New or Christmas 01 ed Jerry Rubino An American Christmas 16 carols and carol arrangements rom North America or SATB accoanied and unaccoanied 9801998 Diiculty BC 18 Favourite carols, including Silent night, Joy to the world!, and I saw three shis, each arranged with a sarkling American twist Outstanding original works by James Bassi, Libby Larsen, and Mack Wilberg A glittering array o styles, including gosel, country, blues, and jazz Practical erormance notes on each iece Orchestral material available on hire/rental or some carols Isaac Watts (16 18) Joyul, with sirit q = 10 ( e = e throughout) m joy! SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS 5 10 15 9 Joy to the world! Oxord University Press 01 Photocoying this coyright material is ILLEGAL LOWELL MASON (19 18) based on Handel arr STEVE ZEGREE m Joy ceive her King ev to joy! m m joy! the world! the Lord is come; Let earth re ry heart re are him rm, m Oh m joy! Let joy! joy! m Five ieces rom An American Christmas are on our new CD See 11 or details 61
Alan Bullard O Come, Emmanuel or SATB and organ or iano or small orchestra or chamber grou O Come, Emmanuel is a strikingly original work or Advent and Christmas, suitable or both church and concert choirs It is based on the seven Great O Antihons, and ragments o the wellknown lainsong hymn ermeate the work To these, Bullard has added settings o other Advent texts and hymns; a number o the movements make highly eective searate ieces and anthems Instrumental material is available on hire/rental 1 each o l, ob, cl in A, bsn/bass cl, tt in B lat, hn in F, and either string quintet ( vlns, vla, vc, db), or string orchestra, or keyboard (no/ org) The keyboard art is an alternative to the string arts, and not the same as the accoaniment rinted in the vocal score 980199651 Available August 56 5 mins Otional READING: Matthew 1: 18 Matthew 1: : SOLO or TUTTI # m 50 & 8 ; œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ TUTTI œ j â ä SEMICHORUS or TUTTI CHOIR And they shall call his name Em ma nu el, and they shall call his name Em ma nu el, which 505 & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ be ing in ter ret ed is God with us?# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ S A T B accel oco a oco 51 o all the & # > > cresc œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ j œ j J J œ œ J œ j œ # œ n > > J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ o the Lord our na tions: Come and save us, come and save us O o all the > > Lord our?# œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ # # J œ œ œ œ j œ œ j J J J œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ > > cresc o the Lord our rit molto Slower q = c60 rit 55 & # U, U œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ u œ œ œ œ w Lord, O God, O Lord our God, O Lord, O Lord our God Lord, O U,?# # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w u ww Lord, O ū Christmas Choral Highlights 01 CD Grades o diiculty A very easy B easy 1 And they shall call his name Emmanuel Slowly and steadily q = c66 Great O Antihon No, arahrased AB 18 O Emmanuel Slowly q = c 509 esress & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ j J œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ S A O?# Em ma nu el, our king and law giv er, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ J œj œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j J œ the œ hoe and the sa viour œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ T B esress 1 attacca Most o OUP s new Christmas choral titles or 01 are eatured on our new romotional saler CD You can also hear the tracks at wwwoucom/uk/music For your ree CD, email musicenquiryuk@oucom or hone + (0)1865 5506 C moderately diicult D diicult
