Please note: I will be away 6th-10th Sept.
Quality Grading
Sheet music and scores are graded from A+ to E. Minor annotations are ignored for grading purposes.
A+ may be taken as mint condition.
A indicates very good condition, though owner’s name, may be ignored.
A- Intact and clean, but possibly yellowing with age
B+ generally good condition, but may be yellowing and with minor tears.
B covers well rubbed, contents good
C may take into consideration a repair of the hinge.
C- well used
D implies repairs and tears, but usable as a working copy. May have been disbound.
E – don’t buy unless you’re desperate!
These grades are approximate.
Wants lists always welcome.
Church Music Catalogue – Mogul Diamonds
See also: Organ Music and Vocal Scores. Our collection of anthems and canticles (usually single copies) is too numerous to catalogue, but enquiries are welcomed about composers, the church’s year, etc.
Collections of Anthems, Psalms, Responsorials and Carols
100 Carols for Choirs (ed. David Willcocks & John Rutter). OUP, owner’s name inside otherwise near fine. £7.50
Anthems for Choirs 1(ed. Francis Jackson). Card covers slightly rubbed, contents very good. £2.00
Anthems from Addington 1. RSCM, v.good £1.25
Anthems from Addington 2. RSCM, v.good £1.25
Ash Wednesday to Easter for Choirs. Ed. Lionel Dakers & John Scott. 53 items ranging from Byrd to Bullard. OUP, A £4.50
The Birthday of Christ. RSCM. A Christmastide festival service comprising hymns, anthems, readings, devised by Revd. Canon J.W. Poole. Fine £2.00
Cantos de Taize Vol. I (mus. Jacques Berthier)/ G.I.A. Publications, A £7.00
Carol Singer’s Handbook (100 settings selected by Neil Jenkins). Kevin Mayhew, near fine. £6.00
Carols for Choirs 1 (ed. Reginald Jacques & David Willcocks. OUP, hardbound, very good in very good, protected dustjacket. £5.50
Carols for Choirs 1 (1993 revised format). OUP, card covers. Very good, £6.00
Carols for Choirs 1 (1996 revised format) OUP, card covers. Owner’s initials to fr. otherwise very good+ £6.50
Carols for Choirs 1 (ed. Reginald Jacques & David Willcocks. OUP, card covers, very good. £4.50
Carols for Choirs 2 (ed. David Willcocks & John Rutter). OUP, card covers, very good. £4.00
Carols for Choirs 2 (ed. David Willcocks & John Rutter. OUP Card covers, very good. £4.00
Carols for Choirs 2 (ed. David Willcocks & John Rutter). OUP, hardbound, no dustjacket. Very good. £4.00
Carols for Choirs 3 (ed. David Willcocks & John Rutter). Card covers, very good. £3.00
Carols for Choirs 3 (ed. David Willcocks & John Rutter). Card covers, very good. £3.00
Carols for the Young Choir. Kevin Mayhew. 19 new carols by composers from the Mayhew stable. A+ £3.00
Celtic Source. Worship on Ancient Soil. Ed. Chris Hinkins. Mayhew, near fine £3.00
A Choir Book for Advent. Ed. Paul R. Ladd. GIA Publications. For unison, two, three equal, voices, or, two, three, four mixed voices, accompanied or a capella. A £5.00
A Choir Book for Christmas. Ed. Paul R. Ladd. GIA Publications. For unison, two, three equal, voices, or, two, three, four mixed voices, accompanied or a capella. A £6.00
A Choir Book for Easter. Ed. Paul R. Ladd. GIA Publications. For unison, two, three equal, voices, or, two, three, four mixed voices, accompanied or a capella. A £6.50
A Choir Book for Lent. Ed. Paul R. Ladd. GIA Publications. For unison, two, three equal, voices, or, two, three, four mixed voices, accompanied or a capella. A £6.50
Choral Warm-ups for minds, ears and voices. By Leonard van Camp. Lawson-Gould Music Publ. Near fine, £8.00
Christ our Light. Prayers and Responses for Morning and Evening Prayer. Kevin Mayhew. Compiled by Bryan Spinks. Fine, £5.00
The Christian Race. RSCM. A Meditation comprising hymns, anthems, readings, devised by Revd. Canon J.W. Poole. Fine, £1.75
English Tradional Carols arranged for female voices by Vaughan Williams & Martin Shaw. OUP. Nr fine. £3.00
European Sacred Music. Ed. John Rutter. OUP, B+ £2.50
Faith, Folk and Festivity. A new collection of songs. Galliard. Words and melody only. A- £2,75.
