Earlier this week, composer Richard Blackford won an Ivors Composer Award for his choral work, Pietà, an ambitious reimagining of the Stabat Mater. But today sees the release of a very different work, a piano miniature called Christmas Dawn, as a single on Nimbus Records.

Below is the video accompanying the release of Christmas Dawn, featuring pianist Simon Callaghan. The composer writes of the work: 'Christmas Dawn is a simple, hymn-like tune presented first softly, with a simple chordal accompaniment. As it gains momentum, with more expansive piano figuration the tune develops and extends. A contrasting middle section with staccato quavers heralds the return of the theme in a full, joyful iteration, before closing softly again.'

You can download the sheet music for Christmas Dawn here: wyastone.co.uk