61 S/A Gath unis er all the world beore him, in ex cel sis glo ri T/B 65 a Come to wor shi and a dore him, in ex cel sis glo ri 69 unis ah ah a Hail the King who brings sal va tion, in ex cel sis glo ri Malcolm Archer Angels tell the Christmas story or SATB and organ This exuberant carol celebrates the birth o Jesus with a lively teo and bouncing rhythms Featuring a sirited organ art and a variety o choral textures, it is ideal or both concert and liturgical use 98019985 Diiculty B 8 mins 16 bring Flocks were slee ing, sheherds 1 S A all Flocks were slee ing, Solo ing: Christ the Babe is Lord o all, Christ the Babe is Lord o S T B 6 kee ing vi gil till the morning new; saw the glo ry, heard the sheherds kee ing sto ry, ti dings o a gosel true 0 heard the sto ry Malcolm Archer Inant holy or SATB and organ o till a the gos el morn true ing; Sw saw the With a gentle melody, warm harmonies, and a graceul organ accoaniment, this new original setting o the wellknown text will make a moving eature in your Christmas estivities 9801999 Diiculty AB mins glo ry, Thus re joic ing, ree rom cresc cresc Thus re cresc joic ing, Featured on the Christmas Highlights 01 CD wwwoucom/uk/music
m ia, e ia, ah Hail! Tambourine (otional) 95 ia, e ia, Hail! Hail! e ia, Hail! e Hail! ia, e m red di di sti An gelis et ho mi ni, gits the rar est, Peace to an gels and to men, 99 a cem red di di sti An ge lis et ho mi ni, Cum Christum ge nu bring st o gits the rar est, Peace to an gels and to men, When Christ the Lord thou a cem red di di sti An ge lis et ho mi ni, Cum Christum ge nu bring st o gits the rar est, Peace to an gels and to men, When Christ the Lord thou An gelis et ho mi ni, Cum Christum ge nu Peace to an gels and to men, When Christ the Lord thou m e ia, ma ter Do mi ni, Quae Hail! Thou Mo ther o the Lord, Who e ia, ma ter, Quae Hail! Thou Mo ther, Who m ia, ma ter Do mi ni, Quae Hail! Thou Mo ther o the Lord, Who 1 or David Wordsworth and the Addison Singers Cradle Song attrib James, John, and Robert Wedderburn (c156) SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS KEYBOARD (otional) RICHARD CAUSTON Ba la low! my dear Smth and lowing h = 0 oco rit a teo oco Smth and lowing h = 0 oco rit a teo dark oco Ba lu la low! O my dear heart, young dark oco Ba lu la low! O my dear, young oco Ba lu la low! dark sonoro Je sus sweet, Preare thy cra dle in my sreet, And oco cresc sonoro Je sus, Pre are thy cra dle, oco cresc sonoro Je sus sweet, Pre are thy cra dle, oco cresc Je sus sweet, cra dle, And sonoro Oxord University Press 008 Originally ublished in The Ivy and the Holly: 1 conteorary carols (ISBN: 9801961805) This edition orinted 01 Printed in Great Britain OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX 6DP The Moral Rights o the Cser have been asserted Photocoying this coyright material is ILLEGAL arr Carol Barnett Angelus ad virginem (Gabriel to Mary came) or SATB (with divisions) unaccoanied, with otional tambourine The amiliar melody weaves between the vocal arts, and the iece is characterized by medieval harmonies and a rocking thirds moti An English singing translation is resented alongside the original Latin 9801990 Diiculty B 16 mins Richard Causton Cradle Song or SATB and otional keyboard A mysterious, otherworldly character colements the sixteenthcentury text o this coelling alternative setting With a restrained teo, some dark harmonies, and sonorous, overlaing textures, Cradle Song creates an atmoshere o hushed wonder 9801961 Diiculty BC 8 mins
Very sot and inward q = c80 ALTO SOLO SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS or Agnieszka FrankówŻelazny and the Wrocław Philharmonic Choir Lulajże, Jezuniu ALTO SOLO Lu laj Lul la że, by, Trad Polish arr BOB CHILCOTT Je Je zu sus niu, child, S 16 m cresc sees De cem ber turned to May, to May m cresc A 1 A sees De cem ber turned to May, to May, turned to m cresc unis dolce T 1 T day That sees De cem ber turned to May, to May We May, to May We m cresc dolce B 1 B day That sees De cem ber turned to May, to May m cresc 0 dolce cresc mo ja e reł ko, my lit tle sweet ing, Lu laj u lu bio ne Lul la by, gen tle one, me ieś as you ci deł ko lie slee ing We see him come, and know him ours, Who, with his dolce unis cresc May We see him come, and know him ours, Who, with his unis cresc see him come, and know see See him him come, come, him ours, Who, with cresc and know him ours, Who, with his sun shine his sun shine Oxord University Press 01 Printed in Great Britain OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX 6DP The Moral Rights o the Cser have been asserted Photocoying this coyright material is ILLEGAL dolce cresc Bob