"Christmas hath darkness" [Ed Hughes]

"Christmas hath darkness" [Ed Hughes]

First line of lyrics: Christmas hath darkness

Hughes, Ed; music (English, born 1968)

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

2013 [copyright] [composition]

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

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 3/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmas Eve"

Tempo markings: quarter note = 108

Dedication: "for John Hancorn and the Baroque Collective Singers"

Format 1: musical score

8 pages

Other data reference(s): "Christmas Hath Darkness (2013)." Ed Hughes Composer, https://edhughescomposer.com/christmas-hath-darkness. Accessed 25 August 2020.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: Ed Hughes

Record: CRM-christmaseve-hughes

File(s): CRM-christmaseve-hughes.pdf

"© E. Hughes, 2013" This score is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The scores appear on this website by kind permission of composer Ed Hughes.

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