These are orchestrations of some well-known choral works for String Quartet and Keyboard, suitable for use when the choir is small. All have been used successfully in concerts. For each piece, the full score and each orchestral part is available for download. The keyboard part is suitable for an electronic keyboard which can play as piano, organ or harp, according to need. Use of an electronic keyboard means that the player can be easily sat with the string players.

This orchestration will align with the OUP/Paul Everett edition of the vocal score. For other editons, it will be best to check first.

This orchestration was made using various sources, which have a few variations in their detail. Please note that rehearsal letters may vary between my score and those of commercially published scores.

Also, I have abridged the over-long "Quam olim Abrahae" refrains in movement 4 to achieve a better balance with the verses. These scores all include my abridged version. If you decide to use a published vocal score, then you should note the changes I made, as below. The bar numbers here related to its first occurrence, but apply equally to the second. The sections retained are:

• Bars 77 to 81 (but tenors take the alto phrase from bar 80 to 82, overlapping with bar 188)
  
• Bars 188 to 213 (but stay at the previous tempo)
  
• Bars 246 to 249 (or 247 to 250 in some sources) - i.e. the last 4 bars.