Settings of Adam Lay Ybounden?

trentonjconn

Hey guys. Are there any decent settings of this carol aside from the Warlock and the Boris Ord? Preferably something hymn-like and on the simpler side? For reference, I have a relatively small volunteer choir which is 2 (maybe 3) voices per section strong on a good day.

Liam

Something like this, which is not the usual show-offy kind of setting to which that text has typically been subject?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jw9Wc7PA0g

Note the comment in the comment field about the pronunciation of the text.

Marc Cerisier

I have two settings I wrote for my trebles years ago. One 2 part and one 3 part. Both easy, but compelling in my judgment. You can find them in the CRCCM Repertoire Project (repertoire.crccm.org). You can either search by title, look in the general advent category, or go to the composer list and click on my name.

Richard R.

You might find this useful. An organist could arrange the accompaniment better than I could.

Richard Mix

aside from the Warlock and the Boris Ord?

CGM

Check out this setting by John Ireland. It's just what you describe, and lovely to boot. I've done it with volunteer choirs to great success.

Liam

Audio of the Ireland setting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykJtWngaiOQ

ghmus7

Here's one that I had published by CanticaNova. Two part, easy.
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/two-part-motets-for-advent-20325430.html

M. Jackson Osborn

Anything by Gregory Hamilton is good writing, and artfully enlivens the text

ghmus7

Thank you MJO! Give me a call!

dmcgaw

Hi folks! This year I attempted a Lessons & Carols service with a very small amateur choir, and I needed a version of Adam Lay Ybounden that would be super easy. I mashed up the text with the tune Noel Nouvelet. It's not perfect, but works well enough I thought I would share in case anybody else would benefit. See the attached...

(Longer term, would love to do the Boris Ord or one of the settings linked in this thread... it just would have been beyond our team this year.)

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