Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Arr. © 2006 GIA.
Item #: G-11387
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Vocal Forces: SATB
Accompaniment: Reduction
Tune Name: Es ist ein' ros' entsprungen
Text Source: Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen from Speyer Gesangbuch, 1599; sts. 1–2, tr. Theodore Baker, 1851–1934, alt.; st. 3, tr. The Hymnal, 1940, alt.
Music Source: Geistliche Kirchengesänge, Cologne, 1599; harm. Michael Praetorius, 1571–1621; st. 2 fauxbourdon, Richard Proulx, 1937–2010
Series: Christmas
Difficulty Level: E/M
Description:
“Es ist ein’ Ros entsprungen” is a German folk carol dating from the fifteenth or sixteenth century; it was included in several German Catholic hymnals shortly thereafter. Most present-day choirs have come to learn the piece through the harmonization of Praetorious, whose setting is augmented here by a fauxbourdon treatment of the second stanza by Proulx. This Praetorius/Proulx arrangement first appeared in a 2006 collection, Six A Cappella Christmas Carols (G-6463) and is published in single octavo form here for the first time. This arrangement was featured in two episodes of the HBO series The White Lotus, season 3, which aired in 2025.
Categories: Choral/Vocal
Seasonal: Advent, Christmastide
Liturgical: Advent 4 A, Advent 4 B, Advent 4 C, Christmas Night, Christmas Vigil, Mary, Mother of God
Bible Reference: Luke 2:5b–7
Number of Pages: 8
Language: English
Format: Octavo