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for soprano soloist, mixed choir, and orchestra or ensemble (with organ) This is one of the best-loved and most widely performed choral works of the twentieth century. The texts (in Latin and English) are from the Missa pro Defunctis, the Book of Common...

for SATB and soloists (M-S, T, & B), with organ and flute or small ensemble With this majestic work Chilcott takes on a landmark of the choral repertory, the Christmas Oratorio. Words from St Luke and St Matthew are intertwined with 16th-19th-century...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635617887Author Layne RedmondFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & Media

Providing a detailed analysis of Bach's Passions, this 2010 book represents an important contribution to the debate about the culture of 'classical music', its origins, priorities and survival. The angles from which each chapter proceeds differ from...

The Faber Music Christmas Piano Anthology is an essential collection of the greatest Christmas songs and carols, specially arranged for solo piano, for the intermediate pianist. The perfect gift for Christmas, this beautiful anthology includes favourites...

This is a major collection of organ music for students, players, and church musicians of all levels and abilities. Compiler and editor Anne Marsden Thomas has drawn on her long experience of teaching and playing to select the most attractive, tuneful...

for SATB, accompanied, and unaccompanied To celebrate the centenary of the Oxford University Press Music Department, this volume of 50 new carols complements the five previous volumes, bringing new names and styles to the series while providing a...

for SATB and keyboard or orchestra This is a reflective and beautiful arrangement of the classic Christmas carol by Holst. Wilberg underpins the well-loved melody with luscious, romantic harmonies, including moments of exquisite chromaticism. This...

Revised with over 100 new songs, the bestselling combination of songs and hymns old and new for use with children just got better. This words edition accompanies the new music edition of Junior Praise and is fully compatible with previous versions as...

for SATB unaccompanied The star has come is an illustrative and imaginative setting of a poem by Robert Seatter. In response to the evocative text, Williams uses portamenti techniques to create musical imagery, and explores cross-rhythms, chromatic...

Oxford Choral Classics: English Church Music assembles in two volumes around 100 of the finest examples of English sacred choral music. The second volume presents a wealth of service material suitable for use throughout the year. The evening canticles...

This volume comprises twenty-eight of the finest oratorio choruses, complete short choral works, and movements from masses or requiems from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Drawing repertoire from Britain and mainland Europe, the volume...

The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems caters for church choirs of all types and sizes, enabling them to have at their fingertips easy music for every occasion. The collection presents flexibility of scoring in a constructive and realistic way, with...

A collection of 34 anthems covering all seasons of the church's year.Book InformationISBN 9780193533257Author Christopher MorrisPage Count 360Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 559gDimensions(mm) 223mm * 149mm *...

Johann Sebastian Bach's chorale settings have been vital to the teaching of music ever since they were composed. His four-voiced harmonisations represent a Baroque composer's approach to melodies that are often centuries older. As musical styles...

The sixteen pieces of Officium Divinum are made up of four choral pieces with organ, two a cappella pieces and ten choral pieces with organ and instrumental accompaniment. They follow the journey of Daily Prayer from awakening at the break of the day...

for SATB (with opt. solos) and organ or piano, or with small orchestra or chamber group A Light in the Stable tells the Christmas story through a blend of original settings and well-known carols, and is suitable for both concert and church choirs. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852449912Author The London OratoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 524Imprint GracewingPublisher GracewingWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 30mm

Oxford Choral Classics: English Church Music assembles in two volumes around 100 of the finest examples of English sacred choral music of the past five centuries. The first volume, dedicated to anthems and motets, presents both favourite and lesser-known...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992905071Author John AinslieFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint BenedicamusPublisher Benedicamus

for SATB, accompanied and unaccompanied To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Carols for Choirs 1, OUP presents a new volume in this ground-breaking series. Carols for Choirs 5 continues the tradition of its predecessors by providing a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840033182Author Robert B. KellyPage Count 384Imprint Kevin Mayhew LtdPublisher Kevin Mayhew Ltd

The definitive collection of 100 anthems, mostly for SATB voices, from Tudor times to the present day, including favourites from each period, and lesser-known pieces. Keyboard reductions are included for unaccompanied music, and organ accompaniments are...

for SATBB and organ or chamber ensemble Inspired by Geertgen's painting Nativity at Night, Candlelight Carol centres around the love of a mother on that first night in the stable. Orchestral material, compatible with both the SATBB and SSAA versions, is...

This is a major collection of organ music for students, players, and church musicians of all levels and abilities. Compiler and editor Anne Marsden Thomas has drawn on her long experience of teaching and playing to select the most attractive, tuneful...

The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems caters for church choirs of all types and sizes, enabling them to have at their fingertips easy music for every occasion. The collection presents flexibility of scoring in a constructive and realistic way, with...

A diverse collection of seasonal organ music for manuals only, covering the church's year from Advent to Epiphany. The pieces are drawn internationally from across the centuries and include a mixture of established repertoire, attractive new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802865878Author Calvin R. StapertFormat PaperbackPage Count 173Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

A new method of music theory education for undergraduate music students, Harmony, Counterpoint, Partimento is grounded in schema theory and partimento, and takes an integrated, hands-on approach to the teaching of harmony and counterpoint in today's...

For the Time Being is a pivotal book in the career of one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. W. H. Auden had recently moved to America, fallen in love with a young man to whom he considered himself married, rethought his entire poetic and...

Johann Sebastian Bach's chorale settings have been vital to the teaching of music ever since they were composed. His four-voiced harmonisations represent a Baroque composer's approach to melodies that are often centuries older. As musical styles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875420189Author Ted AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Publisher Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 276g

for SA and piano or orchestra With a simple, appealing melody and a flowing accompaniment, The Colours of Christmas evokes a touching sense of longing for the joys of the festive season. Also available in a version for mixed voices. An accompaniment...

An anthology of items selected from the massive New Oxford Book of Carols, which was immediately acclaimed on publication as the ultimate source-book for carol lovers and scholars. Covering nine centuries of Christmas music from around the world, the...

for SATB and piano or orchestra This setting of Adolphe Adam's beloved Christmas carol employs rich choral textures and a flowing piano accompaniment to create a rousing overall effect. Opening gently, the intensity builds gradually towards a stirring,...

'Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love, with our dying breath we can still sing Hallelujah.' - The late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks 'Among the finest volumes on Cohen's life and...

for SSA or SSS and organ or strings Originally published in a version for mixed voices, this much-loved Rutter carol has been adapted by the composer for performance by upper-voice choirs. Full scores and Sets of Parts, specially composed for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781725272262Author Evyatar MarienbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

This is a major collection of organ music for students, players, and church musicians of all levels and abilities. Compiler and editor Anne Marsden Thomas has drawn on her long experience of teaching and playing to select the most attractive, tuneful...

for SA and Men, accompanied and unaccompanied This collection of nine of John Rutter's finest and most popular anthems, scored for SA Men, has been carefully compiled to be both accessible to a wide range of choirs and appropriate to the needs of...