A magnificent collection of the greatest ancient music for the Christmas season arranged for solo acoustic guitar in standard notation and tablature. These tasteful settings are presented in three sections according to their level of difficulty- easy, intermediate, or advanced. In addition to plain chants- carols, hymns, and motets in a variety of forms are included. This book contains 30 solo guitar arrangements with extensive program notes and lyrics, translated in English from the original language. Includes access to online audio from Gerard Garno's recordings entitled A Guitar for the Holidays and O Magnum Mysterium.
Contents
Here Is Joy For Every Age (Ecce Novum Gaudium)
The First Good Joy That Mary Had (The Seven Joys of Mary)
Jesus Redeemer Of All (Jesu Redemptor Omnium)
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Picardy)
On This Fair Night Of Holy Joy (Here Betwixt Ass and Oxen Mild)
We Adore Thee (Adoramus Te)
The Holly And The Ivy
Whence Comes This Lovely Fragrance? (Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agréable?)
Of The Father’s Love Begotten (Corde Natus ex Parentis)
Carol Of The Bagpipers (Canzone d’i Zampognari)
Coventry Carol/Bring A Torch
Lo, How A Rose E’re Blooming (Es Ist Ein’ Ros’ Entsrungen)
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Winchester Old)
Good Christian Men Rejoice (In Dulci Jubilo)
I Saw Three Ships
O Great Mystery (O Magnum Mysterium)
Jesus Comes From Heaven (En Clara Vox Redarguit)
Ding Dong Merrily On High
The Infant Jesus (Gesù Bambino)
A Child Is Born In Bethlehem (Puer Natus in Bethlehem)