Eric Whitacre Sheet Music

A Boy and a Girl is a tender, delicate poem put to music by Eric Whitacre. It was commissioned by the 2002 California All-State Chorus.

A simple and delicate setting of the timeless love poem by the Sufi poet Jalal al-Din Rumi, marks the first time that Eric has written for four-part a cappella chorus without divisi.

From the composer of the much performed Cloudburst, here is a new collaboration between Eric Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, drawing on the mystical moment between awareness and sleep. While the...

Of timeless beauty, this composition speaks to singers and audiences of all generations, offering a high point in any concert program. Available: SATB a cappella.

This is the third setting of words by Octavio Paz (Water Night; Cloudburst) from this successful young California composer. Little Birds pays homage to Gabriel Fauré with its running piano part and fluid sen...

The powerful fusion of Octavio Paz's words and Eric Whitacre's musical imagery has made this work a favorite with good high school choirs and beyond in the U.S. and abroad. Spanish text. Available:...

This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep. The text is a classic by Rudyard Kipling: Oh! Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are t...

One of Eric Whitacre's earliest choral compositions, this is for treble voices with the accompaniment of English horn. Available: 3-Part Treble.

For the setting of Lux Aurumque, the composer chose the Latin translation of an Edward Esch poem, enhancing the elegant simplicity of this new work. The tight harmonies will need to be carefully balanced by ...