Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types and abilities, this collection has been edited by David Wordsworth so that all the pieces are fantas...

• Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind (Arne, Thomas)
• Hymn For Shakespeare's Birthday (Berkeley, Lennox)
• Lo, Here, The Gentle Lark (Carpenter, Gary)
• O, How Much More (Crabtree, Paul)
• Four Rounds To Shakespeare Texts (Gardner, John)
• It Was A Lover And His Lass (Harris, Matthew)
• Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred (Harris, Matthew)
• Who Is Silvia? (Harris, Matthew)
• Rosemary (Helldén, Daniel)
• If We Shadows Have Offended (Hughed, Bernard)
• Be Not Afeard (Joubert, John)
• Shall I Compare...