Sacred and religious music Books
HarperCollins Publishers Mission Praise Words
Book SynopsisTo celebrate its 30th anniversary of publication, a brand new edition of the ultimate combination of traditional hymns and modern worship songs.Mission Praise' is a much-loved hymn book, and has remained so since its outset in 1984. Initially used for Billy Graham's Mission England rallies where thousands of people converted to Christianity it has become a staple of worship throughout the UK and across the world.It was the first hymn book of its kind, introducing more modern styles of music into worship yet retaining the best of traditional hymnody loved by churchgoers of every age. This new, expanded edition of the complete Mission Praise' includes the whole of the existing collection of over 1000 songs and hymns, and adds the best new songs in various styles from the past few years.This brand new edition has been put together by Mission Praise''s original editorial team of Peter Horrobin and Greg Leavers, and contains in this 30th anniversary year over 100 new songs and has, by pTrade Review‘There is no more complete collection of every item that a church musician might be called upon to play or sing.’– The Royal School of Church Music ‘I welcome this new edition of Mission Praise and I hope and pray that many thousands more voices will join the crowds that I remember thirty years ago, who came together to sing God’s praises!’ – Cliff Barrows
£11.69
Canterbury Press Norwich Hymns Ancient and Modern
Book SynopsisHymns A&M' was first published in 1861. The new standard edition was introduced in 1983 containing 533 hymns including 333 from the 1950 Revised Edition plus 100 Hymns for Today and More Hymns for Today.
£13.00
Canterbury Press Norwich Ancient and Modern: Hymns and Songs for
Book SynopsisThe world’s most famous hymn book has undergone a complete revision and now offers the broadest ever range of traditional hymns and the best from today’s composers and hymn/song writers. 150 years since its first publication and after sales of 170 million copies, this brand new edition contains over 840 items, ranging from the Psalms to John Bell, Bernadette Farrell and Stuart Townend. The guiding principles behind this collection are: • congregational singability • biblical and theological richness • musical excellence • liturgical versatility • relevance to today’s worship styles and to today’s concerns New features include added provision for all the seasons of the Church year, new items for carol services and other popular occasions where the repertoire is in need of refreshing, more choices for all-age worship, fresh translations of some ancient hymnody, beautiful new tunes, short songs and chants – alleluias, kyries, blessings etc. and music from the world church. A full range of indexes (including biblical and thematic) and a helpful guide to choosing hymns for every occasion will help to make Ancient & Modern the premier hymn collection of choice. This is the Full Music edition.Trade Review'It is my prediction that for those congregations who seek to keep pace with contemporary developments in hymn-writing ... this new hymnal will quickly become the standard by which all others are judged.' -- Peter Westfield * New Directions *'if Common Worship was graded as 'Good' in 2000, this 2013 edition of A&M will certainly be a grade higher. It is a volume which deserves to be in regular use by all church musicians and worship leaders.' -- Ian Sharp * Church Music Quarterly *
£32.00
HarperCollins Publishers Mission Praise
Book SynopsisA brand new edition of the ultimate combination of traditional hymns and modern worship songs.Mission Praise' is a much-loved hymn book, and has remained so since its outset in 1984. Initially used for Billy Graham's Mission England rallies where thousands of people converted to Christianity it has become a staple of worship throughout the UK and across the world.It was the first hymn book of its kind, introducing more modern styles of music into worship yet retaining the best of traditional hymnody loved by churchgoers of every age. This new, expanded edition of Complete Mission Praise' includes the whole of the existing collection of over 1000 songs and hymns, and adds the best new songs in various styles from the past few years.This brand new edition has been put together by Mission Praise''s original editorial team of Peter Horrobin and Greg Leavers, and contains in this 30th anniversary year over 100 new songs and has, by popular request, been split into two volumes in order tTrade Review‘There is no more complete collection of every item that a church musician might be called upon to play or sing.’– The Royal School of Church Music ‘I welcome this new edition of Mission Praise and I hope and pray that many thousands more voices will join the crowds that I remember thirty years ago, who came together to sing God’s praises!’ – Cliff Barrows
£27.00
Zondervan Rescue Story
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£18.00
Novello & Co Ltd Messiah Watkins Shaw
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£10.92
Baker Publishing Group A Song in My Heart
Book SynopsisStart your day with a song in your heart! Developed by the bestselling hymn historian of Then Sings My Soul, this 365-day devotional draws biblical encouragement from of the best-loved hymns of the faith.
£10.79
Oxford University Press Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music for Manuals
Book SynopsisA diverse collection of seasonal organ music for manuals only, covering the church''s year from Advent to Epiphany. The pieces are drawn internationally from across the centuries and include a mixture of established repertoire, attractive new arrangements, and four newly commissioned pieces. The collection is technically accessible (approx. Grades 4-5) and provides approachable repertoire for all church musicians, making it an attractive companion to The Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music.
£16.62
Canterbury Press Norwich New English Hymnal
Book SynopsisIncludes general hymns; hymns for feasts, seasons and saints' days; office hymns for the liturgical year; an enlarged eucharistic section; responsorial psalms and a new English folk mass setting.
£22.50
HarperCollins Publishers Sankeys Sacred Songs and Solos
Book SynopsisA classic collection of hymns and choruses.Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos was developed by Ira D. Sankey as a resource for his concerts and revival meetings in the late 19th century. This collection is still popular today, with a wide selection of hymns and songs on many different themes.
