31 carols for SATB accompanied and unaccompanied A ground-breaking collection including new pieces and arrangements from some of the world's finest carol composers as well as from writers whose work may be new to many. The editors have searched the globe for vibrant, exciting music representing a range of choral traditions and styles. Each piece may be sung in its original language or English, and pronunciation guides are provided for those who wish to sing the original texts. This collection will help to refresh the repertoire of choirs the world over, with most pieces suitable for choirs of all sizes and abilities. Accompaniments for some of the carols are available on hire.
Table of Contents: Eduardo Falu: Villancico de la Falta de Fe (For a World Without Faith) - Argentina - Movses Khorenatsi, arr. Vahram Sargsyan: Khorurd Metz (Great Mystery) - Armenia - Stephen Leek: Southern Cross - Australia - Javier Busto: Kuttun Kantak (Night Songs) - Basque Country (Spain) - arr. Vic Nees: Nu is die roe van Jesse (The Rod of Jesse) - Belgium - Ernani Aguiar: Acalanto para o Menino Jesus (Carol for the Baby Jesus) - Brazil - arr. Eleanor Daley: The Huron Carol - Canada - arr. Gilbert Patenaude: Notre divin Maitre (Our master, Lord Jesus) - Canada (Quebec) - Ramon Diaz, arr. Juan Tony Guzman: Llega la Navidad! (Christmas is Coming) - Dominican Republic - arr. Mart Siimer: Nuud ole, Jeesus, kiidetud (Now blessed be thou, Christ Jesu) - Estonia - Pekka Juhani Hannikainen, arr. Pekka Kostiainen: Tuikkikaa, oi joulun tahtoset (Twinkle bright, you stars of Christmastide) - Finland - Bruno Gousset: Ainsi que parmi la pree (On a hillside in the cold) - France - arr. Karsten Gundermann: Susser die Glocken nie klingen (Sweetly the Bells are Ringing) - Germany - Robert M. Kwami: Krismas dodzi vo (Christmas Time is Here) - Ghana - Miklos Kocsar: Nagykaracsony Ejszakajan (On Great Christmas Night) - Hungary - Thorkell Sigurbjornsson: Immanuel oss i natt (Emmanuel, to us this night) - Iceland - Seamas de Barra: Carul Failte (A Carol of Welcome) - Ireland - Rikuya Terashima: Infant Joy - Japan - Hyun Chul Lee: Jajang, jajang, Ahgi Yesu (Lullay, lullay, Baby Jesu) - Korea - arr. Selga Mence: Dedziet skalu, putiet guni (Bring us fire, bring us light) - Latvia - David Hamilton: Lullaby Carol - New Zealand - Christian Onyeji: Amuworo ayi otu nwa (For unto us a child is born) - Nigeria - Ola Gjeilo: Det hev ei rose sprunge (A spotless rose) - Norway - arr. Stanislaw Szczycinski: Hej, hej, lelija! (Hey, hey, lily!) - Poland - arr. Maksimiljan Fegu: Ena noc polna veselja (On a starlit night) - Slovenia - Peter Louis van Dijk: Susa ninna - South Africa - Robert Sund: Ett Nyfott Barn (A Newborn Child) - Sweden - Carl Rutti: Im Silbernen Wassergrund (In silvery darkness) - Switzerland - Bob Chilcott: My Dancing Day - UK - Rosephanye Powell: Who is the baby - USA - Alberto Grau: Nino lindo (Lovely baby) - Venezuela
