Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
( Isaiah 'twas foretold it ; This flower, whose fragrance tender )
Arr.: Houkom, Alf Sveinung (born in 1935) [ USA ]
Mel.:
Anonyme
(1599)
Edition
Published by
Concordia
[USA]
, 1975
Ref. :
98-2216
(4 p.)
, "Concordia choral series"
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
16 ; 20th century
(1550-1599)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Christmas carol
Mood of the piece:
tender
Type of Choir:
SAB OR SATB (3 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Organ and instruments
(2 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
C instrument (1) ; Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
E major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Number of verses:
3
Origin:
Germany
Musicological Sources:
Tune: "Es ist ein Ros" (Cologne, 1599)
Source of text:
Cologne, 1599
Pronunciation
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. # 1218 (46 copies)