It came upon the midnight clear

( Still through the cloven skies ; Yet with the woes of sin ; For lo! the days are hastening on )

... Descant and organ part by D. Willcocks ... ... Traditional English tune adapted by A. Sullivan ...

Arr.: Sullivan, Arthur Seymour (1842-1900) [ Great Britain ]
Willcocks, David (1919-2015) [ Great Britain ]

Text by Sears, Edmund Hamilton (1810-1876) [USA]

Edition

Published by Oxford University Press USA [USA] ; Oxford University Press [Great Britain] , 1970 ; in Carols for choirs 2 : 50 carols for Christmas and Advent (224 p.)

Number of pages : 3

Editor or author of the restitution: Rutter, John ; Willcocks, David

Type of material: Close score

ISMN/ISBN : 0193535653

Description

Text in: English

Epoque: 20th century

Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Christmas carol

Type of Choir: SATB (4 mixed voices )

Instrumentation: Keyboard (1 instrumental part(s))

Instruments: Organ (1)

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

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

Tonality: F major

Duration: 2.0 min.

Liturgical Use: Christmas Day ; Christmas Vigil

Number of verses: 4

Origin: England

Musicological Sources: Traditional English tune

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

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