10 Amazing Christmas Carols - Volume 1

Jack Goldstein

Description

This first volume in the Amazing Christmas Carols collection features:- In the Bleak Midwinter- The Boar's Head Carol- Jingle Bells- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen- The Holly and the Ivy- O Little Town of Bethlehem- O Come, O Come Emmanuel- While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night- Silent Night- Good King WenceslasEach carol is presented with an introduction featuring information about its origins, the full music score (all choral parts plus accompaniment), a separate piano score, individual parts for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass and a separate page of just the words. This eBook is specifically formatted for high quality display on a range of devices, tablets and eBook readers and is perfect for individuals, choirs, schools, churches or any other singing group.

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 30 octobre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783333509
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

Title Page
10 AMAZING CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Volume 1
Edited and arranged by
Jack Goldstein



Publisher Information
Published in 2013 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
The right of Jack Goldstein to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998
Copyright © 2013 Jack Goldstein
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Any person who does so may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.
The words and music for these carols are in the public domain. The harmonic arrangements of these carols are by Jack Goldstein and may be performed freely by anyone under all circumstances. However, permission from the author is required for written use of the arrangements outside of this collection.



In The Bleak Midwinter
When magazine Scribner’s Monthly requested a Christmas poem in the mid 19th century, Christina Rossetti submitted In The Bleak Midwinter. It has been set to a number of different scores, although perhaps the most famous is that which we include here, composed by Gustav Holst in the early 20th century. Another version (and certainly a favourite of this author) was composed by Harold Darke and is well worth seeking out. Anyone performing the arrangement from this book may wish to incorporate some of Darke’s ideas such as the solo verses for sopranos and tenors.















The Words
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, Whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, Whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.