Leichte Weihnachten-Noten für Anfänger und Familien

John Rutters zartes und zugleich ausdrucksstarkes Arrangement von Stille Nacht in deutscher und englischer Sprache mit Hinweisen zur Geschichte des Liedes und Tipps zur Aufführung.

This spellbinding setting of words from Act 1, Scene 1, of Hamlet depicts a bird of dawning singing all night long in celebration of the Saviour's birth, with Shakespeare's characteristically evocativ...

This setting of the well-known fifteenth-century text is both simple and effective. With enchanting solos and a gentle choral refrain, this tender carol will bring a moment of stillness and reflection...

This warm and tender carol sets an evocative text by Norman Nicholson depicting Mary's gentle nurturing of her child. There is a beautiful simplicity in Chilcott's setting, which features sumptuous ha...

In this atmospheric piece Gabriel Jackson sets a text by the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti. The first stanza is sung by sopranos only, with expressive chromatic lines evoking the 'darkness' and 'c...

Die einfache und anmütige Melodie des rumänischen Weihnachtsliedes haben Katie Melua und Bob Chilcott in ihrer Fassung geschickt zwischen den Stimmen aufgeteilt.

This reflective carol (setting a text by the composer) features an affecting recurring melody, sumptuous harmonies, and long, expressive phrases. Though it has moments of great intensity, the carol is...

McDowall's setting of Isaac Watts' Cradle Hymn is beautifully tender, coloured by its rich harmonies, suspensions, and chromatic notes. The melodies are complemented by sustained 'oo's and 'ah's and r...

This beautiful setting of a medieval English text is simple yet effective, written in Assersohn's clear and approachable style. With tender 'lullay, lullow's, lilting phrases, and gentle modal inflect...

In this gentle lullaby, poet Charles Bennett reflects upon the promise held in the dreams of a sleeping child, a life that has just begun. The choir opens and closes the carol, providing a rich cushio...

Setting original words by the artist Marc Bratcher, this tender and evocative carol for unaccompanied SATB choir is suitable for performance at Christmas or Epiphany. The work opens with a gently flow...

Toby Youngs originelle Vertonung erfrischt diesen bekannten Text mit einer meisterhaften und einprägsamen Melodie, die von einer unauslöschlichen Zärtlichkeit durchdrungen ist. Young macht Gebrauch vo...

Dies ist eine charaktervolle Vertonung eines klassischen mittelalterlichen Weihnachtstextes. Festlich und tänzerisch verkörpert die Musik die Freude an der Weihnachtszeit und feiert die Erlösung der M...

John Sheppard's Verbum caro factum est is perhaps the most magnificent of his Responds, as befits its Christmas context. The music alternates between polyphony and plainchant, and the text is one that...