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2020
SATB
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A warmly harmonised setting of trad. Manx words, featuring three-part female and male verses coming together in a rich SATB finish.
2m 30s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Anon..
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B
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3001
SATB
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'With the first star of the evening, think of me sometime'. A dreamy late summer afternoon by Loch Faskally. A jazz arrangement by Sheena Phillips of song by Peter Hill.
2m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Peter Hill.
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B
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5001
SATB divisi
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'Aurora rutilat lucis prenuncia...' ('Dawn glows red, heralding daylight'). Atmospheric and soaring setting of a text honouring the 6th century Scottish St Columba, based on a Medieval plainchant.
3m 20s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: From the Inchcolm Antiphoner.
full pronunciation guide included
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C
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5013
SATB & 2-part children's chorus
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'Aurora rutilat lucis prenuncia...' ('Dawn glows red, heralding daylight'). Atmospheric and soaring setting, based on the Medieval plainchant, of a text honouring the 6th century Scottish St Columba.
3m 20s
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Music: Sheena Phillips (based on the original plainchant). Words: From the Inchcolm Antiphoner.
full pronunciation guide included
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C
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5019
Soprano solo
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This is a set consisting of the 2 pieces listed below.
(Words in Latin) Two beautiful motets by Philip Wood for solo soprano voice.
3m 35s
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Music: Philip Wood. Words: Trad..
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5019a
Soprano solo
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This is included in the set listed above. It is not sold as an individual piece.
(Words in Latin) Two beautiful motets by Philip Wood for solo soprano voice.
2m 00s
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Music: Philip Wood. Words: Trad..
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5019b
Soprano solo
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This is included in the set listed above. It is not sold as an individual piece.
(Words in Latin) Two beautiful motets by Philip Wood for solo soprano voice.
1m 30s
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Music: Philip Wood. Words: Trad..
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3030
SATB & drum
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'There is no boatman can net the morning, there is no boatman can net the day'. A simply beautiful song by US poet JB Goodenough, set for mixed choir by Sheena Phillips.
3m 00s
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Music: J.B.Goodenough, arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: J.B.Goodenough.
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C
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3019
SATB, violin & flute
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A soaring flight over China taking in all the life down below. Words by Edwina Towson, set for SATB chorus with violin and flute accompaniment by Sheena Phillips.
3m 45s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Edwina Towson.
Also available for SSA children's chorus with piano and flute - see under 'Young voices' below.
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C
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3031
SSAATBB
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An atmospheric depiction of colours and moods by a new name in the Canasg catalogue, composer Richard Nye. Based on words by Charlotta Skule, and first performed by the Cheltenham Bach Choir in 2006, under Stephen Jackson's direction.
5m 30s
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Music: Richard Nye. Words: Charlotta Skule.
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3018
SATB
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A song about the inner strength you find when a relationship is finally over: the antidote to those interminable choral numbers about unrequited love. Words by Peter Hill, cool music by Frances Cockburn.
1m 30s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Peter Hill.
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B
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3032
SSA
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A completely new and serene setting of this famous song. Flowing lines and a lilting 6/8 meter create something delicate and wistful, yet heartfelt.
2m 15s
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Music: Alison West. Words: Arthur Somervell.
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C
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4001
SATB
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(Words in English). 'holly and mistletoe, ivy and yew, a wreath for the old year, a flame for the new...' A vigorous pagan carol celebrating the pre-Christian origins of the mid-winter festival. Great for adding a touch of misrule to your Christmas concert.
2m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Peter Hill.
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B
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3020
SATB
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'I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow...' A positive and uplifting celebration of the human spirit that will never die. Words anon. music: Frances Cockburn.
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Anon..
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3022
SATB
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A spell-binding fairy charm and lullaby from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, for unaccompanied SATB chorus. Set to music by Sheena Phillips.
1m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Shakespeare.
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B
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3023
SSA
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A magical setting by Philip Wood of the famous song from Shakespeare's The Tempest, for piano and female voices.
2m 00s
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Music: Philip Wood. Words: Shakespeare.
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B
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3002
SATB
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A quiet, simple and beautiful original setting of Yeats' wonderful love poem. Music by Frances Cockburn.
2m 20s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: W.B.Yeats.
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B
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3003
SATB
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A poem of human injustice by William Blake (1757-1827), still relevant today. A very moving setting by Sheena Phillips.
2m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: William Blake.
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B
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3004
SATB (violin ad lib)
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'I hope you are kissed as I would kiss you'. A simple yet beautiful song by Peter Hill. Sop solo with SATB jazz vocal accomp. and (optional) solo violin part.
1m 30s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Peter Hill.
