Score (for the original higher voice setting) https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/3949102?aff_id=175705 Lotti's 6 part setting of the Crucifixus sung by the dwsChorale, transposed down for men's voices Crucifixus etiam pro nobis; sub Pontio Pilato...  moreScore (for the original higher voice setting) https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/3949102?aff_id=175705 Lotti's 6 part setting of the Crucifixus sung by the dwsChorale, transposed down for men's voices Crucifixus etiam pro nobis; sub Pontio Pilato passus et sepultus est. Translation He was crucified also for us, under Pontius Pilate he suffered and was buried.  

Anthem by John Amner, performed by the multitrack one-man choir dwsChorale Come let's rejoice unto the Lord: let us make joy to God our Saviour. Let us approach to his presence in confession: and in psalms let us make joy to him. Alleluia. (Word...  moreAnthem by John Amner, performed by the multitrack one-man choir dwsChorale Come let's rejoice unto the Lord: let us make joy to God our Saviour. Let us approach to his presence in confession: and in psalms let us make joy to him. Alleluia. (Words based on the first two verses of Psalm 95, known as the Venite)  

Composed by William Mathias, transposed and sung by the dwsChorale (www.dwsolo.com) Nowell, nowell. Who is there that singeth so, I am here, Sir Christèmas. Welcome, my lord Sir Christèmas! Welcome to all, both more and less! Come near, come nea...  moreComposed by William Mathias, transposed and sung by the dwsChorale (www.dwsolo.com) Nowell, nowell. Who is there that singeth so, I am here, Sir Christèmas. Welcome, my lord Sir Christèmas! Welcome to all, both more and less! Come near, come near, come near, Nowell, nowell. Dieu vous garde, beaux sieurs, Tidings I you bring: A maid hath borne a child full young, Which causeth you to sing: Nowell, nowell. Christ is now born of a pure maid, Born of a pure maid; In an ox-stall he is laid, Wherefore sing we at a-brayde: Nowell, nowell. Buvez bien, buvez bien Par toute la compagnie. Make good cheer and be right merry, and sing with us now joyfully Nowell, nowell  less

A performance with a few extra (silly!) musical ideas by the dwsChorale Sumer is icumen in Lhude sing cuccu Groweþ sed and bloweþ med and springþ þe wde nu Sing cuccu Awe bleteþ after lomb lhouþ after calue cu Bulluc sterteþ bucke uerteþ muri...  moreA performance with a few extra (silly!) musical ideas by the dwsChorale Sumer is icumen in Lhude sing cuccu Groweþ sed and bloweþ med and springþ þe wde nu Sing cuccu Awe bleteþ after lomb lhouþ after calue cu Bulluc sterteþ bucke uerteþ murie sing cuccu Cuccu cuccu Wel singes þu cuccu ne swik þu nauer nu Sing cuccu nu Sing cuccu. Sing cuccu Sing cuccu nu Summer has arrived, Loudly sing, cuckoo! The seed is growing and the meadow is blooming, and the wood is coming into leaf now, Sing, cuckoo! The ewe is bleating after her lamb, The cow is lowing after her calf; The bullock is prancing, The billy-goat farting Sing merrily, cuckoo! Cuckoo, cuckoo, You sing well, cuckoo, Never stop now. Sing, cuckoo, now; sing, cuckoo; Sing, cuckoo; sing, cuckoo, now!  less

Score (for the original higher voice setting in The European Sacred Music book) https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/4422853?aff_id=175705 Lotti's 8 part setting of the Crucifixus sung by the dwsChorale, transposed down for men's voices Crucifixus ...  moreScore (for the original higher voice setting in The European Sacred Music book) https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/4422853?aff_id=175705 Lotti's 8 part setting of the Crucifixus sung by the dwsChorale, transposed down for men's voices Crucifixus etiam pro nobis; sub Pontio Pilato passus et sepultus est. Translation He was crucified also for us, under Pontius Pilate he suffered and was buried.  

