From heaven above to earth I come / Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
( To you this night is born a child )
Arr.: Praetorius, Michael (1571-1621) [ Germany ]
Edition
Published by
Concordia
[USA]
, 1955
; in Six settings from "Musae Sioniae, 1609"
(19 p.)
Ref. :
97-7571
(3 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Wienhorst, Richard
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
17th century
(1600-1649)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Chorale ; Chorale arrangement
Type of Choir:
SAB (3 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Instruments (optional)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
1.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Number of verses:
2
Origin:
Germany
Musicological Sources:
Musae Sioniae, 1609 ; Tune: "Von Himmel hoch" from "Geistliche Lieder," Leipzig, 1539
Source of text:
Translation, 1855
Pronunciation
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 910A (38 copies)