Two Christmas Ballads [HL:50485638]

Two Christmas Ballads [HL:50485638]

G. Schirmer, Inc.

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UPC:
73999856385
Composer:
Kirke Mechem
EAN:
9780634084492
ISBN:
634084496
Instrumentation:
SSAA
Minimum Order Quantity:
5
Pages:
34
UPC:
73999856385
Format:
SSAA with piano or guitar
Subtitle:
Choral
Original Currency:
USD
Vendor:
Hal Leonard
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Beautiful poems by American poets Sara Teasdale and Phyllis McGinley, each telling a very human Christmas story. Teasdale's “Carol” contrasts the magnificence of the songs of angels and kings with the baby Jesus, who “fell asleep before the song was done.” McGinley's “Ballad” is a retelling of the ancient legend of Befana the Housewife, always too busy to greet the new-born babe until it is too late. The Choral Journal called these two pieces “brilliant choral writing...enthusiastically recommended...”