Mixed Choirs – concert and secular

MIXED VOICE CHOIRS (SECULAR and CONCERT)

This page is divided into two sections. As always click on the blue link for further information.

a) Choral Suites and Extended works
b) Shorter Works

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a) CHORAL SUITES AND EXTENDED WORKS
(Where these works are divided into separate movements, a licence to copy single movements is available from the composer in most cases, if needed. Licences to copy single movements from works published by OUP only are normally available from here.)

Anthology: The Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs (2019)
A collection of music for a variety of flexible choral forces, edited by Alan Bullard and continuing a number of his pieces, which are all listed separately below

A Feast for Christmas (2007)
A mainly secular Christmas celebration for SATB choir, optional youth choir and narrator, with piano (or brass quintet, or string quintet). Duration c. 25-30 minutes.

A Song of Heath and History (1996)
Cantata for SATB choir, solo soprano, and strings. Duration c.35 minutes

A Song to Saint Helena (1989)
Cantata for SATB choir, soprano and baritone soloists and orchestra. Duration c.22 minutes

A Summer Garland (2002)
Choral suite for SATB unaccompanied. Duration c. 16 minutes

A Year in A Day (2001)
Choral suite for SSAATTBB unaccompanied. Duration c.16 minutes

Byron at Newstead (2006)
Choral suite for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied. Duration c. 12 minutes

Canticle of Freedom (1999)
Cantata for SATB choir, soprano and bass-baritone soloists, children’s or youth choir, and orchestra. Duration c.48 minutes

Choristers of Flight (1994)
Choral suite for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied. Duration c. 9 minutes.

Dance of the Universe (1979)
Cantata for SATB, tenor solo, chorus and orchestra. Duration c.47 minutes

Endless Song (2023)
Cantata for SATB and strings (quartet, quintet, or string orchestra), or piano. Duration c.30 minutes

Four Bird Songs (2018)
four short songs for any voices in two or four parts

Four Sacred Songs (1990)
Choral suite for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied. Duration 9 minutes

Health and Safety (2015)
Three short light-hearted songs for SATB and piano. Duration 6 minutes

Images of Peace (2018)
Choral Suite in 5 movements for SATB unaccompanied

Lamentations (1993)
Short cantata for SATB and string quartet (or string orchestra). Duration 11 minutes

Madrigal Book (1985)
Choral suite for SATB (with divisions), unaccompanied. Duration 14 minutes.

Mr Lear (2002)
An entertainment for SATB, childrens’ choir (optional), narrator (optional), brass quintet or piano. Duration c. 25 minutes.

Pictures of Night (2008)
Cantata for SATB and piano. Duration c. 15 minutes

Psalm-triptych (1986)
Short cantata for SATB and solo oboe. Duration 9 minutes

Three English Folk Songs (arr. 1980)
arranged for SATB unaccompanied. Duration 8 minutes

Three Nonsense Songs (2002)
Three movements from Mr Lear: SATB, optional childrens’ choir, and piano

Three poems of W B Yeats (1973)
Choral suite for SATB, solo soprano, unaccompanied. Duration 8 mins.

Three Shakespeare Songs (2018)
Shakespeare settings for SA or SAB and piano – may be performed separately or as a set

This is our World (2000)
Cantata for SATB choir, youth choir, and piano (or piano duet, or small orchestra). Duration c.18 minutes

Travelling Tales (2010)
Cantata for SATB, youth choir, piano (or piano duet and percussion). Duration c.18 minutes

Welcome Spring! (2005)
Cantata for SATB, optional youth choir, piano (or strings). Duration c. 10 minutes

b) SHORTER CHORAL WORKS

A Bell Chime (2019)
between 1 and 4 parts, any octave

Alleluia (1991)
SATB unaccompanied

Anniversary Song (2000)
SATB and piano

Beauty, Joy (2020)
SATB with divisions, soprano and tenor soloists from the choir

Broom-Pedlar’s Song (1987)
SATB unaccompanied

Broom, Shovel, Poker, and Tongs (2002)
SATB, optional childrens’ choir, and piano

Busy Fly (2002)
SATB unaccompanied (from A Summer Garland)

Calm and deep peace / Simple Gifts (2018)
SA, TB, or SATB and piano

Cantate gloria (1999)
SATB unaccompanied

Celebrate! (2019)
Any voices in 4 parts, with body percussion

Christmas Eve
SATB and piano (or brass quintet, or string quintet)

