- Paperback: 744 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; Reprint edition (April 30 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0193533227
- ISBN-13: 978-0193533226
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 19 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #28 in Books > Entertainment > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Songbooks
- #89 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Music > Songbooks and Chorale Music
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'It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the publication in 1992 of The New Oxford Book of Carols caused a sensation. For many of us it showed for the first time the extent of the carol repertoire from all over the world, and in particular, presented those carols we thought we knew best in versions that were as near to being authentic as could be deduced. The performance traditions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were stripped away, and the pieces could be appreciated afresh.' Esther Jones, Church Music Quarterly, December 03
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Music and texts of 201 carols for the Christmas season (many in more than one setting), each with copious notes on historical background and performance. An extensive general introduction gives an overview of the history of the carol, and there are a number of appendices dealing with specific areas of the repertory. The book's approach is an attempt to rediscover the native vitality of material that has sometimes been debased and sentimentalized, by means of `authentic' period settings and a concern for historically informed performance.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the most thorough carol book that I have ever read.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The New Oxford Book of Carols (Paperback)
This book should be in the household of anyone who listens to Christmas music, whether or not they can actually sing. Although I do not read music, my sister does, and we were able to learn a carol that I had heard on a Christmas CD and perform it as a duet at Midnight Mass.
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Invaluable excursion into the contours of popular piety,
By A Customer
This review is from: The New Oxford Book of Carols (Paperback)
The New Oxford Book of Carols makes available an extraordinarily rich collection materials that bear witness to the resilience of the traditions of popular piety. These "carols", along with their editorial, historical and performance annotations, provide a rich insight to paths by which complex theological materials were filtered, tranformed and made personal expressions of great beauty and joy. Re-presents materials lost, forgotten, or discarded in a clear, simple, and readily performable format. Performance notes are specific, and clearly systematized.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Invaluable excursion into the contours of popular piety,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Oxford Book of Carols (Paperback)
The New Oxford Book of Carols makes available an extraordinarily rich collection materials that bear witness to the resilience of the traditions of popular piety. These "carols", along with their editorial, historical and performance annotations, provide a rich insight to paths by which complex theological materials were filtered, tranformed and made personal expressions of great beauty and joy. Re-presents materials lost, forgotten, or discarded in a clear, simple, and readily performable format. Performance notes are specific, and clearly systematized.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the most thorough carol book that I have ever read.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Oxford Book of Carols (Paperback)
This book should be in the household of anyone who listens to Christmas music, whether or not they can actually sing. Although I do not read music, my sister does, and we were able to learn a carol that I had heard on a Christmas CD and perform it as a duet at Midnight Mass.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Belongs on the shelf of any church musician.,
By Joseph P. Easterly "armchair linguist and lib... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The New Oxford Book of Carols (Paperback)
This is the most AMAZING collection of Christmas carols!It includes many hard-to-find gems, such as "Cherry Tree Carol", "Jesus Christ the Apple Tree", "Three Kings", Darke's "In the Bleak Midwinter" (as well as the more famous & congregation-friendly setting by Holst), "Bethlehem Down", and several of the Oxford Descants. If you take a look at the table of contents, that alone should sell you. The editor's work in compiling this book was incredible. The voicing of the 4 (or more) part harmony in each of the carols is consistently excellent, performance-grade material. This book is truly the best of its kind available, and for $35.00, it's quite a steal. |
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