Christina Rossetti In Music

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"The Shepherds had an Angel" [Arthur Henry Brown]

Title

"The Shepherds had an Angel" [Arthur Henry Brown]
First line of lyrics: The Shepherds had an angel

Creator

Brown, Arthur Henry; music (British, 1830-1926)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1910 [publication] [copyright]

Publisher

New York: Century Co.

Subject

genre: carol|Christmas music|sacred music|song|hymn|children's music
chorus: congregational singing
initial sharps/flats: two sharps
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United Kingdom
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol, for my Godchildren" ("The shepherds had an angel")
Notes: The tune is called "All Hallows."

Format

Format 1: musical score
1 page

Source

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Hymns of the Living Church, The Century Co., 1910, no. 371. Hymnary.org, https://hymnary.org/hymn/HoLC1910/371. Accessed 2 October 2020.

Identifier

Record: CRM-christmascarolformygodchildren-brown
File(s): CRM-christmascarolformygodchildren-brown.pdf

Rights

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Files

CRM-christmascarolbefore-brown.jpg

Collection

Citation

Brown, Arthur Henry; music (British, 1830-1926) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"The Shepherds had an Angel" [Arthur Henry Brown],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/3150.