Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs
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.
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.
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The <strong>Oxford</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Flexible</strong> <strong>Choral</strong> <strong>Songs</strong> is the perfect resource for secular choirs and<br />
singing groups, providing the flexibility to perform songs in a range <strong>of</strong> combinations from<br />
unison to SATB. Each piece may be performed by a mixed choir, but is also presented<br />
with flexible scoring options, clearly explained throughout, enabling performance by<br />
various combinations <strong>of</strong> singers, including upper voices or tenors/basses alone. As well<br />
as new arrangements <strong>of</strong> existing repertoire, the collection features newly commissioned<br />
original works, specially written for flexible forces.<br />
• Perfect for small choirs, young choirs, choirs with few tenors/basses, choirs just<br />
starting out, and choirs with limited rehearsal time<br />
• More than fifty flexibly scored choral songs, including twelve new commissions<br />
• Accessible piano accompaniments, with some unaccompanied songs<br />
• Wide range <strong>of</strong> styles, from the thirteenth century to the present day<br />
• Repertoire includes madrigals and part-songs, folk songs, European art songs,<br />
Victorian ballads, and variety songs<br />
• Classified by subject matter, including ‘Birds and Beasts’, ‘Comedy’, ‘Mystery’,<br />
‘Seasons and Times’, ‘<strong>Choral</strong> Centrepieces’, and ‘Encores’<br />
• Original songs by composers including Alan Bullard, Bob Chilcott, Ben Parry,<br />
Sarah Quartel, John Rutter, Oliver Tarney, and Will Todd<br />
• Newly arranged songs by composers ranging from Dowland to Walton<br />
• English singing translations for songs in other languages<br />
Available in both standard and spiral-bound editions<br />
Alan Bullard is a composer, arranger, and pianist, whose choral, instrumental, and<br />
educational compositions are widely performed. He has a number <strong>of</strong> publications in the<br />
OUP catalogue, including many shorter choral works and also the cantatas Wondrous Cross,<br />
A Light in the Stable, O Come Emmanuel, Psalmi Penitentiales, and Images <strong>of</strong> Peace.<br />
He is editor <strong>of</strong> the three other volumes in the <strong>Oxford</strong> <strong>Flexible</strong> series.<br />
companion website<br />
www.oup.com/flexible<br />
Visit the Companion Website for audio tracks and additional indexes.<br />
Cover image: Robert Garrigus/Alamy Stock Photo<br />
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ISBN 978-0-19-352563-4<br />
9 780193 525634
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