Charles Villiers Stanford

Life

Born: 30 September 1852

Died: 29 March 1924

Biography

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List of choral works

• For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Charles Villiers Stanford compositions

Sacred works

Anthems & motets

And I saw another angel, Op. 37, No. 1 Beati quorum via, Op. 38, No. 3 Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord Coelos ascendit hodie, Op. 38, No. 2 Eternal Father, Op. 135, No. 2 For lo, I raise up, Op. 145 Glorious and powerful God, Op. 135, No. 3 God and the Universe

How beauteous are their feet Hymn (after a song of Freedom) Hymn (after a Song of Trust) - Purest and Highest If thou shalt confess with thy mouth, Op. 37, No. 2 If ye then be risen with Christ Justorum animae, Op. 38, No. 1 The Lord is my Shepherd O living will

O praise God in his holiness (Psalm 150) Oh for a closer walk with God Pray that Jerusalem Why seek ye the living? Ye choirs of new Jerusalem Ye holy angels bright Op. 135

Anglican chants

• Double chant in A-flat major
• Double chant in E flat major
• Psalm 84

Carols, Hymns & Hymn tunes

Airedale As now the sun's declining rays A carol for Christmas A carol of bells Engelberg

Fitzroy Geronimo I bind unto myself today Lunard O God our help in ages past

O sons and daughters, let us sing Once in Bethlehem of Judah St. Basil the Great St. Patrick's Breastplate Thou art the way, the truth, the life

Services

Complete services

Some of the following are found on multiple pages below for Morning, Evening, and Communion Services.

A major, Op. 12 B flat Major, Op. 10

F major, Op. 36 G major, Op. 81

C major, Op. 115 D major for Unison Choir (1923)

Communion settings Benedictus and Agnus Dei in B flat Benedictus and Agnus Dei in F Communion Service in B flat, Op. 10 Communion Service in C Communion Service in G Gloria in Excelsis Festal Communion Service in B flat, Op. 128

Morning canticles Benedictus in B flat, Op. 10, No. 3 Jubilate in B flat, Op. 10 Te Deum and Jubilate in C Major, Op. 115 Te Deum in A major Te Deum in B flat, Op. 10 Thanksgiving Te Deum, Op. 143

Evening canticles Evening Canticles in A, op. 12 Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat, Op. 10 Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C, Op. 115 Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F major, Op. 36 Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G, Op. 81 Magnificat for Eight-part Chorus, Opus 164 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)

Other sacred works

• At the Abbey Gate, Op. 177
• Mass in C and F
• Stabat Mater
• Bible Songs, Op. 113 [see Works with solo voice]
• Ave atque vale, Op. 114 (1909)
• Pater Noster (1874)
• Requiem, Op. 63

Secular works

Partsongs

Partsongs for mixed voices Complete catalogue To Chloris, [no opus] (1873) Nine Irish folk songs, [no opus] (1882) Twas pretty to be in Ballinderry Come, rest in this bosom Silence is in our festal halls Wreath the bowl When she answered me She is far from the land St. Mary’s bells Awake, Fianna Molly Hewson Six Part-Songs, Op. 33 (ca. 1889);never published; ms unknown Four Part-Songs, Op. 47 (1892) Soft, soft wind Sing heigh ho! Airly Beacon The Knight’s tomb Peace; come away, [no opus] (1892) Six Elizabethan Pastorals (First set), Op. 49 (1892) To his flocks Corydon, Arise! Diaphenia Sweet love for me Damon’s passion Phoebe Six Elizabethan Pastorals (Second set), Op. 53 (1894) On a hill there grows a flower Like desert woods Praised be Diana Cupid and Rosalind O shady vales The Shepherd Doron’s jig Six Elizabethan Pastorals (Third set), Op. 67 (1897) A carol for Christmas The Shepherd’s anthem Shall we go dance? Love in prayers Of disdainful Daphne Love’s fire

Out in the windy west, [no opus] (1898) Six Irish Folksongs, Op. 78 (1901) Oh! breathe not his name What the bee is to the flow'ret At the mid hour of night The Sword of Erin It is not the tear Oh the sight entrancing Come o’er the sea, [no opus] (1904) Sing, sweet harp, [no opus] (1904) God and the Universe, [no opus] (1906) Four Part-Songs, for SATB (also for SSAA) Op. 110 (1910) Valentine’s Day A Dirge The fairies Heraclitus Three Part-Songs, for SATB Op. 111 (1908) A lover’s ditty The praise of Spring The patient lover Eight Part-Songs, Op. 119 (1910) (Mary E. Coleridge) The Witch Farewell, my joy The Blue Bird The Train The Inkbottle The Swallow Chillingham My heart in thine Eight Part-Songs, Op. 127 (1910) (Mary E. Coleridge) Plighted Veneta When Mary thro' the garden went The Haven The Guest Larghetto Wilderspin To a Tree

The Angler’s song, [no opus] (1911) Off to the cruise, [no opus] (1913) On time, Op. 142 (1914) Ten Part-Songs, Op. 156 (ca. 1917), never published; ms unknown A carol of bells (WWI Christmas), [no opus] (1919) Six Irish Airs, [no opus] (1922) Oh for the swords How dear to me the hour Quick! We have but a second They know not my heart Lay his sword by his side My gentle harp The valley, [no opus] (1922) Two Old Irish Melodies, [no opus] (1922) The foggy dew My love's an arbutus The Morris dance, [no opus] (1923) Emer’s Farewell to Cucullain, [no opus] (1923) Sweet Innisfallen, [no opus] (1923) Sweet Is Tipperary, [no opus] (1923) On music, [no opus] (1924) Partsongs for male voices Four Part-Songs, for Male Voices TTBB, Op. 106 Autumn Leaves Love's Folly To his flocks Fair Phyllis Quartets for solo voices A Cycle of Songs (for a quartet of solo voices), Op. 68 As thro' the land Sweet and low The splendour falls on castle walls Tears, idle tears O Swallow, Swallow Thy voice is heard Home they brought her warrior dead Our enemies have fall'n Ask me no more

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

3 songs of Robert Bridges, Op. 43 (1891) Since thou, O fondest I praise the tender flower Say, O say! saith the music Songs of the Sea, Op. 91; version for Baritone solo and male chorus Drake's Drum Outward bound Devon, O Devon, in wind and rain Homeward bound The Old Superb

Crossing the bar Six Bible Songs, Op. 113; for solo voice and organ A Song of Freedom "When the Lord turned again" (Ps 126) to be followed by "Let Us with a Gladsome Mind" (Hymn (after a song of Freedom)) A Song of Trust "I will lift mine eyes" (Ps 124) to be followed by Hymn (after a Song of Trust) - Purest and Highest A Song of Hope "Out of the deep" (Ps 130), to be followed by 'In thee is Gladness'. A song of peace "And there shall come forth a rod" (Isa 11) to be followed by Pray that Jerusalem A song of battle "If the Lord himself" (Ps 124) to be followed by "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" A song of wisdom "I came forth" (Ecclesiasticus 24) to be followed by Oh for a closer walk with God At the Abbey Gate, Op. 177

 
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External links

• Works by Charles Villiers Stanford in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
• Biography at Classical Net
• The Stanford Society