Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists: Advent and Christmas

Description

With a host of accessible, quality new settings, and with pieces based on all the major hymn tunes, these volumes are a must for every church organist's library.

New settings for organ of all the major hymn tunes for the season

Fresh, imaginative new pieces, written by a range of experienced organ composers based in the US and the UK, and displaying a great variety of styles and approaches

Practical, concise settings for all parts of the church service – preludes, postludes, fanfares, communion settings

Pieces suitable for busy church musicians at intermediate level working in all major denominations

Some pieces also suitable for recital use

Registration suggestions that can readily be adapted to suit most instruments with pedals

Some pieces also suitable for recital use

Contents:
• Adeste, fideles (Fantasia), David Blackwell
• Adeste, fideles (Pastorale), David Schelat
• Antioch, Mary Beth Bennett
• Besançon/Carol of the Advent, Rebecca Groom te Velde
• Bristol, Malcolm Archer
• Carol, Craig Phillips
• Conditor alme siderum, Rebecca Groom te Velde
• Cradle Song, Malcolm Archer
• Cranham, Simon Lole
• Cross of Jesus, Ashley Grote
• Divinum mysterium/Corde natus, David Blackwell
• Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen, Mary Beth Bennett
• Forest Green, David Bednall
• Gabriel's Message, Michael Bedford
• Gloria/Iris, Michael Bedford
• God rest you merry, Rebecca Groom te Velde
• Go, tell it on the mountain, A. D. Miller
• Helmsley, James Vivian
• In dulci jubilo, James Vivian
• Irby, Philip Moore
• Little Cornard, Alan Bullard
• Mendelssohn, James Biery
• Merton, David Thorne
• Mueller, David Schelat
• Noel, David Thorne
• O Jesulein süss, Rebecca Groom te Velde
• Personent hodie, Rebecca Groom te Velde
• Picardy, Craig Philips
• Psalm 42/Genevan, Craig Philips
• St Louis, A. D. Miller
• St Stephen, David Blackwell
• Stille Nacht, Alan Bullard
• Still, still, still, Christopher Tambling
• The first Nowell, Ashley Grote
• Veni Emmanuel, Philip Moore
• Wachet auf, A. D. Miller
• Winchester New, Christopher Tambling
• Winchester Old, David Blackwell