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Vocal Forces: TTBB
Accompaniment: None
Tune Name: Puer nobis
Music Source: 15th c., adapt. Michael Praetorius, 1571–1621
Series: Christmas
Difficulty Level: E
Description:
An arrangement of the popular 15th-century carol puer nobis. From a quiet beginning that builds in volume and texture through the first four stanzas, it moves into a bold fifth stanza that shifts from triple meter into an accented duple that climaxes on the words “we sing our thanks in ceaseless praise.” It then begins a rather nicely elongated return to a quiet conclusion ending with the last sixteen bars hummed pp.
Categories: Children/Youth
Seasonal: Christmastide
Liturgical: Christmas Vigil, Christmas Night, Christmas Dawn, Christmas Day
Number of Pages: 12
Language: English
Format: Octavo