The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems
The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems caters for church choirs of all types and sizes, enabling them to have at their fingertips easy music for every occasion. The collection presents flexibility of scoring in a constructive and realistic way, with particular provision for unison or two-part singing, while not forgetting SATB choirs, and a focus on ease of learning and performance. With complete coverage of the Church's year, and a fabulous range of accessible, quality material, this is a vital resource for all church choirs. Also available as a spiral-bound paperback.
The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems caters for church choirs of all types and sizes, enabling them to have at their fingertips easy music for every occasion. The collection presents flexibility of scoring in a constructive and realistic way, with particular provision for unison or two-part singing, while not forgetting SATB choirs, and a focus on ease of learning and performance. With complete coverage of the Church's year, and a fabulous range of accessible, quality material, this is a vital resource for all church choirs.
Also available as a spiral-bound paperback.
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Organ or Piano<br />
commissioned by the Hopkins family for their parents, Alun and Olga,<br />
to celebrate their Diamond Wedding Anniversary, 16 August 2012<br />
2. A Prayer <strong>of</strong> St Columba<br />
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attrib. St Columba (adap.)<br />
from Carmina Gadelica (1900)<br />
CECILIA McDOWALL<br />
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Two-part: SA; alternatively, TB can sing SA an octave lower, singing the Men part in unison in bars 26–35<br />
Mixed voices: SAMen<br />
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