Anniversary Carols .-
Adeste fideles / O come, all ye faithful / Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen
(1990)
... an anniversary gift to Jackson's lady, Almeda ...
... To John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers ...
Edition
Ref. :
SDG 91-102
(8 p.)
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Christmas song ; Carol ; Hymn (sacred)
Type of Choir:
SATB (8 mixed voices )
Instruments:
Drum (1) ; Crotales
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
A major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Musicological Sources:
Traditionnal Christmas Carol
Comment(s):
O Come, All Ye Faithful is probably the most popular Christmas hymn (as distinguished from carol) in America. Although its origins remained obscure for more than two centuries, this originally Latin hymn (Adeste Fideles) can now be attributed with certain