Cantiones sacrae octo vocibus .- Puer natus / Surrexit Christus

( A boy is born in Bethlehem ; Lord Jesus Christ is ris'n today )

Scheidt, Samuel (1587-1654) [ Germany ]

Adaptor of the text: Collins, Walter S. (1926-1997) [USA]
Edition
Published by Lawson-Gould Music [USA] , 1964
Ref. : LG51142  (7 p.) , "LG choral series"
Editor or author of the restitution: Collins, Walter S.
Type of material: Full score
 
Description
Text in: Latin + adapted in English
Epoque: 17th century  (1600-1649)
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Motet
Mood of the piece: homophonic ; firm
Type of Choir: SATB + SATB  (8 double choir OR mixed voices )
Instrumentation: Organ (optional) OR Instruments (optional)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: G minor
Duration: 1.0 min.
Liturgical Use: Christmas ; Easter
Musicological Sources: Originally published in 1620 in Scheidt's "Cantiones Sacrae Octo Vocum." This edition is based on the collected works of Scheidt by Harms and Mahrenholz ("Werke," vol. IV, p. 86).
 

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Consultable under : Perf. Coll. # 223A   (53 copies)