John Rutter - Blow Blow Thou Winter - SATB and Small Orchestra Parts Book

Blow Blow Thou Winter - SATB and Small Orchestra Parts Book

For SATB (with divisions) and Small Orchestra

Duration: 4 Minutes 

Difficulty Level: Easy

From Act II of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, this expressive choral work is arranged for SATB (with divisions) and small orchestra. Originally published as part of John Rutter’s atmospheric When Icicles Hang cycle, it evokes the crisp beauty and playful spirit of winter.

With a duration of around four minutes and an easy difficulty level, it is an excellent choice for seasonal concerts, offering a rich yet transparent orchestral accompaniment that enhances the choral texture without overpowering it.

Orchestral Parts Set includes:

• Flute 1

• Flute 2

• Harp

• Harpsichord

• 4 × Violin 1

• 4 × Violin 2

• 3 × Viola

• 2 × Cello

• Double Bass

Ideal for both amateur and professional ensembles, this edition provides everything needed to bring Rutter’s charming setting to life. 72 pages.

John Rutter:

John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world. John edits the Oxford Choral Classics series, and, with Sir David Willcocks, co-edited four volumes of Carols for Choirs.

In 1983 he formed his own choir The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has made numerous recordings on the Collegium Records label, and he appears regularly in several countries as a guest conductor and choral ambassador. John holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music, and in 2007 was awarded a CBE for services to music. In September 2023, he received the Ivors Academy Fellowship, and in 2024 he was knighted in the King's Birthday Honours.