Gibbons: Choral and Organ Music
Gibbons is often better represented in the hymn book than in the serious music of a service - and this CD helps demonstrate why that's a shame. With a mix of verse and full anthems, plus both sets of Mag and Nunc, and a smattering of organ music it gives a good picture of Gibbons' church output. If you like the sound of madrigals, you'll like some of the church music, but there are also works in here to rival more heavy duty compositions - Out of the deep, for example. Both evening services are fun - the contemplative verse settings of the second service and the livelier short service.
CDs of Hymns
We now have a separate No Organist page on different ways to accompany hymns from CD to electronic hymnal, including our own superb value accompaniment CDs, and our individual tracks section where you can build your own CD from hundreds of hymns and voluntaries, or have tracks emailed direct.
If you want a CD with a popular selection of hymns with singing, particularly for wedding ideas, try these:
- The Complete New English Hymnal 22 CDs - click link to see what is on each
In the UK
- Abide with Me - 50 Favourite Hymns (many of the favourites)
- The English Hymn 1 (20th century, but all well knowns, like ‘My Song is Love Unknown’
- The English Hymn 2 (19th century)
- The English Hymn 3 (assorted)
- The English Hymn 4 (assorted)
- The English Hymn 5 (assorted)
- Love Divine: The Complete Guide to Music for a Church Wedding (includes organ music)
- Best Loved Hymns
- (More) Best Loved Hymns
- Love Divine – the essential hymns collection
- Wedding Hymns - Queen's College, Cambridge with a wedding-oriented hymn CD featuring 22 of the most popular hymns for weddings
In the US: