The Oxford Book of Carols

by Percy Dearmer (Editor), R. Vaughan Williams (Editor), Martin Shaw (Editor)

Overview

A firm favourite with choirs for many years, this is a classic collection of traditional carols. Width its breadth of material, notes on sources, extended introduction and indexes, it is indispensable both as a choral colleciton and as a standard reference book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780193533158
Publisher:	Oxford University Press Music
Publication date:	03/21/1985
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.83(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Ralph Vaughan Williams, born in Gloucestershire on 12 October 1872, read History at Cambridge and went to the Royal College of Music where his teachers were Parry, Wood, and Stanford. Vaughan Williams believed in the value of music education and wrote practical competition pieces, serviceable church music, and with the 49th Parallel (1940-41) he found a new outlet in writing for film. His profoundly disturbing Symphony No.6 (1948) received international acclaim with more than a hundred performances in a little over two years. His great sensitivity to the 20th-century human condition, his flexibility in writing for all levels of music making, and his unquestionably great imagination combine to make him one of the key figures in 20th century music. Ralph Vaughan Williams had a long association with Oxford University Press; over 200 publications are available in the Oxford catalogue.

Table of Contents

A babe is bornA child this dayA gallery carolA new dialA virgin most pureAdam lay yboundenAll and someAll bells in ParadiseAll in the morningThe angel GabrielAngels, from the realmsAngels holyAngelus ad virginemAnges dans nos campagnesAprilAthensBalulalowThe band of childrenBell carolThe bellman's songBen Jonson's CarolBethlehemThe birdsBlake's cradle songBoar's head carolThe buildersCandlemas EveCarnal and the CraneCarol of beautyCarol of serviceCarol of the adventCarol of the KingdomChanticleerThe cherry tree carolChildren's song of the NativityChrist the Lord is risenChristbaumChristmas EveThe Christmas TreeCome, love we God!CongaudeatCourons a la feteCoventry carolCoverdale's CarolThe cradleThe crown of RosesDans cette etableDark the NightThe decreeDives and LazarusDown in yon forestDutch carolEarthly friendsEaster carolEaster eggsEia, EiaEin Kindlein in der WiegenEs ist ein' Ros'Es kommt ein SchiffFalan-tidingFesans RaijouissanceFestival carolThe first NowellFlemish carolFlower carolFurry day carolGabriel's MessageThe garden of JesusGebor'n ist uns ein KindeleinGems of DayGen Himmel aufgefahren istGloucestershire WassailGod is ascendedGod rest you merryGod's dear sonThe golden carolGolden morningsGolden sheavesGood King WenceslasGood-byeGrand Dieu! Que de merveillesGreen grow'th the HollyGreensleevesHereford carolHerrick's carolHerrick's odeHilariterThe holly and the ivyThe holy wellHow brightly beamsI saw three shipsI sing of a maidenIch weiss ein lieblich engelspielIf ye would hearImmortal babeIn Bethlehem, that fair cityIn Dulci JubiloIn excelsis gloriaIn the townInfinite lightIrish carolJacob's ladderJanuary carolJe sais, vierge MarieJesus of the mangerJobJoseph and MaryJoseph lieber, Joseph meinJoys sevenKing Herod and the cockThe kingdomThe kingsKings in GloryKings of OrientDie KonigeLaissez paitre vos betesThe lamb of GodLove is come againLullay my likingLute-book lullabyMake we joyMake we merryMarias WallfahrtMarias WanderschaftMary's WanderingMasters in this hallMay carolMay Day garlandThe merchants' carolMerry ChristmasThe messageMid-WinterThe miraculous harvestMothering SundayMy dancing dayNew prince, new pompNo room in the innNoel nouveletNos GalanNous allons, ma mieNous voici dans la villeNow glad of heartO Jesulein sussO little oneO little townOur brother is bornOut of your sleepPaeanPatapanPersonent hodiePleasure it isPovertyThe praise of ChristmasPraise to GodPromptement levez-vousPsalm of SionPuer NatusPuer nobisQuelle est cette odeur agreable? Quem pastoresThe questQuittez, PasteursQuoi, ma voisine? Remember Righteous JosephRockingRorateSaint StephenThe Salutation CarolSans Day carolThe Saviour's workThe secret flowerThe seven virginsShakespeare's carolThe shepherdShepherds, shake off your drowsy sleepThe Sinners' RedemptionSion's daughterSir ChristemasSnow in the streetThe snow lies thickSo, brotherSomerset carolSomerset wassailSong of the cribSong of the nuns of ChesterSong of the shipSong of the spiritSpanish carolThe spiritSpring has comeSummer carolSummer in winterSummer timeSunny bankSusanniSussex CarolSussex mummers' carolThanksgiving carolThis endris nightThis new Christmas carolThree kingsThe three traitorsTorchesThe truth from aboveTyrley, tyrlowUne vaine crainteVermeil du soleilThe virgin's cradle hymnVoisin, d'ou venait? Waking-timeWassail songWatts's cradle songWelcome, summerWelcome YuleWelsh carolWexford carolWhile Shepherds watchedWhite lentWie schon leuchtetWinter's snowWir wollen alle frohlich seinWither's rocking hymnWonder tidingsWondrous worksThe world itselfThe world's desireYeoman's carol