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Ref. Title Description Price Band
4058
TTB
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Traditional Welsh plygain carol for male voices. 2m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Trad. Welsh, transcribed (with permission) by Sheena Phillips. Words: English by Sheena Phillips, loosely based on the original Welsh.
B
4057
TBB
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Traditional Welsh plygain carol for male voices. 3m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Trad. Welsh melody, arranged by Sheena Phillips. Words: English by K.E.Roberts (1877-1962), loosely based on the original Welsh.
B
4011-4
SATB
***
This is a set consisting of the 4 pieces listed below.
Four new settings of medieval Christmas texts, with music mixing old and new idioms, by Douglas Cook, director of the Lake District chorus Nova Cantica. A rousing modal opening number, a quite melting and beautiful lullaby, a delicate and innocent version of the famous poem 'I sing of a maiden that is makeless', and a fast and exciting 'In excelsis gloria'. See individual titles for details. 5m 30s more...more information
Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon..
E
4011
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon. (trans. Dearmer).
A
4012
SATB
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 15s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon..
A
4013
SSA
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This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon..
B
4014
SATB
***
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon..
B
4026
SATB & children's choir, organ
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A charming Christmas anthem, telling the story from the point of view of one of the shepherds. For SATB chorus (with descant), children's choir, treble soloist and organ with optional trumpet and timpani. Suitable for combined school or church choirs. 4m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Richard Nye. Words: Mandy Anson.
E
1024
SATB
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Yes, it has verses, good ones too! Burns' most famous song of enduring friendship which can (and should) be sung at any time of year. 4m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Robert Burns (1759-1796).
full pronunciation guide included
B
1019
SATB
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'I come from hevin heich to tell the best nowells that e'er befell.' This plangent and flowing arrangement of a 16th century Scottish lullaby to the Christ child will appeal to seasoned choirs. The lovely text is based on a translation of Martin Luther's hymn Vom Himmel Hoch. Arranged for chorus with tenor and soprano soli. 3m 40s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Douglas Cook. Words: Anon..
full pronunciation guide included
C
4006
children (unison) and piano
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It's Christmas and the children can barely contain their excitement as they bombard an adult with questions they already know the answers to. Poem by Jean Kenward, set for childrens chorus with piano accompaniment. 2m 20s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Jean Kenward.
B
6011
children (unison) & handbells or chimes
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An English translation of a beautiful traditional Hebridean lullaby to the Christ Child, set for unison treble voices (or soli) and handbell choir. 3m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
C
4007
6 equal or mixed voices
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'There is no rose of such virtue, as is the rose that bare Jesu'. A traditional late-medieval English text set as a six-part canon (for equal or mixed voices). 2m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: David Johnson. Words: Trad. Anon..
B
4008
4 equal or mixed voices
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words from Martin Luther's hymn 'Vom Himmel hoch', translated into Scots by the Wedderburn brothers. Set as a four-part round (for equal or mixed voices). 1m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: David Johnson. Words: Luther/Wedderburn.
full pronunciation guide included
B
4001
SATB
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(Words in English). 'holly and mistletoe, ivy and yew, a wreath for the old year, a flame for the new...' A vigorous pagan carol celebrating the pre-Christian origins of the mid-winter festival. Great for adding a touch of misrule to your Christmas concert. 2m 00s see it / hear a recording / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Peter Hill.
B
1514
S,A,T/B
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A Gaelic carol with a rousing chorus from the Hebridean Isles of Scotland. The verses describe the attributes of the Christ child, and are beautifully alliterative. 1m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Full pronunciation guide included
B
4025
SATB
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A swinging arrangement of the well known carol, for SATB voices a cappella. An ideal opener or encore for your carol concert. 2m 00s see it / hear a recording / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
C
2003
SATB
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(Words in French). 'Salut a la compagnie de cette maison!' A traditional French new year song that would have been sung around all the houses in the area, spliced with a jaunty original dance tune. 1m 45s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Peter Hill. Words: Trad. Anon..
Full pronunciation guide included
B
4020
SSATB
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A new and exciting rendition of this famous carol (a fore-runner of 'Hark the herald angels sing'), with bell-like tonalities and a very active chorus. Written by Geoffrey Dale, adapted from a version first performed by the College Cantata Singers and the Wessex Youth Orchestra under Donald Riddell. 4m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Geoffrey Dale. Words: Charles Wesley.
C
4002
SATB
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A swirling and utterly bleak setting of this famous Christmas poem. 3m 30s see it / hear a recording / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Christina Rossetti.
B
4004
SABar & piano
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As above, arranged for Soprano, Alto and Baritone with piano. 3m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Christina Rossetti.
B
4003
SATB & piano
**
As above, arrangement with piano. 3m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Christina Rossetti.
B
4059
SSAA
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A new setting of a beautiful mediaeval English hymn to the Virgin Mary. 2m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Frances Cockburn. Words: Anon., mediaeval English.
