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 )

Composer(s): Rowley, Alec (1892-1958) [ Great Britain ; England ]

Adaptor of the text: Rowley, Alec (1892-1958) [Great Britain]

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

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

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