A babe is born I wys

( On Christmas Day at morn ; On Good Friday so soon ; On Easter Day so swythe ; And on Ascension Day ; And Jesus is his name )

Composer(s): Bainton, Frederick [ Great Britain ]

Edition

Published by Oxford University Press USA [USA] ; Oxford University Press [Great Britain] , 1970 ; in Carols for choirs 2 : 50 carols for Christmas and Advent (224 p.)

Number of pages : 1

Editor or author of the restitution: Rutter, John ; Willcocks, David

Type of material: Close score

ISMN/ISBN : 0193535653

Description

Text in: English

Epoque: 20th century

Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Christmas carol

Type of Choir: SATB (4 mixed voices )

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 ; Easter ; Ascension

Number of verses: 5

Musicological Sources: Reprinted from the University Carol Book

Source of text: The words, taken from an old manuscript in Westminster Abbey Library, have been slightly modernized.

Comment(s): This collection includes prayers, collects, and lessons for use in an Advent service of lessons and carols.

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Consultable under : Perf. Coll. # W484 ; M2085 C221J v.2 (51 in Perf. Coll. copies) ; (2 in main library copies)

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