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The cherry tree carol

( When Joseph was an old man ; Then Mary spoke to Joseph ; Then Joseph flew in anger ; Then Jesus spoke a few words ; The cherry tree bowed low down ; Then Joseph took Mary ; Then Joseph took Jesus ; The sixth day of January )

Arr.: Parker, Alice (1925-2023) [ USA ]
Shaw, Robert (1916-1999) [ USA ]

Edition
Published by G. Schirmer [USA] , 1953
Ref. : 10170  (11 p.) , "Robert Shaw choral series"
Type of material: Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: ballad ; Folk music ; Secular
Mood of the piece: simple
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s): Tenor (1)  (1 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: G major
Duration: 3.0 min.
Number of verses: 8
Origin: USA ; Kentucky
Musicological Sources: Kentucky mountain ballad from "Folk Songs of the Kentucky Mountains" collected and arranged by Josephine McGill, copyright 1917 by Boosey & Hawkes.
Source of text: Folk ballad
 

LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA

Strasbourg, France

Bureau de Musica International
Tel.: +33 (0)3 88 36 17 54.
Consultable under : JS-Noëls

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. # 569A   (59 copies)