"Love Came Down" [Sidney Hann]

"Love Came Down" [Sidney Hann]

First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Hann, Sidney; music (English, 1867-1921)

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

1961 [publication] [copyright]

London: Blandford

genre: carol|choral music|sacred music|Christmas music|hymn|song

chorus: SATB chorus|congregational singing

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: four flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"

Tempo markings: quarter note = 88

Notes: Hymn #665 in The Church Hymnal Revised, an Episcopal Church hymnbook.

Format 1: musical score

1 page (p. 601)

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4542

Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.

Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas : S.A.T.B." WorldCat, https://www.worldcat.org/title/love-came-down-at-christmas-satb/oclc/877793146&referer=brief_results. Accessed 4 Nov. 2018.

Cataloguer: Jennifer Frederick, University of Ottawa

vocal score: Hann, Sidney. "Love Came Down at Christmas." The Church Hymnal Revised, edited by Rev. Charles L. Hutchins, D.D., no. 665, Parish Choir, Boston, 1920, p. 601. Hymnary, https://hymnary.org/text/love_came_down_at_christmas. Accessed 23 Oct. 2018.

Record: CRM-christmastide-hann

File(s): CRM-christmastide-hann.pdf

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