A uniquely accessible and comprehensive resource for use in church services and concerts throughout the Church's year. The volume's 50 SATB pieces, both accompanied and unaccompanied, are suitable for choirs of all sizes and abilities. BL Provides an excellent choice of pieces for the Principal Feasts BL champions new, approachable, and unjustly neglected repertoire spanning all periods and traditions, whilst avoiding widely available or difficult music BL includes many previously unpublished or newly commissioned anthems, arrangements, and editions by important composers and church musicians BL contains useful musical and liturgical introductions in addition to full indexes, glossaries of additional uses for the repertoire, and listings of other suitable pieces not included in the book.
Contents
da Palestrina, adapted Jackson and Moore: Arise, Shine O Jerusalem
da Palestrina, adapted by Jackson and Moore: Behold the Lord, the ruler is come
Archer: Bethlehem, of noblest cities
Archer: Brightest and best of the sons of the morning
Skempton: It was a star
Crotch, organ part trans. Scott: Lo! star-led chiefs
Clemens non Papa, ed. Morris: Magi veniunt ab oriente
Williams: Surge Illuminare
Lole: The Journey
Marenzio, ed. Morris: Tribus miraculis
Byrd: Hodie beata Virgo
Eccard: Maria das Jungfrauelein
Moore: Nunc Dimittis
Tallis, ed. Rice: Nunc Dimittis
Flood: Phos Hilaron
Archer: Prayer for the blessing of light
Anon, arr. Scott and Archer: Angelus ad Virginem
Elgar: Ave, Maria
Crump: Ave Maris Stella
Hassler, ed. Rutter: Dixit Maria
Arr. Wood: Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary
de Victoria, ed. Morris: Ne timeas Maria
Scott: Nova! nova!
Handl, called Gallus
ed. Morris: Ascendens Christus
Bullard: Hail the day that sees him rise
Amner, ed. Greening: He that descended
Bingham: O clap your hands
Purcell, ed. Wood: O God, the King of glory
Praetorius, ed. Morris: The Lord ascendeth up on high
Lloyd: Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
Howells, arr. and descant by Archer: Holy Spirit, ever dwelling
Carter: Holy Spirit, truth divine
Ledger: If ye love me
Martinson: O Spirit all-embracing
Gibbons, ed. Morris: Song 44 (Come, Holy Ghost)
Ferguson: Spiritus intus alit
chant, trans. Scott and Archer: Veni creator Spiritus
chant, harmonized by Scott: Come, Holy Ghost
chant, trans. Scott and Archer: Veni Sancte Spiritus