The Ivy and the Holly is a superb collection of carols and motets for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany by contemporary composers. Scored for mixed voices - a cappella and with organ - the anthology embraces a range of styles and sonorities. Here are plainchant lines, lilting melodies, and overlapping phrases; lively, energetic settings and soft, reflective ones; dancing rhythms and rich, sumptuous harmonies. Encompassing a variety of texts, with settings of medieval English verse and biblical passages alongside poems by celebrated writers, this collection will be welcomed by concert and church choirs alike.
| ISBN: | 9780193361805 |
| Publication date: | 21st August 2008 |
| Author: | Oxford |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Sheet music |
| Pagination: | 104 pages |
| Series: | New Horizons |
| Genres: |
Choral music Sacred and religious music Musical scores, lyrics and libretti |