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B
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3005
SATB
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(Words in Bengali and English). A lilting (in 7/8 time) and loosely woven blend of a Bengali song about 'the way of life' with an Apocryphal text. 'I shall light a candle of understanding in thine heart, which shall not be put out'. By Sheena Phillips. SATB unacc and divisi.
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad./Apocrypha.
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C
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4002
SATB
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A swirling and utterly bleak setting of this famous Christmas poem.
3m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Christina Rossetti.
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B
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4004
SABar & piano
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As above, arranged for Soprano, Alto and Baritone with piano.
3m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Christina Rossetti.
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B
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4003
SATB & piano
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As above, arrangement with piano.
3m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Christina Rossetti.
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B
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3006
SATB
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(Words in French). Un peu d'esprit, un peu d'espoir, un peu d'amour, et puis bonsoir! - A little spirit, a little hope, a little love, and then 'goodnight'! An ideal concert finisher or encore. Words anon. music by Peter Hill.
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Anon..
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B
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3014
SATB
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'Without love nothing in this world would have life'. A short and somewhat startling piece that conveys how sudden and surprising love can be. Words taken from a 13th century Persian poem by Jalaluddin Rumi, music by Michael Buck.
1m 10s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Rumi.
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A
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4005
S(div),A,T/B
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A glorious a cappella fanfare — or a peal of vocal bells — to open a Christmas concert. Particularly effective when sung by a small group (4-8) of singers.
1m 15s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: .
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C
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5002
SATB
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(Words in Latin) 'Queen of Heaven, rejoice. Alleluia!'
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Anon..
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B
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3015
SATB
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'From star to star, from sun and spring and leaf, and almost audible flowers whose sound is silence, and in the common meadows, springs the seed of life'. Poem by Kathleen Raine, Music by Marg Hall.
2m 00s
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Music: Marg Hall. Words: Kathleen Raine.
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B
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3007-11
SATB
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This is a set consisting of the 5 pieces listed below.
Sheena Phillips' settings of five exquisite poems by Emily Dickinson. See individual titles for details.
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Emily Dickinson.
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3007
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 20s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Emily Dickinson.
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A
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3008
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
0m 50s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Emily Dickinson.
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A
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3009
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 10s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Emily Dickinson.
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3010
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 10s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Emily Dickinson.
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A
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3011
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
0m 45s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Emily Dickinson.
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3012
SSAAA
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'Sweet smiles, in the night, hover over my delight...' A mother tenderly wishes sweet dreams for her happy child. Words by William Blake from 'A Cradle Song', lilting 5/4 arrangement by Sheena Phillips.
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: William Blake.
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C
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3021
SATB
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A mesmeric depiction of the ceaseless rhythm of the earth's journey through space, based on a chant of unknown origin. Music: Sheena Phillips.
4m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Anon..
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B
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3016
SATB
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A bright, uplifting song for all those who know it will all work out right in the end. Words: Peter Hill, music: Sheena Phillips.
2m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Peter Hill.
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B
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3024
SATB
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A lively and passionate spring song from Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, for unaccompanied SATB chorus. Set to music by Sheena Phillips.
1m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Shakespeare.
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B
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3027-9
SATB
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This is a set consisting of the 3 pieces listed below.
A delightfully contrasting set of pieces by Philip Wood: a joyful opening number, a quiet and reverent centrepiece and a dancelike finish, in musical styles which nicely reflect those of the words. All the pieces can also stand alone. See individual titles for details.
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Music: Philip Wood. Words: .
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D
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3027
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 45s
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Music: Philip Wood. Words: Robert Herrick.
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B
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3028
SATB & sop solo
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
A contemporary setting by Philip Wood of a beautiful medieval English lyric. Part of a set of Three English Partsongs.
2m 30s
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Music: Philip Wood. Words: Anon..
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B
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3029
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
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Music: Philip Wood. Words: Thomas Campion.
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B
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3017
SATB
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(Words in Swedish). 'Let my shadow disappear into yours. Let me lose myself under the tall trees,'...the magical and sensuous moment of twilight, when everything seems to soften and fade into everything else. Poem by Pär Lagerkvist, set to music by Sheena Phillips.
1m 20s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Pär Lagerkvist.
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B
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3013
SATB
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'Take my hand and we'll walk on together...' A wedding song with a difference, looking to the strength that can come from going through bad times as well as good times. Words: Peter Hill, music: Sheena Phillips.
2m 55s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Peter Hill.
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B
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1018
SATB
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'Sorrow remembers us...it sits in its old chair, gently rocking.' A pensive through-composed setting of a 20th-century Scots poem.
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Ian Crichton Smith (1928-1998).
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B
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