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

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

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Product Description

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.

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 (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #331,985 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	J. T. Foxhood (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	L. Sandlin "pstw05a" (NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.