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John Milford Rutter CBE (born 24 September 1945) is a British composer, conductor, editor, arranger and record producer, mainly of choral music.Extended compositionsGloria (1974)Requiem (1985)Magnificat (1990)Mass of the Children (2003)Suite AntiqueTe DeumCarols"All Things Bright and Beautiful""Angels' Carol" (Original composition)"Angel Tidings" (Arrangement)"Banquet Fugue""Born on Earth" (Arrangement)"Candlelight Carol" (Original composition)"Carol of the Children" (Original composition)"Carol of the Magi" (Original composition)"Cantique de Noël" (Arrangement)"Christmas Lullaby""Christmas Night" (Arrangement, the title song on the Cambridge Singers's first album)"Deck the Hall" (Arrangement)"The Donkey Carol" (not to be confused with the song "The Friendly Beasts" arranged by John Davis that also goes by the nickname Donkey Carol)"Dormi Jesu""For the Beauty of the Earth""I Wonder as I Wander" (Arrangement)"Jesus Child""Joy to the World" (Arrangement in the style of Handel)"Love Came Down at Christmas""Look At The World""Mary's Lullaby""Nativity Carol" (1st line: "Born in a Stable so Bare") (Original composition)"Personent Hodie" (Arranged in the Medieval style)"Rocking" (Arrangement and translation of Czech carol called "Hajej, nynej, Ježíšku")"Rejoice and Be Merry""Shepherd's Pipe Carol""Silent Night" (Arrangement in the style of Brahms)"Star Carol""There is a Flower" (Original composition)"The Twelve Days of Christmas" (Arrangement)"The Very Best Time of Year""Up Good Christen Folk""We Will""We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Arrangement)"Wexford Carol" (Arrangement)"What Sweeter Music""Wild Wood Carol"Choral worksA Gaelic Blessing for soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices ("SATB") and organ or guitar, commissioned in 1978 by the Chancel Choir of the First United Methodist Church, Omaha, Nebraska, in honor of minister of music Mel Olson.Birthday Madrigals for SATB, commissioned in 1995 by Brian Kay and the Cheltenham Bach Choir to celebrate the 75th birthday of George ShearingCarols for Choirs 2 ed.
Willcocks and RutterCarols for Choirs 3 ed.
Willcocks and RutterCarols for Choirs 4 ed.
Willcocks and RutterDancing Day for SSA with harp or pianoEight Childhood LyricsEight Christmas Carols, Set 1 for mixed voices and pianoEight Christmas Carols, Set 2 for mixed voices and piano100 Carols for Choirs ed.
Willcocks and RutterTwelve Christmas Carols, Set 1 for mixed voices and small orchestra or pianoTwelve Christmas Carols, Set 2 for mixed voices and small orchestra or pianoChild in a manger from Carols for Choirs 3 for SATB and keyboard or orchestraChristmas Night for SATB and keyboard or stringsCome Down, O Love Divine for double mixed choir and organCradle Song from Carols for Choirs 3 for SATB unaccompaniedDonkey Carol for SATB and piano or orchestraFlemish Carol from Carols for Choirs 3 for SATB and piano or orchestraFor the Beauty of the Earth for SATB, SA, or TTBB, and pianoGaelic BlessingHere We Come a-wassailing from Twelve Christmas Carols, Set 1The Holly and the Ivy for SATB and piano or orchestraGloria for mixed voices with brass, percussion and organ or orchestra.I Saw Three Ships from Carols for Choirs 3 for SATB and piano or orchestraJesus Child for SATB and piano or orchestraJesus Child for unison and pianoJoy to the world! for SATB and keyboard or orchestra (2 trumpets, timpani and strings)King Jesus hath a garden from Carols for Choirs 3 for SATB and piano or flute, harp and strings"Look At The World" for SATB and Orchestra"The Lord bless you and keep you"Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace for SATB or TTBB with organ or harp and stringsLove came down at Christmas for SATB and keyboard or stringsMary's Lullaby for SATB and piano or orchestraNativity Carol for SATB and keyboard or stringsO come, O come, Emmanuel from Twelve Christmas Carols, Set 1 for SATB and keyboard or orchestraO Lord, thou hast searched me out for SATB chorus, organ and solo cor anglais (or clarinet, or viola)"Psalmfest"Quem pastores laudavere for SATB unaccompaniedQuittez, pasteurs for SATB unaccompaniedShepherd's Pipe Carol for SATB and piano or orchestra or for SSAA and piano or orchestraSing we to this merry company for SATB and orchestra or organStar Carol for SATB and piano or orchestra or brass with optional children's voices or for unison and pianoThere is a flower (original composition) for SATB unaccompaniedThree Carols from Carols for Choirs 4 for SS and SSA unaccompaniedTomorrow shall be my dancing day from the cycle of carols, Dancing Day for SSA and harp or piano"The Twelve Days of Christmas" from Carols for Choirs 2 for SATB and piano or orchestraWinchester Te Deum For SATB and Piano or OrganWexford Carol for SATB unaccompaniedWhat sweeter music for SATB and organ or stringsAnthems and other compositionsMost of these works are original compositions, including new musical settings of standard texts, whilst others are arrangements of traditional hymns.Music with narrationWind in the WillowsBrother Heinrich's ChristmasThe Reluctant Dragon