"Love came down at Christmas" [Crawford R. Thoburn]

"Love came down at Christmas" [Crawford R. Thoburn]

First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Thoburn, Crawford R.; music (American, born 1933)

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

1986 [publication] [copyright]; 2013 [publication]

St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House; Tryon: St. James Music Press

genre: carol|sacred music|Christmas music|choral music|song|anthem|introit

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: two sharps

initial time signature: 4/4

other version 1 - chorus: SATB chorus

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano|a cappella

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"

Tempo markings: "Andante (Quietly)"; "Andante" [Other Version 1]

Performance instructions: "unaccompanied or lightly accompanied [...] Short enough for an introit, long enough for a little anthem, just right for Christmas communion" [Other Version 1] ("Love Came Down at Christmas").

Performance history: On December 24, 2015 (and in 2014, 2017, 2018) at St. John's Episcopal Church, Ithaca NY, performance by the Christmas Eve Chancel Choir, Crawford R. Thoburn, guest conductor, Karen Hindenlang (his spouse), Director of Music and Organist. "Love Came Down at Christmas- C. R. Thoburn." YouTube, uploaded by Music at St. John's, 26 Dec. 2015, https://youtu.be/gqDCme336k4.

Recordings: "A Few Recordings." Performance by Methodist University Chorale, 2012. Choral Music by Crawford R. Thoburn, http://www.musicbythoburn.com/recordings. Accessed 19 Jul. 2021.
"Works by Season." Choral Music by Crawford R. Thoburn, http://www.musicbythoburn.com/_by_season. Accessed 19 Jul. 2021.

Dedication: "For Karen"

Format 1: musical score

1 page; performance time between 1 and 2 minutes

Other data reference(s): "Love Came Down at Christmas." St. James Music Press, https://www.sjmp.com/catalog/music/love-came-down-christmas-3. Accessed 16 March 2022.
"Love Came Down at Christmas- C. R. Thoburn." YouTube, uploaded by Music at St. John's, 26 Dec. 2015, https://youtu.be/gqDCme336k4.
"Repertoire 2015." https://sites.google.com/site/stjohnithacachoir/home/repertoire-2105. Accessed 19 Jul. 2021.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

Musical score: Louis Jefferson Long Library, Wells College, Aurora

Record: CRM-christmastide-thoburn

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