Score excerpts, descriptions and recordings of Robert A Howard’s choral and vocal compositions.

Love Came Down at Christmas (version for unaccompanied solo voice, 2024)

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Love Came Down at Christmas (version for unaccompanied SA choir, 2024)

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Love Came Down at Christmas (version for unaccompanied SATB choir, 2024)

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Praise the Lord (version for SA choir, 2022)

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Praise the Lord (version for solo or unison voices, 2022)

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Praise the Lord (version for SA and lower unison voices, 2022)

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The Little Child (version for SA choir & organ/piano, 2022)

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The Little Child (version for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2022)

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The Little Child (for solo voice or unison voices & organ/piano, 2022)

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Ave Maria (version for SA choir & organ/piano, 2021)

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Ave Maria (version for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2021)

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Ave Maria (for unison voices, or solo voice, & organ/piano, 2021)

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This Little Babe (version for two-part choir (S/T & A/B) or duet & organ/piano, 2021)

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This Little Babe (version for solo voice (S/T) & organ/piano, 2021)

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God of All Creation (version for solo voice or unison choir & organ/piano, 2021)

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God of All Creation (version for SA choir & organ/piano, 2021)

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God of All Creation (for 3-part choir (S, A & men) & organ/piano, 2021)

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I Gave You Love (The Reproaches) (version for SA choir & organ/piano (& congregation), 2020)

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Alleluia (version for unaccompanied SATB, 2020)

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God So Loved the World (for solo voice (soprano/tenor) & organ/piano, 2020)

‘For my father (1939-1997).’

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God So Loved the World (version for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2020)

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God So Loved the World (version for SA choir & organ/piano, 2020)

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Hope (version for SA choir & organ/piano, 2020)

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Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (version for unison or solo voices & organ/piano, 2020)

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This Little Babe (version for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2019)

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Glory, Love, and Praise, and Honour (version for two-part choir or duet (S/T & A/B) & organ/piano, 2019)

A Harvest anthem, or for general use. For the Reverend Kimberley Mannings, on her 30th birthday, from Prescot Parish Church Choir.

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Glory, Love, and Praise, and Honour (version for unison or solo voice & organ/piano, 2019)

A Harvest anthem, or for general use. For the Reverend Kimberley Mannings, on her 30th birthday, from Prescot Parish Church Choir.

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Glory, Love, and Praise, and Honour (for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2019)

A Harvest anthem, or for general use. For the Reverend Kimberley Mannings, on her 30th birthday, from Prescot Parish Church Choir.

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Bread of the World (for SATB choir or quartet, unaccompanied, ad lib, 2019)

Dedicated to Jacquie Kernick, RIP.

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For Mary, Mother of Our Lord (2-part choir or duet & organ/piano version, 2019)

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For Mary, Mother of Our Lord (solo voice or unison voices & organ/piano version, 2019)

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I Gave You Love… (The Reproaches) (solo voice version organ/piano (& congregation), 2019)

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I Gave You Love… (The Reproaches) (for SATB choir & organ/piano (& congregation), 2019)

In memory of composer and organist Noel Rawsthorne (1929-2019). An elaboration on For Mary, Mother of Our Lord. For use in the Good Friday Liturgy.

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Once in Royal David’s City (for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2018)

Originally composed in 1997 and updated in 2018.

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Once in Royal David’s City (version for any voice(s) & organ/piano, 2018)

Originally composed in 1997 & updated in 2018.

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For Mary, Mother of Our Lord (for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2018)

Composed for the 2018 Patronal Festival of the Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Prescot. The words are by John Raphael Peacey. Dedicated to ‘my mother, Dorothy, & the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prescot.’

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A Babe Is Born (version for SA choir & organ/piano, arr. 2018)

Arrangement of the Christmas carol, originally written in 2002.

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Gloria Patri (version for SSA choir & organ/piano, arr. 2018)

Arrangement of the Gloria Patri from the 2011 choral work Magnificat & Nunc dimittis.

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Jubilate Deo (version for SA choir & organ/piano, arr. 2018)

Arrangement of the 2016 work, originally written for SATB choir.

