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The Oxford Book Of Descants - Melody Edition (102 Descants)

The Oxford Book Of Descants - Melody Edition (102 Descants)

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Type: Vocal
Brand: Oxford University Press
Category: Sheet Music
Genre: Praise & Worship / Sacred

The Oxford Book Of Descants - Melody Edition 

Voicing: High Voice with Organ Accompaniment 

'The Oxford Book of Descants - Melody Edition' is a comprehensive collection featuring 102 descants for popular hymns, carols, and worship songs. This 72-page resource is an essential tool for choirs and church musicians, designed to enhance hymn singing during services throughout the year. Ideal for those looking to add beautiful descant lines to their worship music, it serves as a valuable addition to any church’s music library.

Song Titles Include:

ABBOT'S LEIGH (in C and D), Antony Baldwin
ABERYSTWYTH, Alan Gray
ABRIDGE (in D and C), Christopher Gower
ADESTE, FIDELES, David Willcocks
ALLELUIA No. 1, Anthony F Carver and Donald Davison
ANGEL VOICES (in D and C), John Cooke
ANGELS' SONG, Donald Davison
ANIMA CHRISTI (in F and G), David Willcocks
AURELIA, Adrian Lucas
AUS DER TIEFE, James Vivian
AUSTRIA (in E flat and F), Thomas H Ingham
BEAUTY FOR BROKENNESS, Ashley Grote
BETHLEHEM (in F and G), David Willcocks
BLAENWERN (in G and F), John Scott
CARLISLE (in E flat and D), Sydney H Nicholson
COE FEN, Kenneth Naylor
CORVEDALE, Maurice Bevan
CRIMOND, Donald Davison
CROSS OF JESUS (in G and F), Paul Leddington Wright
CRUCIFER (in D and C), Harold Darke
CWM RHONDDA, John Scott
DARWALL'S 148th (in D and C), Sydney H Nicholson
DEUS TUORUM MILITUM (in C and B flat), Simon Lole
DIX (in A flat and G), John Wilson
DOMINUS REGIT ME (in G and F), Sydney H Nicholson
DOWN AMPNEY, David Willcocks
DUKE STREET, Philip Moore
EASTER HYMN, John Rutter
EISENACH, Harrison Oxley
ENGLEBERG (in F and G), David Willcocks
EVENTIDE, David Willcocks
FAITHFUL ONE, David Thorne
FAITHFULNESS (in E flat and D), Paul Leddington Wright and Robert Prizeman
FATHER, WE ADORE YOU, William Llewellyn
FATHER, WE LOVE YOU, William Llewellyn
FOREST GREEN, Thomas Armstrong
GERONTIUS (in A flat and G), Robert Gower
GOD OF THE POOR, Ashley Grote
GOD REST YOU MERRY, Christopher Robinson
GUITING POWER, John Barnard
HANOVER, Alan Gray
HEINLEIN, James Vivian
HELMSLEY, John Rutter
HIGHWOOD, Robert Gower
HOLY IS THE LORD (in A and G), Ashley Grote
HYFRYDOL, John Scott
IN CHRIST ALONE (in D and E flat), Ashley Grote
IRBY (in F and G), Benjamin Lamb
JESUS IS LORD (in G and A flat), James Whitbourn
LASST UNS ERFREUEN (in D and E flat), Christopher Gower
LAUDES DOMINI (in C and B flat), Reginald Thatcher
LAUDS, John Wilson
LAUS DEO, Sydney H Nicholson
LOBE DEN HERREN (in F and G), Harrison Oxley
LORD OF THE YEARS, John Barnard
LUCKINGTON, William Mathias
LUX EOI, Richard Lloyd
MACCABAEUS (in E flat and D), Malcolm Archer
MELCOMBE (in E flat and D), Alan Gray
MELITA, Alan Gray
MENDELSSOHN (in F and G), David Willcocks
MERTON (in F and E), Alan Gray
MILES LANE, Alan Gray
MONKLAND, John Wilson
MONKS GATE, Cyril Winn
MORNING HYMN, David Willcocks
MOSCOW, Alan Gray
NEANDER, Sydney H Nicholson
NICAEA, James Vivian
NOEL, David Willcocks
NUN DANKET (in F and E flat), William H Harris
ORIEL, Alan Gray
PRAISE, MY SOUL, Alan Gray
PRAXIS PIETATIS (in F and G), Harrison Oxley
PUER NOBIS NASCITUR, John Scott
QUAM DILECTA, John Henderson
REDHEAD No. 46, Sydney H Nicholson
REGENT SQUARE, David Thorne
REPTON, John Scott
RICHMOND (in F and G), Edward Bairstow
ROCKINGHAM (in D and E flat), Unknown
SAFFRON WALDEN, Simon Lole
ST ALBINUS (in C and B flat), John Henderson
ST ANNE, John Scott
ST CLEMENT (in A flat and G), David Blackwell
ST COLUMBA, Donald Davison
ST DENIO (in A flat and G), Cyril Winn
ST GEORGE'S WINDSOR, Robert Gower
ST HELEN, Christopher Gower
ST MAGNUS, John Wilson
SEEK YE FIRST, William Llewellyn
SINE NOMINE, Cyril Winn
SING HOSANNA (in E flat and D), Traditional
SLANE, John Wilson
SLANE, David Thorne
SONG 34, Donald Davison
STUTTGART (in G and F), Antony Baldwin
THE SERVANT KING, Ashley Grote
THORNBURY, David Willcocks
TRURO (in D and C), John Wilson
UNSER HERRSCHER, Sydney H Nicholson
VENI EMMANUEL (metrical version), Robert Gower
VENI EMMANUEL (plainchant version), Robert Gower
WAREHAM (in B flat and A), Sydney H Nicholson
WAS LEBET, Donald Davison
WESTMINSTER ABBEY (in A flat and G), John Rutter
WINCHESTER NEW, Alan Gray
WINCHESTER OLD, Alan Gray
WOODLANDS, Richard Lloyd
WOODLANDS, Benjamin Lamb

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