Christmas Day
Choral fantasy on old carols
( Good Christian men, rejoice ; God rest you merry, gentlemen ; Come, ye lofty, come ye lowly ; The first Nowell the angels did say )
... to the music students of Morley College ...
Composer(s):
Holst, Gustav
(1874-1934)
[ England ; Great Britain ]
Edition
Ref. :
29 0129 03
(16 p.)
Type of material:
Organ-vocal score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
19 ; 20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Christmas song ; Sacred ; Christmas carol
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
SATB (4 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Orchestra OR Keyboard
Instruments:
Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major ; B major ; C minor ; E flat major
Duration:
6.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Origin:
England
Musicological Sources:
Old Breton melody ("Come, ye lofty")