Chilcott Lulajze, Jesuniu or SATB (some divisi) with SAT solos, unaccoanied Chilcott gives the exquisite melody o this gentle lullaby to the alto soloist, setting it above a melliluous background o rich harmonies and gentle olyhony rom the choir Presented with the original Polish text and an English singing translation 980199505 Diiculty B 1 mins Bob Chilcott What sweeter music or SAATTBB unaccoanied The carol oens with hushed, interweaving choral lines, creating a sot veil o sound that exands texturally and dynamically into an exressive central section The sustained melodic interest in every art combines to create an atmosheric work that is a true leasure to sing 9801991901 Diiculty C 1 mins Featured on the Christmas Highlights 01 CD 5 wwwoucom/uk/music
T B 1 S A Let the Christ mas bells ring ree, Ring to sing the mys te ry, Ring, 9 win dow you ll o en wide win dow o en wide We are 1 ring 5 1 m Ring, the Christmas bells ring the Christ mas ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, unis ( ) Birds will sing at Christ mas time, As the bells ring 5 light ing a can dle to guide us oco rit dolce Sn we ll be by your side dolce meno mosso We are oco rit meno mosso Bob Chilcott As the bells ring or SATB and iano With a lively teo, dancelike rhythms, and bright harmonies, Chilcott s music erectly exresses the estive joy o the text The uliting melody is intersersed with jubilant belllike tones, and the driving chords in the iano add an underlying sense o excitement 9801988901 Diiculty B 8 mins Bob Chilcott The Advent Candle or SATB and iano A sense o anticiation or the birth o Jesus is created here Underinned by a gently riling iano art throughout, this tender Advent carol oens with a sile choral melody that blossoms into exressive harmonies beore the music gently ades away 9801990065 Diiculty AB 8 ½ mins 6
V # 6 Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š m Š Š Š Š Š 8Š Š Š 68 wish you a merry Christ mas, We wish you a merry Christ mas And a ha y New B#Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š 8 Š Š Š 68 { V# t #ŠŠŠ ŠŠŠ ŠŠŠ t = Š m t ŠŠ ŠŠ#ŠŠŠ t Š ŠŠŠ 8 Š Š ŠŠŠ 68 B#t Š Š Š t Š t Š Š Š t Š m Š Š Š Š Š 8Š Š 68 V # 9 68 Š t Š Š Š Š Š Š Še t legato Še Š Š Š Š Še Š Š Š Še t Še Year a la la la la la la Gd tidings we bring to you and your kin; Gd B#68 Š ŠŠ Š ŠŠ Š Š t t Š Š Š Š Š Š Š t Š Year a la la la la a la la la la la la { V# 68 t ŠŠŠ ŠŠŠ ŠŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠe t ŠŠŠ ŠŠŠ ŠŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠe Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Še Še Š B#68 Š Š Š Še Š Š Š Še Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š ŠŠŠ V 1 Š Š Š Š =Še Š unis t ŠŠ Š Š t Š Š t Š Š Š Š bb tidings or Christ mas and a hay, hay, ha y New Year B#Š Š Š Š #Še Š r bb { V# r Š Š =Š Še Š =ŠŠŠ Š t ŠŠŠ t ŠŠŠ bššš ŠŠŠ ŠŠŠ b ŠŠ Š Š Š bb b=š B#r Š Š #Š Š= # ŠŠŠ Š t =Š t Š t bš Še Š Š Š Š =Š =Š bb arr Paul Johnson We wish you a merry Christmas or SATB and iano or chamber orchestra With jazzinsired harmonies, a la la scat sections, and a lively accoaniment, We wish you a merry Christmas will make a joyul and striking inale to any Christmas concert Originally ublished in the collection A Merry Little Christmas An accoaniment or chamber orchestra is available on hire/rental l, ob, cl, bsn, hn, tt, erc (ot), drum kit, electric guitar (ot), no, str 98019981 Diiculty B 8 mins Featured on the Christmas Highlights 01 CD C m Au rum, thus, Au rum, thus I de o, I de o m Au rum, thus, Au rum, thus, Au rum, thus I de o, I de o, I de o m Au rum, thus, Au rum, thus, Au rum, thus I de o, I de o, I de o m Au rum, thus, Au rum, thus, Au rum, thus I de o, I de o, I de o C (Sw) cresc oco a oco Gt Sw 9 et myr rham e i o e ren do glo ri a in ex cel sis De o! et myr rham e i o e ren do glo ri a in ex cel sis De o! et myr rham e i o e ren do glo ri a in ex cel sis De o! et myr rham e i o e ren do glo ri a in ex cel sis De o! Full Sw (box closed) arr Shawn Kirchner Behold New Joy: Ancient Carols o Christmas or SATB and organ, or brass and organ, or orchestra This colourul work uses carols rom Piae Cantiones in a modern and rereshing throughcsed medley Using amiliar tunes, this is a very singable concert suite Texts are in English, Latin, and German, with English singing translations throughout Instrumental material is available on hire/rental Brass and organ: tt, tbn, tba, ti, erc, org; Orchestra: l, ob, cl, bsn hn, tt, tbn, tba ti, erc ot organ str 980199080 Diiculty BC 1 mins wwwoucom/uk/music
