publishing refreshingly original choral music
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5011
SATB, S/T solo(s), guitar
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'Here in my heart take root.' And Jesus said, 'I love you: be true'.
3m 25s
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Music: da Noust. Words: da Noust.
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5009
SATB & opt. flute, piano, guitar
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No-one is too great to wash another's feet.
1m 00s (sung once through)
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Music: da Noust. Words: da Noust.
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A
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5010
SATB & guitar
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'You are my God, a stranger, Lord and friend'. A beautifully simple refrain which can be sung many times over (and hummed without words) to provide a space for reflection.
1m 20s (sung three times through)
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Music: da Noust. Words: da Noust.
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A
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4007
6 equal or mixed voices
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“There is no rose of such virtue, as is the rose that bare Jesu”. A late-medieval English text set as an extremely engaging six-part canon with bell-like effects.
2m 00s
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Music: David Johnson. Words: Late mediaeval English anon..
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4008
4 equal or mixed voices
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Adoration of the Christ child is expressed here in a lovely canon. The text is based on Martin Luther's famous Christmas hymn Vom Himmel Hoch, as translated into Scots by the 16th century Wedderburn brothers.
1m 30s
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Music: David Johnson. Words: Martin Luther, trans. the brothers Wedderburn.
Glossary and pronunciation guide included
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B
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4018
TBarB
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An arrangement for male voices of the beautifully austere 16th century English lament for the young children slain by Herod.
2m 40s
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Music: 16th. C. anon. arr. Mark Burstow . Words: Anon..
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A
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1004
SATB
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'O! Shairly ye hae seen my love doun whaur the waters wind?' A short, stark ballad about the disappearance of a fisherman. Words by Perthshire poet William Soutar.
2m 00s
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Music: Ernest Buck (1908-1975), arr. Michael Buck. Words: William Soutar (1898-1943).
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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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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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.
1m 30s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Anon..
full pronunciation guide included
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B
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1035
SATB
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“Harvest the light of the moon to make yourself a gown”. Create a spellbound interlude with this gem of a Scots poem, given beautiful musical lines and harmonies.
1m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: William Soutar (1898-1943).
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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5026
SATB
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A well known Jewish song about how good it is to live in harmony, based on words from Psalm 133, in a simple but effective arrangement by Sheena Phillips. Words in Hebrew and in English translation.
1m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: from Psalm 133.
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5007
SATB
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'My angels are sounding their trumpets to waken the sleepers around. There's no time for doubting...'A stirring Maine Shaker song of conviction.
0m 45s (sung once through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Anon..
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5004
SATB
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A Shaker 'gift song', received by Addah Z Potter in 1838.
0m 45s (sung once through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Anon..
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A
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5005
S,A,T/B
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Shaker song with a driving energy, dating from the New Lebanon community of 1844.
1m 30s (sung once through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: .
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A
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5006
SAT
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'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free ... One of the most famous Shaker songs, written by Joseph Brackett in 1848 as a dance song.
0m 30s (sung once through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Anon..
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A
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5008
S,A,T/B
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“O brighter than the morning star is the heart that's pure and free”. A wonderful soaring Shaker hymn from Ohio.
2m 00s (sung once through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Anon..
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A
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6011
children (unison) & handbells or chimes
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An English translation of a beautiful traditional Hebridean lullaby to the Christ Child, set for unison treble voices (or soli) and handbell choir.
3m 00s
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Music: Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: Peter Hill & Sheena Phillips, based on the original Gaelic.
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5025
SATB & descant
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A Palestinian prayer for peace. Words in Arabic and in English translation by Fred Kaan. A possible sequence of verses (English, Arabic, with or without descant, etc) is suggested, but feel free to devise your own.
1m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Arabic, trans. Fred Kaan.
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A
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1013
SATB
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'Think them poorest who can be a slave, them richest who dare to be free.' A powerful song of reconciliation from a part of the UK once torn by violence.
2m 40s
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Music: Dick Gaughan, arr. Frances Cockburn. Words: Dick Gaughan (based on tradition).
