Mediaeval Carols:Set 7 .-
What tidings bringest thou?
( What tidings bringest thou, messenger ; A babe is born of high nature ; A seemly sight it is to see ; This maid began to greeten her child ; A wonder thing is now befall )
Edition
Ref. :
S&B 5304-7
(1 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Stevens, John
Type of material:
Full score
Other titles on the same score:
Nowell sing we
; Nova, nova
Description
Text in:
old English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Anthem ; Carol
Type of Choir:
unspecified voicing (3 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
4.0 min.
Number of verses:
4
Musicological Sources:
From the collection of 135 Carols published as Volume IV of Musica Britannica