The Oxford Book of Descants is a definitive collection of 102 descants to well-known hymns carols and worship songs.It features descants by a wide range of composers including contemporary names such as David Willcocks John Rutter Malcolm Archer and Paul Leddington Wright as well as celebrated twentieth-century church composers such as Alan Gray Edward Bairstow Sydney Nicholson and John Wilson. Published in both full music and melody editions this is a fully practical collection with selected descants presented in different keys and with alternative words to match most popular hymnals. The With a superb range of descants ablywritten and sympathetic to the style and harmony of the original tune this is an excellent resource that will be welcomed by all choirs and church musicians and will enhance hymn singing at church services.