£14.99
Oxford University Press Carols for Choirs 5
Book Synopsisfor SATB, accompanied and unaccompaniedTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Carols for Choirs 1, OUP presents a new volume in this ground-breaking series. Carols for Choirs 5 continues the tradition of its predecessors by providing a complete resource for choirs from Advent through to Epiphany. Featuring brand new carols and arrangements of classic tunes, the collection showcases the very best established and new names in choral composition today, both in the UK and world-wide.Trade ReviewWith the publication of Carols for Choirs 5 there has never been a better time to consider upgrading those worn-out green copies to shiny new gold ones . . . The collection successfully captures a balance of choral styles indicative of this decade with nothing out of place. While messrs Rutter and Willcocks are represented, nothing is reproduced from earlier volumes; CC5 represents excellent value for money. * Rupert Gough, Choir & Organ November 2011 *It is a wonderful collection: order a copy right away! * Philip Brunelle , The American Organist, December 2011 *The number of choral directors who can remember Christmas before Carols for Choirs is dwindling fast. The series was born in 1961, and fifty years on the fifth volume has appeared. Its pedigree is impeccable, and it fully maintains the high standards of its predecessors . . . This treasure chest of new and old carols should be in every choir library. If you need any further persuasion, turn to the end and play Thomas Hewitt Jones's haunting setting of What child is this? The carol is alive and well. * Rosemary Broadbent, Church Music Quarterly, December 2011 *There are some snazzy descants, which may not displace the best of Willcocks but are nice alternatives to have, and striking new versions of carols one had imagined done to death, such as Andrew Simpsons engaging take on I saw three ships. If anything, the balance by comparison with Carols 1 to 4 seems to favour new composition, with a whole fresh roster of composers brought on board there are outstanding pieces by Howard Skempton (Adam lay ybounden) and Gabriel Jackson (The Christ Child), among others . . . Carols for Choirs 5 is a high quality publication that fully maintains the standards of this illustrious series. * Matthew Greenall, Classical Music, November 2011 *Table of ContentsA Heavenly Song ; A little child there is yborn ; A Patre Unigenitus ; Adam lay ybounden ; Away in a manger (UK tune) ; Away in a manger (US tune) ; Blest Mary wanders through the thorn ; Candlelight Carol ; Carol ; Ding dong! merrily on high ; Glory to the Christ Child ; God rest you merry, gentlemen ; Good King Wenceslas ; Hark! the herald-angels sing ; Hush! my dear ; I saw a stable ; I saw three ships ; I sing of a maiden ; In dulci jubilo ; It came upon the midnight clear (UK tune) ; It came upon the midnight clear (US tune) ; Joy to the world! ; Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming ; Lullay, my liking ; My Lord has Come ; New Year ; O come, all ye faithful ; O come, O come, Emmanuel ; O little town ; Old Christmas Returned (or Hospitality Revived) ; Out of the Orient crystal skies ; Pilgrim Jesus ; Scots Nativity ; See amid the winter's snow ; Silent night ; Sussex Carol ; The Bell Carol ; The Christ-child ; The holly and the ivy ; The Sparrows' Carol ; The Virgin's Song ; There is no rose ; There is no rose ; There's a song in the air! ; This endris night ; Voices in the Mist ; Wassail ; We three kings of Orient are ; What child is this? ; While shepherds watched their flocks
£19.90
Scarecrow Press Dies Irae
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive survey of requiem music provides detailed information on 250 requiems. Each entry includes a biography of the composer and a description of the composition. Details of voicing, orchestration, editions and discography are given.Trade ReviewIf Chase is correct that there are between 2,000 and 2,500 "requiem settings" in existence, he has pulled together a compendium of most of them.The book is a valuable resource for that reason alone. * Worship *The reference value of this work cannot be denied... -- Haig Mardirosian * The American Organist, January 2004 *...the fruit of patient and careful, thorough and exhaustive scholarship...no description in a review such as this can begin to do it justice...Dr. Chase's study is an especially welcome addition to the literature. -- John Ogasapian * The Diapason, November 2003 *...helpful for performers and theologians as well as those interested in music and church history. -- Michael B. Shavelson * Bostonia, Winter 2003-2004 *Dr. Chase has not missed anything in this one-of-a-kind, voluminous, comprehensive guide...This is a cornucopia of information: Everything thing is there...well worth the inclusion on the active shelves of libraries, musicians, liturgists, and general readers. -- William Tortolano * Pastoral Music, March 2004 *Chase offers a broad, detailed survey of over 200 requiems and requiem-like compositions from the era of early Western chant to the present. Recommended. All music collections. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Abbreviations Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 1 The Gregorian Requiem Mass Chapter 6 2 The Polyphonic Corsican Requiem Chapter 7 3 The Renaissance and the Franco-Flemish School Chapter 8 4 The High Renaissance Chapter 9 5 The Baroque Requiem Chapter 10 6 The Symphonic Requiem Chapter 11 7 Romanticism Chapter 12 8 The Twentieth Century Chapter 13 9 Dies Irae Chapter 14 10 Ein Deutsches Requiem: The German Requiem Chapter 15 11 The Anglican Requiem Chapter 16 12 The Byzantine-Greek Requiem Chapter 17 13 The Russian Orthodox Panikhida Chapter 18 14 The Serbian Orthodox Requiem: Opelo Chapter 19 15 The Armenian Orthodox Requiem Chapter 20 Appendix A: Dies Irae Melodies Chapter 21 Appendix B: More Liturgical Requiems Chapter 22 Bibliography Chapter 23 Composer Index Chapter 24 About the Author
£110.70
Indiana University Press Singing Jeremiah
Book SynopsisA defining moment in Catholic life in early modern Europe, Holy Week brought together the faithful to commemorate the passion, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This title presents the study of ritual and music.Trade ReviewThis a stunning piece of scholarship centered around a specific ritual in Western society and Christianity, and the music associated with it. Highly recommended. * Choice *[A] ground-breaking and invigorating study. . . [this] study will undoubtedly keep the knowledge of these Offices alive in the minds of musicologists, and of more general readers, for a long time to come. * Early Music *This groundbreaking study brings together fascinating facts and materials, varied discussions, and a layered organization of its material in condensed, scholarly, and sophisticated language. It requires some basic knowledge of its subject on the part of its readers. The book will be a valuable addition to any academic and large public library, and constitutes a significant source for academics, scholars, theologians, and musicians interested in details of the Triduum, its ritual, and its music. * Music Reference Services Quarterly *Handsomely produced, and accompanied by useful appendixes detailing the contents, verse selections, and modal organizations of selected Holy Week cycles, Singing Jeremiah mines an obscure yet inexhaustibly rich vein of music that expressed profound sentiments of devotion and penance. * Renaissance Quarterly *Robert Kendrick has provided the interested reader with a huge amount of information, with great cultural-historical, and not least music-historical perspectives. It is an important book, which takes seriously the idea that liturgical music was also—and remains—theological, cultural, and ritual practice. * Music and Letters *Kendrick's command of the complex layers of meaning attached to the ritual and musical performance of Tenebrae cannot fail to impress. Singing Jeremiah is a significant contribution to understanding the richness of early modern Catholicism. * Church History *Kendrick's book is essential reading for anyone engaging with the sacred/secular dichotomy in early modern music and the socio-liturgical context of music. * Notes *Written in careful musical detail and with an admirable comprehension of the environment in which the music developed, Kenrick's book will be a reliable source for both musicians and liturgical scholars for many years to come. * Antiphon *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsTerminology, Abbreviations, Texts1. Symbolic Meanings, Sonic Penance2. Textual Understandings, Musical Expressions3. Devotion, Models, Circulation, 1550-16004. Dynastic Tenebrae5. Static Rites, Dramatic Music6. European Tenebrae c. 16807. Ad honorem Passionis: Triduum Music and Rational Piety8. Endings and ContinuitiesAppendix: Tables 1-4NotesBibliographyIndex
