Ancient Christmas Music for Acoustic Guitar (eBook + Online Audio)
A magnificent collection of the greatest ancient music for the Christmas season arranged for solo acoustic guitar in standard notation and tablature. These tasteful settings are presented in three sections according to their level of difficulty- easy, intermediate, or advanced. In addition to plain chants- carols, hymns, and motets in a variety of forms are included. This book contains 30 solo guitar arrangements with extensive program notes and lyrics, translated in English from the original language. Incl ...more
Product Number:
95768MEB
Format:
eBook + Online Audio
Skill Level:
Multiple Levels
Notation Type:
Standard Notation and Tab
Pages:
252
Binding:
eBook
ISBN:
1-6191-1799-1
ISBN13:
978-16191-1799-0
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
4/2/2018
A magnificent collection of the greatest ancient music for the Christmas season arranged for solo acoustic guitar in standard notation and tablature. These tasteful settings are presented in three sections according to their level of difficulty- easy, intermediate, or advanced. In addition to plain chants- carols, hymns, and motets in a variety of forms are included. This book contains 30 solo guitar arrangements with extensive program notes and lyrics, translated in English from the original language. Includes access to online audio from Gerard Garno's recordings entitled A Guitar for the Holidays and O Magnum Mysterium.

Music from the audio recording “O Magnum Mysterium”

 

Here is Joy for Every Age (Ecce Novum Gaudium)

The First Good Joy that Mary Had (The Seven Joys of Mary)

Jesus Redeemer of All  (Jesu Redemptor Omnium)

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Picardy)

On This Fair Night of Holy Joy (Here Betwixt Ass and Oxen Mild)

We Adore Thee (Adoramus Te)

The Holly and the Ivy

Whence Comes This Lovely Fragrance? (Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agréable?)

 

Intermediate Pieces:   

 

Of the Father’s Love Begotten (Corde Natus ex Parentis)

Carol of the Bagpipers (Canzone d’i Zampognari)

Coventry Carol/Bring a Torch

Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming (Es Ist Ein’ Ros’ Entsrungen)

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Winchester Old)

Good Christian Men Rejoice (In Dulci Jubilo)

I Saw Three Ships

O Great Mystery (O Magnum Mysterium)

 

Advance Pieces

 

Jesus Comes from Heaven (En Clara Vox Redarguit)

            Ding Dong Merrily on High

The Infant Jesus (Gesù Bambino)

A Child in Born in Bethlehem (Puer Natus in Bethlehem)

Sing We Now of Christmas (Noël Nouvelet)

Let the Praises Resound (Resonet in Laudibus)

Foom, Foom, Foom (Fum, Fum, Fum)

The Bell Carol (Carol of the Bells)

The Twelve Days of Christmas

He is Born (Il Est Né)

 

Music from the Audio recording “A Guitar for the Holidays”

 

Intermediate Pieces

 

Silent Night (Stille Nacht)

O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël)

 

Advanced Pieces

O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)

            We Wish you a Merry Christmas

 
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