Carols for Choirs 1

by Reginald Jacques (Editor), David Willcocks (Editor)

Overview

50 Christmas carols
The volumes of Carols for Choirs have established themselves as the quintessential carol books for carol-singers around the world. Each volume presents a wide rage of carols to suit every occasion, from well-known tunes superbly arranged to be the best original compositions. Carols for Choirs 1 includes carols for audience and congregation with varied harmonizations and festive descants, the full text of the traditional Nine Lessons printed in the appendix, and a detailed list of the carol orchestrations available on rental.
Orchestrations for several of the carols from this collection are available on sale or hire under the titles Three Carol Orchestrations and Five Christmas Carols.
Eight Carol Accompaniments for 5 and 8 part brass (to accompany carols from CfC1 and CfC2) are also on sale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780193532229
Publisher:	Oxford University Press Music
Publication date:	12/31/1968
Series:	. . . for Choirs Collections
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	9.92(w) x 6.85(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Reginald Jacques was born in 1894 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire and studied at Queen's College, Oxford, where he later became organist and director of music in 1926. Reginald Jacques was also conductor of the Oxford Orchestra Society from 1930 to 1936. From 1931 to 1960 he was conductor of The Bach Choir in London. In 1936 he founded his own Jacques Orchestra, which he conducted until 1960. In 1954 he was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He died in 1969. John Rutter was born in London in 1945 and studied music at Clare College, Cambridge. His compositions embrace choral, orchestral, and instrumental music, and he has edited or co-edited various choral anthologies, including four Carols for Choirs volumes with Sir David Willcocks and the Oxford Choral Classics series. From 1975 to 1979 he was Director of Music at Clare College, and in 1981 he formed his own choir, the Cambridge Singers. He now divides his time between composition and conducting and is sought after as a guest conductor for the world's leading choirs and orchestras. Born in 1919, David Willcocks began his musical career as a chorister at Westminster Abbey, later winning scholarships to Clifton College and King's College, Cambridge. Following war service, he was elected Fellow of King's College, and later became Organist of Salisbury and Worcester Cathedrals, conducting the Three Choirs Festival whilst at Worcester. Willcocks returned to King's College, Cambridge as Director of Music from 1957-1974, with the first collection of his arrangements in the Carols for Choirs series publishing in 1961. He was Director of Music at the Royal College of Music from 1974-1984, and was knighted in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Honours List in 1977. Willcocks also conducted The Bach Choir for 38 years, retiring in 1998. Sir David died in September 2015.

Table of Contents

A boy was born, BrittenA Christmas Carol, KodalyA great and mighty wonder, KodalyA merry Christmas, WarrellA virgin most pure, WoodAdeste fideles, WillcocksAnd there were shepherds, Bach/WillcocksAngels, from the realms of glory, JacquesAs with gladness men of old, Kocher/WillcocksAway in a manger, Kirkpatrick/WillcocksAway in a manger, JacquesBlessed be that maid Mary, WillcocksThe Blessed son of God, Vaughan WillamsThe Boar's head carol, PostonCarol, with lullaby, TateCoventry Carol, AnonCoventry Carol, ShawDing dong! merrily on high, WoodThe first nowell, WillcocksGallery carol, JacquesGloucestershire wassail, Vaughan WilliamsGod rest you merry, gentlemen, WillcocksGood King Wenceslas, JacquesHark! the herald angels sing, Mendelssohn/WillcocksThe holly and the ivy, JacquesI saw three ships, WillcocksI saw three ships, JacquesIn dulci jubilo, Pearsall/JacquesInfant holy, infant lowly, WillcocksIt came upon the midnight clear, SullivanKing Jesus hath a garden, WoodThe linden tree carol, JacquesLute-book lullaby, Ballet/ShawNo sad thought his soul affright, Vaughan WilliamsO come, all ye faithful, WillcocksO little one sweet, BachO little town of Bethlehem, Vaughan Williams/ArmstrongO men from the fields, CookeOnce in royal David's city, Gauntlett/MannPast three a clock, WoodRejoice and be merry, JacquesRocking, WillcocksSee amid the winter's snow, Goss/WillcocksThe Shepherd's farewell, BerliozSussex Carol, WillcocksThe three kings, Cornelius/AtkinsTorches, JoubertUnto us is born a son, WillcocksUp! good Christen folk, and listen, WoodwardWe've been a while a-wandering, Vaughan WilliamsWhat cheer?, WaltonWhen Christ was born, JacquesWhile shepherds watched their flocks, RavenscroftWhile the shepherds were watching, Armstrong GibbsZither Carol, Sargent