Robin Adair arranged for SATB choir (sung, transposed down in this video, by the one-man multitrack choir dwsChorale) [Note: a few textual errors have crept into the performance - but the score has the correct words] The original tune was composed...  moreRobin Adair arranged for SATB choir (sung, transposed down in this video, by the one-man multitrack choir dwsChorale) [Note: a few textual errors have crept into the performance - but the score has the correct words] The original tune was composed with the words Eibhlin a Ruin (Ellen Aroon or Eileen Aroon) by the Irish bard Carroll O'Daly (14th Century), although it was later attributed to the 18th century Irish composer Charles Coffey (this was presumably an arrangement of the original). The words of "Robin Adair" itself are understood to be by Lady Caroline Keppel, who was in love with a surgeon by that name. (This seems more likely than the theory that Robert Burns wrote it, although Burns certainly knew Keppel's lyrics and made his own parodies upon the words). Some later versions of the melody contain "Scotch snaps" but this version follows the simplest melodic line, without the Scotch snaps - possibly O'Daly's original tune? - and with quite romantic choral harmonies.  less

Bernard Hughes’s music has been performed at major venues in Britain and abroad and received a number of broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. A CD of his choral music, I am the Song, was released in 2016 on Signum Classics. Bernard’s music featured on the Horrible ...  moreBernard Hughes’s music has been performed at major venues in Britain and abroad and received a number of broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. A CD of his choral music, I am the Song, was released in 2016 on Signum Classics. Bernard’s music featured on the Horrible Histories film Bill (2015), and he co-produced the album, Not Now, Bernard & Other Stories, performed Orchestra of the Swan and Alexander Armstrong, released in February 2020. In January 2020 Bernard’s choral music was featured in a portrait concert by the BBC Singers, and in November 2020 one of the pieces from that concert, I Sing of Love, was nominated by the Ivors Academy for an Ivors Composer Award. With Bernard's kind permission I am releasing this video of my multitrack performance of a part of his mass, dating from around 2006.  less

sung (transposed down a bit) by the multitrack one-man choir dwsChorale Chi la gagliarda donna vo imparare, Venit' a nui che simo, mastri fini, Che de ser' e de matina Mai manchiamo, di sonare: Tan tan tan tarira, ra ti ru ra. Chi la gagliarda d...  moresung (transposed down a bit) by the multitrack one-man choir dwsChorale Chi la gagliarda donna vo imparare, Venit' a nui che simo, mastri fini, Che de ser' e de matina Mai manchiamo, di sonare: Tan tan tan tarira, ra ti ru ra. Chi la gagliarda donna vo imparare, sotto lo mastro elle sotto lo mastro el bisognia stare Che de ser' e de matina Mai manchiamo di sonare: Tan tan tan tarira, ra ti ru ra. My English translation: Whoever wants to learn the galliard, lady, Come to us, who are shrewd masters, We who in the evening and in the morning Never stop playing: Tan tan tan tarira, ra ti ru ra. Whoever wants to learn the galliard, lady, Must stay under the master We who in the evening and in the morning Never stop playing: Tan tan tan tarira, ra ti ru ra.  less

Many years ago David Marsh kindly created a video for this work, composed and sung by me as the multitrack one-man choir dwsChorale. The video is based on a caricature of me as a choirboy. This is an improved version using that video but following the w...  moreMany years ago David Marsh kindly created a video for this work, composed and sung by me as the multitrack one-man choir dwsChorale. The video is based on a caricature of me as a choirboy. This is an improved version using that video but following the words more clearly and also including the words on screen. The choir sings the 12 days of Christmas but it all goes horribly (or hilariously) wrong.  

Score link for transposed SATB version: https://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-513792_our_father_the_lord_s_prayer_for_satb_and_organ.html Setting by Reginald Smith of the 1662 BCP version of the Lord's Prayer transcribed and performed by David ...  moreScore link for transposed SATB version: https://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-513792_our_father_the_lord_s_prayer_for_satb_and_organ.html Setting by Reginald Smith of the 1662 BCP version of the Lord's Prayer transcribed and performed by David Warin Solomons (dwsChorale) Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven: Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil; For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.  less