{"product_id":"the-new-oxford-book-of-carols-9780193533233","title":"The New Oxford Book of Carols","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdited by early music experts Hugh Keyte and Andrew Parrott  this anthology of Christmas carols is the most comprehensive collection ever made  spanning seven centuries of caroling in Britain  continental Europe  and North America. Containing music and text of 201 carols  many in more than one setting  the book is organized in two sections: composed carols  ranging from medieval Gregorian chants to modern compositions  and folk carols  including not only traditional Anglo-American songs but Irish  Welsh  German  Czech  Polish  French  Basque  Catalan  Sicilian  and West Indian songs as well. Each carol is set in four-part harmony  with lyrics in both the original language and English. Accompanying each song are detailed scholarly notes on the history of the carol and on performance of the setting presented. The introduction to the volume offers a general history of carols and caroling  and appendices provide scholarly essays on such topics as fifteenth-century pronunciation  English country and United States primitive traditions  and the revival of the English folk carol. The Oxford Book of Carols  published in 1928  is still one of Oxfords best-loved books among scholars  church choristers  and the vast number of people who enjoy singing carols. This volume is not intended to replace this classic but to supplement it. Reflecting significant developments in musicology over the past sixty years  it embodies a radical reappraisal of the repertory and a fresh approach to it. The wealth of information it contains will make it essential for musicologists and other scholars  while the beauty of the carols themselves will enchant general readers and amateur songsters alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665806417973,"sku":"ByrdShop_0193533235","price":146.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780193533233.jpg?v=1782407923","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-new-oxford-book-of-carols-9780193533233","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}