Four Songs Of The Nativity (For Chorus and Piano, or Organ) op.423 (March 1991)

A song-cycle
Note on Lyrics: Medieval and macaronic texts translated by Brian Stone
Duration: 15 mins

Movements

  • 1: Holy Mary, Mother mild
  • 2: Of a Rose is all my Song
  • 3: Jesu, son, most sweet and dear
  • 4: Let us gather Hand in Hand

Notes

This arrangement was commissioned by Faber Music from Donald Hunt OBE, director of music at Worcester Cathedral.

The texts are from Penguin's 'Mediaeval English Verse' 1964 by permission.

Related Works


'FOUR SONGS OF THE NATIVITY(for chorus and brass ensemble)' op.415 (July 1990)
A cycle of late mediaeval songs
'Four Songs Of The Nativity (For chorus and brass quintet)' op.531 (October 2002)
A work for chorus and 8 brass re-arranged for 5 brass, see op.415
'Four Songs Of The Nativity (arranged for choir and woodwind)' op.544 (November 2004)
A cycle of 4 Nativity songs

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