The friendly beasts
( Jesus, our brother, kind and good ; "O," said the donkey shaggy and brown ; "O," said the cow, all white and red ; "O," said the sheep with curly horn ; Thus ev'ry beast by some good spell )
Edition
Ref. :
10610
(10 p.)
, "From the repertoire of the Trapp Family Singers"
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Christmas carol
Mood of the piece:
simple ; melodious
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) / Alto (1) / Bass (1) (3 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
2.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Number of verses:
5
Origin:
England
Musicological Sources:
Medieval English Christmas carol
Source of text:
Medieval English Christmas carol