Carols for Choirs 2: Fifty Carols for Christmas and Advent (Vocal score)

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Whiteley, Sheila, ed. (2008). Christmas, Ideology and Popular Culture. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780748631872. Carols for Choirs 1-3 and 100 Carols for Choirs are a special case in this series, in that 100 Carols for Choirs was made up of significant portions of Carols for Choirs 1-3 with additional works. own sound card and sound system on your computer. The accompaniment is spread evenly across both channels, but the

Obituary of Christopher Morris, the organist and publisher who launched the book Carols For Choirs. A second collection of 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompaniments for piano, or organ, or orchestra, or brass ensemble. Many of the carols are from traditional sources, rearranged: among the items composed especially for this volume are carols by William Walton, Benjamin Britten, Richard Rodney Bennett, and William Mathias. By the late 1950s, OUP was beginning to consider a revision to OBCto include the by-now enormously popular Christmas hymns, which of course were included in almost every hymn book going (including OUP’s own English Hymnaland Songs of Praise). It was found, however, that the original contracts with the OBCeditors prevented any form of later revision. Christopher Morris, the music editor for OUP in 1960 (who later became Head of Music), decided that OBCwas “miles out of date” and that, because he was unable to revise it, a new carol book that was modern, practical, and inexpensive, giving the same accessibility to material but under one cover, was required. Sometimes there are solo parts alongside the choral parts. In this case they will always be heard on bothIf you are using stereo headphones the effect can be achieved by offsetting the relevant earpiece so you Sometimes before unaccompanied pieces, or pieces starting with no piano intro, to strike the rhythm for the singer, two a b Beeson, Trevor (2009). "17. The Oxbridge Choirs". In Tuneful Accord: the church musicians. London: SCM. p.141. ISBN 9780334041931.

in the table alongside the piece of music you wish to hear or load down.To hear the midi file played, Scott, John; Dakers, Lionel, eds. (1998). Ash Wednesday to Easter for Choirs. London: OUP. ISBN 9780193531116. A series of Carol collections published by the Oxford University Press between 1961 and 2011, comprising: the left, your part should be almost inaudible (for confident singers, who probably don't need this help anyway!) On 29 December 2021, it was announced that a new volume, Carols for Choirs 6, would be published in the summer of 2023. A poll was released to suggest the colour of the new book, the most popular colour being purple. [6] The volume was released on 13 July 2023, featuring fifty carols (both originals and arrangements).

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Archer, Malcolm; Scott, John, eds. (2004). Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs: Anthems for the Church's Seasons. Oxford: OUP. ISBN 978-0-19-353026-3.

Please note that this is strictly for practice, and you should not expect a particularly pleasant sound, and I a b c Bannister, Matthew (21 December 2014). "Christopher Morris Obituary". Last Word. 25 minutes in. BBC. BBC Radio 4 . Retrieved 4 October 2016.you set the balance to the right, you should hear your part dominating. Conversely, if you set the balance to

Source: OUP Archive, Carols for Choirs Book 1 editorial files. Reproduced by kind permission of the Secretary to the Delegates of Oxford University Press Archer, Malcolm; Cleobury, Stephen, eds. (6 April 2000). Advent for Choirs. Oxford: OUP. ISBN 978-0-19-353025-6.

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Thus if you set your stereo balance to the centre you will hear a reasonable balance of all parts. However if John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world. We've been awhile-a-wandering - Use 1st parts if you are singing in unison. Use 2nd parts if the accompaniment is to be sung or hummed. This table has therefore been produced to allow an easy comparison between these 4 four linked volumes.