"Before the Paling of the Stars" [Robert S. Cohen]

"Before the Paling of the Stars" [Robert S. Cohen]

Cohen, Robert S.; music (American, born 1945)

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

2010 [composition]; 2013 [copyright]

Upper Montclair: Leapfrog Productions

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

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: a cappella|piano

initial sharps/flats: three flats

initial time signature: 3/4

other version 1 - chorus: men's TTBB chorus

other version 1 - instrumentation: a cappella|piano|horn

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Tempo markings: "Adagio"; quarter note = 60

Performance instructions: "SATB, accompanied or a cappella." With optional horn ("Before the Paling of the Stars").

Recordings: "Before the Paling of the Stars." Performance by Matthew Curtis. 2020. Soundcloud, uploaded by Robert S. Cohen, 16 Mar. 2020, https://soundcloud.com/user-139939122/before-the-paling-of-the-stars.

Format 1: musical score

10 pages, performance time 4 minutes and 25 seconds

Other data reference(s): "Before the Paling of the Stars." St. James Music Press, https://www.sjmp.com/catalog/music/paling-stars-0. Accessed 16 March 2022.
Cohen, Robert S. "Before the Paling of the Stars." Robert S. Cohen Webpage, http://www.robertscohen.com/before-the-paling-of-the-stars-2010/. Accessed 21 September 2020.

Cataloguer: Alicia Duffley and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Before the Paling of the Stars." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Before-the-Paling-of-the-Stars/10764319.item#/submit. Accessed 21 September 2020.

Record: CRM-christmascarolbefore-cohen

"© 2013"

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