English Sacred Music

Publication of the complete English sacred music of George Jeffreys (c.1610–1685) opens a window on the achievement of one of the few pre-Commonwealth composers wholeheartedly committed to the contemporary Italianate stile nuovo. Besides a quantity of sacred works in Latin, there are 26 surviving English anthems and devotional pieces, plus three settings from the Communion Service, an impressive output for someone employed for most of his life primarily as a steward to the Hatton family. Though only one of his works was published in his lifetime, Jeffreys’s compositions are preserved in several autograph manuscripts that are the basis of this edition. / Historique / Stainer And Bell

Oxford Choral Classics: English 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. The evening canticles are given due space with seventeen settings including those by Byrd Gibbons Purcell Walmisley Stanford Noble Howells Walton and Tippett. Also included are settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate Deo alongside seven settings of the Preces and Responses and two additional early Lord's Prayers. The selection is completed with three supplementary items: a set of previously unpublished Psalm chants byHowells John Sanders's Good Friday Reproaches and a written-out Order for Compline.Robert King has prepared completely new editions of all the pre-twentieth-century works going back to the earliest and most reliable manuscripts or printed sources. Playable keyboard reductions have been added for the majority of unaccompanied items.

Linda M. Cummings (Transcr.). Par CUMMINGS LINDA M.. Ces arrangements fraîches de quatorze hymnes anglais vieux combinent des éléments classiques et folkloriques pour un effet délicieux. Le violon solo est encouragé à embellir les mélodies, une fois les airs de base ont été maîtrisées. Ces solos avec accompagnement piano ont été modifiés depuis la version CD de Green Hill pour faciliter l'interaction lisse entre le soliste et accompagnateur. Artistique et engageante, ces solos sera une joie de jouer pour l'église botre services et récitals l'année. Inclut les airs familiers, favoris comme : toutes choses Bright et Beautiful - laisser toutes les choses maintenant vivre - Christ le Seigneur est ressuscité aujourd'hui - pour la beauté de la terre - je chante la puissance de Dieu tout-puissant - Come, Ye reconnaissants personnes, Come - je veux un principe intérieur - Come, tu Long attendu Jésus - et plus encore. Début intermédiaire en difficulté. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Sacred - Transcribed Solos / Recueil / Violon

Linda M. Cummings (Transcr.). Par CUMMINGS LINDA M.. Ces arrangements fraîches de quatorze hymnes anglais vieux combinent des éléments classiques et folkloriques pour un effet délicieux. Le soliste flûte est encouragé à embellir les mélodies, une fois les airs de base ont été maîtrisées. Ces solos avec accompagnement piano ont été modifiés depuis la version CD de Green Hill pour faciliter l'interaction lisse entre le soliste et accompagnateur. Artistique et de faciliter l'interaction lisse entre le soliste et accompagnateur. Artistique et engageante, ces solos sera une joie de jouer pour les services religieux et récitals tout au long de l'année. Inclut les airs familiers, favoris comme : toutes choses Bright et Beautiful - laisser toutes les choses maintenant vivre - Christ Seigneur ressuscité aujourd'hui - pour la beauté de la terre est - je chante la puissance de Dieu tout-puissant - Come, Ye reconnaissants personnes, Come - je veux un principe intérieur - Come tu Long attendu Jésus - et plus encore. Début intermédiaire en difficulté. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Sacred - Solos / Recueil / Flûte Traversière

Judith BlezzardThis book looks at English church music from a new standpoint. It examines the relationship between English church music and the various types of other music that have influenced its development revealing a vigorous tradition of interplay with extraneous musical material that is seldom apparent from the ways in which music is presented for church use. The borrowing of music from churches outside England is explored and a large section is devoted to the often surprisingly ingenious ways in which secular music has since the beginnings of the English church been appropriated as music for worship - often with controversial results. From madrigal tomusic-hall from plainsong to popular styles: these and many other kinds of music have lent both styles and material to sacred music with English texts. By examining these musical transformations this book demonstrates that English church music is far from being an exclusively insular and retrospective repertory as is often presumed to be the case. Although the book with its use of musical examples is designed primarily for the general musical reader - both amateur and professional its broadly historical approach will appeal to those interested in English cultural heritage the church and its worship.ISBN 0 85249 784 9

