Weihnachtshymne (1856)

( Hark! the herald angels sing ; Gott sei Dank durch alle Welt )

Arr.: Cummings, William Hayman (1831-1915) [ Great Britain ; England ]

Mel.: Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847) [ Germany ] (1840)

Text by Held, Heinrich (1620-1659) [Silesia] (1739)

Wesley, Charles (1707-1788) [Great Britain] (1739)
Edition
Published by Carus-Verlag Stuttgart [Germany] , 1984
Ref. : CV 40.414/60  (3 p.) , "Chorsätze des 19. Jahrhunderts zur Advents- und Weihnachtszeit"
Editor or author of the restitution: Schulze, Willi
Type of material: Full score
 
Description
Text in: English + adapted in German
Epoque: 19th century  (1800-1849)
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Choral setting ; Christmas song
Mood of the piece: allegro moderato
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation: Organ  (1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: G major
Duration: 2.0 min.
Liturgical Use: Christmas
Number of verses: 2
Musicological Sources: "Festgesang" / Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
 

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