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B
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2014
SATB
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'She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree...'. A beautiful song of love and regret. W B Yeats wrote the words, apparently based on fragments that he remembered after hearing an old woman singing it. Traditional Irish tune.
2m 00s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: W.B.Yeats.
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B
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1032
SATB
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A charming lullaby, nuanced by the Shetland dialect, in a format suitable for soloist and backing vocals.
2m 0s
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Music: Trad. arr. Frances Cockburn. Words: Trad. Anon..
Translation included.
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A
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1033
SSAA
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A charming lullaby, nuanced by the Shetland dialect, in a format suitable for two soloists and backing vocals.
2m 0s
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Music: Trad. arr. Frances Cockburn. Words: Trad. Anon..
Translation included.
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A
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2024
TTBB
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Traditional Irish song lamenting the plight of Fionnuala, who has been turned into a swan by her stepmother Aiofe. Arranged for male voices.
2m 00s
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Music: Mark Burstow . Words: Thomas Moore (1779-1852).
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A
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1012
SATB
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The ladye in question has 'everie virtew that is held most deir' - except only that she is 'mercyles' (merciless). A quiet and reflective strophic setting of a poem by William Dunbar, who served at the court of James IV of Scotland.
2m 15s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: William Dunbar (c.1460-c.1513).
Transcription and pronunciation guide included.
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B
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2005
SATB
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A strong New Year carol that recounts the English and Welsh tradition of hunting of a wren (the 'king') and processing from door to door in greeting.
1m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Paul Carline. Words: Trad. Anon..
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B
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2001
SATB
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An ideal concert finisher or encore, featuring the classic Irish mix of tears and beers, pleasingly set by Peter Hill. 'So fill to me the parting glass; goodnight, and joy be with you all..' SATB unacc.
2m 00s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
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B
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2003
SATB
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“Salut à la compagnie de cette maison!” (Good health to all who live here!) A traditional French new year song that would have been sung around all the houses in the area, spliced with a jaunty original dance tune. Words in French.
1m 45s
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Music: Trad. arr. Peter Hill. Words: Trad. French.
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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2013
TB
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This is hearty drinking song in celebration of the consoling powers of 'a jug of this'.
2m 00s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
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B
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1003
SATB
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'Sleep I can get nane, for thinkin on my dearie...' A simple setting of Burns' plaintive song of sorrow and night wakefulness.
2m 40s
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Music: 17th c. anon. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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1514
SA(T)B
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A rhythmic and alliterative Gaelic carol with a rousing chorus about the bannock (oatcakes traditionally baked on Christmas Eve to give to children going from door to door) and verses that endearingly describe the Christ child.
1m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Gaelic.
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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1501
SATB
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A lovely slow and heartfelt song, widely known as the Eriskay Love Lilt, or by its anglicised refrain - ' ver mi o, ro van o'. Traditional Gaelic song arr. for SATB with tenor solo.
2m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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1008
SATB
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'I can take love or leave it, and I can always find someone else who will love me on my terms'. A lively dance song from the court of James VI of Scotland (16th century).
0m 30s (sung once through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Anon..
full pronunciation guide included
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B
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4022
SATB & folk harp
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A charming German carol (in English translation) from the tradition of cradle-rocking Christmas services, simply arranged for SATB chorus and folk harp.
2m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: Martin Shaw (1875 – 1958) (based on the original German).
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B
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1515
SAB
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A beautiful and simple Hebridean Gaelic carol, which addresses the Christ child with the most gorgeous and endearing words.
3m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Gaelic.
Spoken audio and IPA pronunciation guides, and translation, included.
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B
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1028
SATB with sop. solo
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This through-composed arrangement is a delightful setting of a plangent text, with interest in every voice part. Winter has ended, but the poet's mind runs on the constancy of a woman's love and the wanderings of a man's.
2m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Robert Burns (1759-1796).
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B
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2006
SATB
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(Words in Maori) 'Pokarekare ana...' - 'The waters of Waiapu are agitated. Cross over, girl, and they will be calm.' A beautiful lilting setting of an early 20th c. Maori love song.
