"Love Came Down at Christmas" [Edwin Fissinger]

"Love Came Down at Christmas" [Edwin Fissinger]

First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Fissinger, Edwin R.; music (American, 1920-1990)

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

1989 [publication] [copyright]

Walton Music, a division of GIA Publications, Inc.

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

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: four sharps

initial time signature: 3/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"

Tempo markings: quarter note = c. 52

Performance instructions: "With sensitivity" At the bottom of page 4 of the score, it states: "In divided parts, balance S-A and T-B | in three parts as evenly as possible."

Performance history: November 12, 2017 at Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas by the Te Deum Chamber Choir with Matthew Christopher Shepard, conductor (Sopranos: Lucy Conklin, Katherine Dick, Rupal Gupta, Maggie Hires, Victoria Olson, Sydney Seratte, Altos: Hannah Draper Burnett, Mariana Farah, Sara Goering, Josepha Haden, Katie Kendle, Nanette Kraus, Ann Lewis, Tenors: Tom Assel, Michael Bader, Mark Ball, Jacob Bleything, Daniel Hansen, Josh Maize, Basses: Kyle Chamberlin, Paul Cummings, Andrew Cunard, Jon Duncan, Paul Eltschinger, Nick Gillock). "Love Came Down at Christmas - Edwin Fissinger", Youtube, uploaded by TeDeumChamberChoir, 22 Dec. 2017, https://youtu.be/26s8s912nGA.

Recordings: "Love Came Down at Christmas." Christmas Daybreak, performance by The Crossing, Donald Nally, conductor, Innova, 2013. Youtube, uploaded by The Crossing, 11 Feb. 2015, https://youtu.be/8EI9iUz-EOY.

Dedication: "For my wife."

Format 1: musical score

6 pages; performance time approx. 2 minutes and 25 seconds

Cataloguer: Rosie Lawless, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Love Came Down at Christmas." GIA Publications, Inc., https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/love-came-down-at-christmas-satb-print-ww1128. Accessed 9 March 2021.

Record: CRM-christmastide-fissinger

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