Chichester Descant Pack
Chichester Music Press is proud to present the Chichester Descant Pack by William Morris.The pack contains 20 descants of popular hymns and carols, taken from all parts of the liturgical year. Each one is presented on a separate sheet, so singers don't have to carry a whole new book with them. The original hymn is printed alongside the descant.
This is a photocopiable resource. Once you've bought the pack, you're at liberty to make as many copies as you need, for the people in your choir singing the descant. You can even stockpile copies for future use. (You can't distribute copies outside your choir.)
The collection has something for everyone, from simple descants through to more complicated last verse arrangements for SATB, and one even has an optional trumpet part.
Click here to see the descants and order a copy.
Hymns include Abide With Me, Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, Holy Holy Holy, Immortal Invisible, Jerusalem The Golden, Jesus Christ Is Risen Today, Love Divine (Blaenwern), O Praise Ye The Lord, The Day Of Resurrection, The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns, Alleluia Alleluia Hearts to Heaven and Voices Raise, Forty Days and Forty Nights, Jerusalem, In The Bleak Midwinter (Cranham), While Shepherds Watched, Unto Us a Boy is Born, Hark The Herald Angels Sing ... and many more!
02 April 2008
Herongate now out
A setting of the famous hymn for Eastertide (It is a thing most wonderful), for unaccompanied SATB, is now available.Arranged by Neil Sands and dedicated to Anthony Cartmell, the piece kicks off with a tenor solo singing the tune, before the choir bring in the second verse at a slightly faster tempo. Verses 3 & 4 are more introspective, with an ebb and flow that follows the natural line of the phrases.
Some passionate moments and some reflective sections make this short piece a joy to sing.
See & hear the score and place orders here.
24 November 2007
The Chichester Music Press is delighted to be adding a piece for oboe solo and string orchestra to its non-choral repertoire. Rex Latter's A Rustic Suite is a three movement work which reflects a pastoral atmosphere throughout. It's thoroughly English in its harmony and textures, and is very enjoyable, and at times even quite atmospheric.The piece lasts 15 minutes, and should be within the reach of amateur string ensembles.
07 October 2007
New anthem for Advent by William Morris
The latest addition to the catalogue is an anthem for use in Advent, but whose text makes it suitable for weddings as well. The Advent Candle was written for the wedding of Virginia and Clive Hills in December 2006, and performed in St Paul's Cathedral.
The piece lasts 5 minutes, but its versical structure makes it easy to learn, and with its thought-provoking text and stirring musical treatment, the piece is sure to go down well with choirs of average ability.
25 September 2007
New CD with works by Chichester Music Press composer Peter Flinn
British Light Music Premieres is a new CD which contains CMP composer Peter Flinn's half-hour Cinema Suite, a suite of five self-contained movements. You can buy the disc through Amazon.co.uk by clicking here.
23 September 2007
Christmas catalogue launched
Christmas is the most manic time of year for most choirs. The Chichester Music Press is proud of its fine collection of music for Christmas, Advent, Epiphany etc. Hear the MP3s and view the scores here.
The music in the Christmas catalogue spans the whole range of difficulty, from the most straight forward to the very tricky, so there's something for everyone.
15 August 2007
New pieces in the catalogue
Three new pieces have recently gone into the catalogue. They're all for choir, with or without organ. Two are by William Morris, namely Jubilate and Loving Shepherd, and the other is Gareth Leyshorn's Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sung.
01 August 2007
William Morris at the Chichester Music Press
We welcome William, who brings two choral pieces with him, to the fold. Read his biography here.
01 July 2007
Composer Gareth Leyshon joins the Chichester Music Press
Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sung, for SATB with a soprano solo, is Gareth's first piece into the catalogue. Read his biography here.
30 June 2007
News ticker gets to work!
The Chichester Music Press website now has a news archive feature. A ticker shows headline stories on the site's front page. You can see more details by clicking the link to the news page, which shows the most recent 5 stories. You can then view the whole archive if you want.
Featured stories will include details of new publications as they're released, new composers published by the Chichester Music Press, innovations to the website and more.