SKU: GI.G-CD-640
Rituals are a part of our daily lives that frequently go unnoticed. When we experience a ritualistic moment significant enough to be memorable, our recollection of the event is often made stronger by the music we associate with it. Within the church, ritual and sacrament shape the way we worship, and music complements these meaningful moments of grace. Ritual Moments is a collection of new compositions by Paul Inwood written specifically to accompany the rituals of the church, from baptisms to weddings to funerals. You’ll find beautiful pieces appropriate for celebrating the church’s sacraments, rites of Christian initiation, and other various occasions.
SKU: GI.G-5566
English. Text Source: Psalm 22. Text by Nicholas Palmer. Scripture: Psalm 22.
The self-descriptive title clearly explains this combination of musically related elements: Psalm 22, Alleluia with verses, and intercessions, compiled and written for this important ritual celebration. A varied setting, with accompaniments for organ or piano, that can be done with cantor and assembly alone or with added SATB voices and descant. Two Horns in F can be substituted for Trumpet II and Trombone I.
SKU: GI.G-008463
    A stunning recording of music for Triduum. Twenty original arrangements ideal for the celebration of Holy Thursday through Evening Prayer.
SKU: GI.G-006425-P2
We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date quarterly missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Quarterly Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Quarterly Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate!. For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at 708-613-8981 or email (suzanneo@giamusic.com for pricing. Click on this link to view music index pages from the We Celebrate Hymnal. We Celebrate Hymnal and Missal (missal published four times a year, hymnal published every three years) 25 copies or more $4.20 per subscription, per year plus shipping.
SKU: GI.G-006424-P1
We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date quarterly missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Quarterly Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Quarterly Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate!. For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at 708-613-8981 or email (suzanneo@giamusic.com for pricing. Click on this link to view music index pages from the We Celebrate Hymnal. .
SKU: GI.G-006425-B2
We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette® and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate!. For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (missalsandhymnals@giamus ic.com) for pricing. Click on this link to view music index pages from the We Celebrate Hymnal. .
SKU: GI.G-006424-P2
SKU: GI.G-006424-B2
We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate!. For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (missalsandhymnals@giamus ic.com) for pricing. Click on this link to view music index pages from the We Celebrate Hymnal. .
SKU: GI.G-006499
We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette® and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate! For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (hymnalsandmissals@giamus ic.com) for pricing.
SKU: GI.G-006301
We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette® and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate! For pricing please contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (hymnalsandmissals@giamus ic.com).  .
SKU: GI.G-006424
We Celebrate is a flexible resource that combines a large-size, always up-to-date missal with a complete, beautifully softbound hymnal. We Celebrate provides parishes with the finest in texts and music—in a format that offers the right combination of stability and flexibility for quality parish worship. This is the worship program for the parish with the highest standards. The We Celebrate Missal contains all of the readings and prayers for Sundays and Holy Days. Each issue provides catechetical tools to help worshipers participate more fruitfully in the liturgy and to draw connections between liturgy and life: insightful introductions to the Sunday scriptures, weekly questions for individual or group reflection, and an article introducing the liturgical season. The generous 6 X 9 size is easy to hold and easy to read. Scriptures are printed in an even larger type. Weekdays are an important part of the We Celebrate missal. Lectionary citations are provided, as well as Entrance and Communion antiphons, complete responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations with verses. Also included are orders of service for rites and devotions, Morning and Evening Prayer, Communal Reconciliation, and seasonal celebrations. Misalito Parroquial, a Spanish-language section of Lectionary readings, prayers, and hymnody is available as an insert to the We Celebrate Missal. We Celebrate Hymnal includes Peter Kolar's acclaimed bilingual Mass setting, Misa Luna, and Kathleen Demny's‚ best-selling Mass for children, Mass of Joy. The We Celebrate Hymnal is published every three years and contains more than 850 musical pieces, including hymns, songs, psalms, and ritual music. The Hymnal provides a body of repertory available throughout the year, while the Missal provides the best of new music. Although designed to coordinate with the We Celebrate Missal, the Hymnal can serve as a complete resource itself or as a companion to any missal, including Seasonal Missalette® and Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate! For more information contact our Sales and CRM Manager, Suzanne Orland at (missalsandhymnals@giamus ic.com) for pricing.
SKU: GI.G-006425
SKU: GI.G-006425-B1
SKU: GI.G-9494
UPC: 785147949404. English. Text Source: 1. Lectionary for Mass, 2. Lectionary for Mass, 3. based on Tobit 8:5, 7b, adapt. Chris de Silva. Text by Chris de Silva. Scripture: Tobit 8:5, 7b.
Using the newly approved English translation of the Order of Celebrating Matrimony, de Silva sets the Gospel Acclamation, the new Lenten Gospel Acclamation, and the ve verses that go with them. ere is also a litany of praise for use as the Acclamation Following the Reception of the Consent, which can be used a er other ritual actions as well, e.g., the Blessing and Giving of Rings, or the Blessing and Giving of the Arras.
