Carols for Choirs 3
A third collection of 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompaniments for piano, organ, or orchestra. The carols reflect a diversity of styles and periods, while remaining within the capacity of an average group of amateur performers. Includes compositions and arrangements by Britten, Holst, Howells, Hurford, Vaughan Williams, and Walton. Orchestral and brass accompaniments for many of the items are available on hire.
A third collection of 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompaniments for piano, organ, or orchestra. The carols reflect a diversity of styles and periods, while remaining within the capacity of an average group of amateur performers. Includes compositions and arrangements by Britten, Holst, Howells, Hurford, Vaughan Williams, and Walton.
Orchestral and brass accompaniments for many of the items are available on hire.
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carols<br />
<strong>for</strong><br />
choirs<br />
Fifty <strong>Carols</strong><br />
Edited and arranged by<br />
david willcocks & john rutter<br />
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carols<br />
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Fifty Christmas <strong>Carols</strong><br />
Edited and arranged by<br />
david willcocks & john rutter<br />
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United Kingdom<br />
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE<br />
In August 1961, Ox<strong>for</strong>d University Press published a practical, inexpensive new<br />
collection of carols and Christmas hymns in choral arrangements, with accessible<br />
orchestrations <strong>for</strong> many of the items available on hire. This book, <strong>Carols</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Choirs</strong>,<br />
with its green livery and design of an angel on the cover, soon became one of the<br />
best-selling carol anthologies of all time. The editors, Reginald Jacques and David<br />
Willcocks, ensured that the contents would serve concerts and services equally well,<br />
and that familiar repertoire was complemented with items especially written <strong>for</strong> the<br />
collection (four newly composed items were included). One of the book’s features<br />
was the concept of uniting under one cover all the material that a choir would need<br />
<strong>for</strong> their event, and another was the inclusion of an Order of Service <strong>for</strong> the benefit<br />
of choirs who modelled their services on the Festival of Nine Lessons and <strong>Carols</strong> at<br />
King’s College, Cambridge.<br />
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Such was the book’s success that further volumes followed, with John Rutter<br />
joining David Willcocks as fellow series editor (Jacques died in 1969). <strong>Carols</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Choirs</strong> 2 (1970) again covered a mix of traditional and new, and also included<br />
material <strong>for</strong> an Advent service. <strong>Carols</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Choirs</strong> 3 (1978) included simpler<br />
arrangements, and some unadorned medieval and Baroque items, and <strong>Carols</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>Choirs</strong> 4 (1980) met the demand <strong>for</strong> an upper-voice collection. The larger<br />
compilation 100 <strong>Carols</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Choirs</strong> (1987) contains items from the first three books,<br />
with twenty-six new inclusions. <strong>Carols</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Choirs</strong> 5 (2011), a collection of fifty carols<br />
under the editorship of Bob Chilcott and David Blackwell, was published especially<br />
to mark the first book’s fiftieth anniversary. Collectively, the books have enhanced,<br />
and in many cases shaped and defined, the Christmas musical experience of many<br />
thousands of singers, musicians, and listeners <strong>for</strong> more than fifty years: the <strong>Carols</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Choirs</strong> series is used by cathedrals and town-square carol-singers, schools and parish<br />
churches, and by choral societies and folk simply wishing to enjoy carols in their<br />
homes. The publishers hope that the series will continue to bring seasonal joy to<br />
per<strong>for</strong>mers and listeners <strong>for</strong> many years to come.<br />
Simon Wright<br />
Music Department, Ox<strong>for</strong>d University Press<br />
2012
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carols<br />
<strong>for</strong><br />
choirs<br />
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The volumes of <strong>Carols</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Choirs</strong> have established themselves as the<br />
quintessential carol books <strong>for</strong> carol-singers around the world. Each<br />
volume presents a wide range of carols to suit every occasion, from<br />
well-known tunes superbly arranged to the best original compositions.<br />
<strong>Carols</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Choirs</strong> 3 includes:<br />
• 50 carols <strong>for</strong> every occasion<br />
• well-loved tunes in arrangements which have themselves become classics<br />
• original compositions, including favourites by Gustav Holst,<br />
Benjamin Britten, Tchaikovsky, and the editors<br />
• a balanced mix of accompanied and unaccompanied items<br />
• a selection of Medieval and Baroque carols<br />
• an Appendix of suggested Christmas poetry readings<br />
• the order of service <strong>for</strong> a Festival of Nine Lessons and <strong>Carols</strong><br />
• a detailed list of carol orchestrations available on hire/rental<br />
Also available from Ox<strong>for</strong>d University Press<br />
World <strong>Carols</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Choirs</strong>, SATB and upper-voice editions<br />
The Ox<strong>for</strong>d Book of Flexible <strong>Carols</strong><br />
For Him all Stars: 15 carols <strong>for</strong> upper voices<br />
Christmas Spirituals <strong>for</strong> <strong>Choirs</strong><br />
The Ivy and the Holly: 14 contemporary carols<br />
A Merry Little Christmas: 12 popular classics <strong>for</strong> choirs<br />
An Edwardian Carol Book: 12 carols <strong>for</strong> mixed voices<br />
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