- Paperback: 744 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford; New Ed edition (15 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0193533227
- ISBN-13: 978-0193533226
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 19 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 593,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The major new resource this Christmas is the long-awaited paperback edition of The New Oxford Book of Carols . . . This is far more than just another carol book . . . In addition to OUP's always superb musical typography, there are comprehensive and well-researched footnotes and the extensive introduction includes a fascinating potted overview of the development of the carol genre in its social setting . . . This is not only an elegant tome but a truly indispensable resource for all who take a serious and cerebral interest in this fascinating aspect of a continually developing choral tradition. (Church of England Newspaper, 6 November 98 )
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'This is far more than just another carol book.' Church of England Newspaper
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Biggest plus are annotations and historical explanation of carols. Really worth to know this background.
Musical kind and character of carols in the book varies a lot, good and broad collection. No separate organs part, though.
Musical kind and character of carols in the book varies a lot, good and broad collection. No separate organs part, though.
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This was bought as a gift but it hasn't been as useful as the 100 Carols for Choirs. Some interesting arrangements and history.
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Invaluable excursion into the contours of popular piety
12 Dec 1998
Format: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
This is the most thorough carol book that I have ever read.
16 Jan 1999
Format: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
Belongs on the shelf of any church musician.
13 Mar 2005
Format: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.
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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