Charles Villiers Stanford

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Life

Born: 30 September 1852

Died: 29 March 1924

Biography

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List of choral works

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Anthems, motets and larger sacred works

• And I saw another angel, Op. 37, No. 1     (   Sibelius 2 )
• Beati quorum via, Op. 38, No. 3   (5 editions available)
• Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord   ( Sibelius 4 )
• Coelos ascendit hodie, Op. 38, No. 2   (3 editions available)
• Eternal Father, Op.135, No.2   ( )
• For lo, I raise up, Op. 145   ( !Sibelius7 )
• God and the Universe   ( Sibelius 4 )
• Glorious and Powerful God, Op. 135, No. 3     (   Sibelius )
• How beauteous are their feet     (  )
• Hymn (after a song of Wisdom) - Oh for a closer walk with God   2 editions available
• If thou shalt confess with thy mouth, Op. 37, No. 2   ( Sibelius 5 )
• If ye then be risen with Christ   ( )
• Justorum animae, Op. 38, No. 1   (2 editions available)
• O living will   ( )
• O Praise God in His Holiness (Psalm 150)     (   Finale 2000 )
• O sons and daughters, let us sing   ( )
• Once in Bethlehem of Judah   ( )
• Pater Noster (1874)
• Requiem, Op. 63
• Stabat Mater (1907)
• The Lord is my Shepherd   ( Sibelius 5 )
• When Mary Thro' the Garden Went   (2 editions available)
• Why Seek Ye the Living?     (   Sibelius )
• Ye choirs of new Jerusalem   ( )

Anglican chants

• Double chant in A flat major   ( Capella )
• Double chant in E flat major   ( Capella )
• Psalm 149   ( )
• Psalm 150     (   Finale 2000 )

Hymns

• I bind unto myself today   ( )

Hymn tunes

• Airedale   ( )
• Engelberg   ( Sibelius 4 )
• Fitzroy   ( NoteWorthy Composer )
• Geronimo   ( NoteWorthy Composer )
• Lunard   ( NoteWorthy Composer )
• St. Basil the Great   ( NoteWorthy Composer )
• St. Patrick's Breastplate   ( NoteWorthy Composer )

Services

• Complete services: Morning, Evening, and Communion (see below for links to score pages and files)
  • B flat major, Op. 10
  • A major, Op. 12
  • F major, Op. 36
  • G major, Op. 81
  • C major, Op. 115
  • D major for Unison Choir (1923)

Communion settings

• Communion Service in B flat, Op. 10

Morning canticles

• Te Deum in A major   ( )
• Te Deum in B flat, Op. 10, No. 1     (   Sibelius 2 )
• Jubilate in B flat, Op. 10, No. 2   ( Sibelius 5 )
• Benedictus in B flat, Op. 10, No. 3   ( )
• Te Deum and Jubilate in C Major, Op. 115   (2 editions available)

Evening canticles

• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat, Op. 10   (2 editions available)
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C, Op. 115   (3 editions available)
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G, Op. 81   ( Sibelius 5 )
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat major (1873; publ. Cathedral Music 1996)
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F major (Queens' Service) (1872; publ. S&B 1995)
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis on the 2nd and 3rd Gregorian Modes (1907)
• Magnificat in B flat major (for unaccompanied double choir)
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A, Op. 12   (2 editions available)

Partsongs and other secular works

• Haven, The   ( )
• Heraclitus, Op. 110, No. 4   ( )
• Morris Dance, The   ( )
• My Love's an Arbutus     (  )   ( Sibelius )
• Peace; Come Away     (   Sibelius )
• Phoebe   ( )
• Quick! We have but a second   (2 editions available)

• 8 partsongs, Op. 119

1. The Witch
2. Farewell, My Joy ( Sibelius 6 )
3. The Blue Bird   (5 editions available)
4. The Train
5. The Inkbottle
6. The Swallow
7. Chillingham
8. My heart in thine

• Six Irish Folksongs, Op. 78

1. Oh! breathe not his name ( Sibelius 6)
2. What the bee is to the flow'ret ( Sibelius 6)
3. At the mid hour of night ( Sibelius 6)
4. The Sword of Erin ( Sibelius 6 )
5. It is not the tear ( Sibelius 6 )
6. Oh the sight entrancing ( Sibelius 6 )

Cantatas

• Songs of the Fleet, Op. 117

1. Sailing at Dawn     (  )
2. The Song Of the Sou' Wester
3. The Middle Watch
4. The Little Admiral
5. Fare Well

Works with solo voice

• Songs of the Sea, Op. 91; version for Baritone solo and male chorus

1. Drake's Drum     (   Finale 2003 )
2. Outward Bound
3. Devon, O Devon, in Wind and Rain
4. Homeward Bound
5. The Old Superb

• Crossing the Bar   ( )

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Publications

External links

• Free scores by Charles Villiers Stanford in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
• Biography at Classical Net