£35.10
Rowman & Littlefield The Shofar
Book SynopsisIn The Shofar, Jeremy Montagu offers a detailed study of the ram's horn of the Bible, describing its history and useboth ritual and secularfrom biblical times to the present. Because the same person normally blows the shofar each year during the Jewish High Holy Days, few are aware of the wide differences among communities around the world: the varying points in the Jewish liturgical service when the shofar is blown, what sound combinations exist, and the many varieties of the instrument. This is the first work of its kind to detail the full range of historical, musical, antiquarian, and religious issues surrounding the ancient instrument with all relevant citations from the Bible, the Talmud, and key post-Talmudic sources. Jeremy Montagu carefully examines horn types, sound characteristics, liturgical uses, and community functions to illustrate how the shofar has reflected local custom, regional needs, and religious practice. Chapters provide difficult-to-find information on how shoTrade ReviewA distinguished scholar of musical instruments, Montagu combines, in his inimitable way, minutely researched scholarship with personal anecdotes and humor. Only he could have written this volume on the shofar, the ancient instrument used in Jewish religious practices. Drawing on his own collection of musical instruments, his experience as a blower of the shofar, and his deep knowledge of Jewish thought, Montagu presents a typology of 16 varieties of shofar, plus instructions on how to choose one, how to make one, how to play it, and who may play it. The most important use of the shofar is for Rosh Hashanah—when it is ‘not a musical instrument [but] instead, a voice, a call from heaven’—but Montagu includes a chapter on its secular use, noting its survival as ‘the oldest musical instrument in written history that is still in use.’ More than 30 instruments are described, their inscriptions cataloged, the theological sources plumbed deeply. This little book will become ‘the’ book on the shofar. And praise is due the publisher for laminating the would-be dust jacket to the covers, thus preserving the photos that would have otherwise been lost in shelving the book in a library. All books should be published this way. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. * CHOICE *The Shofar by Jeremy Montagu is a scholarly yet accessible read on the laws, traditions and development of the shofar as we know it today, by someone who has been a shofar blower since the early 1960s. . . .This is the first book to detail the full range of historical, musical, antiquarian and religious issues for the oldest continuously-used musical instrument in the world. It includes more than 60 photographs from his personal collection of shofars from around the world. The book also details secular uses for the shofar, and who can blow the shofar – and why. * Southern Jewish Life Magazine *Scholarly expertise blends with practical experience and a fierce affection to produce what is likely to be the authoritative book on the shofar for years to come…. [T]the author writes from within the Jewish tradition and says so explicitly and proudly. The laws of the shofar’s manufacture and use are clearly set out. There is also an invaluable list of sources, biblical and rabbinical, in which the shofar is mentioned, including the relevant quotation in full. For the aspiring shofar blower, there are lots of useful tips to make sure your horn is heard on high…. The author’s wide knowledge of music is continuously brought to bear, with occasionally luminous results…. Add to this expertise Montagu’s easy conversational prose style, remarkable in any work, let alone one intended for the reference shelf, and you have the ideal gift for the holiday season, as well as a source of knowledge of lasting value. * The Jerusalem Report *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Musical Examples Transliteration Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Description and Preliminary History Chapter 2: Liturgical Use Chapter 3: The Sounding of the Shofar Chapter 4: Who can Blow and on What Chapter 5: The Secular Uses of the Shofar Chapter 6: Making a Shofar Chapter 7: How to Choose and How to Blow a Shofar Chapter 8: Shofar Typology, Old and New Chapter 9: The Shofar and its Meaning Chapter 10: Biblical, Talmudic, and Post Talmudic Sources Appendix 1: Shofar Inscriptions Appendix 2: Details of all the Shofars Illustrated Bibliography Index About the Author
£83.70
Holy Trinity Publications Book of Akathists Volume I To Our Saviour the
Book SynopsisThis first volume contains six Akathist hymns to the Lord Jesus Christ, four Akathist hymns to the Mother of God, and twelve to various saints. Also contains music for typical akathist refrains.
£25.19
Canterbury Press Norwich Hymns Ancient and Modern New Standard Version
Book SynopsisHymns A&M was first published in 1861. The new standard edition was introduced in 1983 containing 533 hymns including 333 from the 1950 Revised Edition plus 100 Hymns for Today and More Hymns for Today.
£33.25
Multnomah Press Worship as a Way of Life
Book SynopsisLet Every Breath You Take Be an Act of WorshipWorship is more than singing on Sunday morning. While that?s part of it, worship is the essence of what makes us truly human. God sparked this desire within our hearts from the day He first breathed life into Adam and Eve. Since then, every single human who has walked this planet has participated in this God-given ability, and divine quest. While many have squandered their gift, there are those who find the wonder-filled life of communion with God no matter the time or place. True freedom comes when worship flows through us as naturally as the air we breathe, when the words and actions in our lives resonate with our Creator so deeply that every inhalation is full of meaning. When we understand the holiness of the God who knows the stars by name?and His overwhelming love for each one of us?how can we offer anything less? In The Air I Breathe, Louie Giglio explains in passionate prose what it means to truly live a life of worship, offering insight and guidance for finding our personal path towards connecting with the God of the Universe.
£12.59
Post Hill Press Finding Joseph I: An Oral History of H.R. from
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£14.40
Syriac Music Institute Syriac Hymnal
Book SynopsisThis is the first official and complete hymnal according to the rite of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch. It provides chants from Syriac chant traditions having the strongest potential value to the Syriac community. The hymns are transcribed into musical notation system, English translation, Latin transliteration, and Syriac text.
£68.88
Baker Publishing Group A History of Contemporary Praise & Worship:
Book SynopsisChristianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (History & Biography) New forms of worship have transformed the face of the American church over the past fifty years. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including interviews with dozens of important stakeholders and key players, this volume by two worship experts offers the first comprehensive history of Contemporary Praise & Worship. The authors provide insight into where this phenomenon began and how it reshaped the Protestant church. They also emphasize the span of denominational, regional, and ethnic expressions of contemporary worship.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: A Historical OverviewPart 1: The History of Praise & Worship1. The Headwater of Praise & Worship, 1946-652. Deepening the Channel for Praise & Worship, 1965-853. Increasing Currents in Praise & Worship, 1965-854. A Swollen River, Surging and Sweeping, 1985-95Part 2: The History of Contemporary Worship5. Subterranean Stirrings, Pre-19656. The First Wave of Contemporary Worship, 1965-857. The Second Wave of Contemporary Worship, 1985-Mid-1990sPart 3: The Confluence of Praise & Worship and Contemporary Worship8. The New Liturgical Normal, Late 1990sAppendixIndexes
£25.49
Oxford University Press Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists General Hymns
Book SynopsisWith a host of accessible, quality new settings, and with pieces based on all the major hymn tunes, these volumes are a must for every church organist''s library.