S A 11 Born dolce T B 16 in dolce Born in Gt + Sw a a sta sta ble, Cra (Man) ble, m 1 sta ble, Cra dled in a man ger, In the world his hands had m sta ble, Cra dled in a man ger, In the world his hands had Cra dled dled Gt and Sw to Ped 16', 8' in a in a man ger, man ger, m In the world his hands had made, Born a stran ger Born in a Born in a 15thcent English SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Lightly, with joy q = 6 unis or Michael Lock Commissioned by the Concord Singers Now may we singen 1 This Babe to us that now is born, Wonder ul works He m 1 Now may leggiero e ritmico S A bold ly a gain it brought; And en leggiero e ritmico CECILIA McDOWALL hath y wrought, 1 He > would not loss what was or lorn, But we sing 10 m wis, He ask eth nought but that is His Now may we sing en, m 1 ywrought made orlorn lost, orsaken orsth ywis in truth indeed thus it is For sth y Oxord University Press 008 Originally ublished in The Ivy and the Holly: 1 conteorary carols (ISBN: 9801961805) This edition orinted 01 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX 6DP The Moral Rights o the Cser have been asserted Photocoying this coyright material is ILLEGAL Printed in Great Britain Cecilia McDowall Beore the aling o the stars or SATB and organ In classic McDowall style, the tender setting exlores a variety o choral textures and is intersersed with unexected harmonies, creating a range o musical colours It sets an aecting text by Christina Rossetti that tells the story o Jesus birth 9801996951 Diiculty C 8 mins Cecilia McDowall Now may we singen or SATB unaccoanied Setting a iteenthcentury English text containing some short Latin assages, this is a joyul, dancelike carol with a medieval eel Now may we singen was originally ublished in the collection The Ivy and the Holly 9801996968 Diiculty C 8 mins 8
Henry Wadsworth Longellow (ada) The Bell Carol PHILIP LEDGER (180 8) V Joyully i = 108 SOPRANO q r Š Š Š Š ŠeŠŠ Š Š Š ALTO Š Š Š Š Š 1 I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their m Till, ring ing, singing on its way, The B# q r Š Š Š Š Š Š TENOR Š Š Š Š BASS { V# Joyully t i = 108 Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š r q V # r Š Š B ORGAN r q Š Š Š Š Š Š V Ped Man 5 Š Š Š Š Še Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Še old a mi liar ca rols lay, And world re volved rom night to day, A B#Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š mild voice, Š and a ŠŠ sweet chime, Š the Š a V 8 Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š q q { V# Š Š Š Š Š Š Š B# m V r Š Š Š words re eat O chant sub lime B#Š Š Š Š Š Š eace on earth this Š Š Š Š Š Š Christ mas tide Š Š Š Š Š Š t Man An accoaniment or chamber orchestra (l, cl, bn, glock, str) is available on hire/rental rom the ublisher or aroriate agent Oxord University Press 011 Originally ublished in Carols or Choirs 5 (ISBN: 98 0 19 56 ) This edition orinted 01 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX 6DP The Moral Rights o the Cser have been asserted Photocoying this coyright material is ILLEGAL Phili Ledger The Bell Carol Printed in Great Britain or SATB and organ or chamber orchestra This cheery carol was originally ublished in the collection Carols or Choirs 5 (see 1) The iortant and uliting message o Longellow s text is relected in Ledger s classic and erectly balanced choral style Instrumental material is available on hire/rental l, cl, bn, glock, str 98019810 Diiculty B mins T/B 9 TENORS & BASSES unis m Dance and sing this ha y day, Christ is born the Son o Ma ry; Il est né le di vin en ant, Jou ez haut bois, ré sonnez mu set tes; 11 Dance and sing all care a way, Sound the ies, let the trum ets lay! Il est né le di vin en ant, Chantons tous son a vè ne ment 9 T B Dance, Chan sing on this tons son a ha y day, vè ne ment, Sound Il Dance, sing on this ha y day, Sound the ies, let the trum ets lay! Chan tons son