The First Nowell (The First Noel)

James O'Donnell's arrangement of the traditional English Christmas carol The First Nowell was originally published in Noël! 2 . Now available in a separate edition which preserves the original scoring for SATB choir with Organ accompaniment for the soaring final verse!

Description A great collection of nineteen festive pieces including traditional carols, seasonal songs and extracts from vocal and orchestral works, for easy piano. Features musicfrom such composers as Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Corelli and Handel. Incldues lyrics where appropriate, so you can sing along too! Songlist Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker Suite Op.71a) [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich] For Unto Us A Child Is Born (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric] Good King Wenceslas [Traditional] Good King Wencesles (English) In Dulci Jubilo [Traditional] Jingle Bells [Pierpont, James Lord] Jingle Bells [Pierpont, James] Largo Pastorale [Corelli, Arcangelo] Noel Nouvelet [Old French Carol] O Christmas Tree [Traditional] O Holy Night [Adam, Adolphe] Polonaise [Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai] Quem Pastores Laudavere [Traditional] Rocking [Traditional] Silent Night [Gruber, Franz] Silent Night [Gruber, Franz] [Mohr, Josef] Sinfonia [Bach, Johann Sebastian] The Coventry Carol [Traditional] The First Nowell [Traditional] We Wish You a Merry Christmas [Traditional] What Child Is This? [Traditional] Winter (The Four Seasons) [Vivaldi, Antonio]

Description This outstanding collection of 90 carols offers a balanced mixture of accompanied and unaccompanied items which will appeal immediately to conductors, singers and audiences alike. Mostly for mixed voices, it includes 16 carols and a further 39 arrangements published here for the first time. From Gabrielli to Judith Weir, medieval melodies to spirituals, the range of styles covers a wide spectrum of tastes. Conductors will welcome the availability of optional orchestral material available on hire for 24 of the carols, to allow for performances without organ. This major issue of carols is edited by William Llewellyn, a well established figure in the world of choral music. Songlist A Babe Is Born A Christmas Antiphon A Fanfare For Christmas A Gallery Carol A Somerset Carol Adam Lay Ybounden Adests Fideles All And Some As Joseph Was A-walking Away In A Manger Balulalow Canon For Three Choirs Carol Of The Christ-child Christmas Is Coming Coventry Carol Dawn Carol De Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy Ding Dong! Merrily On High Ding-dong, Ding Donkey Plod And Mary Ride El Cant Des Ocells El Noi De La Mare Fum, Fum, Fum Gabriel's Message God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen Hark! The Herald Angels Sing How Soft, Upon The Ev'ning Air Huron Carol Hush You, My Baby I Saw Three Ships I Song Of A Maiden Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant [Traditional] Illuminare, Jerusalem In Dulci Jubilo In The Bleak Midwinter Joy Shall Be Yours In The Morning Joy To The World! King Jesus Hath A Garden London Waits Lullay My Liking Lute-book Lullaby Mary Walked Through A Wood Of Thorn Mary's Child Ninna-nanna A Gesu Bambino Noel Nouvelet O Leave Your Sheep O Magnum Misterium Once In Royal David's City Our Lady And Child Our Lady's Lullaby Puer Nobis Rejoice Lordings Rocking Carol Sans Day Carol Sant Josep I La Mare De Deu Sir Christemas Slumber Song Of The Madonna Stille Nacht Susanni The First Nowell The Golden Carol The Holly And The Ivy The Infant King The Little Road To Bethlehem The Oxen The Shepherds' Farewell The Song Of The Birds The Trees Of The Field The Twelve Days Of Christmas The Twelve Days Of Christmas [Traditional] The Yorkshire Wassail There Is No Rose Torches! Troc-a-tron Tyrle, Tyrlow Whence Is That Gooldy Fragrance Flowing? You Go To My Head