"An Easter Carol" [Bill Sherrill]

"An Easter Carol" [Bill Sherrill]

First line of lyrics: Spring bursts today

Sherrill, Bill [Forest William, Jr.]; music (American, born 1939)

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

2010 [copyright]

Greenville: Renaissance Music Press

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

solo: soprano|tenor|alto

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: oboe|keyboard|keyboard (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 12/8

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "An Easter Carol"

Notes about the text: Stanzas 7 and 8 are omitted, and in stanza 6, "your" is substituted for "thy" and "through" for "thro'".

Tempo markings: "Adagio, con energico"

Performance instructions: "SATB Chorus, Soloists, Oboe, and Opt. keyboard." The keyboard part in the score is described as vocal reduction/optional keyword.

Recordings: This audio representation is an electronic playback of a digital score: "An Easter Carol". J.W. Pepper. https://www.jwpepper.com/An-Easter-Carol/10538746.item#/submit. Accessed 6 March 2021.

Format 1: musical score

8 pages; performance time ca. 2 minutes and 45 seconds

Cataloguer: Baylie Karperien, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "An Easter Carol." JW Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/An-Easter-Carol/10538746.item#/submit. Accessed 18 February 2021.

Record: CRM-eastercarol-sherrill

"© F. Wm. Sherrill 2010."

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