SKU: GI.G-9000ENV
Hymnals that belong to the singing assembly! Easy and Effective Fundraising with DONOR BOOKPLATES and ENVELOPES Our donor envelopes make it easy for your parishioners to make their donation and include their dedication. The front of the envelope has space for the dedication and amount donated, while the back offers suggested dedication phrasing and space for contact information. The box contains 500 envelopes. By involving your parishioners in the purchase of a new hymnal you are offering them the opportunity to celebrate the memory of a departed loved one, commemorate an important event, or simply honor their family name. You can easily customize our free, downloadable donor bookplates. They adhere directly to the inside front cover of your hymnals, creating a lasting memory for years to come. The necessary funds will be raised quickly and easily.
SKU: PE.EP14445
ISBN 9790014135041. 297 x 420 mm inches. German.
ARKA stammt aus dem Sanskrit und bedeutet so viel wie Strahl, Blitz, Sonne, Licht, aber auch Lied, Feuer und Hymnus, und entwickelt in meiner Vorstellung sehr viele unterschiedliche Assoziationsfelder. In ARKA stecken auch die Worter arc (beten) und ka (Wasser), und es kann auch ubersetzt werden mit: ,,Das Wasser stromt aus dem heraus, der mehr weiss.
Mein neues Werk fur Pipa, Oboe, Pauke, Schlagzeug und Orchester entstand im Auftrag der Kammerakademie Neuss und auf Anregung des Oboisten Christian Wetzel. Es entstanden drei Rituale mit zum Teil szenischen Elementen fur die Solisten und das Orchester.
Inspirationsquelle in der Vorbeschaftigung waren zwei Quellen und Bucher. Das Daodejing von Laozi in der hervorragenden Neuubersetzung von Viktor Kalinke, eine der wichtigsten Quellen chinesischen Denkens und der Philosophie dieser grossen Kulturtradition und die chinesische Tradition der 5-Elementelehre und der Wandlungsphasen. Als zweites Buch hat mich ,,Die Glut von Roberto Calasso inspiriert, ein Buch uber die indischen Veden in Verbindung mit den Ursprungen des Buddhismus und den damit verbunden Ritualen.
In den letzten 20 Jahren habe ich mich intensiv mit ostasiatischer Musik, Kunst und Philosophie beschaftigt und habe das auch durch langere Studienreisen und kompositorische Projekte vertiefen konnen. U.a. wurde 2012 mein Chorwerk PRAN in Kolkata in Indien uraufgefuhrt (Goethe-Institut), ebenfalls 2012 ,,in between VI fur Sho und Sheng in Tokyo und 2013 ,,Mirror and Circle fur Pipa, Cello und chinesisches Orchester in Taipeh/Taiwan (Auftragswerk der taiwanesischen Regierung). Mit der chinesischen Pipa-Virtuosin Ya Dong arbeite ich seit 2000 zusammen und habe fur sie mehrfach komponiert (Urauffuhrungen u.a. in Hannover/EXPO 2000, Rottweil 2001, Taipeh 2013, Magdeburg 2016). Auch mit Christian Wetzel arbeite ich seit uber 20 Jahren zusammen und habe ebenfalls haufig fur ihn komponiert (UA u.a. in Bonn 1999, Hannover/EXPO 2000, Rottweil 2001, Darmstadt 2004 und etliche weitere Projekte).
Jedes dieser drei Rituale hat eine Lange von ca. 6-7 Minuten und stellt unterschiedliche Qualitaten und Besonderheiten der beiden Soloinstrumente heraus, immer in Verbindung mit der Interaktion zwischen Soli und Orchester. Die Besetzung war fur mich ausserst reizvoll, da beide Instrumente in dieser Kombination noch nie so erklungen sind. Die Pipa ist ein ungemein modernes und ungewohnliches Instrument, reich an Farben und vor allem an perkussiven Effekten. Das Tonmaterial wurde zum grossten Teil aus den Namen der beiden Solisten gewonnen und ergibt interessanter zwei gespiegelte Viertonmotive. In der asiatischen Kultur spielen der Spiegel und der Kreis eine wichtige Rolle, und so werden die Tone, Rhythmen und Formen eingewoben in diese drei Rituale, welche am Ende des dritten Satzes wieder kreisformig an den Anfang des ersten Rituals anknupfen. Ein von den Streichern und der Pauke erzeugtes Gerausch, verbunden mit dem Rhythmus der grossen Trommel, welcher einen Herzschlag symbolisieren soll. Die drei Untertitel der Rituale Himmel, Erde und (atmospharischer) Raum spielen im vedischen und chinesischen Denken eine grosse Rolle und war fur mich beim Komponieren ebenfalls eine sehr starke Inspirationsquelle. In vielen meiner Kompositionen gibt es Raumeffekte, Annaherungen an das Publikum, das Verschieben von Perspektiven, die Dekonstruktion und das Hinterfragen der ublichen Konzertsituation, so u.a in meinem Beuys-Zyklus oder in den Zyklen ,,CUT und ,,in between.
