"Before the Paling of the Stars" [Cecilia McDowall]

"Before the Paling of the Stars" [Cecilia McDowall]

First line of lyrics: Before the paling of the stars

McDowall, Cecilia; music (British, born 1951)

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

2013 [publication] [copyright]

Oxford: Oxford University Press

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

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: organ

initial sharps/flats: two sharps

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

female composer

English

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

Composition history: "Commissioned by Peter Beven and the Choir of the Royal Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst, to celebrate the the bicentenary of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 2012, and in memory of Major Colin Carr MC"

Tempo markings: "Tender and expressive"; quarter note = 84

Performance instructions: "Cue-sized notes are optional throughout."

Performance history: "First performed by the Choir of the Royal Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst, directed by Peter Beaven, on 12 December 2012."

Format 1: musical score

8 pages

Other data reference(s): "Before the Paling of the Stars." Worldcat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/847878742. Accessed 21 September 2020.

Cataloguer: Alicia Duffley and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

Record: CRM-christmascarolbefore-mcdowall

"© Oxford University Press 2013"

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