Annunciation Carol
Words © 1964 Oxford University Press. Arr. © 2004 GIA.
Item #: G-6226 Status: Available
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Vocal Forces: SATB
Accompaniment: None
Text Source: Netherlands folksong; st. 1, Anonymous, tr. 1928; sts. 2–4, Percy Dearmer, 1867–1936, from Oxford Book of Carols
Music Source: Dutch trad., "De Boodschap van Maria"
Series: Christmas
Difficulty Level: E
Description:
“A Message Came to a Maiden Young” is an Annunciation carol set to a traditional Dutch melody.
This careful casting of the text by the dean of American church music, Richard Proulx, creates possibilities for exquisite musicality and for expressing the story of the appearance of the angel to the young maiden.
Choirs up for a modest SATB a cappella challenge would find this extremely satisfying.
Categories: Choral/Vocal
Seasonal: Christmastide
Liturgical: Annunciation, Advent 4 A, Advent 4 B, Advent 4 C, Immaculate Conception
Topical: Marian
Number of Pages: 8
Language: English
Format: Octavo
