"Before the Paling of the Stars" [A. Walter Kramer]

"Before the Paling of the Stars" [A. Walter Kramer]

First line of lyrics: Before the paling of the stars

Kramer, A. [Arthur] Walter; music (American, 1890-1969)

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

1914 [publication for solo and SATB with piano] [copyright]; 1932 [publication for SSA] [copyright]; 1942 [publication for low voice] [copyright]]

New York: J. Fisher & Bro.

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

solo: high voice|low voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: four flats

initial time signature: 12/8

other version 1 - chorus: SSA chorus

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano|organ|harp|strings

other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: four flats

other version 2 - chorus: SATB chorus

other version 2 - instrumentation: organ|harp|strings|piano

other version 3 - chorus: men's TTBB chorus

other version 3 - instrumentation: piano

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("Before the paling of the stars")

Composition history: "By permission of The Macmillan Co., New York"

Tempo markings: "Andante tranquillo"

Performance instructions: "Vocal Solo: High, A flat - - Medium-Low, F" (solo, 1914). For choral arrangements, "Parts for organ, harp and strings are available" (SSA, 1932) (Gooch and Thatcher 4271). A solo for low voice was published in 1932 (Record for "Before the paling...")

Format 1: musical score

4 pages

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4271

Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.

Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html

Other data reference(s): Record for "Before the paling of the stars : a Christmas carol, op. 39, no. 2." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232302703. Accessed 17 September 2020.

Cataloguer: Alicia Duffley and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

Musical score (solo, 1914): "Before the paling of the stars : A Christmas carol." Internet Archives, https://archive.org/details/beforepalingofst00kram. Accessed 5 Jul 2021.

Musical score (SSA, 1932): Kathryn Sullivan Bowld Music Library, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth

Opus: 39, number 2

Record: CRM-christmascarolbefore-kramer

File(s): CRM-christmascarolbefore-kramer-solo1914.pdf; CRM-christmascarolbefore-kramer-SSA1932.pdf

"Copyright, MCMXIV, by J. Fischer & Bro. British Copyright Secured. Mechanical and other rights reserved" (for solo); "Copyright, MCMXXXII, by J. Fischer & Bro. British Copyright Secured. Mechanical and other rights reserved" (for SSA)

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