In ARKA geht es mir besonders um die Interaktion zwischen westlichem und ostlichem Denken, um das gegenseitige Durchdringen dieser auf den ersten Blick so unterschiedlichen Denk- und Lebensweisen, um eine Verschmelzung scheinbarer Gegensatze - um Annaherung!
Bernd Franke. Leipzig, 11.10.2019
for low voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for low voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and high-quality, downloadable backing tracks are included on a companion website. With a wonderful selection of pieces, including favourites such as Bob Chilcott's 'The Shepherd's Carol' and John Rutter's 'Candlelight Carol', this is the perfect collection for use in carol services and Christmas concerts or for enjoying at home. Also available in a volume for high voice and piano.
AGNI is the Hindu god of fire; the elemental and transformative force inherent in everything:
Every flame, every fire, every light, every warmth is AGNI.
AGNI is omnipresent, establishing everything and ending everything.
AGNI is often depicted with seven tongues which represent different aspects of his being.
These include: creating, sustaining, cleansing, purifying, priestly, martial, devastating, destructive, and consuming.
Derived from Franke's concerto of the same name, this solo work for bass clarinet compositionally traces the transformative processes initiated by the divine fire. The solo takes seven pieces from the concerto, presenting vivid character pieces exploring the creative possibilities and wide tonal range offered by the bass clarinet.
This version of AGNI for bass clarinet solo was premiered on 4 December 2020 in Leipzig by Volker Hemken, the principal bass clarinetist of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. EP14437a convinces with its excellent and clear notation, making the piece a new standard for bass clarinet.
Ikons, commissioned by the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad 2010, exists in two forms. This 14-minute acoustic version, premiered by the Turning Point Ensemble, calls for an octet of live musicians to execute complex rhythms and quarter-tone harmonies.
The interactive, electronic version, created with visual artist Eric Metcalfe and designed to be presented separately, incorporates samples from this acoustic version into a sculptural environment of seven pyramidal structures that respond sonically to the viewer.
Roxanna Panufnik's Sonnets without Words is a contemporary piece for Horn in F and piano. Written for horn player Ben Goldscheider, Panufnik has reimagined the lyrical vocal lines from three of her previous settings of Shakespeare's sonnets (Mine eye, Music to hear and Sweet Love Remember'd for voice and piano) into a purely instrumental work.
Score and horn part.
Stephen McNeff's Trig is a short 7-minute contemporary work for solo cello, written to celebrate the bicentennial of the Royal Academy of Music in 2022 and in memorium cellist Mike Edwards 1948-2010.
Trig was premiered by Henry Hargreaves on 19 March 2021, livestreamed from the Royal Academy of Music.
to an utterance - study was commissioned by Klangforum Wien for the premiere commercial audio recording on a portrait CD in 2020 and first performed by Joonas Ahonen at the Berlin Philharmonie on 4th September 2020 at the Musikfest Berlin.
Roxanna Panufnik's Spirit Moves, for brass quintet, was commissioned by the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble. This 15-minute piece is scored for two trumpets in Bb (one doubling piccolo trumpet and the other doubling flugel horn), horn in F, trombone and tuba. This brass quintet is so called because the outer movements are highly spirited and the central one is spiritual.
This product consists of score and parts.
A gently flowing 3-minute arrangement by Roderick Williams for SATB (with divisi) with piano accompaniment that captures the beauty of this famous traditional Hebridean love song. The song text uses both old dialect and English, each verse ending with the words, 'Sad am I without thee'.
for high voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for high voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and high-quality, downloadable backing tracks are included on a companion website. With a wonderful selection of pieces, including favourites such as Bob Chilcott's 'The Shepherd's Carol' and John Rutter's 'Candlelight Carol', this is the perfect collection for use in carol services and Christmas concerts or for enjoying at home. Also available in a volume for low voice and piano.
for SATB and organ This energetic setting of words by St Ambrose of Milan is a real showstopper. With pop-influences and a sparkling organ part, Young effortlessly fuses modern and traditional sound worlds, while changes in key and metre build up to an invigorating finish. Perfect for accomplished choirs looking for something different.
for SA unaccompanied This simple, charming two-part motet features long melismatic phrases that reflect the text (1 Corinthians 2: 9), such as the rising melodic line over three bars on the word 'ascended' (ascendit).
for SAATB unaccompanied. This glorious musical depiction of the honour, strength, power and authority of the Holy Trinity by Thomas Tallis is the third issue in the CMS's series of great English Responds from the 16th century, edited by Sally Dunkley. Scored for SAATB, it can be performed either as a motet or as a full Responsory with plainsong alternating with polyphony.
