Compositions

The following is a list of scores which are available for download. Some of these are free; for others there is a charge. Please refer to the conditions of use.

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Choral music

Title	Description	Sample pages	Listen	Download
Aaron's Blessing. £10	For SATB + piano. Serene and gentle, with a hint of Bach.
Christ be with me. £5	SATB unacc. A reflective, chromatic setting of words from St Patrick's Breastplate.
Father of heaven. £10	SATB + organ. A contrapuntal setting of a Trinity Sunday hymn.
Fill thou my life. £10	SB + organ. A hymn of dedication.
Great is the Lord. £10	SATB + organ/piano. Words from Psalm 145 in an energetic, syncopated musical setting.
Here, O my Lord. £5	SATB unacc. An intimate communion hymn.
Lead kindly light. £10	SATB + obbligato cello. A prayer for guidance, written at a dark time in my life.
Love bade me welcome. £10	SATB unacc. George Herbert's wonderful poem of acceptance.
O, for a closer walk with God. Free	SATB unacc. A hymn setting for choir, or possibly for an adventurous congregation.
O love divine, how sweet thou art.	SATB + organ (Coming soon)
St. John Mass. £10	SATB + obbligato instrument in Bb (clarinet or soprano sax). Setting of the Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus dei for use in a Common Worship communion service.
St. John Mass. £10.	SATB + obbligato instrument in C (violin, oboe, or flute).
The Spirit of the Lord. £10	SATB + obbligato clarinet. Suitable for an occasion of dedication or anointing, e.g. confirmation or induction services.
Hymn tunes
Come ye thankful people come. Free	Lead sheet. Unison/2 part, with piano and/or guitar. A liively, syncopation setting of traditional words for harvest.
Love's redeeming work is done. Free	Lead sheet. Unison, with piano, plus a melody instrument. A syncopated setting of Wesley's Easter hymn.
May the mind of Christ my Saviour. Free	Lead sheet. Unison, with piano and a melody instrument.
My hope is built on nothing less. Free	SATB. Traditional-style hymn tune.
Christmas
Gloria in profundis deo. £10	SATB unacc. Choral setting on a ground bass of a Christmas poem by Kenneth Cragg.
In the bleak midwinter. (Coming soon)	SATB + piano. New tune for choir or congregation, with piano, of Christina Rossetti's well-known poem.
Light in the darkness. £10	SATB + obbligato violin. With the familiar words from the beginning of John's gospel, this piece was written as an introit for a carol service.
Telling God's Story. £10	SATB + organ. St. Martin-in-the-fields held a competition in 2005 to find the best setting of this Christmas text. Mine was one of the 499 entries that didn't win.
A virgin unspotted. £10	Choir, and instrumental accompaniment (arrangement). A beautiful, modal folk tune, with accompaniment for flute or violin, harp and percussion. Some verses could be sung by soloists.
Come thou long-expected Jesus - descant. £5	Choir, congregation and organ.
Hark the Herald angels sing - descant. £5	Choir, congregation and organ. A change from the descant in certain familiar carol books.
It came upon the midnight clear - descant. £5	Choir, congregation and organ.
It came upon the midnight clear string parts. Free	A string arrangement of the tune Noel, including an introduction and link between verses 3 and 4. The string parts in verse 4 are compatible with the descant listed above.
O come, all ye faithful - descant. £5	Choir, congregation and organ. Another alternative descant to the one often heard.
Once in Royal David's city - descant. Free	Choir, congregation and organ
Of the Father's heart begotten - descant. £5	Choir, congregation and organ. By the time you've sung all 8 verses of the processional version of this hymn, it needs a really big finish.
O little town of Bethlehem string parts. Free	An arrangement for strings based on the Vaughan Williams harmonization of this carol, but with an added introduction and link into the last verse.
Other Church Music
Confession. Free	Choir and congregation. This sung confession, to one of the texts from Common Worship, needs a choir to sing accompanying harmonies, and a leader, who sings each line of the confession, before the congregation echoes him/her. Originally written for Lent, but it could be used at any time of year.
The Lord's prayer. Free	Piano and unison voices (for congregation). This uses the contemporary version of the Lord's prayer in Common Worship, and was originally intended for a sung communion service.
God is our refuge (Psalm 46). Free	Unison voices and piano. Reflective and still.
It is good to praise the Lord (Psalm 92). Free	Unison voices and piano. This is jazzy, and needs a keyboard player, and ideally a rhythm section, who can groove. The opening verses of the psalm form a chorus (a congregation could join in if they're adventurous). The verses all have different music, and are rhythmically complex, so these need a group of good singers.
Sing a new song (Psalm 98)	Unison voices and piano
The Lord is my light (Psalm 27). Free	Voices and piano. This sets some of the verses of the psalm in a verse and chorus setting. There are a few Gospel influences, and a touch of jazz.
God be in my head. £5 (licence to print 3 copies)	Solo tenor, organ and obbligato soprano saxophone. The text originally comes from a Book of Hours, and has been through various hymn and anthem settings. In this version, the tenor voice sings it quite simply, with echoes and elaborations from the saxophone, and a chordal accompaniment on the organ.
Nunc dimittis. £5 (licence to print 2 copies)	Solo tenor and piano. This uses a modern translation of the canticle, and does not include a gloria. It was originally sung in a carol service, to show Simeon's reverential awe when Jesus was presented in the temple.
Solo Songs
Three Shakespeare sonnets. £10 (licence to print 2 copies)	High voice and piano The three sonnets in this collection are linked by the themes of love and sincerity - should love always say what it thinks?
Three Shakespeare sonnets. £10 (licence to print 2 copies)	Low voice and piano		Sonnet 138 Sonnet 130 Sonnet 116
Drummer Hodge	Voice and piano. Text by Thomas Hardy.
The Outcast	Voice and piano. Text by Tennyson
Woodwind
	Woodwind players: if you are interested in performing any of the pieces from Wood and wires or Via crucis, please contact me to obtain a copy of the score.

Conditions of use

You are very welcome to perform any of the compositions on this site. I ask only that you tell me (in advance if possible), and include this website address in any printed programmes.

Free scores.

These compositions, including the printed scores, are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.  This means you may print as many copies as you need to perform the piece with your choir or organization. You may not use the music for commercial purposes or alter it. Click on the link to view the terms of the Creative Commons licence.

Paid scores.

Please respect copyright. For choral pieces, you have purchased a licence to print 10 scores, for the exclusive use of your choir or organization. For other scores, the copyright line says how many scores you are licensed to print, for your own use only. Please do not print out more copies than you have paid for, or give copies to another organization or individual. To do so is an infringement of copyright.

Pricing and payment.

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