The original 1942 publication was written for SSA ( soprano, soprano, alto) children's choir. In addition, the movements "This Little Babe" and "Deo Gracias" have the choir reflecting harp-like effects by employing a canon at the first in stretto. A harp solo based on the chant, along with a few other motifs from "Wolcum Yole", also serves to unify the composition.
#CHRISTUS NATUS EST MEANING SERIES#
Originally conceived as a series of unrelated songs, it was later unified into one piece with the framing processional and recessional chant in unison based on the Gregorian antiphon "Hodie Christus natus est". It was composed in 1942 on Britten's sea voyage from the United States to England.īritten composed the music at the same time as the Hymn to St. It is principally in Middle English, with some Latin and Early Modern English. The text, structured in eleven movements, is taken from The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems, edited by Gerald Bullett. scored for three-part treble chorus, solo voices, and harp. 28, is an extended choral composition for Christmas by Benjamin Britten. Later arranged for soprano, alto, tenor, bassĪ Ceremony of Carols, Op. Originally for three-part treble chorus, solo voices, and harp.
Middle English, Early Modern English, Latin Excerpts from The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems, ed.
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