Description

An anonymous 15th-century carol

The Crucial Info

Forces: SATB + alto solo
Duration: c. 3’30”
Text: Oxford, Bodleian Library Eng. poet. e.1 (SC 29734), ff. 20-21. In: Rickert, Edith, ed. Ancient English Christmas Carols. London: Chatto & Windus, 1910: 69-70.
Date of composition: 2008
Premiere: Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, BBC Radio 2 Christmas Special, 2008 (SSAA version); Cadenza Choir (cond. Jenny Sumerling), St Cuthberts Church, Edinburgh, 2010 (SATB version).
Recordings: Bright Star, Cadenza; Synge Nouwell by Timeline Choir
Broadcasts: on ‘Sunday Morning’, BBC Radio 3; also released on the album ; performed live by The Unthanks on the BBC R2 Christmas Special.

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