Based on a traditional Scottish/Irish 'farewell' song, this short piece is one of six works written to express my love of Scotland. After living there for nearly half my life, and raising a family, I moved back to England in 2018, and remarried in 2019.
Of course, there were many different emotions attached to the move south: especially the joy and excitement of new beginnings, and reconnection with friends from my youth.
But this piece expresses the wrench I experienced after a last family meal in Glasgow, and the realisation of all I was about to leave behind.
I have taken the melody of the original song, and expanded it, exploring the detail of its patterns, so that it becomes a timeless meditation.
The six pieces in the 'farewell' series are for 6 violas, string quintet, string quartet, trio, violin and clarinet duo, and solo clarinet.
The Parting Glass was composed in 2020 during the coronavirus lockdown, which intensified the feeling of separation from my Scottish family, as well as from other musicians.
It was commissioned by Vittorio Ceccanti for the ContempoArtEnsemble.
Maple arose from a commission to write a work for solo cello, to be performed alongside readings from artist John Newling's collection of letters entitled 'Dear Nature'; a poetic manifestation of our relationship with the natural world.
The piece is in eight short sections, to be interspersed with readings of groups of the poems. It may also be performed as a single movement. It begins with a seed - the seed of a maple tree, as it hangs on the mature tree, ready to drop. The seeds are like propellers, sometimes travelling more than a mile before landing on the ground. Maple follows the growth of the tree to maturity - which in reality would take at least a hundred years. 'Roots, shoots' grows downwards and upwards from a pedal note, and the dance-like 'Flowers' is followed by the stately 'Tree', and then the warm, cascading 'Autumn'. Maple is very often the wood of choice for the back of a stringed instrument, and the last section uses open strings to explore the full resonance of the cello.
The piece starts with a 'seed' of only five notes, which grows into different configurations. It is intended to be played in an improvisatory style.
Maple was co-commissioned by Brighton Festival, Ars et Terra Festival with SACEM and Ditchling Arts and Crafts Museum, to be performed by Margarita Balanas as part of the Brighton Festival's 'Dear Nature' project.
First performed by Noriko Kawai for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, in a broadcast from the Radio Theatre, BBC Broadcasting House, November 2020.
Full of beautifully crafted, delicate tintinnabulations - Richard Morrison, The Times
SKU: GI.G-10515G
UPC: 785147051572.
The first comprehensive resource of its kind, Gloriosi contains a treasure trove of ritual music that bridges linguistic, cultural, and musical differences for the liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Weaving together familiar tunes and ancient chants with newly-composed pieces, Tony Alonso has meticulously crafted the music of Gloriosi to inspire the participation of a diverse assembly during these celebrations at the heart of the liturgical year. In addition to settings of all of the ritual texts found in the Roman Missal / Misal Romano for the Three Days, this collection contains settings of every prescribed psalm drawn from texts approved for liturgical use in English and in Spanish. El primer recurso completo de su tipo, Gloriosi es un tesoro rebosante de música ritual que supera las diferencias lingüÃsticas, culturales y musicales para las liturgias del Jueves Santo, Viernes Santo y la Vigilia Pascual. Tejiendo melodÃas familiares y cantos antiguos con piezas recién compuestas, Tony Alonso ha elaborado meticulosamente la música de Gloriosi para inspirar la participación de una asamblea diversa durante estas celebraciones que están al centro del año litúrgico. Además de proporcionar los textos rituales que se encuentran en el Misal Romano / Roman Missal para los Tres DÃas en forma musicalizada, esta colección también ofrece nueva música para todos los salmos prescritos para las liturgias del Triduo utilizando los textos oficiales en español y en inglés. Listen to Samples on the Recording Page by Clicking Here CONTENTS: Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper / Jueves Santo de la Cena del Señor: We Should Glory in the Cross / Que Nuestro Único Orgullo Sea la Cruz • Blessed Be God Forever / Bendito Sea Dios por Siempre • Kyrie, Eleison • Our Blessing-Cup / El Cáliz que Bendecimos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • A New Commandment / Un Mandamiento Nuevo • Love One Another / Ãmense Unos a Otros • Lord, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Ubi Caritas • Agnus Dei • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor • Called to Keep Vigil with the Lord / Llamados a Velar con el Señor • Tantum Ergo Sacramentum Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord / Viernes Santo de la Pasión del Señor: Into Your Hands / En Tus Manos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • Adoramus Te • The Solemn Intercessions of Good Friday / La Oración Universal del Viernes Santo • Behold the Wood of the Cross / Miren el Ãrbol de la Cruz • Faithful Cross / Cruz Fiel • Forgive Us, Your People / Perdona a Tu Pueblo • O Come, Let Us Worship / Venid, Oh Cristianos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night / Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa: The Easter Proclamation / Pregón Pascual • Lord, Send Out Your Spirit / EnvÃa Tu EspÃritu, Señor • Keep Me Safe, O God / Protégeme, Dios MÃo • Let Us Sing to the Lord / Cantemos al Señor • I Will Praise You, Lord / Te Ensalzaré, Señor • You Will Draw Water Joyfully / Ustedes Sacarán Agua con Gozo • Words of Everlasting Life / Palabras de Vida Eterna • Like a Deer that Longs / Como Busca la Cierva (Psalm 42, 43 / Salmo 42/41, 43/42) • Easter Alleluia / Aleluya Pascual • Litany of the Saints / LetanÃa de los Santos • Alleluia Popular: Blessing of Water / Aleluya Popular: Bendición del Agua • Alleluia Popular: Baptism / Aleluya Popular: Bautismo • Alleluia Popular: Acclamation / Aleluya Popular: Aclamación • Veni Sancte Spiritus • Alleluia Popular: Sprinkling / Aleluya Popular: Aspersión • Lord, We Ask You, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor.
