Philip Wood

Philip Wood is a composer and teacher based in Cumbria. He has degrees in music from Northampton and Leeds, latterly studying with Philip Wilby and Prof. Julian Rushton. During the early part of his career Philip received much encouragement from Sir Malcolm Arnold and as a result does much work for the Arnold Society. Amongst his pieces written for professional musicians are: String Quartet No. 3 (Sorrel Quartet), Concertino for recorder and string quartet (John Turner and members of Manchester Camerata) and Four Bagatelles (Martin Roscoe).

Ave Maria

Soprano solo
Words: Trad

(Words in Latin) Two beautiful motets by Philip Wood for solo soprano voice....

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Ave Verum Corpus

Soprano solo
Words: Trad

(Words in Latin) Two beautiful motets by Philip Wood for solo soprano voice....

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Full fathom five

SSA & piano
Words: William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)

A magical setting of the famous song from Shakespeare's The Tempest....

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Three old English partsongs

SATB
Words: Robert Herrick, Anon., Thomas Campion

A delightfully contrasting set of pieces: a joyful opening number, a quiet and reverent centrepiece and a dancelike finish...

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To the queen of heaven

SATB & sop solo
Words: Anon. 16th.C. English

A contemporary setting of a beautiful medieval lyric...

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Two soprano motets

Soprano solo
Words: Trad

(Words in Latin) Two beautiful motets by Philip Wood for solo soprano voice....

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Welcome, maids of honour

SATB
Words: Robert Herrick (1591 — 1674)

The first in the set 'Three old English partsongs'...

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Yet once again

SATB
Words: Thomas Campion

Last piece in the set Three Old English Partsongs...

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