SKU: OU.9780193529915
ISBN 9780193529915. 10 x 7 inches.
For SSSSAATBB unaccompanied In this haunting arrangement of the well-known carol, Higgins creates a mystical soundscape by layering a single motif in a four-part soprano canon. These repetitions echo throughout and support the various textures explored in each verse, producing a dramatic and atmospheric setting of the Basque carol.
About Oxford New Horizons
New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular and sacred, and includes pieces for upper-voice and mixed choirs. With titles by some of the most accomplished choral composers active in Great Britain and abroad, the series introduces new repertoire and fresh talent to a broad spectrum of choirs. New Horizons features composers with growing reputations for quality composition reflecting a strong individual voice. The series is continually expanding and should be the first place to look for attractive and performable contemporary choral music.
SKU: CA.240303
ISBN 9790007134648. Illustrator: Frank Walka.
* Simple arrangements for voice and piano, plus instrumental upper part ad lib. * With new, varied arrangements by over 20 composers. * The instrumental difficulty level of the ad lib part is easy to medium. * The upper part (in C) and a bass part are included with the volume. The melody and upper parts, transposed for B flat instruments, are available separately (as a playing score, Carus 2.403/21). * Up-to-date collection of materials for small or larger music groups in schools, music schools, parishes and families, who want to accompany Christmas carols instrumentally. * The performer's volume can be used flexibly for different ensembles with piano accompaniment. Score available separately - see item CA.240300.
SKU: LO.30-3220L
UPC: 000308142389.
Brimming with ancient Celtic flavor, Stars of Glory radiates the promise of the light of God’s salvation, fulfilled in the birth of Jesus Christ. Tom Fettke and Thomas Grassi have arranged a brilliant mix of eleven traditional carols for SATB choir, duet, optional solo, child’s solo, and women’s trio. Variously tender, introspective, joyous, and infectious, the selections in this work are connected by the common thread of their Celtic highlights, while Ken Bible’s readings beautifully illuminate the central theme—Jesus Christ, the Bright and Morning Star. Orchestration by Michael Lawrence for 2 Fl, Ob, 2 Cl, Bsn (sub Bass Cl), 2 Hn (sub 2 A Sax), 3 Tpt, 2 Tbn (sub 2 T Sax), Tuba, Perc, Timp, Harp, Pno, 2 Vln, Vla, Cello, Bass, Digital Strings.
SKU: LO.99-3376L
UPC: 000308142495.
Brimming with ancient Celtic flavor, Stars of Glory radiates the promise of the light of God’s salvation, fulfilled in the birth of Jesus Christ. Tom Fettke and Thomas Grassi have arranged a brilliant mix of eleven traditional carols for SATB choir, duet, optional solo, child’s solo, and women’s trio. Variously tender, introspective, joyous, and infectious, the selections in this work are connected by the common thread of their Celtic highlights, while Ken Bible’s readings beautifully illuminate the central theme—Jesus Christ, the Bright and Morning Star.
SKU: LO.30-3218L
UPC: 000308142365.
SKU: HL.50600339
ISBN 9790080149461. UPC: 888680091163. 9.0x12.0x0.345 inches. Hungarian, English, German, French. Ad Libitum Series.
The volumes of the Ad libitum series contain duos, trios, and quartets of easy, medium and advanced levels of difficulty, which are playable with various combinations of instruments. Ad Libitum Family Edition volumes are recommended mainly for families or groups of friends where at least three people play an instrument. Each of the pieces included can be performed using flexible instrumentation, whether there are three, four or even five persons who would like to play together. This volume contains the finest of easily playble pieces for christmas and Advent. Some can include a singer, so that a vocal part appears with the instrumental ones. It is our believe that joing music-making will add further to the beauty and intimacy of the holiday season. Pieces include: Adeste, fideles • O Christmas tree • Lo, how a rose e'er blooming • A Child Is Born in Bethlehem • Silent Night • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • Pastoral (Händel) • and more.
SKU: XC.WB2112
ISBN 9781644020821. UPC: 812598038590. 9 x 12 inches.
Solo Styles for Christmas contains 15 Christmas Carol favorites in over 25+ Different Styles. Every song comes with 3 distinct downloadable tracks to play along with and perform each solo in various styles. Musicians can play along to even more styles through the iReal Pro app, purchased form the App store or the Google Play store. Each solo has written improvisation examples that are fun to play and a great way to learn the basics of improvisation. These solos are great for impressing family and friends at Christmastime or for public performances.
