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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.
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commissioned to the glory <strong>of</strong> God by St Francis Episcopal Church, Potomac Parish, Maryland,<br />

in thanksgiving for the ministry <strong>of</strong> Rev’d William M. Shand III as Rector (1987–2015)<br />

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Solo or unison: sing the melody line throughout (lower stave in vv. 2 and 4)<br />

Two-part: SA (altos sing the unison melody line throughout, while sopranos sing their part as marked)<br />

Mixed voices: SAMen<br />

<strong>The</strong> melody may also be sung by the congregation.<br />

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