O God, that guides the cheerful sun
A carroll for New-yeares day
( Th'old year by course is past and gone )
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
(10 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:
SSATTB (6 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) OR Alto (1) (1 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Consort of viols OR Organ
(5 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Treble viol (1) ; Alto viol (1) ; Tenor viol (1) ; Viola bass (1) ; Organ (ad lib)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
6.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
New Year
Number of verses:
2
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)