Christina Rossetti In Music

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"Love came down at Christmas" [Gordon Young]

Title

"Love came down at Christmas" [Gordon Young]
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Creator

Young, Gordon; music (American, 1919-1998)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1960 [publication] [copyright]

Publisher

New York: Galaxy Music

Subject

genre: anthem|Christmas music|sacred music|song
chorus: unison chorus
instrumentation: organ
initial sharps/flats: one flat
initial time signature: 3/4
origin: United States
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"
Tempo markings: "Moderato"
Dedication: "For Robert Cato and the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, Detroit."

Format

Format 1: musical score
4 pages; performance time 1 minute and 45 seconds

Source

Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15997967. Accessed 8 May 2019.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Kathryn Sullivan Bowld Music Library, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth

Identifier

Record: CRM-christmastide-young

Rights

"© Copyright 1960 by GALAXY MUSIC CORPORATION International Copyright Secured"
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Files

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Collection

Citation

Young, Gordon; music (American, 1919-1998) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Love came down at Christmas" [Gordon Young],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2672.