Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"Love Came Down At Christmas" [David Von Kampen]

Title

"Love Came Down At Christmas" [David Von Kampen]
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Creator

Von Kampen, David; music (American, born 1986)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

2016 [copyright]

Publisher

New York: Walton Music

Subject

genre: choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song
chorus: SATB chorus
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
initial time signature: 3/4
origin: United States
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"
Composition history: "Commissioned by the Vancouver Chamber Choir."
Tempo markings: "Gentle, with some rubato"; quarter note = 80
Performance history: Premiered on 24 April 2015 by the Vancouver Chamber Choir.
Recordings: Von Kampen, David. "LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS (SATB, piano) - Vancouver Chamber Choir". Performance by Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn, conductor, SoundCloud, uploaded 29 Apr. 2015, https://soundcloud.com/davidvonkampen/love-came-down-at-christmas-satb-and-piano-vancouver-chamber-choir.
Dedication: "for the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn, conductor"

Format

Format 1: musical score
8 pages; performance time approx. 3 minutes and 45 seconds

Source

Other data reference(s): Von Kampen, David. "LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS (SATB, piano) - Vancouver Chamber Choir." SoundCloud, uploaded 29 Apr. 2015, https://soundcloud.com/davidvonkampen/love-came-down-at-christmas-satb-and-piano-vancouver-chamber-choir.
Cataloguer: Krystal Cote, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Love Came Down at Christmas." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Love-Came-Down-at-Christmas/10593279.item#/submit. Accessed 2 February 2021.

Identifier

Record: CRM-christmastide-vonkampen

Rights

"Copyright © 2016 by Walton Music Corporation. | A Division of GIA Publications, Inc. | www.waltonmusic.com. | International Copyright Secured. Made in U.S.A. All rights reserved"
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Files

CRM-no-score-available-copyright-protected.jpg

Collection

Citation

Von Kampen, David; music (American, born 1986) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Love Came Down At Christmas" [David Von Kampen],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/3052.