If you’re a fan or performer of choral music, you know that many of the amateur ensembles tend to lean towards the same repertoire. We all know that it’s not their fault – it’s just hard to find a broad range of pieces of sheet music to perform, right? Er… well, actually, no. Look no further! Whether four-century-old folk music, liturgical pieces, or even a choral take on 1980’s pop, we’ve got everything a choral fan and performer needs to expand their repertoire and make their singing the freshest experience it’s ever been, including songbooks and sheet music from some of the top choral arrangers and ensembles of the last half-century.
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O Lux Beata Trinitas - Kerry Andrews |
Cantica Nova is an outstanding collection of new motets by contemporary British composers. Scored for mixed voices - a cappella and with organ the pieces present a kaleidoscope of different styles and sonorities, united in their ability to communicate fresh ideas and the skill of their vocal writing. Here are dancing, energetic rhythms and rich, ecstatic chords; simple, plainchant lines and overlapping, mesmeric phrases; pieces direct and strong and pieces radiant and spacious; motet telling in their simplicity and motets dramatic and theatrical. Encompassing a wide range of texts, with settings of some of the great hymns of the Church alongside little-known, rarely set texts, the collection will be welcomed by concert and church choirs seeking innovative and exciting contemporary repertoire.
| 9408 SONGBOOK $18.95 |
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Banquet Fugue - John Rutter |
SATB choirs are always on the look-out for approachable show-stopping concert pieces guaranteeed to bring the house down. This is such a collection, containing 24 varied numbers carefully collected by editor Peter Gritton, and ranging in character from classic, sentimental leave-taking items, through humorous or quirky pieces, to exciting fast-moving numbers. As well as containing well known standards of the repertoire there are many new compositions by such acknowledged choral experts as John Rutter, Andrew Carter and Bob Chilcott.
| 6603 SONGBOOK $13.98 |
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A Modern Major-General (arr. Peter Gritton) |
SATB choirs are always on the look-out for approachable show-stopping concert pieces guaranteeed to bring the house down. This is such a collection, containing 24 varied numbers carefully collected by editor Peter Gritton, and ranging in character from classic, sentimental leave-taking items, through humorous or quirky pieces, to exciting fast-moving numbers. As well as containing well known standards of the repertoire there are many new compositions by such acknowledged choral experts as John Rutter, Andrew Carter and Bob Chilcott.
| 9036 SONGBOOK $14.98 |
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Adoramus Te Alleluia (Mozart) Allon, Gay Bergeres Apple, Apple (Hungarian) Ave Verum (Jesu, Word of God Incarnate) Here Is Thy Footstool (Creston) Bless The Lord, O My Soul-Ivanof Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light Carol Of The Angels (Niles) Chester Come Sweet (Soothing) death (Bach) Echo Song (Di Lasso) Handsome Butcher He Watching Over Israel Let Down The Bars, O Death-Barber Let Us Now Praise Famous Men Little White Hen (Scandello) Lullay My Liking (Holst) O Magnum Mysterium Old Woman, The (Hungarian) Planets, Stars And Airs Of Space Sam Was A Man Sanctus (Haydn) Shenandoah Sing We And Chant It Sure On This Shining Night The Turtle Dove Thee with tender care Tune Thy Music To Thy Heart What If I Never Speed When Jesus Wept |
This book has become a classic and can be found in the repertoire of many high school choirs across the land.
| 9179 SONGBOOK $11.95 |
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Arr. by Blackwell and Carter Ain't Misbehavin' Autumn Leaves (Aca) Begin the Beguine Blue Moon (Aca) The Continental (Aca) Deep Purple I Got Rhythm (Aca) Laura Let's Do It (Aca) Over the Rainbow (Aca) She Was Beautiful (Aca) Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Aca) Summertime (Aca) 'S Wonderful Tea for Two (Aca) Night and Day (Aca) In the Mood |
In the mood is an anthology of choral arrangements of seventeen classic popular songs by great names such as Fats Waller, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, and Richard Rogers. All the pieces are expertly arranged to suit the needs of amateur SATB groups looking for lighter popular repertoire -- school choirs, youth schoirs, or chamber choirs of any description. There's a mixture of accompanied and unaccompanied numbers, and a variety of styles: smoky blues, up-tempo sat, sentimental swing, exuberant Dixieland, sophisticated close-harmony, plu an opulent show-stopper or two like 'Somewhere over the rainbow'.
