Sheet Music
Christopher was a gifted composer of liturgical music, and loved to share his compositions for free for that purpose.​
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In that spirit, his wife Caroline Putnam and friend Jocelyn Bergen, aided by conductor and editor Victor Gavenda, offer a selection of his pieces for free download as 8.5x11 PDF files. We’re sure you and your choir will enjoy singing these as much as we did.
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California Benedicite
Chant with words by Andrew Walmisley in an ode to California’s flora and fauna. 2 pages.
Canticle of Solomon
Canticle using Song of Solomon 2:8-13, with cantor and choir. 5 pages.
Hosanna to the Son of David
Introit / Acclamation with many possible parts for voices and instruments. 4 pages.
Hymn of Creation
Text compiled by CP with “Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. SATB and organ. 25 pages.
I Saw Water (Vidi Aquam)
Antiphon at the Sprinkling Rite in Eastertide. SATB chant-like piece. 4 pages.
My Spirit Longeth for Thee
Anthem with text by John Byrom. SATB. 8 pages.
One
#10 from “Prayers and Sayings of the Mad Farmer.” For leader(s) and echo. 3 pages.
Song of a Mother’s Love
Texts by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Siddharta Gautama, and Victor Hugo. SS, piano, violin. 14 pages.
Psalm 126
St. Helena Psalter, Russian Chant. SATB chant. 2 pages.
Psalm 139
BCP, Beatitudes Chant (Russian Orthodox). SATB chant. 2 pages.
Psalm 148
BCP. SATB chant. 3 pages.