Choral SATB choir
SKU:
CF.CM9606
Composed by
Paul Salerni. Fold.
Performance. 8 pages.
Duration 3 minutes, 17
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CM9606. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9606).
ISBN
9781491154281. UPC:
680160912780. 6.875 x
10.5 inches. Key: C
major. English. Charles
A. Coffin
(1844-1926).
Be
thlehem Carol was
the result of a
commission in 2000 from
the Cathedral Church of
the Nativity in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The request came from the
Cathedrals music
director, Russell
Jackson; he had very much
liked the Italian
Fable cum Violin
Concerto (The Big
Sword and the Little
Broom) I had written in
1997 for the Lehigh
Valley Chamber Orchestra.
Russell chose the text by
Charles Coffin, a French
poet and educator whose
hymn verses were often
translated into English.
My approach toward
setting the poem was my
usual one; that is, to
translate literally the
words into music (note
the dips into the minor
mode for the cave of
Bethlehem and the child
of poverty.) But most of
all, I wanted to capture
the sense of joy and
peace brought by the
arrival of the Christ
Child.
Bethlehem
Carol was the result
of a commission in 2000
from the Cathedral Church
of the Nativity in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The request came from the
Cathedralas music
director, Russell
Jackson; he had very much
liked the Italian
Fable cum Violin
Concerto (The Big
Sword and the Little
Broom) I had written in
1997 for the Lehigh
Valley Chamber Orchestra.
Russell chose the text by
Charles Coffin, a French
poet and educator whose
hymn verses were often
translated into English.
My approach toward
setting the poem was my
usual one; that is, to
translate literally the
words into music (note
the dips into the minor
mode for athe cave of
Bethlehema and athe child
of poverty.a)A But most
of all, I wanted to
capture the sense of joy
and peace brought by the
arrival of the Christ
Child.
Bethlehem
Carol was the result
of a commission in 2000
from the Cathedral Church
of the Nativity in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The request came from the
Cathedral's music
director, Russell
Jackson; he had very much
liked the Italian
Fable cum Violin
Concerto (The Big
Sword and the Little
Broom) I had written in
1997 for the Lehigh
Valley Chamber Orchestra.
Russell chose the text by
Charles Coffin, a French
poet and educator whose
hymn verses were often
translated into English.
My approach toward
setting the poem was my
usual one; that is, to
translate literally the
words into music (note
the dips into the minor
mode for the cave of
Bethlehem and the child
of poverty.) But most of
all, I wanted to capture
the sense of joy and
peace brought by the
arrival of the Christ
Child.
Bethlehem Carol
was the result of a
commission in 2000 from
the Cathedral Church of
the Nativity in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The request came from the
Cathedral's music
director, Russell
Jackson; he had very much
liked the Italian Fable
cum Violin Concerto (The
Big Sword and the Little
Broom) I had written in
1997 for the Lehigh
Valley Chamber Orchestra.
Russell chose the text by
Charles Coffin, a French
poet and educator whose
hymn verses were often
translated into English.
My approach toward
setting the poem was my
usual one; that is, to
translate literally the
words into music (note
the dips into the minor
mode for the cave of
Bethlehem and the child
of poverty.) But most of
all, I wanted to capture
the sense of joy and
peace brought by the
arrival of the Christ
Child.
Bethlehem Carol
was the result of a
commission in 2000 from
the Cathedral Church of
the Nativity in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The request came from the
Cathedral’s music
director, Russell
Jackson; he had very much
liked the Italian Fable
cum Violin Concerto (The
Big Sword and the Little
Broom) I had written in
1997 for the Lehigh
Valley Chamber Orchestra.
Russell chose the text by
Charles Coffin, a French
poet and educator whose
hymn verses were often
translated into English.
My approach toward
setting the poem was my
usual one; that is, to
translate literally the
words into music (note
the dips into the minor
mode for “the cave
of Bethlehem†and
“the child of
poverty.â€) But
most of all, I wanted to
capture the sense of joy
and peace brought by the
arrival of the Christ
Child.