2m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips (arr.). Words: Paraire Tomoana.
full pronunciation guide included
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B
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4023
SATB, optional guitar and/or treble instrument
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“Now the holly bears a berry ...”: a sturdy folk carol from Cornwall (S W England) listing the different colours of the holly berry as it ripens, and relating them to the story of Jesus.
2m 40s
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Music: Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Cornish.
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5022
SAB & organ
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A simple and beautifully structured prayer for peace, based on words from the Scottish Psalter of 1650.
3m 00s
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Music: David Barton. Words: Scottish Psalter of 1650.
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B
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5021
SA & piano
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A flowing and serene Lord's Prayer, for soli or chorus with piano.
3m 00s
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Music: David Barton. Words: .
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B
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1001
SATB
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A richly harmonised setting of Robert Burns' famous song about the pain of parting with 'no regrets'. SATB with quartet verse and optional soli.
3m 00s
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Music: Trad. arr. Frances Cockburn. Words: Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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B
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1036
SATB with piano; optional solos.
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A charming arrangement from New Zealand of this well-known song in praise of the lasses.
2m 30s
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Music: Jonathan Crehan. Words: Robert Burns (1759-1796).
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B
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1039
SATTB & soli
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‘Gay gowans’ are (with a little poetic licence) ‘dazzling daisies’. This is a light-hearted and very effective arrangement of a very old Scottish May song, about a man who tries (unsuccessfully) to woo a pretty maid.
3m 00s
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Music: Katy Cooper. Words: Trad. Scots.
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B
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2032
SATB, optional soprano recorder & violin
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“I've been a-rambling all the night ...” A foot-stomping folk-style arrangement, with optional soprano recorder and violin parts to spice things up further.
2m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. English.
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C
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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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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.
1m 00s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Anon..
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A
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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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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.
full pronunciation guide included
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A
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5002
SATB
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(Words in Latin) 'Queen of Heaven, rejoice. Alleluia!'
1m 30s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Anon..
full pronunciation guide included
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B
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1516
SSAA
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A stirring and mesmeric Gaelic 'waulking song', traditionally sung by women during the communal washing of newly-woven tweed.
1m 45s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included An SATB version is also available.
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A
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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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A
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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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6007
SSA, vn, piano & (opt.) flute
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A soaring flight over China taking in all the life down below. Words by Edwina Towson, set for SSA childrens chorus with piano accompaniment and optional flute part by Sheena Phillips. approx 3m 45s Also available for SATB violin and flute - see under 'contemporary music' above.
3m 45s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Edwina Towson.
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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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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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1502
SATB with SSA divisi verses
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The song of a broken-hearted girl, waiting for the boatman who will probably never return. A beautiful lilting traditional tune.
4m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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C
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4025
SATB
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A swinging arrangement of the well known carol, for SATB voices a cappella. An ideal opener or encore for your carol concert.
2m 00s
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Music: Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: J M Neale (1818 – 1866), based on the original German and Latin.
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C
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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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4002
SATB
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You can hear the swirling snow and moaning wind in this atmospheric setting of the first two stanzas of Rossetti's famous Christmas poem.
3m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Christina Rossetti (1830-94).
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B
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4064
TTB
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This is a set consisting of the 2 pieces listed below.
Two strong carols for a cappella male voices, in the harmonious Welsh plygain tradition.
5m 00s
Music: Trad. Welsh, arr./transcribed Sheena Phillips. Words: English, based on the original Welsh.
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C
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4057
TTB
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This is included in the set listed above. It is not sold as an individual piece.
A strong carol for a cappella male voices, in the harmonious Welsh plygain tradition.
3m 00s
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Music: Trad. Welsh melody, arranged by Sheena Phillips. Words: English by K.E.Roberts (1877-1962), based on the original Welsh.
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4058
TTB
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This is included in the set listed above. It is not sold as an individual piece.
A strong carol for a cappella male voices, in the harmonious Welsh plygain tradition.
2m 00s
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Music: Trad. Welsh, transcribed (with permission) by Sheena Phillips. Words: English by Sheena Phillips, based on the original Welsh.
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4062
SATB, optional piano
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A rousing pagan carol for a mid-winter concert, welcoming Odin (the Wanderer, or All-Father) to the feast. Created by the director of the Orpheus pagan choir in Colorado. Also available for TB.
