Carols of the Nativity

Noël! 3 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed-voice choirs, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. The contents range from the Baroque to the present: familiar settings of traditional and lesser-known carols through the ages to Howells, Berkeley and Warlock, and works by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Mealor, John Tavener, Francis Pott and Richard Allain. Mixed-voice choirs of all levels will enjoy these new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating original works for the Christmas season. / Choeur SATB Et Orgue (Ou Piano)

for Trumpet and Guitar. Par BAY WILLIAM. Through the centuries, the Christmas season has inspired composers, poets, lyricists and hymn writers to apply their craft in devotion to this event.This book presents 100 arrangements of favorite Christmas carols and advent hymns for violin solo with guitar accompaniment. Suggested chordal accompaniment is included for each solo so that any chordal instrument can accompany the violin. The author has also indicated whether the guitarist should use fingerstyle or strum accompaniment. The music in this book spans centuries and represents a wonderful assortment of solos which may be used as preludes or offertories throughout the various seasons in the church year. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Musique religieuse / Recueil / Trompette et Guitare

Par BAY WILLIAM. Through the centuries, the Christmas season has inspired composers, poets, lyricists and hymn writers to apply their craft in devotion to this event.This book presents 100 arrangements of favorite Christmas carols and advent hymns for violin solo with guitar accompaniment. Suggested chordal accompaniment is included for each solo so that any chordal instrument can accompany the violin. The author has also indicated whether the guitarist should use fingerstyle or strum accompaniment. The music in this book spans centuries and represents a wonderful assortment of solos which may be used as preludes or offertories throughout the various seasons in the church year. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Musique religieuse / Recueil / Flûte Traversière et Guitare

The Manchester Carols is an inspired collaboration between composer Sasha Johnson Manning and Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. A collection of 12 carols linked with a gentle entertaining narration which reshape and modernise the Christmas story. Its creators wanted to write something that is relevant to and reflects modern society and which acknowledges the fact that even though someone might not subscribe to the religion behind the Nativity story they can still appreciate it as an inspiring magical tale. The carols are for everyone believers or not. Duffy uses the Christmas story as a metaphor for human experience giving usup-close and personal insights into the central characters of the nativity – Mary Joseph a newborn baby and a ‘golden youth’ (aka the Angel Gabriel). As Duffy herself says: 'I think the story is wonderful. There’s a lot we can take from it on a human level even if we don’t take the divine element.' There are hints too of the darker grittier side of the Nativity story – refugees poverty giving birth on the road; and looking further forward there are hints of Jesus’ fate on the cross. These carols were written in Manchester in 2007 and first performed by children from several Manchester schools at The Royal Northern College of Music (and again in 2008). All of us who worked on them – librettist composer artist conductor teachers musicians and singers – live and work in that great city. And so these are and will forever be  The Manchester Carols'.

SATB-Brimming with festive carols and lightly seasoned with beautiful new Christmas songs this 35-minute carol cantata captures the many colors of Christmas. From the hushed opening to the exuberant conclusion Nativity Suitesoffers rich and well-crafted musical settings. Perform each Suite separately during Advent and Christmas or together as the centerpiece of a Christmas or hanging of the greens service.Available separately: SATB Instrumental Pak(Score and Parts for Chamber or Full Orchestra) ChoirTrax CD Preview CD CD 10-Pak and Preview Pak.

3 Octaves of Handbells Level 1+-Dan Edwards once again masterfully provides a simple yet creative arrangement for the beginning bell choir with this medley for Christmas. Included are the familiar carols: Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella * Away in a Manger * Silent Night.

A smashing suite of pieces for Two-part upper voices choir and Piano by Betty Roe. These original pieces are settings of nativity poems and texts by a variety of British poets from the 15th to the 20th Century. There are five fabulous pieces here each is a rejoiceful and unostentaeous carol suitable for any Christmas occasion.

John Tavener's Ex Maria Virgine is a sequence of Christmas carols their emphasis on the Nativity and the Virgin Mary. Scored for SATB unaccompanied or with Organ the collection isrepresentative of the broad range of Tavener's choral writing. These carols may be performed as the full sequence or as individual pieces: carols such as Ding! Dong! Merrily on High and Unto Us is Born aSon to familiar texts made novel and exciting or Rocking a simple four-part setting sure to become a favourite with choirs of any accomplishment. Includes a performance CD recorded by the choir of ClareCollege Cambridge.

A traditional Nativity play conveying the peace and hope of Christmas with eight new carols. It is ideal for mixed age groups with added parts suitable for older children up to age 12.There is the minimum of stagedirecions leaving teachers free to interpret the actions as befits their setting and available talent. Additional musical interludes for all the usual mime expected in a school nativity play.You will require a license toperform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

A traditional Nativity play conveying the peace and hope of Christmas with eight new carols. It is ideal for mixed age groups with added parts suitable for older children up to age 12. There is the minimum of stage direcionsleaving teachers free to interpret the actions as befits their setting and available talent. Additional musical interludes for all the usual mime expected in a school nativity play. Script available in studentbook.You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.Professionally recorded demonstration and backing tracks are available to purchase and download here .

Old Macdonald’s Christmas Book is a collection of Christmas songs and carols for recorders and voices that everyone can enjoy. All the tunes can be both sung and played- some additional recorder phrasing marks have been added to the vocal parts to encourage expressive playing. Many of the traditional carols have also been given descant parts giving recorder groups their own musical part to play in carol concerts and school nativity plays. Easy keyboard accompaniments are also provided so that the Christmas songs can be enjoyed as concert pieces or used for music-making at home!