"Love Came Down at Christmas" [Howard Helvey]

"Love Came Down at Christmas" [Howard Helvey]

First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Helvey, Howard; music (American, born 1968)

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

2007 [copyright]

Beckenhorst Press Inc.

genre: choral music|sacred music|song|Christmas music

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: keyboard|oboe

initial sharps/flats: five flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"

Tempo markings: "Slowly, expressively"; quarter note = 52

Performance instructions: "Optional Oboe (or C - instrument)"

Dedication: "To the Chancel Choir of Heritage United Methodist Church, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Mark Hugh Malone, Conductor) in memory of Jackie Thornton Malone"

Notes: "Winner of the 2007 John Ness Beck Foundation award featuring an oboe obbligato" ("Love Came Down at Christmas - Helvey/Rossetti - SATB"). Awarded "Excellence in Choral Literature" in 2015 ("Love Came Down At Christmas").

Format 1: musical score

Other data reference(s): "Love Came Down at Christmas." Stanton's, https://www.stantons.com/sheet-music/title/love-came-down-at-christmas/BP1784/. Accessed 19 August 2022.
"Love Came Down at Christmas - Helvey/Rossetti - SATB." Long & McQuade, https://www.long-mcquade.com/161072/Choral/SATB-Accompanied/Beckenhorst-Press-Inc/Love-Came-Down-at-Christmas---Helvey-Rossetti---SATB.htm. Accessed 19 August 2022.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Love Came Down at Christmas." Stanton's, https://www.stantons.com/sheet-music/title/love-came-down-at-christmas/BP1784/. Accessed 19 August 2022.

Record: CRM-christmastide-helvey

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