1m 45s
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Music: Trad. arr. Andrew Adams. Words: Andrew Adams.
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B
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4063
TB, optional piano
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A rousing pagan carol for a mid-winter concert, welcoming Odin (the Wanderer, or All-Father) to the feast. Created by the director of the Orpheus pagan choir in Colorado. Also available for SATB.
1m 45s
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Music: Trad. arr. Andrew Adams. Words: Andrew Adams.
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B
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4060
SATB, optional piano
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A rousing carol for a midwinter concert. Also available for TB.
1m 45s
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Music: Trad. arr. Andrew Adams. Words: William Morris (1834 – 1896).
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B
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4061
TB, optional piano
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A rousing carol for a midwinter concert. Also available for SATB.
1m 45s
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Music: Trad. arr. Andrew Adams. Words: William Morris (1834 – 1896).
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B
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1503-6
SATB
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This is a set consisting of the 4 pieces listed below.
4m 20s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1503
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
'I have a wife, a stream, a lump of white soap and a filthy shirt. How can I get it clean by tomorrow so I can go out?' Traditional port-a-beul (mouth music).
0m 50s (sung twice through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1504
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
'I heard it from three people'. Traditional port-a-beul (mouth music).
0m 40s (sung three times through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1505
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
Skinny Donald wears a long coat and short trousers, and it's about time his hair saw a comb. Traditional port-a-beul (mouth music).
1m 00s (sung twice through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1506
SATB
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'I was born and brought up on the beautiful Isle of Islay'. Traditional port-a-beul (mouth music).
1m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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A
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4065
children's voices with piano
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This is a set consisting of the 2 pieces listed below.
Simple but effective settings for children's voices, with some optional harmonies, of short poems evoking the wonder and excitement of Christmas.
4m 00s
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Jean Kenward (1920–).
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C
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4006
children (unison) and piano
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It's Christmas and the children can barely contain their excitement as they bombard an adult with questions they already know the answers to.
2m 20s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Jean Kenward (1920–).
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4009
children, unison with optional harmony & piano
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Pull the bells until they ring! Let the people dance and sing! Joy to all, this cold morning - surely, it is Christmas!
1m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Jean Kenward (1920–).
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3016
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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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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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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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2015-7
3 or 4 part equal or mixed voices
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In November 1832, Jane Chattock opened a small music manuscript book and wrote her name on the flyleaf. She then copied a collection of favourite rounds into it, and got her friends to add more in their own hand. We know nothing more of Jane, but her book came to light in an Edinburgh second-hand book shop in 1982 and now lets us see what amused a little group of social singers in the years around the accession of Queen Victoria.
6m 15s
Music: Sheena Phillips (ed.). Words: Anon..
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2015
3 or 4 part equal or mixed voices
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2m 30s (if continued until last part to enter has sung whole piece through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips (ed.). Words: Anon..
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2016
3 or 4 part equal or mixed voices
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1m 00s (if stopped when the first part has sung through twice)
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Music: Sheena Phillips (ed.). Words: Anon..
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2017
3 or 4 part equal or mixed voices
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1m 25s (if sung simply until all parts are in and the punchline delivered)
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Music: Sheena Phillips (ed.). Words: Anon..
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1507-9
SATB
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3m 00s
Music: Sheena Phillips & Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1507
SATB
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'I'm tired, pulling up bracken half way up the mountain and all alone' -Trad.
1m 10s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1508
SATB
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Neil plans to wear out some shoe-leather when his eagle-eyed mum goes away on her travels. Trad., from the Campbell family of Greepe on the Isle of Skye.
1m 00s (sung twice through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1509
SATB
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He'd love to go off with the tall tailoress, but unfortunately he has an extremely unpleasant wife to dispose of first! Trad.
0m 50s (sung twice through)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1511-3
SATB
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3m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips & Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1511
SATB
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The old shepherd enjoys a drink and has to be put to bed. Traditional port-a-beul (mouth music).
