Four carols .-
Sleep, little dove
( Sleep, little dove, the sky's dark above ; This humble stable is charitable ; Darker 'tis growing, and the wind soughing )
Edition
Ref. :
779
(2 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Other titles on the same score:
At midnight a summons came
; Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella
; When at Christmas Christ was born
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Anthem ; Christmas carol
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) (1 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Keyboard
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
E flat major
Duration:
3.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Number of verses:
3
Source of text:
From an old Alsatian carol ("Dors, ma colombe")