Shepherds loud their praises singing
( Gentle Child, so still thou sleepeth ; Kings to meet him forth are faring ; Lo! the star o'er Bethl'em stayeth ; Son of God, the earth adorning )
Rowley, Alec (1892-1958) [ Great Britain ; England ]
Edition
Published by
Oxford University Press
[Great Britain]
, 1957
; in The Oxford easy anthem book
(186 p.)
Number of pages :
6
Type of material:
Close score
Copyright :
1951
ISMN/ISBN :
0193533219
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Christmas carol ; Anthem
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Keyboard
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
2.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas ; Epiphany
Number of verses:
5
Musicological Sources:
Based on the tune "Quem pastores"
Source of text:
Traditional, with additional verses, 2 & 5, by Alec Rowley
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. # W485 ; M2060.Ox2 (main collection) (40 in Perf. Coll. ; 2 in main library copies)
Wetzlar, Germany
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