O Bethlehem
( O Bethlehem, O little town ; O Bethlehem, what wondrous light ; O Bethlehem, a mother o'er ; O Bethlehem, our lonely hearts )
Arr.: Dickinson, Clarence (1873-1969) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
H.W. Gray Company
[USA]
, 1924
Ref. :
121
(7 p.)
, "Sacred choruses"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Collins, H. B.
Type of material:
Organ-vocal score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1900-1949)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Anthem ; Christmas song ; Folk music
Mood of the piece:
simple ; melodious ; lovely
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) / Alto (1) / Tenor (1) (3 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Keyboard OR Small instrumental ensemble
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
D flat major
Duration:
4.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Number of verses:
4
Origin:
Spain ; Basque Country (SP)
Musicological Sources:
"Parts for Violin, Cello and harp may be obtained from the publisher" ; Spanish (Basque) folk song from the Yriarte Collection
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. # 964A (71 copies)