£26.36
Inner Traditions Bear and Company Yoga of Sound: The Life and Teachings of the
Book SynopsisNot long after obtaining his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1971, Michael Grosso had an extraordinary experience in Greenwich Village, New York, that led him to realise he needed to balance his overly intellectual life with music. He met Swami Nada Brahmananda, a former court musician for the King of Mysore, famous throughout India for being a master of Taan music and sound yoga, as well as for his supernatural control of his body. Grosso began studying with Swami Nada and found his life profoundly changed. Sharing the lessons of Swami Nada Brahmananda, as well as painting a vivid portrait of New York City in the 1970s--and its vibrant and chaotic underground arts and music scene--Grosso explores Swami Nada’s Indian yoga of sacred sound in depth. He reveals how the tradition centres on the sound or vibration that created the universe, its personal cultivation, and its power to heal, enlighten, and offer insight about how to live in the Kali Yuga, the Age of Conflict. Grosso also examines the siddhis, or extraordinary powers, that can arise from this work, detailing the otherworldly abilities of his master. The lessons that Grosso shares centre on three life-enhancing themes: controlling the mind, which provides the very essence of a happy life; diet and practices conducive to healing and perfect health--Swami Nada himself never knew a day of sickness in all of his 97 years; and how music in all its forms can be used to transform consciousness and enrich our spiritual life. Revealing Swami Nada Brahmananda as the very embodiment of a Celestial Songman, Grosso shows how, by practicing the yoga of sound, we can embody Swami Nada’s greatest lesson of all: that we can all learn to make music from the discordant notes of our lives and sing our way out of the Kali Yuga.Trade Review“This exciting and liberating book opens with an otherworldly experience involving the late-night intersection of deeply emotional music of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane with an apparition of multiple-witnessed unexplained aerial phenomena above New York City in 1976. Grosso describes his own awakening to the universal and idealistic origins of music, especially of a deeply transcendental nature, through his years of training under Swami Nada Brahmananda (whose name literally means Divine Music Happiness), against the lovely background of cosmic humor and deep wisdom imparted by such an enlightened soul. His sage observations and recollections are a gift to the world, hungry as it is for deeper meaning and purpose accessible to the individual seeker. Music is philosophy—this book is a joy!” * Eben Alexander, M.D., author of Proof of Heaven *“Michael Grosso has done it again. After his monumental work on the levitating Saint Joseph of Cupertino, who defied the laws of physics with his literal flights of devotion, rising tens of feet into the air, he now brings us images of a modern mystic, Swami Nada Brahmananda, via the ecstatic and transcendental music of the spheres. Part memoir, part biography of the twentieth century ascetic Swami Nada Brahmananda, Grosso’s new work offers a rich vision into a magical world of mysticism, intertwined with his own mystical experiences and tempered by his keen analytic attention to detail.” * Loriliai Biernacki, Ph.D., professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder *“Reading this book was for me a wonderfully joyous experience, something to treasure, especially at the present time of ‘Kali Yuga,’ the age of conflict. The story of Michael Grosso’s encounter with his one- time music teacher Nada Brahmananda—and his rare type of ancient music yoga—is a colourful tapestry of philosophy, extraordinary experiences, and everyday life in 1970s New York, woven together by the spell of music seen as a spiritual practice. In this context, ‘learning by heart’ needs to be taken literally, meaning a great deal more than memorizing: it is a route to transcending one’s everyday self, to expanding awareness to encompass the ‘unstruck’ sound, the unheard melody of the universe. This is indeed a book for music lovers everywhere and also for all those who enjoy exploring different ways of acquiring wisdom and reconnecting with living nature.” * Zofia Weaver, author of Other Realities?: The Enigma of Franek Kluski’s Mediumship *“Michael Grosso introduces us to one of the most remarkable men of our time, Swami Nada Brahmananda, who lived in perfect health to the age of 97, rarely needing to sleep for more than an hour or two, who didn’t dream (confirmed by scientists), and who, apparently, didn’t have much use for thinking (it makes one dull, he said). This swami, shunning honors or fame, lived to teach others, including the author, the transcendental power of music and made his own body itself a musical instrument and a channel through which the divine could sing. Yoga of Sound is itself a remarkable book and deserves to be included among such classics as Autobiography of a Yogi, Ram Dass’s Be Here Now, and the books of Carlos Castañeda. In short, stunning, mind-blowing, and a marvel of the miraculous.” * Kenneth Ring, Ph.D., author of Lessons from the Light *“Why do so many people take music either too seriously or not nearly seriously enough? Yoga of Sound conveys an essential truth: pure music is life, lived to the fullest, and that suggests divinity: unlimited and unknown powers. This book may help us understand why George Harrison was fond of the saying: God likes me when I pray, but loves me when I sing.” * Tobias Churton, author of The Spiritual Meaning of the Sixties *“Michael Grosso is one of those authorial guides whom one can always trust, no matter how weird (or wonderful) the path gets. And this is a book about a path that is too often not taken but is nevertheless often heard: transcendental music. Here we have a series of visions that begin with a UAP over New York City and a precognitive dream before it moves quickly into the strange powers and astonishing art of Nada Brahmananda and his sound yoga. In Grosso and his remarkable subject we have ears that really and truly hear.” * Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Reali *“Yoga of Sound introduces us to Swami Nada Brahmananda, a ghandarva, a yogi of celestial music. Grosso’s encounters with ‘Nada’ reveal a world of celestial sounds where paranormal phenomena are woven into ordinary life. Although Nada played harmonium and drums, his instrument was himself—every thought, every cell, every muscle. He embodied celestial music in the rhythm of his life. Grosso leads us gently into Nada’s world of divine sounds. Grosso reflects on the history of divine sound, tracing its path from Dionysian ecstasies to the mysticism of Pythagoras’ music of the spheres and Ficino’s recognition of celestial presences in nature. Like Nada, these teachers were animists, seeing and hearing an ensouled world, a world that still speaks to the poet within us. Grosso’s lyrical and penetrating book is itself a spell that awakens us to this presence.” * Gregory Shaw, Ph.D. author of Theurgy and the Soul: The Neoplatonism of Iamblicus *Table of ContentsPreface 1 Laughing Master from a Dream 2 Learning by Heart 3 The Inner Saboteur4 Orphic Economics 5 The High Cost of Perfection 6 Reluctant Sannyasi 7 Krishna’s Flute 8 A Gift from an Old Man9 Landlord contra Swami 10 A Stroll around Herald Square 11 Krishna’s Garden 12 Silence at the Center of the Drum13 Nada Visits a Disturbed Student 14 The Jungle as Music Critic15 The Secret of Never Getting Tired 16 Last Group Lesson with the Ghandarva 17 Divine Detachment 18 Anestehan, the Way to Power 19 The Man Who Never Dreams 20 Nadakhumbaka on Paradise Island 21 Reflections on Transcendental MusicNotes Recommended Reading
£13.59
Oxford University Press Carols for Choirs 6
Book Synopsisfor SATB, accompanied, and unaccompanied To celebrate the centenary of the Oxford University Press Music Department, this volume of 50 new carols complements the five previous volumes, bringing new names and styles to the series while providing a complete resource for choirs from Advent to Epiphany. Featuring newly commissioned carols and arrangements of classic melodies, the collection showcases some of today''s most exciting names in choral composition.