| 1014 SONGBOOK $16.98 |
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A Mighty Fortress All Hail The Power All People That On Earth Do Dwell Angels We Have Heard on High Bright Canaan Broad is the Road Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken His Voice as the Sound How Far is it to Bethlehem? I'm Goin' to Sing I Will Arise Now Thank We All Our God Now the Day is Over O Come O Come Emmanuel Pensive Dove Prayer of Thanksgiving Psalm 4 Ride On, King Jesus Rise Up, O Men of God When Jesus Wept Worthy the Lamb |
This invaluable collection contains 21 hymns, folk hymns, carols, and spirituals -- all set by the renowned talents of Alice Parker and Robert Shaw. The collection serves as a brief history of sacred song, beginning with early hymns of the church and culminating with spirituals from the New World. SATB a cappela
| 9207 SONGBOOK $11.95 |
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Among the Leaves so Green, O arr. John Byrt |
Editied by John Rutter these songs come from the British Isles and North America, ranging widely in regional origin and character.
| 6606 SONGBOOK $15.98 |
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Afton Water arr. David Willcocks |
Editied by John Rutter all these songs come from the British Isles.
| 6607 SONGBOOK $15.98 |
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A comprehensive and versatile collection of 40 appropriate and inspiring pieces for SATB choir, accompanied and unaccompanied. Weddings for Choirs contains a careful selection of pieces chosen to complement every part of a wedding service, whether sacred or secular, grand or intimate. Many of the traditional pieces are presented here in new practical arrangements or editions to help choirs whose rehearsal time is limited.
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This unique collection approaches Advent afresh, drawing together 52 beautiful and accessible pieces that span the whole gamut of periods, styles, and traditions. Advent for Choirs is the perfect musical and liturgical resource for all church , cathedral, and concert choirs and includes approachable new settings, unjustly neglected music, and works not easily available elsewhere.
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The madrigal composed in England during the late sixteenth century and early seventeenth centuries include some of the finest music of the period and are possibly superior in truth and expressiveness even to the madrigals composed in Italy, where the form was invented and flourished over a long period. Faced with many hundreds of possible candidates for inclusion in the edition, the editor worked on the principal that the major composers would each be represented by several madrigals, and the lesser figures by one or more. But no madrigal would be included if it fell below the high standard set by the collection as a whole. Over 60 madrigals are included.
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This collection gathers together nearly sixty of the finest examples of the secular choral repertoire into one volume. Due space is given to the magnificent sixteenth century madrigals of England and Italy, with favorite works by Gibbons and Morley placed alongside less familiar selections by Lassus, Marenzio, and Weelkes. German and French pieces are also represented, for example, with Passereau's ever-popular Il est bel est bon. Works by Haydn and Schubert lead to the nineteenth century repertoire, which includes Brahms's lovely Nachtwache, from Five Songs, Op. 104, and Pearsall's exquisite Lay a Garland. The survey is completed by Debussy's Trois Chansons de Charles D'Orleans and examples of the glorious outpouring of English Romantic partsongs, with works by Elgar, Parry, Stanford, Britten, Finzi, and Vaughan Williams. Ranging from the late fifteenth to the twentieth century, and spanning all major European countries, this is a masterly survey suitable for all choirs. Clifford Bartlett has prepared completely new editions of all pre-twentieth century pieces, going back to the earliest and most reliable manuscript or printed sources. English translations are provided to aid understanding, with playable keyboard reductions in every case.
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| 9097 SONGBOOK $16.95 |
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These settings, breathtaking in their simplicity and beauty, reflect and confirm the wide view of English music in the first half of this century: the selections, by Delius, Holst, Howells, Ireland, Vaughan Williams, and Warlock--and others--uniquely give the choral sound and the imagery of nature. English Pastoral Partsongs nicely compliments other Oxford secular choral anthologies: English Romantic Partsongs, The English Glee, and English Madrigals.
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In the period between the deaths of Handel and Mendelssohn, the glee was the vehicle by which secular part-singing was carried in England. The form is descended from the madrigal, with texts chosen partly in reaction against the vulgarity of the catch. This new history of the glee begins with an introductory essay detailing the form's historical, musical, and social context. Young has selected twenty-six settings, mainly in four parts but with examples in three and five parts, to show the breadth of the glee in its heyday. A unique feature of the form, and of this collection, is the high literary quality of the text and the high musical quality of the settings. This fine new volume is an essential addition to the choral repertory, and is uniform with the other indispensable Oxford classic choral collections: English Romantic Partsongs, The Oxford Book of English Madrigals, The Oxford Book of French Chansons, The Oxford Book of Italian Madrigals, and The Catch Book.