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Ave verum corpus (version for SA choir & organ/piano, arr. 2018)

Arrangement of the 2016 work, originally written for SATB choir.

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Alleluia (version for SA choir & organ/piano, arr. 2018)

Arrangement of the 2017 work, originally written for SATB choir.

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Alleluia (version for solo voice & organ/piano, 2017)

Arrangement of the 2017 work, originally written for SATB choir.

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Alleluia (for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2017)

Written for Prescot Parish Church Choir, in memory of Gerald Dyson.

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A Babe Is Born (version for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2016)

A new arrangement of the Christmas carol originally written in 2002.

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Jubilate Deo (version for solo voice & organ/piano, 2016)

An arrangement of the work originally written earlier in the year for SATB choir and organ.

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Ave verum corpus (version for solo voice & organ/piano, 2016)

An arrangement of the work originally written earlier in the year for SATB choir and organ.

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Jubilate Deo (for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2016)

A companion piece to Ave Verum Corpus, Jubilate Deo too was written for Prescot Parish Church Choir, this time for performance at Evensong on 26 June 2016, as part of the 12th Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts. It was later sung by the Cantata Choir of Liverpool, directed by James Luxton, for the 50th anniversary celebrations of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.

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Ave Verum Corpus (for SATB choir & organ/piano, 2016)

This new setting of the traditional Latin text (translating as ‘Hail the true body [of Christ]’) was composed for Prescot Parish Church Choir and dedicated to Reverend Canon John Taylor, the Vicar of Prescot. The choir gave the premiere on Good Friday, 25 March, 2016, with Tim Hall accompanying on the organ.

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A Babe Is Born (for piano & voice, 2015)

This new version of Robert’s 2002 carol is arranged for piano and solo soprano or tenor. It received its premiere at Prescot Parish Church on 10 December 2015.

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There Is No Rose (for unaccompanied SATB choir/soloists, 2012)

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Gloria Patri (SATB choir & organ/piano, 2011)

Separate edition of the Gloria from Robert’s 2011 choral work Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (rev. 2017).

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Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (SATB choir & organ/piano, 2011)

2017 revision of a work first written for and performed by Prescot Parish Choir in 2011.

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Eurydice to Orpheus (for soprano & piano, 2006)

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Timanfaya (for any voices & instruments, 2004)

An improvisational text piece.

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Music to Hear (version for unaccompanied SATB choir/soloists, 2003)

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A Babe Is Born (for solo/unison voices & organ/piano, 2002)

A Christmas carol.

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Music, When Soft Voices Die (for mezzo-soprano & piano, 2001)

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Alter? When the Hills Do (for mezzo-soprano & piano, 2000)

A setting of words by Emily Dickinson.

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Christmas: 1924 (for baritone & piano, 1998)

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The Day of Pentecost (for unaccompanied SATB choir, 1998)

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Hark! the herald-angels sing (for solo/unison voices & piano/organ, 1998)

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Mary Magdalen’s Song (for solo female voice & men on chorus), 1998)

No. 2 of Two Dorothy L Sayers Songs.

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Soldiers’ Marching Song (for solo male (bass) voice, 1998)

No. 1 of Two Dorothy L Sayers Songs.

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May You Be Always Joyful (version for mezzo-soprano, wind quintet & piano, 1997, rev. 2023/4)

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May You Be Always Joyful (version for mezzo-soprano & piano, 1997, rev. 2023/4)

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Once in Royal David’s City (for solo/unison voices & organ/piano, 1997)

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Away in a Manger (for solo/unison voices & piano, 1996)

For Stephen Mannings & Liverpool Cathedral.

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O Little Town of Bethlehem (for solo/unison voices & piano, 1996, harmonised 2020)

For Stephen Mannings & Liverpool Cathedral (2020).

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This Little Babe (for unison voices & organ/piano, 1994)

A Christmas carol.

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Hope (for any voice(s) & organ/piano, 1992. harmonised 2020)

A (school) song/hymn/anthem.

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