"Love Came Down At Christmas" [B. Wayne Bisbee]
Title
"Love Came Down At Christmas" [B. Wayne Bisbee]
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas
Creator
Bisbee, Bud Wayne; music (American, born 1934)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
2012 [copyright]
Publisher
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Music Publishing
Subject
genre: Christmas music|choral music|sacred music|song|carol
chorus: SSA chorus
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: five flats
initial time signature: 3/4
origin: United States
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"
Tempo markings: dotted half note = 40-49
Performance instructions: "molto legato" is indicated where all voices start (bar 9).
Recordings: "Love Came Down at Christmas." Performance by South Bay Children’s Chorus, Diane Simons, artistic director, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc., https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1088. Accessed 30 March 2022.
Format
Format 1: musical score
6 pages; performance time 2 minutes 15 seconds
Source
Cataloguer: Jamie Harrison, University of Ottawa
Musical score: "Love Came Down at Christmas." Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc., https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1088. Accessed 30 March 2022.
Identifier
Record: CRM-christmastide-bisbee
Rights
"It is illegal to duplicate this piece by photocopying or any other means | Those violating the copyright will be punished to the full extent of the law. | © Copyright 2012 for ALL COUNTRIES by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc."
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Files
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Citation
Bisbee, Bud Wayne; music (American, born 1934) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Love Came Down At Christmas" [B. Wayne Bisbee],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 12, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/3235.