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The 84 chansons in this collection are mainly for SATB, and were selected first and foremost for their musical value. Care has been taken to represent the great masters as well as lesser-known composers who made significant contributions to the genre.
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The Oxford Choral Classics gathers together over three hundred of the world's choral masterpieces into a unique series of seven volumes that span the whole of Western choral literature. Each volume contains all of the established classics of its genre under a single cover, in authoritative new editions and at a budget price. European Sacred Music is the second volume in the series and a fabulous value for money. From the Allegri Misereri to the Victora O vos omnes, John Rutter and co-editor Clifford Bartlett have researched the best available sources and provided excellent new English singing translations and sensible, practical keyboard reductions.
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Representing a long and glorious tradition of choral publishing, The Augsburg Choirbook brings together in a single volume some of the gems of twentieth-century music. The book is a collection of 67 well-crafted, singable anthems, newly and beautifully engraved. With music appropriate for the various seasons and festivals of the church year. The collection encompases a wide range of styles, voicings, and texts. Topical and scriputral indexes suggest liturgical, scriptural, and thematic uses. This invaluable performance collection also serves as a reference volume.
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A new must-have collection of sacred choral music that is easy and accessible to the smaller, less accomplished choir—yet substantial and interesting enough to challenge any choir. Included are well-known and newly-composed selections for all seasons by composers like Carl Schalk, K. Lee Scott, Bradley Ellingboe, and Linda Cable Shute. Full choirs will find this volume perfect for simple services, low Sundays, or off-seasons. Small choirs can feast on this repertoire throughout the year.
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The Augsburg Choirbook for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany is an exciting collection of choral music for the season. Includes SATB, two-part and three-part settings of much-loved liturature from the Augsburg choral library as well as newly composed settings. This comprehensive collection will immediately appeal to directors, singers, and listeners.
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A definitive collection of 100 anthems from Tudor times to the present, this book includes favorites as well as lesser-known pieces. The anthems were selected for their practical usefulness for church choirs today, bearing in mind the needs of smaller choirs: the anthems are mostly for SATB with or without keyboard accompaniments.
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Advent |
These fifty anthems have been chosen with average parish church choirs in mind, but it is hoped that the collection will prove useful to cathedrals, collegiate churchs and those churchs supporting cathedral-like choirs. Anthems suitable for unaccompanied singing and those needing organ accompaniement are about equal in number: most are for four voices without divisi parts. This collection covers all the main seasons and festivals of the Church's Year, and also includes 21 anthems for general use.
| 9468 SONGBOOK $14.95 |
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Advent |
The two volumes Anthems for Choirs 2 and 3 form a comprehensive collection for soprano and alto voices ranging from the 13th century to the present day. They are suitable for cathedral, church, school, women's, girls', and boys' choirs. Volume 2 is devoted to unison and two-part anthems whilst Volume 3 comprises anthems in three or more parts and a set of five introits. Four new anthems have been specially commissioned from David Lord, John Rutter, Robert Sherlaw Johnson, and Phyllis Tate. With the exception of Christmas (most choir libraries already contain music for this festival) all seasons of the Church's year are represented in the collection. There are 24 anthems in each book.
| 9469 SONGBOOK $16.95 |
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Introits Alleluia Psallat Quam Pulcra Es O Vos Omnes Ave Regina Caelorum O Crux Benedicta O Dommine Jesu Christe Surgens Jesu Two Canons Im Himmelreich In Praise Of God Veni, Creator Hymn To The Virgin O Bone Jesu Psalm 13 Psalm 150 Song Of The Sun Good - Nature To Animals Christ The Lord Is Risen Again Anthem For The Trinity |
Anthems For Choirs Volume 3 is comprised of anthems in three or more parts and a set of five introits. Four new anthems have been specially commisioned from David Lord, John Rutter, Robert Sherlaw Johnson, and Phyllis Tate. With the exception of Christmas all seasons of the church's year are represented in the collection. There are 24 anthems included in this volume.
| 9142 SONGBOOK $16.95 |
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The Epiphany |
A definitive collection of 100 anthems from Tudor times to the present, this book includes favorites as well as lesser-known pieces. The anthems were selected for their practical usefulness for church choirs today, bearing in mind the needs of smaller choirs: the anthems are mostly for SATB with or without keyboard accompaniments.
