Anniversary Carols .- Adeste fideles / O come, all ye faithful / Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen (2003)
SDG 03-404
... TTBB setting for The Boston Gay Men's Chorus Reuben Reynolds, III ~ Artistic Director ...
Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]
Mel.:
Wade, John Francis
(1711-1786)
[ Great Britain ; England ]
(1743)
Edition
Published by
SDG Press
[USA]
, 2003
Ref. :
SDG 03-404
(12 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
21st century
(2001-2010)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Christmas carol ; Popular ; Hymn (sacred) ; Antiphon
Mood of the piece:
joyous ; triumphant
Type of Choir:
TTTBBB (4 men voices )
Instrumentation:
Percussion
Instruments:
Finger cymbals ; Drum (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Number of verses:
3
Origin:
USA
Musicological Sources:
Latin Hymn Adeste Fideles
Source of text:
Cantus Diversi, 18th century ; Wade, John F.
Comment(s):
O Come, All Ye Faithful is probably the most popular Christmas hymn (as distinguished from carol) in America. Although its origins remained obscure for more than two centuries, this originally Latin hymn (Adeste Fideles) can now be attributed with certain
Pronunciation