"How Far Is It to Bethlehem" [unknown composer]

"How Far Is It to Bethlehem" [unknown composer]

First line of lyrics: How far is it to Bethlehem, not very far?

Unknown; music (English folk tune "Stowey")

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Chesterton, Frances Alice; text (British, 1869-1938)

Daniels, Andrew; harmonization. Huntsinger, David; arrangement (American, born 1955). Christopher, Keith; orchestration (American).

2010 [publication] [copyright]

Macon: Celebrating Grace Music

genre: hymn|sacred music|anthem|choral music|Christmas music

chorus: SATB chorus|congregational singing

instrumentation: orchestra

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 3/4

origin: United States

male arranger

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")

Work contains texts by multiple authors

Notes about the text: This hymn combines two stanzas from Frances Alice Chesterton's poem "How far is it to Bethlehem?" with the final stanza of Christina Rossetti's poem "Christmas Carol (In the Bleak Mid-winter)."

Tempo markings: "Gently"; quarter note = 103

Performance instructions: A nine-part “Anthem Orchestration” with “SATB Choir and Opt. Congregation.”

Format 1: musical score

Reference: Hymnary.org, https://hymnary.org/

Other data reference(s): "How Far Is It to Bethlehem." Celebrating Grace, https://www.celebrating-grace.com/520125. Accessed 6 May 2020.
"How far is it to Bethlehem." Hymnary.org, https://hymnary.org/text/how_far_is_it_to_bethlehem. Accessed 6 May 2020.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "How Far Is It to Bethlehem." Celebrating Grace, https://www.celebrating-grace.com/520125. Accessed 6 May 2020.

Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-daniels

"Arr. and orchestration © 2010 Celebrating Grace Music, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc. All rights reserved."

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