| 9471 SONGBOOK $16.95 |
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Prisoners' chorus (Fidelio - Beethoven) Roman carnival (Benvenuto Cellini - Berlioz) Habanera (Carmen - Bizet) March of the toreadors (Carmen - Bizet) Polovitsian dances (Prince Igor - Borodin) Chorus of wedding guests (Lucia di Lammermoor - Donizetti) Soldiers' chorus (Faust - Gounod) Chorus of encanted islanders (Alcina - Handel) Bell Chorus (Pagliacci - Leoncavallo) Easter hymn (Cavalleria rusticana - Mascagni) Priests' chorus (Die Zauberflote - Mozart) Voyagers' chorus (Idomeneo - Mozart) Coronation scene (Boris Godunov - Mussorgsky) Humming chorus (Madama Butterfly - Puccini) Dido's lament, and final chorus (Dido and Aeneas - Purcell) Procession of the nobles (Mlada - Rimsky-Korsakov) Prayer (Moise - Rossini) Villagers' chorus (Guillaume Tell - Rossini) Chorus of peasant girls (Eugene Onegin - Tchaikovsky) Waltz scene (Eugene Onegin - Tchaikovsky) Anvil chorus (Il trovatore - Verdi) Brindisi (La traviata - Verdi) Brindisi (La traviata - Verdi) |
The Oxford Choral Classics series gathers together over three hundred of the world's choral masterpieces into a unique series of seven volumes. Each volume contains all of the established classics of its genre under a single cover, in authoritative new editions, at a budget price. Opera Choruses is the first volume in the series. Audiences will love these classic choruses, skillfully arranged as separate concert works and available for the first time together. Rutter has researched the best available sources and provided excellent English singing translations, as well as sensible and practical new keyboard reductions for rehearsal accompanists.
| 9134 SONGBOOK $16.95 |
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Sing we and chant it (Morley) |
"The A Cappella Singer" books, of which this is the second, are designed to bring much of this music in most engaging variety and excellence into schools, colleges, universities, clubs, communities and homes. While the other books in this series are designed for either the male or female voice, this book is designed for a mix of both, containing Madrigals and Ayres with all their grace, wit and lyrical charm; the ineffably lovely and truly religious music of Bach, Brahms and other composers nearer our own times; and fine arrangements of folk songs: this is an endlessly rich field containing most of the best choral music in the world.
| 6613 SONGBOOK $12.98 |
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Sumer is icumen in |
A unique anthology which casts its net far and wide across seven centuries of unaccompanied European choral music, this book is a fascinating selection of thirty pieces, ideal for enterprising choirs looking for something out of the ordinary to enliven their repertoire. Diversity and eclecticism are the hallmarks of this stimulating collection: the pieces range from two to eight voices; from monuments of the Renaissance to miniature canons by Lawes, Schubert, and Brahms; from "Sumer is icumen in" to Stanford and Grieg. This is a truly European anthology, encompassing the music of composers from England, France, Spain, Norway, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands. The contents are arranged chronologically, and though they include a few classics of the genre that no such survey can afford to ignore, the majority of pieces are unjustifiably lesser known. All are newly edited from their sources, at original pitch and in original note-values wherever practical; minimal editorial intervention allows this music to breathe afresh. There are notes on each piece, and prose translation for non-English texts.
| 6604 SONGBOOK $17.95 |
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Londonderry Air |
Celtic music is enjoying a well-deserved revival. This revival may have been inspired by historical Hollywood epics, by popular dance acts such as “Riverdance”, by Michael Flatley or purely by the emotional power of Celtic melodies. The songs all tell stories that have been passed down through successive generations, with more facets than any other kind of traditional music: some are melancholy dirges, some playful and lively dance tunes. This book brings together 20 of these traditional melodies in contemporary, modern arrangements for mixed chorus. In them you will find homophonic movements, sweeping melodic lines, vocal imitations of Celtic instruments and rousing rhythms. The irresistible charm of this music will leave no choral singer unmoved and is bound to find favour with audiences.
| 9119 SONGBOOK $12.95 |
Britain's King's Singers are as respected and talented a vocal group as can be found performing today. Highly educated, but with a passion for music that is never purely academic, this six member ensemble, featuring two countertenors, one tenor, one "high" baritone, one baritone and one bass, is constantly striving for excellence and originality. Therefore, their mixed-voice arrangements, though classified SATB, are sometimes for six voice parts. Some also feature piano for rehearsal only.
