Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: 2-Part Choir: Vocal Score

Level 1 Elementary Level-23 easy to play pieces with lyrics and illustrations: Angels We Have Heard on High - As With Gladness Men of Old - Auld Lang Syne - Away in a Manger - Beautiful Savior - Christmas Is Coming - Coventry Carol - First Noel - Friendly Beasts - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Go Tell It on the Mountain - Hark the Hearld Angels Sing - Here We Come A-Caroling (Wassail Song) - Holly and the Ivy - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Jingle Bells - Joy to the World - Little Town of Bethlehem - March of the Three Kings - Nazareth - O Come All ye Faithful - Silent Night - Twelve Days of Christmas.

Saint-Saëns's Christmas Oratorio (or Oratorio de Noël) was written in 1858 when he was just 23. This piece was originally scored for five Vocal Soloists Chorus Harp String Quartet and Organ; this the vocal score contains a piano reduction.The Christmas Oratorio opens with a Prelude subtitled 'In the style of Sebastian Bach' harkening back to Bach's Christmas Oratorio. This opening prelude sets the scene for the Christmas story: its lilting pastoral quality creates images of the shepherds tending their flocks in the fields. In the remaining movements the vocal soloists take turns representing different characters such as the narrator ofthe story or as the angel who announces the birth of the baby Jesus while the chorus represents a multitude of angels singing to the glory of the Lord. The final movement of the piece which follows the model of old French Christmas songs is a virtual hymn of praise of all creation in the presence of God.The English version of the text is by N.H. Dole.

The Novello Book Of Hymns is a collection of 50 favourite hymns, inspiringly and engagingly written for SATB Choirs. Edited by David Hill, all the arrangements in this book are designed to be singable by congregations without music, and can be used in any church or school service.As well as providing uplifting versions of hymns, these arrangements also work well as easy anthems, enabling church and school choirs to learn an often striking and dramatic piece of music quickly and easily.The hymns have been arranged by a range of well-loved composers including Richard Lloyd, John Bertalot, David Hill, Stephen Jackson, Philip Moore, Christopher Robinson and many others.Editor of the collection David Hill is a Choral Advisor to Novello. He is Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers, Musical Director of the Bach Choir, Chief Conductor of the Southern Sinfonia, Associate Guest Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society, and Professor of Choral Conducting at Yale University. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

ShowTrax CD-All the wonder and joy of the holiday season are clearly present in this fresh new work for schools community and church choirs everywhere! Scored in a ?Holiday Pops? style for orchestra choir and optional soloist this 30-minute work is divided into nine sections each titled for a letter in the word C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S. Combine your SATB and/or SSA choirs with orchestra a smaller chamber group or with the spectacular CD accompaniment for a wonderful salute to the season. Sections and songs include: C - It Must Be Christmas; H - Hark! Hear the Children Sing (Sing We Now of Christmas What Child Is This Masters In This Hall); R - Rejoice! Rejoice! (O Come Emmanuel Rise Up Shepherd and Follow); I - I Hear the Bells (I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Carol of the Bells); S - Snow!; T - 'Twas the Night; M - Merry Merry Christmas (Deck the Hall Bring a Torch Ding Dong Merrily on High Fum Fum Fum Hallelujah Chorus Jingle Bells); A - Angels We Have Heard On High Sheep May Safely Graze); S - Savior (Joy to the World Gesu Bambino).