The New Oxford Book of Carols (Sheet music, Paperback)

Edited by early music experts Hugh Keyte and Andrew Parrott, this anthology of Christmas carols is the most comprehensive collection ever made, spanning seven centuries of caroling in Britain, continental Europe, and North America. Containing music and text of 201 carols, many in more than one setting, the book is organized in two sections: composed carols, ranging from medieval Gregorian chants to modern compositions, and folk carols, including not only traditional Anglo-American songs but Irish, Welsh, German, Czech, Polish, French, Basque, Catalan, Sicilian, and West Indian songs as well. Each carol is set in four-part harmony, with lyrics in both the original language and English. Accompanying each song are detailed scholarly notes on the history of the carol and on performance of the setting presented. The introduction to the volume offers a general history of carols and caroling, and appendices provide scholarly essays on such topics as fifteenth-century pronunciation, English country and United States primitive traditions, and the revival of the English folk carol. The Oxford Book of Carols, published in 1928, is still one of Oxford's best-loved books among scholars, church choristers, and the vast number of people who enjoy singing carols. This volume is not intended to replace this classic but to supplement it. Reflecting significant developments in musicology over the past sixty years, it embodies a radical reappraisal of the repertory and a fresh approach to it. The wealth of information it contains will make it essential for musicologists and other scholars, while the beauty of the carols themselves will enchant general readers and amateur songsters alike.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1998
First published:	September 1998
Editors:	Hugh Keyte • Andrew Parrott (Director) • Clifford Bartlett
Dimensions:	247 x 190 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Sheet music
Pages:	744
Edition:	Paperback
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-353322-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals > Christian hymnals Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals > Christian hymnals Books > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music Books > Christianity > Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals > Christian hymnals
LSN:	0-19-353322-7
Barcode:	9780193533226

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