£19.90
The University of Michigan Press The Lions Ear
Book SynopsisPope Leo X is widely understood to be one of the greatest patrons of music in European history. The Lion’s Ear is the first full-length scholarly treatment of the musical patronage of a Renaissance pope and provides an evocative picture of the musical life of the pre-Reformation papacy.Table of Contents Partial Genealogy of the Medici Family Introduction part one Public and Semipublic Contexts, Secular and Sacred Repertories Music and the “Islamic Other”: Public Festivals and Triumphal Entries The Liturgical Ceremonies of the Cappella Sistina part two Private Contexts, Secular Repertories Renaissance Neoplatonism and Music: Ad Hoc Occasions and the Iconography of the Stanza della Segnatura Quotidian Dining and Formal Banqueting The Music for Ad Hoc Occasions, Quotidian Dining, and Formal Banqueting Transvestism and the Carnivalesque at the Leonine Court: The Feasts of San Giovanni and Saints Cosmas and Damian Music and Theater Conclusion Notes Index
£27.50
Shawnee Press Mississippi Mass Choir BookCdrom Pack
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£12.82
Hal Leonard Corporation Open the Eyes of My Heart The Best of Paul
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£12.34
Wild Goose Publications This is Gods World CD
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£14.25
HarperCollins Publishers Mission Praise TwoVolume Set Full Music
Book SynopsisTo celebrate its 30th anniversary of publication, a brand new edition of the ultimate combination of traditional hymns and modern worship songs.Mission Praise' is a much-loved hymn book, and has remained so since its outset in 1984. Initially used for Billy Graham's Mission England rallies where thousands of people converted to Christianity it has become a staple of worship throughout the UK and across the world.It was the first hymn book of its kind, introducing more modern styles of music into worship yet retaining the best of traditional hymnody loved by churchgoers of every age. This new, expanded edition of the complete Mission Praise' includes the whole of the existing collection of over 1000 songs and hymns, and adds the best new songs in various styles from the past few years.This brand new edition has been put together by Mission Praise''s original editorial team of Peter Horrobin and Greg Leavers, and contains in this 30th anniversary year over 100 new songs and has, by p
£60.00
HarperCollins Music Through the Eyes of Faith
£13.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Isnt Her Grace Amazing
Book SynopsisA unique tribute to often overlooked women who have left an indelible mark on Gospel Music—powerful talents who overcame racism and sexism to define the genre, establish its sound, and set the standard for good sangin’ for generations.Nothing in the world soothes the soul better than Gospel music.Trade ReviewIsn't Her Graze Amazing! is an affectionate yet clear-eyed view of gospel’s brightest voices. — Library Journal
£28.50
Penguin Books Ltd Music in the Castle of Heaven
Book SynopsisJohann Sebastian Bach is one of the most unfathomable composers in the history of music. How can such sublime work have been produced by a man who seems so ordinary, so opaque - and occasionally so intemperate?In this remarkable book, John Eliot Gardiner distils the fruits of a lifetime''s immersion as one of Bach''s greatest living interpreters. Explaining in wonderful detail how Bach worked and how his music achieves its effects, he also takes us as deeply into Bach''s works and mind as perhaps words can. The result is a unique book about one of the greatest of all creative artists.Trade ReviewGardiner has joined the select ranks of luminary musicians articulating their experience, with this long, sumptuously illustrated survey of Bach's life and times. The result is dazzling -- Iain Burnside * Observer *There could be no better-qualified guide to the mysteries behind Bach's music than the conductor who has breathed new life into its performance . . . As an exploration of Bach's labyrinthine thought-processes, and as an analysis of his music's overwhelming power, this book will now be required reading . . . for listeners and performers alike -- Michael Church * Independent *Gardiner weaves industrial-strength scholarship, musical analysis and performing insight into a highly readable narrative ... extraordinary -- Richard Morrison * The Times *
£17.09
Penguin Books Ltd I Saw Eternity the Other Night Kings College
Book Synopsis''Erudite, original and surprisingly moving ... This Christmas, as at every Christmas, millions of listeners will have relished the ethereal King''s choir ... Day''s meticulous history of a special choral sound investigates the creation of a style, and the evolution of a tradition, that now feels as anciently English as the stonework of King''s chapel itself'' Boyd TonkinThe sound of the choir of King''s College, Cambridge - its voices perfectly blended, its emotions restrained, its impact sublime - has become famous all over the world, and for many, the distillation of a particular kind of Englishness. This is especially so at Christmas time, with the broadcast of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, whose centenary is celebrated this year. How did this small band of men and boys in a famous fenland town in England come to sing in the extraordinary way they did in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?It has been widely assumed that the King''s sTrade ReviewThe King's choir's glory years under Ord and Willcocks are at the heart of Day's massive, impeccably researched book. Its scope, however, is far wider. ... The sound is a 20th-century British invention, which - because it coincided with the rise of broadcasting and recording - went on to conquer the world. -- Richard Morrison * The Times *This eye-opening - and ear-opening - book ... investigates the creation of a style, and the evolution of a tradition, that now feels as anciently English as the tentacular late-Gothic stonework of King's chapel itself. Along the way, Day's meticulous history of a special choral sound opens out into an exploration of the ever-shifting bonds between music and society, and art and faith. -- Boyd Tonkin * Arts Desk *Magisterial but extremely readable ... full of fascinating detail and shrewd insights -- Clare Stevens * Choir & Organ *
£11.69
Oxford University Press Inc Sounding Jewish in Berlin Klezmer Music and the
Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of Berlin's dynamic klezmer scene, tracing the ongoing dialogue between traditional Yiddish folk music and the creativity and modern urbanity of the German capital. It reveals how contemporary klezmer has become not only a product but also a producer of the city.Trade ReviewA fresh perspective on a well-worn debate that is both nuanced as much as it is politicised ... The book is rich in musical examples and ethnographic descriptions that demonstrate how Berlin klezmer is a novel phenomenon nurtured much more by the contemporary city than by a national past. * Isabel Frey, Ethnomusicology Forum *This is the first full-length study of a single klezmer and Yiddish music community: Berlin in the early to mid-2010s. Alexander beautifully shows how place is both involved in and impacted by the development of this local and at the same time transnational music scene. Drawing on urban studies and cultural studies alongside ethnomusicology, Alexander expands outwards from this snapshot of a particular moment in time, interrogating the nature of music revivals and exposing all of the resonances and contradictions involved, from ethnic, religious and national identities to affinities, continuities and ruptures, aesthetics, ideologies, politics, and memorial culture. It makes an important contribution to urban ethnomusicology, Jewish and ethnic studies, and to intercultural dialogue. * Joel E. Rubin, Associate Professor of Music, University of Virginia, ethnomusicologist, clarinetist, bandleader, recording artist *With this rich, incisive account of klezmer's reinvention in contemporary Berlin, Phil Alexander makes a compelling contribution to the scholarship of contemporary urban musics, reaching beyond well-worn narratives of heritage, multiculturalism and appropriation to demonstrate how musical practices are produced by — and share in producing — the city around them. * Abigail Wood, Senior Lecturer, Department of Music, School of Arts, University of Haifa *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Notes on Translation, Orthography, Interviews and Recordings Chapter 1: Why Berlin? Why Klezmer? Chapter 2: The Music in Berlin: Musical Networks Chapter 3: The Music in Berlin: Spaces and Places Chapter 4: Placing Berlin in the Music Chapter 5: Sounding Jewish in Berlin Chapter 6: Curating the Tradition: Dissemination, Learning, and Responsibility Chapter 7: Performing Berlin: The Silence of the City (Postlude) Chapter 8: Conclusion Appendix 1: A Brief Overview of Klezmer Music Appendix 2: Interview Information Bibliography
