The New Novello Anthem Book

Tudor and Stuart monarchs reigned during a period of political and ecclesiastical turmoil out of which occurred profound developments in musical style.Tudor Anthems (the term loosely applied to cover the years 1520 to 1640) anthologises some of the finest English musical works of that era. It includes sacred works of various lengths and standards of difficulty for mixed voice choir accompanied and unaccompanied by an array of composers including Byrd Dering Gibbons Morley Mundy Parsons Philips Smith Taverner and Tomkins.A comprehensive collection and indispensable resource for any choir's library prepared in an easilyunderstood performing edition by Lionel Pike.'This is an excellent book. It offers variety the familiar and the less so all levels of difficulty and excellent value. Choirs who invest in a set could cover this aspect of their repertoire for years to come.'Andrew Gant (Choir & Organ - March/April 2011) 'A new Tudor anthem anthology will inevitably invite comparison with the popular Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems but Lionel Pike's collection largely avoids overlap with the OUP book and its contents certainly do not disappoint.' Matthew O'Donovan (Early Music Today - March/May 2011)'For many choirs and choral societies the Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems has been a standard source for this wonderful repertoire since it was first published in 1978. This new edition from Novello is now a serious competitor (why have we had to wait so long!). At almost the same price as the OUP volume and with 50 anthems (OUP had 34) this anthology is remarkable value for money. Before considering the contents it is worth mentioning its weight. My choir complains at holding the New Church Anthem Book and this is the same weight as the NCAB paperback (i.e. over a kilogram) and almost A4 in size. Lionel Pike

Paul Mealor's We Beseech Thee Almighty God for SATB. Commissioned by Matthew Owens for the Cranmer Anthem book and first performed by the St Salvator's Chapel Choir St Andrews conducted by Matthew Owens as part of the TheoArtistry Festival March 2018. Duration: 2 minutes

Book 5 of the Sing Out! series features wonderful new choral arrangements of five top pop tunes, all arranged by renowned Vocal Coach and Choral Director extraordinaire Mark De-Lisser. Each song has been beautifully arranged for SAT chorus, the unison harmonies totally reinvigorating these favourite pop songs.From the classic rock anthem of the 1980s in Toto's Africa, to the modern pop heartbreaker All Of Me by John Legend, these are great songs with even greater arrangements. The unabashed positivity of Nico and Vinz's Am I Wrong makes a fantastic counterpart to the optimism in the face of pain represented by the arrangement of the traditional gospel song Take My Hand, Precious Lord, a tune used to wonderfully affecting effect in the recent film 'Selma'. Finally, this fresh pop choral setlist is rounded off nicely with Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud, a beautiful love song in which the power and emotion of the words will enhance the performance. Arranged for SAT (Soprano/Alto/Tenor) Choir, these songs are designed to be sung to backing tracks, but Piano accompaniments and Guitar chord boxes are included for rehearsal purposes, or if you wish to perform with a live band. Aside from De-Lisser's incredible arrangements, this pack includes an innovative and user-friendly download card with performance backing tracks, full demonstrations and individual rehearsal tracks of each Vocal part recorded by members of ACM Gospel Choir. Helpful hints for performing each piece are also included in this book, giving you everything you need to learn these well-loved songs.Mark De-Lisser is a celebrated Vocal Coach and Choral Director, who has been featured on BBC1's 'Last Choir Standing'. His extensive introduction and notes within this songbook bring a personal touch, as De-Lisser really is passionate about getting people singing, improvising and, most of all, enjoying themselves. The new Choral arrangements of these fantastic pop tracks are ideal for spicing up a performance with these tunes, reinvigorated with lush harmonies and rich voices, all the while retaining the magic and meaning of the original songs. At your next performance, make sure you Sing Out!, leaving your audience truly astonished. / Choeur SAT

A useful new resource for choirs, the New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems For Mixed-Voice Choirs is perfect for groups of all sizes and abilities. The pieces in this exciting collection have been carefully chosen to offer a selection of interesting contemporary works alongside older and more well-known anthems. It is recognised that many choirs have limited rehearsal time and, frequently, limited vocal resources. This collection aims to provide works that are easily and quickly learnable, with few splits in voice parts. In addition, many of the pieces in the New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems For Mixed-Voice Choirs can be adapted to work as unison settings with accompaniment, or in other flexible forms. The New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems For Mixed-Voice Choirs is arranged for SATB Choir, with Organ accompaniment. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Orgue

