Anniversary Carols .- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (1998)
... To Alice Parker, with deepest thanks for your enduring influence in my work ...
Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]
Arr.: Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
SDG Press
[USA]
, 1998
Ref. :
SDG 98-102
(12 p.)
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Christmas song ; Carol
Type of Choir:
SSATBB (6 mixed voices )
Instruments:
Drum (1) ; Crotales ; Triangle (1) ; Double bass (1) ; Harp (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
modal
Duration:
4.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Musicological Sources:
Traditionnal Christmas Carol
Comment(s):
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen has two tune sources: Playford?s English Dancing Master of 1651; and Dunstan?s Cornish Song Book of 1929, with a reference to an 1845 setting. As an Anniversary Carol, the melody is treated as chant to background vocals in sta
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