Barry Rose

Merrily On High

Merrily On High is an exciting compilation of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for church, cathedral, school, youth and community choirs of upper voices - trebles or sopranos and altos. Thirty pieces are included, elevenpublished for the first time. Contents include new settings and arrangements of familiar and lesser known carols, a 3-part Advent Responsory and Mark Blatchly's setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat. Lyrics are inEnglish, French, German, Latin and Polish. Includes invaluable historical and performance notes for each piece by Barry Rose. Contents: A Child Is Born (Peter Moorse) - Adam Lay Ybounden (Michael Hurd) - Brightest and Best(Malcolm Archer) - Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth (Barry Rose) - Come, Watch with Us This Christmas Night (Malcolm Archer) - Down in Yon Forest - Fum, Fum, Fum - Gabriel's Message - Go, Tell It on the Mountain (John Abdenour) ·How Far Is It to Bethlehem? (Geoffrey Shaw) - I Look from Afar (Barry Rose) - Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Mark Blatchley) - Myn Lyking (R. R Terry) - No Room at the Inn (D. A. Connett) - Now the Most High Is Born (Michael Rose) ·O This Night Is Born Noel - People, Look East - Rejoice and Be Merry - Say, Where Is He Born? (Felix Mendelssohn) - Silent Night (Franz Gruber) - Still, Still, Still - Sweet Was the Song (Gerald Hendrie) - The Holly and the Ivy ·The Shepherds' Farewell (Hector Berlioz) - Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - Torches! (John Joubert) - Two Polish Carols - Watt's Cradle Hymn (Barry Rose) - When Christ Was Born of Mary Free (John Gardner) - Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing?