"Before the Paling of the Stars (A Christmas Hymn)" [Benjamin Dale]

"Before the Paling of the Stars (A Christmas Hymn)" [Benjamin Dale]

First line of lyrics: Before the paling of the stars

Dale, Benjamin; music (English, 1885-1943)

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

1912 October [composition]; 1912 [publication]

London: Novello & Co. Ltd.; New York: The H.W. Gray Co.

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

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: piano|orchestra

initial sharps/flats: five flats

initial time signature: 2/8

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

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

Tempo markings: "Moderate speed"; eighth note = 116

Format 1: vocal score

27 pages

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4263

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

Reference: IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, http://imslp.org/

Other data reference(s): "Before the paling of the stars : a Christmas hymn by Christina Rossetti set to music for voices and orchestra." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12600096. Accessed 18 September 2020.

Cataloguer: Alicia Duffley and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: Morisset Library, University of Ottawa, Ottawa

Record: CRM-christmascarolbefore-dale

File(s): CRM-christmascarolbefore-dale.pdf

"Copyright, 1912, by Novello and Company, Limited."

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