SKU: XC.WB2110
ISBN 9781644020807. UPC: 812598038576. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: HL.2054916
UPC: 797242004254. 5.0x5.0x0.115 inches.
SKU: KN.7964
UPC: 822795079647.
This grade 1-2 collection contains eleven familiar holiday songs from divergent ethnic groups, each arranged in two performance formats: duet and string orchestra. These formats provide directors with versatility and variety in meeting the performance needs of beginning level string orchestras. In the duet arrangements each instrument has the melody line and a harmony (duet) line. In the string orchestra arrangements each instrument has two parts that follow standard instrumentation, allowing for various instrument combinations between upper and lower strings. The optional piano book includes both duet and string orchestra accompaniments that will strengthen the confidence and sound of ensembles of any size.
SKU: KJ.SO76F
3Christmas Reflections is an arrangement of three Christmas carols. The first carol, The Friendly Beasts, is a traditional English carol. It is based on an old belief that farm animals receive the gift of speech at midnight on Christmas eve. The second carol is a traditional carol from Austria. As Lately We Watched is a description of the nativity scene as observed by shepherds guarding their flocks. The third carol in the arrangement, O Come Little Children, was written by German composer, J. A. P. Schulz (1747-1800). Schulz studied music in Berlin and was a prolific composer of sacred vocal music. He also composed operettas, instrumental works, and various piano pieces. The carol is an invitation for all people, especially children, to visit the nativity.
SKU: HL.4008325
ISBN 9781705198025. UPC: 196288148371.
The “Doobidoo for Christmas†books are the result of a collaboration between the composer Otto M. Schwarz and the trombonist and composer Leonhard Paul. Leonhard Paul is known the world over as one of the creative minds behind the ensemble Mnozil Brass. He studied music pedagogy and jazz and is now a lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW). These books are containing works (Solo Instrument and Piano Accompaniment) in various styles, often equipped with ironic instructions.
SKU: HL.4008323
ISBN 9781705198001. UPC: 196288148357.
SKU: HL.4008324
ISBN 9781705198018. UPC: 196288148364.
SKU: WD.080689423871
UPC: 080689423871.
In the past twenty years, worship styles in many churches have transformed, emphasizing a personal worship that strives for intimacy with the Father. This renewal led some ministries, perhaps unintentionally, to abandon the great hymns of our faith in favor of newly composed worship songs. Other ministries, in an effort to create a balanced worship style, mixed the new with the old, sometimes with results that only amplified the differences between the two. Hymns for Praise & Worship bridges the stylistic gap between modern-day worship songs and the hymns of our Christian heritage. A select advisory board of active music ministers, Word Music staff and key choral arrangers were assembled to pinpoint fifty-six hymns from the vast array of hymnody, not only for their musical quality, but for the messages that they bring to worshippers today. Veteran choral arrangers John E. Coates and Travis Cottrell have been creating new settings of hymns for their own congregations for years. Their experience as worship leaders brought not only musicality, but also congregational and choral pragmatism to each new arrangement in Hymns for Praise & Worship. With all of the same editions and features as the Songs for Praise & Worship series, this collection is designed to work hand-in-hand with existing resources for worship. Various stylistic changes make these settings flow easily, appeal to the modern ear, and correlate with the styles of contemporary praise & worship songs. Throughout this book you will encounter variations from traditional time signatures, intuitive syncopated rhythms, and substituted chords and harmonies. Even the few hymns with more traditional settings are treated in a manner that takes the congregation on a journey through the verses, sometimes in a more through-composed manner, and usually culminating in a climactic conclusion. Each of the changes was not implemented arbitrarily, but with the goal of making the timeless messages of each hymn leap from the page in new and exciting ways. Two added features of Hymns for Praise & Worship are the demonstration and accompaniment recordings. While the songs in the collection are well known, the new arrangements are not. The staff of Word Music felt that it was vital to provide audible resources to teach and lead worship to best communicate the desires of the arrangers. All of the core editions (Choir/Worship Team, Worship Planner, Keyboard Edition, Guitar Edition) reflect the verses and voicings used on the recordings.
SKU: WD.080689434877
UPC: 080689434877.
SKU: WD.080689428876
UPC: 080689428876.