a vè ne ment, Il est né le di vin en ant, 1 S Dance, sing on this ha y day, Sound the ies, let the trum ets lay! Chan tons son a vè ne ment, Il est né le di vin en ant, A Dance, sing on this ha y day, Sound the ies, let the trum ets lay! Chan tons son a vè ne ment, Il est né le di vin en ant, arr Ryan Murhy Dance and sing (Il est né) the est ies, né let le the trum ets di vin en or SATB (with divisions) and iano or orchestra This delightul new arrangement includes English and the original French texts Murhy maniulates the melodic material cleverly, and a variety o textures, dancing crossrhythms, and interweaving motis make this iece great un to sing Orchestral material is available on hire/rental icc, l, ob, ca, cl, bsn, hn, tt, tbn, tba, erc (tri, tamb, snd, glock), h, str 98019980 Diiculty B 1 mins lay! ant, 5 Featured on the Christmas Highlights 01 CD 9 wwwoucom/uk/music
Hodie Christus natus est Antihon at Christmas Day Vesers FRANCIS POTT SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Vivace c96 marcato q = ( q = c1) Ho di e, marcato Ho di e, ho di e, marcato Ho di e, ho di e, ho di e, marcato Ho di e, ho di e, ho di e, ho di e, or rehearsal only Vivace q = c96 ( q = c1) marcato 5 ho di e Chris tus na tus est: ho di e Sal ho di e Chris tus na tus est: ho di e Sal ho di e Chris tus na tus est: ho di e Sal ho di e Chris tus na tus est: ho di e Sal Translation: Today Christ is born: today the Saviour aeared: today on Earth the angels sing, archangels rejoice: today the righteous rejoice, saying: Glory to God in the highest, alleluia Oxord University Press 01 Printed in Great Britain OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX 6DP The Moral Rights o the Cser have been asserted Photocoying this coyright material is ILLEGAL Francis Pott Hodie Christus natus est or SATB unaccoanied A vivace teo marking and oset rhythms combine with Pott s uniquely striking harmonies and undulating olyhony to orm a joyous iece that will contrast well with more traditional carols 980199695 Diiculty BC 1 mins John Rutter All bells in aradise or SATB and organ This gentle yet uliting carol was irst erormed during the 01 King s College, Cambridge Festival o Nine Lessons and Carols Rutter s git or melody is in evidence throughout the work, with a sense o hushed awe leading to moments o glorious otimism 980199565 Diiculty B 1 5 mins Only available rom Hinshaw Music (wwwhinshawmusiccom) in the US 10
19 riends ro vide; All with out thy care and ay ment, riends ro vide; All without thy care and ay ment, All thy wants are well su lied Hush thee, hush thee, All thy wants are well su lied Hush thee, hush thee, 5 lul la by lul la by Man Charles Villiers Stanord, arr Phili Mre Watts Cradle Song or SS and organ This gentle carol sets the text o Isaac Watts oular Cradle Song to the music o Charles Villiers Stanord s lullaby, Golden slumbers, kiss your eyes In Mre s arrangement, the graceul, lilting melody is enhanced by sensitive choral harmonies that exlore a variety o textures A version or SATB is also available 98019909 Diiculty AB 8 mins All the music in this lealet marked is eatured on our new ree romotional CD Request your CD rom Oxord University Press hone + (0)1865 5506, email musicenquiryuk@oucom Customers in the US contact Edition Peters hone 1816800, email salesus@editioneterscom Featured on the Christmas Highlights 01 CD 11 wwwoucom/uk/music
Poular Christmas collections ed Alan Bullard The Oxord Bk o Flexible Carols or mixed choirs, uervoice choirs, choirs with ew men, unison choirs, small choirs, and all other grous 980195 9801959 980195565 56 lexibly scored carols new arrangements o traditional carols and modern avourites Brand new carols written secially or the collection Accessible keyboard accoaniments or organ or iano Paerback: 9801966 88 Siralbound: 9801958966 88 Order Oxord music rom your local music sho, online at wwwoucom/uk/music, hone + (0)156 560, email musicordersuk@oucom 980195501 9801955 9801956 The Carols or Choirs bks are the carol bks They have become integral to the musical celebration o Christmas across the UK, the US, and around the world in carols services, concerts, and or drtodr carol singing wwwoucom/uk/music MXMAS1X