Publications from The Art of Music

Our most popular titles:

• Beetschen: A Celtic Prayer (SATB & organ)
• Harper: Regina Caeli (SATB & organ)
• Naylor, arr. Warwick: Coe Fen
  (How shall I sing that majesty: SATB with descant & organ)
  over 1000 copies bought by churches throughout the world
• chant: In paradisum (unison voices)

Our publications

A fast-growing range of beautifully-typeset publications is now available from The Art of Music.

Customers include the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir directed by David Ogden and RSCM Cathedral Singers directed by Brian Kay in performances at St Paul's Cathedral, London, England and Dunblane Cathedral, Scotland and in many churches in the English-speaking world.

How to buy The Art of Music publications

Available publications are listed under the "Now available" tab.

Our customers (from North America and Europe) have found that it's easy to order as payment is securely handled by PayPal (you don't need a PayPal account: credit or debit cards are accepted).

We aim to ship orders within 24 hours of receiving them.

We are currently developing our online shop enabling more advanced ordering options; this should be available soon.

Publications now available

• Beetschen: This Day – A Celtic Prayer
  text: Alistair Maclean (from Hebridean Altars), music by Matthew Beetschen
  Sung in a BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Choral Evensong by the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir, conducted by David Ogden (2 September 2007).
  SATB choir (with divisions) and organ
  difficulty level: ***

• Harper: An Easter Antiphon – Regina Caeli
  text from the liturgy, music by John Harper
  SATB choir (with divisions) and organ
  difficulty level: ****

• Naylor, arr. Warwick: How shall I sing that majesty (Coe Fen)
  words by John Mason, original music by Ken Naylor, arranged by Alistair Warwick
  SATB choir and organ with descant
  difficulty level: ***

• Lynch: Love came down at Christmas
  words by Christina Rossetti, music by Patricia Lynch
  SATB choir and organ
  difficulty level: **

• chant: In paradisum
  text from the liturgy, set to Gregorian chant (in modern notation)
  unison
  difficulty level: ***

• Warwick: The Great O
  A chant setting of the initial 'O' as used in the 'O' Antiphons to be sung before the Advent hymn
  'O come, O come, Emmanuel' (melody and words included)
  words: from the Advent Liturgy, tr. J. M. Neale; music by Alistair Warwick and a French melody
  unison (and optional organ)
  difficulty level: *

Publications in preparation

• chant: Ubi caritas est vera
  for any time of the year, especially on Maundy Thursday
  unison
  difficulty level: **

• chant: Verbum caro factum est
  responsory for Christmas
  unison
  difficulty level: **

• Deane, ed. Evans: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
  Attributed to William Deane of Wrexham, and edited by David Evans, this 17th-century setting of the traditional Grace said at the end of Evensong and other services enables a calm conclusion to any service, especially those including early music.
  SAATB choir
  difficulty level: **

• Spencer: Irish Blessing
  unison/2-part with guitar/piano/harp / SATB choir
  difficulty level: *(*)

• Harper: Si quis diligit me
  This setting of the Sarum antiphon for Pentecost 'Si quis diligit me' by John Harper is based upon the tenor in the setting by David Peebles in the Wode Partbooks.
  2-part/SATB choir and cello
  difficulty level: **

• Harper: Benedictus (for Schubert's Mass in G)
  text from the liturgy, music by John Harper
  This alternative Benedictus was composed for occasions when for reasons of length it would be impractical to use Schubert's beautiful original setting.
  SATB choir and organ
  difficulty level: ***

• Macdonald: Come down, O love divine
  solo soprano, SATB choir and organ
  difficulty level: ***
• Wilson: Ecce homo
  The world première of this work was given by The Rosenethe Singers at the Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling on 16 March 2008.
  SATB choir
  difficulty level: ***

Forthcoming publications

• Harper: Song of Redemption – Salve Regina
  (SSAATTBB, solo for precentor/cantor, and organ)
• Harper: Ubi caritas
• Peebles, ed. Warwick: Si quis diligit me (ATTB or SATB)
  
• Piggins: Didache (SATB choir)
• Spencer: Go in peace (a song for funerals and remembrance services – unison and keyboard/guitar)
• Spencer: Water Song (unison with keyboard)
• Spencer: Ps 84 (85)
• Warwick: Amen (stand-alone or for plainsong acclamations: unison, optional SATB choir & organ)
• Warwick: descants for Angel voices, Fulda and Moscow
• Warwick: Gospel acclamations
  for Lent and for Easter or Ordinary Sundays
• Warwick: Litany of the Saints
  (including versions for Easter Vigil and ordinations)
• Warwick: Music for Episcopal Ordinations
  (RC rite: unison with optional organ)
• Warwick: Psalm settings (cantor & assembly with organ):
  Ps 88 (89): I will sing for ever of your love
  (for Chrism Mass and other occasions)
  Ps 96 (97): This day new light will shine (for Christmas)

Other customers say

"Music arrived safely today. Thanks for the quick turnaround and delivery."

Stuart, Ayrshire, Scotland

"Your edition fits my needs perfectly. Thank you so much for the edition and your prompt service!"

Mary, Pennsylvania, USA

"Thanks Alistair.  Music arrived in post this morning - excellent."

Derek, Herts, England

Public performances and recordings

We welcome information about any public performances or recordings of works published by The Art of Music.

Please send details to performances(at)theartofmusic.co.uk

Known performances

• Matthew Beetschen's Celtic Prayer was sung by the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir, directed by David Ogden at Dunblane Cathedral, Scotland (and broadcast on Radio 3 Choral Evensong) on 2 September 2007
• John Harper's Regina Caeli first sung on 9 April 2007 at St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, by the combined RSCM Cathedral Singers, directed by Brian Kay
• Tom David Wilson's Ecce homo received its world première by the Rosenethe Singers, directed by Matthew Beetschen at the Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling, Scotland on 16 March 2008

And our arrangement of Coe Fen: How shall I sing that majesty has been sung too many times to be counted, including in Canada, the USA, and various parts of the British Isles.

Submitting unpublished manuscripts

We are currently unable to review manuscripts for publication.
Please return to this site periodically for further updates.

24/06/09

Typesetting your work

A separate typesetting facility is available should you need your work to be professionally engraved by The Art of Music.

If you are looking to publish your own music, we can provide the following services:

• engraving the music in Score
• setting the text in InDesign
• preparing camera-ready PDFs
• negotiating with printers to enable the best result for you and your organisation

Please contact us for details:
E: typesetting(at)theartofmusic.co.uk
T: +44 (0)1786 823000