Francis Roads' website Roding Music contains freely downloadable scores of over 280 pieces of West Gallery church music. The site provides information about West Gallery music events and the genre. Visitors can access news, downloads of scores in Sibelius Scorch files or PDF, information on events, background articles, and contact information. Downloads include pieces for various choir sizes and abilities, along with keyboard accompaniments. Examples of different music types like hymns, psalms, anthems and carols are also provided.

1. Roding Music
www.rodingmusic.co.uk is Francis Roads’
website devoted to encouraging the singing of
West Gallery Church Music.

2. Roding
Music
The site contains 280 West Gallery pieces
which are freely downloadable and copiable for
amateur use. There is also much information
about West Gallery music and events.

3. Home page of Roding Music
News shows recent additions to the website.
Downloads shows freely downloadable and
printable scores of 280 West Gallery pieces.

4. Home page of Roding Music
Events shows detail of workshops and courses.
Info gives general West Gallery information.

5. Home page of Roding Music
Articles gives background material about
some classes of pieces.
Contact brings up an email address.

6. Downloads
All downloadable scores are available as
Sibelius Scorch files or PDF files.
Scorch files may be downloaded, printed, and
played. Information about Scorch files is
available under Info / Questions and
Answers.
PDF files can only be downloaded and printed.

7. Examples
Examples of downloadable scores show the first
system only, for clarity.

8. This is the beginning of a metrical version of the
Nunc Dimittis, a canticle sung at Evensong in the
Church of England. The tune or air is in the tenor
part.

9. This is the same piece with the air in the soprano.
All tenor-led hymns, psalms and carols have
alternative soprano-led versions.

10. And this is the same piece with added keyboard
accompaniment. The accompaniments are
transcriptions of the vocal parts.

11. Downloads
All downloads are available with or without
keyboard accompaniment.
Those with the accompaniment may have fewer
verses underlaid, and may need more page turns.
Those without the accompaniment are better
suited to singers.

12. Downloads
There are pages devoted to the needs of small
choirs.
There are 50 pieces for SAB voices, suitable for
choirs short of male singers.
14 pieces have been arranged for unison choirs
with keyboard accompaniment. More will be
added soon.

13. This short easy three-part anthem is typical of
what is available. There is more challenging
music for those who prefer it.

14. Downloads
There follow further examples of hymns,
metrical psalms, anthems and a carol.

15. This is a lively four-part piece arranged for unison
choir with keyboard accompaniment.

16. A fairly straightforward four part anthem.

17. A more extended Communion anthem in four
parts, with instrumental symphonies or interludes.

18. A typical lively and rhythmic
West Gallery Christmas carol.

19. A useful harvest hymn, suitable for
congregational singing.

20. A challenging three-part hymn;
not suitable for congregations!

21. A useful metrical setting of Ps 23,
suitable for many occasions

22. A fuguing tune, setting verses from
Isaac Watts’ paraphrase of Ps 118.

23. A lively setting of the Jubilate Deo (Ps100),
requiring some nifty pedal work if sung
with organ accompaniment.

24. This is a lively four-part piece arranged for unison
choir with keyboard accompaniment.