words & music: Oliver Barton |
Forces: |
Unaccompanied SATB, but there are a couple of moments when the Sopranos and Altos split. |
Duration: |
about 3'40" |
Length: |
8 pages |
words: Cath Carmichael |
music: Oliver Barton |
Forces: |
Unaccompanied SATB or SATB plus organ. There a certain amount of splitting, but not in the Tenor line. |
Duration: |
about 3'20" unaccompanied, 4'0" with organ |
Length: |
Chorus part: 4 pages, Organ score: 8 pages |
words & music: Oliver Barton |
Forces: |
Unaccompanied SATB—a bit of easy splitting for S and A |
Duration: |
about 3'35" |
Length: |
8 pages |
words & music: Oliver Barton |
Forces: |
SATB, piano |
Duration: |
4'30" |
Length: |
Chorus part: 11 pages, Piano score: 12 pages |
words & music: Oliver Barton |
Forces: |
SATB, piano |
Duration: |
2'20" |
Length: |
5 pages |
words & music: Cath & Oliver Barton |
Forces: |
Unaccompanied SATB divisi, mezzo or baritone solo |
Duration: |
about 4' |
Length: |
12 pages |
words: Trad |
music: Trad. & Oliver Barton |
Forces: |
SATB, piano or ensemble |
Duration: |
about 12'30" |
Length: |
Score: 30 pages |
A continuous medley of traditional English and Irish tunes and words that concentrates on eating and drinking, such prominent activities at Christmas! |
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All hayle to the dayes ‘A pleasant Countrey new Ditty: Merrily shewing how To drive the cold Winter away’ from a broadside in the Pepysian collection, early 17th century, to the tune of “When Phoebus did rest,”. first published in The Dancing Master, 1650. |
2 |
The Glory of the West A country dance first published in The Dancing Master in 1650, with the words “Shall I, mother, shall I?” written under it. Whether he or she did, we’ll never know. |
3 |
King Herod and the Cock The words were collected by Cecil Sharp from Mrs. Plumb of Armscote, Worcestershire. The melody is “The Star of County Down.” The story can be traced back to 1200. |
4 |
The Old Gray Cat A good old English reel. |
5 |
Bring us in good ale/The Salutation Carol Copied down in the commonplace book of William Hill (grocer and Mayor of London) in 1504. “Bring us in good ale” is a boozy parody of the Salutation (or Annunciation) carol. Such parodies were common; church and tavern often shared tunes. Hill’s book is an amazing collection of items, from ‘a good medycyne for a cutt,’ which begins ‘Take a pynte of good ale,’ to notes on the breaking in of horses. |
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The first nowell (for the audience to join in!) Tune and words from William Sandys’ West Country collection “Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern,” 1833. Harmonization of verses 2 and 3 is by Sir John Stainer (1871). |