Both a dedicated carol singer and an authority on the history of English music Nicholas Temperley here offers a unique book of 37 carols dating from the fifteenth century to the present.For over fifty years he has sung edited and composed carols each Christmas and in Christmas is Coming the fruit of his enthusiasm is combined with his wealth of knowledge to produce an outstanding and original new collection. As John Rutter observes in his Foreword the book does not pointlessly duplicate what can be found in many other carol books but has a personality and purpose of its own.Twenty-two fresh and practical arrangements include carols from Austria France Germany Mexico Poland and the USA alongside music both rare and familiar from the rich heritage of the English carol tradition. As well as eight of his personal favourites from J. S. Bach to Charles Ives the author includes seven new compositions of his own settings of medieval and traditional texts that reveal his skill as a choral composer whose command of style ranges from the humorous to the profound.In addition to sample programmes and translations there are invaluable notes on the performance and history of individual items plus an historical summary of the genre as a whole: everything in fact to make Christmas is Coming an indispensable companion for singers who wish to enrich the seasonal repertoire for concerts churches and traditional Yuletide carolling.

25 Choral Highlights for Upper Voices. Following the great success of the award-winning first volume of Reine Frauensache! (crowned Best Edition 2017 by the German Music Publishers Association), Edition Peters presents the longawaited second book in this series. As previously, the collection includes pieces at easy to intermediate level that are fun to sing and highly effective in performance. The selection represents a broad cross-section of choral repertoire, making it a treasure trove for any female choir. ? 25 easy to intermediate choral settings in three or four parts, particularly suitable for amateur choirs ? Effective and varied repertoire ranging from Pergolesi to ABBA ? Four categories of pieces: Secular, Sacred, Folksongs and Pop ? Mostly a cappella piano/instrumental accompaniments are available separately ? Appendix with translations of foreign-language lyrics