This day Christ was born
A caroll for Christmas day
Byrd, William (1543?-1623) [ Great Britain ; England ]
Edition
Published by
Stainer and Bell Ltd.
[Great Britain]
, 1964
; in Collected works of William Byrd, vol. 14 : Psalmes, songs, and sonnets (1611)
(250 p.)
Ref. :
5208
(11 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Dart, Thurston
; Fellowes, Edmund Horace
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Copyright :
1920, revised edition 1964
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
17th century
(1600-1649)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Carol
Mood of the piece:
joyous
Type of Choir:
SSAATB (6 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
C major ; G major
Duration:
3.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas ; Christmas Day
Source of text:
Translation of the traditional Latin Christmas hymn, "Hodie Christus natus est"
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # W748 (4 copies)