Merrily on High

Merrily On High is an exciting compilation of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for church, cathedral, school, youth and community choirs of "upper voices" - trebles or sopranos and altos. Thirty pieces are included, eleven published for the first time. Contents include new settings and arrangements of familiar and lesser known carols, a 3-part Advent Responsory and Mark Blatchly's setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat. Lyrics are in English, French, German, Latin and Polish. Includes invaluable historical and performance notes for each piece by Barry Rose. Contents: A Child Is Born (Peter Moorse) * Adam Lay Ybounden (Michael Hurd) * Brightest and Best (Malcolm Archer) * Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth (Barry Rose) * Come, Watch with Us This Christmas Night (Malcolm Archer) * Down in Yon Forest * Fum, Fum, Fum * Gabriel's Message * Go, Tell It on the Mountain (John Abdenour) * How Far Is It to Bethlehem? (Geoffrey Shaw) * I Look from Afar (Barry Rose) * Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Mark Blatchley) * Myn Lyking (R.R Terry) * No Room at the Inn (D.A. Connett) * Now the Most High Is Born (Michael Rose) * O This Night Is Born Noel * People, Look East * Rejoice and Be Merry * Say, Where Is He Born? (Felix Mendelssohn) * Silent Night (Franz Gruber) * Still, Still, Still * Sweet Was the Song (Gerald Hendrie) * The Holly and the Ivy * The Shepherds' Farewell (Hector Berlioz) * Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day * Torches! (John Joubert) * Two Polish Carols * Watt's Cradle Hymn (Barry Rose) * When Christ Was Born of Mary Free (John Gardner) * Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing?Rose, Barry is the author of 'Merrily on High', published 2004 under ISBN 9780853609568 and ISBN 085360956X.