Lute-book lullaby

( Sweet was the song the Virgin sang )

Arr.: Shaw, Goffrey (1879-1943) [ Great Britain ]

Mel.: Anonyme

Edition

Published by Oxford University Press [Great Britain] , 1961 ; in Carols for choirs 1 : 50 Christmas carols (184 p.)

Number of pages : 2

Editor or author of the restitution: Jacques, Reginald ; Willcocks, David

Type of material: Close score

ISMN/ISBN : 0193532212

Description

Text in: English

Epoque: 16th century (1550-1599)

Genre-Style-Form: Lullaby ; Sacred ; Christmas carol

Mood of the piece: tender

Type of Choir: SATB (4 mixed voices )

Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2

Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B

Tonality: G minor

Duration: 2.0 min.

Liturgical Use: Christmas Vigil

Number of verses: 2

Origin: England

Musicological Sources: from the MS. Lute Book by Willaim Ballet (1590), Trinity College, Dublin

Comment(s): This collection includes prayers, collects, and lessons for use in a service of lessons and carols.

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