B
4060
SATB, optional piano
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A rousing carol for a midwinter concert. Also available for TB. 1m 45s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Andrew Adams. Words: William Morris.
B
4061
TB, optional piano
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A rousing carol for a midwinter concert. Also available for SATB. 1m 45s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Andrew Adams. Words: William Morris.
B
4062
SATB, optional piano
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A rousing pagan carol for a midwinter concert. Traditional tune with new lyrics, arranged by Andrew Adams, director of a pagan choir in Colorado. TB version also available. 1m 45s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Andrew Adams. Words: Andrew Adams.
B
4063
TB, optional piano
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A rousing pagan carol for a midwinter concert. Traditional tune with new lyrics, arranged by Andrew Adams, director of a pagan choir in Colorado. SATB version also available. 1m 45s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Andrew Adams. Words: Andrew Adams.
B
4005
S(div),A,T/B
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A glorious a cappella fanfare — or a peal of vocal bells — to open a Christmas concert. Particularly effective when sung by a small group (4-8) of singers. 1m 15s see it / hear a recording / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: .
C
4021
SATB recorder & drum
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A rousing pipe and drum carol, as sung traditionally in France on Christmas Eve, arranged with panache in a fresh English translation. Separate parts available for choir, recorder and drum. 1m 30s see it / hear a recording / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips (arr.). Words: Trad. French.
C
2005
SATB
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New Year carol that recounts the English and Welsh tradition of hunting of a wren (the 'king') and processing from door to door in greeting. 1m 30s see it / hear a recording / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Paul Carline. Words: Trad. Anon..
B
4024
SATB & guitar
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(Words in French) : a charming traditional French carol, arranged for SATB chorus and guitar (or keyboard). Pronunciation guide available on request. 2m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. French.
C
4023
SATB & guitar
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A sturdy traditional carol from Cornwall (S W England), arranged for SATB voices and guitar. 2m 40s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips (arr.). Words: Trad. Cornish.
C
4022
SATB & folk harp
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A charming German carol (in English translation) from the tradition of cradle-rocking Christmas services, simply arranged for SATB chorus and folk harp. 2m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: trans. Martin Shaw.
B
1515
S,A,T/B
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A beautiful and simple Hebridean Gaelic carol, which addresses the Christ child with the most gorgeous and endearing words. Traditional melody. 3m 30s see it / hear a recording / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Trad. Anon..
Full pronunciation guide included
B
4018
TBarB
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An arrangement for male voices of the beautifully austere 16th century English lament for the young children slain by Herod. 2m 40s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Mark Burstow . Words: Anon..
A
4009
children (unison) & piano
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Pull the bells until they ring! Let the people dance and sing! Joy to all, this cold morning - surely, it is Christmas! Poem by Jean Kenward, set for childrens chorus with piano accompaniment. 1m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips. Words: Jean Kenward.
A
4042-56
SATB
**
This is a set consisting of the 15 pieces listed below.
This is a sequence of traditional carols such as might have been sung by a party of singers going from house to house. Some focus on the Christmas story; others are wholly secular — flattering, flirtatious or wheedling to extract the best of hospitality from their host. 40m 00s more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4042
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4043
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 40s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4044
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
4 m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4045
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 15s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4046
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 15s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4047
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 40s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4048
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 15s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4049
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
4 m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4050
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
3m 20s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4051
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
3m 20s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4052
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
0m 20s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4053
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
0m 25s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4054
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
0m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4055
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4056
SATB
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
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Music: M. Leontov, arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SSA version also available.
B
4027-41
SSA
**
This is a set consisting of the 15 pieces listed below.
This is a sequence of traditional carols such as might have been sung by a party of singers going from house to house. Some focus on the Christmas story; others are wholly secular — flattering, flirtatious or wheedling to extract the best of hospitality from their host. 40m 00s more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
G
4027
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4028
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 40s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4029
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
4 m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4030
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 15s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4031
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 15s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4032
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 40s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4033
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 15s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4034
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
4 m 00s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4035
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
3m 20s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4036
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
3m 20s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4037
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
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Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4038
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
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Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4039
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
0m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4040
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
2m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Vladimir Morozov (arr.). Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4041
SSA
**
This is included in the set listed above. You can also buy it as an individual piece.
1m 30s see it / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: M. Leontov, arr. Vladimir Morozov. Words: Trad. Ukrainian, trans. Sheena Phillips.
SATB version also available.
B
4010
SATB
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A Christmas fable, told in the Scots language, of how the robin got its red breast attempting to wrest the nail from Christ's hand. 2m 00s see it / hear a recording / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Michael Buck. Words: Tom Scott (1918-1995).
full pronunciation guide included
B
4019
SATB
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18th century words by William Chatterton Dix to the old English tune 'Greensleeves'. 2m 30s see it / hear a recording / hear a MIDI file / more...more information
Music: Sheena Phillips (arr.). Words: William Chatterton Dix.
B
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