"A Baby Is A Harmless Thing" [Stephen DeCesare]
Title
"A Baby Is A Harmless Thing" [Stephen DeCesare]
First line of lyrics: A baby is a harmless thing
Part of: "Love Came Down At Christmas: A Christmas Musical Presentation"
Creator
DeCesare, Stephen; music (American, born 1969)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
2018 [copyright]
Publisher
Exsultet Music
Subject
genre: musical theatre|choral music|Christmas music|sacred music
solo: mezzo-soprano
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): "Christmas Day"
Place in the larger work: The eighth of nine songs, settings of Rossetti poems, in the musical called "Love Came Down At Christmas: A Christmas Musical Presentation," which includes 1. "Earth Grown Old"; 2. "This Advent Moon Shines Cold and Clear"; 3. "Behold, the Bridegroom Comes"; 4. "Rise at the Last Trumpet Call"; 5. "The Shepherds had an Angel"; 6. "In the Bleak Mid-winter"; 7. "That First Christmas Sight"; 8. "A Baby is a Harmless Thing"; 9. "Love Came Down at Christmas."
Tempo markings: "Tempto = 85"
Performance instructions: "As a lullaby." The musical in its entirety is scored for solos, SATB, violin, oboe, and tubular bells with piano accompaniment. In addition to the songs it includes readings and recitations.
Format
Format 1: musical score
5 pages
Source
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
"Love Came Down at Christmas: A Christmas Musical Presentation (SATB)." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Love-Came-Down-at-Christmas%3A-A-Christmas-Musical-Presentation-%28SATB%29/10939432.item#/submit. Accessed 11 July 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Love Came Down at Christmas: A Christmas Musical Presentation (SATB)." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Love-Came-Down-at-Christmas%3A-A-Christmas-Musical-Presentation-%28SATB%29/10939432.item#/submit. Accessed 11 July 2022.
Identifier
Record: CRM-christmasday-decesare
Rights
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Files
Collection
Citation
DeCesare, Stephen; music (American, born 1969) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"A Baby Is A Harmless Thing" [Stephen DeCesare],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed May 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/3323.
Item Relations
| This Item | is part of a larger work that also includes | Item: "Love Came Down At Christmas" [Stephen DeCesare] |
| Item: "Earth Grown Old" [Stephen DeCesare] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "This Advent Moon Shines Cold and Clear" [Stephen DeCesare] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "Behold The Bridegroom Comes" [Stephen DeCesare] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "Rise At The Last Trumpet Call" [Stephen DeCesare] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "The Shepherds Had An Angel" [Stephen DeCesare] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "In the Bleak Midwinter" [Stephen DeCesare] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "That First Christmas Sight" [Stephen DeCesare] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |