Arrangements
Choral and Vocal
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 - soloists, choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, guitar, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Berlioz, Hector: Arias from ‘Les Troyens’ (The Trojans) - voice, string orchestra (c. 4,3,3,2,1)
Cassandra’s Recitative and Aria ‘Les Grecs ont disparu…Malheureux Roi!
Dido’s Monologue and Aria ‘Je vais mourir…Adieu, fiere cite’
Brahms, Johannes: A German Requiem - soloists, choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano (7 players)
Brahms, Johannes: A German Requiem - soloists, choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano (8 players)
Brahms, Johannes: Geistliches Lied - choir, violin, cello, piano
Elgar, Edward: The Dream of Gerontius - soloists, choir, flute (piccolo), oboe (cor anglais), clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion (timpani, bass drum, tam tam, cymbal, glockenspiel, snare drum, triangle), harp, organ, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass (minimum 4, 4, 3, 3, 2). Vocal parts are as the original
Fauré, Gabriel: Pleurs d'or - two voices, piano, string quartet Listen here
Fauré, Gabriel: Requiem - choir and organ
Gounod, Charles: Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cecile - soloists, choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 1), percussion, organ
Gurney, Ivor: Five Elizabethan Songs - choir, piano
Holloway, Robin: The Spacious Firmament - choir, two pianos and percussion (published by Boosey & Hawkes)
Holst, Gustav: Ode to Death - choir and organ
Holst, Gustav: Short Festival Te Deum - choir and organ
Holst, Gustav: Three Festival Choruses, Op. 36a (Let all mortal flesh keep silence, Turn back O Man, A Festival Chime) - choir and organ
Howells, Herbert: Hymnus Paradisi - soloists, choir, harp, organ, timpani, strings (minimum 5,4,3,3,2)
Howells, Herbert: King David - choir and piano (published by Boosey & Hawkes). More information here
Howells, Herbert: Sine Nomine, Op. 37 - soloists, choir, violin, piano
Hymns: congregational arrangements with organ -
Amazing Grace (“New Britain”)
Let all mortal flesh (“Picardy”)
Once in royal David's city Listen here
O little town of Bethlehem Listen here
The First Nowell (published in the Novello Book of Hymns) Listen here
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang - Glückwunsch - voice, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, harp, strings (c. 2, 2, 2, 2, 1). Listen here
Mahler, Gustav: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Rheinlegendchen, Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht) - voice, strings (minimum 2, 2, 2, 2, 1). Listen here and here
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 8, 1st movement - 8 part choir, 4 soloists, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2), percussion, organ
Mahler, Gustav: Liebst du um Schonheit - 8 part choir, unaccompanied
Martin/Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - soprano soloist and choir
McCabe, John: Psalm-Cantata - choir and organ (published by Novello)
Mendelssohn, Felix: ‘Lobgesang’, Symphony No. 2 - soloists, choir, strings (c. 6,5,4,3,2), organ, timpani
Offenbach, Jacques: Vois sous l'archet fremissant (The Tales of Hoffmann) - voice, string quartet, piano
Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings: Blest Pair of Sirens - choir and organ
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: The Bells - soloists, choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes (1 doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets (1 doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, timpani, percussion, harp, celeste/piano, strings
Royal Opera House Songbook: arrangements of opera arias for school ensembles (2-4 parts) and piano - Mozart: Catalogue Aria (Don Giovanni); Mozart: Act 2 Finale (The Marriage of Figaro); Puccini: Three arias from La Boheme; Purcell: When I am laid in earth; Verdi: Libiamo (La Traviata); Wagner: O du mein holder Abendstern (Tannhauser)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (Samson et Dalila) - voice, string quartet, piano
Schoenberg, Arnold: Israel Exists Again - choir and piano. Watch a performance here
Schoenberg, Arnold: Moderne Psalm, op. 50c - choir and organ. Watch a performance here
Schoenberg, Arnold: Prelude to Genesis op 44 - choir and piano. Watch a performance here
Schubert, Franz: The Linden Tree - voices, string quartet, piano. Watch here
Schubert, Franz: Songs from Winterreise - voice, string quartet, piano
Schubert, Franz: Three Arias for soprano and piano duet
Die Brust gebeugt von Sorgen (Alfonso und Estrella)
Herrlich auf des Berges Hohen (Alfonso und Estrella)
Konnt ich ewig hier verweilen (Fierrabras)
Stainer, John: The Crucifixion - soloists, choir, oboe, clarinet, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass (7 players)
Strauss, Richard: Four Last Songs - soprano, piano
Traditional: Auld Lang Syne - SATB choir and piano (published in the Novello Book of British Folksongs). Listen here and here. More information here
Traditional: Scarborough Fair - SATB choir and piano (published in the Novello Book of British Folksongs). More information here
Traditional Chinese: In a faraway place - choir. Listen here
Ukrainian Songs - singers and symphony orchestra
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Four Hymns - tenor, string quartet, piano
Choral and Vocal
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 - soloists, choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, guitar, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Berlioz, Hector: Arias from ‘Les Troyens’ (The Trojans) - voice, string orchestra (c. 4,3,3,2,1)
Cassandra’s Recitative and Aria ‘Les Grecs ont disparu…Malheureux Roi!
