Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"Before the Paling of the Stars" [Don McAfee]

Title

"Before the Paling of the Stars" [Don McAfee]
First line of lyrics: Before the paling of the stars...
Part of: "Two Christmas Carols on Texts by Christina G. Rossetti"

Creator

McAfee, Don; music (American, born 1935)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1963 ca or pre [publication]

Publisher

Nashville: Abingdon Press

Subject

genre: carol|song|song cycle|Christmas music|choral music
chorus: SATB chorus
instrumentation: a cappella
origin: United States
male composer

Language

English

Description

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

Format

Format 1: musical score

Source

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4274
Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.
Cataloguer: Alicia Duffley and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

Identifier

Record: CRM-christmascarolbefore-mcafee

Rights

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Files

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Collection

Citation

McAfee, Don; music (American, born 1935) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Before the Paling of the Stars" [Don McAfee],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2842.