Christina Rossetti In Music

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"Carol" [Havelock Nelson]

Title

"Carol" [Havelock Nelson]

Creator

Nelson, Havelock; music (Irish, 1917-1996)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1942 [composition]

Subject

genre: carol|song|sacred music|choral music|Christmas music
chorus: SATB chorus
instrumentation: organ
origin: Ireland
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("Before the paling of the stars")
Performance history: First performed in Dublin, 1942.
Notes: The score is a manuscript.

Format

Format 1: musical score

Source

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4277
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-nelson

Rights

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Files

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Collection

Citation

Nelson, Havelock; music (Irish, 1917-1996) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Carol" [Havelock Nelson],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 23, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2845.