Fifteen Hymn Anthems. Kevin Mayhew. Various composers from the Mayhew stable for SATB and organ. Fine, £3.00
Five Instant Glorias and a creed. Kevin Mayhew. Various composers – Greatorix, Goss, Terry, Handel, Hughes, and an Irish melody. A £1.50
Five New Parish Settings. Kevin Mayhew. Communion setings by Malcolm Archer, John Jordan & Dom Andrew Moore. Fine £7.00
Honour His Name. Anthems for choirs which are short of men. Mayhew. 12 anthems by Mawby, Ridout, Q. Thomas, S. Kemp, Vann, Moore, Bertalot, Fish, V. Lloyd, J. Marsh, Warren & Tambling. Near fine. £4.00
Let All the World. Thanksgiving & Praise for the Diamond Jubileeof the RSCM. . RSCM 1986. A- £7.00
Nativity. Seven contemporary carol settings. RSCM. Composers: Arthur Wills (arr.), Barry Ferguson, Simon Reynolds, J.M. Neale, Anthony Greening, Bryan Kelly, Peter Aston. A+ £3.00
New Hymns for Lent, Holy Week and Easter. New words set to familiar melodies. As new. £2.50
Novello Anthem Book. Fifty Selected Anthems. Church stamp inside. Very good.£2.50
Our Praise to You. 12 Song Anthems for unison & two-parts with organ & optional flute. Various composers. Mayhew, very good+ £4.00
The Oxford Book of Carols. Card covers, very good £3.00
The Oxford Book of Carols. Card covers rubbed and opwner’s name inside but contents very good. £2.00
The Oxford Book of Carols (1995 reprint). Very good+ £9.00
The Oxford Book of Carols for Schools. Arr. for unison choir and selected from the Oxford Book of Carols. OUP V.good £1.50
The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems. 35 anthems up to 8-part. OUP. Front cover a bit dog-eared otherwise good. £2.50
The Oxford Easy Anthem Book. OUP. Hardbound, very good in good dustjacket. £2.50
The Oxford Easy Anthem Book. OUP. Hardbound, very good in good dustjacket. £2.50
The Oxford Easy Anthem Book. OUP, card covers. Very good. £2.00
Palm Sunday (ed. Harry Bramma). Anthems by Martin How, Richard Shephard, Richard Lloyd, Phil Moore, William Llewellyn, Harry Bramma, Bernard Rose, Harrison Oxley. RSCM, A £4.00
Penguin Book of Christmas Carols (ed. Elizabeth Poston). Contents browning otherwise very good. £1.00
Ready to Sing Settings. Gloria & Sanctus. Kevin Mayhew. Metrical texts by Michael Forster and Edwin Le Grice set to well known traditional melodies. Fine £5.00
Responsorial Psalms from the Liturgical Psalter as used in the ASB. Norman Warren . Publ. HarperCollins 1980. Much more interesting material than the current C.Worship settings. Hardback, nr fine. 3 copies available. £7.00 each
Sing We PraiseAnthems for choirs which are short of men (11 composers from the Mayhew stable. Mayhew, as new.
Sing with All my Soul. Ed. William Lllewellyn. RSCM. Collection of Worship songs. Nr fine. £5.00
Singing on Saturday. A selection of music and readings. RSCM. Nr fine, £1.50
Sixteen Hymns of today for use as simple anthems (ed. John Wilson). RSCM, A £2.50
Songs for the Breaking of Bread. Arr. for SA. Various composers from the Mayhew stable. Mayhew, near fine. £5.00
Three Choral Eucharists (Malcolm Archer, John Jordan & Noel Rawsthorne). Mayhew, as new. £3.00
Twelve Christmas Carols in two sets. Set 1. Arr. John Rutter. OUP, A £2.50
Twelve Christmas Carols in two sets. Set 1. Arr. John Rutter. OUP, A £2.50
Twelve Christmas Carols in two sets. Set 2. Arr. John Rutter. OUP, A £2.50
Twelve Christmas Carols in two sets. Set 2. Arr. John Rutter. OUP, A £2.50
Twenty New Carols. Settings for Choirs in Unison and Four-Parts (a selection from “Carols Old and New – publ. Mayhew). Ed. Archer & Ridout. Mayhew, near fine. £3.00
Weddings for Choirs. 40 perfect SATB pieces. OUP, fine £13.00
Wings of Faith. Unison, Two & Three Part Anthems. Composers: Fish, Tambling, Archer, Lloyd, Mold, Mawby, P. Moore, Malcolm, Vann, A. Moore. Mayhew, as new. £4.00
With Gladness Evermore. Anthems for SATB (14 composers from the Mayhew stable). Mayhew, as new. £4.50
Worship in Song ed. William Llewellyn. R.S.C.M. 34 approachable and fairly easy settings with up to 4-part harmonies. Melodies suitable for congregations. Little used. £5.00
Worship Songs for the Church Coir Book Two. Arr. Christopher Tambling for mixed voices. Mayhew. Various composers. Includes a rather good arrangement of Hallelujah, my Father”, among others. As new, £6.50
Archer, MalcolmThe Anthems of Malcolm Archer. Kevin Mayhew. Fine £10.00
Bach, J.S.Ed. Paul Steinitz. Bach for Choirs. Ten anthems. RSCM, v.good £1.50
Bach for Choirs. Ten anthems ed. Paul Steinitz. RSCM, A- £1.25
