We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. This will be widely welcomed by singers who find such volumes in the traditional format difficult to manage. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. Mary's lullaby / Rutter -- Myn lyking / Terry -- Nativity carol / Rutter -- O come, all ye faithful ; O come, o come, Emmanuel / arr.

The arrangements cover a wide range of levels, but include some of the most beloved descants and harmonizations of beloved Christmas carols (with a few Easter and other holidays sprinkled in as well). Carols for Choirs collected 74 of the most popular items from Carols for Choirs 1, 2 and 3 in one volume (see this table of concordances), plus 26 pieces new to the series. He was Director of Music at the Royal College of Music from 1974-1984, and was knighted in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Honours List in 1977. Usefully they are packaged in a corrugated plastic box branded with the trumpeting angel motif, and it comes with a carry handle.More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Wood -- Gabriel to Mary came ; Gabriel's message ; God rest you merry, gentlemen ; Good King Wenceslas / arr. One book was perfect and the other one was fine, although several pieces had been highlighted for their part.

Maybe they are my own personal foibles, but apart from that the 100 CfC is generally more useful than the separate volumes. This table has therefore been produced to allow an easy comparison between these 4 four linked volumes. Pearsall -- In the bleak mid-winter / Holst -- In the bleak mid-winter / Darke -- Infant holy, infant lowly ; It came upon the midnight clear / arr. Carols for Choirs 1-3 and 100 Carols for Choirs are a special case in this series, in that 100 Carols for Choirs was made up of significant portions of Carols for Choirs 1-3 with additional works.His compositions embrace choral, orchestral, and instrumental music, and he has edited or co-edited various choral anthologies, including four Carols for Choirs volumes with Sir David Willcocks and the Oxford Choral Classics series. of the most popular items from Carols for choirs 1 [Fifty Christmas carols], 2 [Fifty carols for Christmas and Advent], and 3 [Fifty carols] in one volume; 26 pieces new to the series, including familiar classics, recent original carols, and traditional favourites in new arrangements"--Cover, p. For reasons that are not clear, they have chosen to include the text in the original language in some cases, but not all. All pages and cover are intact , but may have aesthetic issues such as small tears, bends, scratches, and scuffs. For ease of navigation as you're singing, the verses are in Roman type while the refrains are in italics.

There were a number of pages with penciled in markings - more than had been mentioned in the initial listing - but it only took a short while to clean up the book to like new! Born in 1919, David Willcocks began his musical career as a chorister at Westminster Abbey, later winning scholarships to Clifton College and King's College, Cambridge.A babe is born / Matthias -- A child is born in Bethlehem / Scheidt -- A great and mighty wonder / Praetorius -- A maiden most gentle / arr. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I have occasionally found that spiral-bound volumes have the disadvantage that the pages can become torn and eventually detach themselves; but this volume seems to be very sturdily made. It also includes a listing of church festivals other than Christmas, with the names and page numbers of carols that would be appropriate for each.

If the work is noted as being arranged, edited, or harmonised by an "Editor", it is possible that the linked work is not the same edition. However, if you would like to, you can change your settings at any time using the Change cookie settings link in the Special menu. This selection of the 100 most popular carols and hymns for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and Easter, is ideal for sacred occasions and carol concerts, and includes accompanied and unaccompanied.This selection of the 100 most popular carols and hymns for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and Easter, is ideal for sacred occasions and carol concerts, and includes accompanied and unaccompanied material. The Herald Angels Sing memorized (and the organist should have the harmonizations that accompany them memorized as well!