The snow lay on the ground

Venite adoremus

( The snow lay on the ground ; 'Twas Mary, virgin pure ; Saint Joseph, too, was by ; And thus that manger poor )

Arr.: Sowerby, Leo (1895-1968) [ USA ]

Edition
Published by H.W. Gray Company [USA] , 1952
Ref. : C.M.R. 2238  (6 p.)
Type of material: Full score
 
Description
Text in: English + adapted in Latin
Epoque: 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Christmas carol
Type of Choir: unspecified voicing  (2 unspecified voices )
Instrumentation: Keyboard  (1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Organ (1) or Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): A
Tonality: F major
Duration: 1.5 min.
Liturgical Use: Christmas
Number of verses: 4
Musicological Sources: Traditional Christmas carol
 

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