Major Works

John Rutter

Magnificat 2. Of a Rose, a lovely Rose

Of a Rose, a lovely Rose is the second of seven movements comprising John Rutter’s setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat, completed in 1990. Rutter was inspired by "jubilant celebrations of Mary in Hispanic cultures" and conceived the...

John Rutter

Magnificat 3. Quia fecit mihi magna

Quia fecit mihi magna, (For he [that is mighty] hath done to me great things), is the third of seven movements comprising John Rutter’s setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat, completed in 1990. Rutter was inspired by "jubilant...

John Rutter

Magnificat 4. Et misericordia

Et misericordia (And his mercy [is on them that fear him from generation to generation]) is the fourth of seven movements comprising John Rutter’s setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat, completed in 1990. The melody is first sung by the...

John Rutter

Magnificat 5. Fecit potentiam

Fecit potentiam (He hath shewed strength) is the fifth of seven movements comprising John Rutter’s setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat, completed in 1990. The movement begins with irregular energetic rhythms with the basses singing a...

John Rutter

Magnificat 6. Esurientes

Esurientes ([He hath filled] the hungry, is the sixth of seven movements comprising John Rutter’s setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat, completed in 1990. The last movement devoted to the canticle summarizes the rest of the text in...

John Rutter

Magnificat 7. Gloria Patri

Gloria Patri (Glory be to the Father) is the seventh and final movement of the Magnificat. The music is based on movement 3, repeating the dotted rhythm and the building from bass to two sopranos. A prayer addressing Mary interrupts the doxology:...

William Walton

Major Barbara

Paul Noble - Bandmusicpdf.net · Major Barbara Major Barbara is social satire in three acts by George Bernard Shaw, performed in 1905 and published in 1907, in which Shaw mocked religious hypocrisy and the complicity of society in its own ills...

William Walton

March for "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples"

In 1959, William Walton was commissioned to compose music for the opening and closing credits of a television series based on Winston Churchill's History of the English-speaking Peoples. The resulting work, March for the History of the...

Hector Berlioz

Marche Hongroise (Hungarian March)

Paul Noble · Marche Hongroise User 561932992 · Marche Hongroise (Hungarian March; Hector Berlioz; arr. by Paul Noble In 1846, Hector Berlioz conducted two concerts in Budapest to popularize his compositions. For this occasion, as it was...

Johan Halvorsen

Masquerade Suite (Complete)

NOTE: The audio and score pages are shown separately with each movement. Masquerade Suite was composed by Johan Halvorsen, one of the best-kept secrets of Norway. Not only was he an accomplished violinist and conductor, but also he was among the most...

Johan Halvorsen

Masquerade Suite 1. Holberg Overture

Masquerade Suite was composed by Johan Halvorsen, one of the best-kept secrets of Norway. Not only was he an accomplished violinist and conductor, but also he was among the most prominent Norwegian composers in the generation following Edvard Grieg...

Johan Halvorsen

Masquerade Suite 2. Hanedansen

Masquerade Suite was composed by Johan Halvorsen, one of the best-kept secrets of Norway. Not only was he an accomplished violinist and conductor, but also he was among the most prominent Norwegian composers in the generation following Edvard Grieg...