Sussex Carol Organ Score

Ian Crawford's Sussex Carol for SATB and Piano or Organ. This light-hearted arrangement of the Sussex Carol is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser and perfect encore. The familiar tune comes with a modern twist with a driving rock beat innovative harmonisations and playful imitation. Accessible for choir and accompanist alike Crawford's arrangement is suitable for all types of ensemble.

This Fantasia is founded on the following traditional English carols: The Truth Sent From Above (Herefordshire) words and tune; Come All You Worthy Gentlemen (Somerset) words and tune; On Christmas Night (Sussex) words and tune; There Is A Fountain (Herefordshire) tune only; together with fragments of other well-known carol tunes. The work is scored for ordinary full Orchestra with Organ and set of bells (ad lib.) or String Orchestra with Organ or Piano. Alternatively it may be accompanied by Organ or Piano alone played from the Vocal score with an optional solo Cello part (H212). A chorus part for performance bysolo Baritone and TTBB is also available (W41). The chorus is required to sing in four different ways:1. Singing the words.2. Singing with closed lips.3. Singing \'Ah\'.4. Singing with half-closed lips i.e. with a short \'u\' sound as in the word \'but\'. Watch Pasadena Master Chorale performing Ralph Vaughan Williams\' Fantasia On Christmas Carols:

for SATB and organ An imaginative and enjoyable carol which isn't difficult but will show off a choir's talents to the full.