£107.65
Oxford University Press Harmony Counterpoint Partimento A New Method
Book SynopsisA new method of music theory education for undergraduate music students, Harmony, Counterpoint, Partimento is grounded in schema theory and partimento, and takes an integrated, hands-on approach to the teaching of harmony and counterpoint in today's classrooms and studios.Trade ReviewIJzerman has developed a historically informed approach to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century harmony and counterpoint, one which takes advantage of the old keyboard exercises known as partimenti. The benefits of those lessons are well known, but until now no one had put together a text that adapted them for the modern classroom. IJzerman covers the era from Bach through Brahms, provides a teacher's manual, and an extensive workbook. If you have bright students, this is the text they would want if they had the choice. * Robert O. Gjerdingen, Professor Emeritus at The School of Music, Northwestern University *Drawing on recent research on partimento and eighteenth-century schemata, IJzerman's Harmony, Counterpoint, Partimento is unlike any other textbook on the market. Its emphasis on the bass line as the driver of harmonic motion is especially praiseworthy. * Roger Graybill, New England Conservatory *Table of ContentsContents Preface Part 1 Harmony in Two and Three Parts Chapter 1 Two-Part Scale Realization 1.1 Parallel Thirds and Parallel Sixths 1.2 Alternation of Thirds and Sixths 1.3 Suspensions: Sevenths and Seconds 1.4 Alternative Voice Leading of Suspension Patterns Chapter 2 Three-Part Scale Realization 2.1 The Fauxbourdon 2.2 The Monte and the 7-6 Fauxbourdon 2.3 The Stepwise Romanesca 2.4 Fifth Down Fourth Up 2.5 The Tied Bass Chapter 3 The Three-Part Cadence 3.1 The Simple Cadence 3.2 The Compound Cadence 3.3 The Double Cadence 3.4 The Galant Cadence 3.5 The Neapolitan Cadence Chapter 4 The Rule of the Octave 4.1 The Ascending Pentachord 4.2 The Descending Pentachord 4.3 The Ascending Tetrachord 4.4 The Descending Tetrachord Chapter 5 Galant Schemata 5.1 The Leaping Romanesca 5.2 The Quiescenza 5.3 The Prinner 5.4 The Monte Romanesca 5.5 The Fenaroli 5.6 The Folia Part Two Harmony in Four Parts Chapter 6 Fundamentals of Four-Part Harmony 6.1 The Compound Cadence (II) 6.2 The Galant Cadence (II) 6.3 The Discant Cadence 6.4 The Dominant Seventh Chord 6.5 The Dominant Seventh Family 6.6 The Four-Part Rule of the Octave Chapter 7 Beyond the Rule of the Octave 7.1 The Diminished Seventh Family 7.2 Fifth Down Fourth Up and Third Down Second Up 7.3 The Tied Bass (II) 7.4 Descending Thirds 7.5 The Folia (II) Chapter 8 Chromaticism 8.1. The Fonte 8.2 The Chromatic Monte 8.3 Tonicization in Descending Thirds 8.4 The Chromatic Tetrachord: The Lamento 8.5 The Chromatic Tetrachord: Advanced Realizations 8.6 The Chain of Dominants Chapter 9 Enharmonization 9.1 The Minor Seventh and the Augmented Sixth 9.2 The Augmented Sixth and the Minor Seventh 9.3 Enharmonizations of the Diminished Seventh Chord 9.4 Enharmonizations of the Augmented-Fifth Triad 9.5 The Omnibus Appendix I Chord Construction Appendix II Cadences Online Supplements: Workbook Realizations of the Exercises Manual for Teachers Midi Sound Files of the Examples Preface
£45.90
Oxford University Press The English Hymnal Full music edition
Book SynopsisThe traditional edition of the English Hymnal, this volume includes the very best hymnody from medieval plain chant to the early twentieth-century classics. The hymns are grouped according to theme and contain material suitable for any festival or occasion in the life of a church.
£58.42
Oxford University Press Songs of Praise Melody Edition
Book SynopsisSongs of Praise was first published in 1925, and is still an immensely popular hymnbook, particularly in schools. The compilation falls into two parts: Book 1 contains hymns grouped by subject and theme, together with a selection of verses, canticles and doxologies; Book 2 contains general hymns listed alphabetically by first line.
£28.25
Oxford University Press English Church Music Volume 2 Canticles and
Book SynopsisEnglish Church Music assembles in two volumes around 100 of the finest examples of English sacred choral music. The second volume presents a wealth of service material suitable for use throughout the year, inluding seventeen settings of the evening canticles, together with settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate, and the Preces and Responses.Trade ReviewThis 'Evensong' volume is a tremendous publication: carefully chosen, authoritatively presented, and extremely good value for money . . . Everyone with any interest in this repertoire will have their own ideas about questionable inclusons and regrettable omissions but the selection is solid . . . This anthology is excellent, and its attention to detail is gratifying . . . This is a magnificent volume. Durability of anthologies is a perennial cause for concern, but my copy of European Sacred Music is still in good nick after 15 years of heavy use; English Church Music vol. 2 should prove similarly imperishable. * Jeremy Summerly, Choir & Organ March 2012 *But those who do buy it will greatly benefit, as there are insights throughout, from the beginning (Blair's B minor service in its original form rather than Atkins' rewriting as normally sung) to the final Preces and Responses (Stone and Tomkins, both with new reconstructions of their missing parts). * Church Music Quarterly, June 2012 *This is quite a bold move in the series. English and Latin church music is often sung in concert as well as in church, but it is rare for Anglican services to be sung thus. I'm not very sure why, since a morning or evening service is shorter than a mass and enables programmes to be more flexible . . . I hope that this sells well to collegiate and cathedral choirs, and other emulate them. As always with the series, the layout is excellent, the biographical and editorial comments are the right level, and I trust John Rutter's proof-reading to make it unnecessary to do spot checks. * Clifford Bartlett, Early Music Review *Beide Bände sind als Grundausstattung und zur Einführung in die anglikanische Chormusik hevorragend geeignet. [Both volumes offer an excellent overview of and introduction to Anglican choral music.] * Dominik Axtmann, Musik und Kirche, January 14 *Table of ContentsPreces & Responses ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B minor (original setting) ; Preces & Responses ; Second Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis) ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in C minor (unison voices) (transposed to D minor) ; Preces & Responses ; Lord's Prayer ; Short Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis) ; Second Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis) ; Short Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis) ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B minor ; Psalm Chants ; Preces & Responses ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B minor ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in G minor ; Preces & Responses ; Good Friday Reproaches ; Preces & Responses ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in G ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in C ; Te Deum and Jubilate in C ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in A ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B flat ; Lord's Prayer ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (St John's service) ; Preces & Responses ; Te Deum in G ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in D minor ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimmitis (Chichester Service) ; Jubilate Deo ; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis No.2 in E flat ; An Order for Compline
£21.38
Oxford University Press Carol Songbook Low voice 7 carol arrangements for
Book SynopsisThis wonderful collection brings together seven well-loved carols, all newly arranged by Mack Wilberg for low voice and piano. Featuring a range of Christmas texts, including ''Bring a torch, Jeannette, Isabella'', ''Deck the hall'', and ''The Twelve Days of Christmas'', it also offers two carols with alternative, original foreign-language options (French and Catalan). With a delightful variety of musical styles and moods, this volume is perfect for recitals, services, and concerts at Christmas time.Also available in a volume for high voice.Table of ContentsBring a torch, Jeannette, Isabella (Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle) ; Cold December's wind were stilled (El desembre congelat) ; Deck the hall ; In the bleak mid-winter ; Sing lullaby! ; The Twelve Days of Christmas ; What child is this?
