Carols for Christmas

by David Willcocks (Editor)

Carols for Christmas

Genres: Music, Christmas, Nonfiction

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Alaina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful volume, with carefully curated artwork from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and hymns arranged specifically for singing, with 4 part harmony most of the time and the occasional soprano descant. Delightful!

[Jobiska (Cindy) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Companion book to 2 CDs. Superbly illustrated from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.

[Evelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated collection of Christmas carols, beyond the usual "Silent Night etc." Includes old carols like Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming, Once in Royal David's City, and other carols that Americans don't get to hear as often. Sheet music and lyrics included, each song features a Christmas-themed painting. I learned from another review that this was published with a two CD set, wonder if I could possibly find that. David Willcocks, the editor/arranger, includes a brief and rather businesslike but informative introduction. My (used, hurray) copy was published in 1983 so no unsightly ISBN code mars the cover. Giving to my musician son a few days before Christmas. For what it's worth, I had a heck of a time finding this with the Goodreads search tool...eventually had to use google to locate.

Merry Christmas!

[Keith · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you are tired of the usual arrangements of traditional Christmas music, and would like something with more dissonance, then this is a book for you. As for me, I still like the usual harmonies.

Here is an example of some usual harmonization.