Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"Love Came Down at Christmas" [Maurice C. Whitney]

Title

"Love Came Down at Christmas" [Maurice C. Whitney]
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Creator

Whitney, Maurice C.; music (American, 1909-1984)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1962 [publication] [copyright]

Publisher

New York: The H.W. Gray Co., Inc.

Subject

genre: sacred music|anthem|choral music|Christmas music|song
chorus: SATB chorus
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: one sharp
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United States
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"
Tempo markings: "Andante con moto"

Format

Format 1: musical score
4 pages

Source

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Royal Academy of Music Library, London

Identifier

Record: CRM-christmastide-whitney

Rights

"© Copyright 1962 by The H.W. Gray Co., Inc. International Copyright Secured"
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Files

CRM-no-score-available-copyright-protected.jpg

Collection

Citation

Whitney, Maurice C.; music (American, 1909-1984) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Love Came Down at Christmas" [Maurice C. Whitney],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1537.