Joy to the World

15 sacred carols and Christmas hymns

Vocal score

Forces or Category: SATB accompanied & unaccompanied

This collection presents fifteen of the best-loved sacred carols and Christmas hymns, which can be sung as a set (to form a complete Christmas ...

Joy to the World

15 sacred carols and Christmas hymns

Vocal score

Description

This collection presents fifteen of the finest and best-loved sacred carols and Christmas hymns, which can be sung as a set (to form a complete Christmas service or concert), separately, or with certain pieces taken out to suit the needs of a particular service or concert. Scores and parts for all of the instrumental accompaniments are available on hire individually and as a set, with scores and parts for several accompaniments also available on sale.
Pieces from this collection available as separate leaflets: O come all ye faithful; Joy to the world; Away in a Manger; Silent Night; Rise up shepherd, and follow; Three Kings of Orient; Bring a Torch.

Joy to the World

15 sacred carols and Christmas hymns

Vocal score

Arranged by John Rutter

J. F. Wade arr. John Rutter: O come, all ye faithful
Old German arr. M. Praetorius: Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
Canadian trad. arr. John Rutter: 'Twas in the moon of winter time
Lowell Mason arr. John Rutter: Joy to the world!
R. S. Willis arr. John Rutter: It came upon a midnight clear
W. J. Kirmpatrick arr. John Rutter: Away in a manger
Franz Grüber arr. John Rutter: Silent Night
Lewis Redner arr. John: O little town of Bethlehem
Spiritual arr. John: Rise up, shepherd, and follow
German 14th-cent, arr. B. Gesius: In dulci jubilo
German trad. arr. John Rutter: How great our joy!
Handel arr. John Rutter: While shepherds watched their flocks
J. H. Hopkins arr. John Rutter: Three kings of Orient
French trad. arr. John Rutter: Bring a torch, Jeannette, Isabella (Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle)
English trad. arr. John Rutter: God rest you merry, gentlemen

Joy to the World

15 sacred carols and Christmas hymns

Vocal score

Arranged by John Rutter

Composer Information

Arranged by John Rutter (b.1945)

John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world. John edits the Oxford Choral Classics series, and, with Sir David Willcocks, co-edited four volumes of Carols for Choirs. In 1983 he formed his own choir The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has made numerous recordings on the Collegium Records label, and he appears regularly in several countries as a guest conductor and choral ambassador. John holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music, and was awarded a CBE for services to music in 2007.

John Rutter's website