Carols for Choirs 2: Vocal score by David Willcocks (English) Paperback Book

Description: Carols for Choirs 2 by David Willcocks, John Rutter 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompanied. Many of the carols are from traditional sources, rearranged, as well as carols written especially for this volume by composers including Walton, Britten, Rodney Bennett, and Mathias. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A second collection of 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompaniments for piano, organ, orchestra, or brass ensemble. Many of the carols are from traditional sources, rearranged, as well as carols written especially for this volume by composers including William Walton, Benjamin Britten, Richard Rodney Bennett, and William Mathias.Instrumental material for most of the accompanied items is available on hire. Eight Carols for Brass for 5 and 8 part brass (to accompany carols from Carols for Choirs 1 and Carols for Choirs 2) are also on sale. Author Biography Born in 1919, David Willcocks began his musical career as a chorister at Westminster Abbey, later winning scholarships to Clifton College and Kings College, Cambridge. Following war service, he was elected Fellow of Kings College, and later became Organist of Salisbury and Worcester Cathedrals, conducting the Three Choirs Festival whilst at Worcester.Willcocks returned to Kings College, Cambridge as Director of Music from 1957-1974, with the first collection of his arrangements in the Carols for Choirs series publishing in 1961. He was Director of Music at the Royal College of Music from 1974-1984, and was knighted in the Queens Silver Jubilee Honours List in 1977. Willcocks also conducted The Bach Choir for 38 years, retiring in 1998.Sir David died in September 2015.John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world.John edits the Oxford Choral Classics series, and, with Sir David Willcocks, co-edited four volumes of Carols for Choirs. In 1983 he formed his own choir The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has made numerous recordings on the Collegium Records label, and he appears regularly in several countries as a guest conductor and choral ambassador.John holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music, and was awarded a CBE for services to music in 2007. Table of Contents A babe is born I wys ; A child is born in Bethlehem ; Adam lay ybounden ; All my heart this night rejoices ; All this time ; The angels and the shepherds ; The cherry tree carol ; Come leave your sheep ; Come, thou Redeemer of the earth ; Deck the hall ; Ding dong! merrily on high ; Down in yon forest ; Gabriels message ; Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary ; Hark! the herald angels sing ; He is born the divine Christ child ; Here we come a-wassailing ; The holly and the ivy ; How far is it to Bethlehem? ; I saw a maiden ; I sing of a maiden ; Il est ne le divin enfant ; The Infant King ; It came upon the midnight clear ; The Lord at first did Adam make ; Masters in this hall ; Matin responsory ; Myn lyking ; Nativity carol ; A New Year carol ; Noel nouvelet ; Nowell, sing nowell ; O come, all ye faithful ; O come, O come, Emmanuel ; Of the fathers heart begotten ; Once in royal Davids city ; Out of your sleep ; Past three a clock ; Patapan ; Personent hodie ; Quelle est cette odeur agreable? ; Quem pastores laudavere ; Quittez, pasteurs ; Resonemus laudibus ; Sans day carol ; The shepherds cradle song ; Shepherds left their flocks a-straying ; Shepherds pipe carol ; Silent night ; Sir Christemas ; There is no rose ; Tomorrow shall be my dancing day ; The truth from above ; The twelve days of Christmas ; While shepherds watched their flocks ; Zion hears the watchmens voices Long Description A second collection of 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompaniments for piano, organ, orchestra, or brass ensemble. Many of the carols are from traditional sources, rearranged, as well as carols written especially for this volume by composers including William Walton, Benjamin Britten, Richard Rodney Bennett, and William Mathias.Instrumental material for most of the accompanied items is available on hire. Eight Carols for Brass for 5 and 8 part brass (to accompany carols from Carols for Choirs 1 and Carols for Choirs 2) are also on sale. Details ISBN0193535653 Short Title CAROLS FOR CHOIRS 2 Pages 224 Language English ISBN-10 0193535653 ISBN-13 9780193535657 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 782.528 Illustrations Yes Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by John Rutter Birth 1945 Series . . . for Choirs Collections Subtitle Vocal score DOI 10.1604/9780193535657 UK Release Date 1970-07-16 AU Release Date 1970-07-16 NZ Release Date 1970-07-16 Author John Rutter Publisher Oxford University Press Edition Description Vocal score Year 1970 Publication Date 1970-07-16 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1074750;

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