SKU: GI.G-10515C
UPC: 785147051510.
The first comprehensive resource of its kind, Gloriosi contains a treasure trove of ritual music that bridges linguistic, cultural, and musical differences for the liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Weaving together familiar tunes and ancient chants with newly-composed pieces, Tony Alonso has meticulously crafted the music of Gloriosi to inspire the participation of a diverse assembly during these celebrations at the heart of the liturgical year. In addition to settings of all of the ritual texts found in the Roman Missal / Misal Romano for the Three Days, this collection contains settings of every prescribed psalm drawn from texts approved for liturgical use in English and in Spanish. El primer recurso completo de su tipo, Gloriosi es un tesoro rebosante de música ritual que supera las diferencias lingüÃsticas, culturales y musicales para las liturgias del Jueves Santo, Viernes Santo y la Vigilia Pascual. Tejiendo melodÃas familiares y cantos antiguos con piezas recién compuestas, Tony Alonso ha elaborado meticulosamente la música de Gloriosi para inspirar la participación de una asamblea diversa durante estas celebraciones que están al centro del año litúrgico. Además de proporcionar los textos rituales que se encuentran en el Misal Romano / Roman Missal para los Tres DÃas en forma musicalizada, esta colección también ofrece nueva música para todos los salmos prescritos para las liturgias del Triduo utilizando los textos oficiales en español y en inglés. Listen to Music Samples on the Gloriosi Recording Page by Clicking HERE. CONTENTS: Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper / Jueves Santo de la Cena del Señor: We Should Glory in the Cross / Que Nuestro Único Orgullo Sea la Cruz • Blessed Be God Forever / Bendito Sea Dios por Siempre • Kyrie, Eleison • Our Blessing-Cup / El Cáliz que Bendecimos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • A New Commandment / Un Mandamiento Nuevo • Love One Another / Ãmense Unos a Otros • Lord, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Ubi Caritas • Agnus Dei • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor • Called to Keep Vigil with the Lord / Llamados a Velar con el Señor • Tantum Ergo Sacramentum Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord / Viernes Santo de la Pasión del Señor: Into Your Hands / En Tus Manos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • Adoramus Te • The Solemn Intercessions of Good Friday / La Oración Universal del Viernes Santo • Behold the Wood of the Cross / Miren el Ãrbol de la Cruz • Faithful Cross / Cruz Fiel • Forgive Us, Your People / Perdona a Tu Pueblo • O Come, Let Us Worship / Venid, Oh Cristianos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night / Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa: The Easter Proclamation / Pregón Pascual • Lord, Send Out Your Spirit / EnvÃa Tu EspÃritu, Señor • Keep Me Safe, O God / Protégeme, Dios MÃo • Let Us Sing to the Lord / Cantemos al Señor • I Will Praise You, Lord / Te Ensalzaré, Señor • You Will Draw Water Joyfully / Ustedes Sacarán Agua con Gozo • Words of Everlasting Life / Palabras de Vida Eterna • Like a Deer that Longs / Como Busca la Cierva (Psalm 42, 43 / Salmo 42/41, 43/42) • Easter Alleluia / Aleluya Pascual • Litany of the Saints / LetanÃa de los Santos • Alleluia Popular: Blessing of Water / Aleluya Popular: Bendición del Agua • Alleluia Popular: Baptism / Aleluya Popular: Bautismo • Alleluia Popular: Acclamation / Aleluya Popular: Aclamación • Veni Sancte Spiritus • Alleluia Popular: Sprinkling / Aleluya Popular: Aspersión • Lord, We Ask You, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor.
SKU: GI.G-10515
UPC: 785147051527. English, Spanish. Scripture: Psalm 16, Psalm 19, Psalm 30, Psalm 31, Psalm 42:3, 5cdef, Psalm 43:3, 4, Psalm 103:1–2a, 5–6, 10, 12, 13–14, 24, 35c, Psalm 103:30, Psalm 116, Psalm 118, 1 Corinthians 10:16, Luke 23:46, Isaiah 12.
