"The Shepherds Had An Angel" [Cecil E. Lapo]

"The Shepherds Had An Angel" [Cecil E. Lapo]

First line of lyrics: The shepherds had an angel

Lapo, Cecil E. [Elwyn]; music (American, 1910-1991)

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

1947 [copyright] [publication]

New York: Edwin H. Morris & Company

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

chorus: SATB chorus|children's unison chorus

instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: two flats

initial time signature: 2/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol, for my Godchildren" ("The shepherds had an angel")

Composition history: "From 'Poetical Works' by Christina Rossetti By permission of The Macmillan Company, Publishers"

Tempo markings: quarter note = 58

Performance instructions: "For Combined Junior and Senior Choirs or Solo and S.A.T.B. A cappella"

Format 1: musical score

4 pages

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: New York Public Library, New York

Record: CRM-christmascarolformygodchildren-lapo

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