Description
Here's something to set you singing this Christmas - a history of twenty odd carols in a beautiful edition. An ideal Christmas book gift.
About the Author
Andrew Gant is a composer, choirmaster, church musician, university teacher and writer. He has directed many leading choirs including The Guards' Chapel, Worcester College Oxford, and Her Majesty's Chapel Royal. He lectures in Music at St Peter's College in Oxford, where he lives with his wife and their three children. His books for Profile are Christmas Carols andO Sing Unto the Lord.
Reviews
Andrew Gant provides us with a fluent but flinty digest of the modern scholarship concerning 22 of our favourite seasonal songs. -- Kathryn Hughes * The Guardian *
Gant's detective-story accounts of 22 Christmas melodies is a delight -- Christopher Hart * Sunday Times *
Scholarly but conversational in in tone and rich in picturesque detail. -- Kirsty McClusky * The Tablet *
Book Information
ISBN 9781781253533
Author Andrew Gant
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Profile Books Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 180g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 132mm * 20mm