Choral Anthology 3 (Upper Voices)

SKU: OU.9780193525634

ISBN 9780193525634. 10 x 7 inches.

The Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs is the perfect resource for secular choirs and singing groups who like the flexibility to perform songs in a range of combinations from unison to SATB. Each piece may be performed by a mixed choir, but is also presented with flexible scoring options, clearly explained throughout, enabling performance by various combinations of singers, including upper voices or men's voices alone. As well as new arrangements of existing repertoire, the collection also features newly commissioned original works, specially written for flexible forces.

• Perfec t for small choirs, young choirs, choirs with few men, choirs just starting out, and choirs with limited rehearsal time
• 51 flexibly scored choral songs, including 12 new commissions
• Accessible piano accompaniments, with some unaccompanied songs
• Wide range of styles, from the thirteenth century to the present day
• Repertoire includes madrigals and part-songs, folksongs, European art songs, Victorian ballads, and variety songs
• Classified by subject-matter, including 'Birds and Beasts', 'Comedy', 'Mystery', 'Seasons and Times', 'Choral Centrepieces', and 'Encores'
• Original songs by composers including Will Todd, John Rutter, Bob Chilcott, Oliver Tarney, Sarah Quartel, Ben Parry, and Alan Bullard
• Newly arranged songs by composers ranging from Dowland to Walton
• English singing translations for songs in other languages

SKU: BA.BA07572

ISBN 9790006502431. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: English. Preface: Graham Buckland.

This edition offers exciting arrangements that have never before appeared in print, written in an authentic idiom for three-part women's or girls' choir with piano accompaniment. The spirituals can also be performed without piano, with the lead melody always in the upper voice.

All the arrangements can be combined with the already published edition “64 Spirituals a cappella” (BA 7574) which is for SATB. To give you an example: a children's choir working with our new edition can appear with a mixed chorus that has already mastered the SATB settings. In addition twelve of the arrangements can be enhanced by instrumental accompaniments. These are to be found in the “Spirituals” edition (BA 6699) of our “ComboCom” series which offers flexible instrumental settings.



The author
Graham Buckland is the music director of Regensburg University, Germany. Before then he held various leading positions at theatres and colleges in Germany and the Czech Republic. He has founded and headed a number of ensembles, demonstrating a very broad musical range that also finds expression in his compositions and publications for chorus, piano, and orchestra.