Lord, Jesus Christ, thou Prince of Peace (melody by Gesius). Concordia Publishing. 30 copies. Very good +. £14.00
Unsers Herzens Freude (Joy that Dwelt Within Us) Ed. Steinitz.. OUP, nr fine. £6.00
Unsers Herzens Freude (Joy that Dwelt Within Us) Ed. Steinitz.. OUP. Annotated in ink – with cresc. & dim. and T1 parts marked with crosses at the beginnings of staves. Otherwise clean and good. £2.00
Bruining-Visser, Geke Mag. & Nunc. Intrada, A £1.50
Bull, JohnAlmighty God, which by the leading of a star. Verse anthem for mixed voices with organ or strings (organ reduction). OUP, A- £2.00
Byrd, WilliamEvening Service. Mag & Nunc in five parts. OUP, B £1.25
Ave Verum Corpus (SATB). OUP. 25 copies , some may have minor annotations otherwise very good. £12.00
Clucas, HumphreyGod Incarnate. A Christmas Sequence for unaccompanied mixed voices. Animus, A £2.00
Davie, Cedric ThorpeRejoice and be Merry. A Christmas Carol Sequence arranged for female voices. OUP. Very good+. £7.00
Gibbons, OrlandoO Clap your Hands. OUP, A- £2.00
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Hand, ColinA Christmas Pastorale. Jolly Wat. OUP. For S.S.A., descant recorders & piano. Separate recorder part. Very good+. £3.50
Handel, G.F.Young People’s Messiah. A sequence of movements arr. for two-part voices and organ/piano by Colin Hand. Kevin Mayhew. Fine £3.00
The Heart of Messiah. Kevin Mayhew. An abridges version lasting about 90 minutes with a simplified organ accompaniment. Fine £5.00
Holst, GustavTwo Psalms No. 1, Psalm 86 (arr. SATB & organ/piano). 29 copies. Augener, B+ £12.00
Ives, CharlesPsalm 90 for SATB, organ & bells. Merion Music, B- with some underlining of parts, £3.50
Launay, Denise (ed.)Anthologie du Psaume français Polyphonique (1610-1663) Volume 1. Wds in French. Psalms by various composers: 25, 129, 41, 136, 32,97, 137, 50, 129, 150, 4, 30, 94, 129. Paris, Editions Ouvrieres 1974. Very good +. £6.00
Lloyd, RichardLast Verses for manuals. 250 harmonisations. Mayhew, very good £8.00
Lubeck, VincentWeihnachtskantate. Willkommen, Suszer Brautigam. Harmonia-Uitgrave, B £5.00
Malcolm, George.Christus Natus Est. A Christmas service of readings and music. Compiled by H.J. Richards. 8 responsories. Mayhew. Fine £2.00
Mawby, ColinTenebrae. A Meditation on the Crucifixion. Kevin Mayhew. Text by H.J. Richards. Fine, £6.00
Twelve Sweet Months. Seasonal Anthems for equal or mixed voices and organ. Mayhew, near fine. £4.00
Communion Songs. Texts by Michael Forster. Kevin Mayhew. Verses for solo, unison, or S.A. Refrains for congregation with organ or with optional descant, other instruments. Fine £3.00
Hymns for Occasions. 100 special arrangements. Mayhew, nr fine 12.00
Twelve Sweet Months. Seasonal Anthems for equal or mixed voices and organ. Fine, £3.00
Mayhew, KevinPrayer Song. Twenty reflective settings for unison or part singing for use in special services as introits, responses and short anthems. Mayhew, as new. £3.00
Monteverdi, ClaudioO Beatae Viae for 2-part treble chorus, instr. ensemble & continuo (pf redn.) Universal Edn. B £1.50
Panufnik, RoxannaAngels Sing! Four Traditional Polish Carols for upper voices and piano. Beautiful arrangements with piano accompaniments that are far from traditional. Universal Edition, A £2.50
Purcell, HenryTe Deum Laudamus in D. Novello, A £4.00
My beloved spake. Novello Popular Edition (ed. Dent). A- £3.00 (5 copies available at discount)
Rees, Dom AlanSongs for the church’s year. Music for the feasts and seasons. Kevin Mayhew. Fine. £7.00
Schutz, HeinrichSymphoniae Sacrae no. 1. Paratum cor meum, Deus. For sop. or tenor solo, 2 violins & continue. Barenreiter, B £5.00
Stanford, C.V.Four Short Anthems (Pray that Jerusalem; In Thee is gladness; Purest & Highest; O for a closer walk with God). Ed. L. Dakers. RSCM. 13 copies, numbered otherwise very good+. £6.00
Mag. & Nunc in C. ECS Publishing (recently published though copyrighted by Stainer & Bell 1909). Used but still very good+. 23 copies. £14.00
Vaughan WilliamsThe Hundredth Psalm (Jubilate). Organ accompaniment. Stainer & Bell. 23 copies. Used and may have minor annotations, but still very good. £7.50
Weelkes, ThomasEvening Service for five voices. Ed. Fellowes. OUP, B+ £2.00
Williams, GraceAve Maris Stella. SATB a capella. Latin text. OUP, B+ £2.00
Services
Mawby, ColinIn Memory of Me. Chants for the Eucharist. Mayhew, fine £2.25
Rees, Dom AlanPaschal Mass. A setting for cantor or choir & congregation. Mayhew, fine £1.50