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A medieval English carol for solo baritone and unaccompanied ATBarB. The setting is full of gentle hemiola and canonic effects, and makes much use of parallel sixths and thirds.

Chilcott sets this beautiful new text by Charles Bennett in a lush style. The vivid imagery is brought to life through the composer's warm harmonic palette. The Pear Tree Carol is a contemplative cele...

The three movements of A Winter Breviary are entitled: 'We look for you', 'The year's midnight', and 'The unexpected early hour'. The movements are each based on an Indian classical Raag: Raag Hamsadh...

This imaginative setting of the well-loved text O little town of Bethleham, by Phillips Brooks, displays McGlade's characteristic rich and expressive harmonies, with their jazz inflections. Opening wi...

Traditionally sung on Christmas Eve, 'O Virgo virginum' is often described as the eighth ‘O' Antiphon and praises Mary, ‘O virgin of (amongst) virgins.' McDowall's setting is vigorous and joyful, with...

Setting original words by the artist Marc Bratcher, this tender and evocative carol for unaccompanied SATB choir is suitable for performance at Christmas or Epiphany. The work opens with a gently flow...

Two stanzas of emotive verse by Christina Rossetti are set to music of touching directness in this a cappella offering, whose graceful melodies are often adorned by caressing rhythmic patterns. Offpri...

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. The natural rhythmic energy is amplified by sync...

McDowall dà vita a un mistico e cupo testo della natività di Nicholas Dakin con drammatiche melodie ottatoniche e movimenti paralleli in quarte e quinte. Il metro propulsivo di 6/8 è decorato con ritm...

McDowall brings to life a mystical, brooding nativity text by Nicholas Dakin with dramatic octatonic melodies and parallel movement in fourths and fifths. The propulsive 6/8 metre is decorated with du...

In this arrangement of the Appalachian folk carol, Mack Wilberg provides a gentle harmonization suitable for a lullaby to the Christ child. A slight sense of foreboding is introduced in the central mi...

L'originale composizione di Toby Young rinfresca questo noto testo con una melodia magistrale e memorabile, intrisa di una tenerezza indelebile. Young fa uso di efficaci cambi testuali e sincopi, fond...

Toby Young's original setting refreshes this well-known text with a masterful and memorable melody that is imbued with an indelible tenderness. Young makes use of effective textural changes and syncop...

This gentle and tender anthem is suitable for all church and cathedral choirs. Offprinted from the collection Alan Bullard Anthems.

I volumi di Carols for Choirs si sono affermati come i libri di canti per eccellenza per i cantori di tutto il mondo. Attingendo a questa ricca risorsa, Weihnachts Carols for Choirs presenta 50 canti...

Barnett has kept the straightforward feeling of the original setting and added a bit of harmonic variation through the use of canonic textures and the Lydian mode. Offprinted from the collection An Am...

Si tratta di un'ambientazione di carattere di un classico testo natalizio medievale. Festosa e danzante, la musica incarna la gioia della stagione natalizia e celebra la redenzione umana attraverso Cr...

The basses should drive the piece forward, without rushing, in order to maintain a blues, laid-back feel. Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas, edited by Jerry Rubino.

In Phil Mattson's arrangement, the melody and text have been set with some contemporary harmonies, which begin simply and become more complex. Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas, edi...

Questo canto di giubilo è un suggestivo testo del XIV secolo che celebra la nascita di Cristo. Con un'atmosfera medievale e mutevole, Of A Rose è stato registrato dai The Sixteen nel loro album Carol...

Rubino wanted to "create something that would maintain the traditional spirit of the carol, while engaging the singer and listener in a new way." Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas,...

D'où viens-tu, bergère? is one of the most popular lullaby carols in the francophone world. The carol takes the form of a dialogue between inquisitive villagers and a young shepherd girl who has just...

Questo lavoro, solenne e drammatico, mette in scena una preghiera tradizionale latina che inneggia alla Vergine Maria, con linee melodiche intense e allo stesso tempo ferme, che riflettono il mistero...

Vivace ambientazione del noto testo natalizio maccheronico, questo brano utilizza firme temporali che cambiano frequentemente, sincopi e movimenti indipendenti in ogni parte, con il risultato di una l...

Kling no, klokka! è un canto tradizionale norvegese, qui sapientemente arrangiato per voci miste da Frank Havroy. Il brano ha un'irresistibile impronta folk, con passaggi glissati e cromatici che cont...