1m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1512
SATB
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'If I had threepence I'd spend it on drink, if I had sixpence I'd try getting married'. Traditional port-a-beul (mouth music).
0m 40s (sung three times)
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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1513
SATB
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A stirring and mesmeric traditional Gaelic waulking song.
1m 45s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included. A version voiced for womens or children's voices is also available.
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4027-41
SSA
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Here is a unique sequence of Ukrainian carols such as might be sung by a party of singers going from house to house to celebrate Christmas and to entertain — in hope of the traditional reward. Some focus on the Christmas story; others are wholly secular — flattering, flirtatious or wheedling to extract the best of hospitality from their host. The entire set takes about forty minutes, but shorter selections can be very effective in performance.
40m 00s
Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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4027
SSA
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2m 00s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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4028
SSA
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1m 40s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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4029
SSA
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4 m 00s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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4030
SSA
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2m 15s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4031
SSA
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2m 15s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4032
SSA
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1m 40s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4033
SSA
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2m 15s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4034
SSA
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4 m 00s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4035
SSA
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3m 20s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4036
SSA
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3m 20s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4037
SSA
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0m 20s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4038
SSA
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0m 25s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4039
SSA
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0m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4040
SSA
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2m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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4041
SSA
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1m 30s
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Music: M. Leontov, arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
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B
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2029
SSA
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A setting for SSA of one of the oldest known English riddles by Cumbrian composer Douglas Cook.
1m 40s
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Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon..
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B
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2008
SATB
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A youth - with marriage on his mind - waylays a young girl as she goes to feed her fathers lambs. Traditional English spring song.
2m 00s
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Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Traditional English.
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B
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2009
SATB
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A woman dwells on the memory of a past love and just at the moment doesn't want a new love, that's not to say she would rule it out for ever though! Traditional English song.
1m 30s
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Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Trad. Anon..
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B
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2011
SATB
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A young girl is impatient to get married, but her mother thinks she'd be better off with a sheep or a cow! Traditional English song.
1m 45s
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Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Trad. Anon..
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2020
SATB with three part women's and men's verses
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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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1017
SATB
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Poetry sung aloud is the style of this wistful setting, evoking the play of light and shadow both in love and in the world outside.
0m 45s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Hugh MacDiarmid (1892-1978).
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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2031
SATB
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(Words in Finnish). A charming traditional Finnish song.
1m 30s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Trad. Finnish.
full pronunciation guide included
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B
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1031
SATB with tenor solo
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One of Burns' most famous songs, and his original melody, in a strophic arrangement with spare harmonies.
3m 00s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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1038
SATB
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Three very different settings of poems by this “Scottish renaissance” poet.
6m 00s
Music: Michael Buck. Words: Helen Cruickshank (1886-1975).
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1011
SATB
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A song in Scots about remembrance of past love, set with stark simlpicity.
1m 40s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Helen Cruickshank (1886-1975).
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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1020
SATB
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A mysterious and chilling story, allegedly based on a true incident in which a 20th century visitor to Iona was found dead by the fairy mound.
2m 30s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Helen Cruickshank (1886-1975).
Glossary and pronunciation guide included
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B
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1022
SATB divisi
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A song in Scots about facing hardship, using weather as a metaphor. Half the choir is used to create sound effects of driving wind and rain, while the rest sing about “biding the storm that you cannot hinder”.
1m 45s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Helen Cruickshank (1886-1975).
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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B
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1037
SATB
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Three poems in Scots vernacular – images of landscape and home life as a setting for love and loss.
5m 00s
Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Marion Angus (1865-1946).
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1021
SATB
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A strophic setting of a folk-style Scots poem celebrating a quiet and beautiful place in rural Perthshire.
1m 15s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Marion Angus (1865-1946).
Pronunciation guide included
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1029
SATB
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Love can be blown away like a flower in the wind, but it still leaves a trace in the heart. Scots poem set in a lilting folk idiom.
1m 15s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Marion Angus (1865-1946).
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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1009
SATB
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'I wad hae gi'en him my lips to kiss, had I been his...' A song of regret for lost chances, written in a lilting folk style. A strong alto melody can be featured as the upper line, or accompanied by a soprano descant.
