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100 Carols for Choirs Sheet music – Oct. 1 1987
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- Print length388 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherClarendon Press
- Publication dateOct. 1 1987
- Dimensions25.1 x 2.11 x 17.4 cm
- ISBN-100193532271
- ISBN-13978-0193532274
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The 'Carols for Choirs' series...a unique resource for choirs around the world
100 Carols for Choirs, available in paperback and spiral-bound editions, includes:
- 74 of the most popular items from Carols for Choirs 1, 2, and 3 in one volume
- 26 additional pieces, including familiar 'classics', original carols, and traditional favourites
- carols and hymns for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and Easter
- a wide range of styles to suit sacred and secular uses
- a balanced selection of accompanied and unaccompanied items
- the Order of Service for a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Contains carols and hymns for use at seasons other than Christmas:
Advent: A spotless Rose, Adam lay ybounden, Angelus ad virginem, Lo! he comes with clouds descending, Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming, O come, O come, Emmanuel, Out of your sleep, The truth from above, There is a flower, There is no rose
New Year (secular): A New Year carol, Deck the hall, Here we come a-wassailing, The twelve days of Christmas, Wassail song, What cheer?
Epiphany: As with gladness men of old, Kings of Orient, The shepherds' farewell, The three kings
Passiontide: I wonder as I wander, Sans Day carol, The crown of Roses
Easter: Jesus Christ is risen today, Joys seven, Lord of the Dance, Sans Day carol, This joyful Eastertide, Ye choirs of new Jerusalem
Annunciation: Angelus ad virginem, Ave plena gracia, Gabriel's message, Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary, O Queen of heaven, The cherry tree carol, There is a flower, There is no rose

Contains the Order of Service for a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
In 1880 E. W. Benson, then Bishop of Truro, drew up a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, based on ancient sources, for use on Christmas Eve in the wooden shed which served as his cathedral. In 1918 this was adapted for use in the chapel of King's College, Cambridge by its Dean, Eric Milner-White, who also wrote the Bidding Prayer. This prayer is given in the Order of Service in 100 Carols for Choirs in its original version (with the sovereign's name changed). It also contains the complete texts of the Nine Lessons (including alternative fourth, fifth, and sixth lessons). The Blessing after the Lord's Prayer, added by Milner-White, was first included in its present form in 1930. The Nine Lessons given are those which have been customarily used in recent years at King's College.
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- Publisher : Clarendon Press
- Publication date : Oct. 1 1987
- Edition : 1st Edition
- Language : English
- Print length : 388 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0193532271
- ISBN-13 : 978-0193532274
- Item weight : 658 g
- Dimensions : 25.1 x 2.11 x 17.4 cm
- 鶹 Rank: #72,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3 in Jewish Music (Books)
- #9 in Christian Songbooks and Chorale Music
- #19 in Singing (Books)
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- Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2017Verified Purchasebetter than expected, book in great condition
- Reviewed in Canada on December 17, 2002I had the pleasure of participating in a workshop with David Willcocks, and received this book as part of it. It was first published in 1987, but Sir David had some amusing anecdotes to share about how he and John Rutter, another name to reckon with in choral music circles, put it together.
This is what I like about it:
• These gentlemen are giants in the English choral music scene, and personify the English choral tradition in everything they do. So it's a pleasure to find that they have included many carols from other countries, as well as the English ones. It's very hard to find non-English-language carols, so this is a nice little collection.
• Their 4-part arrangements are imaginative but easy enough to sight-sing.
• It also includes a listing of church festivals other than Christmas, with the names and page numbers of carols that would be appropriate for each.
• For ease of navigation as you're singing, the verses are in Roman type while the refrains are in italics.
• For reasons that are not clear, they have chosen to include the text in the original language in some cases, but not all. The foreign language texts are immediately under the English translations, so you can sing in either language.
• At the very end of the book is the order of service for the traditional Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, with instructions on the appropriate rank of each person to read, from chorister to bishop.
If you are only going to buy one carol book, this and the Oxford Book of Carols are the best ones to consider. The Oxford has more in it, and is hugely more expensive, so I recommend this one! it'll take you several Christmasses to sing your way through it.
Top reviews from other countries
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Stefano TorchioReviewed in Italy on May 20, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Carols for Choirs
Verified PurchaseOttima idea del King's College Choir di pubblicare il loro vasto repertorio. L'istituzione è da secoli un modello per le formazioni corali di tutto il mondo. In questi volumi è contenuta una grande quantità di bella musica e di repertorio tradizionale in arrangiamenti efficaci. I Maestri del King's College Choir confermano in questa pubblicazione il loro talento e la loro arte e forniscono materiale in gran quantità per ogni tipo di coro.
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grenierReviewed in France on August 26, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Achat utile pour chanter en anglais.
Verified PurchaseTrès bon achat qui sera utilisé pour chanter avec ma chorale lors des concerts de Noël.
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Sergio CuellarReviewed in Spain on September 18, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente Selección
Verified PurchaseMe gustó mucho la selección de obras dentro de este libro, desgraciadamente uno se queda con las ganas de conocer lo que los otros 5 libros de Villancicos contienen. Ya que son versiones y obras diferentes.
No me gustó que la cantidad de villancicos latinoamericanos es nula y tampoco hay muchos espirituales (go tell it on the mountains, etc...).
- MReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Sang in Church Choir for years and have used Carols of Choir 1 and 2 - this is an awesome selection!
Verified PurchaseA perfect selection of Carols! Been singing these Carols for years and great to have the music and lyrics.