"Love came down at Christmas" [arr. Nancy Grundahl, music unknown composer]

"Love came down at Christmas" [arr. Nancy Grundahl, music unknown composer]

First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Unknown; music (Irish folk tune “Gartan” [also known as “Garten” and “Garton”])

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

Grundahl, Nancy; music (American, born 1946)

2012 [publication] [copyright]

St. Louis: MorningStar Music Publishers

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

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: oboe|piano (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: one flat

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

female composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"

Tempo markings: "Molto rubato e expressivo"; quarter note = 58

Performance instructions: The oboe accompaniment is optional.

Format 1: musical score

6 pages

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey and Emma-Catherine Wilson, University of Ottawa

Musical score: Kathryn Sullivan Bowld Music Library, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Love Came Down at Christmas." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Love-Came-Down-at-Christmas/10310945.item#/submit. Accessed 2 July 2020.

Record: CRM-christmastide-grundahl

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