A virgin most pure

( In Bethlehem Jewry ; But when they had enter'd ; Then they were constrain'd ; The King of all kings ; Then God sent an angel ; Then presently after the shepherds ; Aye, and therefore be merry )

Arr.: Wood, Charles (1866-1926) [ Ireland ; England ]

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: 20th century

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

Type of Choir: SATB (4 mixed voices )

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

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

Tonality: F mixolydian

Duration: 6.0 min.

Liturgical Use: Christmas

Number of verses: 7

Origin: England

Musicological Sources: English traditional carol ; This arrangement reprinted from The Cowley Carol Book

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

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