Carols for Choirs 2: Fifty Carols for Christmas and Advent (Bk.2) [Paperback]

Reginald Jacques (Author), John Rutter (Author), David Willcocks (Author)

Book Description

Series: Carols | Publication Date: February 1, 1972

A second collection of 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompaniments for piano, or organ, or orchestra, or brass ensemble. Many of the carols are from traditional sources, rearranged: among the items composed especially for this volume are carols by William Walton, Benjamin Britten, Richard Rodney Bennett, and William Mathias.
Instrumental material for most of the accompanied items is available on hire. Eight Carol Accompaniments for 5 and 8-part brass (from CfC1 and CfC2) are on sale.

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About the Author

John Rutter is an OUP composer. David Willcocks is a former Kings College Chapel Director of Music, London, and is conductor of the Bach Choir.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 1, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0193535653
• ISBN-13: 978-0193535657
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #882,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have Addition to any Choral Library, September 13, 2000

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J. T. Foxhood (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carols for Choirs 2: Fifty Carols for Christmas and Advent (Bk.2) (Paperback)

This wonderful collection has many more of the favorites performed at King's College and elsewhere, and especially the must-have Matin Responsory to begin your Lessons and Carols service.

4.0 out of 5 stars Well Done!, November 16, 2010

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This review is from: Carols for Choirs 2: Fifty Carols for Christmas and Advent (Bk.2) (Paperback)

A selection of fifty carols, most newly arranged (as of 1972) by the editors. The selection is outstanding; some of the settings are "contemporary" in a way that dates them and clashes with the text and/or melodic line. Useful, helpful, but few groups will use all fifty settings (IMHO), since the taste that appreciates one type of setting will find another uninspiring.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I could use a large print edition, December 1, 2007

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L. Sandlin "pstw05a" (Wilmington, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carols for Choirs 2: Fifty Carols for Christmas and Advent (Bk.2) (Paperback)

We are singing out of this book and I am finding it difficult to read some of the type, for example, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel...I wonder if that is a font size 6 or so? And the chorus is in italics, for crying out loud. Yes, the music is lovely, but surely there is no reason not to offer music in larger print. Maybe some of the publishers need to get into the choir lofts all over USA and see how bad the lighting can be, then they will understand.

The reason I came to Amazon.com was to buy a large print edition, but apparently it is not offered.