The first comprehensive resource of its kind, Gloriosi contains a treasure trove of ritual music that bridges linguistic, cultural, and musical differences for the liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Weaving together familiar tunes and ancient chants with newly-composed pieces, Tony Alonso has meticulously crafted the music of Gloriosi to inspire the participation of a diverse assembly during these celebrations at the heart of the liturgical year. In addition to settings of all of the ritual texts found in the Roman Missal / Misal Romano for the Three Days, this collection contains settings of every prescribed psalm drawn from texts approved for liturgical use in English and in Spanish. El primer recurso completo de su tipo, Gloriosi es un tesoro rebosante de música ritual que supera las diferencias lingüÃsticas, culturales y musicales para las liturgias del Jueves Santo, Viernes Santo y la Vigilia Pascual. Tejiendo melodÃas familiares y cantos antiguos con piezas recién compuestas, Tony Alonso ha elaborado meticulosamente la música de Gloriosi para inspirar la participación de una asamblea diversa durante estas celebraciones que están al centro del año litúrgico. Además de proporcionar los textos rituales que se encuentran en el Misal Romano / Roman Missal para los Tres DÃas en forma musicalizada, esta colección también ofrece nueva música para todos los salmos prescritos para las liturgias del Triduo utilizando los textos oficiales en español y en inglés. Listen to Music Samples on the Gloriosi Recording Page by Clicking HERE. CONTENTS: Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper / Jueves Santo de la Cena del Señor: We Should Glory in the Cross / Que Nuestro Único Orgullo Sea la Cruz • Blessed Be God Forever / Bendito Sea Dios por Siempre • Kyrie, Eleison • Our Blessing-Cup / El Cáliz que Bendecimos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • A New Commandment / Un Mandamiento Nuevo • Love One Another / Ãmense Unos a Otros • Lord, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Ubi Caritas • Agnus Dei • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor • Called to Keep Vigil with the Lord / Llamados a Velar con el Señor • Tantum Ergo Sacramentum Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord / Viernes Santo de la Pasión del Señor: Into Your Hands / En Tus Manos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • Adoramus Te • The Solemn Intercessions of Good Friday / La Oración Universal del Viernes Santo • Behold the Wood of the Cross / Miren el Ãrbol de la Cruz • Faithful Cross / Cruz Fiel • Forgive Us, Your People / Perdona a Tu Pueblo • O Come, Let Us Worship / Venid, Oh Cristianos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night / Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa: The Easter Proclamation / Pregón Pascual • Lord, Send Out Your Spirit / EnvÃa Tu EspÃritu, Señor • Keep Me Safe, O God / Protégeme, Dios MÃo • Let Us Sing to the Lord / Cantemos al Señor • I Will Praise You, Lord / Te Ensalzaré, Señor • You Will Draw Water Joyfully / Ustedes Sacarán Agua con Gozo • Words of Everlasting Life / Palabras de Vida Eterna • Like a Deer that Longs / Como Busca la Cierva (Psalm 42, 43 / Salmo 42/41, 43/42) • Easter Alleluia / Aleluya Pascual • Litany of the Saints / LetanÃa de los Santos • Alleluia Popular: Blessing of Water / Aleluya Popular: Bendición del Agua • Alleluia Popular: Baptism / Aleluya Popular: Bautismo • Alleluia Popular: Acclamation / Aleluya Popular: Aclamación • Veni Sancte Spiritus • Alleluia Popular: Sprinkling / Aleluya Popular: Aspersión • Lord, We Ask You, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor. Learn more about this collection in this webinar below featuring composer Tony Alonso.
SKU: GI.G-10515INST
UPC: 785147051596.