2m 40s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Marion Angus (1865-1946).
Pronunciation guide included
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4010
SATB
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A Christmas fable, beautifully told in the Scots language, of how the robin got its red breast attempting to wrest the nail from Christ's hand.
2m 00s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Tom Scott (1918-1995).
Pronunciation guide included
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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.
2m 00s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Ian Crichton Smith (1928-1998).
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2007
SATB
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(Words in English) Why spend your leisure bereft of pleasure...you'll take no money within the grave! A rousing concert finisher. Song originally written in Irish Gaelic by Riocard Bairéid alias Richard Barrett, an 18th-century schoolmaster from Co. Mayo in the west of Ireland.
2m 15s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: R Bairéid, trans. D O'Sullivan.
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2023
SATB
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(Words in Welsh). 'Beauty will not last; but faithful love endures like steel, so long as two remain'. Trad. Welsh love song with a nice jolly tune.
2m 15s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
full pronunciation guide included
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2012
SATB with TB duet
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This is hearty drinking song in celebration of the consoling powers of 'a jug of this'.
2m 00s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
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B
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1015
TTBB
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'Lang hae we parted been, lassie my dearie; now we are met again, lassie lie near me'. Robert Burns' adaptation of a traditional Scots song.
2m 00s
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Music: Peter Hill & Sheena Phillips. Words: Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Pronunciation guide included.
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2004
SATB
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A grim, sturdy, traditional song from grim, sturdy Yorkshire, England; where until relatively recently the coffin containing the departed was carried over the moors with stops at places of significance.
3m 00s
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Music: Peter Hill & Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
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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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3027-9
SATB
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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.
7m 30s
Music: Philip Wood. Words: .
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3027
SATB
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1m 45s
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Music: Philip Wood. Words: Robert Herrick (1591 — 1674).
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B
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3028
SATB & sop solo
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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. 16th.C. English.
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3029
SATB
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2m 45s
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Music: Philip Wood. Words: Thomas Campion (1567—1620).
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1030
SATB
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A popular 19th century song of yearning for Scotland, also known as The Exile's Song, that will fit any concert about home or travel. Beautiful traditional melody, pleasingly arranged..
3m 45s
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Music: Richard John. Words: Robert Gilfillan (1798-1850).
Pronunciation guide included
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2028
SATB
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A warmly harmonised SATB arrangement of the well known traditional song.
3m 00s
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Music: Richard John (arr.). Words: Trad. Anon..
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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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1024
SATB
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Yes, it has verses, good ones too! There is more to Burns' famous song of enduring friendship than its well-known first twenty-odd words. It's traditional for Hogmanay (New Year), but it can (and should) be sung at any time of year.
4m 00s
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Music: Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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B
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1005
SATB
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'Up in the morning early's no for me' - especially when it's a cold, cold wind that blows. A brisk wintry song with a folk feel. This little tune won a prize at a composition contest for settings of Robert Burns!
1m 40s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Pronunciation guide included.
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2019
SATB
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(Words in Croatian). 'If I had wings like a bird, I would fly to you every night my dove'...An intense, heartfelt song about being separated from loved ones. Trad. Croatian song arr. by Sheena Phillips.
2m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
full pronunciation guide included
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1006
SATB
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“The darg is owre and the day is düne”. The day's work is done, and all the nodding heads are weary. Gentle rhythms and an overarching melodic line make a lovely setting of this charmingly alliterative poem in the Scots tongue.
2m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: William Soutar (1898-1943).
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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B
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1510
SATB with tenor solo
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'My heart's love; fair-haired Mary.' The original 'Lewis Bridal Song' (Mairi's Wedding) - Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips.
2m 10s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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4024
SATB & guitar
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A charming traditional carol about the visit of the shepherds, arranged in folk style with simple harmonies. Words in French.
2m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. French.
Translation and pronunciation guide provided.
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2021
SATB
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(Words in French dialect). A simple and gently flowing lullaby from the Massif Central region of France. Suitable for small chamber choir or larger ensemble.
2m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
full pronunciation guide included
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B
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1023
SATB
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A piece of sheer fun, imagining in music those dense clouds of hungry hovering midgies with whom visitors to North West Scotland will be familiar. Watch out for the soprano supermidge.
