Choral Fantasia & Fugue for Christmas (1996)
Fantasia (It's Christmas!) - Fugue (Sing No Lesser Joy)
( It's Christmas ; Take the whole rich gift )
Skeels, Harry Wilbur (1938-2011) [ New Zealand ]
Edition
Published by
Hayo Musikverlag
[Germany]
, 1991
Ref. :
CQ9601 (vocal)
; CQ9602 (with organ)
; CQ9603 (full score)
(17 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score
Description
Text in:
English
+ adapted in
various
Epoque:
20th century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Cantata
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1)/Bass-Baritone (1) (2 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Organ OR Symphony orchestra
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C major ; A major ; B flat major ; A minor ; E flat major
Duration:
9.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Advent ; Christmas
Musicological Sources:
Original music by Wilbur Skeels
Source of text:
Unpublished poem by Paul Barkman