£19.24
Oxford University Press Oxford Service Music for Organ Manuals only Book
Book SynopsisThis is a major collection of organ music for students, players, and church musicians of all levels and abilities. Compiler and editor Anne Marsden Thomas has drawn on her long experience of teaching and playing to select the most attractive, tuneful repertoire in two sets of graded anthologies, one set (3 volumes) for manuals only, the second set (3 volumes) for manuals and pedals.Within each book the pieces are grouped according to service needs into Preludes, Interludes, Processionals, and Postludes. The repertoire spans the 16th to the 21st century, with some new pieces written especially for the collection. A number of pieces throughout the collection have been selected for the ABRSM organ syllabus.The result is a wonderful collection of repertoire for all players, containing a wealth of attractive and varied pieces that will offer much practical support for church musicians and enrich and develop their playing.Trade ReviewIndeed, careful consideration of the materials should allow for the preparation of apposite music to complement the mood of the day and, where appropriate, the tone of the Gospel . . . Anne is to be applauded for the vast amount of repertoire knowledge, thought, work and scholarship that must have gone into this huge undertaking which makes a significant contribution to the repertoire for teaching, sight-reading and performance purposes. * Andrew Fletcher, Organists' Review, February 2011 *Table of ContentsAndante ; Meditation ; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier ; Ach, was soll ich Sunder machen? ; Air ; Musette ; Prelude ; Recit de Nazard ; The Word of God ; Warum sollt ich mich denn gramen ; Veni, veni, Emmanuel ; Slow ; Siciliana ; Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund ; Andantino ; Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein ; Horsley ; Herzlich thut mich verlangen ; Adagio ; Contrapunct ; Andante ; Adagio ; Meditation ; Interlude ; Fughetta ; Prelude ; Cantabile ; Allegro ; Andante ; Andantino ; Fanfare ; Duo en Canon ; Ach wie nichtig, ach wie fluchtig ; Processional ; Prelude ; Air ; Larghetto ; Adagio ; Wer das Tochterlein haben wil ; Fughetta ; Diapason Movement ; Fughetta ; Offertoire ; Verso ; Trumpet Piece ; Canzonetta ; Regent Square ; Noel en Duo ; Ist mir ein fein braun Meg ; Dance ; Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr ; Joyful March ; Toccata ; Trumpet Piece ; Hornpipe ; Presto ; Treuer Gott, ich muss dir klagen ; St Anne ; Pentagram I ; Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr ; Gavotte with Variations ; Animated ; Gottes Sohn ist kommen ; Grand Jeu ; Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich hier
£14.75
Oxford University Press Gloria
Book Synopsisfor SATB and brass ensemble or full orchestraGloria was written in 1974 in response to a commission from The Voices of Mel Olson, a choir based in the USA. The division of the work into three movements â respectively proclamatory, prayerful, and joyfully affirmative â corresponds to the divisions in the text. Most of the melodic material derives from a Gregorian chant associated with this text.An accompaniment for orchestra without organ is also available.Full scores, vocal scores, and instrumental parts are available on hire. The first movement of Gloria is available separately under the title Gloria 1.Trade Reviewsits happily in the repertoire of almost any sized choir. Dating from 1974, it remains one of his most popular works. The two outer movements are gloriously bright, while the quieter middle section is more gentle. Once again, choirs love to sing this music, and audiences seldom fail to respond to it. * BBC Music Magazine Nov 97 *
£13.25
Oxford University Press Requiem
Book SynopsisSuitable for soprano soloist, mixed choir, and small orchestra or chamber ensemble. The texts (in Latin and English) are from the Missa pro Defunctis, the "Book of Common Prayer", and the "Psalms". It contains seven sections which form an arch-like meditation on the themes of life and death.Table of ContentsRequiem aeternam ; Out of the deep (Psalm 130) ; Pie Jesu ; Sanctus ; Agnus Dei ; The Lord is my shepherd (Psalm 23) ; Lux aeterna
£13.75
Oxford University Press Shepherds Pipe Carol
Book Synopsisfor SATB and organ or small orchestra This much-loved carol is presented with background information and helpful performance hints. Recognising the frequency with which this piece is performed with organ accompaniment, John Rutter has made an organ reduction of the orchestral material. Conductor's scores and instrumental parts are available on sale and on hire.Trade ReviewThe Shepherd's Pipe Carol remains fresh and conceptually original, and I am talking here about the whole package: effervescent music; touching text; and irrepressible Christmas spirit. If there were to be a 'Desert Island Carols' programme - and that would be quite hard to stomach, even for a carol-lover like myself - then Rutter's SPC would surely be one of the eight. * Jeremy Summerly, Choir & Organ September 2015 *
£7.13
Oxford University Press The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems
Book SynopsisThis collection caters for church choirs of all types and sizes and presents flexibility of scoring in a constructive and realistic way, with particular provision for unison or two-part singing, while not forgetting SATB choirs, and a focus on ease of learning and performance. With complete coverage of the Church's year, this is a vital resource for all church choirs.Trade ReviewIt is an excellent collection of 66 anthems suitable for the church choir that wants to sing anthems regularly but may sometimes struggle to have a balanced number of parts. Most of these pieces can be sung effectively in unison, and all have suggestions for performance by varied ensembles, so some are most effective as two-part pieces, others SATB or SAB. For church choirs with limited rehearsal time, this book will be valuable. With this collection, you don't have to abandon a particular anthem when your only tenor is away. Flexibility allows omitting or rearranging parts without sacrificing the integrity of the composition. * Part 1 of review by Gordon Appleton, www.rscm.com, June 2017 *OUP has a great advantage in that it has been able to trawl through its many past publications and reuse them (sometimes in new arrangements) here . . . As editor, composer and arranger, [Alan Bullard] has ensured that what is provided here is both practical and accessible, yet of good quality. It contains a variety of music for the Church's year and a comprehensive liturgical and thematic index. A dedicated website, www.oup.com/flexible, allows many of the anthems to be heard in performance â a useful aid to choir directors and singers . . . This collection is wholeheartedly recommended - but if you need a copy that stays flat on the keyboard music stand, do opt for the spirally bound edition; both this and the ordinary paperback are excellent value. * Part 2 of review by Gordon Appleton, www.rscm.com, June 2017 *Composer Alan Bullard has assembled sixty-six anthems covering the entire liturgical year and representing a wide swath of traditional English choral repertoire. Selections for Evensong are also included, extending the reach of the collection . . . The result is a highly practical resource for summer choirs or for any time when there is a question as to which singers will actually show up on a Sunday morning. The adaptability of the pieces and the high quality of editorial choices make for a safe collection in less than ideal circumstances. The anthology is also available in a spiral bound edition, particularly attractive for organists and conductors. * The Journal of the Assoc. of Anglican Musicians, May 2017 *. . . the variety of performance options are all explained carefully in the preface, which also provides details of the associated web page (www.oup.com/flexible) where more details about the original format and publication of each piece are sensibly provided. * Geoffrey Webber, Church Music Quarterly, May 2017 *
£19.90
