While shepherds watched their flocks (1592)

Arr.: Willcocks, David (1919-2015) [ Great Britain ]

Text by Tate, Nahum (1652-1715) [Ireland]
Edition
Published by Gustav Bosse Verlag [Germany] , 1997 ; in Chor aktuell junior (189 p.)
Ref. : BE 2238  (2 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution: Frey, Max ; Kalmer, Stefan ; Mettke, Bernd-Georg ; Suttner, Kurt
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 16th century
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred
Mood of the piece: joyous
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: F major
Duration: 2.0 min.
Liturgical Use: Christmas
Number of verses: 5
Musicological Sources: psautier d'Este
Data about the life of the work: inter-generational hymn which may be sung in 4-part harmony or in unison
 

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