Stations of the Cross, “Jesus is Stripped”. To have our clothing removed, particularly forcibly, is so vulnerable; but in asking Jesus to fill the emptiness of his heart … Continue reading
Ave Verum Corpus
Here is my setting of the Ave Verum Corpus: Ave Verum Corpus PDF file Ave, verum corpus natum de Maria Virgine: vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine: cuius latus perforatum unda fluxit sanguine: esto nobis praegustatum, in mortis examine. … Continue reading
Faithful Cross
Here’s another movement from my Stations of the Cross — not really suitable for today’s feast of Ascension, but I didn’t want to wait until Holy Cross Day to post it. Eventually I’ll do a Latin setting of this text. … Continue reading
Pigeons
I do get the best texts to work with sometimes. I love this poem by Marnanel Thurman, which I set as part of my Stations of the Cross but also works well as a stand-alone piece: Pigeons, to me, were … Continue reading
Ave Maria
It was Refreshment Sunday today, and we had at least one of my favourite Marian hymns. Here’s my setting of the Ave Maria, then, played by robots: Ave Maria PDF for download. This is part of my Stations of the … Continue reading
There Is No Rose
Here is my setting of an anonymous text from around 1420: It was wonderful to compose this for the Cathedral Singers of Ontario, who I’ve sung with for many years on their visits to the UK, and to sing it … Continue reading