Christmas Feast (Take a large olive)
SATB unaccompanied

Cob-o’-coalin’ (1980)
folk-song arranged for SATB unaccompanied

Crudele acerba (2005)
SSATB unaccompanied

Fireworks (2011)
SATB and piano

Four Bird Songs (2018)
any voices in two parts

Full Fathom Five (2018)
SA or SAB and piano

Gia torna a rallegrar l’aria e la terra (2005)
SSATB unaccompanied

Hark, hark, the Lark (2010)
SA or SAB and piano

Health and Safety (2015)
Three short light-hearted songs for SATB and piano. Duration 6 minutes

If there were dreams to sell (2000)
SATB unaccompanied (from This is our World)

In such a night (2011)
SATB and piano

July Evening (2002)
SATB unaccompanied (from A Summer Garland)

Learn to sing! (1997)
SATB unaccompanied

Living with animals (2000)
SATB and piano (from This is our World)

Love on my heart from heaven fell (2012)
SATB and piano

May, Queen of blossoms (2002)
SATB unaccompanied (from A Summer Garland)

Mind the Gap! (2011)
Mixed voices (S+A, T+B) in two parts

Most sweet and pleasing are thy ways (1990)
SATB, soprano and alto solos, unaccompanied (from Four Sacred Songs)

Music for the Soul (2023)
SATB and piano (or strings)

My life flows on (2023)
SATB and piano (or strings)

My Song (This Song of Mine) (2023)
SATB and piano (or strings)
or SATB unaccompanied

Never weather-beaten sail (1990) 
SATB unaccompanied

New Moon (2011)
SATB and piano (from Pictures of Night)

November (1994)
SATB unaccompanied (from Choristers of Flight)

O’er the waves let us go (2018)
S(A)(T)(B) or TB and piano – arrangement of a Hebridean folk-song

One Voice for All (2022)
SABar, optional descant, piano (also available for unison voices)

Out of my soul’s depth (1990)
SATB unaccompanied (from Four Sacred Songs)

Ozymandias (2010)
SATB and piano (from Travelling Tales)

Peace in the World (2018)
SSATB unaccompanied

Rainbow (2020)
SATB (or unison) and piano

Rise up, my love
SATB and optional organ or piano

Running to Paradise (1973)
SATB unaccompanied (from Three Poems of W B Yeats)

Spring Night (2007)
SATB unaccompanied

Steal Away (arranged AB, 1980)
SATB unaccompanied

Sumer is icumen in (2018)
up to 6 voices with piano – arrangement of the mediaeval song

Summer Queen (2002)
SATB unaccompanied (from A Summer Garland)

Sweet Dancer (1973)
SATB, soprano solo, unaccompanied (from Three Poems of W B Yeats)

The Brisk Young Widow (1980)
folksong arr. for SATB unaccompanied (from Three English Folksongs)

The Darkling Thrush (1994)
SATB unaccompanied (from Choristers of Flight)

The Eagle (2018)
any voices in two parts (from Four Bird Songs)

The Gartan Mother’s Lullaby (2018)
S(A)(T)(B) and piano – arrangement of an Irish folk-song

The Gift to Sing (2023)
SATB and piano

The Honeysuckle and the Bee (2018)
S(A)(T)(B) with optional piano – arrangement of the music-hall song

The night is darkening round me (2011)
SATB unaccompanied (from ‘Pictures of Night’)

The Owl (2018)
any voices in two parts (from Four Bird Songs)

The Owl and the Pussycat (2002)
SATB, optional childrens’ choir, and piano

The Robin (2018)
any voices in two parts (from Four Bird Songs)

The Rose in June (2002)
SATB unaccompanied (from A Summer Garland)

The Silver Swan (2018)
any voices in two parts (from Four Bird Songs)

The spacious firmament (1989)
SSAATTBB unaccompanied

The Table and the Chair (2002)
SATB, optional childrens’ choir, and piano

The tide rises, the tide falls (2010)
SATB and piano (from Travelling Tales)

The Tiger (2018)
S(A)(T)(B) or TB and piano

The wild swans at Coole (1983)
SATB unaccompanied (from Three Poems of W B Yeats)

The Windhover (1994)
SATB unaccompanied (from Choristers of Flight)

Tom’s gone to Hilo (2018)
SAB and piano – arrangement of the traditional British sea-shanty

Travel Prayer (2010)
SATB and piano (from Travelling Tales)

Tread Softly (2010/18)
SA or SATB and piano

Tune thy music to thy heart (1990)
SATB unaccompanied (from Four Sacred Songs)

Up-hill (2010)
SATB and piano (from Travelling Tales)

When June is come (1988)
SATB unaccompanied

When that I was and a little tiny boy
(2014)
SATB and piano

Why does he gallop? (2011)
SATB and piano (from ‘Pictures of Night’)

Willow Song (1980)
folksong arranged for SATB unaccompanied (from Three English Folksongs)

You spotted snakes (2018)
SA or SAB and piano