SKU: CR.984280
ISBN 9780758659057. 7 x 10.25 inches.
This short piece by David von Kampen is surprising, delightful, and appealing with its gentle use of unconventional harmonies. Though written for unison choir and piano, it can be sung by any type of ensemble or by a soloist. Useful at the beginning of any service, the piece features a final, hanging chord that naturally leads into the rest of the service.
Psalm 51:15; 70:1 (ESV)
O Lord, open my lips,and my mouth will declare Your praise,and my mouth will declare Your praise.Make haste, O God, to deliver me;make haste to help me, O Lord.Glory be to the Father and to the Sonand to the Holy Spirit;as it was in the beginning, is now,and will be forever. Amen.
Scripture quotation from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
SKU: ST.W226
ISBN 9790220223235.
Included in the Oxford Book of Ballads and ascribed to an anonymous 15th-century author, the tale of Joly Joly Wat the shepherd who offers the infant Christ his 'pipe, skirt, tarbox and scripe' is among the best-loved of traditional Christmas verses. Its musical reference offers an obvious attraction to composers, and in Bryan Kelly's new setting a sprightly ritornello embellished with trills is the musical counterpart to the young herdsman's musical instrument on which 'he made such joy.' Written for Simon Williams and the Harrow Choral Society, Joly Joly Wat brings a fresh and lively note to seasonal choral concerts. The vocal writing is clear and straightforward, with occasional division of the sopranos, and an incisive and syncopated style that matches the shepherd-boy's haste to leave his flock and his faithful dog keeping his 'shepe fro ye corn' in order to visit the new-born Jesus.