Genre Categories | Sacred hymns; Hymns; Religious works; |
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Work Title | An Ancient Christmas Hymn Composed by Dr. John Byrom, an English Poet who was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in the Year 1724. Music composed by John Nicholls, Author of many works most of which are out of print |
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Composer | Nicholls, John |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJN 1 |
Text Incipit | Christians awake, salute the happy morn |
Librettist | John Byrom (1692–1763) |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB), piano (or harmonium or organ) |