Simply Christmas for Organ

SKU: MN.20-723

UPC: 688670207235.

As with the previous Christmas Carol Trilogy releases by Rudolph, rather than simply written for solo instrument with organ accompaniment, the organ and trumpet (in this case) are coequal participants. This release is a medley of My Dancing Day, Coventry Carol, and lastly, Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, which, once you hear arranged in 7/8 will never sound the same.

SKU: LO.70-2184S

ISBN 9780787765019.

Following his Simply Lent collection, J. William Greene has written a collection of sophisticated yet practical hymn settings for the weeks before Christmas. Greene's rich compositional craft and love for traditional forms and techniques are evident in music that expresses the anticipation of the Advent season.

SKU: CA.745005

ISBN 9790007310387. German/Latin.

This small but perfectly formed collection enables atmospheric Christmas musicmaking – together with the congregation, if desired – without the need for lengthy rehearsals. Your next Christmas concert can be transformed into a moving shared community experience!The collection contains arrangements of five well-known carols along with a newly written Gloria. Carsten Klomp has arranged individual verses as variations with differing scoring, so that the songs can be performed together by congregation (melody), choir (descant, or optionally as a solo or an instrumental) and organ. Depending on requirements a version for a one to two voice choir with organ or simply for congregation and organ is also possible. The organ parts for each song are appealing, with a prelude and an accompaniment which varies from verse to verse. The choir can be single or mixed voice (medium to higher range); a children’s or youth choir could also be included. The texts of the songs are presented in two variant forms, following the German Protestant and Catholic hymnbooks, so that the songs can be used in both Protestant and Catholic contexts.- Christmas carols for choir and congregation- Light and effective- Animates the audience to sing along.

SKU: GI.G-018040

What has made this Mass rise to the top in popularity in parishes across the English-speaking world? Its adaptability. From parishes with keyboard and/or guitar and cantor to cathedrals with a large SATB choir and multiple instruments (organ, brass quartet, timpani, handbells), Mass of Wisdom has proven itself as a “Mass for the masses.” Its step-wise melodic patterns make it easy to learn without sounding musically trite in any way. Music directors agree that the through-composed Gloria is one of the most finely crafted of all the new musical settings of the prayer. That fine crafting extends to all components of this Mass, especially the acclamations sung during the Eucharistic Prayer. The multi-layered Hosannas in the Sanctus will delight the members of the choir as well as the singing assembly. This is a Mass setting that simply soars. It is a perfect setting for Ordinary Time, but music directors tell us that the Christmas and Easter seasons are made more glorious and joyful when this setting is sung, especially when the additional instrumentation is added. Dioceses and parishes that employed Mass of Wisdom as the first setting during the implementation of the new translation have found themselves returning to it time and time again. It truly has become part of the “Catholic musical DNA” across the United States and beyond.