"Coventry Carol" for Viola & Harp Traditional Alto et Harpe |
Compositeur | Traditional | ||
Instrumentation | Alto et Harpe | ||
Partition centrale | Coventry Carol (54 partitions) | ||
Genre | Noel | ||
Arrangeur Editeur | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Droit d'auteur | Public Domain | ||
Ajoutée par magataganm, 16 Nov 2014
The "Coventry Carol" is a Christmas carol dating from
the 16th century. The carol was performed in Coventry
in England as part of a mystery play called The Pageant
of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the
Christmas story from chapter two in the Gospel of
Matthew (Chapter 2). The carol refers to the Massacre
of the Innocents, in which Herod ordered all male
infants under the age of two in Bethlehem to be killed.
The lyrics of this haunting carol represent a mother's
lament for her doomed...(+)
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