"Carol for Pentecost" [Judy Hunnicutt]

"Carol for Pentecost" [Judy Hunnicutt]

First line of lyrics: Who has seen the wind?

Hunnicutt, Judy; music (American)

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

Hunnicutt, Judy; additional text (American). Unknown; text (biblical text)

1973 [copyright]

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House

genre: carol|sacred music|song|choral music

solo: spoken narration

chorus: unison chorus

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

female composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'Who has seen the wind?'"

Work contains texts by multiple authors

Notes about the text: This song begins with a setting of the second stanza of the poem, where "But when the trees are bending down" is used instead of "But when the trees bow down their heads," followed by additional text by the composer, a passage from the New Testament, Acts 2: 1-5, more additional text by the composer and an adaptation of the second stanza of the poem: "Who has seen the Holy Spirit? Neither you nor I, But when we bend to do God's will, the Spirit passes by."

Composition history: "Bible text from the 'Today's English Version of the New Testament,' copyright American Bible Society, 1966. Used by permission."

Performance instructions: For unison voices, narrator and optional C instrument. In the middle of the song, the "Narrator or choir together" recite the biblical text Acts 2: 1-5.

Dedication: "To the Rev. Hugh King Rose"

Format 1: musical score

3 pages

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4921

Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.

Cataloguer: Jessica Nash, University of Ottawa

Musical score: Church Music Library, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, Fort Worth

Record: CRM-whohasseen-hunnicutt

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