Mediaeval Carols:Set 7 .-
Nova, nova
( Nova, nova Ave fit ex Eva ; Gabriel of high degree ; I met a maiden in a place ; When the maiden heard tell of this ; Then said the angel: Dread thou not ; It is not yet six weeks agone ; Then said the maiden: Verily )
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:
What tidings bringest thou?
; Nowell sing we
Description
Text in:
old English
+ adapted in
Latin
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Anthem ; Carol
Type of Choir:
unspecified voicing (1 men voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Number of verses:
6
Musicological Sources:
From the collection of 135 Carols published as Volume IV of Musica Britannica