A uniquely accessible and comprehensive resource for use in church services and concerts throughout the Church's year. The volume's 50 SATB pieces, both accompanied and unaccompanied, are suitable for choirs of all sizes and abilities.
Provides an excellent choice of pieces for the Principal Feasts
champions new, approachable, and unjustly neglected repertoire spanning all periods and traditions, whilst avoiding widely available or difficult music
includes many previously unpublished or newly commissioned anthems, arrangements, and editions by important composers and church musicians
contains useful musical and liturgical introductions in addition to full indexes, glossaries of additional uses for the repertoire, and listings of other suitable pieces not included in the book.
- da Palestrina, adapted Jackson and Moore: Arise, Shine O Jerusalem
- da Palestrina, adapted by Jackson and Moore: Behold theLord, the ruler is come
- Archer: Bethlehem, of noblest cities
- Archer: Brightest and best of the sons of the morning
- Skempton: It was a star
- Crotch, organ part trans. Scott: Lo! star-led chiefs
- Clemens non Papa, ed. Morris:Magi veniunt ab oriente
- Williams: Surge Illuminare
- Lole: The Journey
- Marenzio, ed. Morris: Tribus miraculis
- Byrd: Hodie beata Virgo
- Eccard: Maria das Jungfräuelein
- Moore: Nunc Dimittis
- Tallis, ed. Rice:Nunc Dimittis
- Flood: Phos Hilaron
- Archer: Prayer for the blessing of light
- Anon, arr. Scott and Archer:Angelus ad Virginem
- Elgar: Ave, Maria
- Crump: Ave Maris Stella
- Hassler, ed. Rutter: Dixit Maria
- Arr.Wood: Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary
- de Victoria, ed. Morris: Ne timeas Maria
- Scott: Nova! nova!
- Handl, calledGallus; ed. Morris: Ascendens Christus
- Bullard: Hail the day that sees him rise
- Amner, ed. Greening: He that descended
- Bingham: O clap your hands
- Purcell, ed. Wood: O God, the King of glory
- Praetorius, ed. Morris: The Lordascendeth up on high
- Lloyd: Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
- Howells, arr. and descant by Archer: Holy Spirit, ever dwelling
- Carter: Holy Spirit, truth divine
- Ledger: If ye love me
- Martinson: O Spirit all-embracing
- Gibbons,ed. Morris: Song 44 (Come, Holy Ghost)
- Ferguson: Spiritus intus alit
- chant, trans. Scott and Archer: Veni creatorSpiritus
- chant, harmonized by Scott: Come, Holy Ghost
- chant, trans. Scott and Archer: Veni Sancte Spiritus
- chant, arranged by Scott: Come, thou Holy Spirit
- Mathias: As truly as God is our Father
- Hildegard, ed. Morris: LausTrinitati
- Wood: Oculi omnium
- Archer: O trinity, most blessed light
- Rachmaninov: The Cherubic Hymn
- Tallis, ed. Milsom: With all our hearts
- Byrd, ed. Morris: Beati mundo corde
- Vaughan Williams, arr. Ley: For all theSaints
- Whitlock: Glorious in Heaven
- Willan: O King all glorious
- Vaet, ed. Morris: O quam gloriosum est regnum
- Harris: O what their joy and their glory must be
