Two Short Anthems

A two-volume collection of short anthems from the Novello Choral Programme representing five hundred years of church music all suitable for SATB chorus with Organ.Familiar and long-established works are represented alongside many lesser-known and more recent works by composers such as Douglas Guest Philip Rose and Ralph Allwood. Many of the pieces are ideal as Introits and Anthems for general church use whilst other have a more specific intended function within the liturgical calendar. However all are well suited to both devotional and concert performance.The works here are short ranging from straight-forward to technically challenging and more exciting. As awhole the collection features an overwhelming number of choices for choirs of all different sizes and abilities.

A two-volume collection of short anthems from the Novello Choral Programme representing five hundred years of church music all suitable for SATB chorus with Organ.Familiar and long-established works are represented alongside many lesser-known and more recent works by composers such as Douglas Guest Philip Rose and Ralph Allwood. Many of the pieces are ideal as Introits and Anthems for general church use whilst other have a more specific intended function within the liturgical calendar. However all are well suited to both devotional and concert performance.The works here are short ranging from straight-forward to technically challenging and more exciting. As a whole the collection features an overwhelming number of choices for choirs of all different sizes and abilities.

You'll find these short anthems an ideal choice for smaller choirs with limited resources and rehearsal time. Most of the 50 pieces are two or three pages long and none is longer than four pages. All are set formixed voices. They'll provide even the smallest parish choir with the chance to shine! Indexed for the Church year.

Twenty Reflective settings for unison or part singing for use in special services or as introits responses and short anthems

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

9 anthems for mixed voices-Mack Wilberg Anthems: 9 Anthems For Mixed Voices is for SATB and Organ or Orchestra or unaccompanied.This anthology of 9 mixed-voice anthems combines new material written specially for the collection with established favourites from the Oxford catalogue some of which appear here for the first time with SATB scoring. Containing both accompanied and A Cappella pieces and with festive anthems (with Keyboard or Orchestral accompaniment) alongside short gentle blessings Mack Wilberg Anthems: 9 Anthems For Mixed Voices contains an attractive selection of pieces suitable for a variety of liturgical seasons and will appeal to allmixed-voice church choirs.

Jameson Marvin Choral Series-These two short selections from Jameson Marvin's Hymns and Anthems can be described as “choral counterpoint for church choirs”. “God Thoughts” and “Majesty ofMountains” are two gems can be used as responses in worship or combined as a lovely anthem.

Oxford Choral Classics: English Church Music assembles in two volumes around 100 of the finest examples of English sacred choral music of the past five centuries.The first volume dedicated to anthems and motets presents both favourite and lesser-known works from the exceptional Renaissance polyphony of Taverner Tallis and Byrd through the Restoration led by Purcell to the glorious works of the great nineteenth- and twentieth-century composers including Wesley Elgar Stanford Vaughan Williams and Howells.The volume contains a number of more substantial works including Mendelssohn's Hear my prayer Stainer's I saw theLord and Naylor's Vox dicentis: Clama as well as a wonderful selection of shorter pieces from Gibbons's O Lord in thy wrath to Walton's Set me as a seal upon thine heart. With the second companion volume of canticles and responses this bipartite collection presents a comprehensive survey of English sacred music at its best.

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.