Dido’s Monologue and Aria ‘Je vais mourir…Adieu, fiere cite’
Brahms, Johannes: A German Requiem - soloists, choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano (7 players)
Brahms, Johannes: A German Requiem - soloists, choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano (8 players)
Brahms, Johannes: Geistliches Lied - choir, violin, cello, piano
Elgar, Edward: The Dream of Gerontius - soloists, choir, flute (piccolo), oboe (cor anglais), clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion (timpani, bass drum, tam tam, cymbal, glockenspiel, snare drum, triangle), harp, organ, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass (minimum 4, 4, 3, 3, 2). Vocal parts are as the original
Fauré, Gabriel: Pleurs d'or - two voices, piano, string quartet Listen here
Fauré, Gabriel: Requiem - choir and organ
Gounod, Charles: Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cecile - soloists, choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 1), percussion, organ
Gurney, Ivor: Five Elizabethan Songs - choir, piano
Holloway, Robin: The Spacious Firmament - choir, two pianos and percussion (published by Boosey & Hawkes)
Holst, Gustav: Ode to Death - choir and organ
Holst, Gustav: Short Festival Te Deum - choir and organ
Holst, Gustav: Three Festival Choruses, Op. 36a (Let all mortal flesh keep silence, Turn back O Man, A Festival Chime) - choir and organ
Howells, Herbert: Hymnus Paradisi - soloists, choir, harp, organ, timpani, strings (minimum 5,4,3,3,2)
Howells, Herbert: King David - choir and piano (published by Boosey & Hawkes). More information here
Howells, Herbert: Sine Nomine, Op. 37 - soloists, choir, violin, piano
Hymns: congregational arrangements with organ -
Amazing Grace (“New Britain”)
Let all mortal flesh (“Picardy”)
Once in royal David's city Listen here
O little town of Bethlehem Listen here
The First Nowell (published in the Novello Book of Hymns) Listen here
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang - Glückwunsch - voice, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, harp, strings (c. 2, 2, 2, 2, 1). Listen here
Mahler, Gustav: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Rheinlegendchen, Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht) - voice, strings (minimum 2, 2, 2, 2, 1). Listen here and here
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 8, 1st movement - 8 part choir, 4 soloists, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2), percussion, organ
Mahler, Gustav: Liebst du um Schonheit - 8 part choir, unaccompanied
Martin/Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - soprano soloist and choir
McCabe, John: Psalm-Cantata - choir and organ (published by Novello)
Mendelssohn, Felix: ‘Lobgesang’, Symphony No. 2 - soloists, choir, strings (c. 6,5,4,3,2), organ, timpani
Offenbach, Jacques: Vois sous l'archet fremissant (The Tales of Hoffmann) - voice, string quartet, piano
Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings: Blest Pair of Sirens - choir and organ
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: The Bells - soloists, choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes (1 doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets (1 doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, timpani, percussion, harp, celeste/piano, strings
Royal Opera House Songbook: arrangements of opera arias for school ensembles (2-4 parts) and piano - Mozart: Catalogue Aria (Don Giovanni); Mozart: Act 2 Finale (The Marriage of Figaro); Puccini: Three arias from La Boheme; Purcell: When I am laid in earth; Verdi: Libiamo (La Traviata); Wagner: O du mein holder Abendstern (Tannhauser)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (Samson et Dalila) - voice, string quartet, piano
Schoenberg, Arnold: Israel Exists Again - choir and piano. Watch a performance here
Schoenberg, Arnold: Moderne Psalm, op. 50c - choir and organ. Watch a performance here
Schoenberg, Arnold: Prelude to Genesis op 44 - choir and piano. Watch a performance here
Schubert, Franz: The Linden Tree - voices, string quartet, piano. Watch here
Schubert, Franz: Songs from Winterreise - voice, string quartet, piano
Schubert, Franz: Three Arias for soprano and piano duet
Die Brust gebeugt von Sorgen (Alfonso und Estrella)
Herrlich auf des Berges Hohen (Alfonso und Estrella)
Konnt ich ewig hier verweilen (Fierrabras)
Stainer, John: The Crucifixion - soloists, choir, oboe, clarinet, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass (7 players)
Strauss, Richard: Four Last Songs - soprano, piano
Traditional: Auld Lang Syne - SATB choir and piano (published in the Novello Book of British Folksongs). Listen here and here. More information here
Traditional: Scarborough Fair - SATB choir and piano (published in the Novello Book of British Folksongs). More information here
Traditional Chinese: In a faraway place - choir. Listen here
Ukrainian Songs - singers and symphony orchestra
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Four Hymns - tenor, string quartet, piano