Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"Love Came Down At Christmas" [Stephen DeCesare]

Title

"Love Came Down At Christmas" [Stephen DeCesare]
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas
Part of: "Love Came Down At Christmas: A Christmas Musical Presentation"

Creator

DeCesare, Stephen; music (American, born 1969)
Wade, John F.; music (English, 1711-1786)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Wade, John F.; additional text (English, 1711-1786)

Date

2018 [copyright]

Publisher

Exsultet Music

Subject

genre: musical theatre|choral music|Christmas music|sacred music
chorus: SATB chorus
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: three sharps
initial time signature: 3/4
origin: United States
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"
Place in the larger work: The ninth 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."
Work contains texts by multiple authors
Notes about the text: The setting incorporates the hymn "O Come Let Us Adore Him" by John F. Wade.
Tempo markings: "Tempo = 85"
Performance instructions: "Praise and Worship"
Dedication: "Dedicated to the Choir of Saint Joseph's Church, North Scituate, Long Island"

Format

Format 1: musical score
8 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-christmastide-decesare

Rights

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Files

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Collection

Citation

DeCesare, Stephen; music (American, born 1969) et al., “"Love Came Down At Christmas" [Stephen DeCesare],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 23, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/3324.

Item Relations

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
Item: "A Baby Is A Harmless Thing" [Stephen DeCesare] is part of a larger work that also includes This Item