ISMN 979-0-9002201-0-3
128pp: 17 Titles
Published: 2010
£9.95
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Sleep, Holy Babe is a unique choral collection of 17 works based on the theme of The Nativity. At its heart lie nine Christmas lullabies, as well as two carols and a motet depicting the story of Christ’s birth. These are framed by a pair of Advent antiphons and Magnificat settings, and an Epiphany carol.
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"Music that is reflective rather than extrovert, tonal but never facile, and with real spiritual depth. I love it."
—David Mellor on the 2011 CD recording of Sleep, Holy Babe, released by Naxos


This book includes:

• Five new pieces commissioned specially for this anthology and eight recently-composed works
• A variety of texts covering a range of themes including: the Lullaby, the Baby Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Star in the east, the Shepherds, the Magi, the Nativity scene, and King Herod
• New settings of well-known texts such as: The Coventry Carol, Lullay my Liking, and Sing Lullaby.
• Two ‘O’ antiphons (in four and six parts) by Pierre de Manchicourt (1510–1564) and two contemporary faux-bordon Magnificat settings (in four and eight parts)
• Two pieces for three-part upper voices (SSA), one unaccompanied, one with harp (or piano) accompaniment, and a three-part piece for lower voices (TTB)
• 14 unaccompanied pieces, and three accompanied pieces, scored for organ, piano, and harp (or piano)
• Piano reductions, included for unaccompanied titles, as an aid to rehearsal

Content Details

1. O Emanuel (a4), Pierre de Manchicourt
2. Magnificat (a4), Trevor Ling
3. O Virgo Virginum (a6), Pierre de Manchicourt
4. Magnificat (a8), David Bevan
5. The Virgin Mary Bore a Child, Emma Gibbins
6. Sleep My Dreaming One, Hilary Campbell
7. Lullaby, Gerald Finzi
8. Sleep, Holy Babe, Alexander Campkin
9. O Magnum Mysterium, Anthony Mudge
10. Quid Petis, O Fili, Richard Pygott
11. Lullay my Liking, Francis Pott
12. Christmas Gifts, Alexander Campkin
13. Sing Lullaby, Jonathan Rathbone
14. O Babe Born Bare, John Duggan
15. In Your Father’s Care, Catherine Kontz
16. Coventry Carol, Daniel Burges
17. Why Impious Herod, Andrew Earis

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