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The Barber of Seville Overature, arr. Daryl Runswick |
Enjoy the applause as your group performs some of the most often requested King's Singers selections in a variety of styles.
| 9551 SONGBOOK $6.95 |
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And I Love Her |
Twelve Beatles favorites, arranged as only the King's Singers can: in other words, do not expect adherence to the original versions by the Fab Four. Example: "Can't Buy Me Love" as a madrigal
| 6116 SONGBOOK $5.95 |
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All Creatures Now |
A variety of music from the great flowering of the English choral art in the king'singers' own editions. Includes a general introduction to the era and background on each work. A must for every high school and college choral library! Includes pieces by: William Byrd (Sing Joyfully, Haec Dies), Orlando Gibbons (Drop Drop Slow Tears, The Silver Swan), John Bennett (All Creatures Now, Weep O Mine Eyes), Thomas Weelkes (As Vesta Was), Thomas Morley (Fire Fire), Edward Pierce (Hunting the Hare), Thomas Ravenscroft (A Round of Three Country Dances, The Three Ravens), Thomas Tallis (If Ye Love Me).
| 6123 SONGBOOK $6.95 |
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Au Joli Jeu |
Here are 12 of the King's Singers favorite works of the European Renaissance in their own performing editions. Includes performance notes and translations for each work. Spanish: Otro tal misacantano (Anonymous), Dindirin, dindirin (Anonymous); French: Triste depart (Nicolas Gombert), La, la, la, je ne l'ose dire (Pierre Certon), Au joli jeu du pousse avant (Clement Janequin); German: Tanzen und Springen (Hans Leo Hassler), Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen (Heinrich Isaac); Italian: Parmi di star (Severin Cornet), Il bianco e dolce cigno (Jacques Arcadelt), Chi chilichi (Orlande de Lassus); English: Hark All Ye Lovely Saints (Thomas Weelkes), I Love, Alas, I Love Thee (Thomas Morley). Songlist
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Sing We And Chant It |
1995 collection with a lovely introduction and biography. Also, very helpful notes about each piece in particular with suggestions by group members. Quite the variety of material, from a two Beatles songs, Queen's "Seaside Rendezvous," traditional folk songs such as the Japanese "Takeda Lullaby," Renaissance pieces such as "If Ye Love Me" by Tallis and so on. Mostly four voices, but with an SSATB version of "Sing And We Chant It."
| 6115 SONGBOOK $6.95 |
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A British Tar |
These inventive settings of eight Gilbert & Sullivan favorites offer a multitude of musical rewards. Brilliant farce, understated spoof and delicate nuance are all present in abundance.
| 6122 SONGBOOK $5.95 |
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This Old Man (SSAA)
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Con Amores, La Mi Madre (SATB)
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Dindirin, Dindirin |
With a preface by Simon Carrington describing the madrigal style and its history, as well as extensive performance notes for each piece, this scholarly collection is written for four mixed voices. Some of these can be heard performed by the King's Singers on their "Madrigal History Tour.
| 6118 SONGBOOK $6.95 |
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Gentil Senora Mia (Vasquez) |
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I'm A Train |
After twenty-five years together, the King's Singers do deserve to celebrate. We can join in on favorites such as "I'm A Train," "You Are The New Day" and "Shenandoah" (the fabulous Bob Chilcott arrangement). A few pieces have piano accompaniment.
| 6114 SONGBOOK $6.95 |
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Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) SATB divisi a cappella |
England's King's Singers are known for their impeccable musicality. Coupled with the enthralling traditional melodies of Ireland, this intermediate to advanced level collection of ten arrangements will be challenging as well as rewarding.
| 6120 SONGBOOK $6.95 |
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Introducton |
After all, the King's Singers are British, so a collection of Folk Songs from their own island is a joyful addition to the canon. Written in the original keys with only one exception, and with occasional accompaniment (piano or strings on "Barbara Allen), most of these eleven selections are for six voices, but they could be male or mixed, depending on the range. With their usual attention to detail, a glossary is included in the back to decipher some of the archaic terminology.
| 6119 SONGBOOK $6.95 |
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Alleluia (Boyce) |
This delightful collection of 99 rounds, canons and partsongs makes a delightful introduction to part-singing to kids from 6 to 106! The selections are arranged by categories including English Pre-1700 (Secular), Pre-1700 (Sacred), Post 1700, From Around the World and Wordless Rounds. There's also a surprise or two! Includes: Alleluia (Boyce), Christmas Is Coming, Coffee Canon, Come Follow, Come Let Us All A-Maying Go, Dona Nobis Pacem, Hava Na Shira, If Turn'd Topsy Turvy, Jubilate Deo, Mi Gallo, My Dame Hath a Lame Tame Crane, Non Nobis Domine, Oaken Leaves, Shalom Chaverim, The Silver Swan, Summer Is A-Coming In, Tallis' Canon, Viva la Musica, When Jesus Wept and 80 more.
| 6128 SONGBOOK $8.95 |
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