1m 10s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: .
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B
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1034
SATB with descant
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A sweetly melancholy song about the consolation of birdsong. A lovely descant graces the second half.
1m 40s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Robert Burns (1759-1796).
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2022
SATB
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'The water is wide, I cannot get o'er, and neither have I wings to fly. Give me a boat that will carry two, And both shall row, my love and I'. An SATB arrangement (with optional soprano soli) of this popular traditional English song.
3m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
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B
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6001-3
children's chorus & piano
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This is a set consisting of the 3 pieces listed below.
William Soutar was dedicated to the Scots language and wrote many delightful poems for children. This suite of three contrasting and colourful songs depicts a graveyard hooligan, a sad princess, and a clunking old windmill. Premiered by the National Boys Choir of Scotland.
4m 00s
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: William Soutar (1898-1943).
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6001
Treble unison chorus & piano
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
“Muckle” is Scots for big, and the song portrays a giant who cavorts around in a graveyard.
0m 40s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: William Soutar (1898-1943).
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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6002
SA chorus & piano
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
A vignette of a dreamy and tearful princess stuck in a tower.
1m 30s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: William Soutar (1898-1943).
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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6003
SA chorus & piano
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
The “auld man” standing on a hill is a windmill, whose labours are accompanied by an infectiously playful jazz piano part. A fun piece for a children's choir that can handle a few jazz accidentals.
1m 45s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: William Soutar (1898-1943).
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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4042-56
SATB
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This is a set consisting of the 15 pieces listed below.
Here is a unique sequence of Ukrainian carols such as might be sung by a party of singers going from house to house to celebrate Christmas and to entertain — in hope of the traditional reward. Some focus on the Christmas story; others are wholly secular — flattering, flirtatious or wheedling to extract the best of hospitality from their host. The entire set takes about forty minutes, but shorter selections can be very effective in performance.
40m 00s
Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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4042
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 00s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4043
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 40s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4044
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
4 m 00s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4045
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 15s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4046
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 15s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4047
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 40s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4048
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 15s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4049
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
4 m 00s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4050
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
3m 20s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4051
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
3m 20s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4052
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
0m 20s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4053
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
0m 25s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4054
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
0m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4055
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4056
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 30s
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Music: M. Leontov, arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
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B
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4059
SSAA
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Close harmonies and a lilting meter distinguish this strophic setting of the lovely medieval English hymn to Mary.
2m 00s
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Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: mediaeval English anon..
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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.
1m 20s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Pär Lagerkvist (1891-1974).
Pronunciation guide included
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B
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1019
SATB with S and T soli
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'I come from hevin heich to tell the best nowells that e'er befell.' A plangent and flowing arrangement of a 16th century Scottish lullaby to the Christ child. Text based on a Scots translation of Martin Luther's hymn Vom Himmel Hoch.
3m 40s
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Music: 16th C. anon. arr. Douglas Cook. Words: Anon. (16th century).
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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4020
SSATB piano
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A glorious concert rendition of the old carol which was fore-runner of Hark the herald angels sing. Bell-like tonalities in the piano, and lots of action in the chorus.
4m 30s
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Music: Geoffrey Dale. Words: Charles Wesley (1707-88), Geoffrey Dale.
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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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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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5020
S,A,T/B
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This is a set consisting of the 7 pieces listed below.
Seven short meditative pieces by Michael Buck, based on Biblical passages describing Jesus' death. Especially suitable for use during Holy Week.
8m 00s
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Scripture.
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C
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5020a
S,A,T/B
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This is included in the set listed above. It is not sold as an individual piece.
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Scripture.
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5020b
S,A,T/B
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Scripture.
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5020c
S,A,T/B
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This is included in the set listed above. It is not sold as an individual piece.
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Scripture.
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5020d
S,A,T/B
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This is included in the set listed above. It is not sold as an individual piece.
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Scripture.
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5020e
S,A,T/B
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Scripture.
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5020f
S,A,T/B
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This is included in the set listed above. It is not sold as an individual piece.
