RSCM Carols for Sopranos, Altos, and Unison Lower Voices
42 carols for Advent and Christmas, written during lockdown, selected and edited by David Ogden, with rehearsal and back tracks available on demand
RSCM Carols for Sopranos, Altos, and Unison Lower Voices
42 carols for Advent and Christmas, written during lockdown, selected and edited by David Ogden, with rehearsal and back tracks available on demand
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Choirs love Christmas. The pleasure of revisiting the familiar and exploring the new is something singers enjoy year after year. This superb new collection of 42 carols by 26 composers has been specially compiled to appeal to church and school choirs of all kinds. Written during lockdown, choirs and those who listen to them will love the 30 new carols in a wide range of tempos and styles (from plainsong to funk), as well as twelve arrangements of well-known favourites. At least six of the settings can be sung unaccompanied, for the more reflective moments as well as the allimportant impromptu carol singing.
The best-selling first volume of RSCM Anthems for SAMen, published in 2018, continues to give choirs plenty to get their teeth into with many pieces that can be learned quickly and performed over and over again. This book continues that spirit – 3 part settings that are straightforward but innovative, pleasing to sing, have inspiring texts, and are flexible enough so they can be sung by choirs of all shapes and sizes. The accompaniment parts are not complicated and can be played on an organ or piano. These wonderful carol settings will form part of your carol services for years to come.
CONTENTS
Seasonal and Thematic Index v
Introduction viii
1 Advent Responsory Sarah Macdonald 1
2 All my heart this night rejoices Philip Wilby 6
3 And Jesus was his name Thomas Hewitt Jones 12
4 The Angel Gabriel Esther Bersweden 17
5 Away in a manger Toby Young 25
6 A babe is born all of a may Amy Summers 31
7 Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light Ghislaine Reece-Trapp 37
8 Bring a torch, Jeannette, Isabella Alexander Campkin 43
9 Carol of the crib Joanna Forbes L’Estrange 46
10 Child in a stable Philip Moore 53
11 Christ is come David Ogden 58
12 Christmas lullaby Thomas Hewitt Jones 60
13 Come to Bethlem Meirion Wynn Jones 67
14 Coventry Carol David Ogden 73
15 Dans cette étable Piers Maxim 77
16 A day of glory! David Ogden 82
17 Dost thou in a manger lie Richard Shephard 90
18 Eastern monarchs, sages three Ian Carpenter 94
19 The first tree in the greenwood Alexander L’Estrange 104
20 Gaudete Barbara Rusbridge 115
21 Have we a place? Meirion Wynn Jones 120
22 The Holly and the Ivy David Ogden 124
23 Holy Child, how still you lie David Halls 132
24 I wonder as I wander Timothy Noon 139
25 Infant holy Philip Moore 143
26 The Infant King (Sing lullaby) Sarah Macdonald 148
27 The Infant King (Sing lullaby) Timothy Noon 152
28 Isaiah’s Prophecy Alexander L’Estrange 157
29 Lift your heart David Halls 169
30 Love came down at Christmas David Ogden 174
31 Lullaby of Jesus Grayston Ives 178
32 Noël Nouvelet Geoff Weaver 184
33 On Christmas Day in the morning Gareth Treseder 191
34 Rejoice and be merry Timothy Parsons 198
35 See, to us a child is born Piers Maxim 205
36 Shepherds are kneeling Peter Nardone 209
37 Shepherds! Awaken from your sleep Ian Carpenter 214
38 Silent Night Amy Summers 216
39 Song of the shepherds Joanna Forbes L’Estrange 222
40 Sweet was the song the Virgin sang Stuart Beer 233
41 There is no Rose of such virtue Huw Morgan 240
42 When God at first created man Geoff Weaver 247
Composer biographies 256