"Before the Paling of the Stars" [James Lavino]

"Before the Paling of the Stars" [James Lavino]

First line of lyrics: Before the paling of the stars

Lavino, James; music (American, born 1973)

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

2009 [publication] [copyright]

Boosey & Hawkes

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

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: two flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Composition history: "Commissioned by Dean Close School for Christmas 2009."

Tempo markings: "Lento misteriono, sempre rubato"; quarter note = 44

Performance history: "First performed by Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, conducted by Benjamin Nicholas, on 13 December 2009."

Recordings: "Before the Paling of the Stars." Lyrics by Christina Rossetti, performance by The Elysian Singers of London and Sam Laughton. Meridian Records, 2011.

Format 1: musical score

5 pages; performance time 2 minutes and 45 seconds

Other data reference(s): Lavino, James. James Lavino Online, https://www.jameslavino.com/choral-2000-2010. Accessed 23 September 2020.
Lavino, James. "Re: Question/Comment from jameslavino.com." Received by Alicia Duffley. 27 Feb. 2018.

Cataloguer: Alicia Duffley and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: James Lavino

Record: CRM-christmascarolbefore-lavino

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

"© James Lavino 2009." This score is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The score appears on this website by kind permission of composer James Lavino.

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