Reference Book of the Week!

The Reference Book of the Week for the week of November 30 is:

The New Oxford Book of Carols
-edited by Hugh Keyte and Andrew Parrott

Edited 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.

Location: AST Reference
Call Number: M 2065 N48 1992