Oxford University Press The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems caters for church choirs of all types and sizes, enabling them to have at their fingertips easy music for every occasion. The collection presents flexibility of scoring in a constructive and realistic way, with particular provision for unison or two-part singing, while not forgetting SATB choirs, and a focus on ease of learning and performance. With complete coverage of the Church''s year, and a fabulous range of accessible, quality material, this is a vital resource for all church choirs.Trade ReviewIt is an excellent collection of 66 anthems suitable for the church choir that wants to sing anthems regularly but may sometimes struggle to have a balanced number of parts. Most of these pieces can be sung effectively in unison, and all have suggestions for performance by varied ensembles, so some are most effective as two-part pieces, others SATB or SAB. For church choirs with limited rehearsal time, this book will be valuable. With this collection, you don't have to abandon a particular anthem when your only tenor is away. Flexibility allows omitting or rearranging parts without sacrificing the integrity of the composition. * Part 1 of review by Gordon Appleton, www.rscm.com, June 2017 *OUP has a great advantage in that it has been able to trawl through its many past publications and reuse them (sometimes in new arrangements) here . . . As editor, composer and arranger, [Alan Bullard] has ensured that what is provided here is both practical and accessible, yet of good quality. It contains a variety of music for the Church's year and a comprehensive liturgical and thematic index. A dedicated website, www.oup.com/flexible, allows many of the anthems to be heard in performance - a useful aid to choir directors and singers . . . This collection is wholeheartedly recommended â but if you need a copy that stays flat on the keyboard music stand, do opt for the spirally bound edition; both this and the ordinary paperback are excellent value. * Part 2 of review by Gordon Appleton, www.rscm.com, June 2017 *Composer Alan Bullard has assembled sixty-six anthems covering the entire liturgical year and representing a wide swath of traditional English choral repertoire. Selections for Evensong are also included, extending the reach of the collection . . . The result is a highly practical resource for summer choirs or for any time when there is a question as to which singers will actually show up on a Sunday morning. The adaptability of the pieces and the high quality of editorial choices make for a safe collection in less than ideal circumstances. The anthology is also available in a spiral bound edition, particularly attractive for organists and conductors. * The Journal of the Assoc. of Anglican Musicians, May 2017 *. . . the variety of performance options are all explained carefully in the preface, which also provides details of the associated web page (www.oup.com/flexible) where more details about the original format and publication of each piece are sensibly provided. * Geoffrey Webber, Church Music Quarterly, May 2017 *
£24.94
Oxford University Press Christmas Oratorio
Book Synopsisfor SATB and soloists (M-S, T, & B), with organ and flute or small ensemble With this majestic work Chilcott takes on a landmark of the choral repertory, the Christmas Oratorio. Words from St Luke and St Matthew are intertwined with 16th-19th-century poetry to create a compelling retelling of the Christmas story.Trade ReviewChilcott's most extensive foray into Christmas repertoire so far came as a commission for the Three Choirs Festival . . . As with the earlier Passion, the congregational hymns are a particular highlight. * Jason Overall, Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians, November 19 *Chilcott's recitative is not Bachian, and yet is both fluent and varied â and utterly new . . . Four congregational hymns are fitted in to his own fresh descanted tunes; the use particularly of harp (and flute) is quite magical, lending warm colour to the mezzo soloist, while the bass intones Chilcott's marvellously expressive treatment of the Nunc Dimittis. "Where is the babe but lately sprung? Lies he the lily-banks among" (Herrick) gives some idea of the enchanting text . . . The work, cheerfully volatile, should serve enthusiastic choirs well in the future. * Roderic Dunnett, www.churchtimes.co.uk, August 2019 *I LOVED THIS MUSIC! It is already published by Oxford University Press and I predict it is going to be a classic. Choral directors, take note! * Katherine Crosier, insanity.blogs.lchwelcome.org, August 2019 *An important element in Bob Chilcott's new work, acting as structural pillars, as it were, is the inclusion of number of hymns in which the audience/congregation is encouraged to join. Participation in these hymns draws the listener in, just as the chorales do in Bach's Passions . . . These hymn tunes are newly minted by Chilcott and all of them are eminently singable . . . As you might expect from this composer, the music is highly attractive. The choral writing is effective and good, as is the instrumental accompaniment . . . The tenor soloist, as the Evangelist, is at the centre of the work . . . Bob Chilcott has done it again, composing an attractive and sincere piece which will surely appeal to audiences and choirs alike. I am sure it won't be long before other choirs are pressing their conductors to take it up. * John Quinn, seenandheard-international.com, August 2019 *
£14.75
Oxford University Press John Rutter Anthems for SA and Men
Book Synopsisfor SA Men accompanied and unaccompanied This collection of nine of John Rutter's finest and most popular anthems, scored for SA Men, has been carefully compiled to be both accessible to a wide range of choirs and appropriate to the needs of today's liturgy.Trade ReviewRutter selected nine of his most frequently sung anthems for this anthology . . . The inclusion of God by in my head is notable as one of two unaccompanied works included. Rutter gently revoiced the independent tenor and bass parts to retain the essential flavour of this standard work, making it available to smaller ensembles. * Jason Overall, Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians, April 2019 *Meeting the needs of choirs who need a single melody line shared by tenors and basses, John Rutter has arranged nine of his most popular anthems for S, A and Men, including A Clare Benediction, A Gaelic Blessing, The Lord bless you and keep you, Open Thou mine eyes, and three great anthems for harvest or creation celebrations: All things bright and beautiful, For the beauty of the earth and Look at the world. At only £6.95 for the book of 64 pages, this is excellent value for money and provides a great resource for many parish choirs. * Gordon Appleton, www.rscm.com, December 2017 *
£9.75
Oxford University Press Angels we have heard on high Vocal score Festival
Book Synopsisfor SATB (with divisions) and pianoBenjamin Harlan's spirited arrangement of the French carol Angels we have heard on high has an energetic drive, a sparkling piano part, and a joyful refrain. Its sprightly 7/8 metre brings a fresh take to this perennial favourite.Trade ReviewHarlan foreshortens the traditional tune Gloria by omitting an eighth note pulse, setting the tune in 7/8 throughout. The piano accompaniment is spirited yet not overpowering. The homophonic choral writing is fairly conventional, although Harlan has a few well-timed harmonic twists. Generally, though, the music is not particularly challenging. Most experienced choirs could pick this anthem up in short order to fill out a program with an ebullient bit of Christmas cheer. * Jason Overall, Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians , November 2018 *
£4.38
Oxford University Press Samba Mass
Book Synopsisfor SATB, piano, and optional guitar, bass, and drum kitSamba Mass is a joyous and colourful setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The work is framed by the gentle bossa nova style of the warm Kyrie and relaxed Agnus Dei, which is prefaced by a funky Benedictus. The compelling rhythms of samba come to the fore in the second movement, a vivacious Gloria, which is followed by a beautiful Sanctus that offsets a steady flow of quavers with rhythmic syncopations. The stylistic piano part can be played as written or serve as a guide, and an optional guitar, bass, and drum kit part is available separately for band accompaniment. Performers will enjoy exploring the interplay between voices and the rich, warm colours of the samba and bossa nova styles.This work was originally commissioned in a version for upper voices by the New Orleans Children''s Chorus, Cheryl Dupont, Director, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Crescent City Choral Festival, June 2019.
£12.93
