Oxford Book Of Flexible Carols Ed Bullard Pb

The Oxford Book Of Flexible Carols 

The Perfect Resource for Every Choir at Christmas

Celebrate the holiday season with "The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols," the quintessential resource for every choir at Christmas. Edited by Alan Bullard, this expansive 288-page music book is tailored to accommodate choirs of all sizes and types. It features a wide array of high-quality carols that are accessible for singers at different skill levels.

What sets this collection apart is its flexible scoring options, meticulously explained to facilitate performances by various combinations of voices. This adaptability makes it an invaluable asset for choirs that may have varying numbers of available singers or that wish to explore different vocal arrangements. Whether for small gatherings or large festive performances, "The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols" ensures that every choir can deliver a heartwarming and dynamic holiday program.

Features:

• 56 flexibly scored carols
• Suitable for mixed choirs, upper-voice choirs, choirs with few men, unison choirs, small choirs, and all other groups
• New flexible arrangements of traditional carols and modern favourites
• Brand new carols written specially for the collection
• Variety of composers, including Kerry Andrew, Malcolm Archer, Alan Bullard, Bob Chilcott, Stephen Cleobury, Cecilia McDowall, John Rutter, Mack Wilberg, and David Willcocks
• Wide range of material, from Medieval to the present day and including wassails, gallery carols, world carols, and spirituals
• Accessible keyboard accompaniments suitable for organ (with or without pedals) or piano
• Available in both standard and spiral-bound editions

Contents Includes:

A babe is born, Antony Baldwin
A little child there is yborn, Christopher Wiggins
Adam lay ybounden, Graham Ross
Adam lay ybounden, Peter Warlock, lower voice parts by Alan Bullard
Angels, from the realms of glory, Nicholas Burt
Away in a manger, W. J. Kirkpatrick, arr. Bob Chilcott
Away With Your Sorrows, William Billings, arr. Alan Bullard
Born this day is the Son of God, Trad. African, trans. and arr. Fred Onovwerosuoke, accomp. Alan Bullard
Cantemos a María, Trad. Dominican Republic, arr. Juan Tony Guzmán
Child of the stable's secret birth, Thomas Hewitt Jones
Christmas-tide, Bob Chilcott
Christmas Lullaby, John Rutter
Come and Worship!, Alan Bullard
Come, let us all with heart and voice, 18th-cent. West Country carol, adap. Alan Bullard
Coventry Carol, Roderick Williams
Ding dong! merrily on high, 16th-cent. French, arr. Alan Smith
Falantidida, Jenny McLeod
Gaudete!, from Piae Cantiones (1582), arr. Alan Bullard
Gloucestershire Wassail, Trad. English, arr. Richard Shephard
Gold for a manger bed, Malcolm Archer
Go tell it on the mountain, Trad. American, arr. Pete Churchill
Good Christians all, rejoice, Old German carol, arr. Alan Bullard
His Praises We'll Sing, Alan Bullard
Il est né, le divin enfant, Trad. French, arr. Neil Matthews
In the Beginning, Alan Smith
In the bleak mid-winter, Gustav Holst, descant and accomp. Alan Bullard
Infant holy, infant lowly, Trad. Polish, arr. Neil Matthews
Jesus Christ is here!, Mina folk song, trans. and arr. by Fred Onovwerosuoke
Mary's Cradle Song, Max Reger, arr. Alan Bullard
Natus est Immanuel, Alan Bullard
Now is the Time for Christemas!, Edmund Jolliffe
O faithful star, Gwyn Arch
O holy night!, Adolphe Adam, arr. Alan Bullard
Past three o'clock, Trad. English, arr. Jonathan Willcocks
Rise up, Shepherd, and Follow, Trad. American, arr. Gordon Thornett
See amid the winter's snow, Sarah Rodgers
Silent night, Franz Xaver Gruber, arr. Alan Bullard
Song of the Wise Men, Trad. Puerto Rican, arr. Alan Bullard
Star Carol, John Rutter
Starry night, David Willcocks
Still, still, still, Austrian carol, arr. Mack Wilberg
Sweet was the song, Alan Bullard
Te Kaiwhakaora, Jenny McLeod
The Cherry Tree Carol, Kerry Andrew
The First Christmas, David Hamilton
The light of the world, Ian Ray
The Night is Still, Cecilia McDowall
The Saviour's Come, Trad. Swahili, arr. David Blackwell
The Truth from Above, Andrew Smith
There is no rose, Anon. 15th cent., arr. Alan Bullard
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, John Gardner
We three kings of Orient are, John Henry Hopkins, arr. Stephen Cleobury
We wish you a merry Christmas, Trad. West Country carol, arr. Benjamin Woodgates
What child is this?, Trad. English, arr. Antony Baldwin
When Christ was born of Mary free, John Gardner
Wisselton, wasselton, Alan Bullard

Review:

"It clearly embraces a wide range of choral abilities and voice permutations and will doubtless appeal to choirs and choir trainers of many stripes." - Choir & Organ, September 2009