Missa Solemnis In B Flat (or 'Harmoniemesse') is the last major work completed by Haydn written when he was 70 years old and at the very height of his creative powers and represents the final summation of a long artistic life.Missa Solemnis is a very substantial work written for solo quartet a four-part chorus of mixed voices organ and (Classical) orchestra. This version edited by William Herrmann contains all voice parts and a piano reduction of the orchestral score.

Now in a newly engraved edition from Haydn's masterpiece oratorio The Creation this famous chorus celebrates the third day with a four-part fugue on the text For the heavens and earth/He has clothed in stately dress.

Johann Michael Haydn was a prolific composer who wrote hundreds of compositions including a requiem. The text lends itself for use at ordination or a festival liturgy. Scored for mixed chorus with 2 horns and strings the work is also easily accompanied by keyboard.

Classic Choral Works-For soloists chorus and orchestra An edition with English and German texts; the first modern edition to present the English text as Haydn intended. All material is available on hire.

Par HAYDN JOHANN MICHAEL. Motetten - Verwendung / Anlässe: Eucharistie, Abendmahl, Frieden und Gerechtigkeit, Gebet - Verwendung / Kirchenjahr: Besondere Tage, Karwoche - / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur Mixte

Adapted from Harmoniemesse-From Haydn's Harmoniemesse comes this new arrangement of the Dona Nobis Pacem. Published with both Latin and English words this is an excellent piece for the concert or church.

Martyr was commissioned by St Albans Chamber Choir in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of their founding. It was premiered by the St Albans Chamber Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in St Albans Abbey on 24 January 2009 under the direction of John Gibbons. Martyr was written as a counterpart to Haydn's Missa in Angustiis ('Nelson' Mass) using the same orchestration as Haydn's original version. In venues where an organ is present the optional organ part should always be used. The four SATB solo parts should be performed by a group of singers placed to the side or to the front of the orchestra away from the main chorus. Although written withindividual 'professional' solo voices in mind the solo parts may also be performed by a semi-chorus with for example two or three voices to a part.SATB chorusSATB solo3 Trumpets in Bb (3rd off-stage)TimpaniOrgan (optional)String Orchestra: (minimum desks 2.2.2.2.1)

Mozart's only Te Deum K141 was probably composed in Salzburg at the end of 1769 and is modelled almost exactly on Michael Haydn's Te Deum of 1760. It is scored for SATB chorus Trumpet (4) Kettledrum Strings Organ.Full score Vocal score (BA4885-90) and performance material (BA4885) based on the Urtext New Mozart Edition is available for sale.

The Novello Book of Classic Anthems brings together some of the finest sacred choruses ever written. The collection includes miniature gems including Edward Elgar’s Ave verum corpus Henry Purcell’s Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts and Thomas Attwood’s Come Holy Ghost and established choral favourites such as Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus Henry Balfour Gardiner’s Evening Hymn and Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s Blessed be the God and Father. It also covers a number of dramatic extended anthems suitable for both church choirs and choral societies such as Edward Naylor’s Vox dicentis: clama John Stainer’s I saw the Lord and Wesley’s Ascribe unto the Lord and twentieth-century classics such as William Harris’s Bring us O Lord God Patrick Hadley’s My beloved spake and Edgar Bainton’s And I saw a new heaven. All the pieces have been re-engraved and some such as Haydn’s The heavens are telling and Brahms’s How lovely are thy dwellings have newly arranged accompaniments specifically designed for the Organ. This collection of nineteen anthems covers a wide range of moods and festivals and offers a delightful concert programme in itself as well as an essential addition to any choir’s library.

Beethoven's Mass In C was commissioned by Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy for the name-day of his wife Princess Maria and was first performed on 13 September 1807. Beethoven's setting continues the series of six great Masses composed by Haydn in previous years for the same occasion.Available here is a revised Vocal Score edition by Michael Pilkington for SATB Soli Choir and Piano accompaniment.

Beethoven's Mass In C was commissioned by Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy for the name-day of his wife Princess Maria and was first performed on 13 September 1807. Beethoven's setting continues the series of six great Masses composed by Haydn in previous years for the same occasion. Available here is a revised Vocal Score edition by Michael Pilkington for SATB Soli Choir and Piano accompaniment. Paperback edition large print.

This outstanding arrangement of a chorus from Haydn's Creation features a simplified accompaniment and is in a lower key (one step lower than original). Attention has been given to creating voice leading that avoidsexcessively large intervals but retains the integrity of the work. Students will have great success learning this challenging composition of Awake the Harp.

The music of Haydn is edited and arranged with new Lenten words added to create a thoughtful and moving anthem perfect for Good Friday. The appropriately somber and ponderous mood is moving. Add the optional flute or oboe (or BonusTrax) to enhance the presentation.