Oxford University Press

Simple, varied anthems for the church year

Editor: Alan Bullard
Format: Spiral Bound Book
Voicing: Choral Voices

The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems caters for church choirs of all types and sizes, enabling them to have at their fingertips easy music for every occasion. The collection presents flexibility of scoring in a constructive and realistic way, with particular provision for unison or two-part singing, while not forgetting SATB choirs, and a focus on ease of learning and performance. With complete coverage of the Church's year, and a fabulous range of accessible, quality material, this is a vital resource for all church choirs.

• More than 65 flexibly scored anthems
• Suitable for mixed choirs, upper-voice choirs, male-voice choirs, choirs with few men, unison choirs, small choirs, and all other groups
• Approachable material for choirs with limited rehearsal time and variable performance resources
• Brand new flexible arrangements of modern classics and traditional favourites
• Variety of composers, including Malcolm Archer, Alan Bullard, Bob Chilcott, Cecilia McDowall, Sarah Quartel, John Rutter, Will Todd, and Mack Wilberg
• Wide range of material, from Thomas Tallis to the present day and including plainsong, folk tunes, spirituals, and African songs
• Accessible keyboard accompaniments suitable for organ (with or without pedals) or piano
• Comprehensive coverage of the Church's year, excluding Christmas, with a table printed for reference
• Available in both standard and spiral-bound editions

Contents:

• John Rutter: A Gaelic Blessing
• Cecilia McDowall: A Prayer of St Columba
• Richard Hubbard: A new commandment
• Thomas Hewitt Jones: Alive in me
• William Byrd: Alleluia
• Jacob Clemens: Alleluia
• Alan Bullard: And art thou come with us to dwell?
• Alan Bullard: Ave Maria (Hail, blessed Mary)
• W. A. Mozart: Ave verum, Corpus (Jesu, Lamb of God, Redeemer)
• Russell Pascoe: Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice!
• Bob Chilcott: Be thou my vision
• Kerry Andrew: Before the ending of the day
• English folk song, arr. Alan Bullard: Bethlehem, of noblest cities
• Antony Baldwin: Blest are the pure in heart
• Oliver Tarney: Come, Lord Jesus
• James Leith Macbeth Bain, arr. Mack Wilberg: Brother James's Air
• Oliver Tarney: Christ be with me
• Alan Smith: Christ the Lord is risen again!
• Malcolm Archer: Come, O come, our voices raise
• Mode vii melody, arr. Michael Bedford: Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest
• R. S. Thatcher: Come, ye faithful
• Alan Bullard: Evening Service (Colchester Service)
• George Dyson: Evening Service in C minor
• Alan Bullard: Father, we praise you
• Sarah Quartel: Fill your hearts with joy and gladness
• Benedetto Marcello: Give ear unto me
• David Blackwell: Glory to the Lamb
• David Fawcett: God be in my head
• John Goss, accomp. Alan Bullard: God so loved the world
• Trad. Irish, arr. Alan Bullard: He, whom angels worship
• Alan Bullard: Hosanna to the Son of David
• Philip Moore: I believe
• David Blackwell: Lead me, Lord
• Malcolm Archer: If ye love me
• American spiritual, arr. Alan Bullard: In my Heart
• Richard Shephard: Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates
• Trad. Kenyan, arr. Alan Bullard: Let all people praise you, Lord!
• Peter Hurford: Litany to the Holy Spirit
• Richard Farrant or John Hilton: Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake
• Alan Bullard: My spirit longs for thee
• Edmund Jolliffe: May the road rise up to meet you
• James Davy: My Peace I Give Unto You
• Caleb Simper, adap. Alan Bullard: O how amiable
• John Stainer: O King and desire
• Edmund Jolliffe: O nata lux (O glorious light)
• William Boyce, adap. Alan Bullard: O praise the Lord
• Juan Crisstomo de Arriaga, adap. Alan Bullard: O salutaris Hostia (O thou, the saving sacrifice)
• DEO GRACIAS, arr. Rebecca Groom te Velde: O wondrous sight, O vision fair
• Trad. French, arr. Alan Bullard: Of the glorious body telling
• Andrew Smith: Our Father
• Claudio Casciolini: Panis angelicus (Bread of the angel host)
• Alan Bullard: Praise be to God!
• Thomas Tallis, arr. Alan Bullard: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow (All praise, Eternal Son, to thee)
• Martin Luther, arr. David Willcocks: Rejoice today with one accord
• J. S. Bach, arr. Alan Bullard: Sheep may safely graze
• John Henry Maunder: Sing to the Lord of harvest
• Trad. Scottish, arr. A. D. Miller: Spirit of God, unseen as the wind
• Alan Bullard: Stars that shall be bright (They shall not grow old)
• Ian Assersohn: Still small voice
• Freeman Lewis, arr. Rebeca Groom te Velde: Take up your cross, the Saviour said
• Will Todd: The Call of Wisdom
• Melody from Christliche Lieder, arr. Alan Bullard: The Lord ascendeth up on high
• Alan Bullard: The Lord bless you and keep you
• Paul Leddington Wright: We love the place, O God
• Bob Chilcott: There is a green hill far away
• 17th-cent. Dutch, arr. Alan Bullard: This joyful Eastertide
• Jonathan Willcocks: Wise men seeking Jesus