Górecki's Church Songs, based on melodies from Rev Jan Siedlecki's ?piewniki Ko?cielne ('church songbooks'), were composed in 1986. This edition is based on the PWM edition of 2013, which was produced with the assistance of Anna Górecka and Miko?aj Górecki. A special feature of the Boosey publications is the new, alternative Latin sung text by Edward Tambling, which will be attractive to the many choirs who do not wish to sing in Polish. The Latin text is carefully crafted to fit Górecki's score and is both poetic and sensitive to the devotional aspect of the songs. English translations from the Polish are also included, for reference only.The three publications present the songs for sacred use according to devotional subject-matter. In concert performances the songs, or a selection of them, may be performed in any order and combination. Vol 1 contains six songs in praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The seven songs in vol 2 take the themes of Good Friday, the Crucifixion, The Cross of Christ and the Resurrection. Vol 3 contains seven songs in praise of St Joseph, St Anne and St Nicholas, the Blessed Sacrament, the Trinity and the Black Madonna of Cz?stochowa. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) A Cappella

Benjamin Britten's Sacred and Profane consists of eight settings for unaccompanied mixed voices of lyrics from RT Davis’ collection of Medieval English lyrics composed early in 1975 for Peter Pears and the Wilbye Consort of Voices.

Over 50 of the finest examples of sacred choral music from continental Europe from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries. John Rutter has prepared completely new editions of all the pre-twentieth-century items going back to the earliest and most reliable manuscript or printed sources. English singing translations are provided for most pieces and playable keyboard reductions. Orchestrations are available for hire for the eight accompanied items and some pieces are available separately in the Oxford Choral Classics Octavo series.

Per Voce E Pianoforte-This book contains the sheet music and texts (Italian Latin English) for a great selection of sacred masterpieces of Italian composers.

Per Voce E Pianoforte-This book contains the sheet music and texts (Italian Latin English) for a great selection of sacred masterpieces of Italian composers.

Górecki's Church Songs, based on melodies from Rev Jan Siedlecki's ?piewniki Ko?cielne ('church songbooks'), were composed in 1986. This edition is based on the PWM edition of 2013, which was produced with the assistance of Anna Górecka and Miko?aj Górecki. A special feature of the Boosey publications is the new, alternative Latin sung text by Edward Tambling, which will be attractive to the many choirs who do not wish to sing in Polish. The Latin text is carefully crafted to fit Górecki's score and is both poetic and sensitive to the devotional aspect of the songs. English translations from the Polish are also included, for reference only.The three publications present the songs for sacred use according to devotional subject-matter. In concert performances the songs, or a selection of them, may be performed in any order and combination. Vol 1 contains six songs in praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The seven songs in vol 2 take the themes of Good Friday, the Crucifixion, The Cross of Christ and the Resurrection. Vol 3 contains seven songs in praise of St Joseph, St Anne and St Nicholas, the Blessed Sacrament, the Trinity and the Black Madonna of Cz?stochowa. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) A Cappella

Both a dedicated carol singer and an authority on the history of English music Nicholas Temperley here offers a unique book of 37 carols dating from the fifteenth century to the present.For over fifty years he has sung edited and composed carols each Christmas and in Christmas is Coming the fruit of his enthusiasm is combined with his wealth of knowledge to produce an outstanding and original new collection. As John Rutter observes in his Foreword the book does not pointlessly duplicate what can be found in many other carol books but has a personality and purpose of its own.Twenty-two fresh and practical arrangements include carols from Austria France Germany Mexico Poland and the USA alongside music both rare and familiar from the rich heritage of the English carol tradition. As well as eight of his personal favourites from J. S. Bach to Charles Ives the author includes seven new compositions of his own settings of medieval and traditional texts that reveal his skill as a choral composer whose command of style ranges from the humorous to the profound.In addition to sample programmes and translations there are invaluable notes on the performance and history of individual items plus an historical summary of the genre as a whole: everything in fact to make Christmas is Coming an indispensable companion for singers who wish to enrich the seasonal repertoire for concerts churches and traditional Yuletide carolling.

Nine relatively simple anthems for four five and six voices.Edited by Peter Philips this is part of a series of short volumes each devoted to a single composer or appropriate group of composers thoroughly exploring the unlimited resources of Renaissance sacred polyphony. Includes keyboard parts for rehearsal purposes.