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Scripture.
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5020g
S,A,T/B
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This is included in the set listed above. It is not sold as an individual piece.
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Music: Michael Buck. Words: Scripture.
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5018
SATB
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A beautiful setting by Paul Ayres of the famous prayer attributed to the well loved 13th century Bishop of Chichester. SATB unaccompanied. Includes piano reduction.
4m 00s
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Music: Paul Ayres. Words: St Richard of Chichester (1197–1253) (attrib.).
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C
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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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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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5003
SATB
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A new jazz setting that builds up from quiet 5-part harmony in verse 1 to a rollicking finale of tune, descant, and two decorative jazz lines above a ground of tenor and bass. Guaranteed crowd pleaser.
3m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: John Newton.
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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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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.
3m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad./Apocrypha.
full pronunciation guide included
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4005
SSAB
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A glorious a cappella fanfare — or a peal of vocal bells — to open a Christmas concert.
1m 15s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad..
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C
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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.
3m 00s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: William Blake.
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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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4021
SATB recorder & drum
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A lively pipe and drum carol, as sung traditionally in France on Christmas Eve, arranged with panache in a fresh English translation.
1m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. French.
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C
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4011-4
SATB
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This is a set consisting of the 4 pieces listed below.
Four settings of medieval English texts, mixing old and new idioms. A rousing modal opening number is followed by a melting and beautiful lullaby, a delicate and innocent version of the famous poem I sing of a maiden that is makeless (using treble voices only), and a fast and exciting In excelsis gloria. See individual titles for details.
5m 30s
Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon..
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4011
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 00s
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Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon. (trans. Dearmer).
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4012
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 15s
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Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon..
Translation and pronunciation guide included.
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4013
SAA
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 30s
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Music: Douglas Cook. Words: mediaeval English anon..
Glossary and pronunciation guide included
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B
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4014
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 30s
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Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon..
Pronunciation guide included.
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B
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2030
SSA
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A lively arrangement for SSA voices of the toe-tapping shanty.
1m 30s
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Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon..
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C
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2027
SATB
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A most beautiful Irish folk song, rewritten by collector Padraic Colum, and offered here in a lilting a cappella arrangement.
3m 00s
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Music: Geoffrey Dale. Words: Padraic Colum.
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1010
SSA
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Spice up your programme with a Scots tale of love lost through murder. There is plenty of drive and harmonic interest in this ballad setting.
2m 00s
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Music: Marg Hall. Words: Trad. Anon..
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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C
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2025
SSATB
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An intriguing fugal treatment of the well known English folk song. SSATB unaccompanied.
2m 30s
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Music: Paul Ayres. Words: Trad. Anon..
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C
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2010
SATB
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Young Sovay decides one day to test her true love's mettle. She dresses up as a highwayman and lies in wait for him, pistol in hand. Is he man enough to pass the test...? Trad. words and music in a fast-paced and jaunty arrangement, with the Altos having the tune.
2m 20s
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Music: Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
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1014
SATB
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A puddock is a Scottish frog, and this narrative song tells the story of a fat frog who feels very pleased with himself – until he gets eaten by a hungry heron.
1m 30s
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Music: Peter Hill & Sheena Phillips. Words: J.M.Caie.
Glossary and pronunciation guide included.
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4026
SATB chorus with descant, treble solo, children’s choir, organ, optional trumpet and timpani
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A charming narrative anthem for the adventurous church or school choir, telling the Christmas story from the point of view of one of the shepherds.
4m 30s
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Music: Richard Nye. Words: Mandy Anson.
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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.
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1007
SATB divisi
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'Hush ye my baby and sleep without fear, Dream Angus has brought you a dream, my dear.' A rich and atmospheric setting of a gorgeous traditional lullaby.
2m 30s
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Music: trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Pronunciation guide included.
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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.
5m 00s
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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3008
SATB
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0m 50s
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Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Emily Dickinson.
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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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4019
SATB
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A quiet and lovely arrangement of the 19th century carol, with mildly dissonant harmonies.
2m 30s
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Music: Trad. arr. Sheena Phillips. Words: William Chatterton Dix (1837 – 1898).
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