[2b] Carol of the Holy Child - Hymn Settings – four parts / unison

Title: Carol of the Holy Child     [ 2b ]

Hymn settings for Congregation [or solo voice]

Price:

$ 2.00  Hymn Settings – four parts / unison [4 pages]

Strophic hymn in high / low keys; and for solo voice with accompaniment.

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

Settings by: Stephen Mager 

Voicing: SATB / Unison (low key) version is appropriate for congregation.

Accompaniment: Piano or unaccompanied. 

Duration: Hymn (3 stanzas): 2:25

Notes: The carol is in several forms: [(b.) in this publication] a 4-part hymn, suitable for congregation, or alternatively, as a solo song with accompaniment; or

(a.) as an extended unaccompanied SATB motet with soprano solo; or

(c.) as a 4-part choral anthem. 

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

Available separately:

[a.] SATB Motet choral score (piano reduction)

[for unaccompanied choir and soprano solo]

[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. 

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