The first comprehensive resource of its kind, Gloriosi contains a treasure trove of ritual music that bridges linguistic, cultural, and musical differences for the liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Weaving together familiar tunes and ancient chants with newly-composed pieces, Tony Alonso has meticulously crafted the music of Gloriosi to inspire the participation of a diverse assembly during these celebrations at the heart of the liturgical year. In addition to settings of all of the ritual texts found in the Roman Missal / Misal Romano for the Three Days, this collection contains settings of every prescribed psalm drawn from texts approved for liturgical use in English and in Spanish. El primer recurso completo de su tipo, Gloriosi es un tesoro rebosante de música ritual que supera las diferencias lingüÃsticas, culturales y musicales para las liturgias del Jueves Santo, Viernes Santo y la Vigilia Pascual. Tejiendo melodÃas familiares y cantos antiguos con piezas recién compuestas, Tony Alonso ha elaborado meticulosamente la música de Gloriosi para inspirar la participación de una asamblea diversa durante estas celebraciones que están al centro del año litúrgico. Además de proporcionar los textos rituales que se encuentran en el Misal Romano / Roman Missal para los Tres DÃas en forma musicalizada, esta colección también ofrece nueva música para todos los salmos prescritos para las liturgias del Triduo utilizando los textos oficiales en español y en inglés. Listen to Music Samples on the Recording Page by Clicking HERE CONTENTS: Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper / Jueves Santo de la Cena del Señor: We Should Glory in the Cross / Que Nuestro Único Orgullo Sea la Cruz • Blessed Be God Forever / Bendito Sea Dios por Siempre • Kyrie, Eleison • Our Blessing-Cup / El Cáliz que Bendecimos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • A New Commandment / Un Mandamiento Nuevo • Love One Another / Ãmense Unos a Otros • Lord, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Ubi Caritas • Agnus Dei • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor • Called to Keep Vigil with the Lord / Llamados a Velar con el Señor • Tantum Ergo Sacramentum Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord / Viernes Santo de la Pasión del Señor: Into Your Hands / En Tus Manos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • Adoramus Te • The Solemn Intercessions of Good Friday / La Oración Universal del Viernes Santo • Behold the Wood of the Cross / Miren el Ãrbol de la Cruz • Faithful Cross / Cruz Fiel • Forgive Us, Your People / Perdona a Tu Pueblo • O Come, Let Us Worship / Venid, Oh Cristianos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night / Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa: The Easter Proclamation / Pregón Pascual • Lord, Send Out Your Spirit / EnvÃa Tu EspÃritu, Señor • Keep Me Safe, O God / Protégeme, Dios MÃo • Let Us Sing to the Lord / Cantemos al Señor • I Will Praise You, Lord / Te Ensalzaré, Señor • You Will Draw Water Joyfully / Ustedes Sacarán Agua con Gozo • Words of Everlasting Life / Palabras de Vida Eterna • Like a Deer that Longs / Como Busca la Cierva (Psalm 42, 43 / Salmo 42/41, 43/42) • Easter Alleluia / Aleluya Pascual • Litany of the Saints / LetanÃa de los Santos • Alleluia Popular: Blessing of Water / Aleluya Popular: Bendición del Agua • Alleluia Popular: Baptism / Aleluya Popular: Bautismo • Alleluia Popular: Acclamation / Aleluya Popular: Aclamación • Veni Sancte Spiritus • Alleluia Popular: Sprinkling / Aleluya Popular: Aspersión • Lord, We Ask You, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor.
SKU: GI.G-1109
The first comprehensive resource of its kind, Gloriosi cont ains a treasure trove of ritual music that bridges linguistic, cultural, and musical differences for the liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Weaving together familiar tunes and ancient chants with newly-composed pieces, Tony Alonso has meticulously crafted the music of Gloriosi to inspire the participation of a diverse assembly during these celebrations at the heart of the liturgical year.  In addition to settings of all of the ritual texts found in the Roman Missal / Misal Romano for the Three Days, this collection contains settings of every prescribed psalm drawn from texts approved for liturgical use in English and in Spanish.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  El primer recurso completo de su tipo, Gloriosi es un tesoro rebosante de música ritual que supera las diferencias lingüÃsticas, culturales y musicales para las liturgias del Jueves Santo, Viernes Santo y la Vigilia Pascual. Tejiendo melodÃas familiares y cantos antiguos con piezas recién compuestas, Tony Alonso ha elaborado meticulosamente la música de Gloriosi para inspirar la participación de una asamblea diversa durante estas celebraciones que están al centro del año litúrgico.  Además de proporcionar los textos rituales que se encuentran en el Misal Romano / Roman Missal para los Tres DÃas en forma musicalizada, esta colección también ofrece nueva música para todos los salmos prescritos para las liturgias del Triduo utilizando los textos oficiales en español y en inglés.  