Christina Rossetti In Music

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"Love came down at Christmas" [arr. L.L. Dix, music unknown composer]

Title

"Love came down at Christmas" [arr. L.L. Dix, music unknown composer]
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Creator

Unknown; music (Irish folk tune “Gartan” [also known as “Garten” and “Garton”])
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Dix, L.L.; arrangement

Date

1919 [publication] [copyright]

Publisher

Dublin: Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge

Subject

genre: carol|hymn|Christmas music|sacred music|song
chorus: congregational singing
instrumentation: organ
initial sharps/flats: one flat
initial time signature: 4/4

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"
Notes about the text: The hymn is accompanied by the following scripture: "On earth peace, good will toward men" (St. Luke ii. 14).

Format

Format 1: musical score
1 page (p. 972)

Source

Other data reference(s): Record for "Church hymnal, with accompanying tunes." University of Toronto Libraries, http://go.utlib.ca/cat/1425221. Accessed 24 June 2019.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: "Love came down at Christmas." Church Hymnal, Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1919, pp. 972. Toronto Knox College Library, Toronto.

Identifier

Record: CRM-christmastide-unknown-dix
File(s): CRM-christmastide-unknown-dix.pdf

Rights

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Files

Collection

Citation

Unknown; music (Irish folk tune “Gartan” [also known as “Garten” and “Garton”]), Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), and Dix, L.L.; arrangement, “"Love came down at Christmas" [arr. L.L. Dix, music unknown composer],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2595.