The New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems For Upper Voices is a wonderful collection and an invaluable resource for Upper Voice choirs who have the desire to sing a variety of beautiful anthems, but who have an unfortunately limited amount of rehearsal time. Selected and edited by David Hill, this collection includes anthems that are easy to learn, enjoyable to sing but also sound simply fantastic.Some works included in this collection are universally-loved, pieces like Ave Maria by Marcel Dupré, The Lord's Prayer by John Tavener and James Whitbourn's wonderful A Prayer Of Desmond Tutu. Despite the title of Short And Easy, these pieces are anything but mundane or tired, they are all exciting, versatile and enjoyable, making this collection perfect for any choir. The collection is an antidote to the fact that many choirs have to rehearse on a limited time, with limited resources. Learning from this collection is quick and efficient, but the songs don't compromise in beauty.With a range of styles, and settings for Eucharist and Evensong, this collection offers a carefully-chosen diversity for Upper Voice Choirs large and small. With James Davy's Sun Of My Soul, Philip Moore's Listen To The Song Of The Children and Elizabeth Poston's The Dormouse's Carol, the selection here is brilliant, including pieces for all occasions and events throughout the year. This makes Short And Easy Anthems indispensable for Upper Voice Choirs and directors who will instantly be able to draw from a wealth of songs that can be learnt quickly. The works here include simple unison settings, while most of them can be performed with some flexible scoring, allowing the music to be opened up to wider choirs.Featuring a vast number of anthems that can be learnt and sung quickly, The New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems gives Upper Voice choirs a grand selection of songs that will prevent a reliance on the same ones. Whether your choir is large or small, the music contained within this collection is perfect for beautifully versatile melodies that can be learned very easily. / Choeur SSA Et Piano

The New Novello Book Of Short & Easy Anthems For Upper Voices is a wonderful collection and an invaluable resource for Upper Voice choirs who have the desire to sing a variety of beautiful anthems but who have an unfortunately limited amount of rehearsal time. Selected and edited by David Hill this collection includes anthems that are easy to learn enjoyable to sing but also sound simply fantastic. Some works included in this collection are universally-loved pieces like Ave Maria?by Marcel Dupré The Lord's Prayer by John Tavener and James Whitbourn's wonderful APrayer Of Desmond Tutu. Despite the title of Short And Easy these pieces are anything but mundane or tired they are all exciting versatile and enjoyable making this collection perfect for any choir. The collection is an antidote to the fact that many choirs have to rehearse on a limited time with limited resources. Learning from this collection is quick and efficient but the songs don't compromise in beauty. A review from the September 2015 issue of Sunday by Sunday from the Royal School of Church Music says that 'He [David Hill] has surely succeeded here offering a collection of church music that is worthy interesting effective and can be learned quickly. It is wholeheartedly recommended!' With a range of styles and settings for Eucharist and Evensong this collection offers a carefully-chosen diversity for Upper Voice Choirs large and small. With James Davy's Sun Of My Soul Philip Moore's Listen To The Song Of The Children and Elizabeth Poston's The Dormouse's Carol the selection here is brilliant including pieces for all occasions and events throughout the year. This makes Short And Easy Anthems?indispensable for Upper Voice Choirs and directors who will instantly be able to draw from a

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)

Canticles Preces and Responses-The Tallis Psalter comprises a collection of Tallis's 9 tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter preces and responses the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Dorian Service) and a number of easily learnable anthems all by Tallis. David Skinner is one of the leading scholars in editing music of this period and this book will be attractive to choirs looking for easily performable and new versions of Tallis choral works.'I was delighted to see this neat little book cataining the English church music expressing the simplicity of the needs of the reformed church and the needs of current Anglican choirs.' - Clifford Bartlett Early MusicReview

The Souls Of The Righteous is an anthem for SATB choir with an Organ reduction provided for rehearsal purposes. It takes its text from the Old Testament book of Wisdom. Sir George Elvey (1816-1893) was a British organist and composer. He was a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral and New College Oxford before studying at the Royal Academy of Music. Such was his skill he became Organist at St George’s Chapel Windsor at the age of just nineteen having been offered the post in preference to far more experienced candidates such as Samuel Wesley. He wrote prolifically for the Chapel creating many works that were only performed once andhave now been lost. Best remembered are his hymn tunes oratorios and anthems.

The Promise Which Was Made Unto The Fathers is an anthem for Easter. First published in 1903 it is scored for SATB Choir with Organ accompaniment. It takes its text from passages of the Book of Acts The Song of Solomon and Psalm 145.Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) was a British composer organist and conductor. He studied under Frederick Bridge at Westminster Abbey and later became Organist at York Minster and Professor of Music at the University of Durham. He is best remembered for his settings of the Anglican liturgy as well as anthems such as Blessed City Heavenly Salem and Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence.

Ralph Allwood is Precentor and Director of Music at Eton College Choral Advisor for Novello and Co. the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and for the Voices Foundation and a judge for the Llangollen International Eisteddfod Ralph Allwood.This is the sheet music for Allwood's On The Mount Of Olives for SATB chorus unaccompanied.A review from the March 2015 edition of 'Sunday by Sunday' from the Royal School of Church Music stated that '[t]his condensed and expressive anthem was a highlight of the Novello Book of Music for Lent and Easter two years ago.'

Holman's Prevent Us O Lord is a beautiful anthem for Unison (Treble) Voices with Organ Accompaniment with words from the Book of Common Prayer. This is a gentle and expressive piece with hushed dynamics and a simple yet effective accompaniment.