Disc 1 / Disco 1 Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper / Jueves Santo de la Cena del Señor We Should Glory in the Cross / Que Nuestro Único Orgullo Sea la Cruz • Blesse d Be God Forever / Bendito Sea Dios por Siempre (Reception of the Holy Oils / Recepción de los Santos Óleos) • Kyrie, Eleison (Penitential Act / Acto Penitencial) • Our Blessing-Cup / El Cáliz que Bendecimos (Psalm 116 / Salmo 116/115) • Gl ory to You / Gloria a Ti (Gospel Acclamation / Aclamación del Evangelio) • A New Commandment / Un Mandamiento Nuevo • Love One Another / Ãmense Unos a Otros • Lord, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos (Prayer of the Faithful / Oración de los Fieles) • Ubi Caritas • Agn us Dei • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor • Ca lled to Keep Vigil with the Lord / Llamados a Velar con el Señor (Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament / Traslado del SantÃsimo Sacramento) • Tantum Ergo Sacramentum   Disc 2 / Disco 2 Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord / Viernes Santo de la Pasión del Señor Into Your Hands / En Tus Manos (Psalm 31 / Salmo 31/30) • Glor y to You / Gloria a Ti (Gospel Acclamation / Aclamación del Evangelio) • Adoramus Te (Passion Acclamation / Aclam ación para la Pasión) • The Solemn Intercessions of Good Friday / La Oración Universal del Viernes Santo • Behol d the Wood of the Cross / Miren el Ãrbol de la Cruz (The Showing of the Holy Cross / Presentación de la Santa Cruz) • Faith ful Cross / Cruz Fiel • Forgiv e Us, Your People / Perdona a Tu Pueblo • O Come, Let Us Worship / Venid, Oh Cristianos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor   Disc 3 / Disco 3 The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night / Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa The Easter Proclamation / Preg ón Pascual (Exsultet) • Lord, Send Out Your Spirit / EnvÃa Tu EspÃritu, Señor (Psalm 104 / Salmo 104/103) • Ke ep Me Safe, O God / Protégeme, Dios MÃo (Psalm 16 / Salmo 16/15) • Let Us Sing to the Lord / Cantemos al Señor (Exodus 15 / Éxodo 15) • I Will Praise You, Lord / Te Ensalzaré, Señor (Psalm 30 / Salmo 30/29) • You Will Draw Water Joyfully / Ustedes Sacarán Agua con Gozo (Isaiah 12 / IsaÃas 12) • Words of Everlasting Life / Palabras de Vida Eterna (Psalm 19 / Salmo 19/18) • Like a Deer that Longs / Como Busca la Cierva (Psalm 42, 43 / Salmo 42/41, 43/42) • East er Alleluia / Aleluya Pascual (Psalm 118 / Salmo 118/117) • Li tany of the Saints / LetanÃa de los Santos • Alle luia Popular / Aleluya Popular (Blessing of the Baptismal Water / Bendición del Agua Bautismal) • Alleluia Popular / Aleluya Popular (Baptism / Bautismo) • A lleluia Popular /Aleluya Popular (Acclamation / Aclamación) •  Veni Sancte Spiritus (Confirmation / Con firmación) • Alleluia Popular / Aleluya Popular (Sprinkling Rite / Rito de la Aspersión) • Lord, We Ask You, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos (Prayer of the Faithful / Oración de los Fieles) • Cal led to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor  .
SKU: CF.FPS164
ISBN 9781491163504. UPC: 680160922291.
Call of the Ancient Clans takes players back to the time of the dawn of man, when neighboring tribes could communicate with each other not by racing through the harsh jungle or dry desert, but by the use of different rhythm instruments. Music was also used in religious rituals, celebrations and to share the history of the group.With an interesting, pulsating rhythm and catchy woodwind lines, Call of the Ancient Clans is sure to light a fire under students and get them involved in making some exhilarating music. The notes can be easily played by those with over a year of band experience, but will also provide a good challenge, as the first clarinets do go over the break a couple of times.Students will have a lot of fun playing double forte (who doesn’t?). However, caution students that playing “as loud as you can†can lead to bad-sounding notes. Balance with the person next to you; if you can’t hear them, you’re too loud. Double forte is a bit like calling to your friend from across the gym when nobody else is in there. You don’t want to be louder than that.Who has the melody at each rehearsal mark? Your students should know and if they do not, tell them. If they don’t have the melody, they need to back off their notes and play softer. Let the melody shine.Balance will make this piece truly sing. I hope you enjoy playing it; I loved writing it.
SKU: CF.FPS164F
ISBN 9781491163900. UPC: 680160922697.
SKU: BT.YE0075
Four Double Basses. Eight well-known Christmas carols in a new guise. Score and parts.The Programme of Christmas Carols was first performed in New Orleans in 1976. In its original version, the players were required to wear Dickensian costume and a seasonal narrative preceded each of the carol arrangements. The texts appear below.Duration without text: c.20 minutesDuration with text: c.45 minutesIntroduc tion by Robert RoheThe introductory text, assembled with the kind assistance of Father Peacock of Loyola University of New Orleans, was designed for use where the receptivity of the audience warrants. So little is known about thebeloved Christmas carols, it is fitting that a brief sketch of the carols' past be used to enhance the familiar music.If desired, the introductory text may be omitted at the discretion of the performers.The brief text preceding each carol should be used to acquaint the audience with what to expect, from a quartet that will be playing the unexpected. The text also will pace the program and will extend performance time to around 45 minutes.In performance, the bass viol quartet of New Orleans wore peaked caps, and turtle necked sweaters to simulate the street performers of Dickens' time. The choice of four string basses for this program was to bring the closest relatives of the true viol into play.History and development of the Christmas CarolThe celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ has been observed for nearly 2,000 years, through the ritual of the Christian Church, with part of that ritual being devoted to celebration in song. In those early days, church music was sung only, no musical instruments taking part in the service.The type of song used by the church had the name 'plain-song'. It was a single line of melody, plain and unadorned, sung by one or more voices. By the year 1660 A.D., it had developed a second name, 'The Gregorian Chant', after Pope Gregory, who encouraged the use.
