[2a] Carol of the Holy Child - SATB Motet choral score (piano reduction

Title: Carol of the Holy Child     [ 2a ]

Motet for unaccompanied SATB choir and soprano solo

Price:

$ 3.00 SATB Motet choral score (piano reduction) [6 pages]

[for unaccompanied choir and soprano solo]

Quantity: [minimum of 12 copies]

Series: Carol of the Holy Child

Text/Language: O Child of Mary’s tender care, Robert Haven Schauffler, 1907. English.

Composer:  Tune: DANFORTH by Stephen Mager

Setting by: Stephen Mager 

Voicing: SATB chorus a cappella with soprano solo

Accompaniment: unaccompanied, piano reduction for rehearsal only.

Duration:  4:45 

Notes: The carol is in several forms: [(a.) in this publication] as 

an extended unaccompanied SATB motet with soprano solo; or [see below]  

(b.) as a 4-part strophic hymn, suitable for congregation, or alternatively, as a solo song with piano or organ accompaniment;

(c.) or as a four-part choral anthem. 

The name of the tune is in honor of the Danforth family of St. Louis.

Available separately:

[b.] Hymn Settings – four parts / unison

Hymn in high / low keys; and for solo voice with piano / organ accompaniment.

[c.] Anthem Setting – SATB  (piano-vocal)

arranged as a four-part choral anthem.

Additional Details

Date of Composition: May – July, 2011. Setting completed, All Souls, November 2, 2011

Commissioner: Saint Louis Christmas Carols Association, Joan Koontz, Executive Director

Dedication: For the centennial of the Saint Louis Christmas Carols Association

Premiere: The Carol was premiered on November 6, 2011at the SLCCA Centennial Dinner. 

This more elaborate setting was recorded in August, 2024.

Featured on the CD recording, Let Our Gladness Have No End, Arcangeli Chamber Chorus [2016]